Friday Links!

Season hasn't been over for a whole week yet and I'm bored out of my skull. I'm pretty sure you guys may be too. Here are some links to entertain you for today at least...

- You may be aware of my goalie addiction. If your not, check out this set I have up on Flickr to understand why I love goalies so much.

- Another reason for my goalie obsession- Jacques Plante

- Your wikipedia hockey page "Underwater Hockey", I have finally found a type of hockey that I'd be good at.

- I love Russian hockey jerseys. This junior hockey jersey is pretty cool.

- Woody had this interesting article on the possibility of the ECHL absorbing teams from the IHL, which may be in danger of folding. You can also check out this article about one IHL's teams options for the future, and what a change to the ECHL could mean.

- I have so many awesome pictures I can't use because of the weird faces the players always seem to be making. Instead of allowing a decent picture languish on my hard drive, I think I'll post them on Fridays. Enjoy a really excited Ross Carlson...

The Blades are having the end of the season jersey auction next Thursday at 6:00, I'm tempted to go and blow the money I've saved for next semesters school books on a jersey. Of course, I'd end up buying the jersey of a guy I'm not a big fan of just because his jersey was going for less than the other guys.

More Pictures! (4/20/10)

Just a heads up: Within the next few days (I'm told no more than 3) the old blog address will redirect to the new site (http://www.swamphockey.com/) which should be up and running at some point today. I'm expecting some problems, nothing ever ends up being as easy as this has been, but it should be worked out soon.

As promised, here are some more pictures from the Blades last game. I should be able to get the video I took of the handshakes and salute to the fans up some time today.

Pictures (4/20/10)

The season may be over, but there are plenty of pictures left to enjoy. There should be more up Thursday.

Live Blog: Blades vs. Royals (4/20)

It's almost time for the puck to drop on what could be the last game of the Everblades season. So far, the Blades have lost three is a row to the Reading Royals. One more loss in this best of seven series ends it all.

Will the Blades find a way to force a game 5, or will they channel their inner Carolina Hurricanes and be steamrolled by the Royals in four games?

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It was good to see the Blades play a solid period of hockey. They were dominant for most of the early minutes. They managed to hold the Royals from getting a single SOG for quite a few minutes. There were a lot of close calls, thanks to some really bouncy pucks. Chris Beckford-Tseu has been really solid. He's been run over by both his own player, and by a Royals player. The Royals came on really strong in the last six minutes, but the Blades held them off. The final score as the players left the ice was 0-0.

Hopefully, the Blades keep up their playoff habit of having an awesome second period.

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The Royals really turned on the pressure in the second. The only thing that kept the Blades alive for that period was a solid preformance from Becks. You could tell the teams really don't like each other. Their was a big scrum at the end of the period, and from the looks of it, some dudes will be sitting in the penalty box at the start of the third. The score at the end of the period was still 0-0.

Is it crazy to hope for some third period Blades magic? I'm crossing my fingers, and making deals with the hockey gods...

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I guess it was only a matter of time before one of the teams would score. The Royals drew blood first (I could have lived without the jumping on the glass, but oh well). Mike Bayrack was able to tie it up. Unfortunately, the Royals took the lead again and the Blades just couldn't get it back. The final score of the last game of the season was 2-1.

I'm sad that the seasons over, but I'm already starting to think about next season.

YouTube Tuesday: Do It! Edition

Tonight is the night. The Blades have their backs against the wall, a loss tonight means it's all over. Because of this, I'm dedicating this YouTube Tuesday to Everblades goals. Perhaps watching these will build some hockey mojo...










And hopefully, we hear this sound a lot...




I will be live blogging from the game as always, so check back! And if, by chance, you have a weird good luck ritual, do it (there is nothing as odd as letting your cat sleep on your jersey, so you can't be crazier than me). The boys need all the help they can get. Showing up for the game to cheer the boys on would help too.