Tonight: Maple Syrup > Apple Pie, in a Golden Way

Nice job, Team Canada. Brilliant.

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O Canada: Maple Syrup vs. Apple Pie for Hockey Gold

It’s forty minutes to game time – Gold Medal Game Time – here in Canada.  I don’t have much time to type, as there is still much to do before my Mom and Dad join Spouse and I here in Juniorvania to watch the epic struggle for hockey gold that is about to unfold on [...]

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Team Canada Loses to Ryan Miller and the Yanks

I’ve been holding my breath ever since about the first period of Game Two vs. Switzerland.   Team Canada looked disorganized and got outworked by a highly motivated Swiss team;  the hosts were lucky to win in a shootout. Tonight, Team Canada worked harder but lost to a team with a better goaltender and – it [...]

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Canada’s Olympic Hockey Dream, 2010: Step One

Just want to make it clear, posting the above score is in no way meant to diminish the excellent effort of the Norwegian hockey team.  I am not talking smack about Norway, just trying to document what I hope will be a journey towards Olympic gold for Canada’s Men.  Norwegian guys are okay by me [...]

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What Senators Fans and Spouse Had to Say About the Game

Both Kidkawartha (via Twitter) and MattBlack (via the Pension Plan Puppets FTB links roundup) recommended to all Leaf fans a reading of the comments in the Silver Seven Sens game thread. It is sage and wise advice, gratefully accepted and immediately productive this morning of several out-loud guffaws hereabouts.  The game thread is a written [...]

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Welcome, Hope. We Thought You’d Never Get Here.

It was only one game.  One game in another lost season;  one game against a (recently) struggling Eastern Conference opponent and their backup goaltender. Still, tonight’s 3-0 Leaf victory finally gave more than a little reason for hope to long-suffering Leaf fans.  There was a goaltender in our net who made saves and who seemed [...]

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