We Interupt This Program....
What is a good reason to interupt a regular scheduled program? Here are a few logical options:
1. An Amber Alert
2. A weather related emergency
3. An act of terrorism or declaration of war immediately affecting the broadcast area
4. The retirement of a hockey player's jersey
What? What was the last one? The retirement of a hockey player's jersey?
Well, that is what the CBC (the government operated Canadian Broadasting Corporation based in Toronto) did this week.
From 1971 - 1979, Ken Dryden was the goalie for the Montreal Canadiens. His number 29 was being retired to the rafters and while flipping channels I caught a bit of his speech. Realizing that the players boxs were full of players ready to start a game, I watched a bit. Ken Dryden droned on about his success and the gratitude
he has for hockey and the Montreal organization. After he finished his speech, the announcer's voice came over the scene and stated that the Ottawa and Montreal areas can find the game broadcast on their local channels and all other stations will return to regular scheduled programming. That meant for us in Wonderland no hockey game. I was somewhat surprised that they would stop programming for Dryden's dry speech and then continue with Dr. Who already in progress. As a hockey fan I would have been happy to sit through the thank yous and gratitudes to see a hockey game. No such luck. Thanks CBC. Thanks for nothing.
1. An Amber Alert
2. A weather related emergency
3. An act of terrorism or declaration of war immediately affecting the broadcast area
4. The retirement of a hockey player's jersey
What? What was the last one? The retirement of a hockey player's jersey?
Well, that is what the CBC (the government operated Canadian Broadasting Corporation based in Toronto) did this week.
From 1971 - 1979, Ken Dryden was the goalie for the Montreal Canadiens. His number 29 was being retired to the rafters and while flipping channels I caught a bit of his speech. Realizing that the players boxs were full of players ready to start a game, I watched a bit. Ken Dryden droned on about his success and the gratitude
he has for hockey and the Montreal organization. After he finished his speech, the announcer's voice came over the scene and stated that the Ottawa and Montreal areas can find the game broadcast on their local channels and all other stations will return to regular scheduled programming. That meant for us in Wonderland no hockey game. I was somewhat surprised that they would stop programming for Dryden's dry speech and then continue with Dr. Who already in progress. As a hockey fan I would have been happy to sit through the thank yous and gratitudes to see a hockey game. No such luck. Thanks CBC. Thanks for nothing.
posted by themadhatter | 6:25 PM
2 Comments:
Beer and Hockey.....
Beery and Hockey!
Crazy Canadians.
And Canadiens.
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