Given the huge success of the "Hockey-L dinner", I am surprised we have not
established a "Hockey-L watering-hole" or similar pre-dinner event. Would it
not be simple for an experienced local to scout a local drinking
establishment either near the arena or in the middle of the hotel district
and simply warn the proprietor that Wednesday night this place will be
loaded (there is a pun here, but I'm not bring it up)? Granted, many of the
locals will might not show up and many of us travelers arrive at awful
hours, but for those who are there it would be nice to have a place to go
where you can share travel or other stories with hockey people. Plus if the
person doing the dinner is there, they can hand out the badges/pins ahead of
time. I know there is a Rock Bottom Brewpub close to the arena and all the
hotels in Milwaukee, and it is good size. But if we are ever to start that
tradition, this may be the place to try it. And heck, on a Wednesday night
there should be plenty of tables available.

Nathan Hampton  


On 1/31/06 6:52 AM, "Miller-Mackinnon" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> On Behalf of former "practice" goaltenders everywhere, I raise my glass
> gently over my massive winter food storage and in the air towards the
> Northwest before I taste the sweet nectar of the Gods.
> 
> BTW...Anyone else feel that a Frozen Four in Milwaukee with our group is
> like putting a Congressman in a room full of lobbyists and expecting to hold
> them to the rules of campaign contribution ethics?  Looking forward to the
> Thursday dinner and the Friday skate.  Mmmmm Beeer.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: - Hockey-L - The College Hockey Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Lowell King
> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Alaska-Anchorage game Friday night
> 
> 
> Only partly correct. Typically, UAA dresses three goal tenders for home
> games with one being a walk-on 'practice' goalie who is never expected to
> play in a regular game with the home 'dressing' mostly a reward for his
> yeoman efforts during practices throughout the year. One of the regular goal
> tenders had a baby during the week (his girl friend) and had little sleep
> and/or practice time during the latter part of the week. He did not dress
> and instead sat in the stands. Denver ran the regular goal tender early in
> Friday's night game causing substantial injury and removal from the game.
> Thus, the unexpected occurred and the 'practice' goalie had to go in. He did
> extremely well (UAA lost 3-2) however they had the normal, regular senior
> goalie who was in the stands dress and sit on the bench during the third
> period (referee granted this). That goalie then played the entire game on
> Saturday night.
> 
> Lowell King, Anchorage, Alaska
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Bresina" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 5:47 PM
> Subject: Alaska-Anchorage game Friday night
> 
> 
>> Does anyone have any info on this game?  Apparently, the home team pulled
>> someone from the stands and put him in goal...
>>