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A lot of stories get told at the monthly meetings of the Vancouver Island Aircrew Association and, as some wag will always point out, some of the stories are even true.

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Here we go again. It's just about 4 days after Weigh-in Wednesday #39...so I had better catch up here by telling you about WIW #37 and #38. You've probably memorized this part if you have been following my blog for a while, but for you newbies...

The Victoria Royals came up with their biggest win of the Western Hockey League season on Saturday night, dumping the Spokane Chiefs 4-1.

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