"He instinctively can find the shining greatness of our American culture and does a good job of highlighting it (although he also does have those rare lapses when he writes about hockey, but that is something caused by impurities in the Eastern waters or something)." Erik Keilholtz
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The national pastime of Moosejaw and Medicine Hat is a game after the Monarchist's heart, with hard-fighting players, stitched and toothless, who bow to the Queen, and are rewarded for their icy bloodletting with Hyacinth Bucket-worthy Edwardian hardware like the Lady Byng Trophy.
And tea services. At his Hall of Fame page, Bruins great Dit Clapper -- Slap Shot exemplar (with Toe Blake and Eddie Shore) of Old Time Hockey -- is shown in a number of pics accepting a silvertea set. This one looks more like a cocktail shaker. Yep, that's definitely a martini shaker.
At top: The euphoniously-named Clapper * Or would that have been onomatopoeic? * Via Hockey Memorabilia
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