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2009-2010 NHL Season Part 3: After The Gold Rush

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bronconick said:
Yeah. They get static regardless, and ignore half the country while they're doing it. I imagine it's pretty easy to justify showing 6 east time zone teams when any hockey fans in half the country are getting out of church or bed when the puck drops and not watching hockey.

The ratings next week are going to be *** anyway, since Tiger will likely still be in the Masters, so they may as well show decent hockey instead of Alexander Ovechkin vs. the amazing craphole Bruins. The Devils (yeah, yeah, I know boring hockey. Have you met Claude Julien?) are playing Ryan Miller (the other hockey guy Americans have heard of despite his nuts not being juggled by Pierre McGuire)'s "playoff" bound Buffalo Sabres that Sunday.

But yeah, show me more Bruins hockey. Jesus. I hope the game's in Boston, so the arena is empty because the Red Sox are playing.
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The game is in Washington, unfortunately. The ignorance of the west coast teams is a universal thing as Versus does it too. It sucks. And yes, the Bruins are heinously boring to watch and the ad wizards all seem to think that people in Boston give a crap about the Bruins. I blame the other teams in Boston for giving the idea that anything Boston sells to these execs.
 
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Shocking story about hockey predator Graham James. :mad:

Graham James, the junior coach convicted of sexually abusing his players in a case that rocked the hockey world from house leagues to the NHL, has been pardoned by the National Parole Board, The Canadian Press has learned.

Though the pardon was granted three years ago, it comes to public light only now as a result of a previously unknown accuser contacting Winnipeg police.

A shocked Prime Minister's Office, notified of the pardon by The Canadian Press, called it a "deeply troubling and gravely disturbing" development that demands an explanation from the parole board.
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Typical. Smoke a little weed from time to time and you're a dangerous drug addict who should be kept off the street and out of the workforce, but take advantage of a kid and you're just a disturbed/mentally ill person in need of counseling and sympathy. :rolleyes: :( :mad:
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Typical. Smoke a little weed from time to time and you're a dangerous drug addict who should be kept off the street and out of the workforce, but take advantage of a kid and you're just a disturbed/mentally ill person in need of counseling and sympathy. :rolleyes: :( :mad:
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And I thought I heard somewhere that if you are a non-Canadian citizen, and have a DWI, you have a 10-year "ban" from Canada. But molesters, murderers, etc, they're ok. They can visit anytime.

I'll see if I can find the law.

Edit: http://www.1800duilaws.com/article/travel_to_canada.asp

To begin, in Canada a DUI is a felony and therefore an excludable offense under the Immigration Act. A DUI is an indictable offense in Canada that may be punished by imprisonment for up to a 5 year term.¹

So I guess it's any conviction. Thought they were especially harsh on DWI's.
 
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Brenthoven said:
And I thought I heard somewhere that if you are a non-Canadian citizen, and have a DWI, you have a 10-year "ban" from Canada. But molesters, murderers, etc, they're ok. They can visit anytime.

I'll see if I can find the law.

Edit: http://www.1800duilaws.com/article/travel_to_canada.asp

To begin, in Canada a DUI is a felony and therefore an excludable offense under the Immigration Act. A DUI is an indictable offense in Canada that may be punished by imprisonment for up to a 5 year term.¹

So I guess it's any conviction. Thought they were especially harsh on DWI's.
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I hope people pay attention to the caveat posted at the bottom of that page:

The author is not licensed to practice law in Canada, but has helped a few clients get there. You are urged to undertake your own investigation, and in appropriate cases, engage Canadian counsel.
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That's sage advice, because the person who put that website together has no clue about what he's talking about.

First of all - there is no DUI or DWI on Canada. The offenses in the Criminal Code of Canada are Impaired Driving.

Sec. 253. Every one commits an offence who operates a motor vehicle or vessel or operates or assists in the operation of an aircraft or of railway equipment or has the care or control of a motor vehicle, vessel, aircraft or railway equipment, whether it is in motion or not,

(a) while the person's ability to operate the vehicle, vessel, aircraft or railway equipment is impaired by alcohol or a drug; or

(b) having consumed alcohol in such a quantity that the concentration in the person's blood exceeds eighty milligrams of alcohol in one hundred millilitres of blood.
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Impaired drivers can also be charged with Impaired Driving Causing Bodily Harm or Death, as well as Failure to Provide a Breath Sample.

