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RIP: Bernie Parent
Sep. 21st, 2025 02:32 pmAnother piece of my childhood sports-watching life gone...
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/bernie-parent-obit-1.7639630
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/bernie-parent-obit-1.7639630
Semi-Random News Items - Earth Day 2022
Apr. 22nd, 2022 02:09 pm1. CBC Sports: RIP Guy Lafleur
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/guy-lafleur-death-reaction-1.6427532
2. CBC News: Turnover at the Thunder Bay Police Services Board
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/tbay-police-board-resignation-1.6427787
3. Byline Times: Slow-walking to Genocide in India
https://bylinetimes.com/2022/04/20/werlemans-worldview-indias-hindu-nationalists-are-following-the-blueprint-for-genocide/?mc_cid=9086b6a084
4. Spacing: John Lorinc re: Doug Ford's Plans re: Climate Derangement
http://spacing.ca/toronto/2022/04/21/lorinc-doug-fords-electrification-plan-is-actually-a-gas-powered-climate-nightmare/
5. Globe and Mail: CRA vs. Indigenous People re: CERB
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-government-data-suggests-first-nations-hit-more-often-with-cerb/
6. CBC News: EV Rebate Programme News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-expanding-electric-vehicle-rebate-1.6427488
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/guy-lafleur-death-reaction-1.6427532
2. CBC News: Turnover at the Thunder Bay Police Services Board
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/tbay-police-board-resignation-1.6427787
3. Byline Times: Slow-walking to Genocide in India
https://bylinetimes.com/2022/04/20/werlemans-worldview-indias-hindu-nationalists-are-following-the-blueprint-for-genocide/?mc_cid=9086b6a084
4. Spacing: John Lorinc re: Doug Ford's Plans re: Climate Derangement
http://spacing.ca/toronto/2022/04/21/lorinc-doug-fords-electrification-plan-is-actually-a-gas-powered-climate-nightmare/
5. Globe and Mail: CRA vs. Indigenous People re: CERB
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-government-data-suggests-first-nations-hit-more-often-with-cerb/
6. CBC News: EV Rebate Programme News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-expanding-electric-vehicle-rebate-1.6427488
Deaths of the Day
Aug. 10th, 2021 08:35 pmNoting today's notable deaths. Among them, but not limited to them:
Neal Conan of NPR. (X-Men fans of a certain age range will remember that name, I suspect.)
Hockey goaltender Tony Esposito.
Actor Alex Cord.
Neal Conan of NPR. (X-Men fans of a certain age range will remember that name, I suspect.)
Hockey goaltender Tony Esposito.
Actor Alex Cord.
Assorted Notes - 26 May 2021
May. 26th, 2021 10:15 amI'm watching Ottawa City Council on YouTube as I start this entry. Here's the expected agenda.
Among other things going on...
Grand theft sea cucumber in Sri Lanka. This goes to the topics of organized crime and food security.
We have one particular anti-mask/anti-vaccine troublemaker getting more infamous by the hour. You'll forgive my not naming either of his names, I trust.
Wayne Gretzky is leaving the front office of the Edmonton Oilers for Turner Sports.
Media ownership concentration continues to worsen because Amazon buying MGM, Alden Capital Group acquiring Tribune Publishing, and other instances.
An item from the University of Waterloo on paid sick leave. Noting multiple private-sector employers and provincial and state governments now worried that workers will use such sick leave in a proper and responsible manner if they get it...including the Ford regime.
More stuff of interest later today...
Among other things going on...
Grand theft sea cucumber in Sri Lanka. This goes to the topics of organized crime and food security.
We have one particular anti-mask/anti-vaccine troublemaker getting more infamous by the hour. You'll forgive my not naming either of his names, I trust.
Wayne Gretzky is leaving the front office of the Edmonton Oilers for Turner Sports.
Media ownership concentration continues to worsen because Amazon buying MGM, Alden Capital Group acquiring Tribune Publishing, and other instances.
An item from the University of Waterloo on paid sick leave. Noting multiple private-sector employers and provincial and state governments now worried that workers will use such sick leave in a proper and responsible manner if they get it...including the Ford regime.
More stuff of interest later today...
Not-So-Random News Bites in Mid-April
Apr. 18th, 2021 09:07 amYesterday was quietly mediocre to me. For others, not so much.
