Hits From The Blog, Part Deux

It's been awhile since I've been lazy enough to do this, so I've got some good crazy stuff saved up. There are some twisted people out there, coming to RWD. And writing it.

Somewhat Hockey-Related
mike zacharias budweiser i take it he's a big fan.
t.j. oshie beer bong people, get it right. that was jonathan toews.
greer Macgregor is this some sort of science experiment gone wrong?
euthanasia, nick kemp is that really necessary? can't we just put him out to stud?
the drunk hockey guy blog umd doesn't exist yet. you're stuck with rwd.
don lucia complaining imagine that!
bulldog with fire helmet more like fire helmet with bulldog.

Hockey Player Stalker Hits
drew akins is cute probably a meanegirl hit.
is mike sertich of duluth minnesota married wow, even sertie gets stalked!
rob bordson is so hot yes.
uaa nathan lawson girlfriend i hope she's combing the beaches, because he is washed up.
josh meyers shirtless yes yes.
bryan mcgregor girlfriend i wonder what he's up to?
stu bickel girlfriend another meanegirl hit.
tyler bozak girlfriend probably dumped him when he got his knee injury.
tony lucia girlfriend ...is jay barriball.
tj oshie apartment on you tube for what? dirtiest apartment ever?
alex goligoski girlfriend ...is ryan potulny.
tyler ruegsegger girlfriend hopefully did not get projectile-vomited on.
glenn fisher girlfriend who? oh wait, that du guy.
jordan parise gf to be fair, the gf could stand for grand forks.
rob nolan girlfriend ...is rwd.
tj oshie girlfriend should probably not view "tj oshie apartment on you tube."
matt smaby engaged someone cares?
jonathan toews shirtless with a beer bong, i hope!

What the...????
when does air bud hockey come out i don't know, but i can't wait!!!
good rat keeping i guess you clean their cage and feed them and stuff.
boosh hot dogs the game yeah, i'm sure that happened.
making of the game banana is the "game banana" some sort of trophy for gorilla footballers?
rat bleeding from ears probably resulted from bad rat keeping.
cowbell penalty two minutes for not enough!
that heartless bitch, thb tech hockey blog?
christmas dogs midget performance i'm assuming this show is in tijuana.
my legs are extremely long does not apply here.
i'm a guy, and i want grow my hair out like jason micheal carrol's, but until then, how should i manage my hair? ask hollywood clark!
your so into hockey and you don't even know it t-shirts i would never wear that grammatically incorrect shirt.
why women don't like hockey because we're too busy making sandwiches and fetching beers.
home improvement brad shirtless in locker room who wants to see the mullet kid shirtless?
outline of bronco for pumpkin carving that seems useful.
rhyme master rwd yo yo yo, peace out homeslice.
where to go in denver if you're single co14ers' house.
why do people cut off deer heads on the side of the road because they are lousy shots.
shopko temple of doom i see someone shares my point of view.
political affiliation ted Kaczynski same as donald's.
dogs that coach people i don't think they exist. i searched.
jack i don't think they are ready for this that's what she said.
real life fights between badger and dogs ask cody danberg for footage.
wow fhg that's what cardinal said.
does jack daniels have turpentine in it? does it matter?
i kissed a goon and i liked it?
what happened in the houghton temple ...stays in the houghton temple.
runnin and quantum theory you've come to the right place!

Standing On Guard For Me

Today is Canada Day! Essentially, this is functions as Canada's "birthday," when the British North America Act was enacted and unified the provinces. I learned that on Wikipedia, which as we know is infallible as a source. While this is not nearly as bada$$$$ as event that we commemorate on the United States' birthday, we here at RWD still want to recognize a holiday that's important to some folks very important to RWD.

We have had a LOT of Canadians come through the DECC and the Duluth Curling Club; 140 to be precise. I counted! But I might be off by one or two. Let me know.

Currently, UMD has 5 returning Canucks on the roster: Brady Lamb (AB), Travis Oleksuk (ON), Cody Danberg (SK), Mike Connolly (AB) and Justin Fontaine (AB). We're also adding two more Canadians this fall: Wade Bergman (AB) and Dylan Olsen (AB, although I think he was born in the U.S.). I love Canadians! They add so much to my roster. A lot of My Guys have been Canadians... I pretty much favor Canadians and Northern Minnesotans, except for Gergy and Curry. Canadians were very good for UMD last year! They scored a lot of points and won a lot of games for us (including some BIG ones in the playoffs!) Canadians scored 63 goals and had 115 assists for 178 of the 344 points the team got.

Some of UMD's most successful alumni are Canadians. In addition to the awesome guys we have on our roster, last year's superstar senior MacGregor Sharp (AB), Hobey Baker winner Lucien Lessard, Jr (QC), WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod (ON), Bulldog legend Keith "Huffer" Christiansen (ON), TV Analyst Judd Medak (BC), Bulldog daddy Bill Oleksuk (ON), former NHLers Curt Giles (MB), Pat Bouttette (ON), Norm Maciver (ON), and Glenn Resch (SK), UMD assistant coach and Hobey Baker winner Bill Watson (MB), Hall of Famer Brett Hull (BC), current NHLer Mason Raymond (AB), and most importantly, the original My Guy and all-time RWD favorite cutie pie, Evan Schwabe (SK) are ALL Canadians and important players in Bulldog history. Not that the rest of the guys aren't important.

Robby Nolan is Canadian, too. Even though he's not a Bulldog, he's still a very special person to RWD.

Happy Canada Day, everyone!!!!

And In This Corner...

Warning: not safe for losers who don't like fighting in hockey.

Why hello there, Drew Olson.

I love you already.

(Thanks to Richie for posting this on tPB!)

...And The Rest

And so, we have our draft class of 2009.

Et là, nous avons notre classe de repechage de 2009.

Round 1, Dylan Olsen, to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Round 3, Dan Delisle, to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Round 7, Max Tardy, to the St. Louis Blues.

Am I going to have to be a Blackhawks fan now? Seriously? This is upsetting.

Est-ce que je devrai être un fanatique de Blackhawks maintenant? Sérieusement? C'est bouleversant.

I am excited to see Dan taken so high. I'm not very good at judging prospects because I don't care, try, or know very much, so I rely on others to figure out how guys will shape up. Chicago must see a lot of promise in Dan, or they wouldn't have taken him in the third round. The big guys always have a tougher adjustment period in the WCHA, but I'm confident that once he adjusts to the wild inconsistencies in the refereeing in the conference, he'll be a force in front of the net. Just try to knock him out of the way.

Je suis heureux de voir Dan choisi rapidement. Je ne suis pas très bon pour le jugement des perspectives parce que je ne m'inquiète pas, n'essaye pas, ou ne sais pas beaucoup, ainsi je compte sur d'autres pour comprendre comment nos joueurs se développeront. Chicago doit voir beaucoup de potentiel en Dan, ou ils ne l'auraient pas pris dans le troisième ronde. Les grands joueurs ont toujours une période d'ajustement plus dure dans le WCHA, mais je suis confiant que quand il s'ajuste sur les contradictions aliénées dans l'arbitrage dans la conférence, il sera une force devant le but. Essayez de le frapper à l'écart.

I've been so focused on this year's class because they're almost here (98 days!!!!) that I forgot about our exciting class of 2010! Max Tardy was one of the last picks in the draft, and I'd completely forgotten that he was ranked so highly (among North American skaters). I know it's kind of weird to be drafted in the late rounds, but I hope Max is super excited. I'm excited for a Greyhound to be drafted (DHG will die) and I'm also now 100% on the Max Tardy bandwagon as we have the same birthday!

J'ai été beaucoup concentré sur la classe de cette année parce qu'ils sont presque ici (98 jours !!!!) que j'ai oublié notre étonnant classe de 2010! Max Tardy était l'une des dernières sélections dans le repechage, et j'avais complètement oublié qu'il a été bien rangé (parmi les patineurs North American). Je sais il est un peu étrange pour être choisi vers la fin des ronds, mais j'espère que Max est très heureux. Je suis captivé pour qu'un Greyhound soit rédigé (DHG mourrai) et je suis aussi maintenant 100% un fanatique de Max Tardy car nous avons le même anniversaire!!

In other Dylan Olsen news, the Blackhawks had 5 draft picks in college. I feel much more secure in his future with UMD than, say, CC fans have to be feeling about John Moore.

Dans d'autres nouvelles de Dylan Olsen, le Blackhawks a sélectionné 5 étudiants universitaires dans l'ébauche. Je me sens plus bloqué dans son futur avec l'UMD que, par exemple, des fanatiques de CC dois se sentir au sujet de John Moore.

Congratulations to all 211 young men who were selected in the 2009 draft. You're living the dream now, babies!

Félicitations à chacun des 211 jeunes hommes qui ont été choisis dans le repechage 2009. Vous vivez le rêve maintenant, bébés!

Repechage

Hello, my comrades! Since this is a bilingual draft, this will be a bilingual post.

Bonjour, mes camarades! Puisque c'est une repechage bilingue, ce sera un blog bilingue.

Incoming tUMD defenceman Dylan Olsen, of the Camrose Kodiaks, was drafted 28th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks. He is the second Kodiak to be selected in the first round. The major buzz over Dylan is whether or not he will actually don the maroon and gold, or whether he will defect to the WHL.

