Friday, December 17, 2004
BEDLAM
I'll just say I haven't been this pumped to write one of these in a long time. On second thought, I don't think I ever have.
MARINERS
Before yesterday, when was the last time you were that happy to be a Mariner fan? The signings of the past two days haven't made this a complete Mariner team by any stretch, but man, does it have some punch now. I think even I would be able to hit five homers if I was batting in front of Adrian Beltre or Richie Sexson.
I guess there's another way to look at it. As last offseason drew to an end, a lot of us looked at this team and thought it was slightly worse than the 2003 version. A lot of us saw the team and thought, "man, there's no way they're better, but they can't be much worse." They ended up being a lot worse. However, there were few (and definitely few in the blogosphere) that thought the 2004 edition of the Mariners would be better than their immediate predecessors.
But now it's December 17, we're looking at a possible Adrian Beltre-to-Seattle press conference sometime today, and how does it look now? Sure, anything looks good after that 99-loss debacle last year, but...YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!!!!! Excuse me there, that's unbridled happiness flowing over the brim, you'll have to forgive me. One year ago, the Mariners were blowing everyone's offers out of the water when the player being pursued was Raul Ibanez. This year...they stepped it up, to say the least.
My only regret is that this didn't happen in time for Lou, for Jay, for Edgar (and especially Edgar), et al., to be able to know that their management did everything they could to get them a World Series ring. I almost shed a tear just thinking about Edgar never getting to play in a World Series. It could be a hell of a ride from 2006-2010, and I just wish this big swing by the management could have coincided with the new place opening its doors. Or at least if they would have kept Alex.
Okay, that's my spiel.
Is this real? Let's recap. The Mariners just shelled out $114M in the span of 48 hours. They just netted the number two free agent on the market, a Scott Boras client, and they beat Paul DePodesta in the process? I'm speechless. It was somewhat of a surprise to see that Beltre tapped on Hiram Bocachica for some input on how the city of Seattle is. If Bocachica was of any help in landing Beltre here, I take back anything bad I said about him (I won't go back into the archives to check, but I'm guessing stuff along the lines of "no business being on a Major League roster"). He may have just proven his weight in gold. As for his assertion that balls carry better at Safeco Field than at Dodger Stadium...at first thought, I don't see how that can be possible (thicker, heavier air in Seattle, dry air in LA), maybe I'm wrong. I'm not a pro ballplayer, but it just didn't seem right after the first read.
The P-I is reporting that the Beltre deal is worth $64M over five years, while the Times is reporting the deal as five years and $60-65M. In a chat with blog colleague Jeremy last night, he suggested that Beltre wear 30, which would seem like a good fit, and it'd be close to 29, his number from last year (Boone's). I jokingly said Beltre should flip it around and wear 92. Of course, 92's hardly a sexy number when it comes to baseball, and a very close number, 91, has some press lately (Artest), and had some press when NBC was still televising basketball (Rodman). Back to the baseball, this infield defense is the best since opening day of 2002. The outfield defense of 2003, well, we may never see that again, but presuming Sexson is healthy, the remaining infielders will have a few more inches of vertical leeway to loft the ball than they did even when John Olerud was in town. I think they just cut two overthrows out of Jose Lopez' season.
John Hickey points out something that for some reason I didn't think about. The team as a whole may finally be going young. Though the Sexson signing prior at his age 30 season won't bear much weight into the argument for most in the blogosphere, the Mariners signed Beltre at the age of 25. Last year, Mike Cameron and Carlos Guillen were replaced by players all over age 30 -- people may remember the phrase "veteran leadership." The team got older, and there was much declining performance in Seattle. But now, after some housecleaning, the Mariners have somewhat of an offensive youth movement which consists of Jeremy Reed, Jose Lopez (stability on big club TBD), Miguel Olivo, and Beltre. Youth will be scattered throughout the pitching staff as well, for better or for worse. The quote of the article is from Howard Lincoln: "We don't like to backload contracts. But sometimes you've got to do one thing in order to get something else done." What?! Has someone abducted the Howard Lincoln we've all grown accustomed to over the past few years? Did I read that right?
Why did I for the most part completely forget to listen to KJR today? I know Softy loves the hometown teams to death, but the thought of hearing him tear up on the air (possibly for the same reasons I nearly did earlier in this post) comes close to pegging the Bill Simmons Unintentional Comedy Rating scale. That said, he's the only regular host on KJR that's a Seattle-area native. Slam him all you want, this guy has suffered through the tough times of Seattle sports along with every one of us who've dealt with the futility in this town over the decades, and in the Mariners' case, the steadfast unwillingness to take a chance, roll the dice, and take a big risk -- to show the fans that they do indeed want to win. Granted, the transformation from a 63-win team to a playoff team to a World Series contender won't happen in one year, but...THIS IS THE BEST OFFSEASON I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED AS A FAN OF THE MARINERS. Getting an Odalis Perez, Kevin Millwood, or Matt Clement at this point would be icing on the cake. It'd be very scrumtrilescent icing, though. I can't forget to mention that from the same article, Dave Niehaus is liking how the team looks, and he says it best: "It tells me they have gone the extra mile, and they have done everything they said they were going to do. You go from 93 wins to 99 losses, and it's a slap in the face. Last year was the longest year of my career." Niehaus felt our pain. As bad as it was watching the Mariners last year over 162 games, could you imagine how hard it would have been to travel with the team and broadcast it?
Steve Kelley feels a bit like the rest of us. Did anyone really expect this? Seriously? I was absolutely sour on any Mariner rumors this offseason after feeling burned after the Mariners lost out on the Miguel Tejada sweepstakes last season. Then the rumblings started to pick up, but I still didn't believe them. I'd always thought there'd be some kind of out, some kind of escape hatch the Mariners could pull if Lincoln and Co. could open if the money got too high. And then I saw that SEXSON 44 jersey in the press room at Safeco Field. Then, 24 hours later, all sources and news media outlets say that Adrian Beltre is a Mariner. If you've been riding the rollercoaster of these rumors this offseason and found them come to a happy conclusion, then I'm happy for you and I hope you enjoyed it. I tried that route last year and it was a collapse the day Tejada went to Baltimore. This year I held out until the last possible moment that the Mariners might not get anybody worthwhile. Guess what? The last 48 hours have hit me like a brick wall, and I'm loving every second of it. Sudden and sweet. I like surprises.
John Levesque has the article with a tiny sprinkle of cautiousness, where he says Sexson won't truly know he's all the way back until he plays again, and that Beltre had the bone spurs removed from his ankle. What do I say? Heal up, guys, we've got you here for four and five years. Levesque's best line in the article: "Seeing is believing." That's what we've been saying here in this space all along, and when I see Beltre with a Mariner jersey, it'll be the capper on the greatest 72-hour span in the offseason history of the Mariners.
SEAHAWKS
It's defensive backfield day for the beat writers. Clare Farnsworth takes Michael Boulware, and Jose Miguel Romero takes Marcus Trufant. Boulware has had key interceptions that were critical to four of the Seahawks' seven wins. The humble Boulware is a rookie, which means he buys doughnuts on Fridays for the other defensive backs, including Trufant. He hasn't missed a start since he was drafted. He's broken up 16 passes and leads the team in tackles (more of a testament to the defensive injuries up front this year). Last week in Minnesota, Trufant broke up three passes in the end zone, all of which were intended for Randy Moss.
Les Carpenter brings up something of which I'm well aware. Nine of Seattle's starters are unrestricted free agents after the season. There's no way all of them are coming back. Basically, they've got to win as much as they can now, and go as far as possible because this team is going to look a lot different next year.
BASKETBALL
College
Before you get prepared for your weekend, don't forget that the Huskies (7-1) are home against NC State (8-0) Sunday at 5pm on a nationally-televised game on FSNNW. At 12:30 earlier in the day, Bremerton grad Marvin Williams and the North Carolina Tar Heels will be traveling to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech. In other words, there's a ton of stuff to keep you occupied after the Seahawks finish their early game.
Sonics
If the Mariners didn't just sign two big free agents in a 48-hour span, Suns/Sonics would be the biggest thing on the calendar. Don't forget about these guys, they've held the Seattle sports landscape afloat for the last month and a half. It's nationally televised and it should be a fast-paced game. This isn't Knicks/Heat, no way. I think we can pretty much chalk up Luke Ridnour getting schooled by Steve Nash. However, the Sonic front line has given headaches to Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and Dirk Nowitzki this season. Can they do the same to Amare Stoudemire?
Bob Sherwin reminds us that even though the All-Star Weekend is an absolute farce these days, that doesn't mean we shouldn't be mounting some voting drives for Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis. Lewis isn't even in the top 10, which is inexcusable.
I don't normally read Jim Moore, and I'd rather hear sound clips from Jim Mora. But this one's about the breaking-in of Craig Ehlo into the color commentating role on the broadcasts. He's gradually getting better. You can kind of pick out the awkward moments in the broadcasts, and Moore pretty much lists what Ehlo's mainly getting tagged with. But it's becoming apparent that Kevin Calabro and Ehlo genuinely like being broadcast partners, and they're having fun doing it. It isn't quite to Calabro/Marques Johnson levels, but it's getting there. Speaking of which (it's revealed in the article), MARQUES JOHNSON WAS INTERVIEWED FOR THE COLOR COMMENTATOR POSITION?!!?!! That would be the only thing that could make this 18-4 start better!! It's not just having the broadcast team from the last era of Sonic glory, it's the amazing camaraderie that those two had -- Calabro and Johnson were an amazing duo, and the games they did were an absolute joy to listen to.
I bet the Sonic brass is glad to have the team start this well, because it softens up the masses for the tax reallocation proposal to renovate KeyArena. The proposal, which has the mayor's support, would direct the hotel tax and sales tax that are paying for the Safe and the Q back over to the Key. Is it just me, or does the phrase "tax-anticipation bonds" not seem right? It's definitely some sort of debt polygon. The arena plan seems interesting -- widen the concourses, rip out some luxury boxes because a lot of people with the financial wherewithal for luxury boxes got them for the Seahawks or Mariners instead, then rip out the south courtyard to basketball floor level to open up 390 parking spaces and other loading areas and rooms. They definitely do need more parking around there. The Storm could be out of the Key for a season, but they could go to Hec Ed, and there's definitely people over at campus that are backers of women's basketball. Any sort of peaceful coexistence or partnership that the Storm and UW can only be a good thing.
Upcoming...
Tonight vs. Phoenix
Wednesday vs. Denver
HOCKEY
The Puget Sound Tomahawks have two absolutely huge games this weekend in Portland against the Pioneers. The Tomahawks are 22-2, and the Pioneers are 21-2. The last time the teams met, they split the two games. The Tomahawks will return to action with two home games here in Bremerton on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day against the Tri-City Titans.
No games were played last night, but I will tell you that EA Sports simulated a season of NHL 2005. The Canucks finished tied for eighth in the Western Conference but lost a tiebreaker and missed the playoffs. Somehow the Canucks played upwards of 30 overtime games and lost 11 of them. Assuming they won some simulated overtime games, they would have had about half of their season's games go to overtime. Sorry, but that's just not realistic. About as realistic as the Canucks not making the playoffs after taking their division last year. The best thing about the EA season is that the Cup final is all Canadian -- Calgary over the Habs in 5.
Now, league scoring leaders...
Western Hockey League (rank_player, team, goals-assists-points)
5 Gilbert Brule, Vancouver Giants, 19-22-41
11 Aaron Gagnon, Seattle Thunderbirds, 20-16-36
14 Adam Courchaine, Vancouver Giants 14-21-35
21 Dan Da Silva, Portland Winter Hawks, 14-17-31
23 Brian Woolger, Portland Winter Hawks, 11-20-31
25 Tyler Metcalfe, Seattle Thunderbirds, 13-16-29
33 Darrell May, Portland Winter Hawks, 11-16-27
37 Torrie Wheat, Everett Silvertips, 13-13-26
39 Chris Durand, Seattle Thunderbirds, 12-14-26
49 Ladislav Scurko, Seattle Thunderbirds, 8-17-25
59 Andrej Meszaros, Vancouver Giants, 7-17-24
American Hockey League
9 Peter Sarno, Manitoba Moose, 5-24-29
20 Jason King, Manitoba Moose, 16-9-25
23 Lee Goren, Manitoba Moose, 14-10-24
51 Ryan Kesler, Manitoba Moose, 9-10-19
Northern Pacific Hockey League
1 Mike Truex, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 19-48-67
6 Carl Horten, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 19-26-45
12 Kyle Stoumbaugh, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 19-13-32
13 Jeff Alexander, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 14-16-30
14 Corey Coxon, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 10-19-29
18 Chase Ambuter, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 15-12-27
Upcoming...
Tonight: Tri-City at Portland, Seattle at Prince Albert, Everett at Vancouver, Hamilton at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Portland
Saturday: Everett at Portland, Vancouver at Tri-City, Hamilton at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Portland
(no WHL or AHL games from the 19th to the 26th, NorPac is off the weekend of the 24th and 25th as well)
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Have a happy Friday out there. I know I will.
MARINERS
Before yesterday, when was the last time you were that happy to be a Mariner fan? The signings of the past two days haven't made this a complete Mariner team by any stretch, but man, does it have some punch now. I think even I would be able to hit five homers if I was batting in front of Adrian Beltre or Richie Sexson.
I guess there's another way to look at it. As last offseason drew to an end, a lot of us looked at this team and thought it was slightly worse than the 2003 version. A lot of us saw the team and thought, "man, there's no way they're better, but they can't be much worse." They ended up being a lot worse. However, there were few (and definitely few in the blogosphere) that thought the 2004 edition of the Mariners would be better than their immediate predecessors.
But now it's December 17, we're looking at a possible Adrian Beltre-to-Seattle press conference sometime today, and how does it look now? Sure, anything looks good after that 99-loss debacle last year, but...YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING!!!!! Excuse me there, that's unbridled happiness flowing over the brim, you'll have to forgive me. One year ago, the Mariners were blowing everyone's offers out of the water when the player being pursued was Raul Ibanez. This year...they stepped it up, to say the least.
My only regret is that this didn't happen in time for Lou, for Jay, for Edgar (and especially Edgar), et al., to be able to know that their management did everything they could to get them a World Series ring. I almost shed a tear just thinking about Edgar never getting to play in a World Series. It could be a hell of a ride from 2006-2010, and I just wish this big swing by the management could have coincided with the new place opening its doors. Or at least if they would have kept Alex.
Okay, that's my spiel.
Is this real? Let's recap. The Mariners just shelled out $114M in the span of 48 hours. They just netted the number two free agent on the market, a Scott Boras client, and they beat Paul DePodesta in the process? I'm speechless. It was somewhat of a surprise to see that Beltre tapped on Hiram Bocachica for some input on how the city of Seattle is. If Bocachica was of any help in landing Beltre here, I take back anything bad I said about him (I won't go back into the archives to check, but I'm guessing stuff along the lines of "no business being on a Major League roster"). He may have just proven his weight in gold. As for his assertion that balls carry better at Safeco Field than at Dodger Stadium...at first thought, I don't see how that can be possible (thicker, heavier air in Seattle, dry air in LA), maybe I'm wrong. I'm not a pro ballplayer, but it just didn't seem right after the first read.
The P-I is reporting that the Beltre deal is worth $64M over five years, while the Times is reporting the deal as five years and $60-65M. In a chat with blog colleague Jeremy last night, he suggested that Beltre wear 30, which would seem like a good fit, and it'd be close to 29, his number from last year (Boone's). I jokingly said Beltre should flip it around and wear 92. Of course, 92's hardly a sexy number when it comes to baseball, and a very close number, 91, has some press lately (Artest), and had some press when NBC was still televising basketball (Rodman). Back to the baseball, this infield defense is the best since opening day of 2002. The outfield defense of 2003, well, we may never see that again, but presuming Sexson is healthy, the remaining infielders will have a few more inches of vertical leeway to loft the ball than they did even when John Olerud was in town. I think they just cut two overthrows out of Jose Lopez' season.
John Hickey points out something that for some reason I didn't think about. The team as a whole may finally be going young. Though the Sexson signing prior at his age 30 season won't bear much weight into the argument for most in the blogosphere, the Mariners signed Beltre at the age of 25. Last year, Mike Cameron and Carlos Guillen were replaced by players all over age 30 -- people may remember the phrase "veteran leadership." The team got older, and there was much declining performance in Seattle. But now, after some housecleaning, the Mariners have somewhat of an offensive youth movement which consists of Jeremy Reed, Jose Lopez (stability on big club TBD), Miguel Olivo, and Beltre. Youth will be scattered throughout the pitching staff as well, for better or for worse. The quote of the article is from Howard Lincoln: "We don't like to backload contracts. But sometimes you've got to do one thing in order to get something else done." What?! Has someone abducted the Howard Lincoln we've all grown accustomed to over the past few years? Did I read that right?
