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Leading up to SportsCentres Year In Review on Christmas Eve, TSN and TSN. Erik Pears Jersey .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at the Roberto Luongo saga. One thought he was on the way out. The other thought he was staying. Two summers ago, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo was ready and willing to accept a trade out of town. What transpired afterwards was a lengthy whirlwind of speculation on when and where he would go. And its not like the Canucks didnt try. The team spent a full year attempting to deal the Luongo - and the nine years remaining on his $64 million contract. But nothing came of it, and the franchise goaltenders showed his frustration after the Apr. 3 trade deadline passed without a new address. "My contract sucks," said Luongo. "Thats what the problem is...unfortunately it is a big (factor) in trading for me. Id scrap it right now if I could." The offseason brought speculation once more that the Canucks would have another shot at getting Luongo out. But after months of failed attempts, the Canucks surprised pretty much everyone in the hockey world and traded Schneider instead. Even Luongo was shocked by the decision, after accepting the idea that he was the one that was on the move. "I had moved on from Vancouver and I was ready to start a fresh new chapter of my career somewhere else," the three-time NHL All-Star told TSNs James Duthie. "It felt like a divorce, I accepted it and I had moved on personally. "The only problem was she wanted me back." And Luongo was even more surprised that the team would make such a decision without talking to him. "Out of all the situations that I envisioned, that wasnt one of them," he said. "Thats a pretty big move, I thought, to make without having input from the guy youre going to put your trust in." Schneider also described the trade as shocking, adding that after several seasons of expecting to be moved out of Vancouver, he had finally begun to believe he would stay. Schneider, who spent years developing as the Canucks No. 1 prospect, felt he earned the starting job. "It was pretty stunning," Schneider told Duthie. "In this business you know you are always in the mix, you are always fair game. I really felt that having spent my entire career there, having been in the organization a long time, I was hoping to spend the rest of my career in Vancouver. But circumstances changed. Its one of those things where unfortunately it came down to this." And after weeks of more speculation about whether or not he would return to Vancouver, Luongo confirmed he would report to the Canucks training camp in September as the teams starting goalie. "I have a contract. I plan to honour it," Luongo told Duthie. Theres a lot at stake for me this year." Brandon Spikes Womens Jersey . The six-foot-four, 255-pound defensive end re-signed with Winnipeg on Monday after spending this season in the National Football League. Robert Woods Womens Jersey . Rinne, recovering from off-season hip surgery, played the opening two periods before being relieved by Marek Mazanec, who gave up a goal on three shots he faced in the third period.WINDSOR, Ont. -- Josh Ho-Sang scored twice and set up four more goals as the Windsor Spitfires edged the visiting North Bay Battalion 6-5 on Sunday in Ontario Hockey League action. Eric Diodati and Brady Vail each had a goal and an assist for the Spitfires (33-18-2), who trailed 4-3 after 40 minutes, while Steven Janes and Ben Johnson added single goals. Dylan Blujus, Zach Bratina, Brenden Miller, Barclay Goodrow and Ben thomson scored for the Battalion (28-20-6). Windsors Dalen Kuchmey made 43 saves for the win as Brendan ONeill allowed six goals on 27 shots for North Bay. The Spitfires went 3 for 7 on the power play while the Battalion scored twice on nine chances with the man advantage. --- FRONTENACS 4 STING 2 KINGSTON, Ont. -- Lucas Peressini made 30 saves as the Frontenacs doubled up Sarnia for their fourth win in a row. Robert Polesello and Michael Moffatt had a goal and an assist for Kingston (30-19-4) while Samuel Schutt and Henri Ikonen rounded out the scoring. Jeff King and Hayden Hodgson responded for the Sting (15-33-6), who are on a seven-game slide. Sarnias Taylor Dupuis turned away 42-of-46 shots in a losing cause. --- 67s 4 STEELHEADS 2 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Philippe Trudeau made 39 saves and Travis Konecny broke a 2-2 tie at 11:55 of the third period to lift Ottawa over the Steelheads. Dante Salituro, Brendan Bell and Alex Lintuniemi also scored for the 67s (19-30-4). Andrew Goldberg and Josh Burnside each had a goal and an assist for Mississauga (21-30-4) and Spencer Martin stopped 20-of-23 shots in defeat. Steelheads forward Brandon Belding was ejected in the third period after receeiving a major for checking-to-the-head. Jim Kelly Jersey. --- KNIGHTS 5 WHALERS 4 LONDON, Ont. -- Chris Tierney scored once and assisted on another as the Knights edged Plymouth. Owen MacDonald, Chandler Yakimowicz, Brady Austin and Josh Anderson also scored for London (36-12-5) and Max Domi had two assists. Francesco Vilardi and Connor Chatham each had a goal and an assist for the Whalers (20-28-5), who had their three-game win streak halted, and Ryan Hartman and Victor Crus Rydberg had the others. Jake Patterson started in net for the Knights but was pulled after allowing three goals on 11 shots. Justin Tugwell took over for London and stopped 8-of-9 shots in 29 minutes of play for the win. Alex Nedeljkovic made 37 saves for Plymouth. --- RANGERS 3 WOLVES 2 (SO) KITCHENER, Ont. -- Darby Llewellyn scored the only goal of the shootout as the Rangers slipped past Sudbury. Justin Bailey and Matia Marcantuoni scored in regulation for Kitchener (19-32-2). Connor Crisp opened the scoring for the Wolves (28-16-9) and Jeff Corbetts goal 24 seconds into the third period forced extra time. Matthew Greenfield made 24 saves for the Rangers as Sudburys Franky Palazzese turned aside 45-of-47 shots in defeat. --- GENERALS 4 PETES 0 OSHAWA, Ont. -- Ken Appleby stopped all 21 shots his way as the Generals blanked Peterborough. Michael Dal Colle had a goal and an assist for Oshawa (34-15-5) and Dylan Smoskowitz, Scott Laughton and Chris Carlisle added a goal apiece. Jason Da Silva turned aside 35-of-39 shots for the Petes (24-24-5). The Generals went 1 for 3 on the power play. Peterborough went 0 for 2. ' ' '