Le plus nouveau défenseur de l'UMD, Dylan Olsen, au les Kodiaks du Camrose, a été choisi 28ème dans la première ronde par les Blackhawks du Chicago. Il est le deuxième Kodiak à choisir dans la première ronde. Le cancan de Dylan est s'il portera le rouge foncé et l'or, ou s'il passera au WHL.

I'm sure that the first thing he will do upon returning to his hotel is check out RWD to see what I have to say. And here it is:

Je suis sûr que le premier chose il fera lors du renvoi à son hôtel est lu RWD pour voir ce que je dois dire. Et, voila:

Dear Dylan/Cher Dylan,

Recently I have learned that begging is a very effective way to get my darling team to do what I desire. So, I'd like to get down on my knees and beseech you to play at least a year with the Bulldogs. You already made one very smart choice in coming to UMD instead of the Nazi Compound, and now you've got to make another smart choice. Camrose players are very successful at UMD, and they are well-loved by the fans. We are all so happy to have you, and can't wait to see you on that blue line in 98 days!

Récemment j'ai appris que prier est une façon très efficace d'obliger mon équipe chérie à faire ce que je désire. Ainsi, je voudrais obtenir vers le bas sur mes genoux et vous solliciter pour jouer au moins une année avec les Bulldogs. Vous avez déjà fait un choix très futé en venant à UMD au lieu du la soute des Nazis, et maintenant vous devez faire un autre choix futé. Les joueurs de Camrose sont très réussis à UMD, et ils sont adorés par les fans. Nous sommes tous si heureux de vous avoir, et ne pouvons pas attendre pour vous voir sur cette ligne bleue en 98 jours!

Love/Bisous,
RWD

So, there's my feeling on that draft pick. Evidently WCH had no interest in what I had to say in his livechat...

Ainsi, il y a mon sentiment sur son choix. Évidemment WCH n'a eu aucun intérêt dans ce que j'ai dû dire dans son livechat…

One Hundred Days of Solitude

Many years later, as she faced the firing squad, RWD was to remember that distant afternoon when her father took her to discover ice hockey.

It is way, way too hot here. I need hockey.

And we've still got 100 days to go.

I am trying, and I mean really trying, to find enough to say to keep RWD humming throughout the off-season. I can't promise, as I had a car that I tried to keep humming and it died when I was driving back to Illinois after UMD clinched 2nd place in the WCHA in 2004 (as if I needed to clarify the year). Anyway, it's extra-challenging when it is so hot out it feels as though my brain is being boiled. You don't even know what kind of twisted ideas I have for this site that never see the light of a computer monitor. You're already fairly familiar with the low-caliber crap generally posted here. Now realize I have written things worse than that. I know, it feels like a shadow just passed over your soul.

I promise you I have some ideas. None of them are news-worthy or particularly insightful to next year's team, but there is no red telephone on my desk wired directly to Coach Sandelin's office, so I'm at a bit of a disadvantage on trying to break any stories. Pretty much all summer is going to be Fun 'N' Games. We can all at least pretend to be on summer vacation, and this will be a nice break from the normal heavy-hitting journalism on here.

Somehow, someway, we'll make it through these sweltering weeks together. Before you know it, we'll be pulling out our jerseys, mittens, and snow tires. Keep checking the countdown at the bottom of the page and keep the faith!

Highway 35 Revisited

The 2009-2010 schedule is out!

And has been for, like, a week. One of the great things about not writing a "newsy" blog is I don't have to write things as they happen, but rather when I feel like it. I can also write about my #1 favorite subject: ME!

Anyway, following in my usual tradition of color-coded posts using hideously clashing hues, here's my take on the schedule and probable attendance. Home games are in vomit and away games are in squash. I still haven't decided if I am going to be a Season Ticket Holder starting this year or next, but it's not like there's a problem.

10/3/2009 British Columbia (EX)
Yes, yes, definitely! I can't be held back. Plus I need to go up and do some recon for the following weekend.

10/9/2009 Lake Superior State
10/11/2009 Northern Michigan
This weekend is PEANUT BUTTER HJELLE TIME!!!!!!! Details to come! If you like fun, you definitely want to mark your calendars. And if you don't, please stay home. Going Friday, not Sunday.

10/16/2009 Minnesota State-Mankato
10/17/2009 Minnesota State-Mankato
Attending Saturday, Friday if I'm not working.

10/23/2009 St. Cloud State
10/24/2009 St. Cloud State
I might be able to go to both games, as it's a really easy drive, and I'm SURE the boys are hungry for revenge. Hopefully Brady can remain calmer than Al, and Campion will be reffing somewhere else. Actually, I hope that loser is reffing somewhere else EVERY WEEKEND. *Possible golden birthday/David Grun's first goal series*

10/30/2009 Clarkson
10/31/2009 Clarkson
Exciting Halloween series!! I think we'll definitely have to have a costume night. Also, home game + non con >= tUMD win! *Possible golden birthday/David Grun's first goal series*

11/6/2009 Colorado College
11/7/2009 Colorado College
Can't go. As much as I'd like to go to the Springs, I gotta spend one weekend at home. Gotta make the trip soon. I should make 14ers come with me!

11/13/2009 Michigan Tech
11/14/2009 Michigan Tech
SSPW, part III!!!! I'm not sure what's going to happen but it will be crazy and there is a serious bet between MEg and Biddco. This will be my first Tech game without Robby, though. I might cry.

11/20/2009 Minnesota-Twin Cities
11/21/2009 Minnesota-Twin Cities
Unacceptable for me to miss these games. Definitely will be there. I'm pretty sure that there will be at least a few Gopher fans that say "I hope that awful girl from last year doesn't come back." I'll haunt their dreams.

12/4/2009 North Dakota
12/5/2009 North Dakota
If Dirty goes, I'll try to go to at least one game, probably Saturday. Should be a slaughter. I mean, does anyone play for UND? I mean, anyone who doesn't have a rage disorder and isn't a poor imitation of his more talented brother?

12/11/2009 Denver
12/12/2009 Denver
Probably Saturday. Probably. Good memories of last year's Saturday series against Denver. And hey! No home game against Denver, where many teams have been massacred by the Pioneers and their racist mascot.

1/2/2010 Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup (Vermont)
1/3/2010 Sheraton/TD Banknorth Catamount Cup (Vermont)
I think I might actually go to this. I haven't decided if I want to drive or fly. Mapquest says it takes 22 hours and 53 minutes to go through the U.S. or 26 hours and 5 minutes to go up through Canada. Driving what??? A moped??? RWD times: 18 hours or 16 hours, respectively. This all depends on if Inebriated Mike wants to drive with us.

1/8/2010 Colorado College
1/9/2010 Colorado College
Saturday is probable, although I might have to sit this one out if I've been in Vermont.

1/15/2010 Minnesota State-Mankato
1/16/2010 Minnesota State-Mankato
Family time! I'll probably get my cousins to go with. Should be able to make both games, whether we stay overnight or come back.

1/22/2010 Bemidji State
1/23/2010 Bemidji State
Friday, no. Not going to go to Buttmidji. Saturday, probably. I hope that crazy lady who was rubbing her butt on the glass whenever Bermidji scores is there again. I'll be ready with some sort of sign.

1/29/2010 Wisconsin
1/30/2010 Wisconsin
Argh. Wisconsin. We know how I feel about them. EXTREME HATRED, in case you forgot. Saturday, probably!

2/5/2010 Michigan Tech
2/6/2010 Michigan Tech
SSPW, PART IV??? Winter Carnival??? Houghton???? DEFINITELY GOING. This road trip has been highly anticipated since we discovered we were playing @ Carni. Expect many tPBers, young and old, attending this trip. Folks, you should go. But book your hotel rooms early! Don't be like CC, who had to stay 30 miles away! The MVP of Winter Carnival gets to kiss the Carnival Queen. I will kill her and take her place.

2/19/2010 North Dakota
2/20/2010 North Dakota
This might be the year, Dirty, HockeyMom, Sioux-cia (if you're in the lower 48), and creepy Brady Lamb Stalker. I need to hit up an army surplus store for a gas mask first.

2/26/2010 Minnesota-Twin Cities
2/27/2010 Minnesota-Twin Cities
Saturday only. FHG will make fun of me for this. And I will make fun of him for like, 200 other things. Like his MINNESOTA DULUTH keychain!!!! It'll be senior night, so I have to be there.

3/5/2010 Alaska Anchorage
3/6/2010 Alaska Anchorage
Ok. Only one of two series that I will definitely not attend. Sorry, Donald, but it's going to have to wait at least another 2 years. Biddco thinks he is going. I will believe it when I see it.

3/12/2010 WCHA Playoffs
3/13/2010 WCHA Playoffs
3/14/2010 WCHA Playoffs
I'm of course being hopeful by putting this in vomit, not squash. We are DEFINITELY GOING TO HOST A PLAYOFF SERIES. Guys, come on. Your seniors really wanted this. This is UMD's LAST CHANCE to host a playoff series in the DECC. We need it. Please. Remember how well begging worked? Well, I'm starting early!

