The Official Zach Bogosian Thread

[pezeveng 207]

Armenia Will be hosting the 2010 IIHF Division 3 World Championships in April.https://ssl.perfora.net/www.armenianhockey....ndex.shopscript

[serge 904]

Armenia Will be hosting the 2010 IIHF Division 3 World Championships in April.https://ssl.perfora.net/www.armenianhockey....ndex.shopscript

yup..Arp brought this up before..its cool

[serge 904]

With the injuries to Martin and Komisarek who may not be ready for the Olympics..There is a small chance Bogosian will get the nod..

[pezeveng 207]

These Armenians really know how to pull a scam. I think Iam going to soon say Iam Portuguese or Italian when travelling to the states.http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/medisca...3pvykHFF0fecg2Ihttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11539601

[serge 904]

Those charged in New York include reputed crime boss Armen Kazarian, who holds the title of "vor," which authorities said is similar to a Mafia godfather. Kazarian is the first vor ever charged with racketeering in the United States, according to the Department of Justice. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/medisca...I#ixzz12MYYO8uPFor those that speak Armenian, this is special kind of funny..LOL

[MapleLeafpoker 1,462]

brutal. Another suspected scam involved co-defendant Aron Chervin, who allegedly recruited strippers to file false car-insurance claims. who wants to bet this is where it all went public? You just cant trust strippers these days.

[serge 904]

Hey Sev, are you a top VOR??

[pezeveng 207]

Armen is my dads name and Kazarian is my moms maiden name.I think my uncles travelling to the states may need extra security clearence now.

[Babying 613]

brutal. Another suspected scam involved co-defendant Aron Chervin, who allegedly recruited strippers to file false car-insurance claims. who wants to bet this is where it all went public? You just cant trust strippers these days.

Wait wait wait.This comes out, the stripper thing, Serge mentions that the rink is next to a strip club and Serge is Armenian.It is all coming together.

[pezeveng 207]

Hey Sev, are you a top VOR??

the bus scam in LA is still the best, where the guy paints a bus the same colour as the Public Transit and drives the route for months picking up fares. These Armenians are creative I tell ya.

[Babying 613]

the bus scam in LA is still the best, where the guy paints a bus the same colour as the Public Transit and drives the route for months picking up fares. These Armenians are creative I tell ya.

Do you have a link for this. I would love to read about it.

[serge 904]

Rumour is that Zach Bogosian is ready to step it up now that he is healthy...Look out...

[serge 904]

Congrats Zach on the OT game winner tonight..

[pezeveng 207]

Do you have a link for this. I would love to read about it.

Sorry I missed this post. I tried looking up the story but to no avail. Its very well known in the Armenian community though.

[pezeveng 207]

this time Kobe has pissed off the Armenians.Lakers star Kobe Bryant's two-year endorsement deal with Turkish Airlines has sparked protest among Armenian Americans in Los Angeles and nationwide, some threatening to boycott the basketball player unless he backs out of the contract.In a statement announcing the deal, Turkish Airlines described Bryant as a "global brand ambassador." The airline is seeking to publicize the start of nonstop flights in March from Istanbul to Los Angeles with the basketball star appearing in a blitz of TV, billboard, print and online ads early next year.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010...s-armenian.html

[serge 904]

this time Kobe has pissed off the Armenians.Lakers star Kobe Bryant's two-year endorsement deal with Turkish Airlines has sparked protest among Armenian Americans in Los Angeles and nationwide, some threatening to boycott the basketball player unless he backs out of the contract.In a statement announcing the deal, Turkish Airlines described Bryant as a "global brand ambassador." The airline is seeking to publicize the start of nonstop flights in March from Istanbul to Los Angeles with the basketball star appearing in a blitz of TV, billboard, print and online ads early next year.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010...s-armenian.html

Those Armenians are annoying..I think its a great idea.

[serge 904]

So this Kobe thing is becoming a fairly large issue among the Armenians...I am not in the contingent that thinks Kobe is doing something wrong.There are a lot of extremists in the Armenian community, I dont agree with them.Kobe's teammate is married to an Armenian and its interesting to see where this goes.For those that arent aware the Armenian/Turkish feud has gone on for close to a 100 years. The Turks massacred 1.5 million Armenians which was a genocide of massive proportions. The Turks to this day dont want to recognize that it was a genocide. Lot of Armenians(especially the ones not from Turkey) refuse to listen to Turkish music ,participate in Turkish culture and just are against everything Turkish.I am not in that contingent. I speak Turkish, have Turkish friends and if it wasnt for my Turkish birth i would love to visit the country I was born...(cant go back due to military issues)In Armenian parties we arent allowed to play Turkish music etc.I am possibly in the minority, but I like to see this stupidity end. The Germans massacred millions of Jews, the Americans killed a ton of Japanese, however they were able to put this behind them. All the Turks have to do is just say yes it was a genocide and lets move on. Turkey and Armenia are close neighbours and it would be to our advantage to open the borders and trade relations.The extremists give the Armenians a bad name sometime, i just hope some idiot doesnt do something towards Kobe or the Lakers.

