St. Patrick's Day

Another two series started last night, but once again I didn't see a minute of them (although I did catch brief sections of the Sens game on XM radio). From what I gather the Sharks looked pretty dominant in their win over the Wings. Maybe the Flames softened up Detroit enough to make it easy for the Sharks to advance.

I spent my day at the Telus Cup. Turns out this year's tournament is attracting a lot of hockey royalty. Red Deer Rebels head coach has been a regular in his corner
standing spot. NBC personality Ray Ferraro has been here all week watching his son Landon on the Vancouver North West Giants. Ray's wife and Landon's step-mother CammiGranato has also been a regular presence.

Thursday it was Patrick Roy who rolled into town. His son Frederick plays on the St.-Francois Blizzard from Quebec City, where the elder Roy coaches the Quebec Ramparts. While Ferraro's Giants were in the process of upsetting Roy's Blizzard, Patrick was busy signing autographs and answering questions from reporters (including yours truly).

Apparently there is no truth to the rumours that Aaron Klatt (Vancouver) and Gillaume Goulet (St. Francois) are related to their NHL namesakes.

For the record, Prince Albert clinched first place in the round-robin with a 2-0 win over Red Deer Thursday. Red Deer has clinched a playoff spot heading into their game against Quebec today. St.-Francois, St. John's and Vancouver are battling for the last two semifinals berths.