Category: Olympics

BREAKING: Santa is from Finland

By Daws Butler | Feb 21st 2010 | 5 min read |

According to the undisputed hub of all human understanding, Wikipedia, “Finland is regarded as the home of Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus, living...

Canada Reminds Me of David Puddy

By Daws Butler | Feb 20th 2010 | 7 min read |

I heard Ray Ferraro on Jim Rome this week, talking about the “angst” in Canada over the possibility that Team Canada won’t win gold....

Pretend You Know All About Sweden

By Daws Butler | Feb 19th 2010 | 6 min read |

[the previous post in this ad hoc series was What I Learned About Norway Because the Game was So Boring] Around the holidays, people frequently ask me...

What I Learned about Norway Because the Game was so Boring

By Daws Butler | Feb 17th 2010 | 4 min read |

Being an American, I don’t know anything about anybody. With that in mind, I thought it might behoove me to learn a little bit about these peopl...

Team Canada 2010

By Daws Butler | Aug 3rd 2009 | 5 min read |

Team Canada Summer Training Camp Invitees: Goaltenders: Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils), Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks), Marc-André Fleury (Pi...

NHL.com - 2010 Winter Olympics: USA Hockey names 34-man roster for Olympic camp - 06/30/2009

By Daws Butler | Aug 3rd 2009 | 4 min read |

Goaltenders Tim Thomas, Boston Ryan Miller, Buffalo Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Defensemen Tom Gilbert, Edmonton Tim Gleason, Carolina Ron Hainsey, At...