Canadians take their ice hockey seriously.
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
The Canadian men's hockey team picked off the USA in semi-final action in Sochi on Friday and Calgarians will be able to watch the gold medal match against Sweden at a number of watering holes around the city on Sunday.
Before Friday's game, 13 local, licenced establishments had applied to open their doors early so people could watch the game.
That number grew to 26, just hours after Canada's win over the United States, and more are expected to follow suit.
Bars allowed to open at 5 a.m. for gold medal hockey game
Nearly all bars in Sask. allowed to open early for gold medal hockey game
Currently, licenced establishments in the province can start serving alcohol at 10:00 a.m. and many bar owners applied to tap the kegs a little earlier for fans.
The ALCG is relaxing the rules to accommodate that request and has decided that those establishments that already have a licence to serve at 10:00 can start pouring as early as 5:00 a.m. on Sunday.
Before Friday's game, 13 local, licenced establishments had applied to open their doors early so people could watch the game.
That number grew to 26, just hours after Canada's win over the United States, and more are expected to follow suit.
Bars allowed to open at 5 a.m. for gold medal hockey game
Nearly all bars in Sask. allowed to open early for gold medal hockey game
Currently, licenced establishments in the province can start serving alcohol at 10:00 a.m. and many bar owners applied to tap the kegs a little earlier for fans.
The ALCG is relaxing the rules to accommodate that request and has decided that those establishments that already have a licence to serve at 10:00 can start pouring as early as 5:00 a.m. on Sunday.
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The li'l ol' watering hole in town is opening at 4:30AM for the game. After the debauched fiasco at the old joint on Friday after beating USA I am staying away from that place today. I slept on the shuffleboard in the tavern on Friday night, for cripes' sakes!
None of that shit for me today.....back to work in the Calgary office 6:00AM tomorrow with a clear head.
:)