Written by Casandra Anderson
So it is official for now, Winnipeg is now the new home to a blossoming NHL team and Winnipeggers could not be any happier or prouder. May 31 is the new unofficial holiday for Canadian hockey fans. As Gary Bettman, Mark Chipman, David Thomson and countless media press like Sportsnet, CBC, fan 590 and even the famous Stephen Brunt gathered at the MTS center to give a press conference regarding the purchase of Georgia’s own Atlanta Thrashers.
Written by Justin Duff
I suppose I owe you one, you know, to finish it all off. Actually, I’m not convinced it’s you the reader that I owe, or the editor of this blog, or even myself for that matter. I know what happened and who happened but I feel a certain obligation to the story because really it does take a life of its own in my eyes and what’s the value of a life if there is no end?
Almost every light bulb in my apartment has burnt out. It didn’t all happen at once, it was more of a progression; first the light over the stove, then the lamp in my room, followed by the other lamp in my room, and now the main lamp in the living room. I think it’s one of those situations where I should report the occurrence to the hotel management but the phone is so far away right now.
Today is the end of my negligibly justified, self-imposed boycott of my own blog. The reason being; I had no spark. During my hiatus things were happening, some of those things were even interesting, but nothing struck me as, “Wow, this is something I’d like to share.” But if there’s one thing I have learned from the 17 episodes of American Idol I have watched since I last wrote; commercial breaks before important results insure viewers stay put. Thanks Ryan Seacrest, you’ve got the whole world figured out.
Former University of Winnipeg Wesmen star, Justin Duff, chronicles his adventures as a member of the pro Austrian volleyball team, the hotVolleys.
I was brought to this team to play the final two MEVZA matches [Middle European Zonal League] and then the Austrian playoffs, so before anyone asks me, “Wow Justin, you’ve only been gone for a month and you’re already starting playoffs, what’s the deal with that?” I’d like you to understand this:
Former University of Winnipeg Wesmen star, Justin Duff, chronicles his adventures as a member of the pro Austrian volleyball team, the HotVolleys.
Five athletes on my team are also members of the Austrian National Volleyball team, and on Thursday these athletes departed to compete for their country in a matches over the weekend. What they’ve done is entered the Austrian National team, which I will now call ANT, in MEVZA, which is an addition league where the top teams in the ‘Middle European zone’ play. Since many ANT members play professionally in Austria, this allows the program to use not only the summer, but have their athletes competing together year round. The goal is that this will foster greater familiarity within the team and yield higher results in International competition.