There are no felonies under Canadian criminal law. Offenses are either summary conviction or indictable offenses.

Impaired driving penalties can range from a fine and license suspension for a first offense prosecuted by summary conviction to a prison term not exceeding 5 years for a case prosecuted by indictment.

Punishment for Impaired causing bodily harm or death is imprisonment for not more than 10 or 14 years respectively.

Unfortunately, having personally arrested and prosecuted hundreds of impaired drivers, including too many that caused bodily harm and/or death, I attest that those maximum penalties are rarely - if ever - given to even repeat offenders. :mad:
 
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SteveP said:
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Unfortunately, having personally arrested and prosecuted hundreds of impaired drivers, including too many that caused bodily harm and/or death, I attest that those maximum penalties are rarely - if ever - given to even repeat offenders. :mad:
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1. Thanks for the added info, although I think one has to cover their butt as to legal advice, hence the note at the bottom. I agree, that's smart, though. Don't wanna be added to a lawsuit.

2. And that's horrible. One time? Ok, everyone makes a mistake, punish them accordingly to the results of the offense. Repeat? Dunzo. Make that punishment hurt.
 
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Brenthoven said:
2. And that's horrible. One time? Ok, everyone makes a mistake, punish them accordingly to the results of the offense. Repeat? Dunzo. Make that punishment hurt.
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Yep -- one of the reasons I left law enforcement after 21 years.

Didn't mean to hijack the thread, so back to hockey. Rob Blake just smoked Peter Mueller with a hit from behind and no call from the refs.

Not what you expect to see from Blake. :mad:
 
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Wild were just down 2-1 with the goalie pulled, Vancouver got an empty netter to make it 3-1. MN put Backstrom back in and then scored about 10 seconds later. Pulled Backstrom again and scored again about 20 seconds after that to tie it at 3. 2 goals in 30 seconds to take the evil Canucks to OT. :D
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Wild were just down 2-1 with the goalie pulled, Vancouver got an empty netter to make it 3-1. MN put Backstrom back in and then scored about 10 seconds later. Pulled Backstrom again and scored again about 20 seconds after that to tie it at 3. 2 goals in 30 seconds to take the evil Canucks to OT. :D
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Is this still on?
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Wild were just down 2-1 with the goalie pulled, Vancouver got an empty netter to make it 3-1. MN put Backstrom back in and then scored about 10 seconds later. Pulled Backstrom again and scored again about 20 seconds after that to tie it at 3. 2 goals in 30 seconds to take the evil Canucks to OT. :D
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Was also Cody Almond's first career goal. Good for him.

And it didn't matter in the end, Canucks win it on an OT PP goal.
 
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Dude Love said:
Is this still on?
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Yes, the Wild got screwed in OT when the Canuck player lifted Zanons stick into his own face giving the Canucks a PP in OT which lead to a goal. Sucks but oh well.

The refs ran away from Richards who was waiting for them after the game on the bench...he was not using work safe language :p
 
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ajoyce02 said:
Was also Cody Almond's first career goal. Good for him.

And it didn't matter in the end, Canucks win it on an OT PP goal.
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Oh well, it was fun to see the young guys spark the late come back like that. I think Wellman is going to be a good player for the Wild.
Handyman said:
Yes, the Wild got screwed in OT when the Canuck player lifted Zanons stick into his own face giving the Canucks a PP in OT which lead to a goal. Sucks but oh well.

The refs ran away from Richards who was waiting for them after the game on the bench...he was not using work safe language :p
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Yeah, that call was BS, at least it didn't cost the Wild in a playoff race.

Overall, I think this was a successful season for the Wild. It was always meant to be a rebuilding year and they competed well and showed some promise for future years. I have infinitely more confidence in Fletcher as a GM, to make the right moves, than I did Risebrough.
 
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