In Remembrance of What Was and What Will Continue
Stereotypically men deal with things by ignoring about it and women deal with things by talking about it. In this day and age, it seems like both genders deal by tweeting about it. That’s how I learnt today in a tweet by @JayOnrait that Brian Burke’s son Brendan had passed. It is always sad when [...]
The Love Affair with World Juniors
“Christmas” (noun) – a day of the year that falls one day before the World Junior Hockey Championship officially starts.
I fell in love with World Juniors during the lock out. I’d only been around hockey for a few years at that point and with internet game streaming practically non-existent at this point (I really only [...]
Naked Shoot Out: Article 8 – A big-Ass Look at Entry Draft Regulations
Article 8 – The Entry Draft
I love the entry draft. All those fresh faced young hockey players, surrounded by their family and friends and still fill of hopes and dreams that GM’s and the real world are just waiting to crush.
My most recent favourite draft moments involve Brian Burke, whether it be watching his soul [...]
Naked Shootout : Article 1 – 7 – A Collection
Articles 1 – 7 of the CBA are your precursors. They set out some general guides which whilst important to the functioning of the agreement, don’t make-up the “pith and marrow” of the agreement.
Article 1 – Definitions.
Definitions! I love definitions sections of legislation and agreements. For a lack of a better description, and with points [...]
It’s not so much me… It’s Roenick
My first ever NHL game was San Jose v Toronto at the Shark Tank. It was Ron Wilson’s return to San Jose and a match up between the first NHL team I’d fallen in love with and the team I loved the most now. After watching for so many years, I finally got to walk [...]
Arguments about the Shoot Out with Jeff Marek and Brynna
Thursday, instead of paying attention to the Private International Law lecture I was in, I got involved in a twitter based debate about the shootout with my favourite HNIC Host Jeff Marek (who has managed to push aside my adoration of PJ Stock by being so damn nice to me on twitter) and good friend [...]
Great Moments in Youtube: Stefan Legein
In a sport that often lacks real characters, with its very high proportionate of softly spoken and awkwardly shy men from Middle Canadians, when someone steps forward with something that even resembles a bit of spark and a sense of humour that they’re willing to show in front of a television camera, we latch on. [...]
The Uproar re: Georges Laraque
Everyone has a take, this is mine
It’s been all over the news lately. You can’t miss it. We’re talking about Georges Laraque and the whole Octane 7.0 drama.
Whilst I fail completely as a feminist and don’t have an issue with the scantily clad women in the advert, ones whom compared to recent Dallas Stars Ice [...]
An Open Letter to the Toronto Maple Leaf
Dear Toronto Maple Leafs,
Our love affair has been an ongoing one. Besides the Mighty Ducks and Red Wings (loves which occured through accident and peer pressure), you were one of my first hockey loves. You were there for me as a scrawny 15 year old, yelling at the inanimate box score as Philadelphia dispatched you [...]