OT: Ron Maclean Victoria Cougars sweater

[LuckyDay]

Just when you think it's easy to bad mouth Maclean he goes and dresses in Victoria Cougars merch. People forget that BC had another other team that won the Stanley Cup.

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[Canucker]

Methinks it's still pretty easy. lol

 

[Zombotron]

I could go for some Victoria Cougars merch

Also, f*** Ron MacLean regardless

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

The gobshite isn't all that bad. He wants us to consume product.

 

[LuckyDay]

I wonder what Victoria Senators, Aristocrats, and Canaries sweaters look like.
We just don't celebrate this team enough. It's like the Millionaires are the only ones we had. New Westminster had a PCHA team but we don't acknowledge them either.
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I see Ron's fashion sense is less as an advertisement for merch and more an ad for Victoria. A reminder of the city's legacy as former champions by the powers in charge there.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Ron and Iain MacIntyre seem like they would be besties. Both are weasels that would do anything to boost their career, integrity be damned.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

As a young adult, I never took the time to appreciate the Cougars for their tenacity and willingness to teach.

Now as I am older, you see the value they bring.

 

[LemonSauceD]

I personally love the light blue color scheme it’s just so clean and elegant. Would love to see a Victoria cougars styled jersey.

 

[Jyrki21]

I wonder what Victoria Senators, Aristocrats, and Canaries sweaters look like.
We just don't celebrate this team enough. It's like the Millionaires are the only ones we had. New Westminster had a PCHA team but we don't acknowledge them either.

Fans are so blinded by the "Cup or bust" insanity that they've convinced themselves that the Millionaires must have done something great because the trademark of the Stanley Cup is attached to it. They won a three-team league with 17 games (with highly limited talent levels), and then two playoff games.

The Canucks do more than that in their most average seasons.

 

[LuckyDay]

Fans are so blinded by the "Cup or bust" insanity that they've convinced themselves that the Millionaires must have done something great because the trademark of the Stanley Cup is attached to it. They won a three-team league with 17 games (with highly limited talent levels), and then two playoff games.

The Canucks do more than that in their most average seasons.

Disagree vehemently. Millionaires had hockey's first superstar, Cyclone Taylor, and there would not be a player of his caliber until Bobby Orr. They then went on to be the NHA's Ottawa Senators.
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But we should talk about the Cougars more. Or how about the New Westminister Royals only ever played in the Denman Arena. They never actually played in New West?

 

[m9]

As a young adult, I never took the time to appreciate the Cougars for their tenacity and willingness to teach.

Now as I am older, you see the value they bring.

I'm sure Ron could teach us all a few things

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

I'm sure Ron could teach us all a few things

Mainly how to get on a list where you have to inform the neighbours with kids that you e moved into the area.

 

[Hammer79]

It's too bad that the Detroit Red Wings have never acknowledged their Victoria Cougars roots.

 

[hellstick]

Yeah, Ron Maclean shouldn't be on TV in 2024.

 

[Kryten]

 

[God]

still a weasel. f*** him

 

[Jyrki21]

Disagree vehemently. Millionaires had hockey's first superstar, Cyclone Taylor, and there would not be a player of his caliber until Bobby Orr.

I'm referring to the fact that they were drawing from a very limited pool. No Europeans, virtually no Americans, etc. It was the nichest of the niche back then.

It's too bad that the Detroit Red Wings have never acknowledged their Victoria Cougars roots.

To be fair, it isn't technically the same team. The owners just employed a lot of the same players with their new team. It's a bit closer to the North Stars-Sharks than the North Stars-Stars.

 

[LuckyDay]

I'm referring to the fact that they were drawing from a very limited pool. No Europeans, virtually no Americans, etc. It was the nichest of the niche back then.


To be fair, it isn't technically the same team. The owners just employed a lot of the same players with their new team. It's a bit closer to the North Stars-Sharks than the North Stars-Stars.

The Patrick Bros, who had this crazy idea of three periods, blue lines, and gasp the invention of the forward pass. American Football wouldn't have the forward pass for another 14 years.
You can make the argument of lack of skill in any era. In chess Magnus Carlson > Garry Kasparov > Bobby Fischer > Mikhael Bottvinik > Jose Raul Capablanca > William Steinitz > Paul Morphy, etc. Are we better today then 80's hockey, the goon era, or the original 6 era?

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regarding the Detroit Red Wings/Cougars, you are right for sure. It technically isn't actually the same team, even though they bought a lot of the player's contracts, but for some reason the they named the team after them.

 

[vancityluongo]

Fans are so blinded by the "Cup or bust" insanity that they've convinced themselves that the Millionaires must have done something great because the trademark of the Stanley Cup is attached to it. They won a three-team league with 17 games (with highly limited talent levels), and then two playoff games.

The Canucks do more than that in their most average seasons.

the millionaires did do something great - they produced the nicest jerseys in vancouver history

 

[jd22]

Maybe he's about to get fired and is out there flogging his CV.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Was all the Victoria Slanderers & Weasels merch sold out?

 

[Jyrki21]

Was all the Victoria Slanderers & Weasels merch sold out?

Nothing got us through the Depression quite like those heated derby matches between the Slanderers and Weasels. A bloodbath every time.

 

[Reverend Mayhem]

Nothing got us through the Depression quite like those heated derby matches between the Slanderers and Weasels. A bloodbath every time.

Shit, that was a solid joke.

 

[HairyKneel]

Why is the asshole still on tv? Just like Brian Williams he won’t go away.

Pay James Duthie to take his spot. if that doesn’t work David Amber is better.