Cherry on ESPN
Good news for those who don't get Hockey Night in Canada on their television sets.
Don Cherry, the popular analyst on Hockey Night in Canada, will join ESPN on Friday talking about the NHL playoffs.
The word is that Grapes will donate his ESPN salary to the Humane Society.
Cherry will do live postgame reports after Philadelphia-Pittsburgh games in the conference finals.
He'll also do pregame and postgame reports during the Stanley Cup Finals.
Posted by: fee on 5/07/2008 at 11:37 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink
NCC celebration set
The final North Central Conference event has been set.
The North Central Conference Celebration Dinner will be June 21 at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The gala event will allow individuals to reunite and remember the 86 years of competition in the lague. A historical video will be shown.
Tickets are $50. They are available at northcentralconference.org or by calling the NCC at (605) 338-0907.
Posted by: fee on 5/06/2008 at 11:23 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Lee to Force
Roseau boys hockey coach Scott Oliver confirms that junior goalie Mike Lee won't return next season.
Lee plans to attend school in Fargo and play for the Fargo Force, the new United States Hockey league team.
Lee wants to play at a higher level before he goes to St. Cloud State. His ultimate goal, of course, is a job in the NHL.
It's a big hit for Roseau. Goaltending isn't a program strength.
Roseau has had several skaters make NHL rosters but no goalies.
The Force are coached by Dean Blais, former UND head men's hockey coach.
Posted by: fee on 5/02/2008 at 11:41 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Dressler, Kimbrough honored
Weston Dressler and Kierah Kimbrough are UND's male and female athletes of the year, respectively.
Dressler, a football wide receiver, was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the best player in Division II football.
Kimbrough, a basketball forward, is an All-American.
I think they're pretty good picks.
Who do you think should have received the awards?
Posted by: fee on 5/01/2008 at 10:49 AM | Comments (1) | Permalink