Monday, March 31, 2008
Well...
I suppose it's time for me to address the latest tragedy... and I'm sure you're all aware that I'm referring to Jon Kalinski's departure. :(
Jon Kalinski was, as I'm sure you're all aware of, my favorite Maverick of all time.
Last week, I struggled through trying to make a post that was kind of a "don't go Jon!" post, before I even knew he was leaving. But I couldn't get my idea to really work out, and to be honest, I didn't think he'd be leaving, so I didn't do it.
Only to then hear the sad news. :(
:( :( :(
But no, seriously, I wish him the best of luck, and I hope everything works out well for him.
I wonder if he's nervous? Like, wouldn't that suck to just have to get up one day and leave, just like that? But I suppose I'd do it too, if I were him.
Well, maybe someday I'll have to make a trip to Philadelphia. Anyone wanna make a trip with me? :)?
But yeah... I guess I don't have a lot to say, but I wanted to give a shout-out to Jon, and tell him that he's a great hockey player and that he'll be missed very, very, VERY dearly here in Mankato!
...Uh, honestly guys. I don't know what to do. I can't replace him in the Top 5, but he's the number 1... so do I just leave him? And I'm probably going to bawl if there's ever a new 37 on the team, or when I find out his new number and can't say "OMG, look, it's Jon degrees outside!" when it's 37 degrees... Not that I do that that often or anything... Heh... (And besides, I do that with the rest of the team too...Haha~)
I don't know though, things just seem emptier knowing that Jon won't be back next year. :(
Oh well, like I said, I really wish him the best. :) :) :)
Thanks for getting me into MSU hockey (and hockey in general) Jon! GOOD LUCK!
Oh, and if you guys are worried that I won't have stuff about Jon Kalinski anymore, don't worry... I love him too much to not include him! HA HA HA!
Jon Kalinski was, as I'm sure you're all aware of, my favorite Maverick of all time.
Last week, I struggled through trying to make a post that was kind of a "don't go Jon!" post, before I even knew he was leaving. But I couldn't get my idea to really work out, and to be honest, I didn't think he'd be leaving, so I didn't do it.
Only to then hear the sad news. :(
:( :( :(
But no, seriously, I wish him the best of luck, and I hope everything works out well for him.
I wonder if he's nervous? Like, wouldn't that suck to just have to get up one day and leave, just like that? But I suppose I'd do it too, if I were him.
Well, maybe someday I'll have to make a trip to Philadelphia. Anyone wanna make a trip with me? :)?
But yeah... I guess I don't have a lot to say, but I wanted to give a shout-out to Jon, and tell him that he's a great hockey player and that he'll be missed very, very, VERY dearly here in Mankato!
...Uh, honestly guys. I don't know what to do. I can't replace him in the Top 5, but he's the number 1... so do I just leave him? And I'm probably going to bawl if there's ever a new 37 on the team, or when I find out his new number and can't say "OMG, look, it's Jon degrees outside!" when it's 37 degrees... Not that I do that that often or anything... Heh... (And besides, I do that with the rest of the team too...Haha~)
I don't know though, things just seem emptier knowing that Jon won't be back next year. :(
Oh well, like I said, I really wish him the best. :) :) :)
Thanks for getting me into MSU hockey (and hockey in general) Jon! GOOD LUCK!
Oh, and if you guys are worried that I won't have stuff about Jon Kalinski anymore, don't worry... I love him too much to not include him! HA HA HA!
Luv, Sidney ♥
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
The Hills meets The Mavs
Hey all, it's me! Posting for the second day in a row! Can you believe it?!
So, the other day I was watching the Hills (yes, I watch that show) and I was shocked at this specific scene between Heidi and her boyfriend/ex-boyfriend/fiance/ex-fiance.
I looked everywhere online for a copy of the episode to show you guys, but I couldn't find one. Luckily, I found this comic-strip version of the episode:
I always KNEW there was a reason I liked Spencer! He's related to Chris Clark! And they DO look like twins sometimes! AND Spencer agrees with me that Dan Tormey is sooooo good-looking! Heck, the whole cast of the show agrees! ;)
Well, that's all I got. I hope you're all enjoying your 11th day of the off-season!
