Halischuk

"Ken" <ken.hoofhearted.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Michael Ventolo" <nowhere.DeleteThis@oblivion.ca> wrote in message
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>>> The update from last month's McKeen's
>>>
>>> 04/08/2008 - Will always be remembered for his OT gold medal-winning
>>> goal at the WJC but is setting his sights on being a Memorial Cup
>>> champion to punctuate his last season in junior .. his approach to the
>>> game is already on a pro level .. he is smart and positions himself so
>>> effectively in all three zones .. he is the defensive conscious on his
>>> line .. his offensive skills are not to be outdone, as he has
>>> sensational vision and the hands to feather a pass, whip a wristshot
>>> just inside the circle or drive the net and unleash a backhand in
>>> close .. led the team with six goals in the opening round .. plays
>>> well within the team concept and is very patient, as he understands
>>> systems and knows with good defense comes healthy offence .. has been
>>> a general for this team with his unrelenting work ethic and ability to
>>> put up points, as the success of the Rangers have a lot to do with his
>>> play.
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>> Yeah, I was watching their Memorial Cup games and I got a sense we got
>> lucky. Don't know that he's going to be great, but it looks like we
>> drafted someone outside of the first round that actually can play in the
>> NHL. And he actually looks like he has a brain.
>>
>> Man, we've sunk pretty far. Oh well, it's better than the 86 Russians
>> we drafted that we can't sign/have no interest in signing.
>>
>> I'm looking forward to seeing him in September and hoping he's not 100% a
>> product of a great team.
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> Be sure to watch the Memorial Cup final today at 4 if you can. His
> Kitchener Rangers are playing Spokane... Should be a great final.
> Halischuk > currently has 32 points this playoff. He's played really
> well.

Only got to watch the first. So, anyway, what exactly do they make the
Memorial Cup out of... paper mache?

"Michael Ventolo" <nowhere.DeleteThis@oblivion.ca> wrote in message
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> "Ken" <ken.hoofhearted.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> "Trendon" <trendonites.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:9847ff38-0acd-461e-b278-bbf6cea80872@d77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>>>> The update from last month's McKeen's
>>>>
>>>> 04/08/2008 - Will always be remembered for his OT gold medal-winning
>>>> goal at the WJC but is setting his sights on being a Memorial Cup
>>>> champion to punctuate his last season in junior .. his approach to the
>>>> game is already on a pro level .. he is smart and positions himself so
>>>> effectively in all three zones .. he is the defensive conscious on his
>>>> line .. his offensive skills are not to be outdone, as he has
>>>> sensational vision and the hands to feather a pass, whip a wristshot
>>>> just inside the circle or drive the net and unleash a backhand in
>>>> close .. led the team with six goals in the opening round .. plays
>>>> well within the team concept and is very patient, as he understands
>>>> systems and knows with good defense comes healthy offence .. has been
>>>> a general for this team with his unrelenting work ethic and ability to
>>>> put up points, as the success of the Rangers have a lot to do with his
>>>> play.
>>>
>>> Yeah, I was watching their Memorial Cup games and I got a sense we got
>>> lucky. Don't know that he's going to be great, but it looks like we
>>> drafted someone outside of the first round that actually can play in the
>>> NHL. And he actually looks like he has a brain.
>>>
>>> Man, we've sunk pretty far. Oh well, it's better than the 86 Russians
>>> we drafted that we can't sign/have no interest in signing.
>>>
>>> I'm looking forward to seeing him in September and hoping he's not 100%
>>> a product of a great team.
>>
>> Be sure to watch the Memorial Cup final today at 4 if you can. His
>> Kitchener Rangers are playing Spokane... Should be a great final.
>> Halischuk > currently has 32 points this playoff. He's played really
>> well.
>
> Only got to watch the first. So, anyway, what exactly do they make the
> Memorial Cup out of... paper mache?

That's an old, old trophy. We're talking 1910's old... The "Memorial" part
refers to the memory of WWI soldiers. BTW, it's bloody heavy, too.

When Dan Boyle brought the Stanley Cup to my neck of the woods, Paul Oak
(one of the Cup's handlers) told stories of players jumping off diving
boards with it, dropping it off second floor balconies to waiting players,
and the helicopter ride for Neids to look like he climbed Mount Olympus with
it, lol. The bottom of the Stanley Cup has fallen off a few times... I
think the much-lesser protected Memorial Cup can be cut a mulligan.