Carol Schram: Vancouver Canucks: Key Dates Leading Up to Opening Night of 2016-17 Breaking down the dates leading up to the opening night of the Vancouver Canucks' 2016-17 season, including World Cup of Hockey, Young Stars Tournament, training camp, preseason, and Utica Comets preseason.

Gonna get busy 😉

Just wanna say it's pretty good style how you post at the end of the blog when you put up a new one. Appreciated.

"and the first-ever medal for Canada in race-walking—a bronze for Evan Dunfee of Richmond in the 50k event"

But, could Evan beat Bill Nye??
I doubt it...
https://youtu.be/4e6h4zLC5U8

Greg and Purple grimace are at it again speed walking

At Don, im convinced there the same person

Will the Canucks get compensation from Colorado if they hire Green?

Will the Canucks get compensation from Colorado if they hire Green?
- dirt_face

No

Any Canucks ice pak or season ticket holders in here?

If there is, has anybody picked their seats and done the game exchange between different plans?

Will the Canucks get compensation from Colorado if they hire Green?
- dirt_face

We get first dibs at Patrick Roy as Green's replacement.

Considering how big the Olympics have become, they could really eliminate race walking IMO, like it makes sense to see how fast a human can cover 100m, 200m, 10km, etc., but the restricting rules and then judgement of form involve in race walking makes it a silly event. I would rather see them race backwards than walking

We get first dibs at Patrick Roy as Green's replacement.
- Vanoxy

I could see Roy not letting the players leave to get called up, starts questioning their commitment to the Comets

Considering how big the Olympics have become, they could really eliminate race walking IMO, like it makes sense to see how fast a human can cover 100m, 200m, 10km, etc., but the restricting rules and then judgement of form involve in race walking makes it a silly event. I would rather see them race backwards than walking
- WhiteLie

I'd rather see race walking than equestrian and a few other events.

Some of the events where they have bikes and boats, I'd like to see everyone show up and the olympics provide the equipment, and it is all the same, no technological advantages

maybe have all the runners using no name sneakers and the same clothing materials/blends for all.

Gonna get busy 😉
- Greg7705

Back to school shopping?

Back to school shopping?
- Marwood

Remember when that meant a new pack of duo-tang folders, a box of pencil crayons and a highlighter?

Now it's a new laptop, an iPhone 6 and a Ritalin prescription.

I'd rather see race walking than equestrian and a few other events.

Some of the events where they have bikes and boats, I'd like to see everyone show up and the olympics provide the equipment, and it is all the same, no technological advantages

maybe have all the runners using no name sneakers and the same clothing materials/blends for all.
- hillbillydeluxe

Totally agree on those points, though in some sports you are free to choose any and all equipment that do not provide a distinct advantage because they are regulated (ie golf clubs). They fixed swimming after those special suits made for ridiculous times, and I would like to see even fields for other events. The USA female runners I saw wearing compression sleeves on their calves, which you would think provides an advantage against those that don't

Equestrian is not an event I truly understand, but to your point the rider might be the best on a bad horse, how is that person truly worthy of a gold medal

Remember when that meant a new pack of duo-tang folders, a box of pencil crayons and a highlighter?

Now it's a new laptop, an iPhone 6 and a Ritalin prescription.
- Vanoxy

its hard to work without it.

Aderall works also.

Totally agree on those points, though in some sports you are free to choose any and all equipment that do not provide a distinct advantage because they are regulated (ie golf clubs). They fixed swimming after those special suits made for ridiculous times, and I would like to see even fields for other events. The USA female runners I saw wearing compression sleeves on their calves, which you would think provides an advantage against those that don't

Equestrian is not an event I truly understand, but to your point the rider might be the best on a bad horse, how is that person truly worthy of a gold medal
- WhiteLie

I think the rider and the horse are viewed as a team. You'd need to give everyone the same horse to tell who the best rider is and that would just be weird.

its hard to work without it.

Aderall works also.
- SRam19

Remember when that meant a new pack of duo-tang folders, a box of pencil crayons and a highlighter?

Now it's a new laptop, an iPhone 6 and a Ritalin prescription.
- Vanoxy

Yup. That was when Andre Boudrias was my favourite Canuck.

Remember when that meant a new pack of duo-tang folders, a box of pencil crayons and a highlighter?

Now it's a new laptop, an iPhone 6 and a Ritalin prescription.
- Vanoxy

you nailed it there.....dead on.

you can bet the ritalin prescription is due to the kids utter lack of exercise and too much time behind a tv/computer/iphone screen. Tumbleweeds blowing through the playgrounds

you nailed it there.....dead on.

you can bet the ritalin prescription is due to the kids utter lack of exercise and too much time behind a tv/computer/iphone screen. Tumbleweeds blowing through the playgrounds
- SMBDragon

The tumbleweeds also have something to do with the parents that think their kid is going pro at whatever sport/skill they have, sticking them in gyms/training/power skating 24/7

Adhd is over diagnosed and Ritalin over prescribed imo...