Video of the Day: Guy Walk Across America
Youth Are Awesome Moment
YAA Moment: This month we received visitors from every single US State. We’ve received hits from all of the US states but never all of them in one month. Thank you USA, YAA loves you.
See The Fringe
Calgary Fringe Festival starts this Friday (July 30th) and runs until Saturday, August 7th. Fringe hosts a couple Patron Day Special’s such as Seniors Day on Tuesday, August 3rd, BFF at CFF on Wednesday, August 4th (aka Ladies Night Out!) and Date Night on Thursday, August 5th. If you are looking for a family friendly show I would suggest The Missadventurous Perils of Pauline. The one show you are most likely to catch me at at this years festival is Dr. Horrible, a musical that has you cheering for the villain instead of the good guy. You can catch most of the shows for $15.00 or less and I would definitely suggest checking out more information on the show before going to see it, especially the rating because some of the content is for a more mature audience only. You can check out this years schedule here!
Meet Carmen Khuu, Philosophical Spectator
Philosophical observer, but by no means passive, an incredible artist that magically paints and draws the world to her own accord, and a fantastic soprano, sharing her talent by lending her voice to Vocal Jazz and Concert choir, Carmen Khuu’s passionate interests in the Fine Arts could be seen as anything but narrow.
Read on to find out more about this Pearson graduate, Carmen Khuu’s, and her inspirational opinions and advice on self discovery, life, and success.
Lisa: Please provide a quote, inspirational, happy, doesn’t matter.
Carmen: “The most wasted days is that on which one has not laughed.” – Nicholas Chamfort,
“True masters are those who have chosen to make a life rather than making a living.”– Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations With God)
Lisa: Give an adjective that describes you, followed by a characteristic that describes you.
Carmen: Philosophical Spectator
Lisa: Describe your involvement at Pearson.
Carmen: For the past three years, I have been involved in extra-curricular activities such as Concert Choir and Vocal Jazz.
Lisa: Describe your involvement in your community.
Carmen: I am part of a Red Cross program called Youth Training and Action, which is open to all youth to share and expand their ideas concerning both the local and global community. Through YTA, I have conveyed my opinions and concerns to the community by being involved with artistic projects such as photography, performing in various drama skits and creating visual art. I have also worked with All Nations theatre to create a skit that was performed in the annual Global Fest 2009. Also, as of recent, I have volunteered to create a mural for the Village Square Leisure Centre.
Lisa: Name any notable achievements or awards you have earned.
Carmen: I completed IB Art, and have received a Certificate of Achievement from the Canadian Red Cross for my involvement with YTA.
Lisa: Describe why you believe you are successful.
Carmen: I believe that I have achieved success by being able to express my thoughts effectively through different types of media. Being able to tell stories and to open a window to a new perspective for other people feel very gratifying, especially if I know that I am able to change or alter a person’s life for the better, no matter of how little significance it makes.
Lisa: Describe what inspires you to live your lifestyle, and why. How did it get this far?
Carmen: Honestly, it started off as passive, nonchalant acts, because my initial thoughts were that it had no negative consequences for me. But what has caused me to go beyond the surface, and what has became a big inspiration for me are my friends; they were the ones who have inspired me to live the way I do, and, in my opinion, they give so much to the community and are such a positive influence in my life. The reason that I could get this far is because of the unconditional support and guidance of these close friends.
Lisa: Share a favourite memory that was at Pearson, a moment that had inspired you or a moment when you experienced success. 
Carmen: The evening of our IB Art show has been, and will always be, a treasured memory of mine. I felt very successful knowing that my art was able to provoke thoughts and to stir up emotions from the viewers.
Lisa: Describe some of you hobbies or what you like to do in your spare time.
Carmen: My spare time is wasted on the usual teen-y stuff. Whenever I don’t feel like exerting much brain-power or energy, (which is the majority of the time,) I am usually watching TV or on the computer (After all these years, I still love Spongebob!)
On some occasions, I enjoy reading – lately, I have been into reading non-fictional books concerning psychology. As for hobbies, I love the arts and literature, and whenever I am hit with a bolt of creativity, I will either sketch or write in order to let it out (most of my art and writing are half-processed thoughts because I usually get side-tracked…) Also, I have been trying to carry around my digital camera so that I can capture shots of anything that tickles my interest when I’m out of the house (I’m aiming for the professional, better-than-real-life cameras one day!)
