Officiating in the NHL Continues to be Horrendous

Let's get this out there that this isn't coming from a point of bias due to myself being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan.  It just happened to be three examples as of late.  Horrendous officiating happened all last season as we all know.

You can say that refs can't see everything.  But when it's blatantly obvious, that's when you have a problem.  On Saturday (December 4), the Maple Leafs were in Minnesota to play the Wild.  During overtime Marcus Foligno mows over Jack Campbell and lands a hit to the head.  Play blown down?  Why bother.  Not like it was a penalty over anything.  Foligno was untouched.  He could have stopped and not hit Campbell the way he did regardless of intent.



Last night (December 5), the Maple Leafs were in Winnipeg to play the Jets. Late in the third period Neal Pionk landed a knee on Rasmus Sandin.  Pionk didn't make a legal check and instead was out of Sandin's path when the incident occurred.  Sandin made a shot which is why Pionk was out of his path.  It was a knee on knee hit that could have been avoided.  Did the refs blow the play down and call a penalty?  Why would they?  It's not like Sandin was injured or anything.  It was his right leg that was injured and he had to be helped off the ice.

Sandin will be at least two to three weeks.  That's a big loss for the Leafs.

The NHL and NHL Player Safety handed down a suspension for the Pionk incident.  Warranted.  Pionk got two games for it.  The non-call is what increased it to two games.

"We acknowledge Pionk's argument that this is an attempted full-body check, but this play cannot be classified as merely a collision between two players, where one or both move reflexively or defensively at the last moment to avoid contact," said the department of player safety in a video explaining the punishment.

"If he wants to deliver this hit, the onus is on Pionk to take an angle of approach that ensures he's in good position to make a legal, full-body check. Instead, having taken an angle which has him lined up outside of Sandin's path, Pionk turns his right leg and extends his knee, jutting it forward to avoid missing the check entirely. This results in forceful, dangerous and direct knee-on-knee contact."

Here is a breakdown of incident.

Now, Jason Spezza retaliated with a hit on Pionk.  Sticking up for his fellow teammate.  That's usually what they do in most cases.  But the hit Speeza on Pionk was dangerous and could have been a lot worse.  The refs didn't make a call on this either.  If they did, there would have been a massive uproar.  Rightfully so if that did happen.



Spezza's hearing is tomorrow (December 7) via Zoom.  With the hit he did on Pionk, I can see them handing down a slightly longer suspension.  That's another blow for the Leafs.  Wayne Simmonds on the other hand was fined $2,250, the maximum allowable under the CBA for laying a stick into the back of an opposing player.  Simmonds cross-checked Jets forward Jansen Harkins.

Things need to be handled in the correct manner.  These suspensions and fines need to handed out if necessary.

Also during the Leafs and Jets game, Pierre-Luc Dubois kneed Joseph Woll in the head.  Call?  Why?  Just keep going with the trend of non-calls.  That's the standard and status quo for NHL refs.

As recent as this past summer, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman touted they had the best refs out of any sport.  Did he not see last season?  Tim Peel was fired and banned from reffing in the NHL after a hot mic take on wanting to call a penalty on the Nashville Predators last season.

"Nothing is more important than ensuring the integrity of our game" says hockey operations VP Colin Campbell.

Everybody can smell that bullshit.  If that's the most important thing, then the issue of horrendous officiating would have been dealt with.  But it's only dealt with when refs like Tim Peel are exposed via hot mic takes and want to look like they're doing something.  Brad Meier on the other hand doesn't have anything done to him.  They need to be tougher on refs and have them do better.

It's long overdue for Gary Bettman and Bill Daly to be replaced as NHL commissioner and deputy commissioner.  Find someone who will take a hard look at the issue and do something about it.  That won't sugar coat things and only do something when exposed.  GMs and owners need to put pressure on the league to make such changes.  This can't go on any longer.

Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Maple Leafs Win

Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Maple Leafs both won yesterday (November 28). Good day for sports fans.

Roughriders:

Cory Fajardo needs to play better. Throwing four picks was not good. If he makes stupid plays which could lead to things like this, for instance, Winnipeg is going to eat him alive. They weren't tops in the West for no reason.

Brett Lauther says he is the best kicker in the league. Getting the game winning field goal helped that. When need be, he needs to continue playing well. Don't just be lip service.