3/18/2010 WCHA Final FIve
3/19/2010 WCHA Final Five

3/20/2010 WCHA Final Five
Of course. And I don't even have school that weekend! GLORIOUS!

3/26/2010 NCAA Regionals
3/27/2010 NCAA Regionals
3/28/2010 NCAA Regionals
Can they make it 2 years in a row???

4/8/2010 NCAA Frozen Four
4/10/2010 NCAA Frozen Four
If you guys make it, I will come. Imagine this: there will be more wins at the Frozen Four than the Lions will have all season!!!!

Hm. If I actually stick to the schedule, it make sense to buy Saturday tickets! Thanks, readers, for helping me make the decision!

RWDHG

This weekend is Grandma's Marathon, and the RWD Empire wants you to know that DHG, Lord of tPB, is running in the half marathon. No one is more surprised than Doug Woog, who once remarked "There goes Tubby. He could use a few more laps around the rink."

Go DHG!!!! I wish you smooth strides and a strong kick at the end!

O Captain! My Captain!

Over the years we have been together, my dear readers, I've been many things. Joker, smoker, midnight toker, and now bookie. That's right, I'm going to handicap the 2009-2010 UMD hockey captaincy for you. No, no need to thank me. I'm here to serve you.

(Other important news: my Jacky and Fuzzy may be drafted! Ee!)

Note: I'm not going to distinguish between captains and assistant captains. Too lazy. Plus, UMD has had tri-captains, one captain and two assistants, and co-captains with no assistants in the past three years.

Seniors
Drew Akins - 1:1
Drew's pretty a shoo-in for some sort of leadership role, and I'm pretty sure it would be the C. Drew stands up for his teammates, which sometimes gets him in a little bit of trouble, but at least he doesn't have rage blackouts like Zach Jones or attack mascots like Joe Finley; he regains control easily. He's won the heart of MeanEgirl, and a whole slew of creeps at USCHO can attest that is no easy task.

Jordan Fulton - 18:1
Jordy's a senior, which certainly give him an advantage, but I'm not sure. Rumors swirling that he might bolt for Calgary early have so far been incorrect, but they might affect the locker room's vote.

Trent Palm - 12:1
Palm's got more of a chance than Fulton as he is a defenceman, where the team isn't as deep. Palm could have red-shirted but gutted out the season as best he could, which I'm sure his teammates noticed. He's got a mean hip check, and I'm about 99% certain his brother dressed up as a gorilla at regionals.

Chase Ryan - 300:1
Well-liked by all of his teammates, not being on the ice and thus unable to fulfill many captain's duties makes the odds pretty long for Chase.

Juniors
Rob Bordson - 100:1
Bordo had some ups and downs this past season, so he'll probably need another year before his chances improve.

Cody Danberg - 30:1
Cody's a hard worker on the ice, and I think he's a bit of a dark horse candidate, though we may need to wait til next year for a chance to see a letter on his chest.

Justin Fontaine - 5:1
After rocketing to WCHA stardom as a sophomore, The Fonz may be ready to step up as a leader. After all, he can score like mad on the power play and can start a jukebox without a quarter.

Chad Huttel - 75:1
The Hutt will need to crack the lineup consistently before he can seriously contend for a letter. He's been known to stand up for his teammates before, so I'm sure he has it in him to lead. Show us what you're made of this year, Chad!

Mike Montgomery - 50:1
Monty crossed over from foward to defenceman seamlessly, showing he was willing to do what the team needed. If he continues to show the defensive prowess he had last season, he'll take on a leadership role as a senior. This year? I doubt it.

Kyle Schmidt - 30:1
Smitty so willingly sacrificed his face for the good of the team, and he is also a supergenius. I believe captains should be strong academically as well as athletically, to set a good example for their teammates.

Sophomores
Jack Connolly - 50:1
My Sweet Jacky is already captain of my heart, but I think the team will go to the upperclassmen ranks this year. Junior and senior year, his odds will improve greatly.

Mike Connolly - 45:1
Shocking, I know, that I'd give him better odds than MSJ, but I was asking someone else (someone who knows the guys better than I do, meaning AT ALL) who they thought would be captains and MCON's name was mentioned.

David Grun - 250:1
Without very many games under his belt, Grun's got to get more experience at the collegiate level before he can expect a C or an A.

Brady Hjelle - 200:1
Brady will be setting the tone in goal for us, letter or no letter. I doubt he'll even be a C or A even as a senior, but he'll certainly be a leader on the team.

Scott Kishel - 180:1
I'm pretty sure Scott will be anchoring a PP unit this year, but I don't see a formal leadership role for him just yet.

Brady Lamb - 100:1
The odds that Brady will be a captain or assistant for UMD someday? Probably about 2:1. But for now, he gets an edge over Kishel simply due to playing time last year, but he'll have to wait his turn.

Travis Oleksuk - 100:1
I think it would be great for Oleksuk to be a captain someday! He's a legacy, after all. Did you know his dad ranks 9th in the NCAA in career power play goals? I just learned that now. T.O. doesn't need to focus on a captaincy right now. He needs to focus on having a breakout sophomore season.

Kenny Reiter - 275:1
If Hjelle's odds aren't that good, and he's looking to be our starter, then Kenny's odds can't be much better. The goalies just need to do their thing and keep each other sharp.

Freshmen
Aggregate odds: 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000:1
I guess anything's possible; it's the whole premise of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. (Check it, there's even a sexy Fourier series!!)

What Dreams May Come

Hola amigos, I know it's been a long time since I rapped at ya, but hey, hockey's over. Well, now it's officially over as the Penguins have won the Stanley Cup, about which I did not really care. I watched the BU championship and then didn't watch any hockey until I kind of watched Game Seven.

First of all, this has nothing to do with the post forthcoming, but holy crap, I am a genius. I forgot that I had written this in February:

In three weeks, when the dust has settled, I don't want to be picking through the wreckage of a season that could have been, eating crow for writing posts like this. Please, please, please, throw your girl a bone here (triple entendre, anyone?) and give me, along with the city of Duluth and the worldwide Bulldog nation, something positive to take away from this season other than "It's equal to or slightly better than last year." I know you guys have it in you; seniors, you know what it was like to be on a team heading nowhere at an all-out run and then turn it into a playoff upset and a Final Five appearance. This year's team is going somewhere at a trot or possibly a canter, and I would like to see something fun. A couple of wins at the X. A couple of wins at Mariucci in February... and then a couple more in March. I don't know. Get creative. Okay? Thanks.

Wow, damn, do I love these guys even more. Begging works! Unless you're trying to get someone to take you back.

Let's talk about the impending season of doom. I think about Bulldog hockey probably more often than is healthy in the off-season (partially because my co-workers discovered RWD and enjoy making fun of my zealotry) and the other night I was dreaming about it. Specifically about Brady Hjelle. Don't worry, sweetie, you were clothed. Anyway, I was dreaming about a game and somehow Brady kept making these UNBELIEVABLE saves. That is really the extent of the dream that I remember, although I am fairly certain this is not a dream, but a premonition.

WHAT EXCITES ME
+Mikey Seidel bringing his unique brand of mischievous hockey to tUMD.
+RWD correspondents from all over attending games (ahem, Tracy and Dawn).
+SSPW, part III.
+This year's sophomore class.
+Another set of players who have the same last name (though different spellings), play the same position, and I hope will have similar numbers.
+PEANUT BUTTER HJELLE TIME.
+David Grun keeping #27 and getting his first collegiate goal on Oct 27th when I turn 27.
+Fonzie having a monster year.
+Playing at Tech for Winter Carnival!
+Road trippin'! Mankato, St. Cloud, Houghton, and of course Duluth.
+Rohlik didn't go to UNO.

WHAT SCARES ME
-Trying to make it through this season with 1. good grades 2. my job and 3. many games attended.
-Whether we'll have enough experience on the blue line.
-80s mall bangs (in general).
-The DU Pioneers.
-Not finishing in the top 5 in the WCHA (again) and not making the Final Five.
-Special teams.
-Drinking way too much on the Drunk Hockey Walk.
-Trying to pick who My Guys will be.
-Dan Delisle panning out as well as Mike Curry.

WHAT I WILL MISS
~Bruce on the airwaves. Although I do enjoy sitting with him and the fam at games, especially when he's in one of his moods.
~MacGregor Sharp. I practically hyperventilated the other day realizing he'd no longer be on the ice for the 'Dogs.
~The road trippin' dads. Two dads had kids graduate. But... maybe they'll still come on the road?
~Inebriated Mike. One of my favorite people with whom to attend a game. Now who am I going to clutch in panic when games get stressful?
~Being Christine's stats slut, though I know she's still going to come to games.
~The incredible senior leadership we were so fortunate to have.

Lastly, in case you rely solely on RWD for your UMD Bulldog Hockey news (which is inadvisable), here's the fresh meat for 2009-2010:

F Mike Seidel
F Dan Delisle
F Keegan Flaherty
F Jake Hendrickson
D Drew Olson
D Dylan Olsen
D Wade Bergman
G Aaron Crandall

The All-WCHA Hottie Teams

There is one thing that sets RWD apart from all other college hockey blogs. No, not its utter uselessness, as there are many other useless college hockey blogs. It is the All-WCHA Hottie Awards, which are generally done in April, but due to 1. Laziness and 2. Extreme Workaholicness, here they are in May. For those of you who were in a panic, thinking they weren't coming, fear not. I always come through for my readers... eventually.

