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this is supposed to be a hockey blog eh ?

Sweater Nite 24 will be held on Sunday Afternoon the 20th of FeBREWary  at the hallowed grounds of Lief Eirikson Pub on 5th ave in the neighborhood once known as Yellowhook... in the borough of Churches and the birthplace of pizza. This is of course Presidents weekend and so some folks will be off the next day.

Interesting tidbit.....the NHL will be on hiatus because of the Olympics ....and because of the time difference between Brooklyn and Bejing, the Gold Medal game which will be played in the land of wuhan on Sunday afternoon,  will be aired live in the Unites States at 11:00 P.M. Saturday Evening .

so do we go out saturday night and watch the game in the Taverns and Beerhalls of 11209 ? or in the friendly confines of the Gregory Hotel ? In any event i am sure that NBC will replay the game sunday afternoon.......hopefully the friendly faces dressed in Red, White and Blue will be donning their Gold Medals by the time we arrive at PC's for the pregame skate.

Cracker Jack Steve Mac again holds the reigns as the Music coordinator , he's not sure if he's playing with The High Tides....ShaDumski ....or relinquishing the stage to local favorites Bobby Microwave and Colonial Road......either way we are in for a treat.

I'll of course expound more on the subject in the annual letter , but I hope everyone that does attend appreciates how special it is and how lucky we are to still have an institution like the  Lief  in our rotation. I can't walk into the Bar without thinking about Dano and the countless hours and fantastic times we spent there.....Super Bowls, World Series, Hockey Playoffs , Norwegian days, St Pat's parades.....very special place......proud to claim it as an integral part of my youth.

how bout some NHL chatter

my preseason pick to win the Cup took a hit when Joel Quinnville was forced to step down as Head Coach of the Florida Panthers after an a 7-0 ( now 8-0) start.....if you haven't heard the story.....google it........i'm too disgusted to repeat it......save to say that nobody who is who i thought they were.....Not Joe Paterno, not Bob Baffert and apparently not Joel Quinville........I still have faith in the ownership of Brooklyn native  Vinny Viola and wish the Panthers well.

another team of interest is the Carolina Hurricanes........as i continue to look for a retirement town in North or South Carolina , it would appear that the Blueshirt alumni has settled in nicely to the Raleigh Durham lifestyle.........The Mighty Canes dress at least 3 of our old Rangers in Tony Deangelo, Aanti Raanta and one of my favorites Derek Steppan.......the Canes also are off to a franchise record 7-0 start.

and lastly the Calgary Flames have caught my eye.....they came east and ran the table without breaking a sweat.....easy road Victories over the Caps, Preds, Rangers and Devils.....they are fast....they can score...and played solid defense on the road........Johnny Geaudreau (johnny hockey fm BC by way of New Jersey) and Andrew "the hungry window" Mangiapane , alomg with a Tkachuk and you have the foundation for winning hockey....we may see Geaudreau and Tkachuk for team USA in China....

anyway.......i thought it as time for some light hearted banter to keep this blog entertaining.....my dog Matteau who usually writes these posts is too consumed with politics lately.......drink up....it's saturday somewhere