Maple Leafs:

It's been a month of winning on the road. Swept their California road trip. Seven wins on the road. 13-2 in their last 15 games. A record breaking November.  That put them in a tie for first overall in the NHL.

-Mitch Marner: He has been so consistent. He went a points streak earlier this season. 11 points including eight assists in five games. -William Nylander: Off to a good start. 9 goals, 12 assists for 21 points. A couple game winning goals.

-Johnny Toronto: 10 goals, 12 assists, 22 points. A number of tip ins. Being around the net has led to those.

-Auston Matthews: Even though his shot is not completely back (wristers for instance), he is adapting as seen against the Ducks with the tip in. Scoring in different ways will make him even more dangerous.

-Wayne Simmonds: Even though he isn't racking up points, he is contributing in other ways which makes a player valuable.

-Michael Bunting: Has worked out much better than Nick Ritchie. There were high hopes for both and you know the rest. 6 goals, 8 assists while Ritchie has a disappointing four assists. Bunting is getting to play on the top two lines. His overall play is an indication as to why that is.

To top it off, Jason Spezza played his 1200th NHL game.  Great milestone.  The following you see is pretty sick.

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With that being said, the Leafs are back at it on Wednesday (December 1) against the Jets. The Roughriders play the Blue Bombers on December 5th. A Grey Cup berth hangs in the balance. Let's hope the Riders work on things to make sure they're ready.

Top Lines Mainly Contributing for the Maple Leafs

Third and fourth lines as well as the defensive pairings are not doing much in the way of contributing and production.It can be said that the Toronto Maple Leafs have a great team.   If you look at the stats from the their five game winning streak, you'll see the first and second lines were doing most of the production.  The usual suspects such as John Tavares, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, and Auston Matthews.

Tavares has been hot.  So has Marner.  Now if you break down the numbers in the last six games, Tavares got six goals and four assists for ten points.  Mitch Marner got 11 points in five games.  During that span he got three goals, eights assists. Auston Matthews got four goals, three assists.  William Nylander got three goals, three assists including the overtime winner against Tampa Bay.  Top guys on top lines doing everything.

Others need to step up. But when guys like Nick Richie hasn't impressed or produced, that's a problem.  In fact, he's been a bust.  He hasn't been what the Leafs have been looking for thus far.  If you compare him to other off season acquisitions, Michael Bunting had done far more.  He looked great in the preseason.  Now in the regular season, he has three goals, three assists thus far.  Richie on the other hand has one assist this season.  If they need someone to deal away, Richie is a likely ones.

Bunting has secured himself a spot on the first and second line while Richie is sucking wind on the fourth line.  It was a coo for Bunting to be on the first line with Matthews and Nylander on Monday (November 8) against the Los Angeles Kings.

The third and fourth lines need to step up.  Sure it's great you have Marner and Tavares being as hot as they are and Matthews finding his groove after his wrist injury.  But you can't rely on the first and second lines night in and night out.  Sure it would be nice if Matthews got between 30 and 50 goals a season, but that's not always going to happen.

Monday's game against the Kings was as if the Maple Leafs didn't show up.  The Kings played vastly better.  Johnathan Quick was sensational in net.  But the lone goal came from, surprise surprise, Johnny Toronto (John Tavares).  Not saying that's a bad thing, but it lends credence to the fact there aren't contributions all around.

Sheldon Keefe needs to switch up the lines and sit people out if things don't change on the third and fourth lines as well as defensive pairings.  Shake things up.  Send that message.  They need a fire lite under their asses and realize this is what could potentially happen.  Something's got to give. 

There is still a lot of season left to go.  Hopefully things turn around for the third and fourth lines, defensive pairings, and those outside of the core four.  Let's start with the Philadelphia Flyers tonight (November 10) and go from there.

Saskatchewan Needs a Women's Wrestling Scene

This history of professional wrestling in Saskatchewan is one that is up and down.  We've had promotions, but they've always fallen by the wayside.  One of the longest running in the country has been High Impact Wrestling.  They been around for over 10 years.  I'm proud to say that I support them.

Today on Facebook, High Impact Wrestling star, Brett Evans said, "Saskatchewan needs a female wrestling scene. C'mon ladies, step up."  I've been saying this for sometime.  High Impact Wrestling needs a women's division.  But there needs to be a scene in Saskatchewan period.

