Ben Wright
@benwrightatl.bsky.social
I used to work for a hockey team and I used to live in Canada (not in that order). Now I do other stuff.
PEI, ATL, Thrashers nostalgia, random music, food takes, dad life
PEI, ATL, Thrashers nostalgia, random music, food takes, dad life
Things Atlanta and Toronto have in common:
1. The second T is silent in both names when pronounced by locals.
2. They both act as stand-ins for other cities in movies.
3. Neither city has won a Stanley Cup in my lifetime.
1. The second T is silent in both names when pronounced by locals.
2. They both act as stand-ins for other cities in movies.
3. Neither city has won a Stanley Cup in my lifetime.
I overheard a lady in a fast food restaurant in suburban Atlanta talking to her friends about a trip to Toronto and it took all my strength to stop myself from asking her where she's from in Canada.
There's no way she's American because she pronounced it "Torono."
There's no way she's American because she pronounced it "Torono."
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Things Atlanta and Toronto have in common:
1. The second T is silent in both names when pronounced by locals.
2. They both act as stand-ins for other cities in movies.
3. Neither city has won a Stanley Cup in my lifetime.
1. The second T is silent in both names when pronounced by locals.
2. They both act as stand-ins for other cities in movies.
3. Neither city has won a Stanley Cup in my lifetime.
I overheard a lady in a fast food restaurant in suburban Atlanta talking to her friends about a trip to Toronto and it took all my strength to stop myself from asking her where she's from in Canada.
There's no way she's American because she pronounced it "Torono."
There's no way she's American because she pronounced it "Torono."
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I overheard a lady in a fast food restaurant in suburban Atlanta talking to her friends about a trip to Toronto and it took all my strength to stop myself from asking her where she's from in Canada.
There's no way she's American because she pronounced it "Torono."
There's no way she's American because she pronounced it "Torono."
@wyshynski.bsky.social @thesheethockey.bsky.social @jeffmarek.bsky.social
I'm a day late, but the obvious answer to who is Adam Oates' Cheechooo is Joey Juneau, who would have won the Calder after a season of playing with Oates if not for some Finn in Winnipeg.
I'm a day late, but the obvious answer to who is Adam Oates' Cheechooo is Joey Juneau, who would have won the Calder after a season of playing with Oates if not for some Finn in Winnipeg.
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
@wyshynski.bsky.social @thesheethockey.bsky.social @jeffmarek.bsky.social
I'm a day late, but the obvious answer to who is Adam Oates' Cheechooo is Joey Juneau, who would have won the Calder after a season of playing with Oates if not for some Finn in Winnipeg.
I'm a day late, but the obvious answer to who is Adam Oates' Cheechooo is Joey Juneau, who would have won the Calder after a season of playing with Oates if not for some Finn in Winnipeg.
How did I get snow flurries before my mom or siblings? They all live in Canada. I'm in Georgia.
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
How did I get snow flurries before my mom or siblings? They all live in Canada. I'm in Georgia.
Arthur Blank could've bought the Thrashers for $40 million less in 2011. They didn't have a place to play though with being Atlanta Spirit tenants.
This is great news though. Our house will absolutely go to some women's soccer games.
This is great news though. Our house will absolutely go to some women's soccer games.
BREAKING: The NWSL is awarding its 17th franchise to Atlanta and will join the league for a record expansion fee of $165 million, sources tell The Athletic.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Arthur Blank could've bought the Thrashers for $40 million less in 2011. They didn't have a place to play though with being Atlanta Spirit tenants.
This is great news though. Our house will absolutely go to some women's soccer games.
This is great news though. Our house will absolutely go to some women's soccer games.
I haven't deleted my account yet (still holding out hope it will be useful when Atlanta gets another NHL team), but I deleted the app from my phone.
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I haven't deleted my account yet (still holding out hope it will be useful when Atlanta gets another NHL team), but I deleted the app from my phone.
An hour and 20 minutes in line to vote for nothing but two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Very bizarre.
Very bizarre.
