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Drive Time: Stockton to Astoria
Eureka was a bust. Nothing like the TV Show. Astoria, OR is my transitory town before Seattle. This is what I saw along the way. And this is all in the full knowledge that this is a hockey blog. But this is the path between hockey games, so I figure it is applicable. It has…
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Thunder vs. Wranglers: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner
The only issue to be had with Stockton, CA, is that I showed up a little later than I should have to really enjoy the city. I know, for some people that sounds crazy, but it’s true. I had pretty low expectations of Stockton, but I believe that to be wrong. Stockton seems like a…
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Swag Report: Bakersfield Condors
On to the good stuff. SWAG! A basic puck. But I went to two games, which means two pucks. And since it was Links-for-Love weekend: OK, you already saw this jersey: But you only caught a glimpse of this one: This is a Brian McCarthy Charity Game Worn jersey. And as far as “pink jerseys”…
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Two Days of the Condors: Game 2
Game one of the Condors back to back series against the Victoria Salmon Kings (goofiest logo ever?) was a bit of a mixed bag. Lots of intensity, plenty of physical play, a dumb penalty which led to a shootout loss. What would game two bring? First, the old farts. Well, not really old, but the…
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Bakersfield Hockey-thon: or How I Learned to Skate Through Pain
One of the happy coincidences of my west coast hockey tour was that the Bakersfield Condors games that I had selected to attend lined up perfectly with the Bakersfield Hockey-thon, a charity event to benefit Links for Love, a breast cancer organization. And even though I am a simply awful hockey player, how could I…