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The Flames Are Proving They’re For Real

Watching the Islanders-Oilers duke it out during my formative years in the late 1970’s-early 1980’s set the bar pretty high. Being in Calgary during the Flames surprise magical run to game seven of the Stanley Cup final in 2004 was unreal. 2015 was amazing. But I don’t know if I’ve ever enjoyed watching hockey more […]

¶ Posted 16 December 2018 § Canada § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: alberta

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Go #Flames Go (December 2007)

My son has been a Flames fan since his first Christmas in 2007. I’ve been a fan a bit longer – I’m not sure when I switched from the Islanders being my favourite team to the Flames (mid-90’s?) but my fandom definitely clicked into overdrive in 2001 when Shea and I moved to Calgary and […]

¶ Posted 06 December 2018 § Baby § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: alberta, cute

Old Time Hockey!

One of the best games I’ve seen this year – felt like watching a game in the 80’s *and* the “Cardiac Kid” Calgary Flames once again staged a third period come back to win 4-2 after being down 2-0 for much of the game.

¶ Posted 18 November 2018 § Canada § Jobs § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: alberta

Friday Fun Link – Captain Connor Rap

I’m going to tag this as “Music” but that’s probably stretching the definition somewhat.

¶ Posted 16 November 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: music, youtube

EA Sports NHL ’94 Is Twenty-Five Years Old!

The greatest hockey video game of all-time is 25 years old with a still active fan base. Here’s the 2017/2018 Stanley Cup final as seen through the lens of NHL ’94:

¶ Posted 28 October 2018 § Canada § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sports § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

What Are You Most Excited About For The Calgary Flames This Season?

CalgaryPuck has lots of ideas and here’s a team preview from the Calgary Sun. But here are some of the things I’m excited about for the Flames this year as the NHL season begins tonight… A completely re-vamped line-up with lots of good young players Same with the coaching group which is (almost) completely revamped as […]

¶ Posted 03 October 2018 § Canada § List § MemoryLane § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: alberta

Friday Fun Link – Calgary Flames Start Season With Two Exhibition Games in China

Talk about a long road trip!

¶ Posted 14 September 2018 § Jobs § News § Sports § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: travel

Two Roads To Humboldt: A TSN Special

Perhaps the single most unbelievable thing about the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy that killed sixteen people in early April is that two young men not only survived but are suiting up for the team tonight.

¶ Posted 12 September 2018 § Canada § MemoryLane § News § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health, history, saskatchewan

Tragedy Fatigue

Other than both happening in Canada, both being unexpected, and both resulting in large losses of life, there aren’t many similarities between the tragedy in Humboldt earlier this month and the one in Toronto last night. But the fact that both happened only a couple weeks apart when it feels like events of this type […]

¶ Posted 24 April 2018 § Canada § Meme § News § PopCulture § Sad § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history

Why Did #HumboldtStrong Resonate So Strongly?

The outpouring of support after the horrible Humboldt Broncos bus accident that killed 16 people and left 13 more injured has been unprecedented. People from not only across Saskatchewan and Canada but indeed, from around the world, have sent money and condolences. Tonight, the GoFundMe page that originally aimed to raise $10,000 and is about […]