College Archive
26 Mar 2017
And then there were 4
Today I made the trek to Manchester, NH to see the regional final that would send 1 team to the Frozen Four in Chicago. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took on the UMass Lowell Riverhawks. It was a good hockey game all around that was tied 1-1 after the first and second period, then the
02 Sep 2016
Thanks Shawn, plus splitting hairs
Thanks to Shawn Roarke of NHL.com @sroarke_nhl for challenging my initial Tweet on Christian Dvorak. I did initially say “college numbers” in reference to Dvorak’s career, when of course he played junior. It was a case of green jersey transference. My mind saw a player winning a spring championship in a green jersey on a
30 Apr 2016
Do you feel lucky?
So the Draft Lottery is done and the 2016 draft will see Toronto #1, Winnipeg #2, and Columbus #3 – while Buffalo stays at #8. The Oilers and Canucks fell 2 spots and the Flames fell 1. Getting into the top 3 in this draft is huge, so Winnipeg is obviously happy. For me, I
11 Dec 2015
You must be dreaming
Here is an update to this post that I wanted to get in before 2015 is out. I wrote the below to The Hockey News also and received a reply from their Senior Editor. He agreed with the assessment below and stated that it was an oversight on their part. Somehow Mike Ramsey slipped through
11 Sep 2015
Online Assist
There is now a menu with links to other hockey sites and leagues on gilbertportland.com Check it out on the right side below the Tweets. If you want to find European teams, click on Champions Hockey League and then click on Clubs on their site, it will bring up a nice menu of almost all the