Thursday #418: Hockey heroes

[RICHARD]

It's Friday evening, and I'd like a nice glass of white wine while I listen to Donizetti's L’elisir d’amore.

If I can't watch a hockey game, I'll take opera

That sounds too close to Cage Fighting and I.M. Pei.

[Grace]

That sounds too close to Cage Fighting and I.M. Pei.

Actually the opera title is perfect for Thursdays - The Elixir of Love

[RICHARD]

The picture is of BP skating off ice with the helmets of his "foes" in hand.

The article was a very well written tribute to him.

[Pinot's Mom]

Good Morning!
Coffee and cinnamon buns on the bar. RV show this afternoon; have a great day everyone!

[Grace]

Richard posted that great photo of Robert Probert, leaving the ice with 3 helmets in his hand - post #18 above.

Probert died last year of heart problems. His brain went to Boston University - at his request. It showed that he had CTE - chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

From CBC, here is some info about this condition.

Athletes in many sports are at risk to develop this over time.

[Puckstop31]

Speaking of Hockey Greats...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...e67b3448bf914c

SIX overtime periods. Oy. No matter what those ladies do from here on out, they were a part of this. Really cool stuff.

[RICHARD]

Speaking of Hockey Greats...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...e67b3448bf914c

SIX overtime periods. Oy. No matter what those ladies do from here on out, they were a part of this. Really cool stuff.

Why do I cringe when I think of women's hockey and overtime period?

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Years ago, there was a 32 inning minor league baseball game that ended late the next morning.

One player went home and was confronted by an irate wife who started in on him about his whereabouts for the almost the whole night.

"I was playing baseball...."




I stand corrected...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bu...seball_history

At 2:00 AM Pawtucket reliever Luis Aponte, who had pitched the seventh through tenth innings, received permission to go home from his manager. However, his wife did not greet him with open arms. Upon his arrival, Xiomara Aponte asked angrily, "Where have you been?" to which the pitcher responded "At the ballpark," to which his wife snapped "Like hell you have." [2] Aponte reasoned that the news of the game would be in the Sunday papers, but its length meant that the game was still ongoing at press time and news of the game was not published until Monday. Aponte reportedly spent both nights on the couch.