Another great assortment of stories from Thursday’s Hockey Inside/Out special section in The Gazette:
Parent was no Stooge in goal, by Dave Stubbs
Locked-out hockey fans turn to NFL, by sports editor Stu Cowan
Galchenyuk working hard in Sarnia, by Pat Hickey
Dinner with Habs raises $3,300
Price involved with new video game, by Brenda Branswell
Not just another brick in the plaza, by Brenda Branswell
For Beaulieu, father knows best, by Pat Hickey
Future NHLers coming to Quebec, by Kevin Mio
Price involved with new video game, by Brenda Branswell
Not just another brick in the plaza, by Brenda Branswell
For Beaulieu, father knows best, by Pat Hickey
Future NHLers coming to Quebec, by Kevin Mio
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Dave: Thanks for the Three Stooges link. I haven’t laughed so much in a very long time! I love the line “You’re not going to hit a lady with THAT are ya? Take this, it’s bigger.” Those brothers were special.
They SOITANLY were!
Shemp: “Why I oughta…”
Moe: “Ya oughta what?”
Shemp: “I oughta be more careful.”
THN’s CHL team Power Rankings;
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/48763-Good-Medicine.html
Sorry big guy but I wager all the money you will ever make that there are not 20 owners that like the NHLPA’s proposals;
BrandonPrust8 Just wondering when the 20 owners that actually like our proposals are going to step up n use their voice
Sarcasm caution! Wonder where Molson is?
http://www.therichest.org/sports/forbes-nhl-billionaire-owners-2011/
A nice article on Bozon and his team en francois. Did not realize that Guy Charron was the coach. Team is totally dominating the league to date.
http://tvasports.ca/archives/tvasports/hockey/2012/10/20121031-162348.html
Oh BGL, this story is still getting weirder
https://twitter.com/sunayas/status/264085385309741057
“Spoke to Georges Laraque who claims that Randy Gumbley’s brother is working for the CHLPA and they look very similar.”
From a Yahoo Junior Hockey reporter.
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Hmmmm… Bond or Bulldogs on November 9th??? Decisions decisions.
@RAFord77
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I’m going to both.
New poll.
“… with Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberals, the New Democrats would fall to third with only 24 per cent support nationwide, compared to 29 per cent for the Tories and 39 per cent for the Trudeau Liberals. ”
No idea about Justin, but he sure is a sharper dresser than Harper or Mulcair.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Thankfully it is another politician entering the fray who has never held a real job. This can only bode well for the citizens of Canada.
Not a real job and family is wealthy….sounds like he should fit right in and screw up our country some more.
The liberals have put Ontario in a huge pile dung for a long time.
“Keep your stick on the Ice”
It’s not like Harper’s making secret deals with the Chinese or anything, eh?
He’s pretty good with his Dukes also.
don’t worry, the NDP will see a spike in support when Derek Clarke takes the helm.
If you would like to see what Canada would look like with the NDP in charge, look no further than Greece. Sick.
‘Twas a joke. Derek Clarke is the guy in the CHLPA stories that nobody seems to know or have seen…
Greece’s problem is that no one there pays their fair share of tax. Doctors and plumbers pretend they’re making 20K Euros or less per year.
Very sad news about Pascual Perez.
Yes, sad day indeed. Loved his Pascual pitch.
Great Tweet from Brandon Prust:
“Just wondering when the 20 owners that actually like our proposals are going to step up n use their voice”
—Hope Springs Eternal—
At the same time that the 500 players who like the owners’ last offer, I guess.
Point well taken.
After the last lockout, there were 131 union members from the previous year who did not return to the NHL after the lost season. Not all job losses were related to the lockout, but many were (due to the double cohort of young prospects who were now ready for the NHL).
The number I heard was 240 players who did not get another NHL pay cheque. Average that by about 1 mill each and that’s a lot of dough.
While I understand the point Prust is making, perhaps he and a few other players should have a chat with some of the players from the last lockout like Modano, Roenick etc…. who regret missing a full year.
Perhaps those guys should have a chat with Sean O’Donnell
http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/20055/odonnell-puts-nhlpa-ahead-of-career
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Hey come on Ben, work with me!
A 43 year old whose career is over compared with a 23 or 24 year old? That’s a fair comparison. One guy who has made his millions compared to those who have just begun. How brave of O’Donnell.
