From Jane Tabor at the Globe and Mail. The boys of winter hit the ice. A team of Tory MPs, including some cabinet ministers, is traveling from west to east, playing hockey and raising money for local charities. The Tory team usually loses badly but the MPs are having fun while doing it. Last night the boys got together in Tory MP Gord Brown’s eastern Ontario riding, raising over $70,000 for the United Way of Leeds Grenville. Mr. Brown won’t give the score, “Let's just leave the score out … United Way won big.” He said that he and Defence Minister Peter MacKay both scored while New Brunswick Tory MP, Rob Moore scored a hat trick.
Last weekend, the team was in Edmonton Tory MP James Rajotte’s riding, raising $60,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Leduc. Team Conservative, Mr. Rajotte said, lost 9 to 5 to the “Leduc Dream Team.” Mr. Rajotte, who also played last night, said that the way they viewed the game in his riding was that “we tied the first period, lost the second and won the third.”
Regulars on team are Defence Minister MacKay, Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro, Environment Minister Jim Prentice and Alberta MP Mike Lake.
WTG Team Tory!
Just imagine the trash talk that happens when they play the Liberals.
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They need to get a few female Olympic Gold medalists to run and win in 2010 and join the team.
Do Liberals have a hockey team?
I pegged them more as having Iffy's Book Club.
wilson, mud wrestling seems a perfect fit.....
I also like CS's idea and there are a few that would give these guys a heads up! lol
Bec,
In 2006 the Women's Team kicked ass!
The guys....felt like watching the Leafs.
We need to convert them to run in 2010 after the drug test. The Liberals can have the Hemp candidates.
Maybe they can be on Battle of the Blades next season.
I enjoyed that series, considering it was a cbc program.
This is awesome! I didn't even know this team existed!
(sarcasm on) Is that the Olympic logo on their jerseys? (sarcasm off)
All I have left to say is: cool.
I wonder who gets stuck playing Left wing....
Good one Platty, but does Peter Mackay gets to play defense?
Don't forget about Alberta MP Blake Richards (Wildrose)! He's played in every game and at the Stampede, hosted a game that raised over $11,000 for Victim's Services groups in his riding.
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