"We really want to see what everyone wants to say.… When you have a lot of people passionate about hockey, and not about religion, it's interesting to see people's reactions to the question," she said. "If they can make connections between religion and sport, it helps get people involved; there will be a lot of diversity."
A extremely big follower of either of the two would more than likely not see a comparison. But the goal here was to see and examine the responses.
"When we learned about the 100th anniversary, we thought it was a good time to talk about the relationship between sport and religion, especially between the Habs and the religious context in Montreal and in Quebec," Bauer said.
The relationship between sport and religion is very evident. You have leaders and followers and regulations and so on. This comparison is very appropriate.
Millions of words have been written. Millions more will be
This explains the impact of this one incident. It was more than just a fight at a hockey game, it had the influence to change hockey and the city forever.
Out on the street, the largest riot since Conscription was passed in 1944 (bringing in the draft for the final year of the Second World War) broke out along a seven-block length of Rue Ste. Catherine, featuring overturned cars, smashed windows, a shot fired from somewhere and 137 arrests. C
A riot broke out in which sounds like was comparable to what we now only see in movies. People were outraged with what had just happened inside the arena and many home fans still wanted their revenge
The Richard Riot is generally considered the firstexplosion of French-Canadian nationalism, the beginning of asocial and political dynamic that shapes Canada to this day.
When it truly became about more than just a game of hockey
No athlete has embodied the soul of a city and the spirit of itspeople as Richard did in the 1940s and '50s in Montreal,
The city itself was counting on one man in particular who had the ability to make a significant impact not only on the ice but in the city
And, there is more, not just admiration, not just respect, but reverence, from all those who see him as the symbol of their rebellion back in 1955, when the French-Canadians looked to him, and he became the incarnation of their cause.
The legacy left behind is unmatched. He has had a significant impact on many teammates and fans
Without Richard, they might lose their lead and with it home-ice advantage for the playoffs, which could, ultimately, cost them the Stanley Cup.
Expresses the importance of home ice advantage and the impact that one person can have on an outcome.
“The Babe Ruth of hockey,”
This basically means he was one of the best to ever play the game and that any hockey fan would know him
saying this meant everyone knew and knows him as one of the best to ever play the game
saying this meant everyone knew and knows him as one of the best to ever play the game
"She will die if that be God's pleasure."
Example of putting the trust in God. His actions for us are ones we must trust.
The soft breeze telling of spring came against the window, bringing a confusion of gentle sounds; the swish and sigh of branches swaying and touching one another, the distant hooting of an owl. Then the great silence reigned once more. Samuel Chapdelaine was sleeping; but in this repose beside the dead was nothing unseemly or wanting in respect; chin fallen on his breast, hands lying open on his knees, he seemed to be plunged into the very depths of sorrow or striving to relinquish life that he might follow the departed a little way into the shades.
a true picture is painted throughout this paragraph. I can almost put myself in the situation while reading.
"Don't play the fool, Jean. Your wife will never let you pay a dollar for such a pig as that."
Just another example of how a happy wife equals a happy life. Jeans buddy knows what the wife will think.