Luc Bourdon (1987–2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey
defenceman who played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey
League and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose,
from 2006 until 2008. After overcoming childhood arthritis, he was
selected third overall in the 2003 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
draft and played for the Val-d'Or Foreurs, Moncton Wildcats, and Cape
Breton Screaming Eagles, spending four seasons in the QMJHL. The
Canucks drafted Bourdon with their first selection, tenth overall, in
the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Noted as a strong defenceman who could
contribute on offence, Bourdon represented Canada in three
international tournaments, winning two gold medals at the IIHF World
U20 Championship and a silver medal at the IIHF World U18 Championship.
Bourdon died at the age of 21 near his hometown of Shippagan, New
Brunswick, when his motorcycle collided with a tractor trailer.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
161:
Following the death of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius
and Lucius Verus agreed to become co-Emperors in an unprecedented
arrangement in the Roman Empire.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius>
1799:
Napoleonic Campaign in Egypt: Forces of Napoleon I of France captured
Jaffa, present-day Israel, and then proceeded to kill more than two
thousand Albanian captives.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jaffa>
1862:
American Civil War: Union forces engaged Confederate troops in Pea
Ridge, Arkansas, fighting to a victory one day later that essentially
cemented their control in Missouri.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pea_Ridge>
1936:
Nazi German forces re-occupied the demilitarized Rhineland, violating
both the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties that were signed
after World War I.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remilitarization_of_the_Rhineland>
1950:
The Soviet Union issued a statement denying that German nuclear
physicist Klaus Fuchs had served as a Soviet spy.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Fuchs>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ecchymosis (n):
1. A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a
bruise.
2. The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a
bruise
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ecchymosis>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Games give you a chance to excel, and if you're playing in good company
you don't even mind if you lose because you had the enjoyment of the
company during the course of the game.
--Gary Gygax
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gary_Gygax>
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