The WCHA held it's teleconference this morning at 8 a.m. Here's how it went ... They all said some version of ... "guys worked hard in off-season ... excited to get going ... not sure how good our team will be ... and there's no i in team .. give a hundred percent". Ok ... so I took some liberties with my paraphrasing. But yeah the theme was established and pretty much adhered to.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Kendall Classic Preview: Clarkson and St. Cloud
UAA's opponent's this weekend for the Kendall tournament are Clarkson and then St. Cloud. The Seawolves have never played Clarkson. They play in the ECAC. Every player but one on the roster has eastern ties. I only troll BCHL, AJHL, MJHL, USHL and NAHL junior leagues so I only know something about one Clarkson player. I do know a thing or two about St. Cloud though. So I'll save them for last.
Sunday, October 02, 2011
DU Students Are Kyle's Mom
Some 400+ University of Denver students attending the Pioneer hockey team's preseason exhibition game versus McGill University from Montreal, Quebec were stupid enough Saturday night to regale their opposition with "U-S-A U-S-A U-S-A" chants. Um ... hint-o-rama here future DU alumni ... when an American University plays a Canadian University it isn't like the Olympics .. um cos .. THERE are Canadians on your team. Morons.
One long time anonymous DU fan said this on the internet ...
"Disgusting display by the Students tonight chanting USA! Led by a student wearing a KE hat - that E was a Greek E for Sigma - sadly these students have no idea of the great Canadian players that have come through this school and given us our greatest moments - time for someone(DG?) to teach them some history. I was disgusted with their chants and singing American anthems."
Some people are believed to be saying that what's even more troubling are the unconfirmed reports of unrestrained nationalistic zealotry advocating violence: shrill cries of "Kill The Fucking Canadians!" were said to have allegedly been heard.
So just like Kyle's mom; it seems the DU student body has lost whatever minimal semblance of rational thinking they ever had before enrolling in that sorrowful pocket-emptying diploma-factory.
DU's three Canadian born players Joey Laleggia, Shawn Ostrow and Sam Brittain were said to have been heard to simultaneously utter "WHAT THE FUCK?" at one point.
Some people are also now saying that DU might not be such a safe place for Canadian players. I can't say I disagree with that. They've recently formed the "National" conference. It's not called the "International" conference, is it? Perhaps this "National" conference will indeed have benefits for other schools in the future. If the 8 ultra-elite butt-hurt schools that formed the league all swear off recruiting Canadian players it's got to be proportionally good for the rest of US college hockey.
2011-2012 Freshman Class
Scott Allen, Austin Coldwell, Derek Docken, Corbin Karl, Sam Mellor, Andrew Pettitt, Kory Roy and Eric Scheid are the eight new Seawolves this season. Perhaps the best thing every season about analyzing the freshman is that I don't really know what they bring to the party. So it's all pure anticipation. And I'm full of positive anticipation regarding these guys.
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