On a hockey note, the Des Moines USHL franchise brought in the Hanson Brothers for an appearance at Saturday night’s game against Indiana. For those who don’t know, the Hanson Brothers were the lovable “goons” in the hockey movie, Slap Shot, and all of whom went on to play professional hockey (and get in more […]
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While I’m not the biggest NHL fan, there is news worthy of note. Former Stampede and U of M Gopher star Thomas Vanek received the largest number of write-in votes for this year’s NHL All-Star team. Vanek, who holds the Stampede records for most goals and most points in a season and in a career, […] First off, a big tip of the hat to Chris at his new Western College Hockey II blog for leading me to Hockey: Canada’s Royal Winter Game. Published in 1899, it is thought to be the first book ever written about the sport. And the author, Arthur Farrell, came with pretty good credentials for time. […] Congrats to former Sioux Falls Stampede player Chad LaRose, who will now have his name inscribed on the Stanley Cup as a member of the winning Carolina Hurricanes. LaRose was a member of the Stampede in its first year of existence and played part of year two before moving to the Ontario Hockey League. He […] It would be remiss of me to let the USHL season close without commenting on the Stampede loss in the Clark Cup championship. Despite all the talk about holding their heads high and the like, I have no doubt every member of that team feels bad today. Going from last place last year to Game […] |
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