Some Saginaw Spirit fans took up Stephen Colbert's suggestion to litter the ice with copies of General Motors' annual report after their team's first goal, as the Spirit beat the Oshawa Generals 5-4 last night. It got a little hectic since the phenom, John Tavares, scored late to cut the lead to a goal, but Saginaw hung on.
That means Oshawa Mayor John Gray may have to spend his birthday, March 20, hosting the Colbert Report host on Stephen Colbert Day in the city after issuing this counter-challenge. Hey, no one said Oshawans don't have a sense of humour. When you hail from the 'Shwa, having a sense of humour is a survival skill.
Oh, the NHL is back from the all-star snooze-a-thon... it's going to take a couple days to get back into it. (Part 2 of the rant is coming.)
Penguins 4 Stars 3 (shootout): Mark Recchi gets his 500th goal, but Sidney Crosby can't join him for a celebratory drink afterward. (Via Mirtle.)
Sharks 5 Oilers 1: Edmonton's had a lot of nights like this lately, so it seems.
Today's better games: Bruins-Senators, 3 (Team Mud is off, for now); Leafs-Habs, 7; Kings-Oilers, 10.
HOMETOWN BREAKDOWN
A classic jerkass Peterborough move was the spur for the Frontenacs to rally for a 4-3 overtime win last night in K-town. Kingston had been completely stymied (again) by Petes goalie Trevor Cann and trailed 3-0 midway through the third when Zack Harnden checked one of our boys from behind, which of course required valiant captain Chris Stewart (pictured) to straighten out the A-hole. Harnden was tossed, Stewart, the conquering hero, went off for fighting the Fronts scored on the ensuing power play, then got two more to tie the game. Stewart then popped the winner past Cann in OT. Not a bad way to start a weekend that includes visits to Belleville and Mississauga, the teams ahead of Kingston in the divison.
The Fronts are just three points behind fifth-place Sudbury, although with this team, it's just a question of when the hot streak will end and how hard they're going to fall.
Amherstview, Ont.'s own Andrew Fournier scored twice in the Plymouth Whalers' 4-1 win over the Ottawa 67's. With Saginaw-s Colbertastic win, both of the OHL's Michigan-based teams were doing the Fronts' bidding last night.
That's all for now. Send your thoughts to neatesager@yahoo.ca.
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