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Saginaw Spirit – 2024 Memorial Cup Champions

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Saginaw hosted the 2024 Memorial Cup and we were lucky to have tickets for the Championship game on Sunday night.

The Memorial Cup is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played among the champions of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and Western Hockey League (WHL), and a host team, which alternates on an annual basis between the three member leagues.

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The Memorial Cup is sometimes referred to as one of the hardest championships to win in hockey, factoring in the number of teams across the CHL’s member leagues nationwide, the Memorial Cup tournament being played between their top teams, and the limited eligibility period for players to compete at the major junior level.

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The Spirit held a 3-0 lead at one point and the London Knights tied it up in the third period. Then Saginaw scored the 4-3 game winner with 21 seconds left in the game. It was amazing!

The Spirit came to Saginaw in 2002 and this is the city’s first Memorial Cup. The CHL web site has a great game highlights video.

SVRC Marketplace

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Yesterday the new SVRC Marketplace opened in downtown Saginaw. I stopped there for lunch today. It’s a really neat place right next to where the Farmer’s Market is. Hopefully the city supports the businesses because it’s awesome for the area.

When I saw poke bowls at Sushi Remix, I knew what I was having for lunch, since I’d never had one. It was really good, as was the green apple bubble tea.

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I grabbed a Heath cinnamon roll from Cinnamom for dessert. Nice and gooey!

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It was a tough choice though. Can’t believe I only got one.

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Here are some other photos I took.

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Saginaw Meadows

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A couple of friends and I joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), called Saginaw Meadows. For 18 weeks of the summer, we’ll get fresh, local, naturally grown produce. This farm grows over 80 varieties of vegetables and herbs.

It sounds pretty cool and is perfect for eating Paleo. Once a week we’ll pick up a basket which includes recipes to try for different items. Should be fun and delicious!