Thursday, December 01, 2011

The Captain Gets a Standing O at The Joe



Background, for those of you who couldn't care less about the greatest and fastest game on the planet:
During a stoppage in the first period, with Detroit leading 1-0, a video tribute flashed up on the scoreboard honoring Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman – who made his first visit back to the building since leaving the organization's front office in 2010 to become the Lightning's general manager. A live shot of Yzerman followed, along with an ovation and stick taps by players from both teams.
And the Wings respond by beating his team 4-2.  Ingrates.

6 comments:

  1. I am really not much of a hockey fan, but just wanted to tell you Buck that my daughter has become the team dietitian for the Allen Americans semi-pro team near Dallas, TX. She is having a ball learning the game, counseling the players, and sitting behind the team at all their home games. Even her kids are into hockey - she tells me every day her 2 year old says "Hockey game?" thinking this might be the night they go to a game. A future big fan, I'm sure.

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  2. An added congrats to your boys, as the Bruins just completed their first entire month since 1969 without a single regulation-time loss. Of course, you hung one on us in OT, so well done.

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  3. Guess the old adage applies to hockey too: you can't go home again.

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  4. ESPN didn't show the tribute, just some action shots.
    Seems they were more interested in showing LeBron playing flag football... indoors! WTF

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  5. Is it still hockey season? ;)

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  6. Sharon: That's just TOO cool about your daughter and grandkids. Really.

    Dan: I just wished I could have seen it in real-time. The tribute happened during a teevee timeout so I got to watch some cheesy Ford ad, or sumthin' like it.

    Skip: WTF, indeed! ESPN isn't much on hockey since they lost the teevee contract a couple o' years ago and more's the pity.

    Moogie: Yup. About 60 games left in the regular season (per team) and then we get the playoffs!

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