December 2009
6 posts
Two minutes for delay of game
That jersey really gives Mike Myers what the French call a certain “I don’t know what.”
It’s been awhile since I last posted, and too much has happened to even try talking about all of it. Suspensions, big wins and new records, oh my. So let’s just cover the recent stuff.
-My picks for Team Canada are…pretty much the same as everybody else’s. Sure...
Hell hath no fury like a Shanny scorned
As long as I’m pointing out interesting articles, Toronto Star writer Mark Zwolinski wrote yesterday about how a 14-year-old Brendan Shanahan was once snubbed by Rick Vaive for an autograph, and got a rare chance for vengeance for the slight (something that I’m sure every similarly-spurned kid would love a shot at). Four years later, when Shanahan’s New Jersey Devils were...
The foul aroma of athletic entitlement
Great blog post yesterday by Justin Bourne of The Hockey News. “Entitlement vs. reality” shines a light on a young hockey player can turn into a nightmarishly arrogant professional. Anyone who’s paid any sort of attention to how athletes treat the media, their peers, fans, and management will certainly hear the ring of truth in what Bourne is saying. The part I found most...
