Ankara, Turkey - Tonight, officially or unofficialy, the Turkish Ice Hockey Super League (ya a mouthful) started. Brittany and I have caught a period from each game so far and we have not been impressed.
I know you are wondering why the league is starting and our team isn't even in it. Well, the Federation is up to their tricks again. They feel that if they hurry up and start the league that Anka will drop the case and see that they can't win. So what this is right now is a game of poker between the Federation and Anka. The Federation is at the table with stacks upon stacks of chips while Anka has one stack (its lifes savings). Anka is holding a Jack of Diamonds and a Queen of Diamonds while the Federation is holding a Queen of hearts and a King of Hearts. The Federation doesn't think Anka has the balls to play the game (take them to court) so they raise up a few chips, Anka meets the bet (gets a lawyer, files the papers). Then comes the flop; King of Diamonds, 10 of Diamonds, King of Clubs.
The Federation decides to raise one more chip (starting the season tonight), believing that Anka wouldn't dare risk any more money it has to win this game. Wrong. Anka matches the raise. Next comes the turn; Queen of Diamonds.
Now Anka is sitting in a nice position: 10, Jack, Queen, King of Diamonds; almost a Royal Flush (best hand in poker). All it needs is an Ace of Diamonds and it is a done case. However, sitting on the table are two Kings. Anka starts to think what if the Federation already has two Queens and the river card comes up King of Hearts? Anka has two Kings but the Federation could have a full house. The Federation then raises all the chips that Anka has left. Anka takes a deep breath and goes all in.
Brittany and I have been told that the river card won't be shown until sometime next week (hopefully Monday). But from what we have been told they believe they will get the Ace of Diamonds. All I know for sure is that the Federation is corrupt and polluted. I have been reading some posts in the Internation Hockey Forums and I have yet to read one good thing about this Federation!
I discovered to day that after a recent IIHF World Championship that all the players were forced to give back their jerseys. Not shocking to some, but consider this: all the jerseys for the Turkish national team are GIVEN to the Federation from the IIHF sponsor (usually Nike). Doesn't cost the Federation a penny. Now these players just represented their country (and they are more patriotic then a southern American) and they want to keep their jerseys to hang their wall and show their grand children one day. Sorry, no. The Federation takes them and, this is speculated a by few, to sell privately.
It is a shock that the Federation hasn't been overturned or at least somebody has stepped up to fight against them. Oh wait, somebody just did, Anka.
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