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Originally posted by chuckv97

BTW, did I ever tell you guys about the Teepees? My hometown juniorA team?

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Is the Bear Catholic? Does a pope .... in the woods ?

IF the networks out here in the wild west had put less time/effort into covering the Henley Regattas they might have been able to provide us with some TP news.   

This site https://www.hockeydb.com/stte/st.-catharines-teepees-8146.html  shows they got .587 of the points that were up for grabs, so they must have won a few games somewhere along the line. 

Methinks you should fill us in, Chuck.  

Rudyard Pilous once remarked about the lack of attendance at St. Catharines Saints games (AHL). He was quoted as saying ,”Jesus Christ himself could walk down St. Paul St. (the main downtown drag) on Palm Sunday and he wouldn’t draw flies in this town.”

Well, the Henley was summertime when some Teepees players were toiling at soft jobs at Thompson Products, the team sponsor.
The last game of the 1959-60 season saw the Guelph Biltmores in St. Catharines to take on the Wigwams. Rod Gilbert and Chico Maki we’re tied for league-leading points. Maki out-pointed Gilbert that game and won the Eddie Powers Trophy. Gilbert, as my brother who was there told me, pouted as he went off to the dressing room after the final whistle (obviously called “locker room” in the USA).
Obviously with 2 Memorial Cups in 6 years, the team was obviously a powerhouse in the 1950’s through the obviously rowdy sixties, when men were men and pot smokers wore Jesus boots.

...that same site ^^ says the Saints won at a .467 rate.  I wonder if Mr. Pee-lou considered the obvious (?) effect that winning a few more games would have on attendance. 

A BHO member’s handle… wonder if he means Gordie Howe, or authentic, or run,o’,da’mill hat trick?

.... flipping back and forth between NHL and NCAA games.  An "expert" on the Michigan State vs. Minnesota game just noted that some defensive pairing or other frequently "... takes an offensive posture on the PK."   I still haven't adjusted to defensemen "activating."   

....and just now all four Gophers on the ice took a "...defensive posture on the ice."    Might have to switch back to the Calgary vs. Carolina game 'til I figure out what's goin' on!!   

What next.... wait 'til the play transpires and propel the puck into the net???

Ya, yu git doze pinko college boys doin da play by play, dey try impress da lunch pail guys wit’ da $50 woids

Always good for a laff…
youtu.be/LJkHm2WtSsk

... another via Facebook [maybe it should be in the "News Oddities" thread???]:

There are many DUMB stats…..

Well, well, it looks like your talks with Bettman are paying off, Owen. McDavid only said “obviously” once during his interview re Evander Kane.

Obviously I still hold [some] sway.   Nice to know one's efforts are appreciated. ... does a guy's heart good. Thanks.  

First time I’ve ever seen a double review on a game-ending goal.
sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canad...t-record/
GO HAWKS GO !

Pitchers & catchers report Feb. 12.

Anthems with Acoustic Guitar, in St. Louis, home of the blues.
youtu.be/LzICr_DrvYk

I didn't run it thru fact check.... the caption is: Gordie Howe on why he wore a cup, but not a helmet: "You can always get somebody else to do your thinking for you."     

Another Howe/Gretzky tidbit via Hockey Beast on Facebook: 

”The coach for that (1979 WHA All Star) game, Jacques Lemaire, came up and told me, ”You’re gonna center Gordie and Mark (Gordie’s son).” As we sat there on the bench, I said to Gordie, ”Boy, I’m really nervous about this game.” He kind of yawned, stretched and said, ”Yeah, so am I.” That cracked me up and calmed me down. Then he said, ”Look, when they drop the puck (at the opening face-off), get it back to the defenseman. He’ll give it back to you, then you dump it into my corner and get it in front of the net.” So that’s exactly what I did and we scored in about ten seconds. If I had played with Gordie Howe my whole life I’d have 3000 points by now.”

- Wayne Gretzky.

He was probably glad to have a quick centre man,, not like Alex Delvecchio who Gordie said “walks faster than he can skate”.

According to Brad Kurtzberg at B-R Sports website, smooth and slow skating are mutually exclusive…he has Orr and Beliveau at no. 1 and 2. He omitted Nik Lindstrom for some ungodly reason,,,sheesh (with outrage)
“These players are all among the smoothest skaters of all time but fell just outside the top 10.

They include:

20. Mario Lemieux

19. Erik Karlsson

18. Steve Yzerman

17. Alex Delvecchio

16. Marcel Dionne

15. Yvan Cournoyer

14. Henri Richard

13. Dave Keon

12. Sergei Fedorov

"He was probably glad to have a quick centre man.... " ??????

More likely glad to have a guy who wouldn't [dare] pooh-pooh him advocating, dump it in.   I'm having a brain cramp..... I'm sure I've heard that before, but can't quite put  my finger on it....... . 

That's ^^ an impressive list..... along with the top ten [that I didn't see a link to, btw].

The top 10 he put in a llooonnnggg format so didn’t copy/paste it. I figured your curiosity would get you researching that website that I QUOTED!

(guys like Howe with sharp elbows loved dump & chase...those corners were his bread & butter,, not like more fancy-Dan, ladeeda pinko limp-wristed wimps, to quote unohoo)

Correction : Nick Lidstrom. I don’t want the Swedish mafia after me.

A rule I've never heard of before.... dunno, maybe it's only our provincial U18 league. Regardless, I figure it's kinda chintzy and don't think I'd use it, unless the opposing coach had been a real jerk in my past dealings with him:

"They [i.e. the Parkland rangers] found themselves behind the eight-ball right off the bat on Saturday, thanks to a little known rule which states teams can only have three players collect pucks after the pregame warmup. Four Parkland players collected pucks after Saturday’s warmup, which was noticed by Eastman’s coaching staff. They brought it to the attention of the referees working the game, who had no choice but to give Parkland a penalty to start the game. The Rangers quickly found themselves down 2-0 when Kaycee Coyle scored on the power play 33 seconds in and Luke Mistelbacher made it 2-0 24 seconds later.... ."

Ridiculous,,, who thought up that rule - Roussin ?