Bonjour Montreal
June 24th, 2009 by Boomer
Today…was a long day.
I was picked up by the Rob Kerr limo service at my front door at just after 4:30 am Calgary time to catch our 6:30 flight. We had a lovely, albeit brief stop over in Winnipeg along the way. Most flying from west to east opted for the direct flight […]
Who? Who? What are ya…an owl?
May 27th, 2009 by Boomer
I think Men At Work said it best.
Indeed, there’s been no shortage of names and suggestions as to “who it could be now.”
It’s interesting to see how many different opinions there are among those in Flame Nation as to what criteria the ideal candidate should have. Or what isn’t important at all. NHL […]
Coaching Carousel
May 25th, 2009 by Boomer
Goodbye Mike.
At the end of the day, too many stories from 1987 and 1994 and not enough attention to detail cost Mike Keenan his job. We all saw it coming. And it was the right thing to do.
Pretty much everything that can be said has been by now (that […]
Memorial Cup Rules
May 21st, 2009 by Boomer
I feel badly for you if you haven’t taken time to watch any of the Memorial Cup. I know at this time of year, many hockey fans are wrapped up with the NHL playoffs…and some are just moving on to summer type stuff. That’s too bad. If you watched last night’s Rimouski […]
I Stink
May 19th, 2009 by Boomer
I stand before you…sort of…and admit, I’ve been a very bad blogger.
My last blog was over a month ago. Unacceptable. It’s not as though I have had anything really compelling to say or talk about, but certainly something could have gotten my in front of the keyboard before now.
Some guys are very good […]
Flames better not have a case of the Mondays.
April 26th, 2009 by Boomer
Well…here we go again.
The teams and the path to where we are may be different but once again the Calgary Flames find themselves facing first round elimination again. The Chicago Blackhawks have enjoyed a terrific regular season, and are fully deserving of the 3-2 series lead that they enjoy going into game 6 Monday […]
Vancouver Cheeseburger
April 1st, 2009 by Boomer
Well, that didn’t take long.
The final buzzer couldn’t have concluded it’s buzzing for more than a minute or two before my email inbox started inflating in number thanks to Vancouver vans after their beloved Canucks defeated the Minnesota Wild and moved past the Calgary Flames for top spot in the Northwest Division.
Not exactly sending well […]
Iggy and Olli
March 4th, 2009 by Boomer
Remember when David Letterman hosted the Oscars? During his opening monologue he made a little joke with a play on words as he introduced Oprah Winfrey to Uma Thurman.
“Oprah…Uma….Uma…Oprah.”
A similar type introduction may well have gone down Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
“Iggy…Olli….Olli…Iggy.”
Yes, it’s finally happened. Olli Jokinen is a Calgary Flame. After….oh, 5 […]
Darryl the Dealer?
March 1st, 2009 by Boomer
The NHL trade deadline is now just a matter of hours away, and media and fans don’t like straying too far from their blackberry or internet for fear of missing out on the latest news.
Every year the question is asked, “Will there be as many trades as in recent years?” The answer again is […]
Boomer’s 2010 Team Canada
February 17th, 2009 by Boomer
It’s one year away from the start of the men’s hockey Olympic tournament in Vancouver and everybody and his dog seems to have put together their list as to who will wear Canadian colors. Now there’s a lot of hockey to be played between now and then, but here’s who this armchair GM would […]
