{"id":2403,"date":"2017-01-03T20:20:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T01:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2020-04-15T16:32:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T20:32:58","slug":"you-know-youre-an-avid-hockey-fan-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=2403","title":{"rendered":"You know you&#8217;re an avid hockey fan if&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hockey_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hockey_04.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hockey_04-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hockey_04-210x159.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You keep a picture of the Stanley Cup in your wallet in front of the picture of your family.<\/li>\n<li>All your kids are either named Gordie, Bobby or Wayne.<\/li>\n<li>Your idea of serving breakfast is giving each of your kids a fork and dropping an Eggo in the middle of the table.<\/li>\n<li>You punish your kids with &#8220;minors,&#8221; &#8220;majors,&#8221; and &#8220;misconducts.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>You think the Canadian National Anthem is the theme from &#8220;Hockey Night in Canada.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Instead of duct tape, you use hockey tape to fix everything.<\/li>\n<li>You call a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame a &#8220;pilgrimage.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>You went into a bank because it advertised &#8220;Free Checking&#8221;&#8230;.and walked out disappointed.<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re not allowed to play chess simply because the first time you played, you misunderstood the meaning of the word &#8220;Check.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>When you come to a traffic signal and the light turns red, you get really excited and chant, &#8220;He shoots!\u00a0 He scores!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Your cure for everything is a couple extra-strength aspirin and a shot of Novocain.<\/li>\n<li>You can pronounce anything in French, yet you have no idea what it means.<\/li>\n<li>You can say &#8220;Khabibulin,&#8221; &#8220;Tkachuk,&#8221; &#8220;Jagr,&#8221; &#8220;Leschyshyn&#8221; and &#8220;Nikolishin&#8221; without getting tongue-tied.<\/li>\n<li>Every time you see the name &#8220;Roy&#8221; you automatically pronounce it &#8220;Wah.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Your closet is divided into 2 sections:\u00a0 HOME and AWAY<\/li>\n<li>Everything in your wardrobe is your team&#8217;s colors.<\/li>\n<li>When someone says, &#8220;two minutes&#8221; you respond, &#8220;What for!?!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>You\u00a0bake biscuits \u2013 burn them black &#8211; in dimensions of 3&#8243; by 1.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>You own a Zamboni and keep it in the garage while your main car stays in the driveway.<\/li>\n<li>You think the proper way to spell the plural of &#8220;leaf&#8221; is &#8220;leafs.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>When someone refers to &#8220;The Classics,&#8221; you think they&#8217;re talking about the Original Six.<\/li>\n<li>You consider the Forum in Montreal a place of worship.<\/li>\n<li>Every time you hear a siren you wonder who scored.<\/li>\n<li>Your calendar only runs from October to June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Chris George provides reliable PR &amp; GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cgacommunications.com\/m\/\">CG&amp;A COMMUNICATIONS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You keep a picture of the Stanley Cup in your wallet in front of the picture of your family. All your kids are either named Gordie, Bobby or Wayne. Your idea of serving breakfast is giving each of your kids a fork and dropping an Eggo in the middle of the table. 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