Sick in the Guts - Canucks Outsider hockey podcast #62

Returning from an ill-fated Mexican vacation in time to see the Canucks’ meaningless season finale versus playoff bound Calgary Flames, Dave rambles on about a horrential bout of gut sickness and hanging at a beach bar in Bucerias while the Canucks imploded.

Wheelchaired and sedated, he arrived home to find the Nucks missing the playoffs, sending off Trevor Linden without a final win and shifting the team in unknown directions with impending free agents, unclear strategy, and unproven prospects. Finally, Dave (comfy back in North Van) considers how the now-officially-official ownership might move forward before summoning Canucks heores of the future to step forth.

Download Sick in the Guts - Canucks Outsider hockey podcast #62 (.mp3, 50:26, 41MB)

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See also The Crazy Canucks

Thanks to Dan Funboy for kick ass analysis all season - some one give this guy a contract! and Album Art by Bread

This episode dedicated to Tom “The Tickler” Larschied - Thanks for “bringing it” even when the players didn’t (and he’s a guy with a squirrelly gut i hear)

Music: Antonio Carlos Jobim/Astrud Gilberto/João Gilberto/Stan Getz (from Dedicated to Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vol. 1), Black Angels (live at SXSW 2008 + Young Men Dead), The Constantines (live at SXSW 2008), Bill Lenker (live in the Woodshop 2006), Grateful Dead Brokedown Palace (live at Tempe Arizona 1992), the Blackberry Bushes (from Moon Pie), unknown pipers and drummers (St. Patrick’s Day parade, Vancouver 2007)

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Grassroots campaigns for Canucks re-signing Trevor Linden

Mark at Vancouver Courier gave a ring asking my opinion on the whether the Canucks should seek to re-sign venerable local hero Trevor Linden and, if i know of anyone “beating the drum” to re-sign him. Any campaigners out there?

I mentioned that I’d rather have him run for mayor and take over for Sam Sellout-van and if he did return, adopt a player-coach role (not necessarilty change his name to Reg Dunlop of Slapshot fame) to mentor the youthful forwards in the quest for Cup #1. I also mentioned that the wimmin want him back before their eyes more than the fellas. Am i wrong?

(Miss 604 poses with some grizzled vet)

Who’s beating the drum?  Holler back and I’ll hook you up with 7.5 minutes of fameage.

technorati tags:trevorlinden, canucks, hockey, slapshot, vancouver

BC Floorball Says “Thanks” - I Say “No Prob”

June 12, 2007
Dave Olson:
Hockey Northwest/ Canucks Outsider

Re: Canucks Outsider #55 – Swiss Dominate BC Floorball Challenge

On behalf of the BC Floorball Federation I wanted to acknowledge the fantastic support you have given us with the release today of your BC Floorball focused podcast!

We truly appreciate the work that went into this and the time you spent attending the tournament and recording the content. In my opinion you clearly have an exceptional talent for capturing the spirit and potential of the sport. Your podcast will really help
us reach out to people at the same time as being a first class marketing tool!

It is without hesitation that the BCFF would like to give you free honorary membership of the BC Floorball Federation. I will organize your membership card and package as soon as possible.

Thanks again for doing this, it is simply Awesome! (capitalized deliberately!)

Sincerely
Stewart Marshall
Secretary Treasurer
BC Floorball Federation

BC Floorball Tourney on HockeyNW’s Canucks Outsider podcast

In case you missed it, … a brand-shiny summer time Canucks Outsider podcast is up at HockeyNW.  This episode (#55) features my coverage of BC Floorball’s Challenge Tournament in West Vancouver a month or so ago.  Twas good fun watching the action as the Swiss crew thwacked the Canadians after a late night of drinking ;-).  International interviews with Swiss, Finns, Brits and Canucks.  Great sportsmanship and exciting action by veterans players and rookies alike.  It’s co-ed and cheap so check out the post for all the details.

Swiss Dominate BC Floorball Challenge - Canucks Outsider #55

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Photo of Stewart “The Fossil” in action by Kris Krug (arted-up by Dave O)

Super Series - Canada vs Russia, 8 Games, Under 20

My brother Dan Funboy got us tix for the Super Series (the continuation of the legendary Summit series) featuring the best under 20 players from Canada and Russia going head to head for 8 games - the first 4 are in Russia and the following four are in Canada (Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Red Deer and Vancouver).

Here’s Team Canada’s stellar roster which features young luminaries like Kyle Turris, John Tavares, Karl Alzner, Milan Lucic (thought he was Czech) and a thick smattering of other kids who went in the recent NHL draft (Esposito, Gagner, Gillies).

Can’t wait til Sept. 9th for Game 8! Here’s a video from the World Junior Tournament in Vancouver last year to spread the excitement in the summertime.

