The Day The Canucks Synchronized Their Tinkles

The water utility company in Edmonton, Canada released a water consumption chart on Monday, just eight days after America’s neighbors to the North triumphed in the gold medal game. The chart details the water consumption (or non-consumption) during the game. The big revelation? Nothing that any true sports fan couldn’t already assume:

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How should NHL fans translate to Olympic hockey teams?

The Winter Games put an interesting strain on the loyalty of an NHL fan. It’s when you realize that not only is half of your favorite team Canadian, but 90 percent of those remaining affiliate themselves somewhere across the ocean. Clearly your first loyalties should lie with Team USA, but many fans would do well to pick up a second team.

In fact, some countries almost still look like your favorite team.

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The Greatest Hockey Story For People Who Don’t Know Many Hockey Stories

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The newly retired, 8-time all-star Brendan Shanahan told a story about growing up a Toronto Maple Leafs fan in the early 80s and getting a chance to meet the team’s captain at the time Rick Vaive.

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NHL Game of the Weekend: Capitals vs. Flyers, 12.05.09

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Through the astounding scientific method of choosing a game at random and then making it say whatever we feel like, we at Sidelines have saved hockey fans the trouble of wondering about the outcome of at least one upcoming game. Through flawless analysis we can predict with only a 50 percent chance of error how the odds will play for these two cross-division rivals in the City of Brotherly Love.

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NHL Game of the Weekend: Flames vs. Kings, 11.21.09

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Through the astounding scientific method of choosing a game at random and then making it say whatever we feel like, we at Sidelines have saved hockey fans the trouble of wondering about the outcome of at least one upcoming game. Through flawless analysis we can predict with only a 50 percent chance of error how things are going to go down for at least one game this weekend.

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