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The Calgary Hitmen are a major junior ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Hitmen play in the Western Hockey League. They play their home games at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Their name is derived from local-born professional wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart, a founding owner. Established in 1994, the team has been owned by the Calgary Flames hockey club since 1997. They are the third WHL team to represent Calgary, preceded by the Centennials and Wranglers. The Hitmen have had the best record in the WHL four times, and have qualified for the playoffs every season since 1998. In 1999, they became the first Calgary team to win the President's Cup as league champions, and the first to represent Calgary in the Memorial Cup since the Calgary Canadians won the national junior title in 1926. The Hitmen hold numerous WHL attendance records, and in 2004–05 became the first team in the Canadian Hockey League to average 10,000 fans per game. Thirty-two former Hitmen players have gone on to play in the National Hockey League. The Hitmen are the defending league champions, winning their second title in 2009–10. (more...) Recently featured: Forksville Covered Bridge – William Longchamp – Changeling Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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More than 480 people are killed by flooding and mudslides in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Archaeologists announce the discovery of the world's oldest known winery, believed to be over 6,000 years old, in a cave in Armenia. Parts of the Australian city of Brisbane are evacuated amid continued flooding (Wheel of Brisbane pictured). The People's Republic of China's Chengdu J-20, a fifth generation stealth fighter aircraft prototype, makes its first flight. Voting continues in a referendum to determine whether Southern Sudan should become independent from Sudan. Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia Airport, West Azarbaijan, Iran, killing at least 77 people. A shooting in Tucson, Arizona, leaves six people dead and U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords critically injured. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
On this day...
January 14: New Year in the Julian calendar 1301 – The Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century, ended with the death of King Andrew III. 1814 – Sweden and Denmark–Norway signed the Treaty of Kiel, whereby Frederick VI of Denmark, a loser in the Napoleonic Wars, ceded Norway to Sweden in return for the Swedish holdings in Pomerania. 1907 – A 6.5 M_W earthquake struck Kingston, Jamaica, resulting in at least 800 deaths, which was at the time considered one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history. 1933 – Cricketer Harold Larwood of England, employing the controversial tactic known as Bodyline, bowled a ball into Australian captain Bill Woodfull's chest, an image that became one of the defining symbols of the series. 1978 – Austrian logician Kurt Gödel (pictured), who suffered from an obsessive fear of being poisoned, died of starvation after his wife was hospitalized and unable to cook for him. More anniversaries: January 13 – January 14 – January 15 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now January 14 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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A person engaged in tubing (or "inner tubing"), the recreational activity of riding an inner tube, either on water, snow, or through the air. Tubing on water generally consists of two forms: free-floating and towed (shown here). In the latter, one or more riders tether their tubes to a powered watercraft, which tows them along the surface of the water.

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