Facebook and addictive behaviour as discussed by MIT Technological Review:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/11/1020600/facebook-responsible-ai-misinformation/
The Canada Pension Plan's involvement in fossil fuels, per CBC News:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/big-finance-considers-climate-change-a-major-investment-risk-is-your-pension-prepared-1.5990043
Harassment of Hong Kongers on Canadian soil:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/hong-kongers-say-they-re-being-targeted-by-chinese-agents-on-canadian-soil-1.5390456
The debate over the value of carbon offsets:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-carbon-offset-credits-obps-emissions-1.5968598
Weird drone news from the US Midwest:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/18/attack-of-the-drones-the-mystery-of-disappearing-swarms-in-the-us-midwest
Today is the first anniversary of the Portapique Massacre in Nova Scotia, and note is taken:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-mass-killing-anniversary-memorial-1.5991867
One of Gordie Howe's hockey records is about to be broken:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/marleau-howe-nhl-record-1.5991439
More later...
Facebook and addictive behaviour as discussed by MIT Technological Review:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/11/1020600/facebook-responsible-ai-misinformation/
The Canada Pension Plan's involvement in fossil fuels, per CBC News:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/big-finance-considers-climate-change-a-major-investment-risk-is-your-pension-prepared-1.5990043
Harassment of Hong Kongers on Canadian soil:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/hong-kongers-say-they-re-being-targeted-by-chinese-agents-on-canadian-soil-1.5390456
The debate over the value of carbon offsets:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-carbon-offset-credits-obps-emissions-1.5968598
Weird drone news from the US Midwest:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/18/attack-of-the-drones-the-mystery-of-disappearing-swarms-in-the-us-midwest
Today is the first anniversary of the Portapique Massacre in Nova Scotia, and note is taken:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-mass-killing-anniversary-memorial-1.5991867
One of Gordie Howe's hockey records is about to be broken:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/marleau-howe-nhl-record-1.5991439
More later...
Inspired by this tweet:
twitter.com/andrewfarago/status/1381730705424613382
Wondering what the Jabari in particular thought of hockey when they first learned of it.And if Kilimanjaro is drying out nowadays because of climate derangement, then what's happening to the Jabari lands?
Not a happy thought there.
HOCKEY: NHL Founded in 1917
Nov. 26th, 2020 03:29 pmApparently, this is the anniversary of what some in North American pro hockey might call the most blessed meeting in the history of the sport, and others, the most damned meeting in its history. At the Windsor Hotel in Montréal, four team owners decided to screw over a fifth in abandoning the National Hockey Association in favour of founding the NHL as we've come to know it today. According to the Globe and Mail.
RIP Howie Meeker
Nov. 8th, 2020 03:56 pmAnd another piece of childhood TV goes away for me.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/howie-meeker-death-hockey-night-in-canada-nhl-1.5794606
Age 97, though, hm?
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/howie-meeker-death-hockey-night-in-canada-nhl-1.5794606
Age 97, though, hm?
HOCKEY/OBITS: RIP Eddie Shack
Jul. 26th, 2020 03:54 pmSo this was announced today:
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/eddie-shack-dies-fomer-toronto-maple-leafs-1.5663614
Another bit of childhood history, gone to the ghost rinks. I have to admit to not paying much attention to him. I was a Philadelphia fan as a kid out in the prairies, and once the Sens were relaunched as a team, that was when I switched loyalties. But I remember the Entertainer, as he was sometimes called.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/eddie-shack-dies-fomer-toronto-maple-leafs-1.5663614
Another bit of childhood history, gone to the ghost rinks. I have to admit to not paying much attention to him. I was a Philadelphia fan as a kid out in the prairies, and once the Sens were relaunched as a team, that was when I switched loyalties. But I remember the Entertainer, as he was sometimes called.
Not sure who to apologize to...
Apr. 29th, 2020 08:40 pm...since I'm sure that I've broken some sort of intellectual property rule by using the old Hockey Night in Canada roundel like this. This logo is part of my childhood. I don't know who owns the trademark these days - probably Rogers Communications through Sportsnet, rather than CBC or whomever else - but this was a thing I expected to see every Saturday night from October to the following May.
So I'm using this for the foreseeable future as a marker to tell you if/when I decide I want to discuss hockey in its various forms. If I ever get a Cease and Desist letter about it, I'll probably take it down and work up something else.
So I'm using this for the foreseeable future as a marker to tell you if/when I decide I want to discuss hockey in its various forms. If I ever get a Cease and Desist letter about it, I'll probably take it down and work up something else.
HEALTH/CANADA: The Hits Keep Coming
Mar. 12th, 2020 02:35 pmOkay.
