Article:In My Mind...

The other day I was sitting in the mechanics garage getting the Gunnette’s car repaired. It needed new brake cylinders so I had plenty of time to kill before the car would be done. What to do? I had already read the magazine I had brought with me, the latest edition of When Saturday Comes, so I had to figure out something to occupy my time. My mind began to wonder and for some reason I pulled out my writing pad and began scribbling away. What followed was a list. I have no idea what prompted this list other than the fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins were on their way to the Stanley Cup Finals once more. I suppose that this list was just a bunch of stuff rattling around in my skull on why I do enjoy hockey. Some of things are well known to even the casual fan, whilst others are a bit on the obscure side, even if you are a Penguins follower from Pittsburgh.

This list represents nothing more than a love of the sport so I figured I would share it with the AGM faithful. So read it, laugh at my absurdness or just toss it away or either way here is my hockey list.


 * 1) Face Wash


 * 1) Pickle Stabber


 * 1) Slew Foot


 * 1) Dump it!


 * 1) The Break Out


 * 1) Top Shelf


 * 1) Backhanders


 * 1) Dekes


 * 1) Spin-o-ramas


 * 1) Toe Drags


 * 1) tic-tac-toe


 * 1) Muckers


 * 1) Grinders


 * 1) One Timers


 * 1) Slappers


 * 1) Wristers


 * 1) Garbage Goals


 * 1) Hat Tricks


 * 1) Sin Bin


 * 1) 5-Hole


 * 1) Hockey Card Saves


 * 1) Playoff Beards


 * 1) The Kraut Line


 * 1) The KLM Line


 * 1) The GAG Line


 * 1) The Century Line


 * 1) The Production Line


 * 1) The Triple Crown Line


 * 1) The French Connection


 * 1) The Legion of Doom


 * 1) Le Magnifique


 * 1) Buries It


 * 1) The Great 8


 * 1) Sid the Kid


 * 1) Geno


 * 1) Stevie Y


 * 1) Boom Boom


 * 1) The Golden Jet


 * 1) The Golden Brett


 * 1) The Ole Two-Niner


 * 1) The Great One


 * 1) Gump


 * 1) Gronk


 * 1) Captain Canuck


 * 1) Beezer


 * 1) Flower


 * 1) Ching


 * 1) Bing


 * 1) Scarface


 * 1) Tiger


 * 1) Espo


 * 1) Tony-O


 * 1) The Big M


 * 1) The Little M


 * 1) AK27


 * 1) Fluffy (as in “Hit him with your purse Fluffy!”)


 * 1) The Hound


 * 1) Cement Head


 * 1) The Hands of Goddard


 * 1) The Hammer


 * 1) The Battleship


 * 1) The Rocket


 * 1) The Pocket Rocket


 * 1) The Russian Rocket


 * 1) Bhulin Wall


 * 1) Clear the Track


 * 1) The Chicoutimi Cucumber


 * 1) Free Candy


 * 1) Lucky Pierre


 * 1) Stemmer


 * 1) Buggsy


 * 1) Mr. Zero


 * 1) The Dominator


 * 1) The Rat


 * 1) The Next One


 * Toe


 * 1) Badger Bob


 * 1) Grapes


 * 1) The Cat


 * 1) Punch


 * 1) Miracle on Ice


 * 1) Les Rouge, Bleu et Blanc


 * 1) Brass Bonanaza


 * 1) The Red Mile


 * 1) 1940!


 * 1) We Want Fishsticks


 * 1) The Blue Seats


 * 1) Broadway Blueshirts


 * 1) The Beanpot


 * 1) The Pond


 * 1) The Aud


 * 1) The Igloo


 * 1) The Garden


 * 1) Broadstreet Bullies


 * 1) Les Habs


 * 1) The Silver Seven


 * 1) Shark Tank


 * 1) Thunderdome


 * 1) The Noon Balloon to Saskatoon, and, of course, finally


 * 1) Puck Bunnies

There it is, perhaps I may be in need of some therapy or just the Stanley Cup Finals to start, C’MON YOU FLIGHTLESS BIRDIES!