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hockey supercup

Posted by cris on 17 February 2010, 11:09 pm

for the last few seasons gary betman decided to open the season in europe. and every year the teams that were sent complained of having trouble upon their return to the north american continent. yet, the following year more teams were sent europe’s way. i guess if he couldn’t conquer the south, he thought he’d have better luck in football (yes football) world.

however, here’s an idea how to increase the reputation of the nhl in europe. copy football. yes, copy (it’s not as if they haven’t done before). anyhow, hear me out before you disagree. in football, the champions from each conference play for the world’s supercup. it happens in japan, in early december. and although one usually knows that every year it’s the european champion and the south american champion in the final, the whole mini-tournament is amazing. great crowds, and it’s the only (yes the only) way to determine the world’s best. if the champions from the conferences don’t play against each other, then you have no right to call yourself the champions of the world. (no the final of the mlb should not be called the world championship, and nor should the winners of the other american leagues should dare call themselves champions of the world…it’s simply disgusting)

a series between the nhl and khl champions. whether it’s 6, or 8. play one year in europe and the next in north america. or perhaps have half of the series in one continent, and the other half in the other. then, the winner gets bragging rights as the best in the world. this will improve ratings on both continents. it will sell tickets and will get more attention, and will increase the fan base. it will achieve betman’s dream, but do it in a more rational way. more than that, it will also get the two leading hockey leagues on better terms, as they are trying to out-duel each other. why fight against each other, and not work together. they’ll have more to win by promoting together, than against each other. just my two cents; but then again the nhl is known to continue throwing money out the window!

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beautiful vancouver

Posted by cris on 11 February 2010, 12:16 am

enjoy

acknowledgment to m.s.

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cheap prices means cheap training

Posted by cris on 7 February 2010, 8:29 pm

one would think that walking into a bargain store will result with finding items are reasonably cheaper prices than other higher end stores. while one would assume that the customer service will be cheaper…one would not expect the staff to be completely ignorant to the customers.

today, february 7th, at around 1:30pm i walked in to a ‘army & navy‘ store in new westminster. i had a bit of time prior to meeting friends for coffee and i decided to check out the ‘canada’ gear the new west store had on display. making my way through the rows i feel a sharp pain in my left foot. i stop and take a look and i walked on a security pin. a pin that is about half an inch long and very sharp. it went through my shoes and punctured one of my toes. i took the pin out due to pain and went to the salesperson at the cash. she called the manager, who came looked at me, saw the pin and walked away. nothing said, didn’t seem to be concerned whether or not i was ok. only asked the salesperson at the front if i was ok. he not only walked away after, but started moving through different alleys and seem completely oblivious that i just got injured in his store due to lack of care from his employees. i was stunned. i asked again if he was the manager, only for the salesperson to confirm. then i demanded some alcohol wipes so that i could at least wipe the tow. the puncture did not cause bleeding, but i wanted to make sure i at least wipe it. after about 5 minutes, a carefree employee shows up and asks me if i want the alcohol wipe? i get instructed to wait for her on the side as she will be back. after providing me with the alcohol wipe, she asks if she can write up a report. obviously she should…i got injured in their store! while she tried to be somewhat helpful, she clearly was unsure of what to do, what the procedure should be or what her role is as a first aid person.

i was expecting the manager to at least be interested or show some sort of customer service given i just got injured. i was expecting him to bring a report or at least call for a first aid right away. i was not expecting him to walk away. i guess the method of bringing cheap prices to customers is by saving money on proper training or decent selection of employees. i hope that their customer service department can be at least be a bit more professional about handling safety issues in their store. sometimes it may help to be in the states, as you can sue…or perhaps if my reaction was to take a picture of the foot, but then again the first reaction was to remove the pain causing item.

this is most likely the last time i walked into a ‘army & navy’ store.

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