bronze medalist!
As I’ve said before, I LOVE GOALIES! So my pick this week is Miikka Kiprusoff, the Finish Bronze medalist from the 2010 Olympics. He told his country ” If I can’t be your number one goalie, I’m not interested in going.” Guess what kids? He went.
He’s carried Calgary for the past 8 years. He won the Vezina Trophy in 2006.
He fights. He’s got attitude. He has a dark side. Me likey lots!
I have a dark side
He keeps to himself and doesn’t like to do interviews. At the end of the season, he packs up his belongings and bolts back to Finland.
add strippers, smoking and beer ....
The few interviews he does give, he talks about how he ‘doesn’t like people in his area’ referring to the blue markings around the goal. When asked to whom he was referring to as ‘people’ he replies with an odd smirk, ‘anyone’. Alrighty then!
I love him. He’s not your typical pin-up boy – he’s a throw back to kickin’ it old skool – when men were men. He can grow a play-off beared in a day – not a month – like Sid … oops. I promised.
I doubt he’ll end up on Battle of the Blades when he retires but he’s so hard core, he’s the Chuck Norris of goalies, he doesn’t retire, Hockey would retire.
So Miikka, you’re my pick for Foxy Friday, you Finish Kipper Snack, a tasty treat for all.
I watched the Panthers/Flames game (That’s right, I said Panthers. The WHO!?) and it was tragic. Painful. Poor Kipper, he’s really got his work cut out for him. Even Iginla was dragging his ass last night.
I had to switch because I was getting too angry. It was like watching old men skate in quick sand. I love him so much but get so angry that he has no defense in front of him and then it makes him look bad. Calgary needs a new coach and to get rid of Jokinin …. And a good dose of SPEED or Aderall.