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Post by stratman19 on Feb 22, 2005 12:46:27 GMT -5
A little hockey news…….. Well done guys!!! Real hockey heroesElation topped exhaustion yesterday as 40 record-setting but rest-deprived men slapped high fives and hugged at the end of the world's longest hockey game. "I could go for four more days," claimed Kevin Karius, as he waited to hop over the boards for one of his final shifts. "I'd play as long as they wanted to." For now they can rest. And they need to after the 10-day, 240-hour marathon. "Everything's sore, the ankle, the back, the groin, the feet, everything," said Dale Humeniuk, who at 46 was the oldest player in the game at an acreage southeast of Sherwood Park. The group had come together not only to break the Ontario-held 203-hour record for the world's longest hockey game - they did that Saturday night - but also to raise money for pediatric cancer research. At last count, they had raised $100,000 from donations. "Everybody's got the same goal," said an exhausted Brian Ursuliak as he leaned on his stick after the game. "They'd like to see cancer beaten." They all had their reasons for playing in the game: parents, siblings, other relatives or friends who'd died of cancer. And they weren't going to quit because of fatigue. Pictures of lost loved ones were plastered to an "inspiration board" and set beneath the ice surface. "You felt like quitting, but then you looked at the picture and you knew why you're here," said Andrew Langstaff, 23, whose grandfather died of lung cancer in 2001. "I knew what he went through and kids shouldn't have to go through that." There were days when he was happy to be tending goal, said Ravi Tanna. There were others when he wanted to quit. Then he met a spectator who asked him to autograph his hockey jersey. It turned out the guy had been diagnosed with lung cancer and was headed for surgery this week. "I told him, 'You fight hard because everyone else fights hard and we're all rooting for you,' " said Tanna, whose wife Renee beat breast cancer three years ago. Organizer Brent Saik, who lost his father and his wife to cancer, placed pictures of his grandparents - also claimed by cancer - in the rink, too. "I was really tired Sunday night," said Saik. "My grandma always watched me play baseball and I knew she was looking down on me and I kind of felt her with me." The final score after 240 hours had Team A defeating Team B 2,254-2,203. The game results must now be forwarded to Guinness World Records officials for confirmation, a process that could take a month. A final count on donations won't be tallied for a few days, said Jane Weller of the Alberta Cancer Foundation. But it is expected to increase over the next few days.  Way to go guys. Three cheers. As for the women playing for Lord Stanley's cup....I think it'd be fantastic to see Team Canada and Team USA play a best of seven series for the Cup. It'd be great hockey, and a great story. Let's get it done!  |
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Post by stratman19 on Feb 22, 2005 21:46:08 GMT -5
Today is the 25th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice. I'm watching that game on ESPN Classic right now. What a hell of a game...what a time that was. This nation fell in love with those young college guys...
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Post by rockkid on Mar 11, 2005 11:27:19 GMT -5
Sad end to a good deed………
Hockey hero theft victim
SHERWOOD PARK -- Two weeks after the final shift of the world's longest hockey game, Brent Saik is facing a potential $13,000 tab to replace property stolen off the site. What started as a a tremendous celebration of sport and life was somewhat tainted shortly after the event when thieves moved onto the site and proceeded to steal everything which wasn't nailed down at Saiker's Acres.
It's been the land of the looting," Saik told Sun Media.
"It's been very annoying.
"I was staked out. I lost a couple quads, a bike, some cords, propane bottles, even silly little stuff like trailer hitch balls. Whatever they could grab.
"I've had to phone the companies that sponsored us to come out and get their stuff before it gets stolen, which has been embarrassing. We got one of the quads back, thankfully. The police found it and it still had the (sponsor's) sticker on it."
Because the donated and subsequently stolen items couldn't be covered by insurance, Saik himself will have to cover the cost, estimated at up to $13,000.
Ultimately, I'll have to eat the cost on these," said Saik.
"I don't want a dark light on something that went very well. You don't want to see the companies that were so generous having any kind of bad taste in their mouths.
"It's going to cost me a few dollars, but I don't want to have anything negative associated with what we did out here."
Saik, who helped sponsor a Playboy golf tournament in Edmonton, is in Los Angeles with three friends as guests of Hugh Hefner. They'll return to Edmonton next week.
Before the thefts there was nothing but a ton of positives to report from the successful Guinness World Record bid, as thousands turned out over a 10-day period to watch Saik and Co. play 240 hours of consecutive shinny in support of donations to the Cross Cancer Institute.
At last count, donations raised had exceeded the $160,000 mark and were expected to rise even further with the completion of an auction and the receipt of money collected by sponsoring individual players.
At last count, donations raised had exceeded the $160,000 mark and were expected to rise even further with the completion of an auction and the receipt of money collected by sponsoring individual players.
The work of thieves aside, Saik was still thrilled with everything that came out of the backyard game that captured the imagination of the nation.
"I really want to say thanks to the people who came out," he said.
"For the kids who brought their little bags of money all the way up to the volunteers who did so much. It was so awesome to see that many people out at my place."
Saik plans on presenting the proceeds to the Cross Cancer Institute on March 18.
