Friday, December 23, 2005
Forever Hold Your Peace
Hockey Canada announced its roster for the 2006 Winter Olympics on Wednesday. (Comparing the list to my own from Tuesday, I got 20 of 23 players right.) On Thursday morning, the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) met, and despite some concerns and after a long discussion, voted to approve the selection.
On a related matter, a federal MP is not at all happy with Shane Doan's selection:
The Canadian Olympic Committee has unanimously approved Hockey Canada's list of players for the Turin Winter Games.This was the right move. It wasn't as if the COC didn't know that these players were being considered for the team - remember that Hockey Canada's long list was announced back in October. They could have said something then, but didn't. To say something now would have been a slap in the face to Wayne Gretzky and the executive committee.
Michael Chambers, the COC's president, said Thursday the decision was made to ''bring to the end'' any objections arising from the inclusion of Todd Bertuzzi of the Vancouver Canucks, Dany Heatley of the Ottawa Senators and Shane Doan of the Phoenix Coyotes on the Olympic roster.
All three players are free to play for Canada at the Olympics.
On a related matter, a federal MP is not at all happy with Shane Doan's selection:
Former Minister of Amateur sport Denis Coderre on Thursday lashed out at Team Canada's selection committee saying Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan should not represent Canada after reports he verbally slammed French Canadians.Doan has denied the allegations:
''I believe truly that if you are going (to) the Olympic games, you're going under a flag and the values attached to it,'' Coderre said Thursday. ''And to have people like Todd Bertuzzi and Shane Doan... specifically Shane Doan because as you know, last December 13th at the hockey game against the Habs he said something pretty nasty against frenchmen and he used the F-word.''
''Once again, I reiterate that I did not make any anti-francophone comments following our recent game in Montreal. The NHL conducted their own review and found no wrongdoing on my behalf. I am looking forward to being a part of Team Canada again and representing all Canadians, coast to coast, at the 2006 Winter Olympics.''More to follow.
2 Comments:
Those goddamned frogs can't take a joke, eh? Get a fuckin' life!
P.S. Doan's purported comments, if said, wouldn't be too far from the truth.
Play nice, please.
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