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UP Wings Fan

Member Since 22 May 2008
Offline Last Active May 15 2013 09:41 PM

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I currently live in the UP.  That is the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for those of you not from this area.
I began watching the Red Wings about 18 years ago.  Sure, some of you will say I jumped on the band wagon when the Wings started getting good.  That would be incorrect.  When I was young I didn't have a care in the world about hockey.  It was all football and baseball for me.  I fell in Love with hockey while watching the Michigan Tech Huskies play while I was a student at MTU.  My wife and I took my young son (2 yrs old) to a game, "just for something to do", he fell in Love with the game.  In fact, he slept with the player of the game poster for weeks afterward.  Before this, I knew nothing about the game.  I couldn't figure out why they blew the whistle all the time, take the puck over there, drop it again, etc. etc.  It was confusing, but man was it fast.  And was it ever crazy when the puck went in the net, horns blowing, people screaming, players celebrating!  It was a blast every game we went to!  Growing up in Michigan, and being a Lions and Tigers fan, it was natural that I would start watching the Red Wings.  And I have been watching them and Loving them ever since.  It's great.
I now have 7 children, 6 boys and 1 girl.  I have 4 that currently play youth hockey.  I have been coaching at least one of their teams for the past 14 years, and it is always fun.  In addition to coaching, I have been reffing youth hockey for about 5 years.  I really enjoy reffing because you don't have to deal with the parents, other than an angry one at times.  Reffing is not an easy thing to do, but I always try and maintain fairness to both teams.  I do know one thing, I could do a better job than Brad Watson does!
Hockey is about the highs and lows of a game, of a series, and of a season.  Without that, the game would not be what it is!

GO WINGS!

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Member Title UP Wings Fan
Age 44 years old
Birthday December 9, 1968
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Interests
Hockey, Kids, and anything Hockey

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troubadour
10 May 2010 - 13:01

#2391828 Which team entering playoffs has the most momentum?

Posted by UP Wings Fan on 29 April 2013 - 06:33 PM

I'd say the Wings are the hottest team entering the playoffs! The Sens have a nice boost with Karlsson returning, but you can't argue with the dominance that the Wings showed through the last 5 of this season. Praying that the Wings don't have a let down now that they made it in! GO WINGS!

Vladifan, Hockeymom1960 and sjr2012 like this

#2215641 Thoughts on Ericsson?

Posted by UP Wings Fan on 15 October 2011 - 10:19 PM

Vote all you want but that's not the way it works.

Wow, you're a wise one!

Nev, dobbles and lookalive07 like this

#2215639 Thoughts on Ericsson?

Posted by UP Wings Fan on 15 October 2011 - 10:14 PM

He's improving, but not enough. Not yet.

After 3 years with the Griffins and 3 with the Wings, my thought is that we shouldn't still be talking about him improving! He should be there already! My vote is that we keep Kindl up, send Ericsson down.

Byorski, sleepwalker and Shawn Lutz like this

#2215630 Thoughts on Ericsson?

Posted by UP Wings Fan on 15 October 2011 - 09:59 PM

Just wondering how everyone is feeling about Ericsson? and whether or not you feel he is earning his new money? I feel he is a detriment while on the ice, way too many mistakes, and hasn't come close to showing that he is worth the 3+ million he is earning!

GO WINGS!

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#1982752 Howard injured?

Posted by UP Wings Fan on 10 May 2010 - 12:48 PM

Cheap as dirt, excellent stats, and still crapped on.

Let's walk through the regular season numbers.

Brodeur: 45 wins, paid 5.2 million. $115,555 per win.
Nabokov: 44 wins, paid 6.0 million. $136,363 per win.
Bryzgalov: 42 wins, paid 4.25 million. $101,190 per win.

Howard: 37 wins, paid 750 thousand. $20,270 per win.

Top ten in wins, a fifth the price. He's earned some serious respect.

Excellent information! I agree whole heartedly that Howard deserves way more respect than he has been given by many of the posters to this forum! The safe assumption is that Howard has learned a tremendous amount during his first NHL playoff experience. And with that experience should come an increase in confidence, and a goalie to build and reshape this team with. He's earned the starting position next season, and it will be up to someone else to perform and knock him out of it. Good Luck to them. GO WINGS!

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#1969000 Hudler's return

Posted by UP Wings Fan on 01 May 2010 - 06:33 PM

I'm a bit frustrated that he left the team, but......I don't know anyone that would chose differently than what he chose given the offer! Money talks! I would change companies in a heart beat if someone offered me better money to do the same thing!