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VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Canucks made Roberto Luongos first start in eight games a memorable one Sunday night. Luongo held the fort during a difficult first period en route and Chris Higgins and David Booth had a goal and two assists each as the Canucks beat the Calgary Flames 5-1. "It was nice to get back in there with a win," said Luongo, who finished with 21 saves. "That was the goal, and the boys did a great job tonight." Luongo allowed a weak goal that staked Calgary to a 1-0 lead, but he was solid the rest of the way in his first start since Nov. 13. "I just felt good all night," said Luongo. "I was seeing the puck well, and after the first I didnt have much. The guys did a really good job of not creating turnovers and making sure that they didnt have any odd-man rushes." Kevin Bieksa, Jannik Hansen and Daniel Sedin also scored for Vancouver (15-10-1), which posted its sixth win in seven games and continued its dominance over Calgary, having won 10 of its past 12 meetings. Alex Tanguay scored for the Flames (11-13-2) who lost for only the second time in their past six games. "It would be great if we could just wave the magic wand and fix it," said Calgary defenceman Jay Bouwmeester about his clubs troubles with Vancouver. "But we have to try to get over that hump. We havent had a lot of success against them but we play them a lot, so if we can turn it around and get some of those points it can go a long way." The Flames outshot the Canucks 13-10 in the first period, but Luongo faced little action in the final two periods as Calgary managed only nine shots and was outshot 36-22 on the night. Calgary led 1-0 after the first period, but the Canucks led 2-1 after the second before taking charge in the third. "The first period was as good of a period as weve played all year," said Flames coach Brent Sutter. "They got that first goal on us and we stopped moving our feet and stood around and allowed them to take it to us and started making mistakes." Vancouver converted two-of-six power plays while blanking the Flames on four man-advantage opportunities. Luongo made his first start since suffering an undisclosed upper-body injury against the New York Islanders. Prior to a rare relief appearance Thursday, he had watched five straight games from the bench after missing two with his brief injury. The stretch marked the first time in Luongos six-season tenure with the Canucks that he served as the backup during a prolonged span. "They came out, I thought, real strong in that first period and he had to make four good saves, which I thought put him in the game," said Canucks coach Alain Vigneault. "It was unfortunate, he got a little bit unlucky there on their only goal. But, other than that, he played the way we expect him to play." Calgary goaltenders Henrik Karlsson, who left in the third period with an apparent knee injury following a collision with teammate Tom Kostopoulos, and Miikka Kiprusoff, who was perfect on four shots, combined for 31 saves. Luongos most notable first-period save came on Olli Jokinens breakaway. The goaltender used some prior knowledge to get the upper hand on his former Florida Panthers teammate. "I know him pretty well," said Luongo. "Hes got a couple moves and one of them is backhand, five-hole. So its good that I have that in the back of my mind, and once he went to the backhand, I just wanted to make sure my stick was there in case he went five-hole." Tanguay opened the scoring on a bad goal with 1:26 left in the first. Standing behind the net in the corner, he squeezed a shot through Luongo and the post, and the puck then caromed in off the goaltenders skate, prompting a groan from the crowd. Bieksa tied it on a power play 5:13 into the second period as his point shot deflected off Rene Bourques stick and clanked in off the post. The goal extended Bieksas point streak to five games. The Canucks outshot the Flames 15-4 in the second period, but did not beat Karlsson again until the final minute when Higgins backhanded in Booths rebound to break the 1-1 tie. Booth increased Vancouvers lead to 3-1 just 40 seconds into the third period as he came around the Calgary net. Higgins assisted on the goal, recording his 200th career point, but was not aware he had reached the milestone. The winger was glad the Canucks were able to provide some goal support for Luongo after he kept them in the game in the first period. "Bobby showed once again why hes one of the top goalies in the league," said Higgins. "Im really happy I dont have to shoot on him." Vigneault was extremely pleased with the trio of Booth, Higgins and Ryan Kesler, who combined for eight points. The coach said Booth has been a big reason for the lines success after working hard to overcome struggles following an early-season trade from Florida. "Weve been playing better," said Booth. "Those guys are so skilled so its been fun playing with them." Vigneault was also "extremely pleased" with Mason Raymond, who recorded an assist in his first game since he suffered fractured vertebrae in last springs Stanley Cup finals. "Its game one," said Raymond. "The first ones under the belt. Unfortunately, it does take a little bit of time to where you want to feel comfortable. But for the first game, I was quite pleased with how things went." Notes: Vancouver D Sami Salo returned to the lineup after missing one game with a groin injury. Salos return made Andrew Alberts a healthy scratch. ... Vancouver D Dan Hamhuis recorded an assist and needs only one more point for 200 in his career. ... 