The host team will play for bronze at the Esso Cup this morning. The Regina Rebels got blown out of the water Friday night in their semi-final game with Notre Dame. Before some had gotten into the rink, it was 2-0 Notre Dame. By the middle of the 1st, it was 4-0 for the Hounds and at the end they won it 5-0. Notre Dame has looked great all week, but where was that? If they had played the way they did last night, no team would have touched them. They didn't play well against Thunder Bay in the round-robin, but they will get another chance at 4 PM this afternoon when they take on the Ontario champs in the final. Thunder Bay beat Edmonton 2-1 in the other semi. Edmonton plays the Rebels in the 3rd place game at 10 o'clock this morning (Access 7). The gold medal game will be on TSN 2 with Dennis Beyak, Kelly Bechard and Lisa Bowes on the call. Beyak is of course the radio voice of the Leafs meaning he goes from doing Toronto games to the final of the Canadian female midget hockey championship in a span of two weeks. I don't know about you, but I think today's assignment is a step up.
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When all is said and done, around 6-thousand people will have taken in the hockey this week at the Co-Operators Centre. The crowd was great for the two games yesterday and it will be again today. Wilcox will be empty as the kids from Notre Dame show up en masse again today. They provided some entertainment last night, but the trash-talking of parents on the Rebels didn't work. Someone also has to tell the Wilcox group that there is no need trying to start a wave in a building where there are only seats on one side.
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I had a good conversation with one of the parents of the Moncton team yesterday. He has thoroughly enjoyed Regina as have the rest of his entourage. He said the team had been to places like the science centre and the RCMP museum. I then told him that he can't leave Regina without buying something with the /=S=/ on it. When he asksed what I was talking about, a Rider fan walking by undid his sweater to show him. He laughed and said with Mosaic not that far away, he would have to. He then reminded me about the Edmonton-Toronto game happening in Moncton and how he can't go to that game wearing Rider gear. I told him, oh yes you can. Oh you crazy Maritimers, you have so much to learn when it comes to the CFL! :)
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Give credit to the Canadiens. After getting slammed twice at home by Washington, everyone thought it was over in Game 5, but Montreal found a way and now gets to go back home to force a Game 7. Like I said about Ottawa, they wanted a chance to get back home to try and set up a Game 7. They have done it. Vancouver and Detroit finally started to show why they are being considered as Cup contenders. I think both end those series tomorrow.
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The Seahawks get running back Lendale White in a trade with Tennessee today. I'm OK with that.
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The Wheat Kings can get ready for the Memorial Cup while the Hitmen will battle either Vancouver or Tri-Cities for the Ed Chynoweth Cup. Calgary finishes off Brandon in 5 with a 6-1 win. The Americans beat Vancouver 4-1 to take a 3-2 lead in that series.
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Two good pieces by the Leader-Post's Greg Harder this morning. One deals with the Pats and GM Brent Parker talking about trading down in the bantam draft. The Pats currently have the number 5 pick. I would endorse that move as long as they don't move down too far and they get a player that can help them immediately. Harder also says it looks like there won't be an NHL exhibition game here this year. If the NHL doesn't come to Regina, it won't hurt my feelings any. Although it would be nice to see Edmonton come to town so that Regina could see Jordan Eberle do his thing for the Oilers. Speaking of Eberle, he has been at the Esso Cup quite a bit this week. He did an autograph signing and dropped the puck at one game, but he has been watching and has been the center of attention at times. All of the teams have tried to get their picture with him. I think they have succeeded. No word on how many phone numbers Jordan might have received.
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Do you anyone in Edmonton? If you do, phone them as someone from the Alberta capital won the 41 million in last night's Lotto Max draw.
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I now have 65 people following me on Twitter. I actually sent a message to the lovely Charissa Thompson via Twitter the other night. She's been doing the bench interviews for Versus in the Pittsburgh-Ottawa series. This only makes me wish we were getting this series with the Versus broadcasters instead of HNIC.
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The NFL network's Mike Mayock is out of today's draft coverage on the network because he has laryngitis. Rich Eisen says he sounds like a combination of Grover and Debra Winger. I wonder how Eisen (one of my faves) would describe my voice after what I've gone through this week.
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Bangkok has been named as the number one party city in the world. I'll pass. No word on where Red Deer came in in the final voting.
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Have a good Saturday everyone!
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