So, here we are!

Coach: Jamie Russell****, MTU
Assistant Coach: Brett Larson, UMD
Blogger: StartTheBus of The Bus Stops Here! Still the greatest blog to ever come out of St. Cloud!

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Once in awhile, there comes along a hottie so amazing that he needs singling out. After four years of dominating the All-Hottie List and the hearts of college hockey fans, he has graduated and there will be a gaping void in his place. Not only is he an amazingly hot hottie on the outside, he's an incredibly nice person on the inside, and really, when you're hot, you don't have to be nice. (At least this is my excuse.) So, Robby Nolan, I am naming the First Team All-Hottie Goalie spot after you. I will miss you and your crazy sweatpants ritual before games, your blindingly white teeth, your penchant for wearing very strange clothing, your handsome face, and your kindness. Best of luck as you begin the next leg of your journey!

1st team:
F MacGregor Sharp**, UMD
F Malcolm Gwillam*, MTU
F Darcy Zajac*, UND
D Geoff Kinrade*, MTU
D David Carlisle*, SCSU
G Robby Nolan***, MTU

2nd team:
F Ryan Peckskamp**, SCSU
F Jack Connolly, UMD
F Chris VandeVelde**, UND
D JP Testwuide*, DU
D Brady Lamb, UMD
G Alex Stalock*, UMD

3rd Team:
F Michael Gergen*, UMD
F Jordan Baker*, MTU
F Matt Greer, UMD
D Kane LaFranchise*, UAA
D Drew Dobson*, MTU
G Mike Zacharias, MSUM

Freshman Team:
F Jack Connolly, UMD
F Jake Hansen, UMTC
F Justin Jokinen, MSUM
D Brady Lamb, UMD
D Nicholas Rioux, SCSU
G Lars Paulgaard, DU

* denotes two-time honoree
** denotes three-time honoree
*** denotes four-time honoree
**** denotes five-time honoree

Some notes:
CC players are missing because their roster pix are all down.
MSUM and MTU have their new rosters up, and so their seniors are missing and I had to get creative.

UMD's website doesn't have links to individual players, so again, creativity. Argh.
UW players are missing because they are ugly.

The freshman team was very painful to put together. Half the guys on there are just plugged in because I had to put someone. And yes, I know, Paulgaard looks insane.

UMD FUNDRAISER OF TASTINESS

I just found out about this, and I realize it's short notice, but it is also yummy. I would totally go if I had known farther in advance! Next year!

Who: the UMD Athletic Scholarship Fund

What: Prime Rib and Champagne Chicken Dinner by Blackwoods Grille

When: Thursday, 30 April. Social hour from 5:30-7:30, Dinner at 7:00.

Where: Greysolon Ballroom

Cost: $75/plate.

Only $400 tickets will be sold, and there will be a silent auction as well as 5 items for live auction.

RSVP: Justin May at 218.310.9559 or jmay1@d.umn.edu. Tell 'em DHG sent you.

The Way We Were

Yes, I know. It has been an unacceptably long time since I last posted, and unlike other season's finales, there's been a ridiculous amount of GOOD content about which to write. If you cared, I am sorry, but the end of the season gave me a lot to sift through and it deserved my full attention. Even now, though this post is more like a novel, I feel like I haven't done it justice, but it's a try.

I don't know of any Bulldog fan who on some level was not ready to pack it in after the UAA series. I mean, some were entirely ready to do so or had already, while some remained cautiously optimistic. I had a post kind of already plotted out in case something terrible happened, which I sort of remember now, weeks and eons later. It certainly felt as though we were headed for another futile, Fitzgerald-esque off-season. You know, "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." Another mediocre finish.

Instead, we got one of the wildest finishes to a season that could possibly be imagined in the drug-addled hallucinations of a schizophrenic.

It started in CC. I was actually rather pleased that we had drawn CC rather than any of the myriad other teams we could have played. Yes, we'd only played them once, but we'd played them at home and had totally rocked it. In fact, it was the only team we had fared well against away from home.

tUMD scored 7 goals in those two games and never trailed. It was incredible. They played in a commanding fashion and despite CC's best attempts to kill our players, the Bulldogs swept them into the off-season. Travis Oleksuk burst onto the college hockey scene, and Alex Stalock made an impossible-looking save, as he is wont to do.

God, was that ever a long time ago. Almost a month ago, to be exact. I was incredibly depressed that I couldn't go to the games in CC as I had to work.

The days before the Final Five seemed tortuously slow. On top of that, the crazy PWR-heads had crunched some rather terrifying numbers: there were multiple scenarios in which the Bulldogs would still miss the NCAA tournament. Funny how we'd gone from lookin' good to almost surely out to possibly back in it within a few weeks. Pretty indicative of the season as a whole.

The play-in game was probably the most terrifying game I'd attended, simply because I was almost entirely surrounded by Gopher fans. It ended up not being that bad though, as all the UND fans were cheering against the Gophers, which meant they were cheering for tUMD. I also saw a group of St. Cloud fans in their jerseys with print-outs of tUMD's logo pinned to the fronts. Dirty and MEg both donned UMD gear as well. I have never seen them look more attractive.

I don't believe in fate or destiny, but when I look back on that weekend, I have never seen anything go so right in my entire life. Certainly not for a team that I follow.

It started off well. Gopher goalie Alex Kangas had was fighting off the flu (whether it was influenza or the oft-mislabeled gastroenteritis, I don't know nor do I want to) and it was unclear if he would even play, but he's a gamer and so he was out there. Barely three minutes into the game, Kangas misplayed a rebound and MacGregor Sharp scored the first goal of the game. The UMD fans in attendance, as well as the Gopher haters, made the Xcel sound fairly loud. Five minutes later, UMD found themselves two men short for slightly over a minute, and I really started to stress. Penalty killing had not been a strength over the season, and though they had been must better in CC, they had given up a 6x4 goal and a 6x5 goal. tDogs managed to kill it off, and went into the locker room at intermission with a lead. The Gophers came out in the second with Patterson in net and Kangas on the bench, apparently too sick to continue. The second period saw the always hard-working Matt Greer put the Dogs up another goal, but despite the best efforts of my dear friend and our DanceMania antics, I could NOT calm down. In the third, the Gophers scored early on a weird deflection type goal, which would be the only goal to beat Stalock that weekend. Then I REALLY stressed. The clock could not POSSIBLY go any slower. Once time started running out, I kept one eye on the play and one eye on Patterson. tUMD managed to control play enough that the Gophers couldn't pull him until there were 38 seconds left, and still the Gophers nearly had a great scoring chance, if not for the brilliant hooking penalty Andrew Carroll took, which could not be assessed before time ran out.

The first task completed, tDogs now faced possibly a more daunting prospect: they absolutely needed to win one of the next two games in order to guarantee entry into the NCAAs, and they had to face a team on a roll: UND. Allegiances changed: UND fans were (of course) cheering against tUMD, while only the bitterest of Gopher fans stayed off the UMD bandwagon. I really stressed, again. This was overall a very stressful weekend for me!!! In addition to the games, I had three exams, and I actually skipped the Friday afternoon game to study. Or to attempt to study, as I was terribly distracted.

Stalock recently edged out UND goaltender Brad Eidsness for the WCHA goaltending title by an incredibly slim margin, so many touted it as a battle to see who really could claim the title. Eidsness decided he wanted to show he could beat Stalock at his own game, and while Fonzie was in the box serving a too many men on the ice penalty, Brad went behind the net to play the puck and made a blind pass to MacGregor Sharp, who quickly tucked the puck into the net before Eidsness could finish crapping himself. Mike Montgomery added another hard-working goal in the first period, and the Dogs had a nice lead at the end of the first. Of course, I was still stressed out, but you know me. In the second period, Brady Lamb was handed a major penalty for kneeing Matt Watkins. I went home and watched the game again on my DVR, and I will tell you folks, it was not a kneeing penalty. Watkins came off the bench and skated right into Brady Lamb, who is clearly going after the puck. He makes an odd leg motion, but if you look closely, he's trying to accelerate, not trying to take out Watkins, who as I already said, skated right into him. Watkins was injured, which was unfortunate, but not every injury in hockey is a penalty. UMD killed the major penalty in a textbook manner, and the only subsequent goal was an empty netter from Mike Connolly, who popped his jersey and made a bunch of people get their undies in a bunch. I have no problem with the jersey pop, as long as they're popping the front and not the back. I was so excited after the game I looked up at DHG in the club level and screamed "WE'RE GONNA DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Saturday came. The day of reckoning. tUMD was essentially playing with the house's money at this point. I was taking a ridiculously hard test and then another test that was not as hard and then I made it over to see the rest of the UW/DU game. And of course, despite everyone's logical arguments and soothing platitudes, I was stressed out. I was probably not helping myself because between periods at each game, the only other person in the building more stressed out than I came over and we probably ended up stressing ourselves out MORE. Although it is nice to have someone who understands me!

