Two loves in my life: Fighting Sioux Hockey and Metal.
I'm a '95 graduate of Colorado College. I bleed green and black so my 2nd favorite team after the Sioux is Colorado College.
I also play guitar. I love anything loud with lot's of distortion-Pantera, George Lynch, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Metallica, Megadeth, Disturbed, etc. As my username indicates, I'm a huge fan of the Boston-area band Godsmack. Devil Horns to the Sky!
I gotta give the CC coaching staff some props-picking up Mats Lindgren to try and replace the offensive skill they lost early in the season when Burkholder went down. That guy was noticeable all weekend long. Particularly impressive given, according to Mayotte in the post game interview last night he said he hadn’t played in 7 months.
When we got home from the game I started watching the recording and just listening to Ken Landau’s call on that play said it all. He sounded utterly shocked that puck didn’t go in the net. In fact, at first, he sounded like he thought it did go in as he went into his, “HE SHOOTS AND….” And that’s where he stopped in his tracks before he could finish his catch phrase.
Their structure, at least when they play UND, is so strong. They don’t make positional mistakes or very few of them and when they do, Mbereko seems to bail them out with a ten bell save.
Side note: We’ve met Kaidan Mbereko a handful of times and he is genuinely a really good guy, particularly with the kids. This is Kaidan with my daughter at the skate with the Tigers event.
Mayotte seems to have the Midas touch against us that he doesn’t consistently have against others in the league. It ticks me off! Lol. Seriously, while I wish we’d won in overtime, so grateful Strinden tied that sucker up late in regulation and thanks to the Broncos tonight as well.
There’s a new article from Schloss out on the Herald about CC. Citing advanced analytics which show their record should be better than it is. Expected goals for/against and such. I’m not much of a numbers guy but just using the eye test, I have seen how well the Tigers can play when they’re on their game. Consistency, however, has been their biggest concern and challenge.
People always get indignant and ask how I could possibly root against my alma mater and in particular, cheer for North Dakota of all programs. I simply tell them that if they have to ask, there’s no amount of explaining that will make them understand.