Rue Frontenac: Babcock wins gold - with ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ tie
Mike Babcock (BEd'86) coached the Candadian Olympic men's hockey team to a heart-stopping gold-medal victory, wearing a ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ tie. It’s far from the first time he’s won while sporting the colours of his alma mater and the tie continues to enjoy a winning record when Babcock is behind the bench, whether at the Olympics or in the NHL, where he coaches the Detroit Red Wings. Announcers during the game mentioned the "lucky" ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ tie at least three times during the game… "Canada, where modern hockey was invented by a group of students at Montreal’s ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ more than 100 years ago, has now won eight Olympic gold medals in men’s hockey." [At some point during the evening a Facebook fan page was set up, "Mike Babcock's ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Tie". At this point, the fan page has over 300 fans].
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