Canada Scores big in first game of the 2010 Winter Olympics Hockey Tournament

No shortage of goals as Canada shutout Norway 8-0 in their men’s ice hockey opener on Tuesday to take a crucial step towards Winter Olympic gold.

» Alpine skiing (women’s) – 11 a.m.
» Cross country (men’s) – 10:15 a.m., 12:55 p.m.
» Cross country (women’s) – 10:15 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
» Curling (women’s) – 9 a.m., 7 p.m.
» Curling (men’s) – 2 p.m.
» Hockey (men’s) – noon, 4:30 p.m., 9 p.m.
» Hockey (women’s) – 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m.
» Luge (men’s) – 5 p.m., 6:31 p.m.
» Short track (women’s) – 5 p.m., 6:14 p.m., 7:07 p.m.
» Short track (men’s) – 5:27 p.m., 6:35 p.m.
» Snowboarding (men’s) – 1:05 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 7:15 p.m.
» Speed skating (men’s) – 4 p.m.

Police near Windsor,  Ontario charged a lady with impaired driving, to wit, operating a Zamboni.  It seems she was servicing  the ice at a hockey rink when witnesses noticed that perhaps a bit more than the ice needed servicing.

This is huge.  Operating a motor vehicle while impaired is a serious Criminal Code offense. I don’t know this lady’s criminal record but if it is her second offence, she could be packing her toothbrush and going to jail for 14 days.  If that is the case, just what would she tell her inmates behind bars, who are charged with assault and robbery?  The cops busted me for driving my Zamboni?

And seeing that we are nearing the Christmas season, will this incident cause police to redirect their resources for nabbing impaired drivers and have them expand their RIDE program to hockey arenas?  I think it’s a great idea. I suggest that a police officer attend at all hockey arenas and that he post himself in an unmarked Zamboni just off the penalty box.  If he sees a Zamboni passing by, he can roll onto the ice and pull over the operator. He can then request that he or she provide a sample of their breath into a roadside breathalyser.  If the driver fails, not only charge but further embarrass them.  Have the rink announcer broadcast over the public address system, “Betty Williams, 5 minutes for smashing.”  Or rather for “being smashed.”  How’s that for deterrence! Zamboni drivers will think twice about whether or not to have that cold one or simply clean it.

Good grief – What’’s a zamboni?

Charles Schulz, the creator of the PEANUTS comic strip, made his first Zamboni reference in 1980, and its appearance in the strip was a complete surprise to the Zamboni Company. Schulz actually told Richard Zamboni that he was asked many times: “What’s A Zamboni?”. There were almost 45 references to Zamboni in the P EANUTS comics, including Woodstock and Snoopy taking turns driving the machine.

• Your idea of serving breakfast is giving each of your kids a fork and dropping an Eggo in the middle of the table.
• You reprimand your children with “minors,” “majors” and “misconducts.”
• When you come to a traffic signal and the light turns green, you stop.
• When you come to a traffic signal and the light turns red, you get really excited and chant, “He shoots! He scores!”
• I nstead of duct tape, you use hockey tape to fix everything.
• You call a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame a “pilgrimage.”
• You went into a bank because it advertised “Free Checking”….and walked out disappointed.
• You can pronounce anything in French, yet you have no idea what it means.
• Every time you hear a siren you wonder who scored.
• You’re not allowed to play chess simply because the first time you played, you misunderstood the meaning of the word “Check.”
• Everything in your wardrobe is your team’s colors.
• Your closet is divided into 2 sections: HOME and AWAY
• You make biscuits in dimensions of 3″ by 1.”
• You burn the biscuits black.
• You play a game with one of the biscuits.
• You deck the guy who says, “Check, please.”
• You own a Zamboni.
• You keep your Zamboni in the garage while your main car stays in the driveway.
• Your calendar only runs from October to June.
• You wonder how you will get through July, August, and September.
• When someone says, “two minutes” you respond, “What for!?!”

How did the blonde get hurt while ice fishing?

She was run over by the zamboni.

For More info and history of the Zamboni, check out the site below:

http://www.zamboni.com/story/story.html

Canada’s Maelle Ricker has won the women’s snowboard cross event, giving Canadians a  fifth medal and SECOND GOLD at the Winter Olympics.

After some early trouble, Ricker did a great job in the quarter-finals and finished first in her semifinal run on Cypress Mountain.

Tuesday, February 16
» Alpine skiing (men’s) – 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m.
» Biathlon (women’s) – 10:30 a.m.
» Biathlon (men’s) – 12:45 p.m.
» Curling (men’s) – 9 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m.
» Figure skating (men’s) – 4:15 p.m.
» Hockey (men’s) – 12:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 9 p.m.
» Hockey (women’s) – 2:30 p.m., 7 p.m.
» Luge (women’s) – 1 p.m., 2:51 p.m.
» Snowboarding (women’s) – 10 a.m., 12:15 p.m.
» Speed skating (women’s) – 1 p.m.