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In no particular order because they're all memorable for different reasons:

Todd Bertuzzi's moronic move. I'm a lifelong Canucks fan, but there is

no way I could in any way condone this. He could have ended Moore's

career and he did give hockey a huge black eye. Hockey is the greatest

game in the world. Unfortunately, those in charge (hello there, Gary Bettman)

have never sold it the way it should be. Bertuzzi's actions make it more

difficult should Bettman ever get around to doing this. Plus, Bertuzzi's

selfishness - along with ex-Canuck Martin Gelinas and his teammates - helped

remove the Canucks from the playoffs long before they should have been

out.

Montreal Expos no longer the Montreal Expos. Montreal is definitely first and

foremost a hockey town. They didn't really support the team the way it needed

to be supported. But they'd been there as long as I can remember and they

produced some fine players over the years, including a fellow from just down

the road, Larry Walker.

No NHL. Bettman and Goodenow should both find themselves unemployed.

While I'm largely sympathetic to the calls for a salary cap, the owners are

looking for a foolproof method to protect them from themselves. "Cost

certainty?" Can anyone guarantee how much I'm going to make when I open

my new business? We're without hockey and many, many people that make

their living off of it, aren't. It will be January 2006 by the time we see any, I

think.

The Red Sox beating the Yanks and the Cards. I remember as a boy watching

Boston in the World Series against the Big Red Machine. They didn't stand

much of a chance, and I was rooting for the underdog. I still remember

Fisk's homerun. While they haven't been my favourite team, I still have a soft

spot for them.

Not truly sports, but Chris Benoit finally capturing the World Title after all

those years in front of a worldwide audience. I know it's pre-determined. It's

still sort of sport-like though, and it was a good Canadian kid. A truly

deserving one at that.

There are some other ones that come to mind, but I don't think we've heard

the last of them. BALCO and Barry Bond's playing fast and loose with the

truth are those at the head of the list.

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Not truly sports, but Chris Benoit finally capturing the World Title after all

those years in front of a worldwide audience. I know it's pre-determined. It's

still sort of sport-like though, and it was a good Canadian kid. A truly

deserving one at that.

I interviewed Chris when he was an up & coming nobody--great guy--very nice & humble--I haven't really followed his career though, as I'm not too into pro wrestling...

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1) Getting to say goodbye to Mike Bossy back in 1988 when they raised his number into the Nassau Coliseum rafters.

2) 1996 USA World Cup win OVER CANADA IN MONTREAL.

2a) My first Army-Navy game in Philadelphia. Seeing President Reagen

3) 2004 World Cup in Montreal. Canada was great, made new friends and got my face planted all over canadian sports television!

4) 1996 Yankees World Series victory

5) Islanders drive for 5. We came up short..But its the first good Islanders memory I had as a kid.

5a) 2004 WJC victory over Canada in Europe. What a wild goal...

these are just some of my favorites..the list is long.

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5 memories of 2004

Steve Waugh saves the day one final time in his last match for Australia. I think I cried when he announced he was retiring a few months earlier (but that's 2003 ;))

Liverpool win 1-0 away to Manchester United, thanks to the first penalty awarded to a visting team in something like 6 years.

The Carlos Boozer controversy.

The Red Sox comeback against the Yankees. The World Series was anticlimactic after that.

Australian cricket team wins in India for the first time in decades.

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Yes the Red Sox win was a big story, but on a personal level--what do you think will be the top 5 sports memories for 2004.

It may be the Sox still.

But if Baseball and/or the Red Sox aren't your top priorities there would be other stories that are your personal ones...

So to repeat again--these are your personal memories or highlights--they don't have to be big news stories... (although they can be too)

Mine would normally incude a Stampeders story--but other than John Grace & Nik Lewis there wasn't much...

So my top 5 highlights--in no real order--

1-The Canada-er World Cup--some very good hockey along the way--and the Good Guys won... :flagcanada:

2-The Flames made the playoffs after missing them for 7 years--as a Flames fan--that's a biggie

3-The Flames win a playoff series for the first time in 15 years--Not a fond memory for Canucks fans--but for Flames fans, another biggie

4-The Flames beat the Red Wings--who show their age...Martin Gelinas comes up big again in OT! I may never forget that goal...

5-The Flames get to the finals--unfortunately the ending wasn't better--but what a ride!

So yours will probably differ--and in sports for one team to be happy, another has to be sad...

And Lightning fans trump me on that one...

Amen to that. I got my first Flames jersey for Christmas this year. VERY NICE.

Top five memories for me in 2004:

1. Red Sox journey and World Series Victory

2. Flames playoff run

3. Padres open Petco Park and challenge for NL West Championship. First winning season since 1998.

4. hit on Steve Moore by Todd Bertuzzi

5. Pistons-Pacers melee.

Obviously the last two weren't positive memories but these are the five things from 2004 that I'm likely to remember for a long time. I could name the Chargers surprising season or the Lakers (haha) losing in the Finals to the Pistons. I could mention the Summer Olympics but those things won't be as remembered for me as the above five.

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