Today, I had the chance to sit down at lunchtime at a pub and catch Headline Sports.
They were showing some hockey tournament featuring a Quebec team versus a Russian squad. Not sure what the tourney was, but it was certainly nice to see daytime hockey on a Friday.
The Quebec team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, with the third goal one of those you’d call either a fluke play or a highly-skilled one.
The play was in the Russian zone, and right off the face-off, the Quebecer taking the draw swiped the puck right off the draw and it got past the goaltender.
This kind of a goal doesn’t happen frequently, but is sure nice to see—and if you blinked or turned away for a split second thinking it’s just a face-off, you would have missed it.
Mario Lemieux has done it before in the NHL, along with several others.
The one I remember the most happened in the 1992 Adams semi-finals when Adam Oates turned the trick for the Bruins in overtime to give Boston a 3-2 triumph over the Sabres.
Classic play, classic game, and yet this is a game you won’t see on ESPN Classic.
Ironically, today, ESPN Classic (Canada) was showing the 1991 Wales Finals Game Five, a contest in which the Bruins lost 7-2 to Pittsburgh. The network is airing this game as part of its “classics replaying the day it happened” package, rebroadcasting the game which happened 17 years earlier to the day on May 9, 1991.
It’s just unfortunate that the network often shows games in which the Bruins got embarrassed and yet doesn’t air the ones in which Boston participated in during the same era. After all, this was a team that went to two Cup Finals in three seasons, and four Conference Finals in five years.
Shame—this is a pity, and something that I discussed to death in my book.
On a more positive note, Hooray for House, as I see he’s decided to pick Dallas and Philly too! This will be a matchup Bettman wouldn’t want, since a Detroit-Pittsburgh Finals would mean much better ratings. Way to go, House!
"Showing Their Scales" and "The Hockey Farmer"
We are pleased to introduce the works of local B.C. authors KP Wee and Farhan Devji to you:
"Showing Their Scales" contains three tales of lies, lust, and deception. These are short novels which deal with betrayal and revenge, with three main male characters and how they end up hurting the women in their lives.
**Catch an episode of BlogTalkRadio here with KP's interview on his books, recorded Dec 29, 2008.**
"The Hockey Farmer" is a story about Logan Watt, who hails from Cochrane, Alberta, and has to decide whether to rehabilitate the legendary family farm or pursue an unlikely career in professional hockey. The story also shifts to Vancouver and contains numerous Vancouver Canucks references.
Help support a pair of B.C. authors by picking up your own copies today!
-- "The Hockey Farmer" can be purchased here,
while "Showing Their Scales" can be bought here. --
"Showing Their Scales" contains three tales of lies, lust, and deception. These are short novels which deal with betrayal and revenge, with three main male characters and how they end up hurting the women in their lives.
**Catch an episode of BlogTalkRadio here with KP's interview on his books, recorded Dec 29, 2008.**
"The Hockey Farmer" is a story about Logan Watt, who hails from Cochrane, Alberta, and has to decide whether to rehabilitate the legendary family farm or pursue an unlikely career in professional hockey. The story also shifts to Vancouver and contains numerous Vancouver Canucks references.
Help support a pair of B.C. authors by picking up your own copies today!
-- "The Hockey Farmer" can be purchased here,
while "Showing Their Scales" can be bought here. --
The Hockey Farmer / Showing Their Scales
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Brief Resume Highlights
Writing Experience
- Bleacher Report: contribute articles on the Vancouver Canucks, Boston sports, hockey, and baseball at least three times a week (2007-Present); edit sports-related articles from other posters (2008-Present)
- UCL: developed Career Planning curriculum (2007); consulted on for other curricula issues (2005-Present)
- Consumer Research: submitted unsolicited proposals for improvements on company operations (2005)
- B.U.D. College: developed Grammar curriculum consisting of five levels (2004); edited curricula for other courses (2004)
- KGIC: developed Career Planning curriculum proposal for Surrey campus (2004)
Writing Accomplishments
- Named Bleacher Report Bruins Community Leader (2008)
- Bleacher Report: contribute articles on the Vancouver Canucks, Boston sports, hockey, and baseball at least three times a week (2007-Present); edit sports-related articles from other posters (2008-Present)
- UCL: developed Career Planning curriculum (2007); consulted on for other curricula issues (2005-Present)
- Consumer Research: submitted unsolicited proposals for improvements on company operations (2005)
- B.U.D. College: developed Grammar curriculum consisting of five levels (2004); edited curricula for other courses (2004)
- KGIC: developed Career Planning curriculum proposal for Surrey campus (2004)
Writing Accomplishments
- Named Bleacher Report Bruins Community Leader (2008)
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