| 词条 | Neil Stevens |
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Neil Stevens (born in 1947) is a Canadian sportswriter who has covered numerous sports, including ice hockey, indoor lacrosse, the Olympic Games, and figure skating. He received his first newspaper job in 1970, having previously played lacrosse, and in 1974 began working for the Canadian Press. Stevens has been honoured by the Hockey Hall of Fame, National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame, and St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame. Early life and lacrosse careerStevens was raised in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, and began playing lacrosse at the age of five. At 16, his midget team won the Ontario championship, though Stevens, a center, missed the deciding game of the finals due to injury. He then played three seasons for the St. Catharines Lakesides junior team, and was named an All-Star by the Ontario Lacrosse Association once. Stevens joined the professional St. Catharines Golden Hawks in 1969; National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender Doug Favell was one of his teammates.[1] Writing careerHe attended Ryerson University briefly before backpacking through Europe. He ended up at Niagara College, leaving early after being hired as a sports reporter by the Peterborough Examiner in 1970.[2][3] At the age of 23, Stevens ended his lacrosse career due to a lack of time caused by his job at the Examiner.[1] Stevens travelled for the first time as a reporter in 1971, when he provided coverage of the Minto Cup junior lacrosse event.[1] Following two years with the Examiner, he was fired for being critical of the sports editor to the managing editor.[2] A few months later, he began working for the Sudbury Star,[2] where he stayed for two years. In 1974, Stevens was hired by the Canadian Press.[1] having gained its notice for writing about an inquiry.[2] Stevens spent his early years at the agency covering news, and in 1979 was moved to sportswriting.[2] He covered ice hockey starting in the 1980s, providing coverage of three Stanley Cup Finals in the decade and annually starting in 1991.[4] Stevens also served as a beat reporter on the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1] In addition to the NHL, Stevens reported on numerous international tournaments, including the World Cup of Hockey twice, the Canada Cup four times, and the Ice Hockey World Championships four times.[4] In 1998, the National Lacrosse League added a Canadian team, the Ontario Raiders. At the time, the Canadian Press did not cover the sport. Stevens recommended to the agency's sports editor that the league be reported on, and he was made the first Canadian Press lacrosse writer. He covered the Raiders and their successors, the Toronto Rock.[1] Stevens provided coverage of other sports as well; among them were the Olympic Games (which he covered eight times) and figure skating (22 world championships). On March 1, 2008, he retired from full-time work at the Canadian Press.[2] However, he remained an active freelance writer and reporter for the Rock's games.[4][5] Stevens served as a media contact for Canada's national men's lacrosse team during the 2010 World Lacrosse Championship in Manchester, England, and covered the 2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Prague and the 2015 event in Syracuse, New York.[6][7][8] He has written a novel and maintains an interest in music.[9] HonoursMultiple sports halls of fame have given Stevens honours for his work. In 2008, the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame recognized him.[10] That same year, the Hockey Hall of Fame presented Stevens with the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, presented annually to a sportswriter chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.[11] Canadian and American writers had given him a nomination before he was selected.[4] In addition, the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame inducted Stevens, also in 2008. He joined two members of his family in that hall of fame; Stevens' uncle, Ken Croft, was also honoured in 2008, and his father, John, was a previous inductee.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite journal|last=Borrelli|first=Tom|title=Borrelli: Finally, A Cheer from the Press Box|journal=Lacrosse Magazine|date=February 20, 2008|url=http://www.laxmagazine.com/sports/m-nll/spec-rel/022008aaf.html|accessdate=April 10, 2011}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Neil}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news|last=Puchalski|first=Bernie|title=Eyewitness to history; Neil Stevens covered some of Canada's biggest sporting events in his career|work=St. Catharines Standard|url=http://www.scstandard.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=999800|accessdate=April 12, 2011}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Neil Stevens' acceptance speech for the Elmer Ferguson Award|publisher=Canadian Press|url=http://www.thecanadianpress.com/awards_and_coverage_highlights.aspx?id=2818|accessdate=February 15, 2018|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721172146/http://www.thecanadianpress.com/awards_and_coverage_highlights.aspx?id=2818|archivedate=July 21, 2011|df=}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Retired Canadian Press reporter Stevens to be honoured by Hockey Hall of Fame|work=The Hockey News|agency=Canadian Press|date=May 29, 2008|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/16319-Retired-Canadian-Press-reporter-Stevens-to-be-honoured-by-Hockey-Hall-of-Fame.html|accessdate=April 12, 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Hornby|first=Lance|title=Shot-happy Leafs|publisher=Slam! Sports|date=March 12, 2008|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Toronto/2008/03/12/4979991-sun.html|accessdate=April 14, 2011}} 6. ^{{cite press release|title=Canada Beats Australia 19–5 to Improve to 3–0|publisher=Major League Lacrosse|date=July 18, 2010|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/995/canada-beats-australia-195/|accessdate=June 27, 2011}} 7. ^{{cite news|last=Stevens|first=Neil|title=Canada advances to world lacrosse final|work=Prince George Citizen|date=May 28, 2011|page=9}} 8. ^{{cite web|last=Stevens|first=Neil|title=Canada wins 4th straight WILC gold|publisher=Federation of International Lacrosse|date=September 28, 2015|url=http://filacrosse.com/canada-wins-4th-straight-wilc-gold/|accessdate=August 10, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929133444/http://filacrosse.com/canada-wins-4th-straight-wilc-gold/|archivedate=September 29, 2015|deadurl=yes}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Stevens pens fun, personal fantasy memoir: The PHWA lifetime member shares love for music, personal experience in latest novel|publisher=Professional Hockey Writers' Association|date=March 17, 2015|url=http://www.thephwa.com/news_article/show/492148?referrer_id=1683386|accessdate=September 22, 2015}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=Neil Stevens enters lacrosse hall of fame|work=The Peterborough Examiner|url=http://www.peterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=924913|accessdate=April 13, 2011}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award Winners|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/leg_writers.htm|accessdate=February 15, 2018|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230101939/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/leg_writers.htm|archivedate=December 30, 2007|df=}} 6 : 1947 births|Living people|Canadian sportswriters|Elmer Ferguson Award winners|People from St. Catharines|Writers from Ontario |
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