Also the fact Cal that he is presently a UFA and will most likely be tits up this season when it comes to a team to play for. Most likely retire anyway so he is being politically correct with the NHLPA agenda.
They’re probably afraid of getting heavily fined by Lord Bettman.
This Derek Clarke story gets more and more bizarre by the hour.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/juniorhockey/article/1280977–who-is-derek-clarke-canadian-hockey-league-players-association-spokesperson
What is going on here?
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Looks like 1 person trying to take advantage of the murky waters to stir up things and defraud players. The CHLPA may be taking lessons from Alan Eagleson.
This doesn’t make BGL look good either.
Little that BGL has done post hockey makes him look good. See the artificial ice fiasco.
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BGL hasn’t loked good since he brought his “pacification code” to Montreal.
It was announced this week that the Toronto Star will be joining the Globe & Mail in terms of creating digital subscription plans to charge users for online content. I believe the Star’s paywall will begin in the new year.
I mention this point as a point of reference for the Montreal Gazette and HI/O. I think the Gazette will have no choice but to follow suit. Let’s say that a monthly paywall access fee would be in the $30 range. Would the Gazette also include a paywall fee for HI/O? And if so, how wouldit impact the site in terms of fan participation and HI/O ratings?
Let’s say that the NHL season starts in January and the Gazette implements a monthly paywall fee at the same time. The world that we know and love here on HI/O could be radically altered.
There are plenty of other free sites that you can leave comments on that people would flock to….
At $30/month, The Star will die a quick death. At the $10 to $15 range, they will have trouble enough.
There is too much free info out there and many of the younger generation are not used to paying for it.
I’ve got to stop doing things from memory! The Globe rate is $20 a month.
http://j-source.ca/article/globe-and-mail-launch-paywall-oct-22
I’ll use myself as an example. I’ve been receiving home delivery of the Star for more than 40 years. It’s an ingrained part of my morning ritual. Right now my monthly fee is $38 for seven day a week delivery. If the newsprint version stopped, would I be willing to pay $20 for the online version? Of would I re-channel how I obtain my daily news?
I would really have to sit down and think about it. Old habits die hard at the age of 63. Any “news” on Facebook or Twitter is just a bunch of “sound bites” that have little depth or thought. A newspaper has to recoup the major costs they put out for staffing. Advertising on the internet doesn’t bring in the major coin that print advertising does. It’s a tough call.
In the short term it won’t cost you extra. They said most current subscribers would get the on-line version at no extra cost. They didn’t mention stopping the dead trees version.
Even if they did there are still credible free news sources out there – CBC, Reuters, Canadian Press, and other wire services to name a few. Not necessarily Toronto centric but solid anyway.
I head out on Saturdays to get my Gazette. I’ve noticed the daily version has shrunk to a shadow of what it once was. I am willing to pay the equivalent of 4.5 X $2.50 for the digital equivalent.
Times change fast, don’t they?
Almost every newspaper that charged online subscription later abandoned the idea. The kind of people who get their news from the Internet are not going to pay extra for the Globe and Mail online. With all the aggregators and free sites out there, why would you pay?
Paying for News is like paying for porn.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
This is actually The Globe’s second shot at a pay wall. The first one didn’t last long.
If indeed HIO becomes a paying site, it will just open the door for smaller blogs/forums to capture the HIO members not willing to pay the fees. Those sites usually have alot less expenses and so can do fine on ad revenue alone.
they will grandfather the vets for free , i hope
The Star had upwards of 400 comments on the announcement with over 90% saying “Bye bye”.
Not a scientific study but I think it’s safe to assume that on-line readership is going to drop significantly.
The other side of the coin.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1280020–dimanno-star-introduces-pay-wall-because-it-costs-big-bucks-to-put-out-a-decent-paper
Yeah, read that too. I like Dimanno’s writing and all but it won’t change anything, the numbers will still plummet.
“it-costs-big-bucks-to-put-out-a-decent-paper”
And how does this relate to the Toronto Star?
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
Was thinking the exact same thing, good call HF72!
Habs prospect Darren Dietz named Saskatoon Blades player of the month. 5 goals 9 points in 11 games.
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That kid looks like a beauty.
I forgot he was a defenseman and that he played for the Blades…shows what I know!
6’1″ – 205 Lbs – from Medicine Hat
15 goals and 118 PIMs last year….I love it!
