moving down the road

Kevin Armstrong was picked up by the Prince George Cougars today. Here are a few more details here. I think Kevin got a bit lost in the shuffle because of Dustin Tokarski. But Army is a stellar goalie in his own right and will be a great fit in Prince George. Thanks for a great job in Spokane, Army.

Spokane still have more over-agers to sort out.;
Seth Compton
Curtis Kelner
Justin Falk
Trevor Glass
Justin McCrae

I love all of those boys and they really bring a lot to the team and I would hate to be the one to have to tell them, “sorry, but we can’t keep you.” Compton is lovely and feisty and I don’t think his numbers entirely reflect his importance. Kelner has been a wonderful addition this past season, great puck handler and hits hard. Falk, well he runs a bit too hot and cold for my tastes but he definitely has his strong points. Glasser’s playoff beard was epic. He kinda looked like Jesus. McCrae is a delight, who plays well with others. Though acquired half way through the season, he showed up ready to work.

Kick save and a beaut to Jenn for the link

ALSO; Judd Blackwater was invited to the Chicago Blackhawks Prospects Camp. Who else will be present? Kyle effing Beach. I hate that kid. But give ‘em hell, Blackwater. Camp Roster here. Once again hipped to me by Jenn.

playing for keeps;

Today is the THE day for my pretty pretty goalie. And some other Chiefs as well, including the one with the Jim Halpert hair, Tyler Johnson. Here’s hoping the right team recognizes the gem that is Dustin Tokarski and they snatch him up quick. I will be busy cursing at how fast that Kyle Beach will inevitably go.

And of course there will be liveblog action with the MYFOs.

I hear/keeping reading about all the hockey blogger draft party meet ups. I feel like I should be a one since I do write about a slice of the WHL. You know, those Spokane Chiefs. They won that Memorial Cup…

Just know kids, if I were rolling twenties, I would be there with you. Send my best to everyone.

Hey, people looking up Kyle Beach? I suggest you leave my page now. I don’t really have anything nice to say about him. You can dig and dig through my posts. But all you will find is that I reallllllly can’t stand the kid. Oh and there was that time Chris Bruton delivered the most glorious knockout punch on Beach. That was my hockey Christmas.

EDIT: Congratulations to Dustin Tokarski for being picked by the Tampa Bay Lightning. They have Stamkos and Barry Melrose for a coach. Dustin, that’s what we like to call a win. Mitch Wahl, you are gonna do the Flames proud. Jared Spurgeon, the Islanders choose you. Because your hair is magnificent.

journalistic integrity;

I am no journalist or anything as you can tell by my chaos pocket I run here. However, I really think author screwed the pooch on this article;

Scroll down to number 14. I am fairly certain they meant to write about Drayson Bowman, and were flustered or something. Maybe they could not properly convey his awesomeness into words. I don’t know. But I know of someone besides me who can pen something about Bowman supreme fantastic nature.

Also, I am a little hurt that no Chiefs are named in the article. But I hold out on grabbing my torch and pitchfork until next week’s installment. Then you can imagine if Ondrej Roman is missing, I will start a riot.

Read number 9. That one made me laugh. For like 4 minutes.

i do not advise tapping that.

Apparently according to the nifty features of WordPress, I can track search engine terms and see just how people stumbled into my humble little blogabode. The terms that keep routinely popping up? They relate to either Kyle Beach or Colton Yellow Horn. My two least favorite peeps!

Also today someone wanted to know if Mr. Yellow Horn has a girlfriend. I don’t know who would date that because his name sounds like a venereal disease. And the person who wants to know if he is on the market is probably too young to know about birth control and abstinence. I am a firm believer in Yellow Horn Abstinence education.

If you feel like you need a reason to bash your brains out with a rock, then I suggest reading yesterday’s write up of the Sunday game. The article starts;
“It was never am issue of whether the Spokane Chiefs could respond, it was whether they would.
In front of a Sunday night Arena crowd of 4705 they did.”

Are you kidding me?
I couldn’t bother to read the rest because I was too occupied sputtering and screaming how terrible that opening bit was. OF COURSE THEY WOULD RESPOND. It’s the motherfucking playoffs! After all this the Chiefs were just gonna roll over and let themselves be blocked by Tyson Sexsmith? I am pretty sure if the Chiefs were going to just shit off of Vancouver, a riot would have broken out. Also, it’s not like the Chiefs phoned in Friday’s game. As I have said before, this round is incredibly evenly matched.

