Well, hockey was the name of the game on January 19th at the Canadian Tire Centre as the U.S. Embassy hosted the Ambassador’s Challenge Cup where three hockey games were played in three hours. Teams represented in the first game had the Capital City Condors against the Ottawa Service Attachés Association (OSAA) Lame Ducks –…
The Korean War was fought on the Korean Peninsula from 1950-1953 between North and South Korea and their allies (China and USSR for the North, and the USA and allies with the South). Along with the infantry, the RCN, and RCAF over 26,000 Canadians served in the war of which 516 lost their lives. The…
To see all the pictures from the game, CLICK HERE: I was recently asked to attend the Atlético Ottawa football game (re:soccer), on the 28th June, 2024, to provide photographs for the Coding for Veterans (C4V) organization which helps veterans achieve certifications in cybersecurity, data analysis, computer coding, and a host of other cyber disciplines….
To see all the pictures of the game, CLICK HERE: Once again, it’s time for another edition of OSAA Lame Ducks Hockey. For those that don’t know, OSAA stands for the Ottawa Service Attachés Association which consists of the Defence Attachés from the various embassies around town and the Lame Ducks is their hockey team….
Once again the Esprit de Corps Commandos went into battle for hockey supremacy against the General Officers and Flag Officers of DND (GOFOs) at the Bell Sensplex on 28th February, 2018, all in support of the Cadet Leagues of Canada. Both teams were fully manned and each team had cadets to fill out their rosters. …
The O.S.A.A. Lame Ducks debuted their new jerseys today against the General Officers and Flag Officers (GOFOs) of DND, also sporting new jerseys, in a hockey game that almost didn’t take place because of a schedule screw-up. The game was supposed to be a full game from 1400-1600 hours but on arrival, players were told…
The Calgary Stampeders were in town last night (25th July) to do battle against Ottawa’s RedBlacks in a Thursday night CFL contest, but more importantly, it was also the annual Canadian Forces Appreciation night which highlights the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces. It was a beautiful night, clear with only a few…
The OSAA Lame Ducks took to the ice again this week against their Canadian Armed Forces foes, the General Officers and Flag Officers, or the GOFOs. It was a match that clearly showed the Canadian dominance of the game of hockey over the multi-national defence attachés posted to Ottawa, who, although showing improving skills in…
TD Place arena lit up as several hundred spectators, mostly Russian, cheered on the Embassy of the Russian Federation hockey team, the Red Machine, as they embarked on the first game of the 2019 edition of the Friendly Series Hockey games against the Esprit de Corps Commandos hockey team. This series is played in good…