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Post by stratman19 on Mar 14, 2005 23:30:47 GMT -5
Sad end to a good deed………Hockey hero theft victimSHERWOOD PARK -- Two weeks after the final shift of the world's longest hockey game, Brent Saik is facing a potential $13,000 tab to replace property stolen off the site. What started as a a tremendous celebration of sport and life was somewhat tainted shortly after the event when thieves moved onto the site and proceeded to steal everything which wasn't nailed down at Saiker's Acres. It's been the land of the looting," Saik told Sun Media. "It's been very annoying. "I was staked out. I lost a couple quads, a bike, some cords, propane bottles, even silly little stuff like trailer hitch balls. Whatever they could grab. "I've had to phone the companies that sponsored us to come out and get their stuff before it gets stolen, which has been embarrassing. We got one of the quads back, thankfully. The police found it and it still had the (sponsor's) sticker on it." Because the donated and subsequently stolen items couldn't be covered by insurance, Saik himself will have to cover the cost, estimated at up to $13,000. Ultimately, I'll have to eat the cost on these," said Saik. "I don't want a dark light on something that went very well. You don't want to see the companies that were so generous having any kind of bad taste in their mouths. "It's going to cost me a few dollars, but I don't want to have anything negative associated with what we did out here." Saik, who helped sponsor a Playboy golf tournament in Edmonton, is in Los Angeles with three friends as guests of Hugh Hefner. They'll return to Edmonton next week. Before the thefts there was nothing but a ton of positives to report from the successful Guinness World Record bid, as thousands turned out over a 10-day period to watch Saik and Co. play 240 hours of consecutive shinny in support of donations to the Cross Cancer Institute. At last count, donations raised had exceeded the $160,000 mark and were expected to rise even further with the completion of an auction and the receipt of money collected by sponsoring individual players. At last count, donations raised had exceeded the $160,000 mark and were expected to rise even further with the completion of an auction and the receipt of money collected by sponsoring individual players. The work of thieves aside, Saik was still thrilled with everything that came out of the backyard game that captured the imagination of the nation. "I really want to say thanks to the people who came out," he said. "For the kids who brought their little bags of money all the way up to the volunteers who did so much. It was so awesome to see that many people out at my place." Saik plans on presenting the proceeds to the Cross Cancer Institute on March 18. That whole deal really sucks Rock, but nothing can change the good things those boys did (or attempted to do). I really hope things work out for Brent Saik, he doesn't deserve all that shit. He just doesn't. |
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Post by rockkid on Mar 18, 2005 11:53:30 GMT -5
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Post by rockkid on Mar 18, 2005 13:42:51 GMT -5
Errrrrrrrrr.  I forgot, you also have to click on detours when you get there. |
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Post by stratman19 on Mar 18, 2005 16:05:01 GMT -5
Thanks for clearin' that up. After I got there, I didn't know what I was supposed to do next!  They were all hilarious. LMFAO! ;D |
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Post by Dr. Drum on May 5, 2005 16:17:54 GMT -5
World Hockey Championship Canada 3 – USA 1 |
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Post by maarts on May 15, 2005 6:10:41 GMT -5
Good luck Canada in the final against the Czechs!
Tell you what, you like thrillers, don't you?
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Post by Dr. Drum on May 15, 2005 18:11:21 GMT -5
Thanks for the thought, maarts. Apparently I should have come 'round to bury a 'lucky loonie' somewhere in this thread or something, not that that would have helped us today. Full marks to the Czechs. They made our guys play their game for three periods and when they had their chances, they took full advantage.
Have to wonder, with the NHL lockout and some guys not playing this season, how many of our guys really weren’t at the peak of physical and/or mental conditioning required to prevail at this level.
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Post by maarts on May 16, 2005 6:17:35 GMT -5
I knew I should have kept my mouth shut!
I was surprised that none of you Canadians baited the yanks after they went out in the quarters....
Shuerly shum mishtake?
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Post by Dr. Drum on May 16, 2005 7:02:20 GMT -5
My wife’s been in New Jersey for the last two weeks, maarts, baiting real live American hockey fans – she actually found a few there – so I figured that should suffice. I guess they're actually getting their own back a little at this point. Actually, I usually feel a little bad for American teams. They’ve been putting good, competitive teams on the ice for a while now, but they get just about zero recognition for it at home. The World Championship wasn’t even carried in the US – on television or radio. The only way you could get it was by pay-per-view webcast. How pathetic is that? THat said, it was still sweet taking 'em out in Salt Lake City. ;D |
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Post by RocDoc on May 16, 2005 18:07:30 GMT -5
Hockey gets ridiculously shat upon here in the U.S....
I say blame Bill Wirtz, that asshole....
Ooops, reflex...
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Post by maarts on May 16, 2005 18:12:56 GMT -5
So what's the state of affairs now? Will there be a new season of hockey?
Let alone will there be fans left to watch a new season of hockey?
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Post by stratman19 on May 16, 2005 18:57:45 GMT -5
My wife’s been in New Jersey for the last two weeks, maarts, baiting real live American hockey fans – she actually found a few there – so I figured that should suffice. I guess they're actually getting their own back a little at this point. Actually, I usually feel a little bad for American teams. They’ve been putting good, competitive teams on the ice for a while now, but they get just about zero recognition for it at home. The World Championship wasn’t even carried in the US – on television or radio. The only way you could get it was by pay-per-view webcast. How pathetic is that? THat said, it was still sweet taking 'em out in Salt Lake City. ;D Your wife was in New Jersey for 2 weeks Drum? God have mercy on the citizenry! Believe it or not, there are a lot of hockey fans in the US. I certainly agree with most of the rest of your post. Coverage here was pathetic, and pissed me off. As for your Salt Lake City comment...you're a real bastard, Drum. Maarts, if it was up to me, the NHL would get smaller. That's right, contract some teams...get back to the traditional markets of Canada, the Northeast and Upper Midwest, and be done with it. Have I mentioned lately how much I hate Gary Bettman? |
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I forgot, you also have to click on detours when you get there. 
