CrashingTheGoalie

by Ron Spence
I once boarded with a Polish family in Terrace, B.C. at the time when Polish jokes were making the rounds.
I made only one Polish joke, and then Irish jokes became the rage in our house.
After a short while I was pissed off, so understand what Leafs’ fans must feel like.

But good humour is good humour.
And I [...]

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by Ron Spence
The Bronfmans have had hockey on their minds.
They are renewing their search for a pair of Canadiens Stanley Cup – 1973-74 and 1975-76 - rings and other valuables stolen from their Toronto mansion last November 8, 2008 (Peter and Edward Bronfman owned the Habs during the 1970s.).

The family has hired a private investigator to [...]

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by Ron Spence
The NHL’s season is over, and the CFL is once again upon us.
Name two NHL players who won Grey Cups.
Gerry James won the Memorial Cup (1955 Toronto Marlboros) and the Grey Cup four times (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
James also played in the 1960 Stanley Cup finals – for the [...]

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by Ron Spence
I’m not totally out of touch – I have a business and deal with young people all of the time.
And I have a 23-year-old daughter who is getting married this summer.
But, none of “the kids” who I know, or deal with are making multi-millions a year, and the subject of total adulation.
I found that [...]

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by Ron Spence
On tuesday, the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee will be putting forward four names for induction.
This year four new superstars will be coming eligable: Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Brian Leetch and Luc Robitaille.
Matt McCallum has created an interesting process for evaluating the best nominees. 
His results show: Hull, Yzerman, Leetch, and Luc in [...]

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Detroit — “Many young players enter the NHL and think only about scoring goals. They feel that’s the way to get noticed.
Livonia native Ryan Kesler, of the Vancouver Canucks, has been a little different.
Maybe it’s because he’s the son of a coach — Mike Kesler is a longtime successful junior coach in Metro Detroit — [...]

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by Ron Spence
A couple of days ago, Scott Cullen  wrote a piece: NUMBERS GAME: FIRST ROUND VALUE.
He was listing the best and worst 3 players at every draft number over the past 30 years.
Some Canucks were named at the top of their pick: Mattias Ohlund at number 13, Ryan Kessler at 23, and Cam Neely [...]

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The following one liners were listed in the Las Vegas Sun.

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by Ron Spence
It was simple, but ornate – our original Stanley Cup.

But, 116 years later you could hide Martin St. Louis in it. Or an attractive woman, who could jump out of Lord Stanley with cake in her mouth.
The Cup is being displayed in Mario Lemieux’s palace.

1893 was the year that Wilhelm Dorpfeld starting excavating [...]

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