Alumni in the Pros - May 2009

[ftyuv]

Boston.com gives Bitz the stick salute of the game: http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/extras/bruins_blog/2009/05/bruins_vs_hurri_4.html

[oceanst41]

Claude Julien has announced that the Bruins will have the same line up for game 7. Heckuva a job by Bitz to earn his way into the line up this late in the season. ::rock::

[ftyuv]

Given what Bitz brings to the game in terms of emotion and grit, Julien would have to be a fool not to keep him in. The guy fit back in the lineup as if he'd never been out at all.

[jkahn]

Bitz scores.  Bruins lead 1-0, 7:42 into first period.

[ftyuv]

BITZ!

[Al DeFlorio]

1-1 after one

[ftyuv]

No more Ivy Leaguers in the playoffs.

Sad news bears.

[cbuckser]

Craig Adams of the Penguins went to Harvard.

Also, the Hurricanes are owned by Peter Karmanos, father of Adams's college teammate.  That organization has Harvard Men (asst. GM Jason Karmanos & color commentator Tripp Tracy).

[oceanst41]

Bitz was just great. Congrats to him for his first playoff goal.

In other news, I hate Colin Campbell with a passion.

[Scersk '97]

[quote cbuckser]Craig Adams of the Penguins went to Harvard.

Also, the Hurricanes are owned by Peter Karmanos, father of Adams's college teammate.  That organization has Harvard Men (asst. GM Jason Karmanos & color commentator Tripp Tracy).[/quote]

Man...  you always wonder where a sieve like that ends up.

Mostly due to the Karmanoses:  Go Pens.  Eliminate the Suckicanes.

(And go 'Hawks!)

[Rita]

[quote cbuckser]Craig Adams of the Penguins went to Harvard.

Also, the Hurricanes are owned by Peter Karmanos, father of Adams's college teammate.  That organization has Harvard Men (asst. GM Jason Karmanos & color commentator Tripp Tracy).[/quote]

Hahvahd Sucks!! And I hate the Whor-i-canes, Carpetbaggers and Karmanos.

I really hope there isn't another Detroit v. Whor-i-cane (I think thanks are due to RichH for this term of hatred) finals; those are two shades of red I really do not like.

I am now in a land without Versus, so I haven't seen much hockey in the last 10 days. I should be in a hockey viewing area for the finals.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Sorry, to all you 'Canes haters.  I'm rooting for Carolina in the east.  I can't stand Sidney the Whiner.

Although at this point I really want to see Chicago win it all.

[Lauren '06]

All my horses are out of the race (Vancouver, Washington, and Boston for Bitz), so I don't really care anymore.  I guess I'm rooting for Detroit because they weren't responsible for eliminating those teams this year. ::whistle::

[RichH]

[quote Scersk '97][quote cbuckser]Craig Adams of the Penguins went to Harvard.

Also, the Hurricanes are owned by Peter Karmanos, father of Adams's college teammate.  That organization has Harvard Men (asst. GM Jason Karmanos & color commentator Tripp Tracy).[/quote]

Man...  you always wonder where a sieve like that ends up.

Mostly due to the Karmanoses:  Go Pens.  Eliminate the Suckicanes.

(And go 'Hawks!)[/quote]

Indeed.  It would please me greatly (and draw me in to the Finals like no other in the last 5 years) if the Finals were to be Hawks-Pens.  That very matchup was the first Stanley Cup series I ever tuned in live for.  And that was pulling in whatever scratchy AM broadcast I could using my sad boombox in my room.  Since, you know...there were no national TV broadcasts in the US back then.

Oh, and of course, it was also the matchup in this very important touchstone in pop-culture.  Unfortunately, "Ice to meet you" was not a quote in that film.

Go 'Hawks!!

[Trotsky]

It would have been nice to have Bitz go on.

Go Black Hawks.  May the Portland Rosbeuds of yesteryear win the Cup.