No play-in game winner had ever won the Final Five. No team had ever beaten Denver in the Final Five. tUMD had never won the Broadmoor trophy in the current fashion. A pessimist could say the odds were stacked against them, while an optimist would say it was a perfect storm of opportunity. We had die-hard Gopher fans wearing tUMD jerseys. Everyone who mattered was cheering for the Bulldogs, excluding the DU fans, who had an excuse.

I can't even recap the game because it was just so incredible. UMD was... dominant. MacGregor Sharp was dominant. ALEX STALOCK WAS DOMINANT. Gwoz pulled Cheverie fairly early, in a typically gutsy Gwoz style move, and I remember thinking "GET SHARP ON THE ICE." And of course he was, because he's always on the ice in that situation. Mike Connolly got the puck and brought it up ice and, because he is an incredible guy who plays on an incredible team, he passed the puck to MacGregor Sharp who sent it into the open net for a hat trick. The roar in the Xcel was incredible. You would never have known that only about... oh, maybe 15% of the crowd were wearing UMD gear. I didn't leave the arena until the last Bulldog had left the ice.

The only thing left to worry about, tournament-wise, was where UMD would go. They had secured a 2-seed, pole-vaulting over UND to be the second-seeded WCHA team. Wisconsin was the last man out, and the Gophers just behind them. The selection show was pretty cool, as UMD was one of the only non-#1 seeds that got any attention, and Barry Melrose even picked them to be in the finals, which some people said was the kiss of death but he also picked BU, and they won, so it was hardly that way. Once I found out that tUMD would go to the west regional, I was THRILLED.

Days of plotting ensued. MEg and I spent two nights making posters (we made over 20) and togas, and eight of us suited up and headed over to the Miami-DU game. We made friends with the Miami band, which apparently offended the INCH people, but they were very nice. We were fickle in our allegiance. Or as MEg says, allianceship. An incredibly battered Denver team got bounced out, and we prepared ourselves for our Bulldogs.

UMD scored first, which felt so nice, but Princeton scored three times unanswered, and the UMD faithful started to stress. Just as I was running downstairs to give Sioux-cia her ticket (she was very late), Brady Lamb decided it would be a good time to get his first collegiate goal. Bless you, Brady, you have amazing timing. Princeton scored again shorthanded, and we were down by two goals. It was pretty sad. I refused to let the UMD fans get out-cheered by the Princeton band, so every time they started a cheer, I started one. If we were going to die, we were going to die with our boots on. So to speak.

I can not even describe the impossibility of the final minute of the game. Every time I watch it, it seems more impossible. Here, you can watch it, too.



See what I mean? I don't even know if I knew what happened when Oberg scored. I just know it was like being attacked by an octopus, because everyone was hugging everyone. Togas were falling off. Signs were being ripped. The overtime goal was great, but it was just overshadowed by the game-tying goal.

The next night was heartbreaking. There was controversy, of course, but ultimately UMD lost the game and the season ended, and now Cascalenda, Carroll, Gergen, Greer, Kemp, Meyers, Sharp, Oberg, Stalock, and maybe others will never suit up for the Bulldogs again. It's hard for me to even think about. But they have left a legacy and they have left behind some incredible players who will remember this past season, who will remember nothing is over until it truly is, who will remember what these guys who are leaving have passed on to them. But I also don't want to take anything away from the guys who will come back next year, as they were an integral part of the successes of this season.

I didn't think, when I watched the Frozen Four games, that it would be so hard. I kept thinking how much I wanted the Dogs to be there. It's amazing, however, that they came so close. Bittersweet.

Don't worry, because RWD is going to be open for business for the summer. And don't worry, ladies and gents, because the most popular RWD post of the year is on its way.

The PB&H Era

Folks.

It's officially Peanut Butter Hjelle Time.

Thanks Al. You are incredible, and you will be blowing everyone's minds in the NHL very soon.

Good Ride, Cowboys

tUMD 1, Violent Repeat Offenders 2

Hey guys.

We made over 20 signs. We wore togas. We spent a lot of money. We drove a lot of miles. We wore out our voices. We blew .15 on MEg's breathalyzer. We acted like total buffoons on ESPNU (which no one saw because the game was not shown in its entirety.) We bruised ourselves and risked indecent exposure celebrating when you scored. We pounded our hands sore on the seats.

All because we believed in you, and we were all so incredibly grateful for these last 5 games, games we could never in our craziest dreams have imagined. These games were gifts for a battered fanbase and we will never, EVER forget this season.

Thank you.

Final Numbers
Playoff wins until we equal last season's total: +6!

My Guy Of The Year: MacGregor Sharp (highest scoring My Guy ever! [Not counting Schwabe, but I wasn't writing RWD then])
Freshman Scoring Champion: Mike Connolly (highest scoring freshman since RWD started!)

My Guys
MacGregor Sharp: 50!
Jack Connolly: 29!
Michael Gergen: 18!
Rob Bordson: 0

Freshmen
Mike Connolly: 42!
Jack Connolly: 29!
Travis Oleksuk: 5!
Brady Lamb: 2!
Scott Kishel: 2
David Grun: 0

That Just Happened

tUMD 5, Ivies 4 (OT)

"Either I just had a brain aneurysm and this is heaven, or this just happened." --Inebriated Mike

I will write more tomorrow. But I am so happy. When Obi scored... I didn't even know it was Obi... because I was in the middle of a sea of togas... and my own toga nearly fell off. Biddco, MEg, and I were almost crying. My legs were shaking and I didn't know what to say or do or think. It was incredible.

Okay, guys. Let's not be so scary tomorrow... DOMINATE. I love you guys.

Also, to my fellow toga-ers: YOU ARE ALL AMAZING.

A Moment Like This

Well, I've certainly waited a lifetime. And some of you have, for this post.

Well, I still don't know what to say. Seriously, I have been avoiding writing anything all day and now I am sitting here staring at the computer screen.

I feel really terribly that I half-arsed the recaps this weekend. It was the greatest weekend of hockey I have ever witnessed and I was speechless. Or, typeless. Partially because I had 2 final exams on Saturday in rather challenging classes, and 1 more today, so I was completely out of it mentally. Not to mention that the games made me UNBELIEVABLY STRESSED OUT. And we all know how I stress out under normal circumstances.

Last night I watched the most amazing game of my life. I mean, wow. tDogs were locked and cocked. 4 lines of forwards, 3 pairs of defencemen, and 1 goalie who were rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'. MacGregor Sharp has been My Guy for two years now, and he just EXPLODED in this tournament. It was like a giant SCREW YOU to the WCHA All-Conference Team voters (other than me). And Stalock proved why he is HEAD AND SHOULDERS AND KNEES AND TOES above every other goalie in the WCHA. And tUMD showed everyone who watched exactly what kind of team they are: the deepest, most complete team in that tournament. What did UMTC's superstar top line do against them? How about Hobey Baker winner Ryan Duncan? DU, the most potent offense in the WCHA? Yeah. One lousy deflection off a skate in the play-in game.

tUMD's defence was so incredible that in the 9th period they played this weekend, they allowed one shot on goal.

I care very much about what happens next weekend, because of course I do not want this delicious insanity to stop. But this weekend stands on its own. Many of the highlights of this program are bittersweet. Making the Frozen Four... making the championship game... league runner-up: all have a patina of loss tarnishing the accomplishment. The Broadmoor trophy is the result of 5 thrilling wins against improbable odds. And it is a championship. UND fans, Gopher fans, BC fans will probably laugh at us for our glee; they only care about the "real" trophy. Well, that's fine. Take your 5, or 7, or however many National Championships, and tell me what it was like to win the first one. Oh, you weren't alive in 1949? Or 1959? Hmm, maybe more of you were alive in 1974. But for the fans at the time, the first Broadmoor, the first MacNaughton, the first NCAA title... those were a big deal. This is tUMD's first Final Five championship, and I was there to see it. Amazing.

It has been a day now and I am still exhilarated every time I think about it. I can't imagine how our team feels right now.

I'm just rambling like a crazy cat lady right now, so I'm going to stop. I'll probably write more tomorrow, if I can get my thoughts together.

It's still amazing.

Incredible

Champions 4, Runners-Up 0

There will be a real post later, when I figure out what to say.

The Numbers
Playoff wins until we equal last season's total: +5!

Things never done before: 3! (Play-in winner winning the Broadmoor, beating DU at the FF, UMD winning the FF)

My Guys
MacGregor Sharp: 47! (Brought the arena to their feet with his hatty!)
Jack Connolly: 28! (Eeeeeeeeee!)
Michael Gergen: 17!
Rob Bordson: 0

Freshmen
Mike Connolly: 38! (EXTREMELY unselfish play at the end to get the puck to Sharp for the ENG!)
Jack Connolly: 28!
Travis Oleksuk: 4!
Scott Kishel: 2
Brady Lamb: 1
David Grun: 0

On Notice
Everyone has been taken off notice. Every single one of you are amazing.

It's Friday, I'm In Love

tUMD 3, Stalock-wannabe's team 0

Dear Brad Eidsness,
You are not Stalock and never will be.
Love,
RWD
p.s. Thanks for the SHGWG!!!!!

Oh you guys. I am so happy. So incredibly happy. It does not matter that I am going to fail a test in 7 hours. I will still pass the class. I think. Yes. I hope. Maybe. Ee.

