Category: Minors

  • Central Hockey League All Star Game

    I’m going a little out of order here, but I wanted to post the pictures from the CHL All Star Game from Laredo, TX. It was certainly an interesting game, or at least, the hoopla around the game was interesting (yes, I said hoopla). At the very least, I had a great time. Let’s go…

  • Colorado Eagles vs. Laredo Bucks: Away Games

    I have only a little time before I have to get on the road to Hidalgo, TX for the Colorado Eagles vs the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees game, so this is mostly going to be a photo essay. I’m cooking up something else later. Click on any photos you want to see bigger. The…

  • Texas Stars vs. Houston Aeros: A Study in Penalty Killing

    Tonight’s game between the Texas Stars and the Houston Aeros was more of an interesting affair then the majority of the game seemed. That sounds kind of strange, but it’s actually true. For the vast majority of the game, the Houston Aeros controlled the play, and the Texas Stars, who couldn’t make tape-to-tape passes to…

  • Player Tries to Drop Gloves with Ref

    This is one of the reasons I hate all the ire that gets thrown at hockey officials.  Sure, it’s all fun and games, until people start acting like maniacs, then it’s the refs job to clean things up. At an All American Hockey League game (yeah, I had never heard of them either) between the…

  • Alaska Aces Practice Day 2 Photos

    Here are photos from day two of the Aces. As ever, click any photo to make the image larger. A lot more players on the ice today. This one isn’t framed very well, but it has it’s upside, which is the puck in mid air. You know something’s going to happen in a moment: More…