So I woke up today to the very sad news that Gord Downie, lead singer of the Tragically Hip, has terminal brain cancer. Obviously, as you age, it’s
I usually post this at the start of the playoffs but forgot to do so this year. But I did honestly make these picks before the playoff began
People can stomp their feet and claim “it’s embarrassing to the league and the All-Star Game” all they want. But, the game features a Velveeta cheese fountain, celebrity
This is a great article by one of my favourite NHL players of all-time on one of my two favourite teams – from the anecdotes about not just
When I worked for a regional library system, many of our libraries were located in unusual locations – many co-located with a town office, a school that had
CBC used to do great montages during every game of the Stanley Cup Finals as well as after the series was over. Apparently they let the montage guy”
All teams have players playing through injury in the Stanley Cup Finals but it’s also fascinating/frightening to hear the exact nature of the injuries once a team is
As the NHL season came to a close, I kept telling myself that if they could just make the playoffs, that was more than anyone expected of the
Important Blog announcement: Hockey themed posts shall continue as long as the Flames are in the playoffs. One of the greatest hockey songs of all-time… (Hmm, maybe that
In 2004, I attended the Alberta Book Awards on the same evening as game six of the Canucks-Flames first round playoff series. As one of the event organizers,
I started this blog in 2006 when I was doing my Master of Library Science degree at the University of Western Ontario.
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