the mad sports man

a good one to round out the round robin.  Russia ends up winning 2-1 over Canada and finishes in the top spot. they will face Slovakia in the quarters, while Canada awaits the U.S. vs Finland game to see who they face.  that game coming up. UPDATE: U.S 4 Finland 1.  Canada plays Finland, U.S. plays the Czechs, Sweden plays Switzerland and Russia plats Slovakia.  happy new year.

Nfl final day is done and the matchups are set.  The AFC has Indy at Houston on Saturday and the Chargers at Baltimore on Sunday.  New England and Kansas City have the byes.  The NFC has Seattle at Dallas on Saturday and Philly at Chicago on Sunday.   New Orleans and the Rams have the byes.

Canada is 3 for 3 after beating the Czechs 5-1. Was a prettt good one despite the score.   Canada faces Russia on New Years Eve to close out the round robin.  That will be a good one.

Canada is now 2 for 2 as they beat Switzerland 3-2 in a good one.  Canada will play the Czechs on Saturday night at 6pm Edmonton time.

Alex Comtois score 4 and Morgan Frost adds 3 as Canada blows Denmark 14-0.  Comtois tied a Canadian record with 4 in a world juniors game.  Next game is tomorrow against Switzerland.

merry Christmas to all, wherever you are.  i hope it's a safe one!

Winter officially begins at 3:23pm today marking the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight hours.  after today we get more and more daylight added.  i like the more daylight part.

.......1. Christmas.  2. boxing day which leads to 3. the World Juniors.  Canada had it's first pre tournament game and hung on to beat Switzerland 5-3.  few things to work on.   helps to have these pre tourney games.  second pre tourney game is tomorrow against Slovakia and their last one is against Finland on Sunday before it begins in earnest on Boxing day against Denmark.

big announcement this morning.  and Edmonton and Red Deer were chosen to host the 2021 word juniors.  two years to wait.  impatiently.  Vancouver and Victoria are hosting the upcoming one starting Boxing Day.  next year Ostrava and Trinic in the Czech Republic are hosting.  then Edmonton and Red Deer.  gonna be a good one.

Christine Girard is now a two time Olympic medalist AND an Olympic champion in weightlifting after being upgraded in two different Olympics.  she had finished 4th in 2008 in Beijing and was upgraded after the original silver medalist, from Kazakhstan was disqualified for using a banned substance.  the original bronze medalist is now a silver medalist.  in 2012 in London, she had won bronze in the 63kg weight class.  the original gold medalist, from Kazazhstan was busted for taking an anabolic steroid.  the silver medalist had been busted later for taking another substance.  that moves Girard from bronze to gold.  a good day then.

Hard to believe its the last day of November.  Lets see, we had loads of hockey, football and nascar.  Joey Logano won the nascar championship while the Stampeders won the CFL championship. Plus the Grey Cup festivities were awesome. And the game itself i was at and enjoyed it.  Great memory.  December brings nfl football, hockey (world juniors are coming)  and the Christmas season.  Joy.

The Calgary Stampeders are Grey Cup champs after beating Ottawa 27-16.  They owned this game. It was a Great party in Edmonton.  Great experience personally. Got to hang out on Jasper ave at The festivities and was at The game.  Thats It until next season.  Cheers.

the Calgary Stampeders will be heading for the Grey Cup after beating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22-14 and will face the Ottawa RedBlacks for the champonship.  and i will be at that game at Commonwealth Stadium.

Joey Logano is the 2018 NASCAR champion after winning the FordEcoboost 400 in Homestead.  i believe it's his first championship.  congrats to Logano.  this is the beginning of my "championship week"  ending with the Grey Cup next Sunday.

the Ottawa Redblacks are Eastern Division champs after beating the Hamilton TIger-Cats 47-26 and will be in Edmonton next week for the 106th Grey Cup.  Calgary vs WInnipeg is on now.  who will face Ottawa? stay tuned.

Tyler Reddick is Xfinity series champion after winning the season finale in Homestead.  He is: 1. the third rookie to win it and 2. the second Californian to win it.  The Monster energy drink series finishes tomorrow.  Who will win? Stay tuned.

not too far from the division finals (Winnipeg @ Calgary, Hamilton @ Ottawa)  and the Grey cup party has begun set up in Edmonton.  the official kickoff is next Wednesday night and will run until the 106th Grey Cup game at Commonwealth Stadium.  gonna be a football party like nobody has ever seen - until next year.

Lynda Keijko has qualified for a spot in the 2020 summer games in the womens 10m pistol event in shooting.  we have now three spots qualified for the games.  yay.

the road to the 106th Grey Cup is upon us.  the division semi finals are on Sunday.  the East semi has the B.C. Lions heading to Hamilton to play the Tiger-Cats. (B.C. has the crossover here.  finished 4th in West and had more points than Montreal and Toronto.  even had more points than Hamilton). that game is at 11am. winner goes to Ottawa to play the RedBlacks. the West semi has the Winnipeg Blue Bombers heading to Regina to play the Saskatchewan Rough Riders.  that game is at 2pm.  winner goes to Calgary to play the Stampeders.

happy halloween.  beware the nutsy coocoos and anklebiters out there looking for candy.  and stay safe.  what a month of October.  Red Sox win world series, the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires Argentina, thanksgiving, start of hockey, NFL in full swing and CFL playoff drive.  coming in November:  more hockey, run to the Grey Cup, more NFL, U.S. thanksgiving and the end of the NASCAR season.  eeep.