I, unfortunately, missed out on last week's entry due to overwhelming business. I had a large part in helping plan the "Pink in the Rink" festivities for last Friday's game and it didn't leave much time for anything else. Needless to say, all the work was worth it because the game was well attended, the event ran smoothly, and we raised a lot of money for a great cause. A big thanks goes out to everyone with the Road Warriors, all the fans who attended and bid on the game-worn jerseys, and the ladies with Mary Kay who helped pull it all together.
Since I missed last week, it's double the fun with two songs of the week this week. Last week's selection is one that I'm betting none of you readers have heard before. The band is an outfit that was a regional success in Pittsburgh that never quite hit the national stage. I picked this song, in the spirit of full disclosure, because I had been pretty homesick over the last couple of weeks. When I was in high school it was on the local rock radio station nonstop, and hearing it now brings back a lot of great memories. I also love the kid in the video at the 1:37 mark. Everyone who has ever walked this earth needs to be moved by music like that at some point. With that I give you "Hurricane" by Buzz Poets:
This week's pick is a suggestion from a friend, sort of. We had been talking about music earlier this week and the band Say Anything came up. I have one of its older songs on a driving mix I had made back in college, but hadn't listened to any of its newer music. She suggested that I check out their new album, and I decided that I'd pick my favorite song to use for this week's entry. I gave every song one listen and this one stuck out to me right away so the choice was pretty easy. I am going to go back and give it another listen to see if the album is worth buying. Until then, enjoy "She Won't Follow You."
On the ice this weekend is an interesting matchup between the Road Warriors and a new opponent, the Reading Royals. Both lead their divisions, both are dangerous offensive clubs, and both defend well. On paper the Road Warriors and Royals seem like very evenly matched clubs, but there is a reason games aren't played on paper. For the first time in a while, it looks like the Road Warriors will be better off in terms of the depth of their lineup than their opponent. That's because I expect suspensions as a result of this fight to leave Reading without many key players. There hasn't been an official release from the league regarding discipline, but leaving the bench to join an altercation carries with it an automatic suspension and that was Reading's last game before the all-star break. For the Road Warriors, Andrew Carroll, Chris Chappell, and Dov Grumet-Morris could all return to the lineup after stints of varying degrees in the AHL. Advantage (should) go to the Road Warriors there.
Speaking of the All-Star Game, congratulations are in order for Dean Stork, Marc-Olivier Vallerand, and Blake Parlett. Stork continues to have a rookie head coaching season for the ages as he helped guide the ECHL All-Stars to a 9-3 win over the Bakersfield Condors. Vallerand tied for the team lead with three points (1G, 2A), and Parlett had the top plus/minus rating on the All-Stars Team with a +4. It's a pleasure to see the Road Warriors represented so well in Bakersfield, and hopefully their performances will help propel Stork, Vallerand, and Parlett up the pro hockey ladder just like past ECHL All-Stars have done. In the meantime, it will be great to see them back in the navy and white for this weekend's mini-series against Reading. If the Road Warriors can bring four points home with them, it will be a huge boost in the run up to the big Florida series next week.
I think it's safe to assume that no Road Warriors fans have made the treck north to see these games in person this week so I'm going to leave you with a few photos from inside the Sovereign Center to give you all a look at the home of the Royals. So you know, the picture of the team bench is the one the Road Warriors will sit at for the two games.
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