Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Give It To Quebec City..

...It's our game.

NHL confirms only Las Vegas, Quebec City applied for expansion teams

Quebecor officially submitting bid to bring NHL expansion team to Quebec City

Quebec City and Las Vegas take lead in NHL's formal expansion process

NHL moves forward with expansion bids from only Las Vegas and Quebec City


Las Vegas, Quebec City Send in Only Two Expansion Applications


Québecor submits bid for Quebec City NHL team

Only Quebec City, Las Vegas meet deadline for NHL expansion bids


Canadian media company files bid for NHL expansion to Quebec City


Quebec City makes bid for NHL expansion team official

NHL receives expansion bids from Las Vegas, Quebec City

NHL expansion bid results disappoint league, leave Seattle out in cold

Second Toronto-area NHL team will have to wait

Quebecor officially submitting bid to bring NHL expansion team to Quebec City

Las Vegas, Quebec City make expansion bids

Only Quebec City, Las Vegas applied for NHL expansion, league confirms

NHL receives expansion bids from Las Vegas and Quebec City

Debate: What's next for NHL expansion process?

You can tell by the number of articles from Canadian news organs.

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Top 5 Hockey Fights Ever



Where else do you get to watch grown men act like spoiled children?





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Sunday, April 26, 2015

The Lamestream Media Has Nothing...

...better to do:

Prime minister's jersey choice puzzles Winnipeg Jets fans

He's wearing a Team Canada jersey, which, in my ever-so-humble opinion, is very apropos.

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Friday, April 24, 2015

Well, well, well...

...it looks like a Canadian team may actually end up in the Stanley Cup finals. Miracles can happen, after all. I may have to actually watch it.

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Funny


Dave Stubbs: Habs survive own-goal, loss of Subban in wild win


"Here’s hoping sidelined Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty didn’t aggravate whatever’s hurting him by laughing himself silly, wherever he was watching this."
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"Just think: 15 more wins and the Canadiens will have a parade. In front of no one, probably, because every fan will be in a cardiac ward."
Awe, for the good old days.

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Friday, March 06, 2015

Cold Diplomacy

To heck with the cold war. Try cold diplomacy. Diplomacy hits the ice with kids

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Monday, February 23, 2015

Yup. That'll...

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Maybe There's Hope for...

...them thar Leafs after all:Maple Leafs show they still have a pulse

Energized Leafs fall to Canadiens in shootout

That would have been good to watch. That old rivalry used to be what defined hockey in Canada.

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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Bumps or Mumps

And here I thought hockey players would be immune to this sort of thing. After all, they are really tough:

Fleury out for Penguins, being tested for mumps

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby is latest NHL player to have the mumps

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Creak. Groan.

I've been watching videos about Jean Beliveau, which are all over the place. What a man! What a hockey player! What a legend!

It's making me feel really old, too, 'cause I remember him playing, back in the days when there were only six teams and television was in black and white.

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Almost Like a State Funeral





(To see the second video, click on the word "vimeo")

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

'awkey Greats

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Hang In There, Old Trooper

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Gordie Howe...

...is the greatest of them all:

Gordie Howe resting after suffering 'serious' stroke: report




A home grown boy.

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

I'm Crying As I...

...listen to this: ‘O Canada’ played before Penguins/Flyers game in Pittsburgh

Other versions here, and here.

Almost makes me want to watch hockey again.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

But, Can He Predict Who Will Win The...

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

LOL!!

Police on standby as Montreal Canadiens fans to pack Bell Centre for giant-screen viewing

'awkey riots predicted. Some things never change.  

GO HABS!!

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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Woot! Woot! Woot!

Three - nothing, so far. Too bad, Hagar.

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Ready For The Big Game?

Early morning rush for bar seats as Canada seeks hockey gold

You can watch it online, here or here. (Probably lots of other places, too, but these at the places I've been going for the last several days.)


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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Dah! Dah!

Thursday, February 20, 2014

ROTFLMAO!!!!

#LoserKeepsBieber: High stakes for Canada-USA hockey game

UPDATE:  Thank God!!

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