vees:blog

As the league’s annual showcase event moves along I’ve decided to keep a tab of all people, places and things BCHL using the simple measures of good and bad.

ALL-STAR POWER RANKINGS (V.1)

HIGH FIVE

#1 - Geoff Courtnall - Raffled off a signed St. Sundin Jersey (he nearly walks on water) to the All-Star Players after winning the Live Auction for the Jersey ($$), and earns bonus marks for purchasing evening rounds of Earl Grey Tea.



#2 - Dave Sales - League VP brings down the house with dry humour in pinch hitting speech at banquet.



#3 - Coffee! - Today is a great day to celebrate the coffee bean and it’s invigorating effects.



#4 - Vernon Vipers - Okay, so I know Vees hate Vipers and all that, but the host organization has done a great job welcoming and entertaining the BCHL masses.

#5 - All-Star Jerseys - I wasn’t warm to the silks at first, but the jerseys have a retro feel to them…Think Houston Astros of the 80’s!



LOW BLOWS

#X - Banquet Horseradish - brings more tears than an Oilers Farewell Press Conference!



#XX - Westside Warriors (& Merritt Centennials… kinda) - I can understand Merritt not making it to the All-Star Game with their financial restraints and perhaps the paperwork after the trade deadline fiasco, but Westside not in attendance last night (aside from their 2 All-Stars)? What the heck?? The other 14 teams had brass at the banquet last night, and none are closer than the Kelowna area… boooo!

#XXX - BCHL Schedule - The only thing that got hit harder than the buffet (there are now a dozen less cows on earth) was the Schedule-Maker, haven’t heard a positive word about this years set-up with only 8 games Out-Of-Conference.



(Working on 2009/2010)