Ever since I’ve joined Concert Choir, I have been gutsy enough to belt out songs in the heat of the moment (not sure if you consider that a hobby…), and I have also been trying to learn to play the piano. A strange hobby that I have is to collect things – I’m such a pack rat, but I love to collect sheet music and (MP3) music. I also search for quotes and keep them in my ‘database’, and I love collecting cosmetics, even though I barely use them (so… much… colours!) …I don’t think you really needed to know of the latter of the “hobbies”… sorry for getting carried away! (Haha!)
Lisa: Describe what you are passionate about.
Carmen: If you haven’t realized from previous answers, I love the fine arts! Ever since I was a child, I loved to draw and colour, and on several occasions, I have wanted to become an artist. My fondness of the arts grew as I mature, and I developed a love for English literature, music (including, yes, classical music!) and photography. I find it ironic and somewhat funny that everything I found “boring” as a child has become the things that now gives meaning to my life!
The Golem’s Eye by Jonathan Stroud
Last week I reviewed the novel “the amulet of Samarkand” part one of a series known as
the Bartimaeus trilogy. This week I am reviewing book 2 of the trilogy.
“The golem’s eye” takes place 2 years after the end of book one, and a lot has changed. Due to the events that occurred in book one, our protagonist Nathaniel has gone from an unnoticed apprentice to a respected employee of the government. He is given the role to hunt down the resistance. This has led to a new found arrogance in this character, but in my opinion, he does not seem as useless anymore. The second protagonist, the powerful demon Bartimaeus is as sarcastic and cynical as ever.
The first novel was written in alternating perspectives of Nathaniel and Bartimaeus. But a new perspective is added into this novel, that of the girl Kitty, a young member of the resistance.
In this story Nathaniel re-summons Bartimaeus to help him track down a mysterious monster, while kitty along with other members of the resistance wreak havoc.
Book two is just as good as book one, I would recommend it to readers 13 and above, I give it a 4.5/5
Stressing about Uni- The Ups and Downs
Many of us, including me, are going off to university this year. Whether it be to Waterloo, Queens, Western, McGill, or any other fabulous school, we’re leaving the safe haven of Calgary, where most of us have grown up and lived our whole lives.
We’re going to be living by ourselves, probably in residence, and there’s a whole lot of freedom, but with that comes a lot of responsibility. I’m nervous about university for a few reasons, but overall excited as heck to start a new chapter in my life.
I’m scared because first, I don’t know how to do laundry! Yes yes my mother does it for me, don’t laugh! I’m going to have to learn this summer! Second, I don’t know how to cook (besides Mac and Cheese and the simple sandwich). Good thing I have a meal plan, or I would be screwed! Three, I have this fear that I’m going to fail all my university classes and end up working at McDonald’s (not that there’s anything wrong with that… hehe). Despite these worries, I’m so pumped for university. Here’s the chance to make tons of life-long friends, have a blast, advance my career, and figure out what I want to do!
However, going to university means that I will no longer be in high school (obviously). What am I gonna do without bells, teachers asking me for homework, high school parties, and all the other memories? I’m starting a new chapter and I’m happy about that, but at the same time we have to remember that we’re finishing one as well. However, in this big book of life, there is no (page) turning back, so onwards we go!
Overall, university’s going to be sweet. I’m really excited, and if you have any pointers or questions, just comment below!
Review: Drake in Calgary
Youth Are Awesome had the privilege of sending a member of our team to the Drake concert at the Big 4 building in Calgary on Sunday July 25th, 2010. I’ve always disliked attending hip hop concerts in Calgary because it always brings the worst out in our city. I am in no way knocking hip hop culture because I think hip hop is a powerful outlet for artists. But I do believe there are some negative aspects of hip hop or the perceived culture of hip hop., For example, while standing in line I saw a person smash a glass bottle for no reason. Also, the group of people standing in front of me started smoking cigars and yelling that they were “so baller”. Now I could have had these experiences at any concert but history dictates that it hasn’t happened.
