Archive for November, 2012
![How Do You Describe Canada? [VIDEO]](http://www.hockeypub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Northern-Lights-Canada-e1354274106753.png "How Do You Describe Canada? [VIDEO]")
How Do You Describe Canada? [VIDEO]
It’s said that Canadians are reserved patriots. Oh sure, there are times when we can’t contain national pride like during the Olympics or any international hockey championship. But how does one describe Canada? Well there was Joe who told the beer-drinking world how Canadians were different than Americans in a Molson commercial called “I Am […]
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Minor Hockey Brawl [VIDEO]
Next time you are sitting around a table with friends in your favorite hockey pub pose the following question, “Should fighting be banned in the NHL?” You will find fans on both sides of the fence, and they likely will have strong opinions on the topic. Has fighting outlived it’s effectiveness in the game? Is […]
![World’s Best Christmas Lights Gangnam Style [Video]](http://www.hockeypub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/worlds-best-christmas-lights-e1354099825188.jpg "World’s Best Christmas Lights Gangnam Style [Video]")
World’s Best Christmas Lights Gangnam Style [Video]
It’s an amazing Christmas lights display, but is it the world’s best? Well homeowner Kym Illman from Perth, Australia thinks so naming her YouTube channel and Facebook page the “World’s Best Christmas Lights.” Visitors who have seen the lights may agree with Illman collecting more than $90,000 in donations in the past five years for community […]
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Bring Back the Shoulder Charge [Video]
Major professional sports leagues have placed a higher priority on player safety in recent years. The NHL, NFL and MLB all have concussion protocols with hockey requiring any player sustaining head injuries to be evaluated by the team doctor in a “quiet room.” Not to be outdone, the Australian Rugby League (ARL) Commission announced that […]
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Ghost in the Elevator [VIDEO]
We’re all familiar with hidden camera shows that prank unsuspecting victims. Allen Funt brought the concept to television with Candid Camera inspiring such shows as Just for Laughs Gags, Punk’d and Da Ali G Show. The Silvio Santos program is a popular Brazilian four-hour variety show in the prestigious Sunday night slot. It is […]
Arena Food is Back in Style: Eating at Drummondville’s Centre Marcel Dionne
by Kathy K., Associate Editor, HockeyPub.com DRUMMONDVILLE, QC. — While NHL fans have the tendency to try and eat elsewhere before the game to avoid lineups, heartburn and debt, fans of junior hockey have two less worries to keep in mind the day of a big matchup. At the Centre Marcel Dionne in Drummondville, avid followers of the Quebec Major […]
![Quirky Ad: Dumb Ways to Die [Video]](http://www.hockeypub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Dumb-Ways-to-Die-YouTube-300x200.png "Quirky Ad: Dumb Ways to Die [Video]")
Quirky Ad: Dumb Ways to Die [Video]
How to deliver a memorable public service message about a morbid topic? Australian ad creator John Mescall decided to use the Mary Poppins approach: “Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Except why use a spoon when a truck load is better? Mescall and his crew at McCann Worldgroup designed an animated […]
![Flight to Middle Earth: An Unexpected Briefing [Video]](http://www.hockeypub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/An-Unexpected-Briefing-airnzhobbit-YouTube-300x200.png "Flight to Middle Earth: An Unexpected Briefing [Video]")
Flight to Middle Earth: An Unexpected Briefing [Video]
Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel periods of the year in the United States. The latest movie based on a JRR Tolkein tale titled “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is due to be released on December 14 in the US and Canada. Put those two together and it seemed a perfect time for us […]
Game Day Meal – Ginger Rum Shandies
by Amy Johnson, Associate Editor, HockeyPub.com PHILADELPHIA, PA — Holiday meals can be some of the most traditional gatherings of the year. In particular, Thanksgiving dinner has many of the most traditional dishes that we look forward to each and every year. That’s why for this week’s Game Day Meal, we’re not going to mess […]
![Thanksgiving Feast by Epic Meal Time [Video]](http://www.hockeypub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Epic-Meal-Time-Videos-Thanksgiving-Care Package-300x200.png "Thanksgiving Feast by Epic Meal Time [Video]")
Thanksgiving Feast by Epic Meal Time [Video]
Epic Meal Time is an internet cooking show which began in Montreal, Quebec. The creator, Harley Morenstein was a substitute high school teacher when he got the idea for the videos and in October 2010 decided to devote his energies full-time to the project. Epic Meal Time is a wildly popular YouTube channel well-known for […]
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