The NHL has followed the NBA's course, in postponing their schedule.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-covid-19-suspended-season-1.5495002
The Juno Award Ceremonies are off.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/juno-awards-cancelled-1.5494929
The Trudeaus are self-isolating for the next couple of weeks. So our next First Ministers' Conference is off.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid19-premiers-coronavirus-1.5495001
Meanwhile, I'm watching videos about flow-charting software, just in case the job search doesn't get messed up. Or maybe to do what I can to get a work-from-home job. Not sure yet, but I've got to keep doing useful things.
The NHL has followed the NBA's course, in postponing their schedule.
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-covid-19-suspended-season-1.5495002
The Juno Award Ceremonies are off.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/juno-awards-cancelled-1.5494929
The Trudeaus are self-isolating for the next couple of weeks. So our next First Ministers' Conference is off.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid19-premiers-coronavirus-1.5495001
Meanwhile, I'm watching videos about flow-charting software, just in case the job search doesn't get messed up. Or maybe to do what I can to get a work-from-home job. Not sure yet, but I've got to keep doing useful things.
HOCKEY: Rink Names Follow-Up About Detroit
Oct. 4th, 2019 08:53 pmRemember this entry from 2016?
Can anyone tell me how that petition worked out re: Detroit's next NHL rink?
Can anyone tell me how that petition worked out re: Detroit's next NHL rink?
Two events of note
May. 25th, 2017 05:49 pm1. The seventh game of the playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins starts tonight shortly after 8 PM EST.
2. Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) at the movie theatres.
The phrase "Do, or do not. There is no 'try'" comes to mind, and I expect I'm not alone in that.
2. Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) at the movie theatres.
The phrase "Do, or do not. There is no 'try'" comes to mind, and I expect I'm not alone in that.
Two quick notes
May. 13th, 2017 10:47 pmOne: tonight's Doctor Who is an argument for labour unions if ever I've watched it.
Two: pleased by the Sens' game one results.
Two: pleased by the Sens' game one results.
HOCKEY RINK NAMES: Detroit
Jun. 20th, 2016 03:09 pmI understand the Red Wings are moving out of Joe Louis Arena, which is then scheduled for demolition. The successor name is currently set to be named Little Caesar's Arena, after the US-based pizza chain.
This does not sit at all well with me.
Come on, Detroit. You know what the right name for that rink ought to be.
Gordie Howe Memorial Arena.
Don't mess this up. Please.
Yes, I'm grovelling here.
Update: I'm reading about the petition already underway on this issue. Thank you kindly.
This does not sit at all well with me.
Come on, Detroit. You know what the right name for that rink ought to be.
Gordie Howe Memorial Arena.
Don't mess this up. Please.
Yes, I'm grovelling here.
Update: I'm reading about the petition already underway on this issue. Thank you kindly.
On the State of Hockey Night in Canada
Oct. 30th, 2015 10:06 pmTo be blunt: I believe that CBC had its financial hands tied over the past decade with malice aforethought by the previous governing party, and the Rogers takeover of the Hockey Night in Canada brand was a consequence much desired by our most recent former Prime Minister. If not Rogers, then Bell. If not Bell, then Telus. But I believe that the fix was in to tear the brand out of CBC's hands.
http://thehockeywriters.com/the-swift-decline-of-hockey-night-in-canada/
http://thehockeywriters.com/the-swift-decline-of-hockey-night-in-canada/
So, someone came up with an idea for a SHIELD-themed hockey jersey. They're not going to try selling it because of legal considerations, but aside from the comment I posted on that page...I have no complaints about the design. ;-)
One thing that it leaves me thinking about: house leagues. My Dad's old office had a "house" league for curling enthusiasts (and both my parents curled, FYI). Given the size of SHIELD as oft-depicted in the comics, I find it easy to imagine there being enough hockey fans in SHIELD to be able to put together a "house" league for that sport. (And curling, too, now that I think about it!)
The logistics of organizing games are...entertainingly problematic, shall we say?
One thing that it leaves me thinking about: house leagues. My Dad's old office had a "house" league for curling enthusiasts (and both my parents curled, FYI). Given the size of SHIELD as oft-depicted in the comics, I find it easy to imagine there being enough hockey fans in SHIELD to be able to put together a "house" league for that sport. (And curling, too, now that I think about it!)
The logistics of organizing games are...entertainingly problematic, shall we say?
And we're done...until 2018!
Feb. 23rd, 2014 09:36 amA good ending, and the Swedes - as with those who preceded them - fought well to the last second.
More on other matters as the day continues...
More on other matters as the day continues...