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"Tim Wallach and Dave Van Horne are two names that have become synonymous with the Montreal Expos, and both have had a significant impact on baseball in this country, and Murray Cook and Jim Ridley helped blaze a trail for Canadians in the professional scouting and executive ranks," said Scott Crawford, the halls director of operations said in a statement. "Were proud and excited to celebrate their careers in St. Marys this June." Wallach is the Expos all-time leader in several statistical categories, including games played (1,767), hits (1,694), doubles (360), RBI (905) and total bases (2,72. Nicknamed "Eli" by his teammates, Wallach also ranks third all-time amongst Expos in runs (737) and fourth in home runs (204). Chosen 10th overall by the Expos in the 1979 amateur draft, Wallach began his big league career as an outfielder before evolving into the best third baseman in the franchises history. In 13 seasons with the Expos from 1980 to 1992, Wallach was selected to five all-star games (1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990), won three Gold Gloves (1985, 1988, 1990) and captured two Silver Slugger Awards (1985, 1987). He was also named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team in 1981, topped the National League in doubles in 1987 and 1989 and finished fourth in National League MVP voting in 1987. Van Horne began his Montreal career behind the mike with the Expos first game on April 8, 1969 until the end of the 2000 season. He became known for his trademark catch-phrases like "Up, up and away!" when the Expos hit a home run. In his 32 seasons with the Expos, he broadcast the down-to-the-wire pennant races in 1979 and 1980, the teams only post-season run in 1981 and Dennis Martinezs perfect game on July 28, 1991 – a performance that inspired, perhaps, his most famous call, "El Presidente, El Perfecto!" In 2001, Van Horne accepted the radio play-by-play position with the Florida Marlins and he would later broadcast the clubs World Series-winning 2003 campaign. In 1996, Van Horne received the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fames Jack Graney Award for broadcasting excellence and 15 years later, he was the recipient of the National Baseball Hall of Fames equivalent honour, the Ford C. Frick Award. Now entering his 46th year of broadcasting major league games, Van Horne is set to become the second Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee (Tom Cheek is the other) to have won both the Jack Graney and Ford C. Frick Awards. Born in Sackville, N.B. in 1940, Murray Cook has spent more than half a century in professional baseball. After graduating from Ohio University with a masters degree in history in 1962, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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The others are Selkirk, Gord Ash (Toronto Blue Jays, 1995 to 2001), Doug Melvin (Texas Rangers, 1994 to 2001; Milwaukee Brewers, 2003 to present) and Alex Anthopoulos (Toronto Blue Jays, 2009 to present). In 1984, Cook was reassigned to the position of vice-president and director of scouting with the Yankees, before he replaced John McHale as general manager of the Expos on September 5 of that year. Drafting Randy Johnson, signing free agent Dennis Martinez and rebuilding the Expos into a surprising contender were among the highlights of his close to three years in Montreal. Following his tenure with the Expos, he served as the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds in 1988 and 1989. Since 1990, he has worked in scouting capacities for the Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. In 2010, he was named East Scout of the Year for his contributions to the scouting field. He is currently the Tigers East Coast regional cross checker. After two seasons as an outfielder in the Milwaukee Braves organization in 1964 and 1965, Toronto native Jim Ridley returned to Canada where he would have a significant impact on baseball in his home country for the next four decades. While continuing his playing career in the Intercounty Baseball League – where he was named league MVP with Stratford Hillers in 1974 – Ridley launched his storied coaching and scouting career. He began as a part-time scout with the Detroit Tigers in 1973, before joining the Toronto Blue Jays in 1976 to run the clubs first tryout camp in Utica, N.Y. In his 26 years as a scout with the Blue Jays, Ridley was the driving force behind the clubs decisions to sign Canadians like Paul Spoljaric, Rob Butler and David Corrente. He also served as a coach with the Blue Jays rookie-level affiliate in Medicine Hat from 1978 to 1980. A highly respected coach at the local level, Ridley also coached the Canadian junior national team from 1983 to 1988, leading the squad to bronze medals at the World Junior Baseball Championship in 1983 and 1987. In 1988, he coached the Canadian Olympic baseball team and three years later, he was tabbed to manage Canadas squad at the Pan Am Games. Starting in 2002, Ridley served as a scout with the Minnesota Twins. Rene Tosoni and Jon Waltenbury are among the Canadians he signed and brought into the Twins organization. Ridley passed away from cancer on November 28, 2008. Each year, the Canadian Baseball Network presents the Jim Ridley Award to the countrys top scout in his memory. Cheap Jerseys For Sale Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Supply Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '