Polish up that organ
Hockey’s about to start! Whoo hoo. You’ll remember that at the end of last season, I was doing a terrible job of trying to explain the game a little. As an exercise in patience for you and learning how to write instructively for me, I’m going to continue! (Party hats and whistles will be handed out on your way out the door. Please no confetti… it freezes in the ice, eh?)
So, the most exciting thing about the 2009-10 NHL Season has little to do with NHL — except that many NHL players will be involved… that’s right… the 2010 Winter Olympics will take place somewhat in the middle of the 09-10 NHL Season. Exciting? Absolutely… especially since this time around, the Olympics will be held in Canada.
Now, we Canadians take our hockey pretty seriously. It’s never more serious than on the Global stage… we like it when a Canadian team wins Lord Stanley’s cup, but we love it when our boys (and girls) win gold.
So, prepare yourself for fever-pitched hype. I’m prepared to trash talk every country’s team in advance of the olympics. Okay, not really… but I may take aim at a couple. Like the Czech Republic. You think you’re tough? You don’t know what tough means! In your face!
I had dinner with Don Cherry last night. No foolin’.
Really? The Czech Republic? Dontcha know that’s where Jaromir Jagr is from? Seriously. No respect around here… Also, based a previous nit-picky post, perhaps I should go spell check all those Czech words… Nah.
Love you!
Also– Dad, where was the phone call for us to join in that dinner?
Jagr… Who’s Jagr?
In your face, Mackay!
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Okay, so there’s Olympic hockey coming up, yadda yadda yadda. What I want to know is, where’s the post on the very best Olympic event, figure skating?
Yeah, Don Cherry is a pastor from Martinsburg.
Sorry I didn’t call.