Waiting in the form of readiness: goalie stance, defender of an empty net. There’s always more than one game being played…

Both coaches pinned poppies to their jackets, hockey-night in Canada on the eve of remembrance day. Last night the cameras looked for veterans in the crowd…

“The Battle of Alberta” – Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. Two Canadian teams meant we didn’t have to hear that other anthem before the first face-off at centre-ice. To hell with “…bombs bursting in air…” and the psychotic reassurance some patriots get from it.  The crowd sang “…our home and native land” instead. Our reassurance
comes from a play on words. Let us bow our heads…

Moments of silence pass so quickly, action resumes.

A puck has location but no size…