Newsweek:

If the need arises and the range is close, Mark Salter will edit John McCain in midsentence. After 19 years at each other’s side, neither man gives it a second thought. When a writer for The New Yorker was interviewing them last year about their latest best-selling book, the talk turned to hockey and the Arizona senator’s admiration for Wayne Gretzky, who coaches the Phoenix Coyotes. “Wayne Gretzky is one of the all-time best American athletes!” McCain proclaimed. But even before his boss finished speaking, Salter had spotted a slip-up: the hockey legend is from Ontario. “Yes,” Salter interjected, “Gretzky is one of the best American athletes … from Canada!”

If McCain wants to show that he knows something about hockey, he could just spout a few tried-and-true cliches: take it one game at a time, win the battles in the corners, be first to the puck, play our game, go hard to the net, find the open lane, break the cycle, make the outlet pass, take the home crowd out of it, play physical, stay out of the penalty box, etc. ad nauseum.

Well, at least he didn’t call it “Ice Hockey.”

Glove tap: Attaturk.

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