All I know of the 1936 Olympics is Olympia and Jesse Owens. So this story, the story the American Gold medal-winning 8 man crew, their coxswain, their coach and their boat builder (yes, even him) was completely new to me. I don’t even remember the rowing scenes in Olympia very well. This is an exciting …
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2014 Canadian Men’s Olympic Hockey Team
So obviously the biggest question on every Canadian’s mind right now is ‘did Steve Yzerman et al. pick the right players to give Canada its second men’s hockey Olympic gold medal in a row…on international ice.?’ (The international ice caveat is important because at the Olympic level Canada hasn’t won a men’s hockey gold medal …
Canada’s 2014 Olympic Hockey Roster – Preliminary Edition!
So Hockey Canada has released what we might call “The Long List” for the men’s hockey team for 2014. Let the debates begin.
Olympia (1938 Leni Riefenstahl)
Yes, this is a propaganda film made by one of the worst regimes in 20th century history. But for me it’s real historical value is as a document of sports, particularly as the first film document of an Olympic games. As such, it is absolutely riveting (not knowing the fates of Canadian athletes, I was on the …
Olympics
Despite all the roid problems, the Olympics are one of the few things I am not cynical about. I like that. I try to maintain that “faith,” if you will. I thoroughly enjoyed these Olympics, as I usually do, and I thoroughly enjoyed all the ridiculous feats. Personally, I think 18 medals is very respectable …
Olympics
Inspired by McGuire’s debatable choices for Team Canada, here is more of a method: Centres: by assists (or apg), by points (or ppg), by +/-, and by ice time Wingers: by goals (or gpg), by points (or ppg), by hits, and by ice time Defensemen: by +/-, by ice time, by hits, by points (or …
Team Canada
Inspired by McGuire’s debatable choices for the next Olympic team, here is more of a method: Centres: by assists (or apg), by points (or ppg), by +/-, and by ice time Wingers: by goals (or gpg), by points (or ppg), by hits, and by ice time Defensemen: by +/-, by ice time, by hits, by …
Olympics
It’s very important we win Gold in hockey next year. As far as I know, this will be the last year (for a while?) that professional hockey players can play. So Canada must win. Fortunately, Yzerman is not in the position Gretzky was. He can rely on his eyes instead of the past. This is …
2 years…
To the Olympics. You know what that means… Team Canada: C: Lecavalier, Thornton, Crosby, Spezza, but Crosby can play wing so add Savard LW: Heatley, Crosby, Morrow (?), Nash, RW: Iggy, St. Louis, Perry, Brown (?) D: Redden, Phaneuf, and I really have no idea who else at the moment G: Luongo, obviously. Unless Brodeur …
Considerations on the Worlds and Olympics
Points Goals Assists Plus/Minus Crosby Lecavalier Thornton Roy Thornton Heatley Crosby Phillips Lecavalier St. Louis Savard Heatley Heatley Gagne Sakic Kelly St. Louis Iginla Briere Campbell Centres Points Goals Assists Plus/Minus Crosby Lecavalier Thornton Roy Thornton Sakic Crosby Kelly Lecavalier Crosby Savard Thornton Sakic Spezza Sakic Langkow Savard Cammalleri Briere Spezza LWs Points Goals Assists …