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Peddie Must Step Aside and Allow Fletcher to do His Job

Howard Berger blogging for Hockey Buzz writes about the need for Richard Peddie, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, to step aside and allow Cliff Fletcher to do his job. Richard Peddie is “a decent, cooperative fellow” whom Berger holds in “high regard.” However, Peddie “is an unmitigated catastrophe as a hockey administrator.” There is no reason for Peddie to keep control. “Not after the harm he has caused this franchise.” His record over the last five years “is every bit as lamentable as the Leafs' performance in the past 40 years.”

Berger states in his post that it is the “weak-kneed environment of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment” that has allowed him to “flourish as the top dog, regardless of achievement.” Cliff Fletcher will do well “with the means he's been provided.” If “left to his own volition,” Cliff is capable “of coercing the most desirable candidate to be the Leafs' next GM.” But unfortunately, Peddie has “imposed himself on the process” as well as “summoned noted sports attorney Gord Kirke as his partner in crime.” There’s no advice Peddie and Kirke could possibly “offer a 50-year NHL veteran in his quest for a new manager.” Berger believes that until Peddie “steps away from any meaningful involvement in the hockey operation, the Leafs are doomed to mediocrity.”

Powerful Monologues Delivered in Thompson’s Palace of the End

Johnnie Walker over at the Torontoist, reviews Judith Thompson’s play Palace of the End in a recent post. Palace of the End is her most recent play, and also “her best.” Her greatest strength “has always been her monologues, and in this piece, she uses that strength to its full advantage.” In Palace there is no character interaction, rather three long monologues, “each spoken by someone who has been greatly affected by the political situation in Iraq from Saddam's rise to power to the present.”

Walker points out in his post that although Thompson’s characters, although not credited this way, are very clearly based on real people. “Maev Beaty's ‘American Soldier’ is none other than… Private Lynndie England; Julian Richings' ‘British Microbiologist and Weapons Inspector’ is WMD whistle-blower… David Kelly; Arsinée Khanjian's ‘Iraqi Mother’ is the less notorious Nehrjas al-Saffarh.” The play is directed by David Storch “with a simple elegance that is complemented by Teresa Przybylski's attractive set design.” The characters are convincing and sympathetic. The final monologue is “one of the most honest and powerful moments you're likely to see on stage this year.” The show runs at the Berkeley Street Theatre until February 23.

DAPPP Hosts World’s Largest Charity Ping Pong Tournament

In a recent post for blog T.O., Sameer reports that ping pong has gotten a lot more appealing since The DAPPP created ping pong tournament parties “with proceeds going to charity.” At this year's Commissioner's Cup, hundreds of ping pong players will join together with partiers “in a night of sport and revelry.” The tournament benefits Second Harvest, “an organization that aims to help feed hungry people by picking up and preparing excess fresh food and delivering it daily to social service agencies in Toronto”

According to the post, The Commissioner's Cup “is the largest charity ping pong tournament in the world.” The next tournament happens at the The Berkeley Church this Saturday. “It's still not too late to sign up for the tournament, and players of all skill levels are encouraged to play.” And if you’re not into ping pong, DAPPP marketing manager Mike Schram says they're “expecting a total of 600 players and partiers at the event.” For those signing up for the tournament there will be an open bar.

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