the mad sports man

 The Tampa Bay Lightning are into the Eastern conference finals after beating Boston in overtime in game 5 and the series 4-1. They await the winner of the Philly vs Islanders series.

 Ho boy it's chilly out.  And windy.  Fall is definitely here.  11c out now.  Leaves are turning color too.  Yup world series weather is upon us.  What a way to end August. 

 On this day in 1959, Nellie Fox of the Chicago White Sox set a record of 98 consecutive games without striking out.  Wow that is an impressive streak. 

 Lucas Giolito threw 101 pitches, gave up a walk and had 13 strike outs as he no hits the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago White Sox win 4-0.  Wow.  Remarkable.  Congrats. 

 The 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 that was originally scheduled for the memorial day weekend was run this afternoon with Takuma Sato winning his second career 500.  Average speed was 157.824 mph. 

There will be new Stanley Cup Champs as the Canucks beat the Blues 6-2 in game 6 and the series 4-2. Vancouver will face Vegas next.

 Philadelphia has beaten Montreal 3-2 in game six and the series 4-2 and will face the Islanders in the next round while Tampa Bay will face Boston.  Next up has St Louis vs Vancouver. 

 Dallas blows out Calgary 7-3 in game 6 to win the series 4 games to 2.  Dallas will play Colorado in the second round while Vegas will get either Vancouver or St Louis.  Stay tuned for that.

 The New York Islanders have eliminated Washington in 5 games after winning 4-0.  Stay tuned for who they play next. 

 Two straight 7-1 wins has put the Colorado Avalanche into the second round,  beating Arizona in 5  games.  Ouch.  Stay tuned for who they play next. 

 The Bruins are into the next round after winning game 5 2-1 and the series 4-1. Stay tuned for who they play next. 

 The Lightning are into the second round after eliminating Columbus in overtime 5-4 and the series 4-1.  Stay tuned for who they play next. 

 The Vegas Golden Knights are into the next round after beating Chicago in game 5 4-3 and the series.  Stay tuned for who they play next.

It has been 16 years since the opening ceremonies of the Athens summer Olympics. My god how time has flown. 16 days of magical memories. Canada won 12 medals that year (3g, 6s and 3b).

Columbus has beaten Toronto 3-0 in game 5 and will face Tampa Bay. Next round will start Tuesday or Wednesday.

Dallas beat St. Louis to finish out the round robin portion of the playoffs. They will face Calgary while St. Louis wilface Vancouver in the first round. Toronto vs Columbus is at 6 with the winner to get Tampa Bay.

Washington beat Boston to take the 3rd seed in the east and will face the Islanders while Boston will face Carolina. Dallas and St Louis are on now.

It was Philly vs Tampa Bay this evening and it was Philly winning the top seed. They will play Montreal and Tampa Bay will get either Toronto or Columbus. Boston vs Washington and Dallas vs St Louis also play tomorrow.

With Vegas beating Colorado in their last round robin game it decided that: Vegas will play Chicago and Colorado will play Arizona. Coming up has Boston vs Washington to decide who they play.

This went into overtime but the Canucks knock out the Wild in 4 games and will move onto the next round. Stay tuned on who they will face.

The Chicago Blackhawks are in the next round after taking out the Oilers in 4 games. Hawks outplayed them I think. Stay tuned for who they play next.

The Montreal Canadiens have iced the Pittsburgh Penguins in 4 games, winning game 4 2-0. I think they get either Philly or Tampa Bay in the CQF. Stay tuned.

The Arizona Coyotes are into the next round after knocking out the Nashville Predators 3 games to one. who knows who they will face.

The Islanders have taken out the Florida Panthers in 4 games, winning game 4 5-1. Who will they face? Stay tuned.

The Calgary Flames are into the next round after beating the Jets 4-0 in Game 4 and the series 3-1. Who will they face? Staytuned.

The Hurricanes are into the next round after sweeping away the Rangers in 3 games (best of 5). Who will they face next? Stay tuned.

What a great long weekend. Had a great time at Emma Lake. Went on a good boat ride, celebrated my birthday on Sunday. Also got to celebrate my sister's and stepbrother's birthday from the previous Monday. Was also good to get off of the Internet for a couple of days. Glad I got to see the family.

Wow August 1st already. Already shaping up to be good. NHL playoffs begin today in Toronto and Edmonton and there are 5 games today: Montreal vs Pittsburgh, NY Rangers vs Carolina, Florida vs NY Islanders, Winnipeg vs Calgary, and Chicago vs Edmonton. It is also the long weekend here as Monday is a holiday. Tomorrow is my birthday. I am heading for the lake in a couple of hours. Already fun.