Hi everyone! Before we all start dropping like flies from this new coronavirus thing, we can take some solace in the fact that spring is around the corner, and that winter snowfalls are going to be interspersed with longer warmish periods, smooth morning commutes, and pleasant afternoons basking in the sunshine. That being said, we did have a pretty good dose of snow a few days ago which, for some reason practically shut down all of Ottawa. Maybe it’s the Canadian in me who has just become accustomed to snow to the point where if there isn’t twelve feet of the stuff on the road, I go to work with a smile on my face. The weather experts wanted us all to stay home, because they believed the apocalypse was imminent, and a lot of us did stay home, but not me, and I’m glad I listened to my gut, because not only was there far less snow during the morning commute than expected, but by the afternoon, the roads were nice and clear, and those 40cm they had been predicted for Ottawa, melted almost immediately upon hitting the pavement. I guess we were lucky we didn’t get another 53cm dumping like we got one afternoon about four years ago, but it doesn’t always turn out that way. Sometimes, there is so much snow, you can’t even get out the door. Case in point, January 26, 1978…

This week, I’ve posted an article from the franchise’s final days, about a game in which the Cleveland Barons lost 5-0 in front of just 527 fans. Believe it or not, the game did not take place in the cavernous Richfield Coliseum, but in Chicago Stadium, and fans stayed away because it was just safer to stay home than trudge through a blizzard. You can read it in the articles section.

In the Overexposed wing of the Hockey Hall of Shame, we have a brand new card that asks the question, “Is Mike Ricci having some major digestive issues, or is he just really, really intense about playing hockey?” I’ll let you decide by checking out our brand new induction right here.

Before you head off to do other things in your life, take a few seconds to cast a vote or two for the person you feel deserves to be inducted into the Seals Hall of Fame for 2020. The ballot is on the right side of the screen, and you can vote up to three times per device, so get clicking!

Until next time, stay gold!