Madison Wisconsin: The New Hockey Town USA
The majority of people reading this blog will be surprised to know that the University of Wisconsin Madison beat Boston College to win the NCAA championship in Men's Hockey last night.
You don't know this for a number of reasons:
You don't like hockey because it's "too low scoring of a game".
The Master's is on, and "I'm Tiger Woods". Good Christ golf is boring to watch on TV. I was watching it this morning while I was taking care of Carter, and I almost started drooling like he was.
Why is it that the announcers whisper while they give commentary? They aren't right next to the golfers while they're making a shot. They're in a booth somewhere near the clubhouse. Maybe I'm not sophisticated enough to get all excited about Tiger Woods pumping his fist in the air like he's giving an elephant a hand-job after he sinks a twenty foot birdie putt, but last nights hockey game was awesome. It was fast paced, hard hitting, slap-shot ripping good hockey.
This is a historic championship for the Badgers as well. The Women's team also won the NCAA championship in hockey earlier this year. It's the first time ever a division one school has held both titles at the same time. I guess Detroit is going to have to step aside as Hockey Town USA for now.
You rarely hear about the frozen four and the college hockey championship. It doesn't have the glamour or whoreish attitude that the Final Four of basketball has. It's a shame.
Ah well, it was good hockey, and the Badgers won.
You don't know this for a number of reasons:
You don't like hockey because it's "too low scoring of a game".
The Master's is on, and "I'm Tiger Woods". Good Christ golf is boring to watch on TV. I was watching it this morning while I was taking care of Carter, and I almost started drooling like he was.
Why is it that the announcers whisper while they give commentary? They aren't right next to the golfers while they're making a shot. They're in a booth somewhere near the clubhouse. Maybe I'm not sophisticated enough to get all excited about Tiger Woods pumping his fist in the air like he's giving an elephant a hand-job after he sinks a twenty foot birdie putt, but last nights hockey game was awesome. It was fast paced, hard hitting, slap-shot ripping good hockey.
This is a historic championship for the Badgers as well. The Women's team also won the NCAA championship in hockey earlier this year. It's the first time ever a division one school has held both titles at the same time. I guess Detroit is going to have to step aside as Hockey Town USA for now.
You rarely hear about the frozen four and the college hockey championship. It doesn't have the glamour or whoreish attitude that the Final Four of basketball has. It's a shame.
Ah well, it was good hockey, and the Badgers won.
Labels: Hockey
posted by lawryde at
10:34 AM
2 Comments:
It's too bad Pacific couldn't beat Boston College in the NCAA Basketball tourney or I would have had something to brag about!
By
Steve, at 2:21 PM, April 09, 2006
See that shot with one second left in the game? Hit the post! Unbelievable. When that guy sees the replay he is going to lose it...
By
Nick, at 7:39 PM, April 09, 2006
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