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When Johnny Gaudreau Became A Legend

Posted 13 April 2022 § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Flames Acquire Calle Jarnkrok

Flames are having an amazing season and are going for it as they flesh out their line-up heading towards the playoffs… Calle Jarnkrok, acquired by CGY, is a versatile middle-six defensive forward who can chip in goals as well at 5v5. Was playing up in Seattle's lineup but will be best suited to a 3rd […]

Posted 16 March 2022 § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Sappy Sunday – “Take advantage of your day, take advantage of the fact that your kids are young and affectionate and playful and take advantage of the fact you can do these things, take advantage of the opportunity every day to be physical, to work, to do anything.”

Diagnosed with ALS in June 2019 and given six months to live, Calgary Flames Assistant GM, Chris Snow, is still alive three years later.  He has even been able to keep working (kudos to the Flames for this!) and turn his bad situation into an opportunity to raise hundreds of thousands for ALS research.  His […]

Posted 06 March 2022 § Family § Jobs § Sad § Sports § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

There’s Something Special About Watching The #Oilers Lose In Edmonton

Whether it’s the crowd being silenced live at Rogers Place or studiously staring into their nachoes at a sports bar in the West Edmonton Mall, watching the Oilers lose while on a holiday in Edmonton feels so much better than watching from a distance. And former Flame, Mike Smith, is a huge part of the […]

Posted 23 February 2022 § Humour § Sports § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Secular Sunday – A Rare Atheist Prayer

We’re in Edmonton on holidays. The downtown is like a war-zone due to all the construction. Through the mists of concrete dust in the air, you can see the beautiful Rogers Place. By all accounts, Rogers is the nirvana of NHL arenas. The Oilers are on a five-game winning streak after getting a new coach. […]

Posted 20 February 2022 § Family § Humour § Photo § SecularSunday § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Instant Analysis: Who Won The Tyler Toffoli Trade – The Flames or The Habs?

 

Posted 15 February 2022 § Canada § News § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Amazing Shootout Goal at NHL All-Star Skills Competition

"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball" ? @BR_OpenIce Trevor Zegras paying homage to Dodgeball goes BLINDFOLDED in the #NHLAllStar breakaway challenge and pulls off a disgusting move ? pic.twitter.com/udNr01v8AP — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 5, 2022

Posted 04 February 2022 § FridayFunLink § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

16 Year Old Connor Bedard Scores Hat Trick Matching Gretzky’s Unique World Junior Record

Then he went on to score a fourth goal to cap off an amazing performance! The last 16-year-old to record a ??? for ?? before Connor Bedard? That would be The Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky, who did it on Christmas Day 1977 against Czechoslovakia.#WorldJuniors | @BCHockey_Source | @WHLPats | #OurGameIsBack pic.twitter.com/Cpxclagh8i — Hockey Canada […]

Posted 28 December 2021 § Saskatchewan § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Candy Cane Cast (November 2009)

Sometimes I forget how popular the online photo sharing site, Flickr used to be in the day (it was Instgram before Instagram, kids!) But the other day, someone “Favourited” this pic on the site and getting that notification reminded me how Flickr was my “go to” for looking at/sharing online photos for many years and […]

Posted 16 December 2021 § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § Photo § Randomness § ThrowbackThursday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Flames’ Amazing Five Game Road Trip Win Record

A week ago, I was noting that the Flames’ first victory should be celebrated as I didn’t know how these chronic underachievers that I support would fare through the rest of the year. A week later, I (and many in Flames fandom) are stunned at an almost unprecedented road trip run…   Whether that level […]

Posted 29 October 2021 § FridayFunLink § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,