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What it is

Five Hole For Food started as a hockey trip across Canada but then road hockey enthusiast, and pilot of the trip Richard Loat, thought that it could be so much more. The concept of incorporating some sort of charity to benefit local communities led to a discussion with Winnipeg game host Jimmy Mac who coined the phrase “Five Hole for Food”. From there it has evolved into a social media effort of networks and partners to create a cross country food drive where hockey fans play a variation of the game and the local community benefits.

Five Hole For Food kicks off in Montreal with the help of Kyle Roussel of cowhideandrubber.com next week!

Where: Parc des Éperviers outdoor rink – 204 Rue De la Rivelaine

When: June 29th, 2010

Time: 7:00 PM EST

Food Bank Beneficiary: NDG Food Depot

I’ll be there playing some summer ball hockey and I hope you’ll come see us – either to join in, watch or donate food AND perhaps win an amazing prize donated by the Montreal Canadiens…

Donate food for your chance to win this stick signed by the Habs!!!

THÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

OK, enough of that. I’m not here to gloat (well, not TOO much) or taunt anyone. Well, not Caps fans. The series is far from over.

What *IS* over is the bet I made with Toronto Mike. If you haven’t heard or read about it, you can do so here.

Although I didn’t doubt I would win, I was nervous. After all, we were swept by Boston last year. That was fresh in my memory, and somehow, Bob Gainey had a soothing, calming effect on me when he was around. Without him, I felt stranded. Alone and afraid. Luckily, the legions of amazing Habs fans kept me warm and safe. Not in a gross way. Well, maybe one or two; but mostly, their undying faith in both the Habs and my bet lifted my spirits and gave me hope. My triumph over Toronto Mike and all Leafs fans is for them; they won me this bet. Well, really the Habs did, but let’s not get technical.

Read the blog post from Toronto Mike owed to me and to all Habs fans: How To Win A Stanley Cup In 1993

Also, congratulations to The Active Stick for winning her bet against Evil PPP.

This is full of WIN

Thanks to all for supporting, participating and generally being awesome. I leave you with some gems from last night’s game from these amazing Habs fans & many other NHL fans. Now, let’s win these playoffs! GO HABS GO!

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Toronto-based blogger & avid Toronto Maple Leafs fan Toronto Mike was on my Team 990 segment a few weeks ago to talk about some fun hockey stuff, and during the interview, I got myself into some trouble again because I’m stupid like that: Toronto Mike made the bold prediction that the Habs would win as many playoffs games as the Leafs, who have been mathematically removed from Stanley Cup contention since, oh I don’t know, NOVEMBER.

Never one to back down, even when not challenged, I stepped up to defend mes Glorieux and all the Habs fans subjected to Toronto Mike’s abuse and proposed we make a bet. The audio from that segment is here:

Team 990 – March 21, 2010 by Toronto Mike
The terms were later determined, as per Toronto Mike’s blog:

I made a statement that’s ruffled a few Habs fans feathers. I confidently predicted that my Toronto Maple Leafs and their Montreal Canadiens would win the exact same number of playoff games this season. In other words, the Habs will be swept in four games in their opening round.

Metric Julie was on The Team 990 at that time, and she proposed a bet to make things interesting. I agreed, and now we’ve settled on the terms.

If the Habs fail to win a playoff game this year, Metric Julie will sing “The Leafs Are The Best” on Montreal sports radio.

Now, you’re probably thinking to yourself, “There is no way such a stupid song exists” because, let’s face it, it sounds made-up. But it’s not. Here it is:

So I will sing this song on air if Toronto Mike wins his bet. However, if I win the bet, Toronto Mike has to post a tribute video to the Habs on his blog and tweet about it. And he can’t just write “I lost our stupid bet so here’s the stupid video.”  I haven’t settled on a tribute video yet – if anyone has any suggestions, I’d be more than happy to consider them. It has to be something really humiliating for a Leafs fan to have on his blog.

To reiterate:

If the Habs don’t make the playoffs or are swept in the playoffs, Toronto Mike wins;

If the Habs win just ONE game or more in the playoffs, I win.

Also engaging in their own bet are Habs fan @theactivestick and Leafs fan @MLSE; read about it on theactivestick’s blog.

Should I lose this bet, I guarantee I will sing the CRAP out of that awful song. I will also most likely be hammered. But it’s all in good fun and Toronto Mike has been a great sport about it.

Wish this Habs fan luck, guys!

I will drink to infinity and beyond if I lose this bet.

Hot off the presses over at Tea Party Throwdown by Boston’s very own Sarah Connors!

I bet you all thought I’d forgotten about this, didn’t you?

No, as much as I’d like to pretend that I never wore a barberpole striped Carey Price jersey during the mother of all Bruins games, the Winter Classic – I did, and I am ashamed. What I’m not ashamed of, though, is the fact that we’re still raffling this mother off. Yes, the Epic Charity Wager is still very much alive and kicking unlike the Bruins this year.

You all have until March 20th, the date of the East Meets West Habs Tweetup in Montreal, QC, at which time a winner will be selected. Raffle tickets are $5 each (and don’t worry, those of you who donated previously – I’ve got your names all written down).