Women's wrestling is a niche.  But if it's done right ala Shimmer, Women's Superstars Uncensored, SHINE, joshi puroresu in Japan, and various other promotions; it can be really good.  Saskatchewan just needs a foundation to start a great promotion and become an amazing place for women to want to work.  Show that we have great female talent within Saskatchewan.  We need to put our mark on the wrestling map with not just men's wrestling but women's wrestling too.

In the past, High Impact Wrestling has booked the odd women's match, but they need to help be the trail blazer for women's wrestling in this province.  They could help be a forerunner for women's professional wrestling, not only in Saskatchewan, not only the prairies, but in Western Canada.  We need something to get the women's wrestling scene in Saskatchewan going.  Make it competitive that women would actually want to wrestle here.  Make it worth having them come in.  We need something.

An all women's promotion under the HIW Canada banner would be pretty sweet.  You called it High Impact Women or something.  It doesn't have to be under the HIW Canada banner, but just a women's promotion all together.  We nee something done.  We need to add some diversity to professional wrestling in this province.  Like I said, we need something to put Saskatchewan on the map in professional wrestling so people will take a step back and take notice.  Women's wrestling is one of those ways.

I hope the women's scene will start and thrive as the future wears on.  It would be awesome if they helped lead Saskatchewan in a bright future for professional wrestling.  These are a few things that one wrestling fan can hope for in this province.  Now they just need to become reality.

Pittsburgh Steelers Fans Are Delusional...

In different leagues in different sports, there is always a team that is a legendary team above other teams for a variety of reasons. For example, in the NHL there is Montreal Canadians. They've been overall the most successful team winning the most Stanley Cups. So, I was on the Green Bay Twitter page the other day and their background says "13 time World Champions."  I asked why Pittsburgh Steelers fans always throw it in your face about winning six Super Bowls and why it said "13 time World Champions" on their Twitter background.  I found out that it was before the NFC and AFC were formed that Green Bay won a lot of them.

I looked up the history of the NFL and found it was founded in 1920.  Of course the NFL wasn't known as the NFL until 1922.  I also looked up the history of the Green Packers and they were established in 1919, but they didn't become apart of the NFL until 1921.

With a slight history lesson out of the way, the Pittsburgh Steelers fan like to rub people's noses in the fact that their team won six Super Bowls.  Great, you won six NFL Championships.  Is that supposed to be impressive?  They are only the fourth best team of all-time in the NFL.  Even the Chicago Bears and New York Giants have won more NFL Championships then the Steelers have.  But I guess they don't like to bring that up because it shows they are not all the fans brag them up to be.  Another history making fact about the Green Bay Packers is that they won the very FIRST Super Bowl in 1966.  Also they are the only team to make three straight NFL Championship game appearances and did it twice I might add.

The Pittsburgh Steelers fans are too delusional for their own good.  They won't give props to the other teams that are deserved.  They think their team the best and every other team blows.  Granted, fans other teams think that way, but Steelers refuse to believe, even in a terrible season, that their is that their team is bad.  On the off chance they do come to terms with the fact that their team is terrible they will bandwagon another team until their team is good again.

I've noticed that Steelers fans are like Edmonton Oiler and Edmonton Eskimo fans.  Majority of them are nothing but egotistical douche bag asshole that like to throw things in your face.  They are quick to point out stuff about other teams, but not so quick to admit things about their own team.  If you can't even poke fun at your own team, than who are you to rip on another team?  Sure we all do it, but I do it in good fun.  I know when my team blows and don't care either way because I am a fan regardless.  Unlike the Steelers fans, they are too delusional to know what humility and know what being humble is.  Oh well, I guess they like believing in their own bullshit and like having tunnel vision.  But that's a Steelers fan for you. 

Philadelphia Flyers' Wayne Simmonds has Banana Thrown at Him During Overtime Shootout

Earlier this week, an NHL exhibition game took place between the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings in London, Ontario.  You might think it's nothing new.  But if you read the title of this post this is what made it more than just an exhibition game.  The incident that happened has gotten some coverage (you can read the story here).  The people's comments on this story have strayed so far away from the actual story and it became a blame game of religion, countries, etc..

Basically what happened is Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings were in a shootout and someone threw a banana onto the ice when Wayne Simmonds was going to take his shot.  You might take it as odd.  But here is the thing, Simmonds is black.  The term "monkey" is racist towards blacks.  So you can see that throwing a banana is basically calling Simmonds a "monkey."

