Like any great teacher-student relationship, that student usually must achieve his final triumph...

Like any great teacher-student relationship, that student usually must achieve his final triumph without his/her mentor. So this is how I have digested the events of our family’s loss. I am convinced that somehow, someway, the 32 years of our journey together, will culminate into one final moment — that moment being the day I can take Lord Stanley’s Cup back to that grassy knoll on Oliver Lake in Thunder Bay.

Ryan Johnson wrote a piece as a guest editor for the Province that you must read. What a classy, devoted and persistent guy.

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Wow. What a beautiful story. After reading this, it is hard to look at the guy with the same eyes, again.

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by AttilaS on Jan 26, 2010 4:40 PM PST reply actions

didto i read the story in the province this weekend and to be honest i teared up a little at the end. Ryan Johnson is the real deal to quote AV “you don’t make this stuff up”.

by Kelownakid on Jan 26, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions

Mr. Johnson is surprisingly articulate.

I respect him for sharing what he did. Heart-warming piece.

"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"

- Dallas Stars Forum

by eightyseven on Jan 26, 2010 5:14 PM PST reply actions