Tag Archives: Hockey
The Last Holdout
When the National Hockey League locked out its players at the start of the 2012-13 season I was annoyed. And not just because billionaire owners were having trouble coming to terms with millionaire players. I was annoyed that they would wait until almost the beginning of the season to begin contract negotiations. These people don’t […]
Canadian Tradition
The boards have been up for a month now. Still no snow on the ground, but everyone knows it is coming. The city can’t wait for the cold weather to put up the skating rink boards in the local park. There are so many parks, they have to start early. This being Canada, a skating […]
The Offer
According to the fine print of the email I received yesterday: “This offer does not include a 6” Subway sandwich.” Which has me confused. I’m on the mailing list for the Ottawa Senators hockey club, and yesterday’s discount ticket offer had that message, indicated by an asterisk beside the ticket price. The Senators have been […]
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