What were Dion Phaneuf and Elisha Cuthbert doing the day before the Calgary Flames flu shot fiasco?”
Oct. 30, 2009, may be remembered as the Flames’ Black-Eye Friday, but the Flames’ most prominent owner hopes 29 years of good deeds will make all the difference. “We can only ask people to look at that, too — just look at our record over the years,” said Hotchkiss. “Part of this is having to wait for it to pass, but also to ask people to remember that we’ve been here 30 years, and one of our priorities has always been to be responsible members of the community, both our organization and our players.” Hotchkiss, for those who’ve recently moved to town, has been the public face of the owners group since the Flames played their first game at the Corral, on Oct. 9, 1980. His reference to countless charity events, hospital visits, and the like is well taken — the team hasn’t exactly been shy about the work they do. As recently as the day before last Friday’s flu-shot fiasco, defenceman Dion Phaneuf and his girlfriend actress Elisha Cuthbert where carving pumpkins with the kids at Ronald M
Twenty-nine golden years versus one lousy day. If Calgarians are going to judge the Calgary Flames over a decision to jump the queue for flu shots, Harley Hotchkiss hopes the scales of justice will remain balanced. Balanced, that is, with 10,613 days of good deeds and community service, against one ill-advised day when the Flames used their power, influence and prestige to avoid a six-hour public lineup for the H1N1 vaccine. Oct. 30, 2009, may be remembered as the Flames’ Black-Eye Friday, but the Flames’ most prominent owner hopes 29 years of good deeds will make all the difference. “We can only ask people to look at that, too — just look at our record over the years,” said Hotchkiss. “Part of this is having to wait for it to pass, but also to ask people to remember that we’ve been here 30 years, and one of our priorities has always been to be responsible members of the community, both our organization and our players.” Hotchkiss, for those who’ve recently moved to town, has been the
If Calgarians are going to judge the Calgary Flames over a decision to jump the queue for flu shots, Harley Hotchkiss hopes the scales of justice will remain balanced. Balanced, that is, with 10,613 days of good deeds and community service, against one ill-advised day when the Flames used their power, influence and prestige to avoid a six-hour public lineup for the H1N1 vaccine. Oct. 30, 2009, may be remembered as the Flames’ Black-Eye Friday, but the Flames’ most prominent owner hopes 29 years of good deeds will make all the difference. As recently as the day before last Friday’s flu-shot fiasco, defenceman Dion Phaneuf and his girlfriend actress Elisha Cuthbert where carving pumpkins with the kids at Ronald McDonald House, along with other Flames.
