look what's going on elswehere..

the following clip is thanks to MsConduct... but just had to repost it.. tooo delicious for certain fans  :-), ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Ty-RhuxPk&feature=player_embedded
Enjoy it.

We hear that:
O'Sullivan will skate tonight.
McMillan still out, and Bulmer, too.

Granlund will not join the Wild.

Larsson is questionable. The Swedes start early, he would need permission to come to the Wild camps.
Wild still interviewing multiple contenters for head coach position.

And Finland won GOLD at the IIHL...with the help of Finnish 'wunderkind' Mikael Granlund, at 19 an accomplished player, who will stay put in Europe next season.

Mitch Love



Ryan Munce

You may remember Ryan Munce , a sometime goalie back up for the Aeros, he now plays for the Mudbugs as does Mitch Love, although HE is inactive during Game 4 of the Ray Miron Presidents’ Cup Finals Thursday at the CenturyTel Center. 


 The goal tied the CHL’s Championship series at two games apiece for the Mudbugs (vs. Colorado Eagles) with Game 5 set for Friday night at the CenturyTel Center.
Then more in Windsor, Colorado!

Here's a bit about the CHL' history you might want to know:
The CHL will be entering its 19th season this fall with 18 member teams playing across 12 states. This season marks a historic one for the league after the CHL and the International Hockey League (IHL), boasting 59 years of professional hockey, joined forces on June 1, 2010.
The CHL and IHL combined to draw close to three million fans during the 2009-10 season.
Arguably the most significant change over the past 19 years came in May of 2001, as the Central and Western Professional Hockey Leagues joined forces at a press conference in Oklahoma that combined the top markets within both organizations under the CHL banner. The merger has been highly successful, with the CHL reaching several significant attendance marks in each season since. In the 2009-2010 campaign, close to two million people walked through the gates at games in the CHL.
The CHL welcomes the Bloomington PrairieThunder, Dayton Gems, Evansville IceMen, Fort Wayne Komets and Quad City Mallards to the league this season. All but Evansville played in the IHL last season and the IceMen played in Muskegon in the IHL during the 2009-10 season.

Now we have also heard that the Laredo Bucks have changed their head coach  -
read more : http://main.laredobucks.net/headlines/73182.html - but will remain in the CHL.
For more reading on Texas Hockey go to artandhockey's  Post of March 15, 2011 "The Lone Star Skate"!

Balancing Game attendances ?

Readers know that I have been keeping up - somewhat - with the minor league teams in Texas. Because it's a lot of fun seeing those players doing it with love.. not to mention, their dreams for upward movement into AHL and -big daydreams - maybe even NHL.

So here is a bit on the start of CHL hockey"

Thanksgiving: the Evansville IceMen at the Dayton Gems; the Mississippi RiverKings at the Tulsa Oilers; the Fort Wayne Komets will play on Turkey Day hosting the Quad City Mallards. Christmas Day: the Tulsa Oilers hosting the Wichita Thunder.New Year’s Eve: Teams hosting games on New Year’s Eve are Allen, Arizona, Dayton, Fort Wayne, Missouri, Odessa, Texas and Rapid City.
and New Year’s Day: Colorado Eagles visiting the Allen Americans on January 1.

2010-11 Central Hockey League Home Openers
Allen Americans – Friday, October 15 vs. Texas
Arizona Sundogs – Friday, October 22 vs. Fort Wayne
Bloomington PrairieThunder – Friday, October 22 vs. Odessa
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs – Friday, October 15 vs. Mississippi
Colorado Eagles – Friday, October 15 vs. Arizona
Dayton Gems – Saturday, October 16 vs. Evansville
Evansville IceMen – Saturday, October 23 vs. Quad City
Fort Wayne Komets – Saturday, October 16 vs. Rapid City
Laredo Bucks – Saturday, October 23 vs. Rio Grande Valley
Missouri Mavericks – Friday, October 15 vs. Odessa
Mississippi RiverKings – Saturday, October 16 vs. Bossier-Shreveport
Odessa Jackalopes – Thursday, October 28 vs. Laredo
Quad City Mallards – Saturday, October 16 vs. Odessa
Rapid City Rush – Saturday, October 23 vs. Colorado
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees – Friday, October 15 vs. Laredo
Texas Brahmas – Friday, October 22 vs. Rio Grande Valley
Tulsa Oilers – Friday, October 15 vs. Wichita

Wichita Thunder – Saturday, October 16 vs. Tulsa For complete schedule visit: http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/

AEROS schedule is not complete yet, times and opponents are still missing, even as 6 home game dates have been announced - http://www.aeros.com/

And from the opera world, we hear that Deborah Voigt will sing Annie in Glimmerglass next summer, somewhat of a departure for this soprano best known for her Verdi and Wagners. But will she belt it like Ethel Merman did? Maybe having sung "Fanciulla" recently inspired her to take on another 'gal with a gun role' -')?

BTW, I believe I was present when she sang her first Amelia in Verdi's Ballo en Maschera

at the Met, however her Tenor then was NOT Luciano Pavarotti (as in this clip from a recital), he had cancelled and a Japanese tenor sub'ed well enough but not a match to Voigt's powerful voice. And much later heard her sing Agathe in 'Der Freischuetz' in Seattle.