"If it becomes successful perhaps we can have it
included in the NC$$ weekend package."

Shhh...Matt.   If the NC$$ gets wind of your idea, it will mandate we buy
all our drinks through ticket master.



>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...
>>>


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