So, the other day I was watching the Hills (yes, I watch that show) and I was shocked at this specific scene between Heidi and her boyfriend/ex-boyfriend/fiance/ex-fiance.
I looked everywhere online for a copy of the episode to show you guys, but I couldn't find one. Luckily, I found this comic-strip version of the episode:
I always KNEW there was a reason I liked Spencer! He's related to Chris Clark! And they DO look like twins sometimes! AND Spencer agrees with me that Dan Tormey is sooooo good-looking! Heck, the whole cast of the show agrees! ;)
Well, that's all I got. I hope you're all enjoying your 11th day of the off-season!
Luv, Sidney ♥
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
First Post of the Off-Season. Sad times.
So here's how my life's going as of now:
My roommate, Lydia: Did you just say you're NOT thinking about hockey?
Me: Yeah, I'm not...
Lydia: What are you thinking about then?
Me: Hock--wait.
Okay now, seriously. I think the poor Mavs got screwed over and over and over these past few days, as I'm sure EVERYBODY is aware of, but whatever... I guess there's nothing we can do about it now. :(
I spent all of last week in a state of depression, but I'm doing better this week. :)
I have something planned for a next post, but for now, it's going to have to wait. I'm swamped with homework.
So in the meantime, I thought I'd open my blog up for questions. :) So if you have a question for me, feel free to ask! :)
(P.S. Lydia says no one is going to ask me questions, and I said that you guys would, so please ask!)
My roommate, Lydia: Did you just say you're NOT thinking about hockey?
Me: Yeah, I'm not...
Lydia: What are you thinking about then?
Me: Hock--wait.
Okay now, seriously. I think the poor Mavs got screwed over and over and over these past few days, as I'm sure EVERYBODY is aware of, but whatever... I guess there's nothing we can do about it now. :(
I spent all of last week in a state of depression, but I'm doing better this week. :)
I have something planned for a next post, but for now, it's going to have to wait. I'm swamped with homework.
So in the meantime, I thought I'd open my blog up for questions. :) So if you have a question for me, feel free to ask! :)
(P.S. Lydia says no one is going to ask me questions, and I said that you guys would, so please ask!)
Luv, Sidney ♥
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Okay...
Here's an update on the Maverick front:
I heard an interesting rumor that could or could not be true, but I think it's worth mentioning:
The rumor I've heard is that a letter has been written to the head of the WCHA reffing staff (or whatever it is) from a very respected individual who was so appalled at the calls (or lack of) on Friday that this person took careful note of the calls (or lack of) on Saturday and Sunday as evidence to back their claims.
While this won't do anything to help us this weekend, it could at least prove that the refs sucked and maybe help ut out in the Pairwise.
(By the way, I swear, it wasn't me. SWEAR.)
So, keep checking in. Sidney will keep you updated. :)
Luv,
Sidney ♥
I heard an interesting rumor that could or could not be true, but I think it's worth mentioning:
The rumor I've heard is that a letter has been written to the head of the WCHA reffing staff (or whatever it is) from a very respected individual who was so appalled at the calls (or lack of) on Friday that this person took careful note of the calls (or lack of) on Saturday and Sunday as evidence to back their claims.
While this won't do anything to help us this weekend, it could at least prove that the refs sucked and maybe help ut out in the Pairwise.
(By the way, I swear, it wasn't me. SWEAR.)
So, keep checking in. Sidney will keep you updated. :)
Luv,
Sidney ♥
Luv, Sidney ♥
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Monday, March 17, 2008
You know...
I'm having a really hard time with yesterday's loss.
Everytime someone brings hockey up, I right away jump in their face yelling "THE GOPHER WAS IN THE CREASE!"
He was. He was so in the crease. It reminds me of Clark the Canadian Hockey Goalie and how he says his season ended in the play-offs thanks to a "garbage goal by a guy who was clearly in the crease." It's the same for the Mavericks.
Seriously, anywhere you look, he's in the crease. Am I right? No, apparently I'm wrong, since it was a goal. To me, it looks like he was in the crease. But that video's not the best quality or anything...
