The Q92 Morning Crew

What did I sign myself up for?

So a friend of mine asked me to join his football team. Well when he asked me, it was a sunny and warm afternoon. I thought to myself, sure, that would be fun and a good way to get some exercise too.

Well, excellent foresight Shawn.

Now here we are with freezing temperatures and snow in the forecast and we’ve got 3 more games this season. Suddenly it doesn’t sound quite as inviting to get dressed for a 9am Sunday game when it looks more like skiing weather outside.

On a positive note though, it can be fun to throw the pig skin around in the snow a little - it’s a man’s sport after-all. Besides, it’s good exercise, right? Wrong. Sure playing sports is a good way to get some fresh air and burn a few calories. But with this particular football team, game-day also includes a mandatory beer (or ten). So, there goes the health benefits.

See you on the field, or at Mickey J’s afterwards. Hut!

That’s right Toronto fans. Now that I’ve got your attention, doesn’t it feel great to kick off the NHL season? I missed those precious times when “Leaf Nation” made fun of my “Choking Senators”. Not that they don’t choke on occasion…but c’mon, the Toronto Maple Leafs hardly have a hope this year.

Get ready for a full season’s worth of disappointment Leaf fans. Montreal, you don’t have much to cheer for either. Vancouver will probably have a season similar to last, but I don’t think they’ll win the cup. Calgary is highly over-rated, and they’ll join the Oilers on the golf course when the regular season ends. Perhaps I’m a little biased, but the Ottawa Senators are Canada’s only real hope for Lord Stanley’s prize. GO SENS!

Hockey fans - comments?