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Did Hockey Calgary’s White Knight Save My Kids?

March 22, 2020 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

And so it was, that in the year nineteen of the third millennium of the common era, King Hockey of Calgary, the All-Wise and Uncompromising, declared that Sir Maverick of the Lakelands and Lady Bonavista of the Peninsular Covenant were to be wed, thereby uniting the southern and northern realms of Eastern Fish Creek in […]

Filed Under: Sports Schmidt Tagged With: Canada, Hockey Calgary, Knights, Lake Bonavista, Mavericks

Calgary Needs a Shrink, Not the Olympics

November 12, 2018 by acrockofschmidt 1 Comment

One week ago, the debate over Calgary attempting to host the 2026 Winter Olympics kicked of in an online community forum with an interesting comment.  Someone whom I don’t know personally shared a CBC article accompanied by the interesting observation that this person learns more from the comments posted to such articles.  My immediate reaction […]

Filed Under: Sports Schmidt Tagged With: 2026, Calgary, No, Olympics, Plebiscite, vote, Winter Olympics, Yes

The Cult of Minor Hockey

October 12, 2017 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

Orgasm face.  We’ve all witnessed one.  If not upon our partner’s face then surely in the bathroom mirror.  There are even a lucky few who have adorned one whilst simultaneously witnessing one.  It’s an embarrassing and ironically painful-looking facial contortion signifying the penultimate in human pleasure.  And each September, it’s also a face found upon […]

Filed Under: Sports Schmidt Tagged With: Canada, hockey, kids, minor hockey, sports

How Geocachers Are Killing Geocaching

December 5, 2016 by acrockofschmidt 10 Comments

A few years back, gosh it’s got to be six at least now, a cousin visited and left my family a legacy of sorts, not to mention a valuable lesson regarding first impressions.  At the time these visits were fairly commonplace.  His work, though mostly conducted from his home, was headquartered here in Calgary and […]

Filed Under: Sports Schmidt Tagged With: camping, geocaching, treasure

Geography Lessons From The NHL

February 22, 2016 by acrockofschmidt Leave a Comment

I was watching the 2016 NHL All Star Game when I was reminded of a perturbation that’s been eating at me for twenty years now.  Actually, that’s not true.  My kids were watching the 2016 NHL All Star Game because they are still young enough to find this game fun because they have no understanding […]

Filed Under: Sports Schmidt Tagged With: Adams, Canada, hockey, NHL, Norris, Patrick, Smythe, tradition

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