This is your chance to win a Carey Price barberpole jersey for as little as a $5 contribution toward Hockey Fights Cancer!

Raffle tickets will be on sale at the tweetup! Look for the tall brunette drinking cream ale.

Tweetup is March 20 at Ye Olde Orchard pub. Details are here!

Sarah looks as glorious as Les Glorieux here

(EPISODE360 – LIVE FROM THE TWEETUP at the WINTER CLASSIC)

We co-hosted a podcast live from the NHL Winter Classic Tweetup on January 1, 2010 and it was really fun. I hope you enjoy the first of hopefully many more opportunities for me to voice my thoughts and opinions to the world of sports.

Thanks for reading (and listening)!

Look to your right and you will see the poll to vote.

Tell your friends; humiliate a Bruins fan! and don’t forget to donate!

Wouldn't you pay good money to see a Bruins fan wear this?

Everybody drop what you’re doing. I don’t care what it is. Just drop it and pay attention.

Against all odds, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins in Boston on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Carey Price played a phenomenal game and he looked amazing. We had not been able to beat the Bruins in FOREVER.

But not only that. I won a very important bet against a Bruins fan. As reported on metricjulie.com here, Sarah Connors and I made a friendly wager on this game. The deal was: if the Bruins won, I would wear a Bruins jersey to the Winter Classic Tweetup on January 1, 2010; however, if the Habs won, Sarah would wear a Habs jersey to the WC Tweetup. The jersey would then be raffled off to one lucky person, and all proceeds would go to Hockey Fights Cancer.

Now don’t get me wrong: I love my team. And I’m a Price girl. I was ecstatic to be in Boston to watch this game regardless of the score. But I never, EVER, thought we would actually WIN and that *I* would win my bet. I had gone through the 5 stages of grief and had made my peace with it all.

Suck it, Sarah

But we won. What the HELL. WE WON! Which means I WON! Oh man.

So listen up folks. Here’s what happens next:

We all heckle Sarah.  I gloat. We all donate. I get her this. She wears it at the Winter Classic Tweetup. We all take pictures and threaten to blackmail her for the next 20 years with them. We raffle off the jersey. We give all the proceeds to Hockey Fights Cancer. Sarah is scarred for life.

We understand each other? Good.

You can read more about it here: http://winterclassicwager.chipin.com/hockey-fights-cancer

And Sarah… this will be you and I on January 1, 2010. I promise I will give you a special birthday kiss.

À la prochaine chicane!

DISCLOSURE: I am not a raging feminist hating on Laraque’s pathetic little commercial for whatever horrible product he is promoting. I could care less. I think there are far more pressing matters to address and that if these feminist groups really wanted to make a difference, they would lay off the trivial pursuit of who can whine the loudest and help women actually in need — but that’s for another story at another time.

I just wanted to make a quick & painless entry to mention a fellow female twitterer – sweetestofdekes. A fellow blogger, Kathryn “Teka” England posted something over a week ago to which I didn’t pay too much attention at the time of publication; however, after discovering the awful truth behind it (and the culprit who inspired it), I could not help but share it with you all.

If you are an intelligent, confident woman who is passionate about hockey, I believe you will enjoy her post. She talks about a cancer plaguing the world of female hockey fans/bloggers – a cancer in the form of too much makeup, too much free time and dangerously too little self-esteem. Read The Infection here. You can even contribute to the advancement of the cause of intelligent female hockey fans/bloggers by adding to her repertoire of Female Hockey Bloggers/Twitters/ETC.

The blog is called Talk Hockey To Me. The author’s in-progress masters’ thesis is called “Talk Hockey To Me: Female Fans and Men’s Ice Hockey”.

and people… please help control the population of puck bunnies by having them spayed or neutered.

Hockey Fights Cancer

As it seems, my competitive ways have landed me into some trouble again — this time with rival Bruins fans. Why subject myself to their arrogance, bullying and ultimately insecure ways you wonder? For charity, of course!

In honor of friendly competition, an age-old rivalry and shenanigans, Sarah Connors and I have settled on a wager that involves hockey, a tweetup, a great cause, an upcoming trip to Boston and of course some silliness.

Here’s how it’ll work:

On January 1, 2010 Sarah and I will both be at the Winter Classic Tweetup in Boston.

On November 5, 2009 I will be in Boston for the Habs-Bruins game.

If, during this game, the Habs beat the Bruins, Sarah will bravely wear a Habs jersey during the Winter Classic in Boston. I will arrange a poll to determine whose number will be more humiliating for her to wear; I’m thinking Price or O’Byrne.

If, however, the Bruins beat the Habs, I will wear a Bruins jersey to the Winter Classic Tweetup and you can bet there will be tons of pictures circulating to further haunt me.

Then, the winning jersey will be raffled off to one of our tormentors fans.

Here is where you can bid on the jersey NOW! All proceeds will go to Hockey Fights Cancer!

If you love hockey and would like to see either Sarah or me be humiliated (all in good fun!), please participate!

If you would like to contribute to Hockey Fights Cancer in other ways, visit their donations page here. If you want to get in on the fun at the Winter Classic Tweetup, click here.

May the best team win!