Archive for the ‘Hockey’ Category
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Randy Cunneyworth was named interim coach of the Montreal Canadiens this weekend when the team fired Jacques Martin. Cunneyworth is Canadian so one could assume that a Canadian coaching the Canadiens would be enough to placate the fan base.
Ah, but you see these are Canadiens, not Canadians.
And those French Canadians ...
Posted in Guy Carbonneau, Hockey, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Randy Cunneyworth | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
The New Jersey Devils and winger Ilya Kovalchuk agreed to a 17-year, $102 million contract on Monday in a move that has universally been decreed as crazy. It must especially seem so to those who don't understand the economics of hockey and probably don't comprehend that the deal is a ...
Posted in Hockey, NHL | 7 Comments »
Monday, March 1st, 2010
After watching the spectacular gold medal game between the U.S. and Canada, one distinct thought stood out in my mind. Forget the fact that I just witnessed the most exciting and most dramatic hockey game I had ever seen. Who cares that I played the under 5.5 goals on a whim and won even though I don't ...
Posted in Gambling, General, Hockey, Vancouver 2010, Winter Olympics, Wise Guy Action, WIseGuyAction's Plays | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Did everyone see that Wednesday night? Seriously, did you see how Canada completely dismantled a very talented group of Russian hockey players?
At some point during Canada's 7-3 win, did you ever think what the score would have been against Team USA if the Canadians played with the same mix of ...
Posted in Hockey, NHL, Olympic Sports | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
In the movie "Being John Malkovich," ordinary people enter a portal that brings them inside John Malkovich's brain.
The other night, I entered a similar portal that brought me inside the brain of a Canadian after USA's 5-3 hockey victory. The following song is a result of that journey. (Remember, if ...
Posted in 2010 Olympics, Canada, Hockey | 2 Comments »
