Many thanks for those who are in attendance at this camp. I can't stress this enough.
It's hard enough being so far from the Flames down here in south Florida. I only get to see them live one game a year, the rest is on t.v. or online. Not only that, but I have absolutely zero opportunity to watch 99% of the junior games or any other games at a minor league or development league level, so I can only ever evaluate players once they've made it to the NHL. You may not realize this, but hockey coverage down here is spotty at best, and nonexistent at worst. All the info I get about the team and young players is completely virtual and I have to rely on people like Caged Great and others to give me an accurate assessment of players that attend these camps. Without these types of people/posters, I would have zero idea of what to expect from the Flames in the future.
This is why I love this site so damn much. The conversations had on this board, along with the information provided by knowledgable posters, makes me feel like I'm still back in Calgary. It's a little piece of home that will always be with me, and I know I'm not the only expat who feels this way. I hope it's not presumptuous to speak for them by saying: Thank you, thank you all so much. It means so much to us.
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And thanks from the Bahamas as well where there is no hockey whatsoever. This site sustains my Flames needs so well. I do plan to go to Miami this season when the Flames go through. First live Flames game in 8 years
My only hockey fix here outside of gamescentre is a buddhist monk, originally from Vancouver who teaches twice a year at the nearby yoga retreat. But he's..y'know..a Canuck fan . And as a buddhist he actually truly believes that Kevin Bieksa is a good human being. That can't be true can it?
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And thanks from the Bahamas as well where there is no hockey whatsoever. This site sustains my Flames needs so well. I do plan to go to Miami this season when the Flames go through. First live Flames game in 8 years
My only hockey fix here outside of gamescentre is a buddhist monk, originally from Vancouver who teaches twice a year at the nearby yoga retreat. But he's..y'know..a Canuck fan . And as a buddhist he actually truly believes that Kevin Bieksa is a good human being. That can't be true can it?
Looking forward to seeing you at the game! Let me know by PM if you want to do a meet up.
BTW, the Panthers now play in a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, not Miami, just so you have your travel plans arranged appropriately.
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Many thanks for those who are in attendance at this camp. I can't stress this enough.
It's hard enough being so far from the Flames down here in south Florida. I only get to see them live one game a year, the rest is on t.v. or online. Not only that, but I have absolutely zero opportunity to watch 99% of the junior games or any other games at a minor league or development league level, so I can only ever evaluate players once they've made it to the NHL. You may not realize this, but hockey coverage down here is spotty at best, and nonexistent at worst. All the info I get about the team and young players is completely virtual and I have to rely on people like Caged Great and others to give me an accurate assessment of players that attend these camps. Without these types of people/posters, I would have zero idea of what to expect from the Flames in the future.
This is why I love this site so damn much. The conversations had on this board, along with the information provided by knowledgable posters, makes me feel like I'm still back in Calgary. It's a little piece of home that will always be with me, and I know I'm not the only expat who feels this way. I hope it's not presumptuous to speak for them by saying: Thank you, thank you all so much. It means so much to us.
Echo these sentiments. I don't typically have this hindrance, since I do live in Calgary, but I can't be up at Winsport today or tomorrow, so thanks thanks thanks Caged Great for all your help today.
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. And as a buddhist he actually truly believes that Kevin Bieksa is a good human being. That can't be true can it?
