Springfield v Blizzard Game 4

Yeah I didn't post a recap of game 3 but wow that was amazing...too bad the result and a really, really bad bounce of the boards put the Jr Blues into a must win game tonight, which I'm leaving for right now after this.

They had every friggin chance to win that one last night and Leets stood on his damn head. 1 for 13 on the PP? Hartman, who when he was on the ice looked to be a pretty damn good dman, was in the box 5 times. 22 scoring chances, 24 or 25 shots in the OT period. Bad penalty by Dion and an even worse bounce by the boards. And bam, must win.

Granted I think they had the fresher legs at the end there. The line and pairing on the ice when the goal scored hadn't seen much ice time in the OT period.

Anyone there see how the Keevan goal went in? I looked down trying to find my soda and somehow it went in as he fell.

Alexandria just might have been the fastest team we've seen all season. Too bad the humidity just killed the ice....it was horrible.

Also got to apologize for some of the douches ...well one douche actually....our 'Jay' wannabe for throwing the popcorn in the face of the Blizzard players as they came off the ice for the first intermission. Why he was only escorted out for a warning (and then allowed to return) I will never understand. Nothing like motivating the Blizzard players to show you up on the scoreboard -- which they did there at the end of the second. But the secruity guard justified letting him back in because apparently some of the Alexandria crowd was throwing beer. Yeah, eye for an eye, I guess? That's how this shit starts. Makes me wonder if that kind of "sportsmenship" is the reason our crowds are so small now a days.

On a side note, former Danville coach Tom Rudard was in attendance. Former coach of the year in 97 I believe. Right now he's the assistant with the USHL's Tri-City Storm, scouting the game. He's a good guy -- I remember hating his guts though back in the good Springy-D'Ville rivalry days. Hopefully he's here again tonight because I forgot to ask how he likes Matilla.

Anyways -- bring 'em out, bring 'em out -- the last home game of the season no matter what happens. Just hoping I have some reason to make the two hour trek to ST Louis next week.

....holy shit....

Tonight's game was amazing. If you can find anything to nitpick about anyone's preformance tonight, I'd like to hear because everyone played damn, damn, damn good.

I went to the cardinals game earlier in the day -- Free Cap day at the ballpark. I took the damn hat off right as I was going out the door to the game and Rickord scores a hat trick (should have had a fourth if Leets didn't rob him). Go figure.

And holy crap, a game that Dan Dreger officiates and we're not stuck with a crap ton of 5-on-3s and 9 minute PKs? I was shocked. There were a couple 5-on-3s but you know, not an entire freakin peroid of them.

Would have liked to see Alex close the door. Springy players way to cockery for me. Patterson is worse than Doriott from NIO with his cherping and then run for cover. Talked to a springy supporter at the first series with NIO at Mason City, sat by him both games and after the second game I said I would not support Doritt if he didn't support patterson and he said that would be a fair deal. Patterson is to good a player to do that type of thing. Maybe the "C" went to his head this year. Army will cut that down to size.

I tend to agree. He got away with a nice highstick tonight...then the fans behind me wanted a call when the guy (I thinking it was Hines) hit him back in mid-ice. And hell, Hines and Patty were into it for Game 3 -- that's why I assume it was Hines he highstick'd, had a 2 in the first number. Only other guy I think it could have been was Nilsson. Potentially Hartman but I'm pretty sure it was one of those two.

I can see why a lot of opposing players hate Patterson...and definitely with the games you were at, that checking from behind shit didn't help your opinion. He's kinda gotten a bit worse with it as the season's gone along. I'm sure the others here might disagree. Sometimes he does it, truely sticking up for one of his teammates but there are times where it's like ...man, just skate back to the bench and keep your head on.

I hope he does well at the Point but I'm inclined to agree with you for the most part. Part of me wants to be a 'homer' for the captain but I've never fallen into that this season and I don't want to with just a week left to go.

While I hate Doriott, you guys in North Iowa have a lot of class acts up there that I hope to see move on to the next level. I think I gushed enough about some of them before