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#46/Interview Blog Interview Blog        This week was quite a week for hockey. I went to the Missoula Maulers vs. Helena Bighorns game Friday night and I was very impressed! The Helena Bighorns won the game in the end at 5-2 and played very well. But in turn spent the most time in the penalty box at a total of 29 minutes total. The Bighorns racked up 7 minors and 1 major. The Maulers had goals from Zach Paisley and Tyler Zandhuisen and assists from Anders Nord, Brett Mathews, and Dustin Pierce. The Helena Bighorns had goals from Christian Axelsson, Theo Campe, Kyle Baker, captain Ben Henne, and Damon Hanson. Each of these players had an assist and also had assists from Brandon Rumble and Jacob Wolter. Jett Salinas saved 28 out of 30 shots on goal while Cody Janzen saved 28 out of 33 shots. The Maulers ended the game with 28 penalty minutes for 4 minors and 2 major penalties.   ...

#45 Biscuits and Breezers       Welcome back to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! In this blog we will be talking about Val-d'Or Foreurs very talented up and coming prospect Anthony Mantha and Minnesota Wild goalie Josh Harding being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. But starting off on a more happier note, let's talk about Anthony Mantha! There was recently an article posted on NHL.com about him and I found it very interesting. He is not just a very talented hockey player, he is very intelligent as well. Apparently, after every year he is continuously raising his game to the next level. Could he be the next generation of fantastic players like Crosby, Ovechkin, or the Staal brothers? Maybe! Anthony would join the "Generation Y" players so to speak. The fresh new faces of the NHL and the future representation of the greatest sport on this Earth. He is a very very talented player. In his stats he has currently 45 TPs in 31 games played with 25 goal...

#44/Celebratory Blog Biscuits and Breezers                 Welcome back to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! This will be no ordinary blog today because we have reached the 2000 view goal and now we get to celebrate! I recently had a contest for players to be featured in this so we will have that in here, shout outs to some very important people that helped in the success of this blog, teams that have been associated with us, and much more! But first we are going to start off with a game review from my AWHL team and some NHL news. Starting off with the game review. On a weekend match up against Billings and Bozeman, this was the second game of the weekend and the Maulers had already lost to Billings in a shootout 5-4 the night before. The whole team was looking for revenge. They just happened to find it in the pads of McKinlee Baum. Winning 7-0 in a shut out, the Maulers were back on top. The team had goals from rookie Joey Su...

#43 Biscuits and Breezers                          Welcome back to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! In this blog we will be talking about Blake Geoffrion's skull injury and one of my AWHL team's games. Starting off with the Canadiens. He was recently hospitalized for a depressed skull fracture and has undergone surgery. He is expected to make a full recovery. Playing for the Hamilton Bulldogs, Blake was driven into the boards with his head down by Syracuse Crunch defenseman Jean-Philippe Cote. With his hands to his face and covered in blood, he was skated off the ice to the dressing room. Jean-Philippe wasn't penalized for the clean hit on Geoffrion but did get a fighting major for roughing it up with Bulldogs team mate Mike Blunden. Blake is the grandson of former Canadiens star Bernie Geoffrion. Hopefully he gets better soon because 24 is too young to stop playing the sport you love. It is always devasta...

#42 Biscuits and Breezers           Welcome back to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers. In this episode I want to represent all the house leagues out there. I have had a personal note to do two house teams. One is the GHL and the other is the WHAM. Let's start off with the GHL. GHL stands for Glacier Hockey League. This house league consists of 18 teams in the fall ranging from beginners to expert and about 70 teams in the winter separated into variations of skill level and different "leagues". Some of these are co-ed teams but you will have the occasional all male or all female teams. It really depends on what league you are looking at. Anyway, these teams are always fun to watch. I have seen parts of their games and you can just feel the family energy when you are in the barn. Whether they suffer a win or a loss, there is always a family atmosphere. This isn't your typical house league either. There is ski...

#41    Biscuits and Breezers               Welcome back to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! In this blog, we will be talking about the Wayne Simmonds' "event" in the Czech league and recent Stanley Cup champion Dustin Brown signing with a Swiss team for the lockout. Starting out with Simmonds' problem.  During a game with the Liberec White Tigers, a local team named the Chomutov Pirates aimed racial chants at the Flyers player.  The club was fined 30,000 koruna ($1,554) by the discipline committee and an apology was given by the Tigers. They are "aiming" to prevent any abuse in the future. In the pre-season last year a banana was thrown at Wayne during a game in Ontario. Even though the Flyers aren't my personal favorite team, no one deserves to criticized for their race, ethnicity, or any thing else in that general area. I mean during the playoffs last season, Joel Ward was heavily cri...

#40    Biscuits and Breezers              Welcome back to another blog of Biscuits and Breezers! In this blog we will be talking about Patrick Kane headed to Switzerland as this lockout endures and my AWHL team, the Missoula Maulers, and there 13-1 game this week. Starting off with Kane. As the lockout continues to drag on, players are just giving up and heading to Europe basically for the remainder of what is left of an abandoned cause. The lockout has gotten so bad that players, especially in the KHL, are debating to go back to the States even after the lockout ends. Anyway, this is Patrick Kane's turn in the spotlight this time. For a good reason this time I might point out. The Chicago Blackhawks' main forward has now signed with the EHC Biel in the Swiss League. Kane will be the fifth Blackhawk going to Europe proceeding Viktor Stalberg, Bryan Bickell, Michal Rozsival, and Michael Frolik. The only reason I say that...