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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦

@risingaction.bsky.social

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Sports guy. Some yelling about other things too. I had a blue check once, but Elon took it away. 🇺🇦 @loveyourcake.bsky.social tolerates my snoring

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thinking more and more about how much certain actors are pushing us towards a post-truth, post-data world, a world driven purely by narratives and vibes

It's not good.

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Chris Golden @lyteforce.ca · 19h

You know you’ve made it big when you’re in the BC Ferries gift shop. @risingaction.bsky.social

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 1d

Are the Colts warming up by playing Red Rover or something

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 1d

Also the writing itself is truly atrocious

Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 1d

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:

This sucks so hard.

MLS is using generative AI to write match recaps. Writers used to get paid freelance rates to do that. Hssssss.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 1d

The other game, well the goalie was good. The star defenceman was pretty good too. But the star forward...well he was OK and he's not paid to be only OK. I suggest he look to Vancouver's biggest sporting superstar for notes on how to find big moments all on your own.

theprovince.com/sports/hocke...

Canucks Player Grades: Thatcher Demko the story even in 3-1 loss to Oilers

The Canucks struggled to keep pace with the Oilers for much of the night but their MVP goalie gave them a chance. Find out more.

theprovince.com

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 1d

Watched two games tonight. One of them had a remarkable performance by a star forward in the face of some ludicrous officiating.

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Thomas Müller saves Whitecaps from being screwed by farcical MLS VAR

Patrick Johnston: The Whitecaps have been one of the league's best teams this year and they pulled through despite some officiating nonsense

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 1d

I've liked Kane's game tonight but not sure he's the guy you want with the zone entry

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 1d

Really rough night for the Canucks D numbered 29, 57, 27 and 25

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 1d

Applies to Canucks as well

Lia Assimakopoulos @lassimak.bsky.social · 1d

If these first two games have been any indicator, we’re in for a wild ride this Stars season.

Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 1d

Natural Stat Trick says high-danger chances in the first at 5v5 were 6-1 Oilers.

Feels *at least* that.

Canucks need to find some answers.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 2d

‘In reality, what’s taking shape is less a global festival of soccer than a fintech laboratory for everything that has made contemporary entertainment so exhausting.’

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

A World Cup preying on Fomo: Fifa’s 2026 ticket scheme is a late-capitalist hellscape

NFTs, dynamic pricing and double resale fees have turned the 2026 World Cup into a fintech carnival where fandom meets late-capitalist absurdity

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, given how FIFA has led the way to our current shitty state of public affairs, none of this is surprising

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

Fans bought the ‘right to buy’ 2026 World Cup tickets. Now they feel ‘ripped off’

Fans were left disgruntled as details of the connection between FIFA collectibles and World Cup game tickets emerged

www.nytimes.com

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 2d

So will we call this the BC Series?

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

Some notes out of Canucks practice for you: Cootes will play again tomorrow, pondering goalies and still no Teddy Blueger

theprovince.com/sports/hocke...

Canucks Live: Canucks thrash Flames on opening night, next up, the Oilers

Well, what a start that was. The Canucks get the season off to a perfect start.

theprovince.com

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 3d

There is too much self-pitying from the people responsible for Canada Soccer’s
Olympic drone scandal. Just say what you did, clearly, and say sorry. No throwing others under the bus. Bev Priestman and now Jasmine Mander have failed that test. www.thestar.com/sports/socce...

Bruce Arthur: Canada’s Olympic soccer drone scandal culprits have been playing the pity card to a fault

Bev Priestman's assistant at the Paris Olympics, Jasmine Mander, reveals another layer of incompetence in the Players' Tribune.

www.thestar.com

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

I mean those aren’t the cookies for sale this time of year

(Does anyone want a box of mint chocolate?)

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

Filip Chytil is the first Czech forward to score for the Canucks since Radim Vrbata.

The previous Czech forward to score for the Canucks...

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Adam Kierszenblat @adamkblat.bsky.social · 3d

#Canucks Filip Chytil is now in sole possession of 54th all time for goals by a Czechia player in NHL history

Adam Kierszenblat @adamkblat.bsky.social · 3d

#Canucks Kierszenstat of the game: Scoring his 78th career goal, Filip Chytil breaks his tie with Josef Vasicek and is now tied with Petr Prucha for the 54th most goals by a player from Czechia in NHL history.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

A couple ice workers just cleaned up a trail of blood drips Kevin Bahl left on the ice on his way back to the bench

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

I cannot say enough how angry Boy Genius is in the press box about the Canucks' PP1 right now.

You can probably guess which forward he wants off of the unit.

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

Arshdeep Bains' offensive timing may need work but there's no doubt that if he keeps killing penalties like that, he'll stay in the lineup

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Patrick Johnston 🇨🇦 @risingaction.bsky.social · 3d

Having now seen two (correct) boarding call reviews, I really think these ones that get a review should simply be announced as "there is a penalty on the play and we are going to review it for severity" instead of calling it a major and then downgrading it.

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