Hi I'm Mike, from Canmore
by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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So yesterday was another successful day for Canada at the Olympics. Except I'm a bit confused. His name is really Mike, and he really is from Canmore? Growing up in a stereotypically Canadian household, watching the Royal Canadian Air Farce on Friday night was a tradition. The comedians that I remember laughing at the most were Roger Abbot, Luba Goy, Don Ferguson and John Morgan. There were great features, the most popular at it's height being the Chicken Cannon, where a rubber chicken would be loaded into a cannon, often with other interesting goods (often things that make a big mess) and then shot at a target - the last target being of particular interest to NHL fans, Gary Bettman and Bob Goodenow. But I bring it up because aside from the talented Don Ferguson who did just about any politician you could imagine, one of my favourites was Mike from Canmore. Mike was a Flames fan whose pet dog was actually just a stuffed dog, who he would order to do tricks and then wait a hilarious amount of time for it to happen. The best part about Mike from Canmore was that he would show up at random times, and quite often the only thing he would ever say was "I'm Mike, from Canmore." So poor Mike Robertson, who won a silver medal at the Olympics yesterday, will forever live in the shadow of the Royal Canadian Air Farce in my mind. And that, my friends, is today's Heritage Moment.
Today's links after the jump.
- Aulie Out, Getzlaf In, Burke Talks, Attendance Shocking
MLHS takes a look at a few different stories around the NHL. - Vintage Leaf Memories week in review and coming soon - a new poll
There'll be some new stuff coming on Vintage Leaf Memories. I'm sure we'll link to it in the FTB, but check in anyways. - Mikhail Grabovski's Secret Injury Diary: Part 2
Loser Domi manages another glimpse into Grabbo's secret injury diary. - The NHL at the break: Tracking goal scoring.
Mirtle takes a look at goal scoring, and concludes that Calgary, Boston and Detroit are all in trouble after having their offence dry up this season. - Hokeenight and Down Goes Brown get Motivated by Bif Naked.
On this week's podcast we learn Down Goes Brown's real first name, as they talk about the Olympics, Cam Barker, Vesa Toskala and Bif Naked. - Countries submit final Olympic rosters
The NHL tells us about some alterations to the final Olympic Hockey Rosters. - 2010 Olympic Hockey TV Schedule
Lighthouse Hockey did some hard work and has a list of where you can watch all of the Olympic Hockey games. - Olympic Bits – Luongo Starts, Line Combinations
MLHS gives us some insight into how Team Canada and Team USA will shake down. - The New Olympic Welcome Song
Team Canada welcomes the other nations to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Bloge Salming - Down Goes Brown style. - Mike Robertson Wins Silver
Learn a bit about the real Mike from Canmore.
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I just added a new leafs tee design to Pucking Hilarious, it’s called “There’s Always Next Year”. I’ve actually had this as my display pic here at PPP for a couple of years!
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Some of those attendance numbers are a joke. I have a hard time believing that the Blues are over 95% capacity every night.
wow
How are the Avs numbers so low? 86% last year with a huge plunge to 76% this year? I know they sucked last season but they’re doing quite well this year… and even then 86% seems low for a franchise that has been generally quite successful.
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Feb 16, 2010 9:02 AM EST up reply actions
According to Avs blogs their tickets in the lower bowl are all premium seat club tickets and cost too much money for people to bother.
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I’m hoping someone can clear this up for me, am I correct in assuming 4:30 game time translates to 7:30 for us in Toronto? All the sites I have checked fail to indicate whether 4:30 is Pacific or Eastern time.
Thank you. If I wasn’t able to figure it out I would have to have shown up at the bar at 1:30 to start drinking, now I can go at 4:30.
by ShahofToronto on Feb 16, 2010 8:56 AM EST up reply actions
I think they scheduled most of Team Canada’s games to accomodate the East coast… huge audience numbers there that I suspect they don’t want to lose
by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Feb 16, 2010 8:58 AM EST up reply actions
thats what they get for ignoring us in their opening ceremony!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
So does that mean that the US game is just before it? Or even earlier??
...Being surrounded by Sens and Habs fans makes me lose faith in humanity...
by El Monstruo on Feb 16, 2010 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
3pm EST. You know, prime-time for….being at work, then commuting home…
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 16, 2010 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
I’ll catch it on my computer here at work. Still pretty crap.
The only preliminary game NBC is showing on NBC proper is Russia/Czechs. Goddamn do I hate NBC.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 16, 2010 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
yep. i’m in the same boat. going to make sure i’ve got plenty of busy work that involves staring at my computer starting around 3.
thank god i’m still in university. between reading week and skipping classes i should be ok to watch it all.
by ShahofToronto on Feb 16, 2010 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
well la-di-da for you
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 16, 2010 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
ugh, everything is blocked at work
damn, I wanted to watch Kessel!!
...Being surrounded by Sens and Habs fans makes me lose faith in humanity...
by El Monstruo on Feb 16, 2010 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
That…that’s….unamerican.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 16, 2010 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
it’s Canada, eh!
