Jonga

Lubię hokej. Bardzo.

[水shui₈₇ 🐞 | benedict wang shady facts @fujobritta]

actually i think women should be allowed to acknowledge that the sport they love doesnt love them back without being told "ok so then just watch pwhl"

[sandy @satosgs]

men’s hockey players deciding how to respond to criticism like will i a) bring up my newborn child b) say everyone is so political and negative or c) mention that i sat next to a woman in the dining hall

[Matt Kopnak @MattKopnak]

Going to the White House because you were invited for winning a gold medal.

Not a political statement.

Wearing a MAGA hat while there, political statement.

[sam prevot @s_prevot]

genuinely shocked how hard it is for any of these players to simply say

“we were carried away in the celebration when we laughed at the joke. this is no excuse but we realize we have to do better. we are sorry.”

just did it for you! feel free to copy and paste!

[Jonga @jongaaa]

Nie było mnie na tym syf-portalu od dawna, ale chciałam sprawdzić nastroje po tym, co się wydarzylo. Jest dokładnie tak, jak podejrzewałam. Bo: "Żart był śmieszny", "Nie rozumiesz o co naprawdę chodziło", "Przesadzacie", "Nie mieszajcie w to polityki". Wystarczyło przeprosić.

[hannah🍋 @hannahmds15]

a lot of men here still don’t get it, but she explains it perfectly. “your public support doesn’t negate your sexism, your sexism negates your public support”

[Jonga @jongaaa]

@dud_mar @dymidiuk @POTUS @usahockey No to źle go odebrałeś. Frat party w hokeju to nie pierwszyzna. Niektórzy już na szczęście za to zapłacili.

[Vegas Golden Knights @GoldenKnights]

good knight VGK fans 😌

[Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie]

The trade is one for none.

Which is to say I’m exchanging my semi-retired TSN life of the last five years — doing the World Junior Championships, NHL Draft Rankings, a handful of Toronto Maple Leaf broadcasts, TradeCentre and Free Agent Frenzy — for a fully-retired life of doing absolutely nothing.

Well, nothing work related anyway.

Today’s Free Agent Frenzy is the last working day in a 48-year professional career that included stops at The Sault Star, The Globe and Mail, The Hockey News (twice), The Toronto Star, TSN, ESPN and NBC, amongst others.

It’s been quite a ride.

I’ll be 69 years old in August. I decided a few months ago it’s as nice a time as any to call it a career with the expiry of my current contract. If I had been so inclined to continue doing the World Juniors and draft rankings etc. at TSN, the opportunity was certainly there for me to do so. And I’m so grateful to TSN for that.

Honestly, though, I am looking forward to waking up on Christmas morning this year and NOT flying to Minneapolis-St. Paul for the World Juniors.

I’m also looking forward to doing more travelling with my wife Cindy; having more time to give my sons Mike and Shawn unwanted (and unneeded) advice; playing even more golf than I am now; and having my two wonderful grandchildren Blake and Gunnar running my show on a full-time basis.

After almost 50 years in the business, there are far too many people to thank individually, so I won’t even try to name any lest I leave some out.

Just know that I’ve been blessed to work for, work with and work against so many great people who gave me boundless opportunity, incredible support and intense motivation. The nearly five decades have gone by in the blink of an eye.

I certainly never set out to be the TSN Hockey Insider. It never occurred to me that I would work in television. All I wanted to be when I grew up was a hockey writer, to have a “job” to watch, write and talk about the game. You know, tell a few stories and try to capture the spirit of the thing.

Mission accomplished, I guess.

I couldn’t say goodbye now without a special thanks to everyone at TSN, past and present.

I first started showing up on the network in or around 1986-87. In the 1990s, I was working full-time hours at TSN but still had a full time newspaper job, too. Since 2000, 25 years ago, TSN has been my primary professional home.

It’s been a very special place on so many levels. The best part of TSN has always been the people. The best people doing the best work. What an honour to be one small part of the unsurpassed excellence that is TSN. Every time I’ve walked out of Studio Six at the end of Free Agent Frenzy on July 1, I’ve said to myself: “It doesn’t get any better than that.”

And it doesn’t. That’s especially true on this Canada Day because I’m so very proud to be a Canadian. 🇨🇦

I’m a very lucky guy. I owe the game of hockey, and all the people within it — the players, coaches, managers, executives, scouts, agents et al — so much; I owe my family and friends even more. 

Finally, thank you to anyone who has ever read, watched or listened to any of my work in any form at any outlet over the last 48 years. It’s been a privilege to share some information with you all, and try to have a few laughs along the way on social media or whatever they’re calling it these days.

I’ve cherished it all.

Fully Completely.

✌️and 💕 

-30-

[Mario Tirabassi @Mario_Tirabassi]

Frank Nazar dropped a hammer in the USA-Sweden warmup game
#Blackhawks #WJC #HOTR

[Oliver VanDervoort @itmeolliev]

@CRoumeliotis If there’s a professional sports franchise that’s trustworthy and earnest about this kind of stuff, it’s definitely the Blackhawks.

[Charlie Roumeliotis @CRoumeliotis]

The Corey Perry rumor that’s going around is 100% false. Carry on, everyone. #Blackhawks

[Michael Russo @RussoHockey]

BREAKING: #mnwild have fired head coach Dean Evason and assistant coach Bob Woods

[CHGO Blackhawks @CHGO_Blackhawks]

On this day in 2013

[IIHF @IIHFHockey]

🇩🇪🥳@deb_teams are going to the gold medal game!! #USAGER #IIHFWorlds

[Wrestling Pics & Clips @WrestleClips]

THE BLOODLINE IS OVER #WWENOC

[Mario Tirabassi @Mario_Tirabassi]

How about 2 goals and 2 assists tonight for Kevin Korchinski!

11 goals and 73 points in 54 WHL games this year
#Blackhawks

[Scott Powers @ByScottPowers]

NEW: NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says the league doesn't have any information to suggest Russian players would be at "material risk" in Russia or elsewhere if they participated in team Pride Night activities. https://t.co/mVbN8aOtHV

[B/R Open Ice @BR_OpenIce]

"do you get deja vu?" -Ilya Sorokin and the Paddle Saves 🤯 https://t.co/u2Cq96us0j