I had a thousand and one heart attacks during this game. It matters not. tUMD is going to play for a Broadmoor and they are going to the Little Dance. Hockey is extended for another weekend. I am so happy. I'm just not ready to let my seniors go and they are not ready either.

Again, really can't recap as I might try to get a few hours of sleep. I am going to post my motivational speech since I will not have the chance tomorrow.

Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here, tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight. One game. If we played 'em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can! Tonight, WE are the greatest hockey team in the WCHA. You were born to be hockey players. Every one of you. And you were meant to be here tonight. This is your time. Their time is done. It's over. I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great hockey team the Pioneers have. Screw 'em. This is your time. Now go out there and take it.

Herb Brooks in Miracle

The Numbers
Playoff wins until we equal last season's total: +4!

My Guys
MacGregor Sharp: 44! (Simply amazing.)
Jack Connolly: 27
Michael Gergen: 16
Rob Bordson: 0

Freshmen
Mike Connolly: 35! (ENG!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Jack Connolly: 27
Travis Oleksuk: 3
Scott Kishel: 2
Brady Lamb: 1 (But was a naughty boy tonight... eek!)
David Grun: 0

On Notice
Rob Bordson
Andrew Carroll
Cody Danberg
Trent Palm
Kyle Schmidt

Goals Only
Drew Akins
Jay Cascalenda
Evan Oberg
Alex Stalock

Great Speeches, Vol. 2

I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our Bulldog name, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of His Majesty's hockey team-every man of them. That is the will of RWD and the Bulldog Nation. The UMD offense and defence, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength. Even though large tracts of Minnesota and many old and famous schools have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Sioux and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in the Xcel, we shall fight on the PP and PK, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the 3rd period, we shall defend our goal, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the red line, we shall fight on the blue line, we shall fight in the corners and along the boards, we shall fight in the goal crease; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this team or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our 4th liners on the bench, armed and guarded by the mighty Stalock, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the Bulldogs, with all their power and might, step forth to the rescue and the liberation of the team.

Winston Churchill

Nirvana

tUMD 2, Rodents 1

I am at peace.

tUMD lives to fight another day, and I am guaranteed 2 more games with my seniors. I was NOT ready to say goodbye.

Sadly, as I have an incredible amount of work to finish, I will not be able to recap this glorious triumph for the penalty killers and the outstanding defensive effort by tDogs.

I LOVE the mohawks.

Time to catch some zs!

The Numbers
Playoff wins until we equal last season's total: +3!

My Guys
MacGregor Sharp: 42! (Wooger called him the Most Improved Player in the WCHA)
Jack Connolly: 27
Michael Gergen: 16
Rob Bordson: 0

Freshmen
Mike Connolly: 34
Jack Connolly: 27
Travis Oleksuk: 3
Scott Kishel: 2
Brady Lamb: 1
David Grun: 0

On Notice
Rob Bordson
Jay Cascalenda
Cody Danberg
Mike Montgomery
Trent Palm
Kyle Schmidt

Goals Only
Drew Akins
Andrew Carroll
Mike Connolly
Evan Oberg
Alex Stalock

War Cry

Once more unto the crease, dear friends, once more;
Or close the goal up with our Bulldog dead.
In off-season there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the Huffer;
Stiffen the laces, summon up the blood,
Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;
Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;
Let pry through the portage of the head
Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it
As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.
Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,
Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit
To his full height. On, on, you noblest Bulldogs.
Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof!
Fathers that, like so many Marinuccis,
Have in these parts from morn till even fought
And sheathed their swords for lack of argument:
Dishonour not your mothers; now attest
That those whom you call'd fathers did beget you.
Be copy now to men of grosser blood,
And teach them how to war. And you, good yeoman,
Whose limbs were made in Duluth, show us here
The mettle of your pasture; let us swear
That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;
For there is none of you so mean and base,
That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:
Follow your spirit, and upon this charge
Cry 'God for RWD, Duluth, and Saint Lessard!'

Shakespeare, Henry V Act III



Go get 'em, Dogs. Obi-Wan Kenobi commands it!

Final Five Scavenger Hunt!

As if the Final Five isn't fun enough, RWD is making it even more fun! In order to assist you in your maximum Final Five enjoyment, I am providing a list of must-sees for you all!

If you are truly insane, you can actually send me your scavenging results. If someone actually does it (other than MEg and me), there may be a prize. Other than the satisfaction of a job well done, I mean.

Here's the list!

- The Bunny
- Player from a team that is not in the Final Five
- A member of every pep band in attendance
- A couple who are wearing jerseys of rival teams (i.e. UND/UMTC, DU/CC, etc)
- A person with a mohawk (this should be easy!)
- A team's mascot or another cartoon character (like the Keebler elf)
- The mulleted Sioux fan
- One person wearing a jersey from each of the WCHA teams (I mean several people each wearing different jerseys, not one person wearing several jerseys. Although if you find that, wow.)
- A CHA jersey
- MeanEgirl holding a sign
- A Gopher fan doing a jersey pop
- The guys wearing presidents masks
- Someone in a jersey from a foreign country
- Someone wearing a sombrero
- RWD!

Good luck and happy hunting! See you freaks tomorrow! Or, to be more accurate, later today!

RWD's Definitive Guide To The Final Five

It's been a long, long, long, long, long time since tDogs made the Final Five, and I realize some of you fans may be out of practice. Fear not, because I am a member of the VFF Club. The Veterans of Final Fives Club. I have been doing this for YEARS people. Since it was at the CIVIC CENTER. Since NORTHERN MICHIGAN was in the league. And only 4 teams played. So I'm here to help. My sole purpose in life is to serve my reader(s?).

It's at the Xcel Energy Center. I hope you are all aware of this. I know it's the Gopher Invitational, but it's at Mariucci East, not Mariucci West. Here is how to get there.

Game information
Thursday
tUMD vs. UMTC - 7:07 - $20 lower bowl & club, $15 upper deck

Friday
UW vs. DU - 2:07 - $35 lower bowl & club, $15 upper deck
tUMD(!) vs. UND - 7:07 - $45 lower bowl & club, $15 upper deck

Saturday
UND vs. UW/DU - 2:07 - $20 lower bowl & club, $15 upper deck
tUMD vs. DU/UW - 7:07 - $45 lower bowl & club, $15 upper deck

I wouldn't park in the Xcel ramp. It's just not necessary. Neither is parking in the Science Museum ramp. The people who work there can't count and they may end up sending you in when they are actually full. Pretty much anywhere will gouge you on parking. I located this helpful map of where you can and can't find such gougers. Fortunately stupid St. Patrick's Day is about an hour away from ending, so it will NOT be during the Final Five and stupid parade-attenders will not be taking up valuable parking spots.

The Gopher Puke Live tailgate will be in the parking lot behind the Dairy Queen.

On Thursday, tUMD fans will be gathering at Patrick McGovern's. UPSTAIRS. Other than that, you're on your own. Alary's has a shuttle they run to their bar, if you like chicks in hotpants (who doesn't!!), cops, and the Chicago Bears. I would recommend running to catch the shuttle BEFORE it makes it to the X, as they will pack as many people into it as they can. I've never been to Tom Reid's but I don't feel any reason to go. I think lots of Gopher fans go there.

Suggested drinks:
Windsor & Diet Coke/Pepsi/RC
Jag Bombs
Beer

Lyrics to tUMD's school song.

There are always lots of free things at the Final Five. I have gotten a foam puck keychain, Thunderstixxxx, foam hockey sticks, a poster that referred to UND as NDSU and made a bunch of Sioux fans crap themselves in unison, and once I would have won a t-shirt but I wasn't in my seat when they shot it out of the t-shirt cannon. My dad also took this weird cloth backpack thing that was only supposed to be for kids. Some of these free things are for everyone, and when you get back to your seat for the championship game, you find a surprise! Like Christmas morning! There are also a few contests/row giveaways. Red Baron pizza always has a giveaway, as does Tony the Tiger, and the Keebler Elf (the real one, not Benny Royer) likes to "toss his cookies" as well.

The main contest is DanceMania. It is between periods and goes all weekend. You will not win DanceMania on Thursday night. Thursday is the night you establish yourselves for the camera. Friday you keep it going, and then Saturday night you bring it on home. A costume is almost necessary, although last year this middle-aged lady won. Past winners include SpongeBob SquarePants, the bunny, and the bunny dressed as something else.

If you need any further assistance, please come to the RWD Base Camp at the top of Section 116, or look for me on the jumbotron.

I Think I Can

This team just wouldn't be denied. I love it. The Little Bulldogs That Could.

I stated on USCHO that attending the Final Five without tUMD was like celebrating Christmas with someone else's family. It's fun, but just not the same.

I don't know if you all aware of this, but UMD was never losing in this game, and once they scored, they never allowed CC to tie it up. You would not know that UMD played well. According to the media in Colorado Springs, a team of hobos and vagrants could have shown up and beat CC. But, enough about Bemidji State. Patesy was left back in Duluth to write his recap at the mercy of B2 and the evil Floating Tiger Head. Thankfully, FTH was MUCH less prominent than he was last year, and he didn't really block the action.

