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Hockey Night in Canada’s Gord Downie Tribute

The Hip were closely linked to hockey so it’s only fitting that HNIC has a tribute that focuses on that aspect of their impact on Canada… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_4QTa8QVYU  

Posted 22 October 2017 § Canada § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Gord Downie (1964-2017)

One of the Hip’s saddest songs, this was written after Downie’s young nephew died due to a heart ailment and famously not performed for fifteen years… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtxZfVvMjh8 Another heart-tugger, especially if you’re a parent, this one was written by Downie for his kids… The Tragically Hip song “Inevitability of Death” contains a reference to Terry […]

Posted 18 October 2017 § Canada § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Sad ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

The NHL Season Begins Tonight! (Moves Like Jagr)

He wasn’t in the lineup for the Flames opening night loss to the Oilers (well, to Connor McDavid who had a hat trick in a 3-0 victory).  But I’m pretty excited to see Jaromir Jagr in a Flames jersey! Watch this first if you don’t know why I’m excited… Then watch this to have a […]

Posted 04 October 2017 § Canada § Humour § Sports ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “It’s Canada Day up Canada way on the first day of July/And we’re shoutin’ “hooray” up Canada way, when the maple leaf flies high.”

Is there any musician that defines Canada more than Stompin’ Tom?  And is there a better song to post on this long weekend of Canada’s 150th Anniversary? “Canada Day Up Canada Way” – Stompin’ Tom Connors

Posted 03 July 2017 § Canada § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

“Spelling” – NHL 2017 Stanley Cup Ad (and some previous kick ass ones)

Man, the NHL really kicks ass with their annual Stanley Cup ads. Here are a few I could find… 2017 – Spelling 2015 – Name 2013 – Handshake 2012 – Boys 2010 – No Words 2008 – Cup Raise

Posted 11 June 2017 § Meme § MemoryLane § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Mike Bossy: Letter To My Younger Self

The Player’s Tribute site has some brilliant writing by famous athletes. Today’s post is by my favourite hockey player of all-time. Dear 14-year-old Mike, I write to you today as a 60-year-old man, and I have some news from the future that you probably aren’t going to believe. There are 30 teams in the NHL […]

Posted 07 June 2017 § Canada § MemoryLane § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Go Flames Go!

One of the worst playoff series ever – Flames outplayed Ducks in three games and are down 3-0. Go Flames Go! Meme courtesy of Pace who is a major hockey fan! 😉  

Posted 19 April 2017 § Humour § Meme § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Angry Hockey Player Crosschecks Himself

Posted 13 January 2017 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Meme § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – CalgaryPuck.com Scammer

Instead of my usual photo from the past, today’s post is unusual for a couple reasons – it’s a link to a web forum thread and I hadn’t seen it at the time it was originally posted a year ago.  In fact, I had no knowledge of it until recently. But I wanted to share […]

Posted 30 December 2016 § Canada § Internet § Randomness § Technology § ThrowbackThursday § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Flames Are On A Great Run

After a crappy start to the season, the Flames have rebounded and gone 8-1-1 in their last ten games to leap back into playoff contention. They’re losing to the Lightning tonight (5-3 as I type this) so they might eat a loss after winning six in a row but it’s great that the season has […]

Posted 14 December 2016 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: