[Such a big game against a big Lake Conference foe that friend John (retired administrator, teacher, and coach in that conference) came down all the way from Ashby to catch this game. We saw the end of the competitive JV game . . . ]
[Junior defense Andrew Revering (2) after an official meeting with the officials at the official red line face-off circle . . . ]
[The Cardinals’ player introductions via disco . . . ]
[Go Cards!]
[LET’S PLAY HOCKEY!!]
[Our Cards, of course, are coming off a runner-up finish in the state tournament last year and have been a top 10 class A team all year. Wayzata, which could put the entire student body of AAHS into one class of its 4,000 high school enrollment, is thusly class AA . . . ]
[And the Cards strike first! Senior forward Jack Westlund (10) from junior forward Caleb Strong (3) and senior forward Ben Doherty (7) . . . ]
[And thus endth the 1st period . . . ]
[The Cards are buzzing in period 2 . . . ]
[With senior forward Ben Jenson (9) and sophomore forward Joe Westlund (10). It looks like Caleb in deep . . . ]
[Senior forwards Alex Jost (29) and Zach Wosepka (20) are in deep . . . ]
[Andrew and junior forward Derek Pesta (5) join the fray . . . ]
[Looks like Joe in the corner . . . ]
[GOOOAAALLLLLL! Ben from Jack . . . ]
[Celebrate!]
[GOOOAAALLLL! Alex from freshman forward Josiah Gronholz (4) and Zach . . . ]
[Really good game, particularly since are Cards were winning!]
[I got caught up in the game and forgot the camera. Wayzata obviously put a lot of pressure on to catch up, the Cards took a late penalty, and I think Wayzata kept it in our zone for well over a minute after they pulled their goalie. The shot totals were a tad misleading in that regard. John, who played college hockey at St. Cloud State, kept saying Alex was playing great defense – they weren’t letting the Trojans get the puck in the middle of the rink. Coach Resch said after the game that’s exactly what they were trying to do . . . ]
[Obviously a big time win against a big time power school!]
Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept. ~ Doug Larson
Up Next: For the foreseeable future, Spain or sports.
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! This is the follow-up to the original, “alexandriacardinals.wordpress.com,” which overwhelmed the system’s ability to handle it any more. Thus, this is “Part 2.” As the original was initially described:
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“It all began in a 5,000 watt radio station in Fresno, California” . . . wait a minute, that was Ted Baxter on the Mary Tyler Moore Show! Let’s see . . . oh yeah, it all began in 2003 when retirees, i.e., old people, in Alexandria, Minnesota, who had no desire to become snow birds, went looking for mid-winter entertainment here in the frozen tundra of West Central Minnesota. We discovered girls’ high school hockey, fell in love immediately, and it remains our favorite spectator sport to this day. Initially, and for several years, reports on these games were e-mailed to those who were actually snowbirds but wanted to keep abreast of things “back home.” It was ultimately decided a blog would be more efficient, and it evolved into a personal diary of many things that attracts tens of readers on occasion. It remains a source of personal mental therapy and has yet to elicit any lawsuits.
~ The Editor, May 9, 2014
p.s. The photo border around the blog is the Cardinal girls’ hockey team after just beating Breck for the state championship in 2008. It’s of the all-tournament team. The visible Breck player on the left is Milica McMillen, then an 8th-grader – she is now an All-American for the Gophers. The Roseau player in the stocking cap I believe is Mary Loken, who went on to play for UND; and the Cardinal player on the right, No. 3, is Abby Williams, the player we blame most for making us girls’ hockey fans who went on to play for Bemidji State.
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Photos contained herein are available for personal use. All you have to do is double click on any of the photos and they will become full screen size. You can then save them into your personal “My Pictures” file. They make lovely parting or hostess gifts, or holiday gifts for such as Uncle Ernie who wants to see how his grand niece is doing on the hockey team. If any are sold for personal profit, however, to, for example, the Audubon Society, National Geographic, Sven’s Home Workshop Monthly, Curling By The Numbers, or the World Wrestling Federation, I only request that you make a donation to the charitable organization of your choice. You have two hours and fifteen minutes. Pencils ready? Begin!
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