I only caught a little of the World Junior championship until the big USA vs. Canada gold medal game tonight. I found both US and Canadian online feeds and had them both going, while also keeping an eye on the Hawks and Bruins (and also the Maple Leafs), all of who won tonight. I wish I could have paid closer attention, it was very exciting, back and forth goals, then US finally had a real lead (5-3) then Canada tied it at the end. overtime didn't go on for too long, as I noticed the Americans were hugging each other, so I realized they'd scored and won. the most fun of it all was watching on Twitter. first Canada was a trending topic, then #WJC, then #WJC and USA when they won. so USA was trending when Canada wasn't--I was surprised. I was amused but also a little sad at how despondent and desperate the Canadian tweets were during the game. hopefully no riots are going on.
the championship is in Buffalo next year, and I'm seriously interested in going. (I like Buffalo, and no passport issues!) oh, and this piece at The Two-Line Pass, Suck It Canada, It's Our Game Now, cracked me up so much I had to edit this post to add it late. oh boy, what are things going to be like around Olympics time?
this is a sad and frustrating one...and I'll admit being on Twitter (and checking in on it a lot, if not necessarily posting) is useful to get breaking news. so I heard about the Chris Chelios DUI arrest (which actually happened 12/28, but just got out now?). obviously we'll be hearing a lot more about this.
kind of silly, but, wow, a game thread on Second City Hockey reached 1000 comments tonight, despite being a regular season game against a team people aren't that excited about (Minnesota Wild) and don't have a huge rivalry with. and not that much happened in the game, and it's a weeknight. WJC commentary was a large part of this, but I'm still amazed. (for the uninitiated, all 30 NHL teams have blogs on SB Nation and some have much busier game threads than others. Chicago is lucky to get in the 300-400 comment range.) I contributed, if you can call it that.
something very different on SCH: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend, a personal story that was also posted on the St. Louis Blues blog on SBN, and you'll see why if you haven't read this yet. just read it...
as I first saw on Kukla's Korner, the Blackhawks have hired an official team historian. I'd love to help...
and check out this piece in New York Times on the oldest hockey arena in the U.S. (actually, the world's oldest indoor hockey arena still in use), Matthews Arena in Boston.
I wish I'd caught that mistake (uh, it was actually Wild vs Blackhawks), but Puck the Media noticed the above. not sure why Versus showed TWO Wild-Hawks games this season...
but hey, I found this one with mistakes in it by myself. I know they were in a hurry to post this, and I'm happy for how fast things show up on NHL.com, despite the occasional typo...
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Excelilent post, K. I've got a lot to catch up on here now that I'm back from the Frozen Northlands. You've been downright prolific.
Of course, now you're headed eastwards to my neck of the woods, so I think instead of commenting here I'm going to jot down my thoughts on memo pads and the odd coctail napkin and scour the city looking for you to give them to you in person.
I know, I know. You can thank me later.
Thanks! Yeah, I kept up the same schedule because I didn't travel anywhere around Christmas (so there's plenty to catch up on). But today I flew to Boston and I'm typing this from a lovely apartment in Cambridge...with two hockey games playing online, when I should be catching up on sleep.
I have to edit the post, turns out Lowell's team played in New Jersey tonight. But I WILL be at Bruins and P-Bruins, not sure if I'll still be around for the Worcester game. (BTW I emailed the address on your blog, if you do actually want to say hi somewhere!)
What a touching story "The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend" was. It gave me the chills when I read it. Thanks for sharing.
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