Get The Puck Outta Here

The top puck pigs of HockeyCanada are spending a lot of time with pro hockey players. Remember when HockeyCanada was the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. Starting to sound like Orwell's Animal Farm?

What should be done? Well, we are all familiar with how Bob Nicholson & HockeyCanada likes to take credit for Canada's success on the international stage. That is like saying Ralph Klein is responsible for Alberta's wealth. It is time for HockeyCanada to part ways with the body responsible for the development of grassroots hockey in Canada. A new, focused organization has to be created to ensure our children receive the attention they deserve.

The coronation of Nicholson was linked to these comments, "Time to get back to the grassroots of hockey." Well that begs the question, What the hell was Murray Costello doing for the previous 18 years at the helm of the CAHA? And guess who was just inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame? Costello, for singlehandedly setting hockey development in Canada back 20 years. Nicholson's comments also bring us to question his reign as President of HockeyCanada, nee Canadian Hockey Association, nee Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.

Is he still focused on grassroots? No, he's all about the World's, the Olympics, the NHL, TSN/CTV and Gretzky. Much more glamorous than tying skates, pushing pilons around, working the scoreclock, warming the car up and driving kids to practice, cutting and taping sticks, calling around to find a ref, drinking mocha and hanging out in cold arenas. No, none of that for Nicholson, the man responsible for all our kids. He can be found in the skybox with his pinky out counting the days until he is elected into the IIHF, patting Ralph Klein on the back for doing such a good job in Alberta.

And I even bet Nicholson sleeps in a bed...