Parody Of The Good ol Hockey Game

Oh, the fans will come

with their jerseys on

colored in Toronto blue.

And they watch this game

near the Hall of Fame

but there's not much they can do

'Cause the puck, they drop

and they play like slop

It's enough to make you scream

And the puck, they loft

right past Raycroft!

Beats the bad old hockey team!

Oh! The bad old hockey team

makes you wish it was a dream

But it's real and not a dream

It's the bad old hockey team.

Oh, old Mats Sundinhe

don't use his bean.

Got the stats, but not the win

And Bryan McCabe

million-dollar babe

makes an "own goal," major sin.

Tomas Kaberle

overrated, he.

They're all running out of steam.

The Toronto Sun

columns by the ton

rip the bad old hockey team

Oh! The bad old hockey team

makes you wish it was a dream

But it's real and not a dream

It's the bad old hockey team.

Oh, the poor old sports reach their town's airport

See its name, and how it hurts

'Cause the team ain't wonsince Lester Pearson

was a live Prime Minister.

The Canadiens they might win again.

Even Ottawa can dream

But you'll catch some grief with the Maple Leafs

They're the bad old hockey team

Oh! The bad old hockey team

makes you wish it was a dream

But it's real and not a dream

It's the bad... old... hockey... team!

Hockey Night In Canada

Stompin' Tom Connors is open to licensing his famed hockey song to CBC as a replacement for the "Hockey Night In Canada" theme, which was acquired by CTV."If they want to use 'The Hockey Song,' it's a good song, whether I sing it or not," Connors said in an interview Monday from his home in Georgetown, Ont.

Stompin Tom Quote

If you don't believe your country should come before yourself, you can better serve your country by livin' someplace else.

Stompin' Tom Connors

Canadian Songs

Connors' music is rarely heard outside Canada, with the possible exception of his anthemic "The Hockey Song" which has been recorded by many artists. It has been suggested that Connors refuses to allow foreign release of his material.

NHL Hockey Awards

Here are some photos from the night of June 12th 2008 during Tom's performance at the NHL Hockey Awards.

The Night Stompin Tom Fought At Newcastle Legion

The time Connors was in a fight at the legion in Newcastle, after a show. It was all a misunderstanding over his trademark hat, which he wore, despite the legion's rule that hats must be removed.He wound up in the snowbank out behind the legion.He has played at the legion since that day.

Stompin Tom Stamp

Stompin’ Tom Connors can add having a stamp with his image on it to his long list of achievements. The stamp will be released in June 2009.Stompin' Tom Connors: You can't beat him, but soon you'll be able to lick him, thanks to Canada Post.

Stompin Tom Road

August 2nd, 1999 was a big day for Tom. He was presented with a street named after him in front of his Skinners Pond School House which acts as a Stompin' Tom museum. The day was packed with over 500 people, as well as TV camera crews, reporters.

Songs written about events that occured in Canada

• Reesor Crossing Tragedy, 1969 song about the Reesor Siding Strike of 1963 which saw three union workers murdered.


• The Bridge Came Tumblin' Down, 1972 song about the 18 men killed in the collapse of the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing.


• Big Joe Mufferaw, about the French-Canadian logging legend Joseph Montferrand.


• Fire in the Mine, about the Hollinger Mines fire that killed 39 miners in Timmins, Ontario

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stompin'_Tom_Connors

Favorite guitar

Tom's favourite guitar was a Gibson Southern Jumbo acoustic. He purchased in 1956 while on his way through Ohio to Nashville.He discovered it in a furniture store, hidden in a case on the top of some shelf, and after some haggling, purchased it for $80. The guitar was used to audition in 1964 at the Maple Leaf Hotel in Timmins.Although retired in 1972, it remains in his possession.

Dr.Stompin Tom Connors,eh?

He received an Doctor of Laws degree from St. Thomas University in 1993, which was the inspiration for his album titled Dr. Stompin' Tom Connors, eh?

Gumboot Cloggeroo

The album "Gumboot Cloggeroo", released in 1979, would be Tom's last. In a fit of frustration and disappointment, Tom returned all six of his Juno Awards, as a statement of protest,bcause when they were having concerts in Canada they were having American bands coming.

250 songs by Stompin Tom

The One Book that so many Stompin' Tom fans have been waiting for. The Book that contains All the Words and Chords to practically every song Stompin Tom sings. I think this book with over 250 songs is probably, up until now, the most extensive song collection ever compiled on any one song writing artist, and they’re all under the one cover.

Stompin Tom And The Connors Tone

Stompin' Tom Connors told the story of his harsh childhood: begging on the streets at the age of four, surviving orphanages and a foster home, and running away at thirteen with his guitar, and a dream.

Bud The Spud

"Bud The Spud" is one of Tom's most well known albums. It was his first album released with his then new manager, Jury Krytiuk, and was an instant hit.

Good Ol Hockey Game

The song first appeared on Connors' 1973 album, Stompin' Tom and the Hockey Song. However, the song did not reach its tremendous popularity until 1992. It was at this time, that the song was played at Ottawa Senators games.Today, it is a well known song, celebrating Canada's love for one of its national games, hockey.

The song is well known for its chorus,

Oh! The good old hockey game,
Is the best game you can name;
And the best game you can name,
Is the good old Hockey game!

After numerous complaints about damaged stage floors, Tom began to carry a piece of plywood that he stomped even more vigorously than before. The "stompin' " board has since become one of his trademarks. After stomping a hole in the wood, he would pick it up and show it to the audience then joke about the quality of the local lumber before calling for a new one.

How the Stompin begins?

The bartender of the Maple Leaf Hotel in Timmins, Ontario, offered Stompin Tom a beer to play a few songs. Those songs turned into a year long contract.The dominion was impressed with his voice and song ideas,so he signed a year contract with them.

Early Life

He spent a short time living with his mother in a low-security women's penitentiary before he was seized by Children's Aid Society. He was later adopted by the Aylward family in Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island.