issue 09 / volume 41 Roger this, roger that » Swiss tennis star Roger Federer claims 1,000th career win Michael Sopow Sports Reporter n January u1, famed Swiss- : born tennis player Roger Federer claimed his 1,o00th victory in the finals of the Brisbane International tennis tournament against promising Canadian-talent Milos Raonic. Federer won the best of three sets, 6-4, 6-7 (2), and 6-4. Only two other players in the history of tennis have ever accomplished this feat: Jimmy Connors, who ended his career with 1,253 wins, and Ivan Lendl, who totaled 1,071 victories. “Clearly it’s a special day for me, winning a title plus getting to the magic number of 1,000,” Federer said to the J Telegraph after the match. “It : feels very different to any other : : been playing tennis since age : match I’ve ever won. : numbers didn’t mean anything : : : elite junior tennis players in “All those [milestone] > tome, but for some reason : 1,000 means a lot because it’s : such a huge number. Just alone : : to count to 1,000 is going to take a while.” Federer, who is currently : ranked second in the : world, holds other career : accomplishments under his _ | number one ranked position _: for over five years, winning 17 Sa : reaching the Wimbledon final : nine times. belt besides his newly achieved 1,000 Career victories. Federer has been credited for holding the world’s Grand Slam singles titles, and Federer has reportedly : of eight, and three years later was considered among the : Switzerland, entering tennis : professionally in 1998. At 20 years of age, Federer : eliminated reigning champion : at the time Pete Sampras in the : : fourth round at Wimbledon. : Federer then went on to : become the first ever Swiss : Grand Slam title winner after : defeating Mark Philippoussis : at Wimbledon in 2003. In 2004, Federer won the news // 5 Federer held the title of : the “number one ranked tennis > player in the world” from 2004 : to 2008, and in 2009, after a brief break from the top, he : reclaimed the number one : spot. Younger players such : as Rafael Nadal and Novak : Djokovic served as rivals and : resilient competition for Roger : Federer, but in 2012 he was : : able to overcome Djokovic : Australian Open, the US Open, : : the ATP Masters, and retained : the Wimbledon singles title : against Andy Roddick. It was : also the year he moved from : the second overall spot, to first : : overall. In 2006, Federer won : his second Australian Open : title, his fourth consecutive : Wimbledon singles title, and : his third consecutive US Open. : in the semifinals, and beat : Andy Murray to become the : Wimbledon 2012 champion. : This allowed Federer to once : again regain the number one spot, and tie Pete Sampras’ : first-place ranking record of : 286 weeks. Currently 33, Federer has : not expressed the possibility of retirement. Old hat, new record » Jaromir Jagr scores record-breaking hat trick Michael Sopow Sports Reporter t almost 43-years-old, New Jersey Devils’ Jaromir Jagr, became the oldest player to score a hat trick in NHL history. This achievement surpassed iconic legend Gordie Howe's original record and contributed to the Devil’s 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on January 3. “It’s not easy to score in this league anymore,’ Jagr told ESPN. “With the videos, the preparation, the systems they play, plus the goaltenders are so good. Iam happy for every opportunity to score goals.” : Jagr, along with fellow : linemates Adam Henrique : and Scott Gomez, played an : instrumental part in New : Jersey’s victory. Together they : had a combined four goals and : eight points. This victory aided the Devils’ escape from their recent : win drought, having won : only two of their last 12 games : played. This was Jagr’s 15th : career hat trick and his 714th : overall career goal, putting him : just behind hall of famer Phil : Esposito. : Jagr learned to skate around ! : the age of three, and by six years : : old, Jagr was playing on three : different hockey teams. At 12 : years old, he was considered : one of the best young players : in the Czech Republic and : competed with players years : older than him. Jagr was widely considered an intriguing and favourable : prospect, but NHL teams : were hesitant to pick him : up early in the draft due to : complications such as his : required conscription in his : home country. However, the : Pittsburg Penguins, already : equipped with star player Mario } : Lemiuex, took in Jagr. Though Jagr was not an immediate offensive success, he : soon improved after the arrival : of Jiti Hrdina, a centreman from } : the Czech Republic. Jagr, with : 13 points, helped the Penguins : win their first Stanley Cup, : serving as crucial backbone for : the team. Playing for the Penguins, : Jagr was often overshadowed by : teammate Lemieux. However, : due to injuries for Lemieux : in the early ‘gos, Jagr became : the primary scorer for the : Pittsburgh Penguins, where his : true potential as a player was : revealed. Jagr would go on to have : stints in Washington, New York, : Russia, Philadelphia, Dallas, : and Boston before landing with : his current squad, the New Jersey Devils. Having remained : aremarkably consistent player : throughout his career, his latest : achievement should come as : little surprise to those who have : followed the Czech maestro. Construction of the Evergreen Line continues » Possible track-blocks on our way to 2016 : been the boring of a tunnel ina : western portion of the project, : a two-kilometre track, with : portals in Coquitlam and Port Chandler Walter Distribution Manager ouglas College students who have been around the Coquitlam campus over the past several years will have noticed the development of the : created holes on the surface : directly above the underground Evergreen Line. Kate Poole, a representative of Government Communications and Public Engagement, stated, “The Evergreen Line is 50 per cent complete, and once the line opens, Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain system will become the longest rapid transit system : continues. Engineers are in Canada.” The latest development has Moody. On two occasions the : tunnel-boring machine has boring, at Cecile Drive and Chateau Place. “All precautionary : measures will continue to be : taken to ensure the public : is safe as the maintenance : work on the tunnel boring : machine under Cecile Drive : currently assessing what : further work needs to be done : at Cecile Drive to complete : the maintenance. Once : maintenance is complete, the : tunnel boring will resume.” Even with the sink-holes and the delays created asa : result, the Evergreen Line’s : website states that it “will be complete and in service in the : summer of 2016.” When the u1-kilometre : extension is finally completed, : travel time from Douglas : station to Vancouver will be : an estimated 40 minutes, and : 15 minutes and seven stations : until Lougheed, with no : additional transfers necessary.