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Friday Fun Link – History of NHL Video Games (1991-2012)

Lots of nostalgia in the video below… NHL 94 is the obvious classic of the bunch but I probably spent more time playing EA NHL 2000 than any other video game in my life. Nothing spectacular about that particular game – just came at a time when I had lots of free time (no kids!), [...]

Posted 12 April 2013 § Canada § Computer § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Five Topics

Haven’t done one of these “5 Quick Hits” posts in awhile… Hockey I didn’t miss the NHL when it was locked out but I can honestly say that today was the first day I felt like coming home from work, popping open a beer and settling in to watch a game.  Luckily that will be [...]

Posted 15 January 2013 § Family § Library § Pace § Politics § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Sports § Too Many Tabs § Video § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,

The NHL’s Back But Hockey Never Left

I know it’s a Tim Hortons commercial designed to tug the heart strings but it does a good job of summarizing why hockey is so important in the Canadian psyche… And just to reinforce the impression that my blog suddenly has Tim Horton’s sponsorship, a Timbits highlights reel… Finally, an old blog post about my [...]

Posted 06 January 2013 § Canada § Sappy § Sports § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

NHL Lockout: A Message to Fans from the #theplayers

Here we go again…

Posted 16 September 2012 § Canada § Sports § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Family Hockey Pool Update

For the past few years, a cousin in BC has run a just-for-fun hockey pool for family members across the country, both regular season and playoffs. I usually enter a few teams each time the pool comes up – a team or two for myself, a team for Shea using the strategy of picking either [...]

Posted 22 May 2012 § Family § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “I want to help you lift enormous things/A pinch, a sting/I don’t feel a thing/And as the Earth revolved around the sun”

New Tragically Hip single! And as a Hockey Night in Canada Intro:

Posted 21 May 2012 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

The Playoffs Are Here!!!

A Ready-Made Google Calendar You Can Use Why the First Round of the Playoffs is Better Than the Finals How A Hockey Rink’s Surface Is Made: How Bad Do You Want It? My Predictions St Louis vs. San Jose Vancouver vs. Los Angeles Phoenix vs. Chicago Nashville vs. Detroit Boston vs. Washington (would like to [...]

Posted 11 April 2012 § Randomness § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Track How Badly The Flames Are Crapping The Bed

This site will show the odds of any NHL team making the playoffs as the season heads to a finish in about ten games or so. As usual, the Calgary Flames are doing their annual trick of the last couple years and look to be heading for a massive choke after being oh so close to [...]

Posted 21 March 2012 § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“Straight, Not Narrow”: Has Calgary Quietly Become The Most Progressive City in Canada?

Calgary had their annual Pride Parade this past weekend.  Pride Parades are commonly held in major cities throughout Canada but Calgary’s recent parade set two important milestones – the first time the mayor of the city has appeared in the parade as new mayor, Naheed Nenshi, served as the parade marshall. The Calgary Flames also [...]

Posted 06 September 2011 § Family § MemoryLane § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

A Tragic Coincidence for Saskatchewan Hockey

With the death of Wade Belak, the three young NHLers who have died in recent months (also including Derek Boogaard and Rick Rypien) were all born and/or played junior hockey in Saskatchewan. I suspect their common role as hockey enforcers probably played more of a role in their sudden deaths – two suicides and one [...]

Posted 31 August 2011 § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: