Forget the fighting - drop the puck!
By DOUG BEAZLEY
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KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -- Someone slaps a stick on the concrete, the ball shoots off the boards and lands in the goalie's glove. The players assemble.
They've got the rink, the equipment and the will to win. All they need is ice, a beer concession - and maybe a visit from Don Cherry.
It's Hockey Night in Kandahar. Don't these people know there's a war on?
Credit the Engineering Support Unit out of Petawawa for bringing a vital piece of Canadiana to the middle of the Central Asian desert.
"We built this back in September, October," said ESU Sgt. Joel Sawler.
"We were using the concrete pad over at the American gym, but you can't get a real game going without the boards."
The Canadians at Kandahar started with a 13-team league back in September.
One team was dropped from competition for unnecessary roughness, believe it or not.
There are just two American teams. They're tied for last place.
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By DOUG BEAZLEY
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url=http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2006/12/13/pf-2770333.html]Article Link[/url]
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -- Someone slaps a stick on the concrete, the ball shoots off the boards and lands in the goalie's glove. The players assemble.
They've got the rink, the equipment and the will to win. All they need is ice, a beer concession - and maybe a visit from Don Cherry.
It's Hockey Night in Kandahar. Don't these people know there's a war on?
Credit the Engineering Support Unit out of Petawawa for bringing a vital piece of Canadiana to the middle of the Central Asian desert.
"We built this back in September, October," said ESU Sgt. Joel Sawler.
"We were using the concrete pad over at the American gym, but you can't get a real game going without the boards."
The Canadians at Kandahar started with a 13-team league back in September.
One team was dropped from competition for unnecessary roughness, believe it or not.
There are just two American teams. They're tied for last place.
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