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Canucks Sign Defenceman Olli Juolevi to Three-Year Entry Level Contract

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Olli Juolevi

VancouverCanucksCANUCKS BANTER   By Andrew Chernoff   August 6, 2016

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Jim Benning announced Friday by press release, that the club signed defenceman Olli Juolevi to a three-year entry level contract.

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“Olli is a talented all-around defenceman with high hockey sense who will be a big part of our organization’s future,” said Jim Benning.

“He’s had an outstanding year, winning the Memorial Cup and World Junior gold. We look forward to seeing him continue his development and compete at the NHL level during training camp in September.”

Juolevi a well-rounded blueliner:

A competitive spark-plug, Olli Juolevi is a complete, all-around defenceman who can hem the opposition in their own end or make things difficult for the opposition at home; either way, he puts the pressure on and lays it on thick. A strong and balanced skater, he can rush the puck through the neutral zone with ease or backcheck with haste. Uses his size to his advantage, but knows his physical limits and plays within them. Instead of playing overly physical, he makes his presence felt by exhibiting his high-end playmaking ability and puck possession play. All-in-all, a well-rounded blueliner who thrives under pressure and can be trusted in all situations. (Curtis Joe, EP 2016)

Source: http://www.eliteprospects.com/

Juolevi, 18, finished third among Ontario Hockey League rookie defencemen in scoring in 2015.16, registering 42 points (9-33-42) in 57 games for the London Knights.

Skating in his first full season in North America, the 6-2, 182-pound defenceman also earned OHL Second All-Rookie Team and OHL Third All-Star Team honours.

During the 2016 playoffs, Juolevi registered 14 points in 18 games to help the Knights capture the OHL Championship. Named to the tournament All-Star Team, he then added seven points in four games to help the Knights capture their second Memorial Cup.

Prior to joining London, Juolevi appeared in 44 games in 2014.15 with Jokerit’s junior squad in Finland, registering 32 points (6-26-32). He was also named the league’s Best Defenceman, Rookie of the Year and selected to the First All-Star Team.

On the international stage, the Helsinki, Finland, native helped his country capture gold at the 2016 World Junior Championship where he led all defencemen with nine assists (0-9-9) and was named to the tournament All-Star Team.

People are mad about this photo of a London, Ont., officer using his cell phone while driving — but it’s legal

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Hala Ghonaim, Postmedia Network  Published: July 19, 2016      Updated: July 20, 2016

This London police officer was spotted on the phone while behind the wheel of his cruiser Sunday at Wonderland Road and Oxford Street. in London, Ont.

Londons finest talking on his cell phone while driving!

He was in his car, with one hand on the wheel, the other holding a cellphone to his ear, a London police badge on his shoulder.

It’s an image that went viral on social media Sunday, gathering more than 3,500 shares on Facebook, after getting posted online.

“Nobody will ever take distracted driving seriously if the public continue to see this,” said Natasha Anseeuw, who was passing through London at the time of the incident.

She noticed the officer on his cellphone at about 1 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Wonderland Road and Oxford Street.

A passenger in her car snapped the photo, saving Anseeuw $500 to $1,000 in fines if she had pulled out her own cellphone.

If convicted of distracted driving, a driver may be fined as much as $1,000 fine and get up to three demerit points. Drivers who endanger others because of any distraction, including eating on the road, may face a $2,000 fine, six demerit points, a jail term of six months, and a two-year licence suspension, under the Highway Traffic Act.

However, the same doesn’t apply to the officer in the photo.

“There is an exemption for law enforcement officers when it comes to hand-held devices in relation to using them while on duty,” Const. Sandasha Bough reminded Londoners in a reply to concerned citizens who reached out to police regarding the online post.

Police officers aren’t the only ones who are given the green light. Several government officials, park wardens, conservation officers, and emergency workers also are exempt from the hands-free cellphone law.

London police are allowed to use hand-held devices during rare circumstances, such as connecting with officers regarding description information of a child during an Amber Alert, said Bough.

“Yes, we’re trying to multi-task and we do it on a daily basis,” she said. “But we still encourage our (officers) to pull off the roadway and park their vehicles.”

Bough said London police have not contacted the officer in the photo to determine the urgency of the phone call.

Regardless of the exemption, Anseeuw isn’t convinced.

“People learn from example. Monkey see, monkey do,” she said.

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