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Vancouver Riots

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Vancouver has become a black eye for Canada and Canadian sports...again. Second June in a row that a Canadian city has been marred by violence. Last year it was the G20 in Toronto. This year it is the NHL in Vancouver. In fact, this is Vancouver's second riot spurred, allegedly, by a Stanley Cup Finals loss as they did the same after losing game seven to the New York Rangers back in 1994. Montreal has also had issues with hockey after their win in 1993. Last year at the G20 in Toronto, it was anarchists whining for attention from the press. Legitimate protesters were the big losers as the violent types got all the press and then, when the police tamped down, they were accused of abuse...and some did abuse, no question, but not likely [Read more...]

Sex and Oil: Canadian Summer Has Begun

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Hockey season ended last night, so the Canadian summer can now begin. The Canadian summer technically starts as soon as the igloo melting season ends. Of course without the melting igloos, there would be no beaches. Canadians, however, deny the existence of the sun until the NHL season ends. In a more realistic sense, there is no Canadian summer. Prairie cities such as Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon will wake up to snow at some point during July or August. With all this winter, people still wonder why Canadians are good at comedy and sex. With how much time is spent indoors, what else would Canadians be good at? Surfing? That is a joke, right? War? With helicopters falling from the sky and leaky submarines...nope. Hockey? [Read more...]

Hockey: Soccer on Speed and With Weapons

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I feel like talking sports again this morning. A league that, unlike the NFL, that I still have a soft spot for. The National Hockey League is Canada's league. We have the CFL, of course which is all Canadian (again and for now...look up their American experiment in the early 904), but the six Canadian NHL franchises are the most important teams in this country. Again, I will separate the league from the sport. We would watch hockey, played well, regardless. We have junior hockey teams that rival some of the southern NHL teams in attendance...except in Toronto where it is the Maple Leafs or nothing. Next year, the 2011-12 season could be cery interesting. Beyond it potentially being the final full season if the Mayans are correct. [Read more...]

Off the Reservation

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I am going off the reservation a bit today. No erotica, no politics, no religion. I wrote this wonderful blog entry, in fact, about which NFL franchises should move to Los Angeles. I was almost finished. Then I did my usual edit by going back to read it over and I suddenly realized how bored I was with it. I still like the game...and I am talking American style football. In fact, I will take this as a comment more on sports in general as I think this now also fits hockey for me. I have always had this fascination with the politics and business side of pro sports, and that is still there. However, I suddenly find no interest in commenting on it. I think I have lost my passion for it. I have not had a regular television connection [Read more...]