Last year, I had the opportunity to play in the Baycrest Pro/Am hockey tournament for Alzheimer's research. It was an amazing time getting to play with and against former NHL greats like Borje Salming, Daryl Sittler, Guy Lafleur, and so on. My team wasn't the best at fundraising and ended up playing against Dale Hawerchuk, Ric Seiling and a couple other guys I'd never heard of.
It was very cool playing against Hawerchuk. I play defense and actually stopped him coming down the wing about 4 times. He was pissed the 4th time I stopped him, at least judging by the string of profanities spewing from him. Although, for anybody who's ever watched Bruce Boudreau on HBO's 24/7 Road to the NHL Classic, he may have just been paying me a compliment. While I may have stopped him 4 times, there were about 3 or 4 times he made me look like a child and a bunch of other times he just blew by me like I wasn't there. Maybe next year our team colours will be pylon orange.
It's one of those things that I'd say was a once in a lifetime kind of thing, except for me, it will be at least twice in a lifetime. I have been recruited back by the team I played on last year and we're once again suiting it up to "stick it to Alzheimer's". Our team met last night and bounced around a few fund raising ideas. It looks like we'll be doing a charity comedy show or two. Details will follow. I'll also have information for anybody who wants to donate to the cause by sponsoring me in the tournament. Anybody who sponsors me can have any of my teeth that get knocked out when I call Dave "the Hammer" Schultz and Tiger Williams pussies.
That's of course assuming my knee ever gets better. I feel last Saturday night and it's still swollen up nicely. The best part is now it is turning all sorts of different colours. It's too bad my new niece wasn't a little older, because I could use my the various colours on my knee as a way to teach her all the various colours. We have black, purple, yellow, red, and if I'm not mistaken, even a bit of green. Exciting times kids.
But because of the knee thing, it looks like I'm going to have to miss my hockey game tonight. I'm not happy about it, since as a tubby fella, I need all the exercise I can get. Apparently getting up from the couch to grab a new beer, bending down to put the empty in the case, and stretching on the top of the fridge to grab a bag of chips, does not count as circuit training. That and the Thirsty Penguin has awesome chicken wings and frings.
Also, if you're in the Hamilton area on Saturday night, I'm doing a show at a Lions Club somewhere. I should really find that out soon. Great, one more thing added to the to do list. But if you're in the Hamilton area, hit up all the Lion's Clubs and I'll be doing comedy at one of them with Brian Hope and Darryl Purvis. Also, I'm MC'ing at Absolute Comedy in Toronto (2335 Yonge Street, just north of Eglinton) next week (February 2 to 6) so pop on by.
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