Also, what kills me are the comments by Gopher fans, saying that the GOPHERS weren't getting fair calls. Are they KIDDING me? Are the Gopher fans as blind as the refs?!
You see, I just don't understand. I don't understand how the refs can just literally screw our team like that. I don't understand how they went to bed last night knowing that they [potentially] ended a season for a team who worked so hard, and for a team who deserved to win.
I've heard it said a lot that "both teams deserve to win." The Gopher fan sitting next to me on Friday night's game turned to me, trying to be nice, and said, "both teams deserve to win." But I can't agree with that. Even trying to be as unbiased as I possibly can, I can't agree with that.
The Mavericks were picked to finish in what, 8th or 9th place? And they finished in 4th? The swept Denver. They BEAT Colorado College. (True, they had some lame losses here and there, but whatever...) The Gophers have like 20 signed players. We have 2. And yet, there we are, in 4th place, above the Gophers.
Even if the Gophers were the better team out there, I would STILL say that the Mavs "deserved to win." I can't really put it into words, because I don't entirely know, and I definitely don't have the proper evidence to back my claim, but the Mavericks worked their butts off. If my memory serves me right, both of the Gopher's goalies are signed. We just have Zacharias and Tormey (and Lee too. <3), two (well, three) non-signed goalies. And Zacharias played just as well of a game, if not better, than Kangas. So what if Kangas is a freshman. I'll happily stand by my claim that he isn't going to get any better with experience, especially not in the way that Zacharias did.
Speaking of Gopher fans (and I wish I had specific names or something, because I'm sure (or at least, I'm hoping) that not all Gopher fans are alike...), I sat by one yesterday for the first two periods who was a friend of one of my friends. She goes to the U of M but was home for spring break, and she was making me so mad. She didn't know ANYTHING about her team, except for that her goalie was named Kangas. But she CHEERED completely and entirely like she knew everything.
"Nice save Kangas! Come on Gophers! Here we go Gophers! Nice job getting that puck! Oh yeah Gophers! That's the way Gophers!"
THE ENTIRE TIME.
I was sitting there like, "Nice pass Irwin. Okay Sackrison, here you go. Nice hit Wiley (Heh...). Nice GOAL, Jon. (Jon had one of the called-off goals, right? I was so ticked I can't remember...) Etc. Etc. Etc."
What I'm trying to say is, this girl knew NOTHING about her team, and yet she felt the need to sit there and cheer for them like I was cheering for mine. I wanted to turn to her and be like, "Are you going to the X to watch the Gophers play if they win tonight? I don't think so. I AM if the Mavs win. So shut your mouth and only cheer if they score or something." Basically, in conclusion, I had to switch seats because I knew I would lose it if the Gophers won and I was sitting by her.
Especially because then she turned to me and was like, "So how's your team? Our team's not very good."
Even if the Mavs were in last place, I would NEVER EVER say that about them. Ever. I couldn't. I stared at her like I couldn't believe that, and then proceeded to tell her how amazing our team was, and how they DESERVED to win.
She just said, "Oh, that's cool."
Then she proceeded to tell me how cute Kangas was, and that was basically all she knew, so I had to point out Dan Tormey and say, "Don't even try to throw a "our goalie is better looking that your goalie" because our goalie is one of the hottest goalies--no, players--no MEN, in the world." Well, that shut her up. Ha.
So anyway...
It was just so lame to lose the way we did. By a goal that shouldn't have been a goal. The refs literally gave Minnesota the game. I hope they got paid well.
Also, all weekend, I heard people say that the reffing was bad because "the refs don't like Jutting". Seriously, how is that a justification? It's not the refs' jobs to LIKE someone. It's their job to fairly call the game.
I saw we get a petition going to get rid of ALL those refs that were there. True, we may have lost the game, but they can lose their jobs. I'd say it's a fair enough trade. (As long as they all end up as hobos, that is...)
Anyway, I think I've ranted enough. All I can say now is that I'm praying that someone loves us and that we'll make it in the Pairwise, but otherwise, I'm preparing myself for an awfully long off-season. :(
Just a little over seven months. :)
Everytime someone brings hockey up, I right away jump in their face yelling "THE GOPHER WAS IN THE CREASE!"
