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I want to take this opportunity to put out a huge Thanks to TetRefine (Matt) who has decided to make a donation for the ongoing operation of GA instead of choosing to receive a Premium Membership. Today a donation was made on Matt's behalf to GA. Please join me in congratulating Matt not only on his win, but also his contribution to GA for all of us. Thank you so much!!!!

Okay, the tallies are in.............................. Drumroll please Mandartiania (aka Maria)-------- 0 + 0 + 0 +0 = 0 points Bumblebee (aka Bee)-------- 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 0 points Mark Arbour (aka Mark)-------- 15 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 15 points Prince Duchess (aka Princy)-------- 20 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 20 points Red_A------------ 25 + 5 + 0 + 0 = 30 points TommyB ------- 30 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 30 points Ramon (aka Ramon ) -------- 25 + 5 + 5 + 0 = 35 points Rakuten06 (aka John)-------- 25 + 10 + 5 + 0 = 35 points Krista (aka Gurl)------- 30 + 5 + 5 + 0 = 40 points TrevorTime (aka Trevor)------- 30 + 10 + 0 + 0 = 40 points Julian Alexander ----- 35 +10 + 0 + 0 = 45 points And In sole position for First Place Tet Refine (Matt) 35 + 10 + 5 + 5 = 55 points A couple of points on Matt's victory: 2nd year in a row that Matt has won Matt was the only contestant to guess Boston as the winner He will don a Canucks jersey just to show he is a good sport Okay, the last one maybe pushing it too far Please join me on congratulating TetRefine on his win . Kudo's go to Julian for a close second and to Trevor and Krista for a close third (especially since Krista is a gurl ) I hope everyone had fun this year and stick around for next years pool. Will be interesting if someone can dethrone the :king:

Sadly, the hockey game ends and the news turns to the rioting and flipping and burning of cars in the streets of Vancouver. I hate that some bad apples will tarnish a great city overall

Well a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the Boston Bruins I personally think that the better team won in this case. Two evenly matched team, but the better team that scored more goals, and won more games won the series. Vancouver did a great job but unfortunately the ones that got them to the President's Cup win were absent in the majority of the Stanley Cup Series. The twins and their goalie simply did not play up to their potential. Boston had a lot to their advantage...more experienced Stanley Cup players, more even lines between their first line and fourth line, more emotionally involved in the games. One thing to think about Vancouver fans, back when Calgary first went to the Stanley Cup, they lost to Montreal and Calgary was the President's Cup winners. The very next year the came back and won in their second appearance in their second visit in two years against Montreal again. You learn from your mistakes and the only way you get better is by learning by your mistakes from experience. I seriously hope they have better luck and come ready for next year. Personally I did not understand the fans of Vancouver booing Bettman, he didn't win the cup for Boston. Then to throw garbage at the Bruins as they are celebrating with the cup, that is a first in the NHL history. Not something to be proud of. You are seldom judge by how graceful of a winner you are, but how graceful of a loser you are. But once again, better luck next year. Finally, Congrats again to the 2011 Stanley Cup Champs!!!!! The Boston Bruins

I'll probably pay for this one

Conner, this seems like a preemptive whin going on Are we making excuses already Next you will be telling us how Luongo is very sick. He is actually been diagnosed as being pregnant after missing his last 8 periods in the Boston area

Before this goes any further..... We really shouldn't be seeing any red in here, but to each their own I guess

For the playoffs, Boston definitely deserves to win the Cup more I wonder who will start in goal on Wednesday I love this game

ppppppfffffffffttttttttttttttttttttttt. The Vancouver Canuckleheads are traitors to Canada and should hang their head in shame. They LIE!!! Until they come clear about the truth, they will always be despised by more Canadians than will ever like them. Go Boston Go!!!!!

Here we go Boston, here we go <clap, clap>

:music: Happy Birthday Vic :music: Hehe, this means you are older than me Go out and have a fun day and maybe pick up one of the gym crushes and have some real fun Hope the rest of the year is just as great.

Belated..... :music: Happy Birthday Bob :music: I guess that means that I can be a day late and still be ahead of the party I hope the next year finds you enjoying everything even better than the previous All the best Bob

My question, "Why?"