Getting into the building took about 1 hour and when I got in I was super disappointed. The Big 4 building is essentially a giant hanger/warehouse. For those who enjoy their music this isn’t the place you want to see a band or a musical act. The venue lacks any character of acoustics. Concerts at auditoriums offer great sound while outdoor concerts (such as the Folk Fest) offer an experience. This building offered me the opportunity to feel like I was getting ready to move shipping crates. Security and police officers lined the walls and there was one small merchandise stand offering a few t-shirts. I quickly thought “they didn’t even try”. I was worried about this happening but I thought someone like Drake would make it work. But, I was wrong and this was clearly a stop over event where the artist just slapped it all together.
The bright side was that Drake was scheduled to go on at 9:30pm which is a decent start time for any concert. He took the stage at his scheduled time and the crowd went nuts. I’ve been following Drake since his days on Degrassi. I ordered his very first mixtape from his website and received a personalized autographed copy. Seeing him take the stage was pretty exciting. From the first track the audience was into him. Drake raps like very few rappers. I’ve often explained that he’s the type of rapper where I listen and understand his lyrics. The entire crowd was dancing and getting fired up. But, the mood quickly changed after about 30 minutes. People were getting antsy and some even started to leave. Drake’s problem was that he wasn’t performing full songs. He bounced around from track to track and gave verses from each but didn’t perform the entire track. Whereas someone like Jay-Z or Kanye West gave amazing performances in Calgary, it felt like Drake was playing around and didn’t really have a strong grasp on the live performance.
His set lasted about 70 minutes and I took off as soon as he was done. I was disappointed with the concert as a whole. It just felt like he didn’t try and the overall experience was a good one. For those who attended, drop your thoughts in the comments box.
Freedom and Responsibility
If you haven’t been a PC gamer that has lived under a rock for the past several years, then you surely know the company by the name of oh I don’t know: Activision Blizzard? Blizzard has been making phenomenal games since 1991, with their breakthrough hit being Warcraft: Orcs and Humans in 1994. Ever since, the revolutionary gaming giant has released groundbreaking game after game, changing the online gaming community with their unique innovations and strive for the ultimate gaming experience.
With any online community however, there are almost always concerns over privacy, whether it be sites like Facebook, or Myspace, even online gaming forums are not exempt from such conflicts. Recently, on July 6’th, Blizzard announced one of the most unprecedented changes they planned to implement on their online World of Warcraft forum – users would now be required to identify themselves with their real name when posting on the forums: Real ID.
This online dramatic episode caused massive uproar in the cyberspace community. The blogosphere flared up with countless blogs and articles discussing the various nuances of the situation – some arguing that this was a violation of their privacy and freedom of expression, while others pointed that such a decision would inherently damage various aspects of the online gaming community. The rationale behind such a radical idea was to prevent trolling. But really, was that Blizzard’s true intent behind their words? And would such a decision solely prevent trolling without other unforeseen consequences that the company would regret?
Blizzard is certainly no foolish gaming corporation that has ignored the illuminated success of social networking sites such as Facebook. It is obvious that Blizzard is trying to introduce a greater sense of community to their forums for the sake of adding a slight social networking flavor that the company has generally remained alien from. Real ID would not only induce unwanted personalization onto the forums, but for Blizzard, it would also act as an opportunity for increased revenue from targeted advertising – can never have too much money right? Who cares about what your loyal customers think.
This is evidently a decision masked with the intent to create a friendlier online community by disabling the proliferation of trolls; but a decision made in poor taste by the company that will undoubtedly have severe consequences for not only gamers, but fundamentally the way in which users interact and communicate online.
So here’s what’s wrong with Real ID:
- Privacy. This is the internet. Is Blizzard crazy? If they are indeed worried about trolls, have they thought about the characteristics of a person who is a troll? If one has enough time to troll another, do they not also have the redundant time to invade into the private lives of others? Let’s take a look at Facebook. Without a doubt, online stalking, or creeping, is ubiquitous with Facebook usage. It’s almost as if Facebook has legitimized stalking through bypassing the moral barriers that seem to only be present in real life. Is this what Blizzard wants? Because that’s exactly what they will get on their forums – online predators (not saying there are many, but you cannot ignore their existence) will take advantage of Real ID for various purposes that are unhealthy for the online community. One of Blizzard’s managers was audacious enough to reveal his own name on the forum in attempt to alleviate some of the propagating concerns – this resulted in his personal information along with other executives from the company being released online by players that were unhappy with Blizzard’s announcement
- Harassment. This ties into the first one. If you are unfamiliar with the gaming world, it is extremely easy to be harassed online, and having your real name exposed in cyberspace would only make matters worse. I also hate to say this, but sexism and racism are native to the gaming community – with discrimination and prejudice culminating on the net on a daily basis. Women are treated among the worst, and to have your gender unveiled through Real ID would instigate a wave of female harassment as this article comprehensively explains.
