Canada won the World Hockey Championships today - if only we were this efficient, effective and committed to excellence in other areas of our culture. Hockey Canada has it together. They know how to win. The victory is certainly one where Shane Doan can enjoy after the disgraceful behaviour of some parochial and self-serving politicans and journalists.
Doan led his country to victory while others chartered a path to loserville. Of course, Quebec nationalists - never one to not complain - will whine about how there was only one Quebecer on the team. And he was, cough, of Italian heritage. Not that they disclose or mention that nine Quebec players were asked to join but all turned down the chance for a myriad of reasons including injuries. Others are still involved in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Hey, was that Team Canada forward Jonathan Toews speaking French to RDS - the French sister station to TSN? Wow. But that doesn't count for the Blochams and their ilk. You can never please some people. Tellingly. these are the folks that are transmitting information to their population that does not speak or read English. Most of the information French Quebecers get is second-hand. Let me tell you, they are not being well served some times.
Doan was the perfect choice for Captain of Team Canada. As it turned out, his veteran experience was the perfect tonic on a team filled with youngsters. In fact, this was the youngest team Canada ever sent to the WHC. Team Canada officials are there to win. Not play politics. They did the right thing for its hockey program.
The 'controversy' will die and the people (no point naming names. They know who they are. They should shove their heads in the dirt) who gave it life will revert into well-deserved obscurity - forgotten by all who had better things to do.
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