Category Archives: hockey pool

Back by popular demand: Hockey Pool 2013-2014

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just sent out a Rando that may be of interest to some of you: Yup, it’s that time of year again, and Twitter is abuzz with talk of a new #VWXPool! We’re using the same pool as last time, … Continue reading →

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PLAYOFFS, BABY!

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

There are just two days of regular season hockey left, and you know what that means – PLAYOFF POOL! If you’re already in this year’s regular season pool, you should have already received an email from the CBC; if not … Continue reading →

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Hockey Pool, Weeks 10 and 11

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I can’t believe the regular season’s almost over! I managed to make it to a game last week, which was awesome, especially because the friend who invited me – an Oilers fan – was convinced the Canucks were going to … Continue reading →

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Hockey pool, week 2

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have to say, I’m really enjoying the return of the NHL – having games to watch on dark, rainy weeknights makes me very happy! The pool, however, is not going so well for me. Here are everyone’s points for … Continue reading →

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Hockey Pool, week 1

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Each scoring week in this year’s pool runs from Saturday to Friday, which I prefer to the usual Monday to Sunday – it’s much easier to find time to update the spreadsheet and post the results over the weekend than … Continue reading →

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ZOMG HOCKEY POOL!!!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I honestly didn’t think we’d get any NHL hockey this year, but just like that I’m already double booked for the first Canucks game on Saturday and committed to three hockey pools*… …including this one! We’re using the CBC pool … Continue reading →

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Blog Post

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Still Alive! Not Kidnapped. Quick Update; Boring Title. Prediction Accurate. New Job! Job Awesome. Constantly Challenged; Brain Full (Good Thing). Hosting Parents. Hubby Unemployed (Prospects Excellent). Routines Obliterated. Resolutions Abandoned. Sleep Deprived. Negligible Exercise. Zero Me-time. Craving Solitude. Hockey Pool! (Late – … Continue reading →

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Playoff Pool & Bracket Results, Round 2

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I suppose I still have to show the results from the second round of the NHL Playoff pool, even though my picks didn’t register and I only got points from the few players I picked in the first round whose … Continue reading →

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Playoff Pool & Bracket Results, Round 1

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So as I mentioned in the final update for the regular season pool, we’re running two competitions for the NHL playoffs: a pool, in which you pick players and get points for their goals/assists/goalie wins & shutouts; and a bracket, … Continue reading →

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Final hockey pool results UPDATED WITH BRACKET INFO

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, last weekend, this photo somehow got posted on Twitter: Were the 40% correct? Let’s see! Here’s the graph of everyone’s points from the start of the season until the end of last week, i.e. not including the final week’s … Continue reading →

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