His introductory class is a torrent of information, eight hours spent outdoors focused on seven survival skills: fire, food, shelter, water, tracking, awareness and movement.
But the idea of the Sainte-Flanelle — the holy flannel, the sainted cloth of the red white and blue — was associated with an idea of hockey played in a certain style: Speed, skill, overdrive, "fire wagon" hockey, with a singular Québécois goalie and a team of jackrabbits in front — and fire-breathing jackrabbits at that.
If he was in charge there, however, he says his curriculum would include practical skills, like fire lighting, knot tying, using knives and building rafts.
In December, Chief Sanchez found his leadership skills under fire when a police recruit, Ellis Johnson, admitted to a criminal history that included theft and drug use.
If North Korea successfully launches its rocket, Pyong will have demonstrated that it has the technological skills to fire a missile that could reach the Western United States.
The fun doesn't stop there though - there will be circus skills and fire breathing going on when it gets dark and live bands will be playing the upstairs of the much-loved Burley Liberal Club.
All too often, people end up getting hired for their skills and fired for their attitude.
I'm coping but only just, often relying on logistical firefighting skills for fires I have lit due to lack of timely understanding or action.
Peter Laviolette, the coach who did not appreciate Czerkawski's lack of defensive skills, was fired in June, and Steve Stirling, the Islanders' new coach, wants to take advantage of what Czerkawski can do -- which is score goals.
First it was baking, then sewing, and now clay as the Great Pottery Throw Down, the BBC's latest knock-out skills competition fires up a renewed interest in ceramics.