- Safety. This ties into the first AND second one: without privacy, you become susceptible to harassment, and therefore you have no safety. There was once a story which can be found here explaining how a video game fanatic tracked down a rival player for seven months when his rival killed his character online. When the aggressor finally met his rival in real life, he proceeded to plunge a kitchen knife into his rival’s chest, just barely missing his heart.
- Impractical. Does Blizzard honestly think Real ID will stop the flame wars on the forums? (That’s if that were their true intention anyway). Like many other regulations on various websites, there is almost always a method to bypass rules and moderations if one chooses to do so, and Real ID is not outside of this realm of possibility. Rather, Blizzard should spend their time focusing on increased moderation of the forums – that would actually aid in the gradual decrease of troll wars, along with a rating system for comments like the one found on YouTube.
- Freedom. The internet is a place to express your ideas freely, because we have the freedom to speak without censorship or any limitation. When you attach your own real name to your user ID online, there are immediately limitations placed on what you can say because of various reasons like the ones stated above. One may argue that individuals must be responsible for what they say, and I agree, but this is the Internet, and I’m sorry, that’s just not how things work on the net. The whole point to play a game like World of Warcraft is to escape reality – how on earth are you escaping into a fantasy when you can’t even become an imaginary character with a different name.
Blizzard has since repealed their decision as of July 9’th, but they have brought to light the importance of privacy on the internet. The implications of Blizzard’s proposed but failed plans have demonstrated how tricky a situation can get when you have to balance freedom and responsibility in the 21st century, but one thing is for sure, the controversy won’t be over for a long time – and perhaps, it never will be.
No Water for Future!
Many people need to realize that there’s not enough water for the future. As we can feel in our life now, the weather has been weird all around the world. The climate change is frequently happening now. There’s no substitute for water. If rain doesn’t come properly and the temperatures rise, water easily evaporates.
Water pollution is not always easily found. So some people don’t believe that it’s happening. Even in Canada, it already started to contaminate
Surface and ground water in Canada are generally clean. However, it is sometimes locally or regionally polluted. Pollution enters water bodies in a number of ways, including industrial and municipal discharge, runoff, spills, and deposition of airborne pollutants.
It is easy to dispose of waste by dumping it into a river or lake. In large or small amounts, dumped intentionally or accidentally, it may be carried away by the current, but will never disappear. It will reappear downstream, sometimes in changed form, or just diluted. Freshwater bodies have a great ability to break down some waste materials, but not in the quantities discarded by today’s society. This overload that results in pollution, eventually puts the ecosystem out of balance.
Sometimes nature itself can produce these imbalances. In some cases, the natural composition of the water makes it unfit for certain uses. For exampe, water flowing in the highly saline terrain of the prairies or gushing from highly mineralized springs in some parts of the country cannot sustain fish populations.
But most often our waterways are being polluted by municipal, agricultural and industrial wastes, including many toxic synthetic chemicals which cannot be broken down at all by natural processes. Even in tiny amounts, some of these substances can cause serious harm.
This site offers information on the causes and effects of water pollution, as well as information about the types of water pollution that are of special concern in Canada.
http://www.ec.gc.ca/eau-water/default.asp?lang=En&n=E86BC86A-1
Body Worlds- AMAZING
Recently, I blogged about Body Worlds and how everyone should go see it. However, now, I have seen Body Worlds for myself, and YOU SHOULD GO SEE IT!!
I went and had a fantastic experience. There were bodies showing every aspect of the human anatomy. It is all very tastefully and respectfully shown, while still describing everything in perfect detail. Some of the highlights include: the progress of a fetus, comparisons of smokers and non-smokers, bodies playing sports, dancing, and doing yoga, and more. It’s amazing; I can’t stress this enough! Go to Body Worlds soon!
For those of you who don’t know what Body Worlds is, check out my other post. For everyone who has visited Body Worlds already, comment on your favourite part!
