If I remember correctly, Maine brought cheerleaders with them to Lake
Placid in 1988. I have some pictures of it some place. They didn't
skate - they stood in the aisles.
Maybe my 48-year old brain is playing tricks on me, but I swear this is
true.
james acheson wrote:
> that is waht they had,
> a really good figure skating intermission show
>
> */Scott Lerman <[log in to unmask]>/* wrote:
>
> If we had stereotypical cheerleaders, then yeah, that would pretty
> much be a waste of space. Cheerleaders that are actually good at
> gymnastics or dance can be pretty interesting to watch. The same
> could go for hockey; get some cheerleaders that are good figure
> skaters and you could probably put together a decent intermission
> show.
>
> On 10/25/06, *Nonni Daly* <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> Great write up, Jim. Almost like being there ... BUT!!
> Hockey cheerleaders?????
>
> You gotta be kidding! Have seen the UMinn and UMinnD
> ones and they are a joke. No one cheers with cheerleaders in
> any sport now -- so what are they LEADING? And, how many
> times do you need some ditzoid blond popping up and down in
> front of you while you are trying to watch a game. They are a
> totally useless distraction, costing support expenses and they
> serve not one useful purpose!!
> Well, excepting for the occasional mental gymnastics
> of the dirty old men in the arena ... heh heh heh
> I would go to the mat to keep hockey cheerleaders out of the
> Alfond!
> Ever wondered if I have an opinion about anything??
> But, thanks for the good words on the Sioux weekend :-)
> Nonni
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* james acheson <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 25, 2006 3:05 PM
> *Subject:* UND
>
> I promised I would write down my impressions of what I saw
> in North Dakota.
> The fans were very friendly, many made sure to come up to
> our nosebleed seats to tell us that they LOVE Maine
> hockey, or that they used to like us second only to their
> own Fighting Sioux, but now Holy Cross is their second
> favorite team. (This is how much they hate Minnesota, as
> Holy Cross beat MN in the NCAA tourney last year).
>
> Ben has come a long way in his goalie-ing. he no longer
> strays too far out of the net, his positioning is stellar
> and he has the ability to stop a breakaway, all things
> that he lacked last season.
>
> Purcell had a couple stick handling clinics that I WISHED
> I chad caught on video, He had me so mesmerized, I took
> my eye off the camera and filmed the floor. He is a
> magician with the puck, UND gave him room and he used it.
>
> Shepheard needs a HANSEN jersey with CHIEFS across the
> front, as he really knows how to get into the heads of the
> Sioux.
>
> Johnson made me laugh a couple times flying around the
> ice, catching everyone, playing keep away all by himself,
> playing physically and doing just about everything. I
> think that he is this year's Travis Wight. a formerly
> good player who turned into a great one his senior
> season. I laughed because I was asking myself who the guy
> in the Johnson jersey was.
>
> Simon kept up with Oshie and Toews when they tried skating
> around him. This is a huge improvement over a year
> ago. (speaking of Oshie and Toews, I think that
> Leveille and and Purcell were a much better pair, but
> Toews was injured on Friday and did not play on Sat., so
> it might not be a fair comparison)
>
> Lundin has not misplayed a puck YET. In my opinion, this
> was his weakness in the past. He used to occaisionally
> muff a pass and let the puck go to an opponnet, but in ND
> he was flawless as I remember.
>
> Wilson was a little weak on Friday night, letting in a
> goal that all of us up in the stands could not believe Ben
> would let in. (Actually we thought it was Ben and when
> they showed the replay, we wondered why they were showing
> Jimmy Howard replays on the big screen, as Jimmy and David
> wear 33s, not 30.) Other than the one goal, he was OK,
> but not tested much, so it is hard to guage what he will
> be like.
>
> Bellamy was typically physical, no huge hits, or maybe
> one, but he always played the body. Keenan also got into
> the act when he ran Joe Finley, the 6'8" defender from the
> Sioux.
> (Joe Finley was one of my kid's summer camp counselors.
> He gave us a ride to our car when he saw us, a couple
> people in Maine jerseys, wallking the wrong way, heading
> away from the parking lot on a very cold night. Joe was
> not a friend to the Bears: he seemed to be in about 15
> scuffles and little fights with everyone from Clark to
> Shepheard to Leveille, but off the ice he was a
> gentleman. We wished him good luck and told him that we
> hoped there were no injuries for Saturday night for either
> team.)
>
> The arena there was amazing, 7000 or so leather seats and
> marble everywhere. They were having a raffle for what has
> to be the coolest (or the most hostile and abusive)
> chopper ever. Go to theralph.com <http://theralph.com/>
> and look for it. The chopper was about 15 feet long and
> had lots of paintings of hockey players and UND logos and
> Native Americans in head dresses all over it. I bought a
> ticket and plan on winning it. ; )
>
> if you get a chance to see the arena, make sure you do it!
> the atmosphere is not as good as the Alfond, the place is
> just too big to be as loud as the enclosed Alfond. Plus,
> Maine kept the Sioux fans at bay and took them right out
> of the game.
>
> Last, the UND cheerleaders were pretty awesome. Minnesota
> had em, Wisconsin had em and I would guess that most of
> the WCHA has em (CC did not when we were out there last
> year), but I would like to see skating cheerleaders at the
> Alfond.
>
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