How is this quote so offensive that Sean Avery gets suspended indefinitely?
“I’m really happy to be back in Calgary. I love Canada. . . . I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my sloppy seconds."
Suspended indefinitely for hurting Dion Phaneuf's feelings? Since when does hockey care about who's dating who? And the term sloppy seconds is not patently offensive either.
Maybe I've been hanging around Ethan too much but this really doesn't seem offensive at all to me. Tacky and annoying, definitely, but that's just who Sean Avery is.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The rivalry game - a few points
1. I am out of shape. Out of what shape you might ask? I'm not even out of the best shape I've ever been in; I'm out of the shape I was in just a few months ago. Damn. I need to skate more.
2. The ref said that both our teams could be in the silver league. I'm guessing he's averaging the sum talents on each team.
3. I didn't get a chance to fight Kyle because Cyrus and Peter are apparently non-stop ice-hogs on District 5. You're going down next time Kyle.
2. The ref said that both our teams could be in the silver league. I'm guessing he's averaging the sum talents on each team.
3. I didn't get a chance to fight Kyle because Cyrus and Peter are apparently non-stop ice-hogs on District 5. You're going down next time Kyle.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Top 5 Favorite Hockey Games I Have Attended
5. In an odd pick; my 5th favorite game/s that I have attended would have to be a tie between Game 3 Western Conference Finals in 2007 when the Red Wings beat the Ducks 5-0 and Oct 5, 2007 when the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Ducks 4-0. Some of my best memories from Ducks games come in these terrible blow-outs, where it is so bad that you give up wanting to win the game, and you are just happy yelling stupid things the whole time. Bustamante anyone?
4. Last nights game against the Canucks. It would be higher if we won; but it was pretty incredible anyways. 2-0 Ducks. 5-2 Canucks. 5-5 Tie. 6-5 Canucks. 6-6 Tie (Last minute goal by my favorite player, Corey Perry to secure the tie).
Corey Perry scored a goal and had 4 assists for a career night. If that wasn't epic enough; the shootout went 13 players deep on each team for a total of 26 shoot out attempts. It was like the night was never going to end. Not to mention the fact that I was able to take in the game with most all of my friends sitting around me in the box that Brian had won in an auction. You can't put a price tag on this sort of memory...unless you are Brian in which case there was a high price to pay.
3. January 2003. Mighty Ducks beat the Kings 6-5. This was before I was into hockey. I was invited to go to this game with Jason Ellis. Jason bet that the Kings would win the game, which added a little drama to the night. The game started with the Mighty Ducks going up 3-0 in the first period. The Kings fought back with 5 straight unanswered goals to go up 5-3. Jason was feeling pretty good until the Mighty Ducks game back with 3 goals of their own to win the game 6-5. Incredible.
2. March 2004. Mighty Ducks beat the Red Wings 8-6. This was when Brian was first starting to invite me to games. Detroit scored 3 goals in the first 10 minutes, and Brian told us that if they scored one more we would leave. Fortunately for us, the Mighty Ducks scored 5 straight goals to go up 5-3. But Detroit was not done, they scored 2 goals at the end of the second period to send the game into the 3rd tied at 5. They scored again at the beginning of the 3rd to take a one goal lead 6-5; but in an incredibly ending, the Mighty Ducks scored 3 more unanswered goals to win 8-6. It was the most goals ever, 14 total, in a game in Mighty Ducks history. And I was there.
1. June 2007. Ducks beat the Senators 6-2. We won the cup that night. It wasn't a roller coaster ride game like the last three, but it was so fun and so loud that I will never forget it. I enjoyed so many playoff games; but this one takes the cake.
4. Last nights game against the Canucks. It would be higher if we won; but it was pretty incredible anyways. 2-0 Ducks. 5-2 Canucks. 5-5 Tie. 6-5 Canucks. 6-6 Tie (Last minute goal by my favorite player, Corey Perry to secure the tie).
Corey Perry scored a goal and had 4 assists for a career night. If that wasn't epic enough; the shootout went 13 players deep on each team for a total of 26 shoot out attempts. It was like the night was never going to end. Not to mention the fact that I was able to take in the game with most all of my friends sitting around me in the box that Brian had won in an auction. You can't put a price tag on this sort of memory...unless you are Brian in which case there was a high price to pay.
3. January 2003. Mighty Ducks beat the Kings 6-5. This was before I was into hockey. I was invited to go to this game with Jason Ellis. Jason bet that the Kings would win the game, which added a little drama to the night. The game started with the Mighty Ducks going up 3-0 in the first period. The Kings fought back with 5 straight unanswered goals to go up 5-3. Jason was feeling pretty good until the Mighty Ducks game back with 3 goals of their own to win the game 6-5. Incredible.
2. March 2004. Mighty Ducks beat the Red Wings 8-6. This was when Brian was first starting to invite me to games. Detroit scored 3 goals in the first 10 minutes, and Brian told us that if they scored one more we would leave. Fortunately for us, the Mighty Ducks scored 5 straight goals to go up 5-3. But Detroit was not done, they scored 2 goals at the end of the second period to send the game into the 3rd tied at 5. They scored again at the beginning of the 3rd to take a one goal lead 6-5; but in an incredibly ending, the Mighty Ducks scored 3 more unanswered goals to win 8-6. It was the most goals ever, 14 total, in a game in Mighty Ducks history. And I was there.
1. June 2007. Ducks beat the Senators 6-2. We won the cup that night. It wasn't a roller coaster ride game like the last three, but it was so fun and so loud that I will never forget it. I enjoyed so many playoff games; but this one takes the cake.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Stick-time/pick-up
Brian and I are hockey fiends. We're also going to get in shape if we keep this up. We went to stick time last night which eventually turned into a pick-up four-on-four game with the guys that were there. We had our marathon eighty minute scrimmage on Sunday night until midnight and now we played another long game on Monday. And of course in between these events Brian ran 2.25 miles and I rode my bike for eighteen.
