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      ‘“Grey
      Cup
      in
      Winnipeg”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Chits
      McCarron
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      CFL
      looked
      really
      good
      on
      T.V.
      during
      Grey
      Cup
     
     
      Sunday.
      Winnipeg
      is
      where
      I
      would
      want
      to
      play
      if
      I
     
     
      were
      a
      CFL
      player.
      I
      think
      the
      Grey
      Cup
      should
      be
     
     
      played
      in
      cold
      temps
      preferably
      with
      snow
      on
      the
     
     
      filed.
      The
      snow
      and
      cold
      adds
      to
      the
      atmosphere
      and
     
     
      to
      the
      drama
      of
      the
      game.
      Forces
      of
      nature
      have
     
     
      character.
      Video
      screens
      and
      dome
      roofs
      do
      not.
      On
     
     
      Sunday
      in
      Winnipeg
      it
      was
      -16
      degrees
      and
      the
      play-
     
     
      ers
      could
      see
      their
      breath.
      I
      didn’t
      see
      or
      hear
      anyone
     
     
      complaining
      about
      the
      cold.
      Wayne,
      John
      Candy,
      and
     
     
      Bruce
      McNall
      were
      there
      facing
      the
      cold.
      I
      wanted
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      OFFSIDER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      week
      was
      a
      great
      one
      for
      two
      NHL
      teams
      who
     
     
      almost
      never
      hear
      the
      word
      ‘‘great’’
      in
      the
      same
     
     
      phrase
      as
      their
      names
      --
      the
      Toronto
      Maple
      Leafs
      and
     
     
      the
      Quebec
      Nordiques.
      The
      Leafs
      finally
      won
      their
     
     
      first
      road
      game
      of
      the
      season
      on
      the
      22nd;
      does
      it
     
     
      really
      matter
      that
      the
      game
      was
      in
      Cow
      Palace
      against
     
     
      San
      Jose.
      Quebec’s
      feat
      was
      more
      miraculous;
      they
     
     
      defeated
      the
      Montreal
      Canadiens
      on
      the
      2Ist.
      It
      was
     
     
      irony
      at
      its
      best
      --
      the
      win
      came
      on
      the
      same
      day
      as
     
     
      the
      new
      issue
      of
      The
      Hockey
      News
      which
      had
      in
      it
      an
     
     
      article
      praising
      the
      defense
      and
      spectacular
     
     
      goaltending
      of
      the
      Habs.
     
    

    
     
      The
      hockey
      Panthers
      won
      both
      of
      their
      home
      games
     
     
      this
      past
      weekend.
      Scott
      Blanchard
      was
      truly
      wonder-
     
     
      ful
      in
      nets,
      stopping
      all
      shots
      in
      a
      Panther
      5-0
      win
     
     
      over
      the
      St.
      Francis
      Xavier
      X-Men.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Blanchard
      was
      the
      player
      of
      the
      game
      to
      many
      ofus.
     
     
      Sunday
      night
      was
      a
      different
      story.
      The
      Cape
      Breton
     
     
      Capers
      wanted
      to
      win
      and
      showed
      it.
      The
      Panthers
     
     
      lost
      their
      5-1
      lead
      and
      the
      Capers
      forced
      the
      games
     
     
      into
      overtime.
      Panther
      defense
      was
      basically
      nonex-
     
     
      istent
      for
      the
      third
      period
      during
      the
      Capers
      rush.
     
     
      Finally,
      with
      1:01
      remaining
      in
      overtime,
      K.J.
      White
     
     
      scored
      to
      preserve
      the
      Panther
      win.
      Thank
      you,
      K.J.
     
     
      I
      have
      not
      been
      able
      to
      get
      to
      a
      card
      shop
      this
      past
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
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      November
      28,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      be
      there.
      The
      challenge
      of
      playing
      in
      the
      cold
      and
     
     
      snow
      excitesme.
      The
      cold
      didn’t
      stop
      Matt
      Duniga
     
     
      from
      throwing
      the
      football.
      The
      cold
      could
      not
      give
     
     
      the
      Rocket
      cold
      feet.
      The
      Rocket
      ran
      87
      yards
      fora
     
     
      touchdown,
      a
      Grey
      cup
      record.
      The
      CFL
      is
      very
     
     
      exciting
      football.
      There
      is
      talk
      of
      the
      CFL
      expandin;
     
     
      into
      the
      U.S.,
      not
      such
      a
      bad
      idea
      however
      if
      the
     
     
      Americans
      want
      our
      game
      then
      they
      should
      have
      our
     
     
      game
      with
      all
      its
      present
      rules
      intact.
      For
      once
      Can:
     
     
      dians
      ought
      to
      tell
      the
      Americans
      that
      we
      will
      be
     
     
      calling
      the
      shots.
      7
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Grey
      Cup
      should
      be
      played
      in
      Canada,
      hopefully
     
     
      in
      Winnipeg.
     
    

    
     
      week
      because
      of
      papers.
      I
      think
      I’ll
      mentionagain
     
     
      that
      Upper
      Deck
      is
      in
      the
      stores
      regardless.
      The
     
     
      cards
      are
      out.
      Topps
      is
      also
      out;
      Bowman
      should
      be.
     
     
      Let’s
      talk
      about
      the
      Grey
      cup.
      Raghib
      Ismail
      and
     
     
      Matt
      Dunigan
      have
      given
      the
      city
      of
      Toronto
      reasons
     
     
      to
      finally
      celebrate
      for
      one
      of
      it’s
      teams.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Agros
      were
      spurred
      by
      two
      touchdowns
      in
      less
     
     
      than
      a
      minute;
      Calgary
      held
      the
      edge
      statistically,
      bu
     
     
      the
      Agros
      won
      36-21.
      The
      rocket
      and
      Calgary’s
     
     
      Danny
      Barrett
      both
      set
      records.
      Matt
      Dunigan
      playet
     
     
      with
      a
      broken
      collarbone.
      The
      Argo
      victory
      provedt
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      us
      that
      Bruce
      McNall
      was
      right
      for
      spend:
     
     
      ing
      so
      much
      for
      the
      players.
      But
      how
      does
      this
      relat
     
     
      to
      hockey
      (Besides
      the
      fact
      that
      Wayne
      Gretzky
      was
     
     
      there)?
      The
      Grey
      Cup
      itself
      was
      originally
      designed
     
     
      as
      an
      amateur
      hockey
      trophy.
      So
      there,
      congratula-
     
     
      tions
      to
      the
      Argonauts
      for
      a
      great
      year.
     
    

    
     
      The
      hockey
      Panthers
      play
      two
      games
      away
      this
      week
     
     
      end.and
      then
      are
      off
      for
      the
      month
      of
      December.
      Tht’
     
     
      season
      starts
      up
      again
      on
      the
      third
      of
      January
      atthe
      |
     
     
      Civic
      Centre
      with
      an
      exhibition
      game
      against
      Alumni)
     
     
      and
      the
      next
      night
      against
      Dalhousie.
      |
     
     
      Good
      luck
      on
      your
      exams,
      have
      a
      Merry
      Christmas
     
     
      and
      a
      Happy
      New
      Year,
      and
      see
      you
      atthe
      civic
     
     
      Centre
      on
      the
      third.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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