For those of you who do not already know me (mainly anyone reading this) I am the play-by-play voice of the Minot Minotauros in the North American Hockey League. I would like to think young and up-and-coming “play-by-play voice of the Minot Minotauros,” but in reality I will probably never get to live my dream [...]
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As I was looking through my son’s local hockey programs Facebook page last Saturday, I ran across this. It stopped me in my tracks. I started to feel bad. Earlier that day I had talked to my son about his play quality. It was not his best effort, or result. I told him to work [...]
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The junior hockey season continues for the Minot Minotauros. It has not been an easy one for the second year team. With just two wins on the season the inexperienced team is starting to show signs of progress. With some recent player acqusitions, and a much more aggressive playing style, things are looking up. Here [...]
Read More Junior Hockey, Minot Minotauros, NAHL, Ryan Ruck
Hello again! I can happily say that this past weekend was a good one! The team played extremely well both on Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately on Friday we lost 5-4, I didn’t play. The Tauros other goalie, Tyler Parks (who is a 1992 birth year) had the start. I did play the [...]
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Hello guys! This weekend did not go as well as we hoped. We played the Wenatchee Wild two times this weekend. We ended up losing both the Friday and Saturday night game. On Friday, we lost to 3-0 in a very hard, faced paced battle. I started in net that game. [...]
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Junior Hockey: The Life! - Throughout the 2012-2013 hockey season the Inside Edge Hockey News will have a new feature. Junior Hockey is something that many young kids dream of playing. It is a new elevated level of hockey that will help push them to the college, minor pro or NHL level. It is an [...]
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The manor in which NHL linesman handle face-off encroachment puzzles me. I have watched this closely throughout the regular season and now the playoffs. What I do not understand is, why on the first try is a linesman apt to kick out a player, but on the second try they drop the puck right away? [...]
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The Stanley Cup Playoffs are ………….. – intense. – physically and mentally grueling. – what the regular season is played for. – late nights at the game, or in front of the television. – where heroes are made. – when overtime means something. – sell-outs on [...]
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I am a hockey fan of all levels, and today I saw something hockey related that was quite disturbing. While browsing my computer looking at national news stories I saw a hockey headline that made me sick. I found an article on msn.com, and the headline read, “Youth hockey injuries border on child abuse.” I [...]
Read More Concussion, Injuries, Youth Hockey
The National Hockey League is the most recognized and respected hockey league in the world. It is a extremely entertaining league, but it has many things that I would change. I watch hockey on a nightly basis, and think about it most of the day. I think that the NHL has a good thing going [...]
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