He was. He was so in the crease. It reminds me of Clark the Canadian Hockey Goalie and how he says his season ended in the play-offs thanks to a "garbage goal by a guy who was clearly in the crease." It's the same for the Mavericks.
Seriously, anywhere you look, he's in the crease. Am I right? No, apparently I'm wrong, since it was a goal. To me, it looks like he was in the crease. But that video's not the best quality or anything...
Also, what kills me are the comments by Gopher fans, saying that the GOPHERS weren't getting fair calls. Are they KIDDING me? Are the Gopher fans as blind as the refs?!
You see, I just don't understand. I don't understand how the refs can just literally screw our team like that. I don't understand how they went to bed last night knowing that they [potentially] ended a season for a team who worked so hard, and for a team who deserved to win.
I've heard it said a lot that "both teams deserve to win." The Gopher fan sitting next to me on Friday night's game turned to me, trying to be nice, and said, "both teams deserve to win." But I can't agree with that. Even trying to be as unbiased as I possibly can, I can't agree with that.
The Mavericks were picked to finish in what, 8th or 9th place? And they finished in 4th? The swept Denver. They BEAT Colorado College. (True, they had some lame losses here and there, but whatever...) The Gophers have like 20 signed players. We have 2. And yet, there we are, in 4th place, above the Gophers.
Even if the Gophers were the better team out there, I would STILL say that the Mavs "deserved to win." I can't really put it into words, because I don't entirely know, and I definitely don't have the proper evidence to back my claim, but the Mavericks worked their butts off. If my memory serves me right, both of the Gopher's goalies are signed. We just have Zacharias and Tormey (and Lee too. <3), two (well, three) non-signed goalies. And Zacharias played just as well of a game, if not better, than Kangas. So what if Kangas is a freshman. I'll happily stand by my claim that he isn't going to get any better with experience, especially not in the way that Zacharias did.
Speaking of Gopher fans (and I wish I had specific names or something, because I'm sure (or at least, I'm hoping) that not all Gopher fans are alike...), I sat by one yesterday for the first two periods who was a friend of one of my friends. She goes to the U of M but was home for spring break, and she was making me so mad. She didn't know ANYTHING about her team, except for that her goalie was named Kangas. But she CHEERED completely and entirely like she knew everything.
"Nice save Kangas! Come on Gophers! Here we go Gophers! Nice job getting that puck! Oh yeah Gophers! That's the way Gophers!"
THE ENTIRE TIME.
I was sitting there like, "Nice pass Irwin. Okay Sackrison, here you go. Nice hit Wiley (Heh...). Nice GOAL, Jon. (Jon had one of the called-off goals, right? I was so ticked I can't remember...) Etc. Etc. Etc."
What I'm trying to say is, this girl knew NOTHING about her team, and yet she felt the need to sit there and cheer for them like I was cheering for mine. I wanted to turn to her and be like, "Are you going to the X to watch the Gophers play if they win tonight? I don't think so. I AM if the Mavs win. So shut your mouth and only cheer if they score or something." Basically, in conclusion, I had to switch seats because I knew I would lose it if the Gophers won and I was sitting by her.
Especially because then she turned to me and was like, "So how's your team? Our team's not very good."
Even if the Mavs were in last place, I would NEVER EVER say that about them. Ever. I couldn't. I stared at her like I couldn't believe that, and then proceeded to tell her how amazing our team was, and how they DESERVED to win.
She just said, "Oh, that's cool."
Then she proceeded to tell me how cute Kangas was, and that was basically all she knew, so I had to point out Dan Tormey and say, "Don't even try to throw a "our goalie is better looking that your goalie" because our goalie is one of the hottest goalies--no, players--no MEN, in the world." Well, that shut her up. Ha.
So anyway...
It was just so lame to lose the way we did. By a goal that shouldn't have been a goal. The refs literally gave Minnesota the game. I hope they got paid well.
Also, all weekend, I heard people say that the reffing was bad because "the refs don't like Jutting". Seriously, how is that a justification? It's not the refs' jobs to LIKE someone. It's their job to fairly call the game.
