That all sounds good guys, but how can you pass out badges for the 
dinner on Thursday if NO ONE is stepping up to set the dinner up in the 
first place?  I will be happy to join you on Wednesday night (that is 
if my ride is driving in on Wednesday - not sure).

I know I am going to ruffle a few feathers here...but I find it hard to 
believe that there are not plenty of folks on this list from Wisconsin 
who could plan the dinner.  I have to be honest here, and let you know 
that I will not be able to plan a last minute dinner as I did in 2003.  
  And I might be making a stretch here, but I think our Cruise Director 
is pretty busy right now and can't take the dinner on either this year.

So come on people!  I know there are other planners out there.  You 
have managed to get a dinner off the ground in 2004 and 2005, and I 
have not been there.  (Although, didn't Carol plan one of those, if not 
both?)

Kathy M.
Go Gophers!
Tampa, FL



On Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 10:52  AM, Matt Evans wrote:

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