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Pat Kiernan Basks In Glow Of Canada's Hockey Gold

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Pat Kiernan may be a NY1 anchor, but he's a Canuck first. On his website, Pat's Papers, he posted some screenshots from his morning broadcast, writing, "My producers at NY1 let me wear my Team Canada shirt for the top of our sports report after our 3-2 gold-medal win over Team USA last night. But they got the last word with some on-screen graphics."

He later revealed, "Assignment desk just got off the phone with a viewer who didn't understand the gag and wanted to complain that it's 'New York 1 and not Canada 1.'"

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  • GREGORYABUTLER

    Calm down, people!

    It's just a hockey game - and, after all, that's CANADA'S national sport, not ours!

    Let's show some good sportsmanship here!

  • Boogie Down

    Canada's national sport is actually lacrosse. Who knew? Thanks for your pleasant comment. From the other side, many of my Canadian friends have been praising Ryan Miller for his outstanding talents. That's what I like to see. No need to get ugly on either side with regards to the game.

  • widowspider

    Agreed! It's interesting to see both the epic sense of humour failure AND the loss of any manners by some of the above posters. Have an opinion - an impassioned one, by all means - but don't use that as an excuse to be a rude and nasty person. It doesn't put you or what you are trying to communicate in a good light at all.

    Personally, I laughed really hard at the good-natured joke this morning, and that the producers went along with it with style made it all the more enjoyable. Let's not be the sourpuss nation, eh?

  • some guy

    LisaLuvs is probably the person that called NY1.

    Never knew people in this city were so fucking insular.

  • LisaLuvsUlf5NYC

    No, I am not out of breath even yet,most especially when it comes to defending my right, in my country, to have my opinion. You replied to another post in this article stating "your government" (meaning the poster's, not yours) supports the Iraqi War. If you do not live in the US, or consider the US your country of allegiance, or were born in another country and are not an American citizen, by all means: GET THE HELL OUT!!!!!!!!!!! On second thought,even if you are an American, GET THE HELL OUT anyway; I am sure some third world cespool will be more than happy to have you as part of their fiber. You will fit in perfectly.

    I have been reading The Gothamist for a few years and who knew that you were representative in any way of those who frequent this site. I am unsubscribing; I have no desire to be linked with lowlife trash which seems to be a badge you wear proudly...knock yourself out dimwit & enjoy!! The Gothamist does not have material exemplary enough to put up with idiots like you.

  • Kelles

    Canada is America's hat! Hat's off to our hat!

  • LisaLuvsUlf5NYC

    Well Pat....I was a NYC(as in USA)fan & supporter of yours ...until today. You should join all the boorish louts that cursed the US when Canada lost the first game of their "adopted religion". Better yet, why don't you go do a morning news show in the Canadian wild and report moose sightings from atop a telephone pole....You come and make your $$$ here and then you are permitted on-air to show favoritism & nationalism!!?? Move back to Canada...PLEASE!!

  • Boogie Down

    You created an account just to post this comment? Wow, you must be a real loser (and probably a xenophobe, too).

  • LisaLuvsUlf5NYC

    Incidentally, if you knew anything about hockey, you would know that my "username" refers to the Swedish hockey player Ulf Samuelsson. So much for your xenophobe theory and your hockey ignorance certainly is showing. This is all about rivalries and sports. If that doesn't interest you, why are you commenting,let alone making a weak attempt at insulting people who are posting about something they do have an unwavering passion for.

  • Boogie Down

    Are you out of breath yet? You're right, comments like "go back to [insert any country name here]" don't reek of xenophobia. At all.

  • LisaLuvsUlf5NYC

    No, they do not! Just like your only other posting to this site doesn't reek of stupidity or racism or both. Anyone curious? Click on this phony's "username" and see what his only other posting was to The Gothamist. You must have expended what was left of any brain capacity just in the typing of that posting because it certainly didn't require any intelligence. I will gladly own xenophobe as my belief system if it also applies to sewers so that you can return to the scum filled one you crawled out of. Oh and while you are at it, drop dead.

  • Boogie Down

    Oooh, such harsh words from an 11-year-old. Seriously, this is the last response you're going to get from me as I don't deal with those who have only acquired a fifth grade education. I assume you're referring to my comment that went "Race race race race race race RACE!". Correct? Well, moron, that was a reference to how obsessed YOU Americans are with race. Every third post on this site is about race and there seems to be no topic that Americans love to harp on more. I mean, makes sense, let's spend our entire existence castigating others to outer realms of society because they look different. THAT is what I was aluding to. If you're so stupid that you took that as a racist comment, then perhaps you should consider re-entering the fifth grade. Good luck with that. Finally, yes, I am an immigrant, and yes, I'm here legally, as if it was any of your business. Buh-bye.

    P.S. Seems like you're pretty popular on here already (somebody called you "fucking insular"). Too bad you have to "unsubscribe your account".

  • LisaLuvsUlf5NYC

    You don't know me and I don't give a damn what you think. Because I do not believe that a newscaster(cable or otherwise) should show such bias makes me a xenophobe? Hardly. I suppose that every person who first creates an account to comment on something they have a strong opinion about makes them a "loser" ? Or are they a "loser" only if they don't agree with your opinion? You are a pompous jackass.

  • FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

    They can chant whatever they want. Free expression.

  • 1stephanie

    I hope we never lose PK. He's such a treasure!

  • FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

    Actually it is their govt that supports clubbing baby seals. The majority of Canadian don't support the hunt.

  • youngpro

    and actually, it's their govt that supports it, and doesnt mean EVERYONE

  • Boogie Down

    Well, your government supported the Iraqi war, so, using your logic, every time something good happens for the U.S.A. the rest of the world should respond by chanting "Congrats, Iraqi citizen murderers". That makes so much sense.

  • NannyState

    Canadian filth. And he's a rotter.

  • FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

    Congrats baby seal clubbers.

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