WINTER CLASSIC - LEAFS VS RED WINGS

On Wednesday January 1st, 2014, The Toronto Maple Leafs & Detroit Red Wings played their first games of the new years respectively, they both hard for the two points, and both enjoyed and had a memorable time. The leafs played a hard fought game, and won in the shootout, 3-2. Both coaches had a great time, despite the -11 degrees weather that Detroit had. Both goalies had played exceptional in the winter classic, with some key saves and key moments that made their teams at least get 1 point in their conference. Jonathan Bernier was caught for the trademark" hands in your pants" technique for keeping his hands warm during the game, with his teammates catching a laugh at the antic. A lot of players battled through the cold weather, and enjoyed the childhood memories it brought and were proud to be a part of history. Both teams were surprised at the amount of people that came out to watch this game and support their teams. The amount of people at the "big house" was record breaking and put a icing on the cake to a great winter classic.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2013020610&navid=DL|TOR|home

Hunger Games Movie

Hunger games franchise has been very successful in the box office. the first installment, which was called Hunger Games, had grabbed a huge audience. people who weren't a fan before, are definitely a fan now. i strongly suggest watching this movie because i have never read watched or known about this series until this movie came out not too long ago. the promotions they did for the movie was very well done as well, which made me very interested in the movie as well. in my opinion, i feel like this movie it is about kids trying to kill each other. the story-line of the movie is interesting, i didn't seem bored or confused about anything in the movie, and my eyes were glued to the screen because there was always something going on. There was a lot of parts were i was upset with something that had happened. these events were when the old lady had to die, she was such a nice lady, and i wish she didn't have to die in the movie. i was FURIOUS with how the movie ended, leaving it on a cliffhanger. Since this franchise is a trilogy , i had to expect to a open ending, but i wish it didn't end where it did end. in conclusion, this is a very good movie, and i look forward to watching it, and im not even a fan.

Dwayne Casey is December's Coach Of The Month?

You would think with the trade of the raptors superstar it would hinder a already unsuccessful raptors team , but as of lately the raptors have picked up 5 wins in a row, and Dwayne Casey, as well as the raptors, are getting a lot more respect within the league. Dwayne Casey led the raptors to an 8-6 (571%) record including road wins over the Dallas mavericks and the Oklahoma city thunder. the six road wins Toronto posted for best in the conference in December. the raptors had 5 players account for double-digit scoring averaging on the month, and closed December winning seven of their final nine games.  Dwayne Wade, who never plays back-to-back games, suited up for tonight's match against the raptors, knowing it would be a good fight. The raptors were leading the eastern conference leaders until the 4th quarter, but had lost the lead late with the final score being 102-97.


http://blog.raptors.com/press-releases/casey-cotm-010214/

PS4 Vs. Xbox 1 Vs Smartphones

Ps4 and the Xbox 1 have always been competing, for years now, dating back to the ps1 and xbox all the way up to now. but they were their only competitors. but as the years have gone by, it seems like there is a new competitor in the mix. it looks like the smartphones or tablets are seeming to become a trend within teens as well as adults. smartphone apps are way cheaper and some games have been a great hit such as angry birds, temple run, subway surfer etc. these games are creating a buzz in the market and are earning quite the revenue. not only are they making money from the app itself, but they also making money off of toys, and clothing and other unique ideas of bringing in money. with the ps4 and xbox 1, with games and the console having such a heavy price on them, less people are buying them, and looking more into the apps for smartphones and thier tablets. Apps for the smartphones and tablets are more handy and with the technology in today's society there are smarter and more amazing games in terms of content and graphics being made available. Parents want to buy what's best for thier kid, and it seems that kids are turning to apps more and more than turning to video games , which would be the norm. the passionate gamers like myself, still enjoy the consoles because it gives you a more cinematic experience and they are more games offered to you and my friends all have the same consoles and games, so we enjoy playing the console instead. the difference between the consoles and the smartphones is that the consoles have the major gaming titles such as call of duty, battlefield  and all sports games like 2k , fifa and Nhl.  Sony and Microsoft must be aware that the demographics and trends are changing and they must change thier marketing style if they want to be ahead and dominating the gaming market.

Xbox One (LEFT) Ps4 ( RIGHT)

GSP VS. HENDRICKS

St-Pierre is a rare athlete in this country. He manages to be both unappreciated and over-idolized, largely depending on what province you live in and how you feel about mixed martial arts. Among UFC fundamentalists, depending where they fall on the spectrum of the sports tactical-entertainment complex, he’s both loved and hated. He is either a true master technician and the greatest champion there ever was, or a defense-first sedate and one of the most boring fighters you can find. He’s both a tremendous representative of our country, an elite athlete who has stayed at home to complete all of his training in Canada, and a near rebel, a revolutionary francophone-first traitor who doesn't seem to give much of a damn for any part of Canada that isn't French-speaking. i feel personally as much of a superstar GSP is, Johnny Hendricks completely outfought GSP and dominated him throughout the match. i feel that he won that fight just because of the fan support and media/popularity. GSP is without a doubt more popular than Johnny Hendricks, but he should not have came out with the decision in the end. What Dana White is saying in the video is absolutely true and i agree 100%. That fight was not judged and decided properly, and someone needs to step in and stop events like this from happening, so the fair and RIGHT call can be made. 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/ufc/dana-white-blasts-gsp-hendricks-result/