Back from the break now that the bright lights of the holiday season will turn into the long winter nights. At least the hockey isn't as filling as the turkey and like most, I haven't had my fill yet...
That was arguably the most disapointing effort from a Team USA club that I've seen in a long time. If not for USA Goaltender Jack Campbell this one would've been a laugher. Canada-Russia Wednesday night.
The Rainy Classic New Year's Day was, well, rather disapointing. If you had the chance to catch HBO's 24/7 lead-up to the Ovechkin-Crosby battle it was much better. Finally, the NHL does something right in the marketing department a la NFL Films and gets HBO to put together more of a classic than the actually game was.
Coming back home now...
Kootenay improved their Christmas record to 3-1 with a 2-1 win over the Oil Kings in Edmonton Sunday. Brayden McNabb, with his 9th, and Matt Fraser with his 17th got the goals for the Ice while Michael St. Croix (21) broke Nathan Lieuwen's shutout bid in the last minute of the game. Highlites are here. Overall the Ice sit in first place in the Central and second in the Eastern Conference with a 26-11-1-2 record and 55 points, four back of the Saskatoon Blades and two up on the Winterhawks for second overall in the WHL.
Besides the usual internet chatter the the trade rumour-mill hasn't kicked into overdrive as of yet and really nothing new to report.
As the WHL Deadline looms in just over a week the rich have got richer. Less than a week after they paid a King's ransom for Trail product Craig Cunningham from the Vancouver Giants, the Portland Winter Hawks got even stronger today with the addition of NCAA-jumper Will Wrenn of Anchorage, Alaska who ditched Denver University for Stumptown. Are the Winterhawks done? They still have a 20-year-old spot to fill if they want.
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I would like to voice my support for Gregg Drinnan. The fellow seems completely unbiased and gives the most frequent updates to the WHL on the entire web. I don't imagine the WHL brass have any idea on just how much of a positive following he generates for the WHL. Two thumbs down on Tom Gaglardi who only can try to bully his way to positive reviews.
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