Lord have Mercer: Hockey lessons, Kinburn-style

Rick Mercer is always good for a laugh.Who can forget his "Talking to Amercians" show on CBC where he showed just how ignorant most Americans are to what life is like north of the border?

Equally funny is The Rick Mercer Report. This week had me laughing more than usual as he visited the Paralympic Games and got some hockey lessons, Kinburn-style as Valley boy Todd Nicholson got some air time on the very popular TV show.

Check out the video below.

It's a clip of the entire segment. It's all funny, but the sledge hockey segment begins at the 4:15 mark.

Watch for Todd to throw a bodycheck at a surprised Mercer. And then give him a little advice.

Another feather in Todd's cap.

http://www.youtube.com/mercerreport#p/u/0/qy8NqaOizT8

From the cool files: Todd is an inspiration to us all

How cool is this?

Todd Nicholson, a Kinburn boy and Arnprior District High School grad, just competed for Team Canada's men's sledge hockey squad in the Paralympic Winter Games for the fifth time.

If that isn't cool enough, he had air time on CTV, TSN, and had his photo in Sports Illustrated a few weeks back. He's carried the Canadian flag in the opening ceremonies, has worn the captain's "C" on his chest and has a trophy case full of medals and awards.

And he's now the proud papa of twins.

Next, he's going to be on a segment of the Rick Mercer report this week.

There will be more on Todd in upcoming blogs.

But for now, check this out:

http://www.morethanmedication.com/en/paralympics/?ShowVideo2=true

This man is an inspiration and I'm proud to call him my friend.

For a great blog on the Paralympic experience this year, check this out:

http://nicholsonsinvancouver.blogspot.com/

A superb job by Todd's brother Gordie and his wife Jenn who kept everyone in the Valley up to speed on the Games in Vancouver.