Let the festive season continue! Santa has left the North Pole and will be making his much anticipated arrival tonight. Yippee! St. Nick is a master at keeping a secret and will not divulge information to anyone about gifts he, the reindeer and Mrs. Claus have made during the past 365 days. So, one is left to speculate what will be left under the tree for the following individuals:
Mark Holik (Prince George Cougars coach): “Duct tape”. Mark has repeatedly stated on his 94.3 the Goat post game show interviews that his team has “warts” that they need to clean up. The good news is that some studies have shown that duct tape can be effective in removing warts.
Greg Pocock: (Prince George Cougars President): “A bottle of champagne.” Greg can taste a playoff spot. Sure there is half a season to sort out the standings but it is never too early to prepare the cork.
Zach Pochiro (Prince George Cougars sniper): “A Teddy Bear.” This will be a friendly reminder to Zach about that special goal he scored against Saskatoon on December 9th before 4,800 fans.
Jason LaBarbera (Anaheim Ducks goalie): “A suitcase.” The 34 year old from P.G certainly knows his way around an airport. In fact, he is on a first name basis with many flight attendants since he is with his 7th NHL organization. Samsonite brand will be most appreciated.
Trevor Sprague: (Cariboo Cougars Super Guru): “A calculator”. Trevor has so many wins this season he may have lost track. For his sake, hopefully the victories come as rapidly in March as they did in November and December.
Stuart Ballantyne: (CEO of the 2015 Canada Winter Games): “An Air horn.” This will be perfect for Stu to use each morning he arrives to work so he can announce to the entire city the daily countdown until the Games arrive. And just in case one hasn’t noticed; there’s just 50 days remaining. (Over and out).
George Iwama: (Former UNBC president): “Airplane tickets.” When George was the head man at the University he showed an overwhelming passion to travel. Let’s hope those tickets are first class because he may not be sure when to board if he is in the “economy” section.
Cameron Stolz: (Former P.G. city councillor) “An accountant.” This would have been appreciated before the municipal election. But I guess anyone could forget about their property taxes.
Lyn Hall (Prince George Mayor): “A GPS.” Lyn will be a happy camper if he receives a GPS which most certainly will come in handy for council meetings he would like to see held in different parts of the city. This gift would be as practical as they come.
Todd Doherty (Former Prince George Spruce Kings president and now political wannabe): “Thank you cards.” Todd needs to give a small one to his buddy Dick Harris, but an even bigger one to TJ Grewal for carrying him to victory in the Conservative Party race in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. By the way, if those thank you cards are “Green”, it will act as a reminder about the candidate that had a political career quickly crumble.
Dave Dupas: (Prince George Spruce Kings coach): “Ice.” Dave will need several blocks of ice to help soothe the many injuries experienced this season by the Spruce Kings. Pain killers would also be a welcome stocking stuffer.
Mike Hawes (Prince George Spruce Kings General Manager): “A radio.” Yes, there was speculation he got one last year but for some reason it only works once a month.
Season’s Greetings:
On behalf of my wife Brenda, son Lucas, daughter Lexine and son-in-law Anthony, I would like to extend my best wishes, happy holidays and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well as to my co-workers, contacts, acquaintances, quote rack contributors, twitter followers, readers and of course, friends and family. Regardless of beliefs and convictions, let us not take anything for granted and cherish the moment of the season. May the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow.
From the Quote Rack:
Four interceptions Monday night. Who did Peyton Manning think he was? Eli?
Michael Vick says he thinks Jameis Winston could be the NFL’s next big star. Well, the FSU quaterback has already gotten his first arrests out of the way.
Contributor Janice Hough of Palo Alto, California www.leftcoastsportsbabe.com
On Tuesday, President Obama acknowledged the 42nd anniversary of the ‘catching of the deflected pass by Flacco Harris.’
Rex Ryan said that ‘my wife could coach Tom Brady’. Perhaps, but if so, she’d best keep her shoes on when Gisele’s around.
Contributor Bill Littlejohn of South Lake Tahoe, California
Scientists at UBC may have discovered an enzyme that is the direct cause of skin aging and wrinkling. “Now you tell me”, said Jerry Jones, Cher and Kim Novak.
Comedy writer TC Chong of Vancouver (http://alwaysfunny.com/)
And in case you missed it:
A Cincinnati shortstop named Rudy looked outside and said, “It’s raining.” His wife said, “No, it’s snowing.” “Raining!” said he. “Snowing!” said she. Raining! Snowing! Raining! Snowing! And on it went. “Listen,” he finally said. “Rudolph the Red knows rain, Dear.”
Comedy writer RJ Currie www.Sportsdeke.com
Hartley Miller is the sports director and morning news anchor for 94.3 the Goat. His column appears weekly on hqprincegeorge.com. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to [email protected]
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