I feel like I will soon be 'getting closer' to Shane

Exactly If the players and fans want it, really what say do you have in it? I don't know how you can compare football to hockey though, in a sixty minute game the ball is in play is 11 minutes out of 60. So split that between the offense and defense and you have 5 1/2 minutes per player and then take out kicking probably brings it down to 5 minutes out of sixty in a game. In hockey there the average player plays between 15-20 minutes out of a 60 minute game. This does not include not doing anything but does include skating for the full shift. I think you would have been better off with comparing hockey to water polo in this case. Are we going to lobby to take punching out of boxing next?

Then to add insult to injury, the should have been suspended biter gets the overtime goal :angry:

Um, er, ah.......... What's the difference between the Vancouver Canucks and a jockstrap? A jockstrap has one cup There, I feel much better now

As Rodney Dangerfield once said, " The other night a I went to a boxing match and a hockey game broke out" Okay, from a hockey players perspective I think I will try to explain it I personally can not think of any other sport that involves the skill, the speed, the pace, the equipment, and the talent in a small enclosed space. Generally hockey strategy involves matching up player versus player. This happens at a high pace and can lead to emotions rising higher and higher. Sometimes these emotions rise up to a level that a cheap shot is taken and then the other side retaliates. Usually in a fight. Fighting in the last 10-15 years has been banned from 'minor hockey' It is still part of all professional and semi professional, junior and in a lot of cases major minor hockey. It has always been part of the game to fans, coaches, players and me Cheap shots have been addressed for a while now, that is why there is less fighting than a while ago. When I grew up playing hockey, there was fighting, but obviously with the different level of skill and size of kids growing up, I am generally in agreement of the evolution of no fighting in minor hockey. Also, in any level, a errant punch to an official at any level would result in major suspensions up to a year and fines against the player, the coach and the team. To focus in on the fighting aspect alone in hockey is like focusing on tripping in soccer, clipping in football (I don't play water polo, but from what I read your nuts are fair game for what the ref doesn't see). It is part of the game and hopefully always will be. The example of tripping and clipping are two examples of serious penalties that can cause serious injury but I don't hear you calling for the total elimination of them from their sports. Fighting is part of the game and there are consequences for doing so. It is not condoned and there is a series of progressive discipline that is used. Every sport has it's nasty side, just in hockey it is fighting.

:king: :king: Happy Birthday Princy :king: :king: A belated birthday wish for a great guy Sorry about being late. I hope the year continues to be as great as the last while has been

:music: Happy Birthday Libby :music: Hope you have a super fine Birthday All the best over the next year!!!!

:music: Happy Birthday Stu :music: Hope you have a super Birthday Be good

It was even worse on the CBC, when Vancouver slew foots Thomas, they say it isn't a penalty when Thomas is out of the crease. Give me a break, slew footing is a interference or a tripping penalty no matter where and who it happens to. THEN, funny how Burrows can bite a guys thumb off and the NHL rules not enough video evidence Give me a break Brendon Shanahan should be ashamed of himself.

I agree Graeme, I was just about to say the same thing. Also if Bridget was going to bug their cell phones I think the narrator would HAVE to tell us

You know you are the scum of the earth when other scum even hate you news article

Don't sit in front of the TV too long tonight Matt, the series starts tomorrow night So I was glad to hear Atlanta is moving to Winnipeg, feel bad for Sam, but happy for Winnipeg Up here in Canada, one of the largest restaurant chains is called Boston Pizza (in the States, they have expanded there and called Boston's). During the Montreal series they put banners over their signs for the playoff round against the Habs in the Montreal area, and called themselves Montreal Pizza. Now they are nationally covering their signs and calling themselves Vancouver Pizza. I don't think I will be eating there anytime soon There has also been a lot of bologna coming out of Vancouver saying that they are Canada's team. Well sorry to disappoint, they are not Canada's Team, that ended with the Olympics. To tell your arch rivals fans they have to cheer for them just because of geography is pretty silly to me Oh, have you guessed who I'm cheering for