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Ulf And Jacques, In The News

I noticed these on the back of a newspaper clipping I have from when I was a smallish-yet-shifty second baseman on my championship-winning Orillia peewee baseball team. It’s the beginning of the 1963-64 NHL season and it states that Ulf Sterner was set to play his first NHL game, but he actually didn’t suit up [...]

March 18, 2013 in International Hockey, Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Olympics
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Ovie’s Ad

Originally I was going to call this “Ovie Does Coke” but my gut told me maybe I shouldn’t. You know how rumours can start. This is how to make a few extra bucks in tough times. Be part of an ad campaign for Coke and the Sochi Olympics.

January 21, 2013 in Alex Galchenyuk, Olympics, Washington Capitals
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The Queen

August 5, 2012 in Olympics
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Brain Freeze

I have writer’s block today. It even took me an hour to think of a title. I’ve walked 20 miles in the last five days. Is that interesting? I felt bad for the Japanese male gymnast Uchimura who was a shoo-in for a gold medal in his first event but kept falling and didn’t come close. [...]

July 29, 2012 in Boston Bruins, Olympics
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Dandy Opening Ceremonies

The opening ceremonies have wrapped up in London without rain and other more serious party-poopers we don’t need to talk about, and it was a dazzling extravaganza indeed. So much to see and absorb. I just think it would have been even better if Ozzy Osbourne had shown up and faked biting the head off a peace dove. From Shakespeare through the [...]

July 27, 2012 in Olympics
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Blew It Again

I blew it then and I’ve blown it now. Once again I’ve missed being in the Olympics. Below is my blog post from four years ago, and from then to now, I never managed to get my shit together. It’s been such a disappointment for me. I had fully intended to be in the Beijing Olympics, probably [...]

July 27, 2012 in Olympics
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Triple Crown Brand

Although I have almost 70 Group 2 (1944-64) Habs Beehives, I only have three Crown Brand photos, but three’s better than none, I think. The Howie Morenz Crown Brand is a mighty desirable one to have, although Toe Blake and Pit Lepine are no slouches either.  I’ve shown Lepine and Blake before, but this is the [...]

June 16, 2012 in Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, New York Rangers, Olympics, Toe Blake, Toronto Maple Leafs
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September Was Canada Cup Time

  It was always around this time, in early September, when those beautiful Canada Cups were held, when the Russians were still the enemy, when Sweden, Finland, and Czechoslovakia offered up National team excellence, and when the United States was becoming, slowly, a team to be reckoned with too. It was when Alan Eagleson appeared [...]

September 4, 2011 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Bobby Hull, Bobby Orr, Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Mario Lemieux, Montreal Canadiens, Olympics, Wayne Gretzky
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Revealing Secret Workout Secrets

Now that my back is on the mend (I think), I’m about to begin serious workouts in preparation for hockey season and a possible spot on the 2012 Olympic gymnastic team. I think you’ll be very proud of me. I’m now ordering the much heavier pint glass instead of the smaller variety to give my arms and [...]

July 18, 2010 in Montreal Canadiens, Olympics
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The “Once-Proud” Habs Have Always Been Proud

The flag is held high at the Saltery Bay ferry terminal, the crew thought it was funny, and although I wondered what the Captain might say, all was fine and dandy. Traffic loading and unloading all day saw the proud CH in all it’s glory. And speaking of proud, maybe what rankles me the most [...]

May 13, 2010 in Boston Bruins, Henri Richard, Jean Beliveau, Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, Olympics, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals
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