Heather Parry (Scribe)

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Heather's Bio

Short British 'Canadaphile' who has to stay up til all hours to watch The Show live on Channel 5 and get up early on a Sunday to watch the F1 on Channel 3. Worth it though.

Bad taste in almost everything but also has lots of opinions.

P.S. Britain has hockey too - it might be rubbish but I love it.

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The Short List facts and information about Heather Parry

Favorite Athletes

Martin Brodeur, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Dominik Hasek (spot a pattern?) Dainius Zubrus, Alexander Ovechkin, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen

Favorite Sports Teams

New Jersey Devils, Sheffield Steelers and McLaren Mercedes

All Time Sports Moment

Devils winning the Stanley Cup in 1995 when i was a whippersnapper, or the Sheffield/Nottingham infamous New Year's Day bench clearance.

Most Memorable Game Attended

The aforementioned bench clearance, or watching the Sheffield Steelers win one of their many playoff trophies. Also Ducks vs Kings at the O2 Arena in London

Pele or Maradona?

Football....not a fan

Jordan or Gretzky?

Gretzky, every day and twice on a Sunday

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  1. by M
    about 1 month ago

    Oh, and itv 1 has a new show called Headcases, and while they won't be doing any hockey stuff, they do a pretty good bash of Beckham apparently.

  2. by M
    about 1 month ago

    Why Guilford? My family is from Exeter (well, part of it is from Glasgow, but the one side hail from Devon) and there was no hockey team there when I was a kid. I have a mate who lives in Ash (not far from Guilford) and as my Canadian team is Calgary (Flames, they are one of my NHL teams) the name was too perfect. I don't remember there being a team in Exeter when I was a kid... is there anything near there now? I always wanted a "home team", but Cathedral cities don't get that much... the Exeter City football team never did well enough to qualify for the League... another problem with footy! Only a few select teams ever succeed; the rest are stuck in eternal limbo.

    I remember Theo in Belfast... for a while. Then he screwed up there too! I was a fan when he was a Flame in the 80'-90's, but once he left Calgary it was a bit different. It wasn't as easy to excuse him for poor behaviour.

    Right now I am missing the green county, but if I were there right now I wouldn't be here for the post-season. That being said, I really don't like North American telly as much (except for Hockey Night in Canada)... no Green Wing for these folks. I miss Walker's too... no prawn cocktail on shop shelves! I must sound like a loon!

    I can't wait to get this playoff party started. I know what you mean about football being so prevelent, but not for people like us who have found something better. When I was a kid I had a little red cap with a chequered ball on it that said "football". I wore it because it was the same colour as the Flames and England, but I didn't really care much about the football (and I DO like the sport, just not fanatically!) British hockey isn't that rubbish... it just feels like more people should be aware of it. I really have never understood why it hasn't caught on. Football can be sooo slow, yet fans can see the beauty in every play, which I completely understand. Hockey has so much more of what people SAY they want, but seem unwilling to accept it as legitimate. Why?

    I just wrote an article on hockey sportsmanship, and even in the beautiful game I have never seen the kind of class the "barbaric ice hockey players" display most of the time. Everyone dwells on "violence" as if that's the entire game. UFC and boxing seem to be okay, so why complain that fighting in hockey is practically illegal?

    Anyroad, thanks for wrting back. Are we the only ones not on the footbal pages? Speaking of which, have you had people change the UK spellings on your writing to US?

    Take care and see you out there. I'm sure there'll be lots to write about in the next few weeks! Oh, and as a "Canada-phile", if there's any questions you want to ask, please do! I love this country too, and studied Canadian history at school.
    M

  3. by M
    about 1 month ago

    Hi Heather!

    Just thought I'd say hi as someone who's across the pond right now and can feed you NHL info from the source if you like!

    Do you have a favourite elite League hockey club? I was thinking about doing a bit on english hockey myself but didn't know if there was an audience. Good job on bringing it to the fore! It's too bad more people don't know how good hockey is and that it actually available in Britain... too focused on football!

    Anyroad, hope you have a way to catch the playoffs. Take care!

    M

  4. by Ryan
    about 1 month ago

    Sounds good, Heather--my apologies for the screw-up. FYI, I changed the single quote marks to double quote marks to conform to BR standards. Thanks very much for sharing your work, and keep it coming when you can.

    Best,

    Ryan

  5. by Bill
    about 1 month ago

    OK Heather.
    Having read your profile I have to admit I've lost some respect for you ( New Jersey Devils ).However, I will be back in the UK this May and hope to take in a Rangers game but if there is any hockey to be found ... I'll be there! Keep writing.

  6. by Bryan
    about 1 month ago

    Heather, great job on that Ovechkin/Crosby article. The title was engaging, you displayed the positive characteristics of each eloquently, and you were able to make each sound better in their own right even though you were making the case for Ovechkin. Great Job.

    If you ever need anything, feel free to contact me either throw my profile or my e-mail (I can hopefully answer—or at least forward—any questions you have about the NHL page).