the mad sports man

 This tournament was in Sarajevo Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). Soviet Union won this tournament, winning their 6th gold. Czechoslovakia won the silver and Sweden won bronze. Canada finished 4th. Oldest team was Italy at 27 yrs 8 mths. Youngest was Canada at 21 yrs 6 mths. Soviet Union was 26 yrs 1 mth.  Games were played at Zetra Olympic Hall and Skenderija Olympic Hall.

 Two more recently qualified for next year's world Cup. First is Iran. They lead group A in the Asian confederation and will finish top two. Second is Argentina. They lead the South America confederation and top six will qualify for next year's tournament. That's seven qualified.

 From old time baseball photos. This is Candlestick Park under construction from March 4th 1959. It was built on Candlestick Point. Cheers.

 Hello New Zealand. New Zealand has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. Beat New Caledonia 🇳🇨 to win the OFC championship to qualify. That is five in. New Zealand, Japan, along with co-hosts Canada, Mexico and United States.

 1. Happy first day of spring. It began at 3:01am Prince Albert time. Hopefully it gets nice and stays nice. 2. Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe has been chosen as president of the IOC. First female to be president. 3. Japan has qualified for the 2026 FIFA world Cup. Qualified this morning. There's today's three things you're about to find out.

  Happy St Patrick's Day. It's the time of year to wear green, drink green beer or pop and other green related stuff. Cheers and enjoy.

 Here is a shot of Olympic stadium in Montreal during an Expos game. I think it's pre 1987ish because of the lack of a roof. Enjoy.

 This season had 21 teams and an 80 game schedule. Highlights include: 1. September 9, Montreal traded Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis, and Brian Engblom to Washington for Rick Green and Ryan Walter. Trade helps Washington get to playoffs for first time. Also on this day, Washington coach Bryan Murray hires brother Terry as assistant coach. 2. April 2 Mike Bossy scores 60th goal three seasons in a row. 3. April 22, New York Islanders wins 14th straight playoff series. Playoffs had: DSF; Boston 3 Quebec 1, Buffalo 3 Montreal 0, new York Rangers 3 Philadelphia 0, New York Islanders 3 Washington 1, Chicago 3 St Louis 1, Minnesota 3 Toronto 1, Calgary 3 Vancouver 1 and Edmonton 3 Winnipeg 0. DF; Boston 4 Buffalo 3, Islanders 4 Rangers 2, Chicago 4 Minnesota 1 and Edmonton 4 Calgary 1. CF; New York Islanders 4 Boston 2, Edmonton 4 Chicago 0. Stanley Cup finals: New York Islanders 4 Edmonton 0. Islanders win 4th cup in a row. Billy Smith is Conn Smythe trophy winner for playoff MVP. #1 draft pi...