Chocolate Fix 2/16/2011

Patrick McNeill Bears

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Here is your weekly round up of Bears news and events.

John Walton was on the bus to Norfolk for the Old Barn Hockey Show.  Filing in was Greg Mace. [OBHS]

  • Part 1: Greg talks about Jean Hebert’s officiating, the weekend games and Bears injuries/news.
  • Part 2: Mitch Lamoureux joins in with NHL talk.
  • Part 3: Mitch talks about the Bears, the NHL and what’s wrong with the Caps.

Of the “50 Most Loved Former Pittsburgh Penguins”, Mitch Lamoureux grabs the number 48 spot. [BleacherReport]

Patrick Harbolick takes a look at the Capitals’ 2006 draft class. [Hockey’s Future]

“Bear Tracks” by Dan Sernoffsky is out. Lots of injury and player updates this week. [LDN]

Welcome back, Jay Beagle.  We know you would like to have stayed where you were, but we like you, too. [Caps]

And congratulations to Patrick McNeill.  PMac was recalled by the Caps and looks to play his first NHL game tonight. [Caps]

Also a big congratulations to Jared DeMichiel for his first win as a Bear! [SHoE]

David de Kastrozza is getting some attention in the Bears organization and across the AHL. [PennLive]

Josh Godfrey is back up with the Bears. [ECHL]

Last Saturday the Giant Center hosted the PIAA State Wrestling Championships.  There was precious little time to transform the GC back to a hockey rink.  Brad Wilson of The Express-Times gives his take on it describing how poorly it was handled by GC staff.  In his article he states “It was a bit rich of the meet announcer, though, to ask fans to beat it because of an ‘important’ Hershey Bears game coming up. There has never been an ‘important’ minor-league hockey game.”  I beg to differ.  [LehighValleyLive]

Michael Sedor of the Patriot News is also covering the change from wrestling to hockey. [PennLive]

This Post Has 4 Comments

  1. Well, it’s actually called a wrestling match or duel meet. But I do agree, there is something called timemanagement. They needed to move on to the next event. The event staff really didn’t have 4 hours to turn the rink over. After clearing the mat and chairs, they would remove all the floor boards and place the glass back up. We all know just one piece of glass can be a pain. Also the netting around the ends has to go back up, not to mention the clean up of the isles and chairs. The players go on the ice 35 minutes prior to puck drop for warm-ups. I saw someone say the event was over at 3:30. So from 3:30 to 6:25 looks like a little under 2 hours to me.

    I feel for the kids, but maybe the PIAA should have started sooner knowing a game at 7 was to take place. Live and learn.

  3. Never an important minor league game? Really? How about this, Mr. Brad Wilson: Does your wrestling league have an area to hold any games in? Who had to rent out the Giant Center to have their championship game at? And you’re mad that the OWNERS are kicking you out because PAYING PEOPLE want to see a hockey game? Go celebrate with your team at a Chuck E Chesse, you jackass.

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