I got to watch a Gordie
Howe Hat Trick last night! Very exciting
I can only hope it wasn't while you were in line at the grocery store. That could have been tragic.
Nope...it was on TV last night. LA Kings winger Kyle Clifford became the latest in the 2011-2012 NHL season to pull off the feat. It was rather amusing to watch, though I don't believe I ever heard the commentators make note of it. Oh well.
Speaking of NHL news...Tim Thomas is a jerk. There, I said it. As is often the case in major sporting events, the 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins were invited to the White House to be personally congratulated on their victory by the president of the United Freakin' States. Say what you want about his policies, the man is the "leader of the free world," and he invited you to his house. This is an opportunity that very few people get in their lifetimes, so to throw it away for even the best of reasons would be stupid and ultimately regretful, right? Well..tell that to Tim Thomas, goaltender of the aforementioned Bruins team, who boycotted the trip to the White House because he thinks that "government has grown out of control."
This, of course, makes the headlines over top of actual hockey achievements like Clifford's Gordie Howe job against the Senators last night, and provides another black eye that the NHL doesn't really need at the moment. Sure, it's your right to not chill with the President of the United States when he asks you to, but just like playing hockey in the first place, shouldn't you put your team, league, and even sport ahead of your own selfish personal beliefs? Idiot.
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