I had to interrupt the Mardi Gras story because CANADA JUST WON THE GOLD MEDAL FOR HOCKEY.
And I don't even like hockey. The thing is, this is just such a cultural experience. For those of you who don't know its been 50 years since Canada won the gold medal for hockey. The game we fucking invented.
Well as of today that all changed. Wayne Gretzky, the only Canadian to be considered as any form of royalty, took our boys to the big game, and not only won, but kicked fuckin ass.
We made our way up to the bar for the end of the second period, Canada was in the lead and we had plenty of time left. My girlfriend is a big hockey person, ( I know eh what is she doing with an idiot like me?) so we went up to the Hargrave to watch the final period. Sure the bar was packed, but we found a table, had a pint or two and the game was rockin.
Now being a Canadian, and being from Toronto, it's customary to not expect too much for our hockey teams. Sure the Leafs are ok, but its been years since we've seen the cup. So even though we were in the final game, I think most people figured we would find a way to fuck the whole thing up.
You can imagine the awe and wonderment as the Canadians, not only kept a lead in the game, but built on it.
Soon there was less than 5 minutes left in the game and the score was 5 - 2. Do you believe that, we were kicking fuckin ass, against the Americans. This is too good to be true, I mean this is like a religious experience for Canadians, for me and like I said I don't like hockey. It's just who we are, I mean this is what Canadians do, we drink beer, we are really polite and we kick fuckin ass at hockey.
So, there it was 2 minutes left, we were seriously going to win this thing. The feeling in the air was electric. People all over the bar were anticipating this thing, we all knew it was going to happen but none of us dare to whisper. Time seemed to mock us as the seconds ticked by slower than any of us could remember, just waiting for that bad ref call that would end up fucking us over royally. But no call came.
We did it. GAME OVER. FUCK ME, I can't beleive they just won. The bar errupted, I mean this place held 75 people, but man we all were fucking clapping and cheering. This was it man, we won that mother fucker.
They presented the awards, we all cheered. Everyone of us cheered our favourite person, GO Sakic you're the fuckin bomb man.
And then it happened, the Canadian anthem blared over the loudspeaker, we all stood up. Sure we're not loud and rude like Americans, but we all stood and sang O'Canada. It was a great feeling, patriotism for a country that has been my home since birth. A tear sweld in my eye, this was truly a historic event. I will always remember where I was, and who I was with when Canada finally told the world, "This is OUR FUCKING GAME."
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