“The Canadian Identity, it seems, is truly elusive only at home. Beyond the borders Canadians know exactly who they are, within they see themselves as part of a family, a street, a neighbourhood, a community, a province , a region, and on special occasions like Canada Day and Grey Cup weekend and, of course, during the Winter Olympics, a country called Canada. Beyond the borders, they pine; within the borders, they more often whine” KnowsCountryHomeSeemsCoursesCommunityStreetsSpecialIdentityWinterCupsOccasionsBordersCanadaRegionsWeekendOlympicsGreyElusiveProvincesNeighbourhoodsSpecial OccasionCanada DayWinter Olympics Author:Roy MacGregor
“Baseball can have its perfect dimensions, its undeniable drama, but hockey, for all its wrongs, still has the potential to deliver a momentary, flashing magic that is found in no other game we play.” StillsPlayFoundGamesPerfectMagicDramaBaseballDimensionsHockeyMomentary Author:Roy MacGregor
“Sources also confirm that there is no one left in Canada who can remember when hockey was a simple game, played for fun.” RememberGamesLeftFunSimpleSourceCanadaHockeyRemember WhenNhl Author:Roy MacGregor