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
An hour and 20 minutes in line to vote for nothing but two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission.
Very bizarre.
Very bizarre.
@anthonymkreis.bsky.social Random question but Google was inconclusive and I figured you'd know- do you have to be an American citizen to be a member of the State Bar of Georgia?
November 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
@anthonymkreis.bsky.social Random question but Google was inconclusive and I figured you'd know- do you have to be an American citizen to be a member of the State Bar of Georgia?
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After repeatedly requesting permission and following all the official guidelines, Catholic bishop, priests, sisters and lay people were refused permission to distribute Communion to migrants in ICE detention center, on All Saints Day. A religious freedom issue: www.ncronline.org/news/ice-aga...
ICE again prevents Chicago Catholics from bringing Eucharist to immigrant detainees
More than 2,000 faithful gathered to pray outside the Broadview ICE Detention Center Nov. 1, but the group's main request — to bring Communion to detainees — was rejected by federal immigration offici...
www.ncronline.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
After repeatedly requesting permission and following all the official guidelines, Catholic bishop, priests, sisters and lay people were refused permission to distribute Communion to migrants in ICE detention center, on All Saints Day. A religious freedom issue: www.ncronline.org/news/ice-aga...
12 years ago my wife noticed a coworker was struggling. She invited her to stay with us. After a few weeks she drove her to rehab on Halloween.
That coworker, whose life was very much in danger, has since gotten married, had a baby, and works in law enforcement helping kids.
Check on people.
That coworker, whose life was very much in danger, has since gotten married, had a baby, and works in law enforcement helping kids.
Check on people.
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
12 years ago my wife noticed a coworker was struggling. She invited her to stay with us. After a few weeks she drove her to rehab on Halloween.
That coworker, whose life was very much in danger, has since gotten married, had a baby, and works in law enforcement helping kids.
Check on people.
That coworker, whose life was very much in danger, has since gotten married, had a baby, and works in law enforcement helping kids.
Check on people.
I hope the NHL is watching this to see how it goes.
The SPHL is implementing new overtime rules that aim to eliminate the with-possession regroup that annoys the hell out of most of us.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I hope the NHL is watching this to see how it goes.
"Hey dad, do you have a hockey jersey I can wear for Halloween?"
There are 3 more hanging on the wall downstairs.
There are 3 more hanging on the wall downstairs.
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"Hey dad, do you have a hockey jersey I can wear for Halloween?"
There are 3 more hanging on the wall downstairs.
There are 3 more hanging on the wall downstairs.
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This. This. This. Food banks generally have buying power and partnerships where your money actually buys more food and feeds more people if they’re the ones doing the purchasing.
please give money and not food, it takes a not insignificant amount of time to sort and stock donations and money goes very far. also make sure you donate to a place that treats people with dignity and respect and allows access to anyone
as we reach the SNAP cliff just a gentle reminder to do-gooders that the most efficient use of resources is to contribute to organizations that are already established. unless nothing exists in your area (and it likely does whether you know it) now is probably not the time to stand something up
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This. This. This. Food banks generally have buying power and partnerships where your money actually buys more food and feeds more people if they’re the ones doing the purchasing.
My wife is a vet. Today she had a lady come in with her cat, Mitchell. Mitchell loves her CPAP and sleeps by it. When Mitchell wants her to wake up, he TURNS OFF the CPAP.
October 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
My wife is a vet. Today she had a lady come in with her cat, Mitchell. Mitchell loves her CPAP and sleeps by it. When Mitchell wants her to wake up, he TURNS OFF the CPAP.
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The people who flipped their shit about the Cracker Barrell logo changing are AWFULLY QUIET about the White House being DEMOLISHED WITHOUT PERMISSION
October 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The people who flipped their shit about the Cracker Barrell logo changing are AWFULLY QUIET about the White House being DEMOLISHED WITHOUT PERMISSION
Think how much they could put into schools and/or rural hospitals.
But they won't.
But they won't.
