Female Hockey Players Play For 243 Straight Hours, Raise $125K, Prove Income Disparity Between Genders Still A Problem
Forty female hockey players from the Vancouver area beat the Guinness World Record Monday by strapping on the blades and hockey-ing it up for over 10 straight days. No breaks. We’re talking 243 hours and five minutes worth of hockey. Why’d they do it? My first guess was that this is how Canada punishes convicted criminals. Turns out, it was to raise awareness (and money) for cystic fibrosis.
4 Teams Enter the Rink, 1 Team Leaves
OK, so the Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals probably aren’t going to play out exactly like the title would suggest (much to Boston’s dismay), like some sort of roller derby on ice (ice derby??), but that doesn’t mean it has to be any less exciting.
The Monumental Case of Cro’ V. Wayne
A couple weeks ago, while on the Dan Patrick Show, former NHL star, Jeremy Roenick, said that although “The Great One” Wayne Gretzky was the smartest player to ever strap on skates, it was Sidney Crosby who had more talent.
What comes next is a polite refutation of a laughable comment.
The New Justice, er … uh, Blackhawk Team
Okay Chicago, while you were busy drinking your Goose Island 312 from the Stanley Cup perhaps you didn’t notice that something is missing this season: like a large chunk of last year’s Championship team. But Stephen Stills has some wise words for you: “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.” (What? You don’t know who that is? Of course not, you were all born in 1987.)
Montreal And Toronto Duke It Out For The Sad Title Of “Most Canadian”
Look, a Timbit for your thoughts, Canada, but I simply do not understand how the Maple Leaf get the unofficial nod as “Canada’s Team.”