It Only Takes One Bad Apple
What would the 21st century be without Apple?
Undoubtedly, with its continuous innovation and strive for perfection, Apple has made tremendous leaps and bounds in our contemporary lives that are becoming increasingly integrated with technology. Apple’s continuum of products from the iPod, to the iPod mini; the iPod nano; the iPod Touch; the iPad, and let’s not forget the iPhone – especially their most recent release, the iPhone 4 – have built a legion of consumers that would rather die than forfeit their consumer sovereignty over to rivals such as Windows, Nokia, or Sony and the like.
But Apple may have finally stumbled upon the hiccup that its corporate enemies have waited for after nearly three years of Apple’s authoritarian rule of the mobile phone industry in North America. With the recent release of the iPhone 4, there have already been streams of consumer complaints on antenna issues many devices are currently experiencing. The blogosphere has been on overdrive with reports stating that the new golden child of Apple’s iPhone line misrepresents signal strength, and most flawed of all: drops calls when held in a certain way in the palm of one’s hand.
To add to the mounting controversy is that the issue arises from an inherent flaw in the design of the iPhone 4. Critics with growing evidence say that the product design of having the phone’s two antennae wrapped around the device rather than keeping them within is directly causing the new iPhone’s susceptibility to weakened connections.
As an avid Nokia mobile phone user for the past several years, all I can say is – finally. Please pardon my possible sardonic tone from this point and onwards. Apple is definitely a great company, don’t get me wrong, I am just at times disgusted at how their marketing campaigns – intentional or not – demonize their customers into loyal but mindless drones that ignore all other products on the market. I mean really, even two years ago, I had used the Nokia N95 8GB, and it completely stomped the iPhone 3G in virtually every aspect: the iPhone couldn’t even multitask third-party applications back then – but iPhone fanboys/girls continued to worship the phone on a pedestal as if it were the best smart phone to ever come out. I mean, have you seen Apple stores on the day a new product is released? People literally line up several days before an awaited release at some stores, and when the day comes, Apple employees run into the store with their fabricated enthusiasm as their beloved and loyal consumers engage in their infectious Apple dogma.
Don’t get me wrong, the iPhone 4 is a great phone in many aspects – it’s hard to ignore its sleek design, Retina Display, and HD video capturing capabilities – but people shouldn’t forget that there are other alternative smartphones out there, ones that are possibly better suited for different people. We’ve got to be careful: we can’t make it THAT easy for Apple to achieve their monopoly, and believe me,
they are trying.
My New Baby? ;)
No, I’m not talking literally. =] I’m talking about my new phone…the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10! ♥
Remember back in April when I blogged about phones? Well, this post is basically my follow up to that one. I finally picked between the two phones I was considering (the Yari and the X10) and got the X10 near the end of May. Yes, I did get it in white, like I said I would. =]
Unfortunately, I’ve actually already gotten the screen protector replaced and dropped it once, which scratched the corners of it. Oops. I guess that says something about the durability/sturdiness of the phone…but I did drop it onto rough pavement rather than smooth floors and the phone itself actually comes with its own screen protector (hence why the added layer comes off easier than it should). However, the one that comes with the phone is hard to remove and so it would be next to impossible to change if it got scratched up. If you’re really particular about your phone like I am, definitely go and get the extra screen protector.
Since I am so particular about my phone, you can tell I’m one of those people who get that twitchy feeling if there are fingerprint smudges on it—which is bound to happen with a touchscreen phone. So you’re probably wondering why on earth I got one with such a huge touchscreen phone…(it’s 4.0 inches, to be exact)…but I’ll tell you why by doing something similar with this phone like I did with the S500i and the K350, and tell you about it’s functions and whatnot.
How to Become a Millionaire: Part 2
A cinematic cash cow
*Disclaimer: This article is completly satirical to show how in depth Hollywood movies have become for the out-going movie-goers.*
Last time, we learned how to make a New York Times bestseller. Now, it’s time to learn how to make a Hollywood blockbuster of the summer! Here are a few quick and easy steps to gaining your heart’s content in riches!