CBC’s lukewarm response to ex-pat hockey fans

CBC streams their coverage of NHL playoff games along with TV coverage etc. but if you are a (taxpaying) Canadian living elsewhere, you are outta luck. I thought CBC might take a progressive approach on this conundrum and view this as an opportunity but no luck - instead a lukewarm meandering response showing disregard for the love of hockey held by Canucks abroad. And frankly waiting for the NHL to do anything smart or useful is a waste of time. Anyhow, thanks to a mystery blogger quoted via Inside the CBC, here is an interview snippet and my comment. And yours?

O: I have a lot of friends who live overseas. Every time I talk to them they ask me why they can’t watch the Stanley Cup online….

AL: Our agreement with the NHL is for Canada only. NBC and Versus wouldn’t like it if someone in Boise was watching an HNIC broadcast online, eating into their customer base. Ditto for someone in Sweden (although I don’t know who’s broadcasting competitively there).

I understand the frustation, though. We’re sending this online to a population that can watch it on main net and in HD.. why give them online? But it’s the way of the future and our numbers were, I’d say, solid for a first-time, and for games that were played in the evening (not online’s prime time by any means).

O: So that’s that?

AL: For now, that’s that. I don’t know of anyone who has global rights. Not for anything major, anyway.

O: Why doesn’t the NHL sell a subscription a streaming site of their own making? So people could pay to watch?

AL: You’d have to ask them. Major League Baseball sure does, and they do a fantastic job. But each league is different, and maybe there’s a different philosophy at play between the two leagues.

I chime in thusly with this impassioned plea for reason:

DaveO Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.

June 13th, 2007 at 11:04 am PDT As a podcaster (I make the Canucks Outsider) and an occasional ex-pat, i think CBC pursuing a way to get hockey to all Canadians is a key initiative and a worthy mission. Frankly few in the US is watching anyhow as i learned while traveling on business during the Stanley Cup playoffs and couldn’t even find a bar in NYC who’d play the games (there was yet another Yankees/Red Sox game on).

CBC certainly has sufficient clout with NHL - who are discounting rights heavily anyhow to get any US network to carry games at all (and Versus’ coverage is a joke but getting better) - i suggest CBC has enough clout to make this almost-essential public service happen. Bear in mind, hockey is not just sport, hockey is culture to us. Just try living overseas while your team is in the playoffs and you’ll agree with the “essential” part.

During the Canucks run, I produced a companion broadcast of the games (no, i didn’t show the actual games) to Canadian hockey fans in UK, China, Australia, … all of whom would eagerly ante up a subscription fee to view the CBC broadcasts. Also bear in mind, many border states cable packages include CBC so there are some rights cross-overs existing already.

Please do not wait for the NHL to do *something* - the CBC is the real home for hockey coverage for all of us Canadian (taxpayers) no matter where we live.

Longboard Hockey League’s Chanley Cup Championship on the Sunshine Coast

As part of the Attack of Danger Bay longboard fest, the undefeated Chilliwack(ed) Meatheads will take on a All-Star team of LHL’ers including some of them ornrey looking dudes from North Shore Slashers. 

There is also a downhill race on Saturday and a slide comp on Saturday 8AM.  If you are in Vancouver, book a ferry ride and check it out - oh yeah, there is a parade too.  Who will hoist the Chanley Cup?  My money’s on King Brian.

Coast Longboarding says:

THIS YEARS LHL ALL-STARS ARE DETICATED LHL PLAYERS THAT TOP THE LEAUGE IN SCORING AND GAMES ATTENDED!!
HOODIE,
FENCE, WOLFMAN, GUFF, STRIKER, MEATBALL, STUMANCHU, STEVE LANG, SHADOW,
AND BLOOD GOAT… WILL TRY TO STOP THE POWER HOUSE MEATHEADS!!! THEY
ARE 10 WINS AND NO LOSES!!! CAN THE LHL ALL-STARS TAKE THEM?? COME OUT
TO WATCH THIS GAME SATURDAY MAY 19TH IN PENDER HARBOUR!!!

technorati tags:longboarding, skateboarding, hockey, sunshinecoast, bc, downhill, parade

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Canucks Outsider podcast interview on CBC Radio One

A bit of a post-playoff press round-up of the various mainstream media coverage of my Canucks Outsider podcast and the Crazy Canucks podcast i make with some other blogger/podder friends …

Dave Olson (me) and Vancouver uber-blogger Roland Tanglao interviewed on CBC Radio One’s “On the Coast” show on 4/20/07 previewing the Canucks Outsider “Alive for the Playoffs” streaming vidcast event on 4/21/07. Most notable is the custom Wayne’s World / Coaches’ Corner mashup intro.

Download CBC Radio One On the Coast Interview (7:14, .mp3, 7MB)

Big thanks to my cohort Cosmo of the Clubside Breakfast Time podcast (who was at Podcast hotel) for the quick action on the clip from CBC’s On the Coast with Priya Ramu

Vancouver Courier Newspaper article on the Canucks Outsider podcast

[Cross-posted from HockeyNW Vancouver Courier Newspaper Spreading the Canucks Outsider Mojo]

Vancouver Courier staff writer Mark Hasiak wrote a great article about the Canucks Outsider podcast and my history as a grassroots Canucks chronicler.  The article breaks out a ton of references and anecdotes and really captures the vibe of what i/we are doing with the show and the international Canucks community.

