06-18-2022, 01:37 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Jack Johnson, SC finalist AND university graduate.
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Jack Johnson is having the spring of his life -- on and off the ice.
Colorado's veteran defenseman waited 16 years to finally be playing in the Stanley Cup Final, which the Avalanche lead 1-0 over Tampa Bay heading into Saturday's Game 2.
At the same time, Johnson realized another childhood dream -- graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in general studies.
It was a long -- and somewhat ironic -- road to both achievements. Johnson was drawn toward an education thinking he'd never make it in pro hockey. Turns out, he would reach the pinnacle of both personal and professional success at the same time.
"What did it take me, 18 years [to finish]? Most people are at least a doctor at that point," Johnson joked. "As a little kid, I never really thought I'd be good enough to play in the NHL. I grew up dreaming of playing college hockey at Michigan, I wanted to graduate from there. It meant a lot to me. [To] graduate, [I'm] pretty proud of that."
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https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...higan-18-years
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06-18-2022, 02:05 PM
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First Line Centre
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Good for Jack. If he wants to coach NCAA this will be an asset.
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06-18-2022, 02:06 PM
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Easy guy to root for. Remember this is the guy who’s parents blew all his money.
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06-18-2022, 02:07 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Okay. Someone has to, so I'll say it... 
Your dream was...."General Studies?"
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06-18-2022, 02:37 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Bonavista, Newfoundland
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Originally Posted by Locke
Okay. Someone has to, so I'll say it...
Your dream was...."General Studies?" |
Actually, no, nobody has to say it.
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06-18-2022, 03:36 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Locke
Okay. Someone has to, so I'll say it...
Your dream was...."General Studies?" |
General Studies, when Communication is just out of grasp.
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06-18-2022, 03:51 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Locke
Okay. Someone has to, so I'll say it...
Your dream was...."General Studies?" |
How else would you learn to command an army?
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06-18-2022, 04:23 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Who cares what his program was? Dude pursued what he wanted to do, and that’s all that matters.
So lame when people trot out their moral high ground on other peoples educational choices.
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06-18-2022, 04:28 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Murph
Actually, no, nobody has to say it.
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It was a joke - and I’m sure most people were thinking it. Hell, I bet Jack would laugh at that… so much sensitivity these days.
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06-18-2022, 04:39 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NC
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Originally Posted by Muta
Who cares what his program was? Dude pursued what he wanted to do, and that’s all that matters.
So lame when people trot out their moral high ground on other peoples educational choices.
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Well it was a joke, so..
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06-18-2022, 05:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Well it was a joke, so..
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Cool
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06-18-2022, 07:04 PM
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#12
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2021
Location: On the cusp
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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Well it was a joke, so..
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It was a mean-spirited, demeaning joke about someone else's accomplishments which don't measure up to the "joker's" lofty expectations for others.
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06-18-2022, 07:19 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2017
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Professional Hockey Player
General Studies University Graduate
He really is a Jack of all Trades
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Anyone?
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06-18-2022, 07:28 PM
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#14
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Locke
Okay. Someone has to, so I'll say it...
Your dream was...."General Studies?" |
Maybe he thinks that's what you need to become a general manager
Last edited by WCW Nitro; 06-18-2022 at 09:08 PM.
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06-18-2022, 07:50 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Titan2
It was a mean-spirited, demeaning joke about someone else's accomplishments which don't measure up to the "joker's" lofty expectations for others.
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What a horrible take.
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06-18-2022, 08:02 PM
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Franchise Player
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When a man takes 18 years to get a degree in General Studies, a certain amount of ribbing comes with the territory. I'm sure Mr. Johnson is glad of his accomplishment, and rightly so, but let's face it, this is not news; it's a puff piece.
Many hockey players complete their degrees while playing in the NHL. If you want to be impressed by it, you can always be impressed by Dr. Randy Gregg, who combined an NHL career with an M.D., and did it despite the additional handicap of being a no-good Oiler.
What's happened in this thread is pretty much the real-life equivalent of a silly old joke:
A university student graduated and decided to tell the whole world. He climbed the highest mountain he could find, waved his diploma around, and yelled: ‘Look, world! I got my BA!’
The grumpy old World opened one eye and told him: ‘That's AB, kid. Now get back to me when you learn the whole alphabet.’
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06-18-2022, 08:16 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Bonavista, Newfoundland
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Originally Posted by VilleN
It was a joke - and I’m sure most people were thinking it. Hell, I bet Jack would laugh at that… so much sensitivity these days.
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
When a man takes 18 years to get a degree in General Studies, a certain amount of ribbing comes with the territory. I'm sure Mr. Johnson is glad of his accomplishment, and rightly so, but let's face it, this is not news; it's a puff piece.
Many hockey players complete their degrees while playing in the NHL. If you want to be impressed by it, you can always be impressed by Dr. Randy Gregg, who combined an NHL career with an M.D., and did it despite the additional handicap of being a no-good Oiler.
What's happened in this thread is pretty much the real-life equivalent of a silly old joke:
A university student graduated and decided to tell the whole world. He climbed the highest mountain he could find, waved his diploma around, and yelled: ‘Look, world! I got my BA!’
The grumpy old World opened one eye and told him: ‘That's AB, kid. Now get back to me when you learn the whole alphabet.’
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Who said I was “impressed”? And maybe I’m not “sensitive”?
Maybe, what I am, is a guy who’d rather celebrate the accomplishments of a guy who persevered through some ####ty circumstances instead of making a tired, crappy joke.
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06-18-2022, 08:20 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Murph
Maybe, what I am, is a guy who’d rather celebrate the accomplishments of a guy who persevered through some ####ty circumstances instead of making a tired, crappy joke.
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What makes it your job to ‘celebrate the accomplishment’ of a complete stranger who got a university degree while working full-time in a different field?
I guess the same thing that makes it your job to judge other people's jokes and censure them for making posts you don't like on the Internet.
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06-18-2022, 08:38 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Bonavista, Newfoundland
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
What makes it your job to ‘celebrate the accomplishment’ of a complete stranger who got a university degree while working full-time in a different field?
I guess the same thing that makes it your job to judge other people's jokes and censure them for making posts you don't like on the Internet.
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Censure…. HAHAHA.
And what makes it his job to be a third rate comedian? Or your job to stick your nose in to arguments between other people? Give it a rest.
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06-18-2022, 08:44 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by Murph
Censure…. HAHAHA.
And what makes it his job to be a third rate comedian? Or your job to stick your nose in to arguments between other people? Give it a rest.
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Third rate? Thank you for the compliment good sir!
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