Eating crow…sort of

In the past I’ve made no bones about rather having Cory Schneider in goal rather than Roberto Luongo. Schneider is the more technically adept goalie. He has likely has better instincts. Most importantly, however, he isn’t prone to the kinds of meltdowns that turn Luongo into merely an above-average NHL goalie. On the other hand,…

How to fix hockey

Someone (me) has been reading DownGoesBrown during baseball season again. Boo me! On the other hand, here’s another great article. This one talks about how to fix hockey at the NHL level. Can’t say as I disagree with a single suggestion here. Oh, and isn’t it time for hockey season to start yet?

USHL Standings Revisited

It’s a new week coming up so it’s time to revisit the USHL standings. Omaha had a damn fine week–knocking off Sioux Falls with a five goal second period. Figures that I was so sick that day I couldn’t manage 15 feet from the nearest sewer-connected portal so ended up missing what might possibly be…

Ways To Look at the Standings

If you looked at the current USHL Standing in the West (prior to games played tonight) you’d see this: TEAM GP W L OL TP Sioux Falls 34 25 8 1 51 Fargo 36 21 10 5 47 Waterloo 35 22 13 0 44 Lincoln 33 20 10 3 43 Omaha 35 19 16 0…