Posts Tagged ‘ bell centre ’

What I’d do for Saku

January 20, 2011
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What I’d do for Saku

The return of Captain Koivu is Saturday night (like I needed to remind anyone). Lots of buzz about what the Habs should or should not do to honour the man who served our team for 13 years. Some say a slideshow of highlights at the beginning of the game, others say that type of honour is reserved for a player once he's retired. In my opinion, the slide show is a tired excuse for a ceremony. The Habs marketing team need to do something that says, "Hey Saku, nice to see you again, talk soon k?" Because at the end of the day, Saku Koivu is still playing hockey, and is playing for an opposing team. I understand he just isn't some other player coming back to play, but let's save the tear-fest for when he retires, until then, here are a couple of my suggestions that say both "you...

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My Day as a Hab: A Photo Essay

January 17, 2011
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My Day as a Hab: A Photo Essay

Last Spring I took part in the Bob Gainey Foundation Playoff Pool and thanks to a good start by the Sharks and Pronger, my team won the whole thing. The prize? Ice time at the Bell Centre! Yesterday morning, myself and 15 friends took to the ice and played a little hockey. It was probably the greatest Sunday morning I've ever had. I scored a goal, the siren went off, and honestly, I felt like I just won the Stanley Cup :) Instead of focusing on the Ranger's game of Saturday night (which was quite a game), this post will be dedicated to my 8am Sunday ice time. Photos courtesy of my good friend and wonderful photographer Dallas Currow. Her fiancée was one of my teamates and Dallas served as both professional ice photographer and cheerleader. When you are done reading this, you should head over to her blog or...

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Mid(ish) Season Prediction Review

January 4, 2011
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Mid(ish) Season Prediction Review

Welcome to 2011, the post-LaPierre era :) With the New Year comes time to review what I thought would happen in this 2010-2011 season. By the end of this week, our Habs will have played their 41st and 42nd game, meaning by Sunday morning the season will be just over the halfway mark. I don't pretend to be the Nostradamus of hockey, but in looking back at what I predicted, I'm not doing so badly. I would give myself a B-. Below, in bold are my the prediction I made, in italics is the reality, and in plain old font is my self-assessment. It's kind of like the yearly self-evaluations I do at work, but instead of the cash bonus I will reward myself with the uninhibited adoration from my millions of fans.

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The Boo Birds

September 23, 2010
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The Boo Birds

*Disclaimer: I don't boo the home team and I don't boo home-team players. BUT, I thought I would take this opportunity to maybe explore the act of booing, and to some end, justify it's presence it professional sports. I am playing devils advocate here because my feelings are strong in the matter of what it means to be a fan, spectator, and consumer of entertainment. Feel free to disagree, or even boo my article...that's the whole point!

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Habs Home Game Entertainment

September 17, 2010
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Habs Home Game Entertainment

During my daily Habs news scour I came across this ad. Seems like we need yet another in game host for Habs home games. The worst part of attending a Habs game is the in-game entertainment. Especially because it usually cuts short an impromptu chant. When the whole Bell Centre erupts into a deafening Olé chant we don't want to be stopped to watch two stupid electronic cars pretend race. We don't want to stop our cheers to watch lame girls "exercise" for Energie Cardio, and why is it that the stupidest fan always ends up being the one chosen to guess the player?

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10 Habs Predictions for the 2010/2011 Season

September 15, 2010
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10 Habs Predictions for the 2010/2011 Season

I agree with Damian Cox in his futility assessment concerning rookie camps. So while there are a plethora of rookie camp story lines I could take up and write about, I want to instead look to the future and make my 2010/2011 season predictions. The first of which is that 9 out of 10 won't happen and my credibility as a forecaster will be lower than Pierre McGuire's (remember his man-love affair with Komisarek and how he's take the Leafs to the promised land). So without further ado...my predictions

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