I saw we get a petition going to get rid of ALL those refs that were there. True, we may have lost the game, but they can lose their jobs. I'd say it's a fair enough trade. (As long as they all end up as hobos, that is...)
Anyway, I think I've ranted enough. All I can say now is that I'm praying that someone loves us and that we'll make it in the Pairwise, but otherwise, I'm preparing myself for an awfully long off-season. :(
Just a little over seven months. :)
Luv, Sidney ♥
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Just a lil something I "found"
After yesterday's exciting win and bland post, I decided I'd better step it up a notch.
So, I went browsing through the internet, and came upon this interesting interview with Trevor Bruess:
[Trust me guys, you haven't seen it.]
I love you too, Trevor! ;)
That's all I have for y'all~
Luv,
Sidney ♥
[Oh, and for some reason, another box is appearing below the video. If you click on it, it opens in realPlayer. (or at least, it did for me...) I've tried and tried to get rid of it, but it's not working. :( So now my post looks ugly.]
So, I went browsing through the internet, and came upon this interesting interview with Trevor Bruess:
[Trust me guys, you haven't seen it.]
I love you too, Trevor! ;)
That's all I have for y'all~
Luv,
Sidney ♥
[Oh, and for some reason, another box is appearing below the video. If you click on it, it opens in realPlayer. (or at least, it did for me...) I've tried and tried to get rid of it, but it's not working. :( So now my post looks ugly.]
Luv, Sidney ♥
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Saturday, March 1, 2008
WE WON!
Since I couldn't be in Colorado, I tuned in on the B2-Network thing to watch both yesterday's game and today's. I'm not going to bother talking about yesterday's game, since let's face it, tonight's was much more interesting~!
Although, I don't know how we won with the LAME calls we were getting! What did Sackrison do?! Was he even on the ice when he got that lame penalty that they never DID explain on the radio? And why did that guy get a 10-minute major but nothing really happened? And it didn't look like Hanson kicked that puck in to me... Thank God Mouillierat made up for that...
You go Mouillierat~~
Oh, and it was sooo nice to see Stewart score. He really works his butt off out there, and it was great to see him finally have something to show for his hard work!
And how about Jon Kalinski? He is just too amazing for words... We'll leave it at that. ;)
And you know, on Friday, the announcers kept yacking about what a wonderful goalie Colorado's goalie is, and how he did that flopping. I was like, hello, was anybody at that N. Dakota game last year when Tormey was flopping EVERYWHERE and STOPPING the puck? In other words, no matter what, Dan Tormey will always be the hot Maverick of the game. ;)
And then the announcer was like "Besides those first two, [enter Colorado's goalie's name here] has been perfect." I was like, "And besides the first three, Zacharias has been perfect..." (<-- Back when Colorado just had three points on the scoreboard, that is. :)
I'm a little disappointed that St. Cloud won... :/ But I guess at least we won...
Now I can go to bed with a smile on my face. :)
Luv,
Sidney ♥
Although, I don't know how we won with the LAME calls we were getting! What did Sackrison do?! Was he even on the ice when he got that lame penalty that they never DID explain on the radio? And why did that guy get a 10-minute major but nothing really happened? And it didn't look like Hanson kicked that puck in to me... Thank God Mouillierat made up for that...
You go Mouillierat~~
Oh, and it was sooo nice to see Stewart score. He really works his butt off out there, and it was great to see him finally have something to show for his hard work!
And how about Jon Kalinski? He is just too amazing for words... We'll leave it at that. ;)
And you know, on Friday, the announcers kept yacking about what a wonderful goalie Colorado's goalie is, and how he did that flopping. I was like, hello, was anybody at that N. Dakota game last year when Tormey was flopping EVERYWHERE and STOPPING the puck? In other words, no matter what, Dan Tormey will always be the hot Maverick of the game. ;)
And then the announcer was like "Besides those first two, [enter Colorado's goalie's name here] has been perfect." I was like, "And besides the first three, Zacharias has been perfect..." (<-- Back when Colorado just had three points on the scoreboard, that is. :)
I'm a little disappointed that St. Cloud won... :/ But I guess at least we won...
Now I can go to bed with a smile on my face. :)
Luv,
Sidney ♥
Luv, Sidney ♥
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