Dan Toulgoet came by my office to take some snaps with me and some gear (including the obligatory headphones making my ears look like wee flaps).  I hadn’t seen it yet when the CBC TV called today after seeing it and wanting to send a crew over - fun times for Canucks fans … and more to come tonight!

There’s a snippet below for your reading pleasure but be sure to visit VanCourier.com for the whole article (and again thanks for Mark and Dan for a pro-styley-work):

Dave Olson is stoked about the Canucks and raring to podcast. Photo-Dan Toulgoet

Hockey night in Canuck land a hit with overseas audiences

By Mark Hasiuk-Staff writer

As local fans catch Canucks fever, Dave Olson is connecting with faraway fans around the world who don’t want to miss out on this year’s playoff run.

During the team’s last run to the final in 1994, the 36-year-old North Vancouver resident recognized a need for an information source for far-flung Canucks fans.

“I was living in Tottori, Japan as a mushroom farmer, so I missed all the Canucks coverage,” said Olson, who bills himself as the Canucks Outsider. “Although I could see the box score in the paper, I didn’t have that feeling and camaraderie with the rest of Canucks Nation.”

Read the rest of “Hockey Night in Canuck land a hit with overseas audiences” … But here’s one more quote which sums up the Canucks Outsider Live shows perfectly,

“While he doesn’t show the Canucks television broadcast, Olson and a rotating panel of guests-mainly friends and local hockey enthusiasts-provide typical “living room” commentary about the game and discuss topics like Trevor Linden’s peaks and valleys, the 1982 and 1994 playoff runs and the whereabouts of former Canuck tough guy Gino Odjick. Olson also showcases his collection of Canucks memorabilia, including a Pit Martin hockey card and the Canucks Family Cookbook from 1981 that contains a perogie recipe from Stan Smyl’s mother.”

Watching Canucks Playoffs the Barefoot Grey-Market Way

With playoff season upon us, i remember 1994 when i was in Japan eager for info as the ‘Nucks came tantilizingly close to victory.  This was before Internet for the common person and beyond the realm of TV coverage (aside from some wee high-lights via satellite after hours of sumo, cricket and baseball highlights).

Anyhow,  this post has proved handy in the past if only to pass folks along to more actually handy info about working around the technical logistics of getting the games whereever in Canucks nation you happen to be - and will likely come in handy for the author who is Malta-bound (though i suspect he has a Slingbox plan in mind).

{re-posted from Watching Canucks, the Barefoot way}

Darren Barefoot, Canucks fan and (heh) “A”-list blogger posted a great nugget of info for those who must MacGyver their way to watch the games, especially those pesky East coast tilts whilst trapped at  place of toil.

Checkout his article for the whole low-down about How to Watch Canucks Games Over the Web (snippet follows):

Tonight is the Canucks’ sixth game of the season, and the first of 17 pay-per-view games. I usually go out to a bar to watch the PPV games, but tonight I’m feeling a bit under the weather. I couldn’t actually pay to watch the games at home because I don’t use one of the Canucks’ enabled television providers. Coincidentally, a, uh, alternative means of watching the game came across my virtual transom.

I’m pretty sure this is illegal, but, you know, I’ve given the Canucks a lot of money over the years. As such, I don’t feel particularly bad about it.

Indeed.  Enjoy and if you have tips or triumphs, post ‘em below in the comments.

C’est le Toque!!! Canucks Outsider Live Vidcasts at Hockey NW

Yup, just as planned … the chat worked and the CANUCKS win! What a thriller! You couldn’t script it any better! The city is abuzz as neighbours took to the sidewlaks and corners to wave flags, honk horns and holler for their heroes.

Get the whole recap at: C’est le Toque!!! Canucks beat Stars in Seven!

Tune in for the next round of freewheeling, goodtime, hockey fun via: Canucks Outsider Live

Taking Game One of Round Two off but we’ll be back in action for the weekend - possibly at a fine establishment. Ideas? Must have a table, much beer and fast wi-fi.

CBC’s Don Cherry and Ron Maclean talking to Joe Nieuwendyk’s brother, Gilles, while Coach Cherry wears daveo’s fuzzy hat after Canada vs Czech Republic (3-3) at 2002 SLC Winter Olympics. The hat was featured on the Coaches Corner Intro video montage for the following 2 seasons. [Olympic Photo Journal]

See also:

Game 6 Alive for the Playoffs Wrap-up and Thanks

The Crazy Canucks #32 - Taking Dallas down in the first round

Canucks Outsider Live Game 6 rocked. Game 7 here we come!

 

 

 

The Crazy Canucks Podcasters on CTV News

The Crazy Canucks on CTV News

Damn my playoff beard is looking good!