Comedy SILVER out of Calgary

[DragonfromTO]

Hey comeds, Andrei is the good one right?

Ryan Pike ‏@RyanNPike 10s11 seconds ago Update: Andrei Kostitsyn coming to #flames camp on PTO, not Sergei. Both former Habs and Preds forwards.

Good Kostitsyn? No, all Kostitsyn are like pineapple

 

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Roger Millions @RogMillions
With #Flame vets Douglas Murray is back on PTO. All skating this am except Paul Byron . FYI Dougie Hamilton skating with Ladislav Smid

It's just a PTO - Also, good to see Laddy Smid back on skates.

 

[puckhead]

Also, good to see Laddy Smid back on skates.

not really.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Mangiapane is the best name in hockey

/be great if he had a linemate named mangiacake

 

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Maybe Calgary gets additional funding for CalgaryNext via an Olympics bid?

With Toronto's Olympic hopes extinguished, focus turns to whether Quebec City or Calgary will bid for 2026 Winter Games

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Maybe Calgary gets additional funding for CalgaryNext via an Olympics bid?

With Toronto's Olympic hopes extinguished, focus turns to whether Quebec City or Calgary will bid for 2026 Winter Games

From the province and city? Knock yourselves out!

Federal cash? No chance in hell.

 

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From the province and city? Knock yourselves out!

Federal cash? No chance in hell.

While there would need to be some renovations to the Olympic Oval and likely a brand new ski jump and possibly bobsleigh/luge track, the costs should be significantly less than having to build brand new facilities. You can keep the Saddledome around for figure skating or ice hockey and have the new arena in place as a second hockey facility. Short track could be held at the existing Winsport arena.

 

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According to wiki, the provincial and federal governments chipped in 2.3 billion for the Vancouver Games.

Cost of the Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

According to wiki, the provincial and federal governments chipped in 2.3 billion for the Vancouver Games.

Cost of the Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yep. Because Vancouver couldn't have used that for more transit or affordable housing, amirite? Traffic is constantly moving and housing costs aren't anywhere near astronomical.

Public money for stadiums for millionaire owners is already one of the dumbest things cities keep doing, and although hosting and funding the Olympics is even dumber given the costs are higher tenfold people still think it's a good idea. Boston spent $15 billion, given mostly to organized crime and shitty contractors, on a leaky tunnel and even they thought the Olympics was too big a swindle to consider.

 

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But what about nationalistic pride, BBB?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

But what about nationalistic pride, BBB?

I'd be much prouder of world-class cities than a world-class games.

 

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Winter Olympics bid in 2026 being considered, Calgary mayor confirms

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

So he cries poor regarding funding the arena, then a week later says an Olympic bid is being considered?

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Launching a bid for Toronto: Keenan | Toronto Star

But he continued talking, about the things Olympic advocates said a bid would bring to the city: investment in transit and social housing and infrastructure. Tory was abandoning a bid, but he turned his speech to emphasize he was not planning to abandon the development and construction that might have come with it. “We need to build a stronger, fairer city, not for an international audience, but for the people who live here.”

What a novel concept.

 

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So he cries poor regarding funding the arena, then a week later says an Olympic bid is being considered?

I think he's just saying what people want to hear - That said, I like Nenshi, but he likely will be long gone even if Calgary is successful with another Olympics Games bid.

 

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I'll just drop this here (CIS football game between the visiting University of Alberta Golden Bears and the Calgary Dinos at McMahon last night):

Dinos thrash the Golden Bears 80-18 - Three different players have 100+ yards rushing and Calgary comes 25 yards shy of 1000 yards of total offense in the game.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I'll just drop this here (CIS football game between the visiting University of Alberta Golden Bears and the Calgary Dinos at McMahon last night):

Dinos thrash the Golden Bears 80-18 - Three different players have 100+ yards rushing and Calgary comes 25 yards shy of 1000 yards of total offense in the game.

Dinos would probably beat the lions tonight too

 

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TJ Brodie out 3-to-6 weeks with a broken bone in his hand (5th metacarpal bone, better known as the pinky).

Well, that answers the question of who plays with Gio for the time being.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

TJ Brodie out 3-to-6 weeks with a broken bone in his hand (5th metacarpal bone, better known as the pinky).

Well, that answers the question of who plays with Gio for the time being.

Nice little extra rest period for Brodie. Betting he's roaring to get back at it by the time he returns.

 

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Nice little extra rest period for Brodie. Betting he's roaring to get back at it by the time he returns.

Yeah, if it's going to happen, this is the best time (worst case sounds like he may miss only 5 regular season games, I can live with that).