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Happy WJC!
Screw Christmas (dysfunctional families make you feel this). My favourite time of the year: WJC time!
Canada is in the running for a five-peat (knock on wood) and the line-up this year is looking mighty swell.
Players worth watching: Colten Teubert (D), Zach Boychuk (F), Cody Hodgson (F), John Tavares (F)
If you need just one reason… Watch the WJC to see how Pat Quinn does with coaching players who aren't dinosaurs.
Where to watch: There's a VOD feed being broadcast at TSN. If you can't catch the game at home, TSN usually broadcasts a live internet feed of these games.
SCHEDULE
December 26
GER vs USA - 12:30pm PST - TSN
CAN vs CZR - 4:00pm PST - TSN
December 28
CAN vs KAZ - 12:00pm PST - TSN
USA vs CZR - 4:30pm PST - TSN
December 29
CAN vs GER - 12:30pm PST - TSN
December 30
RUS vs SLV - 11:30am PST - TSN
December 31
SWE vs RUS - 11:30am PST - TSN
CAN vs USA - 4:00pm PST - TSN
January 2
QF #1 TBA - 12:30pm PST - TSN
QF #2 TBA - 4:00pm PST - TSN
January 3
SEMI #1 TBA - 12:30pm PST - TSN
SEMI #2 TBA - 4:00pm PST - TSN
January 5
Bronze TBA - 12:30pm PST - TSN
Gold TBA - 4:00pm PST - TSN
Canada is in the running for a five-peat (knock on wood) and the line-up this year is looking mighty swell.
Players worth watching: Colten Teubert (D), Zach Boychuk (F), Cody Hodgson (F), John Tavares (F)
If you need just one reason… Watch the WJC to see how Pat Quinn does with coaching players who aren't dinosaurs.
Where to watch: There's a VOD feed being broadcast at TSN. If you can't catch the game at home, TSN usually broadcasts a live internet feed of these games.
SCHEDULE
December 26
GER vs USA - 12:30pm PST - TSN
CAN vs CZR - 4:00pm PST - TSN
December 28
CAN vs KAZ - 12:00pm PST - TSN
USA vs CZR - 4:30pm PST - TSN
December 29
CAN vs GER - 12:30pm PST - TSN
December 30
RUS vs SLV - 11:30am PST - TSN
December 31
SWE vs RUS - 11:30am PST - TSN
CAN vs USA - 4:00pm PST - TSN
January 2
QF #1 TBA - 12:30pm PST - TSN
QF #2 TBA - 4:00pm PST - TSN
January 3
SEMI #1 TBA - 12:30pm PST - TSN
SEMI #2 TBA - 4:00pm PST - TSN
January 5
Bronze TBA - 12:30pm PST - TSN
Gold TBA - 4:00pm PST - TSN
Categories: Vancouver Blogs, Vancouver Canucks
Random story from TL Night
While I've been away from blogging for a while in lieu of trying to actually graduate this year, I haven't been away from hockey. I've watched or listened to every game, skipped class to catch the 2nd period, and stumbled home drunk from the Pit in the rain, snow and shine after a win or a loss.
I've been eagerly anticipating Trevor Linden Night for some time. When I arrived at GM Place, there were lots of people looking for tickets. We had ours.
A friend of mine was trying to sell off a pair of tickets in order to upgrade to lowers. He's never done this before. My friend was approached by a man who wanted to get a close look at the tickets and was trying to pull them out of my friend's hands. My friend resisted. wanting to keep a grip on the tickets; the man got angry.
"What the fuck is wrong with you? I know your fucking game. You fucking brown guys are all alike. You're all crooks. You're why tickets are so expensive with your fucking scams. Fucking brown guys. Fuck you—I'm not falling for this, you fucking Paki."
That was unbelievable. In all of my years of living in Vancouver—shit, son, I grew up here—that was the first time I've ever witnessed actual racial hatred being spewed at anyone.
I'm not going to recount my friends' background or his successes at various levels in university, where we met. He's not better than that man because he's smarter or more successful; he's better than that man because he's not a racist dumbass.
Are people getting more ignorant, or has this always been the case? Either way, we got into Trevor Linden Night, watched Trev's numbers being raised, watched a pretty fun game, got coffee, went home and tucked into bed. I don't know what happened to that guy, but hopefully it involved a little karmic retribution.
I've been eagerly anticipating Trevor Linden Night for some time. When I arrived at GM Place, there were lots of people looking for tickets. We had ours.
A friend of mine was trying to sell off a pair of tickets in order to upgrade to lowers. He's never done this before. My friend was approached by a man who wanted to get a close look at the tickets and was trying to pull them out of my friend's hands. My friend resisted. wanting to keep a grip on the tickets; the man got angry.
"What the fuck is wrong with you? I know your fucking game. You fucking brown guys are all alike. You're all crooks. You're why tickets are so expensive with your fucking scams. Fucking brown guys. Fuck you—I'm not falling for this, you fucking Paki."
That was unbelievable. In all of my years of living in Vancouver—shit, son, I grew up here—that was the first time I've ever witnessed actual racial hatred being spewed at anyone.
I'm not going to recount my friends' background or his successes at various levels in university, where we met. He's not better than that man because he's smarter or more successful; he's better than that man because he's not a racist dumbass.
Are people getting more ignorant, or has this always been the case? Either way, we got into Trevor Linden Night, watched Trev's numbers being raised, watched a pretty fun game, got coffee, went home and tucked into bed. I don't know what happened to that guy, but hopefully it involved a little karmic retribution.
Categories: Vancouver Blogs, Vancouver Canucks