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Calgary’s Michael Ferland Is An Amazing Story #nhl #flames #yyc #stanleycup

Perhaps the most dominate player in the Flames-Canucks series so far, Michael Ferland has an amazing back story as well. “It’s just great,” Hartley said. “We had a great meeting one-on-one a year ago in my office. That’s where it started. I watch those guys like a mother hawk … he opened up and we […]

¶ Posted 19 April 2015 § Sad § Sports § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: hockey

NHL 2015 Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions

I’ve got a bit of a theme going lately with all the playoff excitement so let’s keep it going… NHL.com and NHL Network Staff (Rangers vs. Blackhawks seems the consensus) EA NHL 15 (Ducks vs. Rangers) Jason Hammond (Montreal vs. Minnesota) …and if you haven’t, you should check out NHL Bracket Challenge to play along […]

¶ Posted 14 April 2015 § Canada § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, hockey, sports, television

Music Monday – “They call me a troublemaker ’cause I’m finally saying “no”/I’ve been working hard and yet my pay is still so low

A highlight of my time at the Writers Guild of Alberta was getting to book Maria Dunn to speak and perform at our annual conference at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. “Troublemaker” – Maria Dunn

¶ Posted 13 April 2015 § MusicMonday § Politics § PopCulture § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: Conference, economics, music

2015 NHL Playoffs Predictions

I usually do this most years but with the Flames getting into the playoffs, I definitely wanted to make sure I put my predictions out there courtesy NHL Bracket Challenge.

¶ Posted 12 April 2015 § Canada § Infographic § Sports § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: hockey, unitedstates

Friday Fun Link – Johnny Gaudreau Ultimate Highlights

Flames clinched!

¶ Posted 10 April 2015 § Canada § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, hockey

#Flames Could Clinch A Playoff Spot Tonight

With two games left in the season, the Calgary Flames can clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2009 and also eliminate the Stanley Cup defending LA Kings if they beat the Kings tonight. (Since so many Canadian teams – Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg – all have playoff implications tied to the Kings, fans […]

¶ Posted 09 April 2015 § Canada § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: economics, hockey

Music Monday – “Can’t get out of the yard / I’m snowed in with the drifts / No one is coming to open these gifts”

I’m a big believer that the best Christmas songs are the ones with a sense of sadness and melancholy underlying them. Corb Lund has jumped to the top of that category with his latest song. An 80-year old rancher buying gifts for his gifts just in case they show up for Christmas even though they’re […]

¶ Posted 08 December 2014 § MusicMonday § Sad § Video § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: holiday, music

Friday Fun Link – Edmonton Is No Good

The Calgary Flames are having an amazing year as they move past the the quarter way point and head towards the halfway point of the season with no signs (well, maybe one or two) that they’re going to fall back to earth. Being in a re-build mode and with predictions of a bottom 5 finish […]

¶ Posted 05 December 2014 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Sports ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: hockey

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Ever Wanna Live in a Castle?

Shea and I kinda did when you look at the design of the Valhalla View condos we bought a unit in while we lived in Calgary in the early 2000’s. It was a pretty cool, executive-style condo in an awesome location close to “The Red Mile“. Ours was a unit on the left side of […]