Obviously this was premeditated and they don't sell bananas at the arena.  So this person who did this intended to do this.  It's not been determined if this person was drunk or not, but people have been assuming this person was drinking. So this racist act is fueled by alcohol?  But seeing as this was premeditated, that would mean it wasn't fueled by alcohol.

Now this has nothing to do with it being religious based.  That's what an ignorant assclown would say to further degrade religion.  You don't have to be religious to be a racist.  Atheists can be racist too.  But some of these atheists are too ignorant to see that.  Also, they are blaming countries. Just because the game was held in Canada doesn't mean it was a Canadian.  Americans do come to Canada to watch sporting events.  So whether it was a Canadian or an American is irrelevant.

This could be considered a hate crime, but the person who did it was not caught and can't possibly be charged with anything.

The COO of the Comcast-Spectator Peter Lukko released a statement, but when he said "It appeared as though a fan threw an object onto the ice during the shootout. Unfortunately, we weren't able to identify the individual. We certainly don't condone such a foolish act (like this) as a player could potentially be seriously injured."  Well no shit Sherlock.  Besides stating the obvious, Lukko was avoiding the issue that it was a racist act.  Lukko is a dumbass for turning a blind eye.  He needs to call it what it is.

I agree with what Garry Bettman said in a press release, "We have millions of great fans who show tremendous respect for our players and for the game." Bettman said. "The obviously stupid and ignorant action by one individual is in no way representative of our fans or the people of London, Ontario."

This goes back to the blame game, you can't one place or another because what one person did.

But Simmonds was so professional about it.  He didn't let this bother him which I give him big props.

A question I asked is why did this happen to him.  He isn't the first black man to play in the NHL. Geroges Laraque came before him and is a black man.  But why was there this one incident towards Simmonds?  It's a question that will never be answered or at least not now.

Point blank this incident was in very bad taste.  Sadly, people are shocked that racism still happens in 2011.  I wish I could live in a bubble of ignorance.  But I don't because I don't want to be one of those people that don't want to acknowledge that stuff still exists.

Saskatchewan Roughriders Start 0-3

Have you had enough time to digest the 33-3 beat down the Saskatchewan Rougriders were handed courtesy of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats?  I understand if you haven't.  If you haven't seen the highlights of the game.  Here they are.

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The Roughriders haven't had this bad of a start in 11 years.  So we haven't been accustomed to seeing this bad of a start in some time.  What is needed to be done to improve this team?  Does Darian Darant need to sit out a game and Ryan Dinwiddie put in.  Put in second stringers and back ups in place of our starters?  What is the answer to the problems facing the team?  It was said that special teams was the problems.  But if special teams got us the points, than that's not the problem.  Something's got to give or we won't make the playoffs.

Stupid Fans and Stupid Morons

I find it funny and sad how people are ripping on the Vancouver Canucks when they don't win especially some Canucks fans. The better team won, so people need to deal with it...


With that being said, people need to stop being such poor losers and take it in stride.  Some fans are quick to be a fan when they are winning and doing well, but when they are not, people are quick to lose hope and even turn their back.  If you are a fan, than you should be a fan through thick and thin.  I've been a fan of my favourite teams through some of their worst times.  That's the mark of a loyal fan.  But I guess it's only good to be a fan when a team or athlete does well...  We would want you to be loyal or anything.

What's wrong with giving Vancouver Canucks or any team or athlete for that matter your loyalty not matter how they are perceived by others?  I guess being loyal is not a good thing...

The American media needs to get their heads out of their asses because generalizing the Vancouver Canucks as Canada's team is pretty stupid.  Not all Canadians like the Canucks.  But I guess since it's a Canadian team they assume all Canadians will cheer for them, but that is oh so not the case.


But what's worse is the black eye we thought healed up from 1994 and during the G20 Summit when they had the Olympics.  But this made it comeback with this riot.  It shows how stupid people can get when they drink and get in big crowds of people.  What's worse, middle aged men and women were laughing and cheering on their behaviour before it really got started.  That gets the people started and they don't nothing of  it.  It than escalates from there.

