Quack!!!
I’m not a huge ice hockey fan, but I’ve rooted for the Ducks casually ever since my good friend Dean Chadwin wrote a book about the creation of the then Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. I may be the only person in America other than Dean’s mom with a complete set (he also wrote a children’s book about the franchise — which was originally named after the kid’s hockey movie.)
Despite my casual interest — we just looked at the playoffs, mostly — I have to admit that NHL hockey has the greatest traditions. The Stanley Cup is the oldest trophy and it has the coolest history. The handshake line between teams after a playoff series is great. And the carrying of the cup around the ice by the players, beginning with the captain who then passes it along is very moving.
As a man with one brother, who is the father of two boys, this picture of Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer and his brother Rob with the cup moved me.
Bunch of carpetbagging dickless morons…ICE hockey should ONLY be played WHERE and WHEN there’s ICE on the ground!
Signed,
Disgruntled Rangers fan…
There’s ice floating in my Jim Beam … does that count?
Only to three, Paul.