[MapleLeafpoker 1,462]

So ironically I just finished off a meeting with 2 gentleman from Turkey. They were discussing Turkish Airlines, and I brought up the KObe thing, and one of them mentions to me that Turkish Airlines actually sponsors FC Barcelona, and also Man United. I was like "ya, I kinda knew that"....then he tells me did you know they are the major sponsor for the Euro Basketball League. huh? the whole league? yup, the whole league. Thats pretty major if you think of the status of this league in Europe, and the general worth of Turkey amongst most Europeans, since they arent even a part of the EU.as for where I stand on Kobe-Turkey politics? I dont know. Well, I kinda do, but this aint the time or place.what a strange thing to be discussing in the FCP Poker-OT-Hockey Forum.

[Skeleton Jelly 2]

some threatening to boycott the basketball player unless he backs out of the contract.

What does it mean to boycott a basketball player? Won't buy his jersey? Won't watch his games?Edit: I have no idea what thread I'm in.

[serge 904]

So ironically I just finished off a meeting with 2 gentleman from Turkey. They were discussing Turkish Airlines, and I brought up the KObe thing, and one of them mentions to me that Turkish Airlines actually sponsors FC Barcelona, and also Man United. I was like "ya, I kinda knew that"....then he tells me did you know they are the major sponsor for the Euro Basketball League. huh? the whole league? yup, the whole league. Thats pretty major if you think of the status of this league in Europe, and the general worth of Turkey amongst most Europeans, since they arent even a part of the EU.as for where I stand on Kobe-Turkey politics? I dont know. Well, I kinda do, but this aint the time or place.what a strange thing to be discussing in the FCP Poker-OT-Hockey Forum.

The amount of money they must be at thrown at Kobe is probably a lot ..I would love to hear your view on the politics, maybe over a beer next time.

[MapleLeafpoker 1,462]

The amount of money they must be at thrown at Kobe is probably a lot ..I would love to hear your view on the politics, maybe over a beer next time.

Id like to know how much $$$ too.Over a beer? Absolutely.Which leads me to another topic.....Im suprised at how little the AHL guys get together as a pool. Even the draft itself seemed to be a quick hit and go. Maybe there's an old group that sees each other often in social circles, but Im suprised the pool never even bothered to have like a trade deadline get together for beer, wings trades....I realize now with more out of towners in the group thats not possible, but we should at least maybe try amongst those of us in the GTA. Might get the trades/action in the AHL going.

[Fenxis 99]

Which leads me to another topic.....Im suprised at how little the AHL guys get together as a pool. Even the draft itself seemed to be a quick hit and go. Maybe there's an old group that sees each other often in social circles, but Im suprised the pool never even bothered to have like a trade deadline get together for beer, wings trades....I realize now with more out of towners in the group thats not possible, but we should at least maybe try amongst those of us in the GTA. Might get the trades/action in the AHL going.

Serge has made it to Ottawa

[gruven 530]

Id like to know how much $$$ too.Over a beer? Absolutely.Which leads me to another topic.....Im suprised at how little the AHL guys get together as a pool. Even the draft itself seemed to be a quick hit and go. Maybe there's an old group that sees each other often in social circles, but Im suprised the pool never even bothered to have like a trade deadline get together for beer, wings trades....I realize now with more out of towners in the group thats not possible, but we should at least maybe try amongst those of us in the GTA. Might get the trades/action in the AHL going.

Poker night.

[Zach6668 513]

I might move to the GTA depending on a few things. I'm sure you all know I'm always up for hanging out and beers, etc.

[serge 904]

Id like to know how much $$$ too.Over a beer? Absolutely.Which leads me to another topic.....Im suprised at how little the AHL guys get together as a pool. Even the draft itself seemed to be a quick hit and go. Maybe there's an old group that sees each other often in social circles, but Im suprised the pool never even bothered to have like a trade deadline get together for beer, wings trades....I realize now with more out of towners in the group thats not possible, but we should at least maybe try amongst those of us in the GTA. Might get the trades/action in the AHL going.

This is true..We should get together more..