Power play dominance continued, as UMD struck early after Stalock started the play up the ice (gaining his FIRST ASSIST ALL YEAR, and getting him Off Notice for the first time. Seriously, Al. If you are going to scare the crap out of me by leaving the net, I expect more points. And also, I expect goals!) and Travis Oleksuk got the puck to MY SWEET JACKY who FINALLY GOT A GOAL. This is it, people. The floodgates have opened. I predict Jacky will set a WCHA Final Five record in goals scored this weekend. Captain Kangaroo and Peppermint Patty (who will come into the game once Kangy commits seppukku on his hockey stick) will have whiplash from watching Jacky put pucks in the net. I'm very excited about Mr. Oleksuk, too. Brucie said last night that the coaching staff was very smart in holding him out of so many games, as he has really infused some energy into our lineup just when we need it. Those 3 guys were the stars of the game according to College Hockey Stats.

The second goal occurred on the power play as well, with senior Nick Kemp putting one in thanks to the MSJ-T.O. Express. The CC players did not like that, and instead tried to kill him. Some giant jerk smashed Nick's face into the glass and no penalty ensued. Nicky ended up missing the 2nd period and returned in the 3rd only to have some CC butthead go right after him again.

CC played ultra-sketchy in this game, I should point out. Now, tUMD are no angels (and I would not expect it! This is hockey, not ballet! Although ballerinas are very cutthroat.) but CC was being ridiculous. They were elbowing like crazy brides at a wedding sample sale, but they also went down faster than a mobster wearing cement shoes in the East River. How can they be tough sissies? It does not compute. For example, after Nicky got elbowed, My Sweet Jacky got called for holding. It was a very horsecrap call, although not as horsecrap as the one he took in the second for interference. I did not know a puck carrier could be called for interference. I think I missed that page. I suppose the referees are not used to seeing players, um, trying. I just looked at the stats and we came out only one penalty ahead. I was surprised to see that, but it is so.

The whole time it was 2-1, I was stressing big time. Gergzilla must have sensed that, because he jumped in on the Fuzzy-Sharpie line while Little Nicky was being poked and prodded to make sure he was good to go, he decided he'd better make the most of it and made Richie Rich look like an idiot. Obi-wan and Sharpie had assists. And like that it was 3-1 and it relieved a little of my stress.

I am so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so excited you guys are in the Final Five. Thank you for playing 120 minutes of BULLDOG HOCKEY this weekend and showing everyone what I already knew: you guys are awesome! SEE YOU THURSDAY!!! (Well, I will see you. If you see me it's probably a bad thing as it most likely means I am humiliating myself in public. Again.)

Screw Kangas. Stalock for Defensive Player of the Week! And get well soon Nicky, Jordy, Trent Palm, and anyone else who is playing through an injury!

Teaser

tUMD 3, Golfers 1

I have to defer my real post until tomorrow, as I am too sleepy to give it the effort my darlings deserve. But the Numbers are so awesome, I'll post them now!!!

Take THAT, Bulldog haters, negative Nellies, whiners, Sandelin axers, and all-around grumps!

The Numbers
Playoff wins until we equal last season's total: +2!

My Guys
MacGregor Sharp: 41! (Just contributing to his all-time My Guy record!!!)
Jack Connolly: 27! (Eeeeeeeeee! My Sweet Jacky is gonna go on a tear!!!)
Michael Gergen: 16! (YEAH GERGY!!! WHAT AN AWESOME GOAL!!!)
Rob Bordson: 0

Freshmen
Mike Connolly: 34
Jack Connolly: 27!
Travis Oleksuk: 3! (Have I told you lately that I love you???)
Scott Kishel: 2
Brady Lamb: 1
David Grun: 0

On Notice
Rob Bordson
Jay Cascalenda
Trent Palm
Kyle Schmidt

Goals Only
Drew Akins
Andrew Carroll
Mike Montgomery
Evan Oberg
Alex Stalock

Friday XIII

In the late winter of 1957, Colorado College hockey players attended a diversity education camp on the shores of an undisclosed mountain lake. While they were at this camp to learn about treating others fairly and not dressing up in offensive costumes, they were far more interested in "hooking up" with other attendees at the camp, spreading mono and making sure their recruits were "taken care of." They were, in fact, too busy making out with other campers to notice a young boy out in the middle of the lake, struggling to stay above water. Finally, he succumbs to the cold water and goes under, but the CC players don't even register anything is amiss.

Fast forward to 2009. Again, it's late winter, and the CC players are spreading mono just as though no time had passed. But unbeknownst to those players, they are about to pay for the negligence of the players from long ago.

The young boy that appeared to drown in the lake? He's still alive, fully grown, and is seeking revenge against CC. He has donned a goalie mask and he's got a thirst for blood. His name is Alex Stalock.

The CC Tigers begin what they think is a normal playoff game against the UMD Bulldogs, a team not even in the WCHA back in 1957, a team that struggled the past few weekends against lesser foes, and who appear little threat to the Tigers.

It's no ordinary game. Though it begins slow, the CC players start to notice things aren't quite right. Forward Cody Lampl leaves the game early for a major penalty, and mysteriously disappears. No one can find him, and the Tigers start to worry a bit. Then UMD's Drew Akins takes a slashing penalty, and the Tigers think they're going to mount an offensive assault.

CC's power play unit has no idea what hits them. They pepper the net with shots and yet nothing can break the impenetrable wall. Behind the mask, they hear a voice snarling "You left me to die!!!!"

In the locker room between periods, the Tigers are confused, and one of them brings it up to the coach. As he listens to the story, he visibly pales. "I... I... I thought he was dead!" he stammers.

"You thought who was dead?" Chad Rau asks.

"S-s-s-s-stalock!" And rather than strategize how the Tigers might defeat this monsters, he spends the rest of the intermission telling the story of how the 1958 CC Tigers were killed by a murdering lunatic whose son had drowned the previous summer. "Only one player survived, and he thought it was a dream. But now I know... it's no dream."

The Tigers are so terrified they go into the second period unable to go anywhere near Stalock, allowing Jack Connolly to send Jordan Fulton into their defensive zone to score without hindrance. The team finally musters the strength when they see that the Bulldogs have left Stalock with only 3 players to defend him, but the tenacity of the Bulldogs is unmatched by their opponents. Eric "Traitor" Walsky finally musters the courage to go directly for Stalock, but he's so terrified by Stalock's blocker, which appears to be stained with blood, that he quickly shoots and runs away. The puck ends up in the net, but only due to an unfortunate deflection from a Bulldog skate.

In the third period, the Tigers try once more to muster their courage and defeat the rampaging goalie, who sends Steven Schultz to the penalty box barely alive after he interfered with Stalock, and Stalock strikes his final blow, a post-to-post save on Scott McCulloch that dooms the entire Tiger team to the same fate as the 51 teams before them that have had to pay for the sins of the 1957 squad.

Meanwhile, in a pawn shop nearby, some hockey players are thinking of trying to play another game against the Bulldogs. Behind the counter, Crazy Randy tries to warn them of the danger awaiting...

Negative

tUMD 4, DU's Ugly Stepsisters 1

Well. This game was certainly everything that last Saturday's wasn't. I hope all the haters out there just continue to complain, as tUMD was FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS tonight.

I've got nothing but love for you guys tonight! No, really. No recap or anything. Just love.

The Numbers
Playoff wins until we equal last season's total: SUCCESS!

My Guys
MacGregor Sharp: 40! (20/20!)
Jack Connolly: 25! (Justin May creepily said he has "special hands!")
Michael Gergen: 15
Rob Bordson: 0

Freshmen
Mike Connolly: 34!
Jack Connolly: 25!
Scott Kishel: 2
Brady Lamb: 1
Travis Oleksuk: 1 (Justin May made a call! You're going to get a goal!)
David Grun: 0

On Notice
Rob Bordson
Jay Cascalenda
Nick Kemp
Trent Palm
Kyle Schmidt
Alex Stalock

Goals Only
Drew Akins
Andrew Carroll
Jack Connolly
Michael Gergen
Mike Montgomery
Evan Oberg

The All-WCHA Bias Team

****Attention interested parties***
The B2 network error has been corrected and updated to 7:37 Mountain Time. No promises about Floating Tiger Head.
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Yet another reason why I'm not given a ballot.

All-WCHA Team Ballot, RWD

First Team
F Jack Connolly
F Justin Fontaine
F MacGregor Sharp
D Josh Meyers
D Evan Oberg
G Alex Stalock

Second Team
F Mike Connolly
F Jordan Fulton
F Andrew Carroll
D Mike Montgomery
D Brady Lamb
G Brady Hjelle

Third Team
F Travis Oleksuk
F Michael Gergen
F Drew Akins
D Trent Palm
D Chad Huttel
G Kenny Reiter

Rookie Team
F Jack Connolly
F Mike Connolly
F Travis Oleksuk
D Scott Kishel
D Brady Lamb
G Brady Hjelle

I'm behind you guys 100%. BEAT CC!

Filler

Not ready to write about Saturday's game yet, but I just had to share with you all the quote of the weekend.

RWD: Dad, you're driving off the road.
DA: Well, it's a big road.