...Being surrounded by Sens and Habs fans makes me lose faith in humanity...
by El Monstruo on Feb 16, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
and they think your slow!
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
they think my slow??
;-)
...Being surrounded by Sens and Habs fans makes me lose faith in humanity...
by El Monstruo on Feb 16, 2010 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
seriously
what is NBC’s problem? Why do they hate hockey?
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
No Bleeping Clue.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 16, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s part of NBC’’s explanation…apparently we are to blame American women for the disturbing lack of hockey on the main network…
by Sonic_Screwdriver on Feb 16, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Crap…link didn’t work. Sorry, I’m new at this.
by Sonic_Screwdriver on Feb 16, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Women.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 16, 2010 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
haha
4:30 start time is fine with me… I can PVR it, watch the first in intermission, get caught up to real time by the 2nd.
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
Mike from Canmore
That was the first thing that jumped into my head too!
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uhoh.
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
For the record
My dad’s family is from Canmore and I actually have two uncle Mikes from Canmore.
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I felt a little less Canadian reading this
as I don’t recall or relate to this “Mike From Canmore” bit at all.
Turns out, it debuted right around the time I moved here.
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by blurr1974 on Feb 16, 2010 11:20 AM EST reply actions
I think I’m going to have to educate you americans more ;)
Look it up on You Tube.
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
which americans?
I have nothing interesting to say.
by blurr1974 on Feb 16, 2010 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
Skinny, Chemmy, CH… I am the only Canadian doing the FTB!
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
a Canadian runs the ship though, so It’s all gravy
and not a lame Canadian like that dip shit on whale wars
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
“a Canadian runs the ship though, so It’s all gravy”
and recruited some American Leaf fans, I can live with that.
“and not a lame Canadian like that dip shit on whale wars”
I might change that to my sig.
Being a Leaf fan is a lot like being American – people tend to dislike you just ’cause
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 16, 2010 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
we also spend the most money on our defense budget (alcohol)
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
haha
That’s pretty good… I will be recycling that and using it. I will try to give you credit where possible.
PS. I was moslty kiddn’ about the high treason thing (i’m sure you sensed that).
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 16, 2010 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
I have zero sense of humour
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
=P
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
sidebar:
Chuck Diesel said something in Van Ryn’s Neurologist’s
blog (Kessel v Malkin) which really swayed my opinion on the Kessel trade. I won’t be moaning and complaining about it much more.
In fact I’m going to go thank him in his fanpost
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by MapleLeafMole on Feb 16, 2010 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Is there going to be a USA/SUI game thread here, or anywhere else on SBNation?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 16, 2010 11:21 AM EST reply actions
If no one else does ill throw up an olympic game chatty cathy, a patriotic patty if you will
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
For it.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 16, 2010 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
There will be a game thread on SBNation.com.
We are supposed to corral you yanks there :)
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Oh good, glad to hear it.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 16, 2010 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Did noone watch the Heritage Moment video??
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 11:58 AM EST reply actions
I had not seen it!
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me either
I love these commercials, i can’t believe I hadn’t seen that one before.
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
i remember seeing it, but I can’t believe the acting is even worse than the Burnt Toast one.
Who wants to hear a funny ass joke?
Burnt Toast is my favourite one!
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
it is awesome in all its terrible Canadian production value ways
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
ah yes
local cable access quality, national distribution
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by blurr1974 on Feb 16, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
I also love how they all seem to star Alec from The Road to Avonlea.
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
Ok I know the Toronto Sun is a laughable paper at the best of times, but this is nuts, FULL FRONT PAGE. advertising the upcoming series of stories counting down the worst blunders made by the Leafs since they last won the cup.
I mean come on, they couldn’t run anything else? The olympics? Anything?
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
a special on Canada wining the gold in mens and womens hockey this year wouldnt sell as many copies
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
it’s like the MacLean’s issue last year entitled Leafs Suck.
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by Karina on Feb 16, 2010 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
also, I am sure a few will be “blunders” that arn’t proven to be such yet
Kessel, Tlusty, Pogge trades etc
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by JaredFromLondon on Feb 16, 2010 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
guaranteed
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Feb 16, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
I just read the first instalment
I assume these things aren’t in order of significance because if they are, they’ve placed the signing of Miro Ihnacak ahead of the loss of Bernie Parent, which is ludicrous.
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The real problem they’re going to have with finding 43 of these things is that there aren’t 43 moments that are of real significance. The Miro Ihnacak thing, for example, cost them nothing other than money and a late-round pick. It was a bit embarrassing, but really had no impact on the fortunes of a team.
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it will be a list
of 43 guys the Leafs should have drafted instead of who they drafted/traded for…
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by blurr1974 on Feb 16, 2010 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
For my list of really really bad things
I would pick:
- selling the farm system (Ballard)
- losing Parent, Keon et al to the WHA (Ballard)
- re-hiring Punch in 1979 (and all subsequent fallout) (Ballard)
- JFJ
There are other things that were probably lousy decisions, but I can’t really say that reversing them would have accomplished anything.
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