Yet again Georgia collected more than it spent, giving the state’s Republican governor and GOP-led legislature additional funds to spend or save in what’s expected to be an intense election year.
#gapol via The Current GA/yours truly
thecurrentga.org/2025/10/20/g...
#gapol via The Current GA/yours truly
thecurrentga.org/2025/10/20/g...
Georgia reports more than $14.6 billion in the bank - The Current
Georgia's Republican governor and GOP-led legislature have an additional $2 billion in funds to spend or save in the upcoming election year, despite federal spending cuts and concerns over funding gap...
thecurrentga.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Think how much they could put into schools and/or rural hospitals.
But they won't.
But they won't.
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First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.
A Canadian baseball player will win the World Series this year- either Vlad Guerrero Jr. will win his first, or Freddie Freeman will win his third.
October 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A Canadian baseball player will win the World Series this year- either Vlad Guerrero Jr. will win his first, or Freddie Freeman will win his third.
I'm so happy for my college roommate who watches way too many Jays games for a guy who's been living in Daejeon, South Korea for 22 years.
The Toronto Blue Jays are headed to the World Series after a come-from-behind ALCS Game 7 victory over the Seattle Mariners. https://cnn.it/3Lm259J
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I'm so happy for my college roommate who watches way too many Jays games for a guy who's been living in Daejeon, South Korea for 22 years.
How many current NFL players have the same names as former NHL goaltenders? With Jack Campbell and Cam Ward it's at least 2, which is already mildly surprising. Are there more? Johan Hedberg isn't suiting up as a punter anywhere, right?
imagine being assigned to block jack campbell and you release and he’s just, already making the tackle
October 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
How many current NFL players have the same names as former NHL goaltenders? With Jack Campbell and Cam Ward it's at least 2, which is already mildly surprising. Are there more? Johan Hedberg isn't suiting up as a punter anywhere, right?
By the time Atlanta has an NHL team again the salary cap is going to be higher than the Atlanta Thrashers sale price ($110 million USD).
The relocation fee at the time was $60 million, making True North's cost $170 million.
The relocation fee at the time was $60 million, making True North's cost $170 million.
October 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
By the time Atlanta has an NHL team again the salary cap is going to be higher than the Atlanta Thrashers sale price ($110 million USD).
The relocation fee at the time was $60 million, making True North's cost $170 million.
The relocation fee at the time was $60 million, making True North's cost $170 million.
I've said it before and I'll say it again- if people are getting paid to protest, please hook me up. I have time and I could use the cash.
Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."
October 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again- if people are getting paid to protest, please hook me up. I have time and I could use the cash.
Aside from landing an internship with an NHL team that turned into a 6 yr job and then getting a job at a world class university where I worked for a decade, and also winning an 8-day trip to Costa Rica?
No. Oh right- the lasting friendships with people I met through blogging and tweeting.
No. Oh right- the lasting friendships with people I met through blogging and tweeting.
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Aside from landing an internship with an NHL team that turned into a 6 yr job and then getting a job at a world class university where I worked for a decade, and also winning an 8-day trip to Costa Rica?
No. Oh right- the lasting friendships with people I met through blogging and tweeting.
No. Oh right- the lasting friendships with people I met through blogging and tweeting.
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Today is Leif Erikson Day.
The day celebrates the arrival of Erikson and the Vikings in what is now Canada around 1000 years ago. Based on the Vinland Sagas, it is believed that he founded the settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, located in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The day celebrates the arrival of Erikson and the Vikings in what is now Canada around 1000 years ago. Based on the Vinland Sagas, it is believed that he founded the settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, located in Newfoundland and Labrador.
October 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today is Leif Erikson Day.
The day celebrates the arrival of Erikson and the Vikings in what is now Canada around 1000 years ago. Based on the Vinland Sagas, it is believed that he founded the settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, located in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The day celebrates the arrival of Erikson and the Vikings in what is now Canada around 1000 years ago. Based on the Vinland Sagas, it is believed that he founded the settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, located in Newfoundland and Labrador.