So stop writing about the Chiefs like that and go cover a pie eating contest.

ain’t nobody watching you, everett. you ain’t that fly.

I guess Kyle Beach is sporting a full mask because he has an eye socket injury and if someone punches him, he could go blind. Fine, he is still a prick. Sending Harty to do his work for him.

Everett decided to not play entirely dirty tonight and played a bit o’ hockey. It was cute, really.

Ondrej Roman scores in the first. Seth Compton scored in the second. Roman again in the third. And Mitch Wahl shot an empty netter with a vengeance in the last 2 minutes. Tokarski had a relatively easy night with only one ‘Tips goal slipping past.
download this: Word Up covered by Korn. Surprisingly amazing.

For reasons I am not entirely sure of, Seth Compton was interviewed after the game wearing a yellow hard hat. How Bob the Builder.

I still hate this kid.

Ok kids, lets get out the poster paint and glitter glue. It’s time to make I Hate Kyle Beach signs. Need I remind you of Brutongate 08?

Chiefs take on the Everett Silvertips Friday and Saturday for the first two play off games.

Hey Kyle, let me know when your next performance of Guys and Dolls is. I’d love to get tickets, you old queen!

And Everett fans? Don’t bother trying to post multiple comments under different names; WordPress logs IP addresses for me.

2 ‘Tips, 1 Chief.

Mmmmm yeah! The sweet taste of losing. Goes great with swallowing glass shards mixed with Drain-o. Chiefs lose 2-1 to Everett. A lone goal by Judd Blackwater in the third. Kyle Beach still lives another day. Grumble grumble. Tri Cities tonight, I feel another loss coming on!

Call me crazy but I think some of the mates were phoning in last nights game. Chris Bruton was inconsistent. David Rutherford sure busted balls, sadly to no avail.  Defense seemed off. Tokarski did a solid job but he can’t carry the team on his own.

Bring your cowbells, kids. It will be a long night.

In your face Kyle Beach!

Luckily, there were no Everett fans in attendance this evening. Though it was to be expected it with it being a Wednesday and whatnot. Mike Reddington was our player magnet. About two minutes into the game an Everett player was down, and I was having flashes of the Beach/Bruton fiasco. But he skated off with assistance. Back to the game, Justin McCrae popped one in. I love that kid, what a great player we acquired. I was kinda sad I had no Everett fans to taunt. But it was cool, everyone just screamed at Kyle Beach.

Trevor Glass smacked one in the first as well, assisted by McCrae. Then Chris Bruton decided he needed a goal and did it unassisted.

Levko Koper also had a goal. That kid needs to do that more often. He is good at it.

Ryan Letts had two fights racking up at least 10 minutes in penalties. He was gunning for English, which I probably would have done. Everett plays dirty. Sticks were frequently smacked away and kicked around by the ‘Tips.

McCrae had a Gordie Howe hattie, fighting in the third and getting ejected from the game.

Once again, as always: Tokarski saves. Only one goal slide past him and he had 34 saves.

On the docket;

The Chiefs have a full plate coming up. Tomorrow night we throw down with Everett. Everett fans make me groan the most because they are typically assholes. They spill beers and don’t wait for the whistle. They tend to displace a lot of mass as well (fatties). However, usually if they are older, they tend to be a bit nicer and more reasonable. Oh, and it’s player magnet night, y’all! I haven’t missed one in two seasons.

Friday we face Seattle. I don’t have much to say about them, since not many typically show up. It’s probably a downgrade to travel from Seattle to Spokane. We probably don’t have enough Starbucks to suit their tastes.

Saturday is the real groaner. It’s Tri City. Which is probably Buck Night. Which I find to be a curse. I get all wired up on dollar sodas then angsty when we lose. Also, avoid being anywhere near someone who is in a Tri City Americans jersey. You will be overcome with the urge to punch them in the face. And ask them to not eat up all the dollar popcorn.

Chris Bruton has a captain’s blog. Which is here It’s nice, but a tad wordy. I think Bruton would probably write something short, with bullet points and some intern decided to punch it up to the point where it is a bit dull.

Allegedly.

So far it looks as thought Bruton is in the clear and will not be suspended. Apparently, according to the newspaper, Kyle Beach was poppin’ his mouf off (I am paraphrasing) and El Capitain socked him.

Still though, Chiefs don’t need a Todd Bertruzzi.

Though the WHL is up in arms thinking some type of discipline needs to take place. I am gonna try and find the hit on YouTube.