Iraqi hockey player
Posted: 11/4/2003, 1:10 pm
Red Wings coach Dave Lewis sends scouts out around the World looking for a new center to hopefully help win Detroit the Stanley Cup.
One of his scouts informs him of a young Iraqi center who he thinks will turn out to be a true superstar. So, Dave flies to Iraq to watch him and is suitably impressed and arranges for him to come over to the Joe.
Two weeks later Detroit are down 4-0 at home to St. Louis with only 8 minutes left. Dave gives the young Iraqi center the nod to go on and he puts him on in place of Yzerman.
The lad is a sensation, scores 5 in 8 minutes and wins the game for Detroit. The fans are delighted, the players and coaches are delighted and the media love the new star.
When he comes off the ice he phones his Mom to tell her about his first day in the NHL "Hi Mom, guess what?" he says. "I played for 8 minutes today, we were 4-0 down but I score 5 goals and we won.
Everybody loves me, the fans, the players and the media, they all love me".
"Great," says his Mom, "let me tell you about my day. Your father got shot in the street, your sister and I were raped and beaten and your brother has joined a gang of looters, while you were having a great time".
The young lad is very upset. "What can I say Mom, but I'm so sorry".
"Sorry!" says his Mom, "It's your damned fault that we moved to Michigan in the first place!
One of his scouts informs him of a young Iraqi center who he thinks will turn out to be a true superstar. So, Dave flies to Iraq to watch him and is suitably impressed and arranges for him to come over to the Joe.
Two weeks later Detroit are down 4-0 at home to St. Louis with only 8 minutes left. Dave gives the young Iraqi center the nod to go on and he puts him on in place of Yzerman.
The lad is a sensation, scores 5 in 8 minutes and wins the game for Detroit. The fans are delighted, the players and coaches are delighted and the media love the new star.
When he comes off the ice he phones his Mom to tell her about his first day in the NHL "Hi Mom, guess what?" he says. "I played for 8 minutes today, we were 4-0 down but I score 5 goals and we won.
Everybody loves me, the fans, the players and the media, they all love me".
"Great," says his Mom, "let me tell you about my day. Your father got shot in the street, your sister and I were raped and beaten and your brother has joined a gang of looters, while you were having a great time".
The young lad is very upset. "What can I say Mom, but I'm so sorry".
"Sorry!" says his Mom, "It's your damned fault that we moved to Michigan in the first place!
