'OLD-TIME HOCKEY'

The Disney Animation studios 3D pre-holiday offering Ralph Breaks the Internet isn't due in Calgary theatres until Wednesday.
Turns out, Elias, as in Lindholm, might've beaten Ralph to it by four days.
"Yeah, I'd imagine he's a pretty popular guy hereabouts," agreed defenceman Travis Hamonic of the online traffic the Swedish newcomer must've generated around Southern Alberta on Saturday evening.
"I know he's popular in this room.
"He's also a helluva player. He's always in the right spot. Always. I realize that's stuff probably not a lot of people would notice watching the game.
"He's scoring big goals and making great plays but as a D-man you notice those positional things."

Lindholm certainly introduced himself to the Battle of Alberta in style Saturday, Hockey Night in Canada coast-to-coast.
Slotting home his own rebound off an initial Noah Hannifin shot at 9:10 of the third period, Lindholm brought the Flames all the way back from a 2-0 abyss, then cemented his immediate B of A preferred status by locating an empty Edmonton Oilers net 10 minutes later to put a 4-2 victory to bed.
Not only had Lindholm likely broken the internet, he broke the spirit of the Oilers, which is the best form of currency you can have in these parts.
"It's nice to get the goal,'' said the Carolina acquisition of his fourth game-winner of the campaign. "That was fun to be part of. Edmonton played good. So it made it hard on us. Most important, we got the two points out of this. Big for us.
"A lot of times we've played unreal in the third but you don't want to chase the game too much. It's not going to work all the time to be down in the third.
"Something we've got to work on."
Calgary had fallen behind the deuce on a shorthanded strike from ex-Flame Alex Chiasson and a 2-on-1 beebee off the stick of Connor McDavid.
But centre Derek Ryan counted near the end of the second period via a powerplay that had already subjected goaltender David Rittich to three Edmonton shorthanded breakaways and Sean Monahan buried a juicy rebound early, 2:40, in the third to set the stage for another comeback.
The Flames, as is becoming custom, absolutely bossed the closing 20, outshooting the Oilers 18-5 while striking three times.
"It's frustrating being behind but our team has so much belief, so much confidence in ourselves,'' said Sam Bennett. "Coming into the locker room going into the third no one was hanging their heads.
"No one had a doubt.
"That's great to see from our team."
Not only the unis were retro throughout a fractious, powder-key of a first that had old-timers dabbing at nostalgic tears from leaky ducts.
"I'm sure the fans had a good time with that one," grinned Hamonic. "People probably got their money's worth tonight."
From Bennett taking dead aim to pancake Darnell Nurse, foreshadowing a scrap by the two later in the period, to Mikael Backlund absolutely wallpapering McDavid against the Budweiser board signage (this Bud's for you!) just inside the Oiler blueline that drew the inevitable mob scene, to Zach Kassian drawing a triple roughing minor and misconduct for hunting down Matthew Tkachuk, the bile and bitterness harkened back to the black-and-blue/golden days.
"That," beamed the combative Bennett, "was fun. A lot of fun. The kind of hockey I love to play. I think that was one of the most intense games we've played against them. A little taste of what playoff hockey is like.
"This is a great rivalry. I'm sure the next time we play them it's going to be more of the same."
Here's hoping.
When the Battle is in full swing, even boyhood buddies like Bennett and McDavid are out there jabbing, wrestling, and face-washing.
"It's just hockey," reckoned Bennett, with a shrug. "I'm sure I'll talk to him, you know, sometime. But it's just hockey."
An old hand at the provincial skirmishing, on both sides of the north-south border, Martin Gelinas, enjoyed the throwback attitude on display.
"For the new NHL, this is as hard and as tough as you're going to see, I think," agreed the Flames' assistant coach. "It was physical, clean hits, guys got invovled, tempers flared. Competitive. A lot of emotion.
"It was old-time hockey.
"Or, like I said, as close as you're going to get.
"People expect intensity from the Battle of Alberta and that's what they got tonight, from both sides. Everybody got involved. Luce was involved. Tkachuk stirred the pot. Kassian got a little crazy.
"That's what makes it fun."
A wink born from experience.
"Even more fun when you win."