The hockey chapter closes for Linden
Sigh. Well, we all knew that it was coming but it was still a bittersweet moment to watch. I doubt there was a dry eye in the house (or in BC) as the blue and white banner with Linden's number 16 was raised to the rafters of GM Place.
Here are the highlights of the ceremony honouring Trevor Linden on cbc.
I suppose it was all very proper and tasteful but as with all official ceremonies, I yearned for the personal aspect. The closest that came was Shorty's little pre-introduction to Mattias Ohlund, Willie Mitchell and Roberto Luongo (at around 5:00 on the video below).
Shorty: "I should say first of all actually when Trevor retired, he left behind a roommate and one of the saddest sights this year has been watching Mattias Ohlund mope around like a lost puppy dog on the road."
Mattias: "... we were roommates for a lot of years, seven years and we had a lot of fun together and it's been a tough year without you buddy."
Here are the highlights of the ceremony honouring Trevor Linden on cbc.
I suppose it was all very proper and tasteful but as with all official ceremonies, I yearned for the personal aspect. The closest that came was Shorty's little pre-introduction to Mattias Ohlund, Willie Mitchell and Roberto Luongo (at around 5:00 on the video below).
Shorty: "I should say first of all actually when Trevor retired, he left behind a roommate and one of the saddest sights this year has been watching Mattias Ohlund mope around like a lost puppy dog on the road."
Mattias: "... we were roommates for a lot of years, seven years and we had a lot of fun together and it's been a tough year without you buddy."
Labels: ceremony, Trevor Linden
posted by Mainly Mattias at
7:32 pm
2 Comments:
when Shorty made that comment about Ohlund they flashed to Ohlie's face on the jumbotron and he DID look a little sad! Then everyone sort of laughed and Ohlie was like "What?" Ohlund's speech was my favourite last night (besides Trevor's of course).
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alayna, at 10:06 pm
Awww. Thanks for sharing that A! I had wondered why there was a delayed crowd reaction. Good that you were able to go to that game! Nice to get a win too.
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Mainly Mattias, at 11:38 am
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