Why did I for the most part completely forget to listen to KJR today? I know Softy loves the hometown teams to death, but the thought of hearing him tear up on the air (possibly for the same reasons I nearly did earlier in this post) comes close to pegging the Bill Simmons Unintentional Comedy Rating scale. That said, he's the only regular host on KJR that's a Seattle-area native. Slam him all you want, this guy has suffered through the tough times of Seattle sports along with every one of us who've dealt with the futility in this town over the decades, and in the Mariners' case, the steadfast unwillingness to take a chance, roll the dice, and take a big risk -- to show the fans that they do indeed want to win. Granted, the transformation from a 63-win team to a playoff team to a World Series contender won't happen in one year, but...THIS IS THE BEST OFFSEASON I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED AS A FAN OF THE MARINERS. Getting an Odalis Perez, Kevin Millwood, or Matt Clement at this point would be icing on the cake. It'd be very scrumtrilescent icing, though. I can't forget to mention that from the same article, Dave Niehaus is liking how the team looks, and he says it best: "It tells me they have gone the extra mile, and they have done everything they said they were going to do. You go from 93 wins to 99 losses, and it's a slap in the face. Last year was the longest year of my career." Niehaus felt our pain. As bad as it was watching the Mariners last year over 162 games, could you imagine how hard it would have been to travel with the team and broadcast it?
Steve Kelley feels a bit like the rest of us. Did anyone really expect this? Seriously? I was absolutely sour on any Mariner rumors this offseason after feeling burned after the Mariners lost out on the Miguel Tejada sweepstakes last season. Then the rumblings started to pick up, but I still didn't believe them. I'd always thought there'd be some kind of out, some kind of escape hatch the Mariners could pull if Lincoln and Co. could open if the money got too high. And then I saw that SEXSON 44 jersey in the press room at Safeco Field. Then, 24 hours later, all sources and news media outlets say that Adrian Beltre is a Mariner. If you've been riding the rollercoaster of these rumors this offseason and found them come to a happy conclusion, then I'm happy for you and I hope you enjoyed it. I tried that route last year and it was a collapse the day Tejada went to Baltimore. This year I held out until the last possible moment that the Mariners might not get anybody worthwhile. Guess what? The last 48 hours have hit me like a brick wall, and I'm loving every second of it. Sudden and sweet. I like surprises.
John Levesque has the article with a tiny sprinkle of cautiousness, where he says Sexson won't truly know he's all the way back until he plays again, and that Beltre had the bone spurs removed from his ankle. What do I say? Heal up, guys, we've got you here for four and five years. Levesque's best line in the article: "Seeing is believing." That's what we've been saying here in this space all along, and when I see Beltre with a Mariner jersey, it'll be the capper on the greatest 72-hour span in the offseason history of the Mariners.
SEAHAWKS
It's defensive backfield day for the beat writers. Clare Farnsworth takes Michael Boulware, and Jose Miguel Romero takes Marcus Trufant. Boulware has had key interceptions that were critical to four of the Seahawks' seven wins. The humble Boulware is a rookie, which means he buys doughnuts on Fridays for the other defensive backs, including Trufant. He hasn't missed a start since he was drafted. He's broken up 16 passes and leads the team in tackles (more of a testament to the defensive injuries up front this year). Last week in Minnesota, Trufant broke up three passes in the end zone, all of which were intended for Randy Moss.
Les Carpenter brings up something of which I'm well aware. Nine of Seattle's starters are unrestricted free agents after the season. There's no way all of them are coming back. Basically, they've got to win as much as they can now, and go as far as possible because this team is going to look a lot different next year.
BASKETBALL
College
Before you get prepared for your weekend, don't forget that the Huskies (7-1) are home against NC State (8-0) Sunday at 5pm on a nationally-televised game on FSNNW. At 12:30 earlier in the day, Bremerton grad Marvin Williams and the North Carolina Tar Heels will be traveling to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech. In other words, there's a ton of stuff to keep you occupied after the Seahawks finish their early game.
Sonics
If the Mariners didn't just sign two big free agents in a 48-hour span, Suns/Sonics would be the biggest thing on the calendar. Don't forget about these guys, they've held the Seattle sports landscape afloat for the last month and a half. It's nationally televised and it should be a fast-paced game. This isn't Knicks/Heat, no way. I think we can pretty much chalk up Luke Ridnour getting schooled by Steve Nash. However, the Sonic front line has given headaches to Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and Dirk Nowitzki this season. Can they do the same to Amare Stoudemire?
Bob Sherwin reminds us that even though the All-Star Weekend is an absolute farce these days, that doesn't mean we shouldn't be mounting some voting drives for Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis. Lewis isn't even in the top 10, which is inexcusable.
