Sidney Crosby will run with the Olympic torch next month

by FrankD on Oct 27, 2009 3:39 PM EDT in News

CTV reports Crosby will have his chance to run with the torch next month as it makes its way through Nova Scotia and across the country towards Vancouver. Sid will be part of a torch relay that also includes runs from Vancouver's Trevor Linden and Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash.

Quoteth Sid:

"I am honoured and thrilled to have the opportunity to carry the Olympic flame in my home province of Nova Scotia. The torch relay will pass through so many communities and hands on the way to Vancouver and I'm privileged to be part of that special group as the Olympic Flame makes its way to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Games.''

Sidney Crosby
CTV

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I like that he sticks to his home roots

Plus I have a friend who lives in Halifax, so I’ll try and annoy him into taking pictures!

PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.

by Lavender on Oct 27, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions

Really?

I would have gone with the ‘Pride of Regina, Saskatchewan’.

None other than Mr. Chris Kunitz.

by ButchersDog on Oct 27, 2009 3:50 PM EDT reply actions

dude, this is starting to get a bit much. If you look over some of the past posts almost every thread in one way or another has some bashing comment about Kunitz. I guess if the post relates to Kunitz or it’s a general reaction in the recap it’s cool but to make another Kunitz remark on a Sid Olympic torch post just seems a bit drastic.

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by FrankD on Oct 27, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed

heres an idea, how bout stop riding the guy like he works the red light district. just a thought

" Lord Stanley, scratch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009

by oldtimehockey09 on Oct 27, 2009 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

We should hesitate before continuing on with the repeated bashing. However, the fan base isn’t asking for miracles…just one regular season tally before we hit the quarter pole would go a long way and quiet the critics, me included.

by ButchersDog on Oct 27, 2009 10:39 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Awesome privelege

by Ulf Murphy on Oct 27, 2009 4:14 PM EDT reply actions

lets all

cross our fingers and hope he doesnt roll an ankle or something

" Lord Stanley, scratch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009

by oldtimehockey09 on Oct 27, 2009 6:52 PM EDT reply actions

I almost said in the post, “Please wear a knee brace, ankle brace, helmet, shoulder pads, back brace, neck brace and visored helmet, just in case,” but figured I’d be jinxing it. So now if anything happens, it’s on you.

See what I did there?

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by FrankD on Oct 27, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Don’t forget the flame-resistant suit!

"Darling, you say Brooks Orpik 'checked' that guy. He did not 'get under him and put him into the wall'."--Beloved to me, Winter 2007

"Don't beat yourself!"--Darrell Waltrip

by GreenEyedLilo on Oct 27, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

better yet

lets just get him a monster size hamster ball with a slotted hole on the side. he runs with the torch outside the ball and the slotted hole just kind circles around his arm..

" Lord Stanley, scratch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009

by oldtimehockey09 on Oct 27, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Some friends of mine and I build a giant hampster ball (geodesic dome) two summers ago. Believe me, that would be far more dangerous. Just the slightest slope will have the thing rolling faster than you could ever run. Was tons of fun on the baseball field though.

by PensFan024 on Oct 28, 2009 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions