Mike Exclaim cup

Final day of the tour, and no music! But how about a close second, with a hockey tournament that gathers together “musician” rec hockey leagues from across the country? Sounds awesome, and yes, we did time the end of the tour just perfectly.

Beside the obvious fun of playing hockey in this kind of tournament, its always fun to see who is around in the halls and lockers and rink pub. Noticeably absent this year was Dave Bidini (Rheostatics), a fixture at the Summit, but other well-knowns were seen on the ice and in the building. Chris Murphy and members of Sloan in particular are regulars, as well as an appearance by George Strombolopolous on the ChartAttack team.

The brothers played for the Edmonton Gong Show team, and won both their Saturday games with relative ease, which puts them in the final for Sunday morning. Stay tuned, we will be sure to announce the results.

So that wraps it up. A great Canadian tour? Lots of driving, lots of shows, some new friends, and some hockey. Perfect.

Goodbye Toronto. So long Ontario.

update : GONG SHOW WINS! Hockey Champs two years in a row!