Monday, October 27, 2008
80 Minute Scrimmage
Annihilator vs. District 5
Last night we had a scrimmage against what used to be the other half of our team, which meant that our team was considerably smaller than normal. Playing eighty minutes of non-stop, no-icing hockey is one of the most tiring things I can think of. As a point of reference, we usually play three periods of fifteen minutes with a minute break in between each period. We also usually play with three lines of offense as opposed to the two (Me, Brian, Jon and Joey, Jon, Ethan) we will be having this season.
Some thoughts on the night:
Playing against people we know is great for the fact that we can mix it up a lot more and not have to worry about people taking it personally. (Except of course for those guys on the other team that actually were upset with Brian's Sean Avery impersonation throughout the night.)
I scored a goal off a perfect pass from Jon Ellis between Peter Humphreys' legs.
Brian fought Alex Humphreys in a gloves-dropped match-up at center ice.
Ethan was held scoreless though he did have a couple near misses and probably an assist or two.
District 5 brought in a ringer who actually plays for Cal State Long Beach. This didn't turn out to be as bad as expected because he decided not to score twenty goals but instead just tried to set up his teammates whenever possible.
Penalty shots are pretty fun. I'm not sure how I actually looked when I was taking mine, but I got it past the goalie and hit the crossbar.
Last night we had a scrimmage against what used to be the other half of our team, which meant that our team was considerably smaller than normal. Playing eighty minutes of non-stop, no-icing hockey is one of the most tiring things I can think of. As a point of reference, we usually play three periods of fifteen minutes with a minute break in between each period. We also usually play with three lines of offense as opposed to the two (Me, Brian, Jon and Joey, Jon, Ethan) we will be having this season.
Some thoughts on the night:
Playing against people we know is great for the fact that we can mix it up a lot more and not have to worry about people taking it personally. (Except of course for those guys on the other team that actually were upset with Brian's Sean Avery impersonation throughout the night.)
I scored a goal off a perfect pass from Jon Ellis between Peter Humphreys' legs.
Brian fought Alex Humphreys in a gloves-dropped match-up at center ice.
Ethan was held scoreless though he did have a couple near misses and probably an assist or two.
District 5 brought in a ringer who actually plays for Cal State Long Beach. This didn't turn out to be as bad as expected because he decided not to score twenty goals but instead just tried to set up his teammates whenever possible.
Penalty shots are pretty fun. I'm not sure how I actually looked when I was taking mine, but I got it past the goalie and hit the crossbar.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Band
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
In Political News
I mailed in my voter registration today. From now on I officially belong to the No Party, at least that is what I wrote on the registration. Good-bye Republicans hello fellow No's (on a side note: what is the plural of No? nos? noes? noahs? no-ads?)
As a member of the No Party, I thought I would thank all those who made this possible.
George Bush, I don't hate you as much as everyone else, I actually think you're an okay guy. You made some bad decisions, and Iraq kind of screws you, but I wanted to thank you for teaching me what Neo-Conservative means, and why I don't want to be one, and why Republicans have become them.
John McCain, I also have you to thank. While you aren't George Bush, your neo-conservative rhetoric scares me and I won't support it. Thank you for being so clear in your views, it made my decision much easier.
Barack Obama, thank you for being so vague and self-righteous. Your speeches make me feel like I am watching an episode of Heroes, and you are Peter Petrelli out to save the world...only your super power is giving convincing speeches and smoking cigarettes (your lungs know what you did to them).
Joe Biden, thank you for joining John McCain in being the overly judgmental, condescending grandfathers I never had, but always dreamed of. You two make me feel so inadequate in so many ways; especially the ways you tell me about in your sentences starting with "look." Thank you for repeating yourself so often and so clearly...next time you should spell the words you are saying, I bet that will make it even more effective.
Sarah Palin, you hold a special place in my heart. I hope you become the next president so everyone will get really, really angry. I mean really angry, they will be pissed. Thank you for being the next great hope of the Republican voting base. It showed me that I don't want to be part of the Republican voting base.
If you want to know what the No Party stands for...well, nothing, we stand for nothing. That is all.
As a member of the No Party, I thought I would thank all those who made this possible.
George Bush, I don't hate you as much as everyone else, I actually think you're an okay guy. You made some bad decisions, and Iraq kind of screws you, but I wanted to thank you for teaching me what Neo-Conservative means, and why I don't want to be one, and why Republicans have become them.
John McCain, I also have you to thank. While you aren't George Bush, your neo-conservative rhetoric scares me and I won't support it. Thank you for being so clear in your views, it made my decision much easier.
Barack Obama, thank you for being so vague and self-righteous. Your speeches make me feel like I am watching an episode of Heroes, and you are Peter Petrelli out to save the world...only your super power is giving convincing speeches and smoking cigarettes (your lungs know what you did to them).
Joe Biden, thank you for joining John McCain in being the overly judgmental, condescending grandfathers I never had, but always dreamed of. You two make me feel so inadequate in so many ways; especially the ways you tell me about in your sentences starting with "look." Thank you for repeating yourself so often and so clearly...next time you should spell the words you are saying, I bet that will make it even more effective.
Sarah Palin, you hold a special place in my heart. I hope you become the next president so everyone will get really, really angry. I mean really angry, they will be pissed. Thank you for being the next great hope of the Republican voting base. It showed me that I don't want to be part of the Republican voting base.
If you want to know what the No Party stands for...well, nothing, we stand for nothing. That is all.
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