Many have asked "How long before you make your predictions?" I will not deny that I made the correct choice this year in Sin City by choosing the Blackhawks to win it all, and although I am now $40 richer, I can still give all those uneducated fans some of my infinite wisdom when it comes to picking a winner.
Game 1 this Wednesday will showcase the talents of the "New & Improved" Puck Hawgs as they face the stamina of Yankee Doodle Dandy. Although no player should be bigger than the game itself, there are rare moments where all the focus is on one person. It's a Favresque type story where a player is deemed as a "has been" only to land with a bitter rival. This master of menace is none other than Sergey Kozak. Last season, Kozak took the Hawgs into the playoffs with a masterful performance in the last game of the regular season. Although the team did not move on to claim the Fleming Cup, Kozak still showed his veteran prowess and shined like a flashlight. Unknown to him, Gannon & Schumacher of the Hawgs had different visions of the future. After dealing stars Beede & Houlihan to Alien in the off-season, it was evident that changes were on the horizon. Hudson loses his starting goaltender job and gets demoted to defense, the overrated Sindelar brothers get sent to the minors and a huge paycut by Bartak to keep his 4th liner winger spot was just the tip of the iceberg. While all this shuffling like a Caesar's Palace Poker dealer take place, Kozak sits patiently by the phone waiting to re-sign. Although he is optimistic, he realizes after 2 games of the regular season that he will no longer be a Puck Hawg. As he is packing his bags to fly out of DSM to play for the newly created Iraqi league, his agent calls and gives him the good news. Yankee Doodle Dandy steps up to fill a void and signs the old veteran to a 1 year deal. "We felt 19 guys on our paid roster was not enough" stated Whitaker of YDD. "With Kozak, we should field a bench of 2-3 players each week."
So now the washed up, has been, under appreciated Kozak looks to show up his old team. With YDD fully backing their newly acquired antique, they are ready to put it the rebuilding Hawgs. YDD by 2.
What do you get when you take a pinch of Alien and mix it with a Cup O Kryptonite? Not sure, but it sounds cool to say. The second game of the night also puts a spot light on 2 players instead of on 2 teams. The goaltending battle between Bishop (Alien) and Anderson (Kryptonite) can be described with one word.....expensive. These two have battled it out for the most money spent on gear for the last several years with no end in sight. Bishop boasts that his leg pads are made of 100% West African Black Rhino hide. Research shows the following:
Probably extinct by 2006.IUCN: database entry.Scientific name:Diceros bicornis longipes.Photo source (Wikipedia).
In 2006, intensive surveys were conducted to locate any surviving West African black rhinos in their last refuges in northern Cameroon. After 48 field missions, no signs were found of their continued presence, although evidence of earlier poaching remained. The IUCN issued a news release in which the chairman of the African Rhino Specialist Group stated: "As a result this subspecies has been tentatively declared as extinct."
In 2006, intensive surveys were conducted to locate any surviving West African black rhinos in their last refuges in northern Cameroon. After 48 field missions, no signs were found of their continued presence, although evidence of earlier poaching remained. The IUCN issued a news release in which the chairman of the African Rhino Specialist Group stated: "As a result this subspecies has been tentatively declared as extinct."
Bishop would not confirm or deny the rumors, but many have stated that through his extensive travels, he had hunted and captured the last remaining Rhino and has enough usable hide to make several more sets of pads.
Not to be outdone, Anderson's mask has taken many pucks to it without any visible signs of wear or markings. The strength lies in the material of Boron Fibre. Boron fibres predate carbon fibres as high-modulus reinforcement materials. However, boron has largely been replaced by carbon because of the high cost of the former. They do not differ greatly from glass fibre in tensile strength, but have up to five times the modulus. As the purpose of reinforcement is generally to stiffen, this is a great advantage. Because of the high price, their use is generally confined to niche markets, where its modulus advantage over carbon fibre is essential. Although never confirmed, the mask value is estimated at $167,000 (without the paint job).
As the war of the wallets continue, the game is evenly matched. Shootout with Alien winning on a Keller goal.
By the time the last game starts, most players will be in bed, or at the Ridgemont drinking their 6th pitcher debating why everyone is cheering baseball highlights that are replayed on ESPN for the 9th time within the hour. Funky Pickle Vs Irwins should be an easy ticket to grab from a scalper outside the building. With future ABC League Hall of Famers like Curran, Bragg & Scholz playing for the Pickle , anyone can get a glimpse of what is becoming known as the CBS line. On the otherhand, the Swift, Anonson & Dunn line must be tolerated as these 3 may potentially be the worst line in league history (aka S.A.D. line). Irwins isn't too shabby with their talent either...if you can keep track of who they are. With 3 Nicks & a Rick, a Rich and a Rech, 2 Radcliffs and 2 Hrabaks, this team is a statisticians & play by play man's nightmare. 
With Maxwell out of the Country on conspiracy charges, the Irwins team becomes Irloses. They are no match for the most famous Cherry Picker in West, or the newly self appointed and crowned champion of Kuub, Josh Feathers. Although this game goes 0-0 into the 3rd period, Pickle unleashes a vinegar fury by setting loose newly acquired Mark Massa. He scores a hatty in the 3rd and leaves it as a final 3-0.
With Maxwell out of the Country on conspiracy charges, the Irwins team becomes Irloses. They are no match for the most famous Cherry Picker in West, or the newly self appointed and crowned champion of Kuub, Josh Feathers. Although this game goes 0-0 into the 3rd period, Pickle unleashes a vinegar fury by setting loose newly acquired Mark Massa. He scores a hatty in the 3rd and leaves it as a final 3-0.
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