Category: Vancouver
So much I want to blog about, but I need to have a nap before my midnight to 4 am session. But I must say thanks to Heather, Kalev, Linda & Casey who came to visit me today and to Heather for baking cookies for the players. Will blog more later!
The Longest Game for CF is underway! The puck was dropped at 8 am after a lovely opening ceremony and for the first hour, all 20 players on each side played. And, I’m pleased to report, I scored a goal at 8:33 a.m.! W00t! After the first hour, we settled into our routine of 4 […]
I got an email from Megs – my former goalie and one of the committee members for the LG4CF – yesterday alerting me to the very important fact that we are on the Canucks website! O. M. G.! Click image to embigificate! As Megs put it, this is the closest we’ll ever get to […]
It’s the thing you’ve all been waiting for… I have my playing schedule for the Longest Game for CF!!! Now, I must stress that this is a TENTATIVE schedule. Everything is subject to change based on the goings on at the game, but I will do my best to post any updates to the schedule […]
The Longest Game of Hockey for CF couldn’t happen without our sponsors. And since our sponsors are giving to help us make the game a success, I figured I should give back a little and tell you all about who our sponsors are! Presenting Sponsor: Canlan Ice Sports is providing us with our home for […]
Just how many calories will I burn playing hockey for 10 days? This is a question that I’ve been asked several times and I’ve been pondering the best way to figure it out. You can find an estimate for how many calories one would burn playing hockey for one hour ((Although I had to go […]
Yesterday was Adult Pirate Pak Day at White Spot. For my readers who aren’t from BC, White Spot is a restaurant and Pirate Paks are their kids meals, which come in a cardboard pirate boat with a chocolate gold coin! If you grew up in BC, you grew up eating Pirate Paks and White Spot […]
Saturday is a launch party for the Longest Game of Hockey for CF! Who’s coming with me?
We have now received the rosters for the Longest Game of Hockey for Cystic Fibrosis and it turns out that I’m on the White Team – the two teams being “Red” and “White” ((Since playing in the game requires that players be available to stay onsite at Burnaby 8 Rinks for the *entire* 10 days – […]
Just a quick plug for an upcoming Café Scientifique event: Description: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a fatal genetic disease that affects many Canadian children and young adults. Though CF is a multi-organ disease, chronic infection and inflammation of the lungs are particularly detrimental to health. Persons with CF can get infected with unusual bacteria that […]