The Canadian coin buried in the ice where Canada won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics has gone on display in Toronto at the Hockey Hall of Fame–and saw its reputation grow even more.
As it turns out, the date on the Canadian loonie is 1987. Two of Canada’s biggest international hockey wins, both against the Soviet Union, came in the 1972 Summit Series and the Canada Cup triumph–in 1987.
“I didn’t know until looking at it today that it’s a 1987 loonie,” said Trent Evans, the Edmonton, Alberta, icemaker responsible for freezing the well-worn coin into the ice at the Salt Lake Ice Center.
Going batty
Friday night’s 108-95 Golden State victory over Houston was halted for seven minutes while a bat dived around the court until captured in a net wielded by a ball boy.
“I was just coming downcourt, and I saw something flying at me,” said the Rockets’ Moochie Norris. “Maybe he thought it was a cave. My hair was pretty much the darkest part of the gym all in one spot. If I was a bat, I’d have tried to fly into it.”
Say what?
`I don’t work for the Colangelos. If I did, I’d probably want to quit.’
–New Jersey’s Jason Kidd on his former bosses in Phoenix after an 89-87 loss to the Suns
