Certain religious behaviours, like praying, surround the Canadiens, Bauer pointed out.
Everyone has their different qualities that go with their religions, this so happens to be one of theirs
Certain religious behaviours, like praying, surround the Canadiens, Bauer pointed out.
Everyone has their different qualities that go with their religions, this so happens to be one of theirs
In addition to the class, Bauer has launched an essay contest asking the question, "Are the Montreal Canadiens a religion?"
This proposes an interesting question all around
Graduate course set to debate whether one of Quebec's biggest passions is a religion
I think this sets the topic to be very interesting and from a different perspective
The melee, which forced the game to be suspended, ushered in arevolution.
This really is building up how the story unfolded after this, but at the same time play by play
Loud Start To The Quiet Revolution MARCH 17 1955 The RIOT OVER ROCKET RICHARD
This is a very drawing opening line
The crowd grew more disenchanted and upset with two more Detroit goals
This is building up to the climax of the story here
“You knew — everybody knew — that the game was over right then,” recalls Frank Selke Jr., the son of the former Canadiens’ GM.
This quote allows you to imagine being there at the time and how each and every audience member felt
“No one can know when the anger of men, whipped indefinitely, becomes sculpted into political revenge. And more, it is not just a matter of hockey.”
This goes to show just how big this riot was for the entire country of canada
After the riot, the NHL began to crack down on all-out brawls (especially carrying your stick into one), though it would take another 25 years for the changes to take effect with the institution of the third-man-in rule.
This goes to show how far along we have come in the sport of hockey
A violent end of an era for the NHL and Quebec
This highlights how violent the sport of hockey could certainly always be
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
This story does a great job at setting each scene up so that you can almost experience it for yourself
"She will die if that be God's pleasure."
Basically, to translate, if she is meant to die, then she will die
The snow was coming now in serried flakes, fluttering whitely for an instant against the darkly-encircling forest, on the way to join that other snow with which five months of winter had burdened the earth.
This is a perfect example of setting the scene and almost feeling as if you were apart of the story at this point
We are going to make la tire."
La tire is a taffy like candy, which must be made during a certain portion of the year. It is a French-Canadian tradition
programme
a different way of spelling program, also meaning a schedule, in other words