I don't normally read Jim Moore, and I'd rather hear sound clips from Jim Mora. But this one's about the breaking-in of Craig Ehlo into the color commentating role on the broadcasts. He's gradually getting better. You can kind of pick out the awkward moments in the broadcasts, and Moore pretty much lists what Ehlo's mainly getting tagged with. But it's becoming apparent that Kevin Calabro and Ehlo genuinely like being broadcast partners, and they're having fun doing it. It isn't quite to Calabro/Marques Johnson levels, but it's getting there. Speaking of which (it's revealed in the article), MARQUES JOHNSON WAS INTERVIEWED FOR THE COLOR COMMENTATOR POSITION?!!?!! That would be the only thing that could make this 18-4 start better!! It's not just having the broadcast team from the last era of Sonic glory, it's the amazing camaraderie that those two had -- Calabro and Johnson were an amazing duo, and the games they did were an absolute joy to listen to.
I bet the Sonic brass is glad to have the team start this well, because it softens up the masses for the tax reallocation proposal to renovate KeyArena. The proposal, which has the mayor's support, would direct the hotel tax and sales tax that are paying for the Safe and the Q back over to the Key. Is it just me, or does the phrase "tax-anticipation bonds" not seem right? It's definitely some sort of debt polygon. The arena plan seems interesting -- widen the concourses, rip out some luxury boxes because a lot of people with the financial wherewithal for luxury boxes got them for the Seahawks or Mariners instead, then rip out the south courtyard to basketball floor level to open up 390 parking spaces and other loading areas and rooms. They definitely do need more parking around there. The Storm could be out of the Key for a season, but they could go to Hec Ed, and there's definitely people over at campus that are backers of women's basketball. Any sort of peaceful coexistence or partnership that the Storm and UW can only be a good thing.
Upcoming...
Tonight vs. Phoenix
Wednesday vs. Denver
HOCKEY
The Puget Sound Tomahawks have two absolutely huge games this weekend in Portland against the Pioneers. The Tomahawks are 22-2, and the Pioneers are 21-2. The last time the teams met, they split the two games. The Tomahawks will return to action with two home games here in Bremerton on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day against the Tri-City Titans.
No games were played last night, but I will tell you that EA Sports simulated a season of NHL 2005. The Canucks finished tied for eighth in the Western Conference but lost a tiebreaker and missed the playoffs. Somehow the Canucks played upwards of 30 overtime games and lost 11 of them. Assuming they won some simulated overtime games, they would have had about half of their season's games go to overtime. Sorry, but that's just not realistic. About as realistic as the Canucks not making the playoffs after taking their division last year. The best thing about the EA season is that the Cup final is all Canadian -- Calgary over the Habs in 5.
Now, league scoring leaders...
Western Hockey League (rank_player, team, goals-assists-points)
5 Gilbert Brule, Vancouver Giants, 19-22-41
11 Aaron Gagnon, Seattle Thunderbirds, 20-16-36
14 Adam Courchaine, Vancouver Giants 14-21-35
21 Dan Da Silva, Portland Winter Hawks, 14-17-31
23 Brian Woolger, Portland Winter Hawks, 11-20-31
25 Tyler Metcalfe, Seattle Thunderbirds, 13-16-29
33 Darrell May, Portland Winter Hawks, 11-16-27
37 Torrie Wheat, Everett Silvertips, 13-13-26
39 Chris Durand, Seattle Thunderbirds, 12-14-26
49 Ladislav Scurko, Seattle Thunderbirds, 8-17-25
59 Andrej Meszaros, Vancouver Giants, 7-17-24
American Hockey League
9 Peter Sarno, Manitoba Moose, 5-24-29
20 Jason King, Manitoba Moose, 16-9-25
23 Lee Goren, Manitoba Moose, 14-10-24
51 Ryan Kesler, Manitoba Moose, 9-10-19
Northern Pacific Hockey League
1 Mike Truex, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 19-48-67
6 Carl Horten, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 19-26-45
12 Kyle Stoumbaugh, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 19-13-32
13 Jeff Alexander, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 14-16-30
14 Corey Coxon, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 10-19-29
18 Chase Ambuter, Puget Sound Tomahawks, 15-12-27
Upcoming...
Tonight: Tri-City at Portland, Seattle at Prince Albert, Everett at Vancouver, Hamilton at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Portland
Saturday: Everett at Portland, Vancouver at Tri-City, Hamilton at Manitoba, Puget Sound at Portland
(no WHL or AHL games from the 19th to the 26th, NorPac is off the weekend of the 24th and 25th as well)
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Have a happy Friday out there. I know I will.
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