The mayor of Vancouver, Gregor Robertson tried to dumb down the incident saying it was a group of a few people causing problems.  No it wasn't just a few people.  He is trying to downplay the magnitude of it.  He also it was a few anarchists.  No it wasn't a few anarchists.  People were saying it was a black bloc because there were people seen wearing masks, but it wasn't.  It was a large group of people.  They came prepared for this.  They came ready to cause some damage and destruction.  They didn't care what they did.  It wasn't their property, so why give a damn.  If it was their property, than they would have cared.  The sad fact is that some of the instigators came from Seattle.  The fact they got over the border is baffling.

Not only that, but the police presence was very minimal.  They obviously didn't learn from 1994 or the G8 Summit.  I heard that in Times Square, they have a shit load of police that you can't do anything without a police officer being there.  Now if Vancouver had a huge police presence, than this may not have happened.

This all could have been avoided, but no, Vancouver wanted to be oblivious to it all.  This has made international headlines and has made Vancouver and the province of British Columbia look bad.  Vancouver seems to have a great cultural presence and whatnot, but this stupid shit that is pulled again makes them look bad.  Vancouver needs to a hard look at this and make some serious changes so this doesn't happen again.  This didn't happen in Calgary, Edmonton, or Ottawa.  So why Vancouver?  Do they continually want to give themselves a bad name?  I guess so.

Go to VancouverRiot.com, VanCityRioitCriminals.tumblr.com, or any other website and submit pictures and videos.  Let's bring these bastards to justice.  So far at least one has been charged due to posting stuff online bragging about it.  Let's keep it going!

Aaron Rome's Hit On Nathan Horton

Adam Rome's hit Nathan Horton has received major reaction.  People are for the suspension handed down and some people are against it.  I am against the suspension handed down.  Here is the video


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Some people say including the commentators said that it was a late hit.  The hit occurred late.  That's is a plausible argument.  But people are making it seem that Horton is the victim here which can be.  Here is the problem with that.  Horton made the pass and kept looking and admiring his pass.  He had his head down not looking ahead to get out of the way and it looked as though Rome wasn't looking where he was going.  Sure it's unfortunate that Horton got injured, but part of the responsibility lies on him.

Here is a good point, that when Zdeno Chara hit Max Pacioretty nothing happened.  One of the league's top guys and of course nothing will happen.  Sure you can make the argument that Chara was just finishing the play.  But if you look at the following video, you can clearly see that Chara pushed Pacioretty into the boards.  The league did nothing about it.

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If you are going to start handing down suspensions now in the playoffs, than you should do it throughout the whole playoffs and not just the Stanley Cup playoffs.  It shows that the NHL is losing integrity.  You can't pick and choose when you want to hand down suspensions.  You can't turn a blind on one thing and not to another.  If you want to eliminate all these types of hits that cause head injuries, that is fine, but it's not going to deter some people from making these type of hits if they know they could possibly get off without anything happening to them.  The league needs to be firm.  Even a one game suspension is better than nothing.

Sometimes the sentence handed down is too lenient.  After Claude Lemieux broke Kris Draper's face with a which needed reconstruction to fix his broken jaw (which was wired shut for a month) and broken cheekbone and a broken nose, as well as gave him a concussion.  Lemieux was suspended one game and only fined $1000.  The league needs to look over how they handle such hits and see if the punishment is appropriate.  If you look at the hits in the 90s, guys would take huge hits and get up after it.  Sure the hit Lemieux laid out Draper with was a serious one, but if someone was hit like Horton was in the 90s, people wouldn't think twice and if there was a sentence it would seem like a slap on the wrist.  Now people expect a sentence to be handed down for such hits.  I just think people are blowing the Rome hit on Horton out of proportion when if you look at Chara's hit on Pacioretty, it was worse and the league turned a blind eye.  If you want to do something about head shots and the like, than you have to hand down sentences on everything and not just somethings.  Until such a time when that happens, the NHL will continually lose integrity.

Floor Hockey

The last couple of weeks I have been playing floor hockey at Ebenezer Baptist Church.  Last week I got three assists while this week I got a goal and two assists.  My friend Rob has been playing and I decided to go and it's good exercise.  We play on Mondays.  So anybody in Saskatoon know where the church is located, we play at 7:00 on Mondays.  I can't wait for next week to see if keep my scoring streak and my points streak going.

Time For Redemption

The Saskatchewan Roughriders made it to the Grey Cup game by defeating the Calgary Stampeders 20-16 in the West Final. It is the second straight year that the Roughriders have made the Grey Cup game. It is also the second straight year that we are facing the Montreal Alouettes.

