The Whale

This may be...just may be the most important post EVER here at the EC. I've searched the ends of the earth for this little diddy, and I'm extremely excited to bring it here (plus...I've been in hockey mode lately). Perhaps, if everyone woke up each morning to this here tune, the world would be a much better place :)

Play it loud, play it proud:

(left click to play; right click to download)
Brass Bonanza

Go ahead. Get up and dance. Feel it. FEEL the Whale.

Go to http://www.brassbonanza.com/ where you can register to download ring tones. How fun.

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Staying with the hockey theme, I'm very giddy to have been asked to be part of RMU-TV's broadcast of their Men's & Women's D-1 hockey games. Producer Dave Weldon deserves the props for getting this done...he's assembled a veteran crew, gotten some help from MCA-TV, and it appears these games will be shown on RMU-TV, as well as "on demand" from Comcast. Kick axx!

Last week went well, more so on Saturday than Friday (our 1st game). I'm probably a bit too chatter-happy as a "color guy." But we'll get better.

Anyways, over the next month, I'll be throwing out my personal RMU hockey player of the week.

note: this site has absolutely zero affiliation with RMU, and any opinions expressed here are not to be taken as such. I'm just a proud alum, supporter, and fan.

So, without further adieu, here's my co-players of the week, from the Women's team:

#19 Jessica Riley - RW - (Sat) freshman from Hamilton got her 3rd goal in 3 games, giving the Colonials an early 1-0 lead against Wayne St. The week prior, she'd scored her 1st 2 of the season, the 2nd of which came with 6 seconds left in OT to give Bobby Mo the win over Northeastern. Riley, along with linemates LW Jordan Riley (her twin sis), and C Alissa Dorman (Madison, WI) consistently set the tone on the ice for Coach Handrahan's squad. Albeit, a 3-2 OT loss (8 seconds in) to WSU, the Riley sisters & Dorman provided a ton of energy that everyone seemed to feed off.

#33 Brianne McLaughlin - G - (Sat) Bob was out shot 38-20 in the same contest. And despite improvement by the Colonials from Friday night (in terms of giveaways in their own end), the Warriors still had too many quality chances. McLaughlin was simply amazing in net, keeping the Beloved Colonial in the game. Without #33's stellar effort, captain Kristen Miles (who also deserves mention here) may have never had the chance to tie it with :40 left.

This weekend...the Men's team returns home to play #16 nationally ranked Niagara.

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Speaking of RMU-TV...got a chance to pay a visit to my old Colonial Sportscenter show last night, and I must say, I was extremely impressed. No disrespect to any former producers, but me thinks CSC has never looked better. Major kudos to what appears to be a tremendous team effort.

There's a very professional atmosphere in the control room. Director Dan Yost has his act together. The graphics look amazing. There's a slew of packages incorporated (the Superbowl package with Bill Romango...complete with Chicago accent...was hilarious), and the rundown is packed with interesting stuff / tidbits. Brian Tirpak, who was a great producer in his own right, has blossomed into "the man" on the desk...adding that much needed personality to the show. A plethora of talent is utilized (I can't remember a CSC show where there was so many different people on cam), and they all seem comfy / cozy in their roles. Up-and-coming producer Scott Golmic was calm and collective.

Speaking of Dan and Scott, it appears they've both recently won an "Aegis Awards" for their work on CSC. Go HERE for the complete deets. High five.

An outstanding group effort, one that should make all former CSCers very proud. Bravo, people! Keep it rolling.

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And finally...the Pirates just inked RHP Tony Armas to a deal. All the pieces are in place.

For what, I don't know.