Does he have a shot at the Canadian junior team next month????
No, I wrote about the Canadian Junior team yesterday. Nothing against Dietz, but that team is just absolutely stacked on defence.
Ryan Murray, Dougie Hamilton, Scott Harrington, Morgan Rielly, Griffin Reinhart, Matt Dumba, Derrick Pouliot, Ryan Murphy, Xavier Ouellet, Cody Ceci, all trying out. At least 3 of those guys will be cut.
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Oh Dougie… as a Habs fan and IceDogs fan, he is killing me.
The fact he is good and a Bruin bugs me (small blessing – he could have been a Leaf, so I have taunting material there).
But, in my opinion, he is not playing that well in the O right now. He’s turning the puck over a lot and making some pretty boneheaded plays. He’s definitely putting up points, but it seems he makes 2 or 3 huge gaffs and then picks up a point or 2 to balance out… watching him is like 2 periods of torture and 1 of “where was that guy in the first two periods?”
He should be dominating, but looks disinterested.
(Or should be in the NHL and that’s why he is disinterested…)
As the lockout progresses, these NHLers (Hamilton. Strome, Ritchie for Niagara) become valuable trading chips. If contenders know they are going to have them for the playoffs, then they’ll be dealt to allow for a quick rebuild. If the lockout looks like it could end, then the contenders don’t acquire them and the weaker teams will get caught with an inflated record, and no one to pedlle for the rebuild.
Niagara traded Beukeboom for picks last night.
Oh ya those are some names that jump right out at ya….
And ya, that is definately what you call “stacked.”
http://saskatoonblades.com/article/darren-dietz-named-october-player-of-the-month/130399
My thanks to Stephanie Myles, Dave Stubbs, Stu Cowan, Pat Hickey, Brenda Branswell and Kevin Mio for bringing us some interesting reads this morning.
First crack in the wall on the owners side. This likely will result in Butthead issuing a fine on Eugene…..
http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2012/11/1/3585318/nhl-lockout-2012-ottawa-senators-eugene-melnyk/in/2252231
I hope Butthead and his gang of 8 eventually kill the NHL so it can be started over with people who care about the sport more than the bottom line.
C’mon Geoff, back him up!
Listening to the interview, I don’t see why he should get fined, he basically just says both sides are to blame and they should be playing hockey.
Heck, Daly said the same a long time ago!
RIP Pascal Perez murdered in the DR this am. On of the most colorful the Expos ever had….
Just heard about it. This is terrible news.
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Ka is a wheel.
Fans Theme: “You’re Breaking my heart, You’re tearin’ it apart” – Harry Nilsson
You’re breaking my heart
Hey Stubbs, any chance you could encourage Gary Bettman to go along to the dinner at Moishe’s?
Maybe then he could see for himself that for some people, hockey is about a bit more than the Holy Bottom Line.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
Bettman doesn’t deserve a free meal paid by Stubbs at Moishe’s. The greedy puke should be eating out of the garbage bin behind Moishe’s.
I totally agree !!! one of the better posts I have read , I am totally against Bettman and believe that hockey will never be the same until he’s no longer commissioner , he’s a snarly A$$$$$ Pretty annoying too !!!!
All Habs all the Time
NFL. Please. What a joke.
Romney, please. What a joke
HABS fan since ’68
Ahhh yes, this confirms much for me. Your one line inputs certainly edify HI/O.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, ow!
There he stood in the street
Bobbing his stubborn head to his feet
I said Gary what is this
Now Gary maybe, maybe he’s in need of a piss
I said a hey what’s your game Gary
Maybe we can see things the same.
Now don’t you wait or hesitate
Let’s move before they raise the CAP rate, ow!
All right now, Gary it’s-a all right now
All right now, Gary it’s-a all right now, ooo…
Let me tell you now
Donny took him home to his place
Watchin’ every move on his face
He said look what’s your game Donny
Are you trying to put me in shame
He said Bro don’t go so fast
Don’t you think that hockey should last
he said love, lord above
Now you’re tryin’ to trick me you think? ay!
All right now, Gary it’s-a all right now
All right now, Gary it’s-a all right now, ooo…
Yeah it’s all right now, ooo
(guitar solo)
Ooo
Oh yeah ow!
Let me tell you how we’re suffering now, ow!