Tip 1: Boom, vroom, pow, and cha-ching! Explosians, car chases, violence, and money are any Michael Bay fanboy essentials. If your screenplay is horrible and you wish to keep everyone away from the talking, here’s your solution. Do it while in a car chase scene, a shoot out, or just going through explosians. Audience members will brush it off as action movie
Tip2: Oscars and Golden Globes on your top priority? Not a problem! Just add a whole whack load of stuff that seems touchy, but really isn’t, and should be brought forward (That last sentance was not satirical, but true). For example, (and these are with the utmost sincerity) maybe one’s preference towards certain genders, giving life or taking it away, or even something as sad as a custody battle. This is bound to bring in an Oscar winning performance somehow. It usually does.
Tip 3: Not planning to direct a film? Now, just become an awkward teen and enter the casting offices. You will be swallowed up by the talent agents looking for their next big thing. Typecasting is what happened to Mark Hamill, it’ll work for McLavin too! What was his name? No one really remembers. Ah, the luck of the typecast. Just look at Michael Cera, he turned out pretty well. I mean, I can’t remember the title of the movie, but I remember Cera playing a really quiet, awkward, teenage boy having trouble with girls. Can you remember which ONE it was?
Tip 4: Finally, for a small investment, make your own original motion picture soundtrack. Playing it throughout your blockbuster is bound to get some ears perked at how clever and rhythmic your song is. This will lead to sales of your soundtrack at a soaring rate on iTunes and in HMV-like places. Or, at least until someone torrents it on the internet (ie// about a day).
So, to sum it all up in a bounded little nutshell, explosions, car chases, typecasting to the extremes, touchy subjects, and an original motion picture soundtrack.
But, in all seriousness, does Avatar really have to be the best movie? Invictus, I’m looking forward to. Acting actually DOES play a major part in movies belive it or not. But with all these distractions everywhere around the movie that are just way too offsetting, it’s almost disgusting that they can still pull off an oscar for an overused stryline, high-priced Special/sound FX, or (for the male demographic and part of the female) Megan Fox.
More Shel Silverstein!
Here are some more poems by Shel Silverstein. The first poem , whatif, is one that reminds me of going back to school. Whether you are starting at a new school or moving to a new place, some of the thoughts in his poem seem to have flown through all of our minds at some point. The second poem, one inch tall, is another creative and imaginative Shel Silverstein poem. He describes what it would be like if you were, one in tall! As usual, his poems are funny and enjoyable to read. Take a look!
Whatif by Shel Silverstein:
Last night, while I lay thinking here,
some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I’m dumb in school?
Whatif they’ve closed the swimming pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there’s poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don’t grow talle?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won’t bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don’t grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems well, and then
the nighttime Whatifs strike again!
One Inch Tall by Shel Silverstein:
If you were only one inch tall, you’d ride a worm to school.
The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool.
A crumb of cake would be a feast
And last you seven days at least,
A flea would be a frightening beast
If you were one inch tall.
If you were only one inch tall, you’d walk beneath the door,
And it would take about a month to get down to the store.
A bit of fluff would be your bed,
You’d swing upon a spider’s thread,
And wear a thimble on your head
If you were one inch tall.
You’d surf across the kitchen sink upon a stick of gum.
You couldn’t hug your mama, you’d just have to hug her thumb.
You’d run from people’s feet in fright,
To move a pen would take all night,
(This poem took fourteen years to write–
‘Cause I’m just one inch tall).
What did you think? Did you enjoy the poems?
Things are busy in the NHL!
Even in the offseason, hockey fans have plenty to watch and pay attention to. Big name players are being signed and traded so fast that even I can’t keep up.
Recently, Ilya Kovalchuk was the biggest fish on the free agent sea. However, he is now signed up with the New Jersey Devils for the next 17 years, for a whopping $102 million. This is the longest deal in NHL history! Kovalchuk’s already 27, and if you do the math, another 17 years will put him at 44. That’s pretty old for a NHL player (though Chelios is still going strong).
Mikko Koivu has signed up for another 7 years with the Minnesota Wild, while Simon Gagne, who was a high-scoring Flyer, is moving to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Gagne has only ever played for Philly, but he says he’s happy about the switch and is looking forward to the future. Evgeni Nabokov, the former All-Star goalie of the San Jose Sharks, is playing hockey in Russia because San Jose is not offering him a new deal.
For more stories on NHL trades, visit the Calgary Herald website. Comment on these trades below, and who you think benefited the most!
