March 7, 2020: Your Team Losing
OK, I said there’s one thing worse than seeing your team lose in person; that would be if YOUR team loses. By YOUR team, I mean, the team you play on, or in my case, the team that I coach. … Continued
March 6, 2020: Lose in Person
There’s nothing better than seeing your team lose in person. To be there in the stands and to see this epic failure first hand cannot be topped; well, there is one way to “top” that… we’ll get to that, but … Continued
March 5, 2020: Not Going To Do It
Not going to do it… not going to do it… No… NO! I’m not going to get my hopes up… The Blackhawks are not going to storm back and make the playoffs. Nope… not me… not going to happen. Oh … Continued
March 4, 2020: Return of the Troops
No excuses OK. The Bulls were not a good team prior to the injuries, but man… with Otto, Wendell, and Lauri all out for an extended amount of time… that clearly made things worse. Regardless if it was Boylen or … Continued
March 3, 2020: Got Hope?
I know… the Ducks suck. This Blackhawks win doesn’t mean a damn thing. Although only 6 points out of the final Wild Card spot, there are too many teams in the mix. We had our chance and blew it. Yes, … Continued
March 2, 2020: Goodbye 2009
In the final month of 2009, the Blackhawks would record their most wins of the season; 11 wins and 31 days later, the Blackhawks would be sitting 17 games over through the first 40; 27-10-3, 57 points, and on their … Continued
March 1, 2020: Touch of Home
You go on vacation to get away… to forget about home for a while… to break the routine. Going away for work is not quite the same. First off, you have to work all day, most times longer hours than … Continued
February 29, 2020: Leap Ahead
Leap day! How would you do it if your birthday was on February 29th? My dad missed by one day; HBD DAD BTW. Would you celebrate every year on the day before or after your real birthday? Would you just … Continued
February 28, 2020: 1 vs 2
Finally… At 4-2, in 2nd place in our floor hockey league, we would meet the undefeated first place team. Again, due to an earlier season cancellation, we wouldn’t play them until the final two games of the regular season; the … Continued
February 27, 2020: The November Eight
November 2009 was an interesting month for the Blackhawks. It started with a loss and a shootout loss and ended with the same. In between, the Hawks would go on an 8 game winning streak; this would be their longest … Continued