About Face

tUMD 4, Angrywolves 5

Oh man, guys. You are sosososososososososo lucky that the Aaaahj made me change the television away from the Golden Girls marathon. Because the post I was going to write... well, it wasn't very nice.

Instead, I was inspired by this:


Win tomorrow. Please. I'll be there, ready to be loud and proud for my seniors, whatever happens.

Also, thanks to everyone who pointed out there was a Mike Curry game-worn up for auction! If it hasn't closed, I'll probably bid. I'm sure it's not up to more than $10.

The Numbers
Wins until we equal last season's total: -1 (Puke)
Points until we equal last season's total: -4 (Vom)

My Guys
MacGregor Sharp: 36!
Jack Connolly: 23!
Michael Gergen: 14
Rob Bordson: 0

Freshmen
Mike Connolly: 31!
Jack Connolly: 23! (Needs a touchdown and a 2 point conversion!)
Scott Kishel: 2
Brady Lamb: 1
Travis Oleksuk: 1
David Grun: 0

On Notice (TECHNICALLY EVERYONE PLAYING IS ON NOTICE because of my unhappiness)
Rob Bordson
Jay Cascalenda
Trent Palm
Kyle Schmidt
Alex Stalock

Goals Only
Drew Akins
Andrew Carroll
Jack Connolly
Justin Fontaine
Mike Montgomery
Evan Oberg

Forget Pretense

I'm just going to tell you what you want, and you are going to like it.

Comrades, you want:

Tech to annihilate Minnesota-Twin Cities

Mankato to pulverize St. Cloud

North Dakota to disembowel Wisconsin

Denver to incinerate Colorado College

and

your UMD BULLDOGS to sweep the Seawolves!!!!

If these things occur, then I'll have one more trip up to Duluth this season!!!

Andrew, Jay, Josh, MacGregor, Nick, Matt and Michael: I'm counting on you, just as I always have for the past four years.

Additionally, I should announce the winner from the previous poll. With 14 votes (well, really 13, because I voted once), the winner is... THEY ARE ALL CREEPY!!!! Thanks to everyone who voted early and often.

Beautiful Loser

tUMD 3, Lucky Stiffs 5

Ode to MacGregor Sharp
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee for the first and second and third
Goals you scored, when feeling out of the game
When down 2-nothing early in the second.
I love thee for the level of every game's
Most stellar play, by Friday and Saturday night.
I love thee freely, as you strive for goals;
I love thee purely, as you turn back opponents.
I love with a passion put to use
In my creepy blogs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
The past seasons, I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! and, if hockey gods choose,
I shall but love thee better after sweeping UAA.
(because I am not Bobby Goepfert, the original)

I don't know which is creepier: that poem, or my Star Wars birthday post. Let's see ask the folks at home!



Okay, now I can commence recapping. Maybe. I'm not sure.

All day in class yesterday I was stressing so much. I was feeling really good about how the Bulldogs played on Friday and how they are usually even better on Saturdays, but I'm always nervous. It's kind of the same way I'm always nervous when I come up to bat in softball; there's a limited number of at-bats, and I don't want to waste one with a strikeout. And, more often than not, I do, but whatever. There were only 39 guaranteed games this season (including Lakehead), and that is not a lot of games. I need to see wins, yo!

We actually arrived at the game on time AND I convinced MEg to wear one of my tUMD jerseys, and then I gave my mom one of my other ones, so we all had tUMD gear. I had some pre-game socializing duties to attend to, as I had to find FHG and the Ciskies. I didn't find The Beard, but he even admitted he was probably swilling lukewarm domestic beer from a plastic cup. UNSURPRISING, I should say.

I managed to meet up with some other tPBers and we decided to snag seats in the student section. I am a cougar, and yet I've sat in various student sections for 4 of the 5 games I have most recently attended. I guess it is probably convenient when cougaring to sit in the student section. It's like camouflage for the hunt. We had a pretty good group of folks together ready to be loud and proud for our boys.

And then the game started, and the first period was uggggggggggggggggggh as Ryan "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?" Stoa (AS IF HE WOULD STAY, FOR REALS PEOPLE) scored 5 minutes into the game. Akins went all Akins on Ryan Flynn later in the period. MEg was wondering if we should go talk to him, but I pointed out we'd probably get over there just as the penalty was ending. One of the characteristics I love most about Akes is his ability to GET OVER IT ALREADY after he mixes it up with a guy. ZACH JONES, TAKE NOTES. Or don't, and continue your craziness if tUMD and UND ever meet up. tUMD then had to kill 2 penalties with a very short interval between, and then failed to convert on their own PP.

During the first period, 2 weird things happened in the stands. First of all, some moron a section over started hassling us. No one in our group is one to back down from a heckler, especially if 1.) the heckler(s) is(are) funny or 2.) they are embarrassing themselves and we can embarrass them further. Biddco was all over this guy, practicing his newfound skill of "projecting from his diaphragm" rather than "screaming like an anorexic dog." This upstanding young man made some dumb comments about tUMD that Biddco quickly rebuffed with "It's the same system," to which I added "It's the same name on the diploma!" This guy also had on NO gopher colors at all. He was wearing a gray and black t-shirt which prompted a short "Let's go Raiders!" chant which was genius. He didn't have any interest in the hockey game, just in us, because we are so awesome. Also, a weird person wearing neon green spandex over his entire body arrived midway through the period for no reason. He brought us peace and love, I think. Like Urkel. He disappeared after the first period, ostensibly because he had gotten enough attention, was too much of a pansy to stick it out for the whole game, or had suffocated and died.

The second period got way worse. Justin Bostrom scored, assisted by Benedict Arnold Cade Fairchild and a hobo off the street. (Seriously, who is Joe Miller? I have never heard of him. And probably never will again.) I was very, very, very, very very verybv eyrfeveyreyrawe stressed. It was not good. Then Aaron Ness (who is interchangeable with Aaron Marvin to me) cheated, and our power play came out locked and loaded and MacGregor Sharp put in the only power play goal of the weekend. Some other things occurred and 1:21 later, the Sharpshooter had another kill shot. And we were back in it! So much that we started chanting "We're back in it! [clap clap clapclapclap]" tUMD had 2 additional power plays in the 2nd, and I yelled "COME ON MACGREGOR!!! I WANT A HAT TRICK!!!" Hmm... interesting.

He must have heard me. 6 minutes into the 3rd, MacGregor put another round through the heart of Captain Kangaroo for a NATURAL HAT TRICK, the first hat trick since MARCO PELUSO, and also his 17th goal of the year. THAT EQUALLED HIS TEAM-LEADING POINT TOTAL FROM LAST YEAR. Can anyone say Most Improved MVP Amazing Awesome Genius Scorer???? More importantly, would anyone other than me use that terminology? Sadly, only one hat made it onto the ice. I KNOW there were more people close to the ice who were wearing hats, BRUCE CISKIE. We were so gleeful and had many chants, including "We Miss Frazee," followed by "You Miss Frazee!"

Our glee did not last long, as the backcheck breakdown allowed T-Lu to score as no one decided to cover the pass. Then Nico "I Wish I Was As Cool As Nisky" Sacchetti scored the game winner on an apparent call from Doug Woog (what?). Somehow the Gopher fans remembered they were at a hockey game, and the 3 wastes of skin in front of us decided to stand, after sitting for the whole game prior to that point. Ok, it's the student section, I know, but we were sitting there when they came in (somewhere during the second period before tUMD scored) and they were sitting for most of the game, so it was extremely lame of them to keep standing. I expressed this by cheering for the Bulldogs by SCREAMING IN THEIR EARS. Yes, it was very low-class and unsportsmanlike of me to do that, but I don't even care. They weren't wearing Gopher gear, were texting for a lot of the game, and didn't even know how to do any of the cheers. Don't freaking stand in front of me if you don't even care about the game. I hope you morons are deaf. The game pretty much fell apart after that, although there was some hope when the Gophers put a puck in the net with a high stick and the play was reviewed and correctly overturned after Meyers took an elbowing penalty that morons who couldn't even see the play thought would be a 5 minute major (like the idiots in front of us. I asked them if they even know what they were doing or why they were doing it, and if they knew no one was going to high five them) so we had to PK for awhile, then they pulled Al and Mike "I'm A Spoiled Brat From A Gated Community Of Snobs" Hoeffel got an empty net goal and it was all over.

Things can still go tUMD's way. They really can. I'll break that down later, but this is long enough already.

The Numbers
Wins until we equal last season's total: -1
Points until we equal last season's total: -4

My Guys
MacGregor Sharp: 35! (jDJKOEhsf9aw4th08a!!!)
Jack Connolly: 22
Michael Gergen: 14
Rob Bordson: 0

Freshmen
Mike Connolly: 29! (Pulling away with the competition!)
Jack Connolly: 22
Scott Kishel: 2
Brady Lamb: 1
Travis Oleksuk: 1
David Grun: 0

On Notice (TOO MANY PEOPLE! Hopefully rectified this weekend!)
Rob Bordson
Andrew Carroll
Jay Cascalenda
Jack Connolly
Cody Danberg
Jordan Fulton
Mike Montgomery
Kyle Schmidt
Alex Stalock

Goals Only
Drew Akins
Mike Connolly
Evan Oberg
Trent Palm