And so, two weeks after the Winter Olympics
began its crazy set of events in Sochi, we reach the climax of the Games – the men’s
ice hockey final in the Bolshoy Ice Dome. I’ve enjoyed ice hockey for a number of
years, and it’s great to see it brought to British television, even if it is
only once every four years.
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| Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi |
So, who do we fancy for the gold medal? It’s hard to bet against the defending champions,
Canada, especially after their moral-boosting win over the USA in the
semi-finals. On the flip side, I’ve been
watching the Swedish team with some interest – the Buffalo Sabres are
well-represented here, with defensemen Jhonas Enroth and Henrik Tallinder both
playing in yellow. They're both cracking sides, each capable of winning gold so, like with all sports, it depends who turns up on the day.
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| Canada beat the USA in a thrilling semi-final |
On the subject of colours, I had a
brilliant find yesterday – this amazing Finland hockey jersey for only £16 from
everyone’s favourite bargain store, TK Maxx.
Well, what’s a fella to do except buy it, especially when I have such a
great collection to maintain; I’m hoping
it will one day be as good as the sports shop in Banff!
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| A bargain buy! |
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| Sports shop in Banff, Alberta (2011) |
I’ll hopefully be enjoying a really good
hockey final today, and as my photo might suggest, I’ve decided to nail my
colours to the mast. Not that it will go
down ever so well with our resident wolf dog, Diefenbacker, a proud Canadian
from Alberta.
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| Diefs |
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| Divided loyalties at home |
Good luck Sweden, and all the best
Canada! Now let’s play hockey!
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