Yay
Donny took him home to his place
Watchin’ every move on his face
He said look what’s your game Donny
Are you trying to put me in shame
He said Bro don’t go so fast
Don’t you think you should learn from the past?
he said love, lord above
Now you’re tryin’ to trick me you think? ay!
All right now, Gary it’s-a all right now
All right now, Gary it’s-a all right now, ooo…
All right now
Gary it’s a all right yeah
All right now
Gary, Gary Gary it’s all right
All right now, ha
Yeah
It’s all right, it’s all right, it’s all right
Yes
All right now
Gary it’s a all right now
Yeah
We’re not so happy together, ow!
It’s all right, it’s all right, it’s all right
Everything’s all right, yeh
Ooo…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siMFORx8uO8
L Elle, that’s really all right, now! Well done!
Didn’t even need the music.
Knew where you were going with this, L.
Good job, once again!
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“I’m here to tell you: Gary Bettman hasn’t felt this alive since he killed Harry Potter’s parents.”
Thanks Mr. Hickey for the Galchenyuk and Beaulieu articles, good reads both.
hear hear!
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@RAFord77
Oh the though of it is quite frightful,
But a cure would be so delightful.
Movember is time my Bro,
Let it Grow, Let it Grow, Let it Grow!
Shaving this month we be stopping,
Letting it grow there’s no chopping.
Awareness to the cause, Hey YO!
Let it Grow, Let it Grow, Let it Grow!
When we finally win the fight,
And Prostates return to the norm.
When we finally win the fight,
The Boys will be back in top form!
To keep our Brothers from dying,
Research to the cause keep trying.
If you are asked to shave say, NO!
Let it Grow, Let it Grow, Let it Grow!
Nicely done! And a great cause. I sort of participate – I always have a ‘stache. Shaved it off once and the better half said she’d divorce me if I ever did it again.
A parody with a cause. Nice!
Excellent, SBAH, and just in time for the Season, too!
Today’s All Saints Day song:
http://calsnhllockout2012songparodies.weebly.com/1/post/2012/11/november-01st-2012.html
Another good one Cal. Two thumbs up!
Cal. Bripro, JB are da men.
Geez…you have me working overtime every Thursday morning posting all these stories to my site…
Telio
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you’re welcome!
Good morning. Still in the dark. Kind of chilly last night but can’t complain too much. Saw video yesterday at my daughters house of the Jersey coast. Sad. Just got a quick glance of hio. I see Timo had the perfect strategy to get candy from a 3 year old.
Nice work by L, JB, Cal and bri on their songs. Wasn’t able to :you tube though.
We heard that Hydro Quebec was in the area. The wife suggested that we hang our Canadian and Habs flag out front in hopes of getting preferential treatment.
Have a good day all. CHeers!
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Wishing you and yours all the best, Jim. I saw footage of your area posted by Burly. Just terrible. Here’s hoping those electric company crews get the job done quickly and safely.
Hang in there, good buddy.
“May you live in interesting times.”
Keep on truckin’ Jim!
We’re all pullin’ for ya.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
Good to hear Jim. The flag flying sounds like it could be worth a shot. Hope you’re back to normal soon.
Then again, people see an NHL logo, they might think that the person is locked out of their house.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
Lol!
Bazinga!
Bernie Parent claims that Shemp was the funniest of the Three Stooges.
Right…
And I claim that Bill Barber NEVER dove..
Hickey’s article on Galchenyuk depicts a solid young player with a great coachable attitude. I’m glad he is going to be a Hab, and that will be sooner rather than later. If the “Two Idiots and a Contract” thing ever gets settled.
Heh… on RDS site there is a video of PK doing a weather report. And the blondie who usually does it tries to give him a nice rub.
What time does a 3 year old goes to bed on Halloween night, after a bountiful candy hunt?
Timo, literally stealing Candy from a baby.
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My Dadiocation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5gNYVia2rg
kinda sucks fighting for scraps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ns63s9i3k
Conan: Almost 20 years of pitiless cumber! No rest, no sleep like other men. And yet the spring wind blows, Subotai. Have you ever felt such a wind?
Subotai: They blow where I live too. In the north of every man’s heart.
Conan: It’s never too late, Subotai.
Subotai: No. It would only lead me back here another day. In even worse company.
Conan: For us, there is no spring. Just the wind that smells fresh before the storm.