Now if any of you remember, we squandered the victory and the Grey Cup by getting a to many men on the field penalty which allowed Montreal to get the field goal for the win. The big joke this past season was that we couldn't count. The Roughriders even took a couple of too many men on the field penalties. Let's hope we can redeem ourselves. Let's bring home the Grey Cup!

One Step Closer

The Saskatchewan Roughriders are one step closer to the Grey Cup. We defeated the British Columbia Lions in double overtime. It was a really great game. But the better did indeed win. Now it's on to the West Final against the Calgary Stampeders. It should be a great game. But of course the good guys will. That's what I'm hoping for anyways.

Hopefully we don't wait till the second half to start playing like I know they can. That could mean the end because Calgary could take advantage and put up a lot of points on the board. We need to keep the game close so we don't get blown out. That or we put up a lot of points early and often so we can get a good lead. We can't play like crap like we did during the middle of the season. If we do that, then we don't even deserve to play for the Grey Cup. This is a must win and as I've seen before, we can pull out the win.

First Win Of The Season

So the Canadian Football League (CFL) 2010 season kicked off yesterday with a double header. The first game saw the Saskatchewan Roughriders play host to the Montreal Allouettes. I predicted before that game started that we would win. Low and behold we did. Even though we were down going into the second half I told the Rider Nation on my Facebook to remain positive. There was the second half of the game still to go. Remaining positive worked as the game was forced into overtime.

Overtime came and we exchanged points. But we got a too many men on the field penalty. We looked distraught and looked like the game was done, but low and behold we managed to keep the win. It was awesome! What an amazing game for the Roughriders on Canada Day. 1-0 to start the season. Also, this is the third highest scoring game in history and I am proud to say that I witnessed it. 105 total points scored with the end score being 54-51 for the green and gold.

Our next victims are the British Columbia Lions. The Roughriders will be on the road for that game. That takes place on July 1oth at 8PM CST.

The Olympics Are Over

The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are over. Now most Olympic broadcasters have gone back to their regular programing. But Rogers Sportsnet is still going on about the Olympics. I said that I am proud to be Canadian, but how much more can we talk about the Olympics? I am proud of the athletes and all the medals we won and will look back on the accomplishment and history that we made. Maybe I am making a bigger deal then need be. Its also possibly that I am all Olympiced (if there is such a word) out.

I will give some big kudos to Vancouver for hosting such a great and memorable games. Now it will be weird watching something other then the Olympics.

Updated Medal Count

Here is the update medal count for Team Canada at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics:

With Ashleigh McIvor winning the inaugural event in women's ski cross, that increases the gold medal count. As of now we have six gold, four silver, and one bronze.

We have more medal hopes in figure skating, bobsledding, curling, and hockey. At least those are the main sports in which we can medal in. Who knows, we might win medals in other sports we would think of winning in. So keep tuning in to the Olympics and see our Canadian athletes attempt to reach the podium.

Canada's Medal Count

So far Canada has three medal. One gold, one silver, and one bronze. We got gold in mens freestyle moguls, silver in women's freestyle moguls, and bronze in Women's 3000m in long track speed skating. We have a medal hopeful in 500m in mens long track speed skating. Jeremy Wotherspoon is the medal hopeful. He needs to redeem himself after his fall in Torino, Italy four years ago.

Saskatchewan Roughriders Lose

It was overall a pretty good game, but we lost the Grey Cup due getting a too many men on the field penalty. That got Montreal ten yards closer. We lost by one point due to Montreal getting that field. As they say... there is always next year.

Missed My Chance

On November 7th, I missed my chance to see Bret "Hitman" Hart. A co-worker said that he was at McNally Robinson. I instantly knew that he was promoting his new book. It is titled Hitman: My Real Life In The Cartoon World Of Wrestling.

One of my life goals is to met Bret Hart. If any of you know, I am a huge Bret Hart mark. I have watched him from the time I was very young. I have accomplished my other goal of seeing Bret Hart live in action. He would still be wrestling if it wasn't for that dumbass Bill Goldberg giving him a concussion and forcing him to retire. But anyways, here is a classic Bret Hart match. I think it's one of the best matches of all-time. Enjoy!

Summerslam '92
Wembley Stadium in London England
Intercontinental Championship Match
Bret "Hitman" Hart (c) vs. British Bulldog

Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog






Oh and remember to think of the veterans who sacrificed their lives for our freedom in Canada.