It’s bloody frustrating when you write an entire blog only to lose it all on the moment of pressing the publish button. There was a good six paragraphs of how I spent my day in Toronto watching my beloved Flyers for the first time in three years and just for the second time ever. Needless to say I will not be re-creating it all, firstly because it cannot be bothered and secondly because I can’t remember everything I wrote. Here are the facts of what went on and how a sad defeat to a poor showing Flyers was not enough to dampen what was a fun day/night out.

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Today I am heading into Toronto with a ticket to see my team, the Philadelphia Flyers take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. I can’t wait for this simply because I am going to it. It’ll be my second ever Flyers game and the last one was a good three years ago so this should be fun. The last one was also in Toronto when I had standing room only. Thankfully I think our seats this time are in a better location so I should get maximum enjoyment. I’m heading down into Toronto shortly so I can sit in the bar with crazed Leafs fans as their new commander and Chief is unveiled before their eyes with a live T.V. press conference. MORE »

Got word yesterday that I will be heading to see the Toronto Maple Leafs play the Philadelphia Flyers at the Air Canada Centre in a few weeks time. Philadelphia are the team I support in the N.H.L. even with my visits to the Leafs lately and I will be going to see them play when they visit Toronto for the first time this season at the end of the month. I cannot wait. Goodnight.

The Leafs must have a thing about giving the other team a lead and then trying to play catch-up! The last time I seen them they threw away three early goals before fighting back to make a game of it. Throughout the season they have been known for having to come from behind after bad starts and more often than not it doesn’t work and is a reason they are sitting 10th in the conference and outside the playoff picture, all be it still early in the season. Last night was no different. They gave Boston a two goal start and then spent the whole game peppering the Bruins goal trying to tie things up. MORE »

One of the real perks of living in a city that has a major sports team in a major league is the amount of coverage the team gets. As a sports fan you cannot help but lap it up. The Toronto Maple Leafs are the biggest hockey team in the NHL in terms of fan base and revenue and although they are far from one of the good teams they still sell out the arena every single night. Tonight, I have the joy of heading down to watch their latest game against the Boston Bruins. MORE »

It probably won’t interest a lot of you but along with the football season this is my T.V. life for the next 8-months. From early October until early June this is what it is all about here in Canada, the hockey season. It is already well underway after starting out in Europe with a couple of games and has returned to North America to start also. In case you were wondering, my team is Philadelphia and has been for a lot of years now. Wonder why? Keep reading.

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Check out this video. It’s fight clips of a guy called Steve MacIntyre who has just signed for the Edmonton Oilers as their enforcer for this season. The main point of humour though is not his knockout punches but the third and final fight in the video. Check out his opponent refusing to drop his glove going into the fight. MacIntyre’s reaction is amusing also but yes, the guy goes ahead and gets on with the fight with the glove on . . . and still loses. Granted he might have been playing with a broken hand and if so that is still pretty brave.

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