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  1. He rubbed me the wrong way with that refusal. I thought it was because he thought he was too big a star for that small, French speaking market.

    Keep in mind he also refused to report to Sault Ste Marie in the OHL. His family didn't want their baby in the wilderness. Gretzky went to the Soo.

    I admired his play, awesome force.

    Hated his selfish attitude.

  2. Wow, Dokis. That's a pretty, out of the way place. I'm on Lake Nipissing that feeds the French River into Georgian Bay.

    I don't know where Lake Baptiste is, I'll Google it.

    Northern Ontario has some beautiful scenery, the shores of Lake Superior between the Soo and Thunder Bay is rugged and awesome.

    There are warts here too, but I wouldn't leave because I'm not comfortable in cities.

  3. I've been to Peterborough but not for a game. Nice city, lots of hockey history. Met Steve Larmer recently, had a nice chat.

    Majority of my games have been in North Bay and Sudbury. I've attended games in Ottawa, Sault Ste Marie, Kitchener and Barrie.

    North Bay is my team and has a good atmosphere. Sudbury had an 50's era arena and a stuffed wolf they run out on a clothesline after a goal. Hokey but it's their tradition. Their team has sucked for awhile though.

     

    A skate on the canal before a 67's game is a cool thing to do. Have a beaver tail (pastry) at one of the many canal rest stops.

  4. Lots of fond memories flooding in from the 70's.

     

    I watch hockey almost every night (not many complete games, lots of channel surfing) and catch 90% of Sabres games.

    I listen to the stats talk but prefer to just watch great players, great plays and some good commentary.

    I also read quite a bit of hockey information and I don't skip the stats stuff. I don't go looking for it either.

    I may attend one NHL game a year, but get to 20 OHL games.

    I watch my son practice 2-3 times per week and play games most weekends. 23 games, year to date for his team.

     

    Hockey is a big part of our lives and the stats are a small part of my hockey experience. I'm glad someone is compiling them and explains it to me, but I can live without them.

  5. Marleau is a good player but he was unable to lead a really good team to any playoff success.

    Roenick threw him under the bus in the media. JR is a loudmouth but there could be some truth to his accusations.

    Besides, Marleau is 36. Maybe put him on a line with Gio and Matty Mo. The Geezer Gang.

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