YouTube Tuesday

There is no video more appropriate to post on this YouTube Tuesday than the highlights from game 5 of the Kelly Cup Finals. Major congratulations have to go out to the Cyclones, their players, staff, and fans. Two cups in three years is quite an accomplishment, and coming back from being down in a series twice is even more amazing (pretty much steamrolling what was the best team in the ECHL during the regular season, is not to shabby either).



I think a lot of Everblades fans would agree that it will be pretty awesome when the Blades accomplish this next season.

Friday Links

Happy Friday everybody. As always, enjoy some links.

- The Cyclones have a chance to win the Kelly Cup tonight. A re-cap of last night's game can be found here. They take on the Steelheads tonight at 7:30.

- A very appropriate Wikipedia hockey page "Kelly Cup"

- There are some rumblings coming from the Rochester fan base. This may not end well...

- Here is a great list of the best and worst hockey movies. I'm proud to say I've seen four of the top five. Although it seems to be missing The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard (you have to listen to the movie in it's original French, it's so awesome).

- If you find the business side of hockey interesting, you have to check out CapGeek.com, it's great way to keep track of NHL contracts and cap space.

- They forgot Tim Tebow...


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YouTube Tuesday

Time to get pumped up for game three between the Cyclones and Steel heads. Enjoy the highlights from the Cyclones and Reading series.



I'll try to keep updating the score on twitter (you can check back here as well, the twitter box on the side should show the tweets too).

Kelly Cup Update

As much as I wish the Everblades were in the Kelly Cup Final, they're not, so I'm left cheering for the Cyclones (beating the Royals and representing our conference is enough for me). The best part is they're actually up 2-0 in their series with the Steelheads. Both wins came from goals in the closing seconds of the third period. Can you believe they finished the conference final last Wednesday, traveled to Idaho for games on Friday and Saturday, and won both games against a team that's 5-0 at home? It's almost enough to make me forgive the entire populace of Cincinnati for Skyline Chili. Almost.

(My Sicilian great grandmother just rolled over in her grave)

The next three games are in Cincinnati, including game three tomorrow night at 7:30. You can check out this link to catch the radio broadcast of your choice.

Friday Links

Another Friday, another set of links. I hope the Everblades announce some new soon.

- The Cincinnati Cyclones came from behind in their series with the Reading Royals to win game 7, and advance to the Kelly Cup Finals. They take on the Idaho Steelheads tonight.

- This hockey card belt is awesome!  

- Reason #285 why living in Florida sucks hockey-wise.

- This is one of the most hideously decorated houses I've ever seen. The air hockey table in the kitchen is cool though.

- This reporter was able to learn how to drive a Zamboni! I'm terrible jealous.

- This story on Marguerite Norris, the first woman to get her name on the Stanley Cup, is pretty interesting. You can check out the Wikipedia page on her too. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a book about her. She seems like a very interesting woman.

- I must have this cake at my wedding!

YouTube Tuesday: Kelly Cup Playoff Re-Cap

The National Conference series is all tied up 2-2 thanks to a 7-2 game from the Stockton Thunder. The American Conference series between the Cincinnati Cyclones and Reading Royals is now 3-2 hanks to a huge effort from the Cyclones to win game four 6-4 and win game five 5-0. For some reason, the Royals were not happy about losing two in a row, they seem to have lost their cool. I don't think anyone who was at the Everblades game against the Royals in the early part of the season would forget the three fights in a row, and how much they can behave like a bunch of undisciplined thugs.

Here are three videos of the 5-0 games insanity....










Is it possible the Royals have lost their cool, or are the Cyclones just great when the cards are stacked against them? We won't find out untill 7:35 Tomight. The series between the Steel heads and Thunder will also be played at 9:10 our time (7:10 theirs) tonight as well. If you're interested you can check those game out on the B2 networks like you would for Everblades games.

Kelly Cup Playoff Update

I'm sorry this didn't occur to me sooner.I had assumed everyone would lose interest in the ECHL playoffs once the Blades were out. Turns out, things are getting kind of interesting.

In the American conference, the Royals are stomping yet another team.  They're up 3-0 in their series with the Cincinnati cyclones. A big reason for the Royals getting this far has got to be Matt Dalton. This dude has not lost in regulation in the post season, and he does this all while sleeping on the floor of the team bus.

The Royals take on the Cyclones at 7:05 this Saturday. A win means a trip to the the Kelly Cup Finals to take on the winner of the National conference. You can check out a story on this from a local paper in Reading here.

In the National conference the Idaho Steelheads are up 2-1 in their series with the Stockton Thunder. They had to go into triple overtime for the third game to be decided, eventually leading to a 1-0 win for the Thunder. The next game is Friday at 10:30 (7:30 PT).

If last season is any indication of who will be winning the Kelly Cup, the Royals are a lock. Ask the Stingrays.