Tough week for the Phantoms

Nov 28

Well, the Phantoms lost 7-0 to Binghamton Senators on Thanksgiving Day.  Then on Black Friday, they went down 5-1 to Hershey Bears.  Hopefully the latter of a back-to-back series with Hershey on Saturday night will show a little more aggression, some better fore-checking, and seeing the guys move towards the attacker with puck.  Johan Backlund is much better than...

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Stumbling the World Wide Web

Nov 22

So I was doing some more Stumbling (www.stumbleupon.com) this morning, and found some amazing photos. This is an old video, but still makes be laugh!  Will it get me to Aldershot? ...

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Linux, Hockey and Late Nights

Nov 20

So I’m sitting here waiting for the COL – VAN game to start on the inDemand HD channel, and I decided to start messing around with Linux again in the VirtualBox application.  I have Ubuntu 8.04 (yes, I know it’s an older distro) installed, and I’m installing the VirtualBox Guest Additions right now to give some better performance. The game is...

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Phantoms Players Autograph Signing

Nov 14

After the game last night, my Dad and I descended into the depths of the Glens Falls Civic Center, and stood in line with a myriad of other fans in order to get the guys to sign some autographs. I had my jersey signed by them all. Very cool! A number of the guys commented on how novel an idea the #5 FOR FIGHTING was on the shirt, especially #15 Matt Clackson, #16...

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Hockey Game: Bridgeport Sound Tigers vs Adirondack Phantoms

Nov 14

Last night I was at the Glens Falls Civic Center again for an Adirondack Phantoms hockey game.  This was game #228 of the AHL season, the third meeting this season between Bridgeport and Adirondack. So far in the earlier two games, Adirondack has prevailed in both games. As soon as the puck dropped, ADK #16 Patrick Maroon and BRI #27 Matt Martin dropped their gloves...

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AquaDuck Tour of Albany

Sep 27

Today we went on an AquaDuck Tour of Albany with Starlight Children’s Foundation.  It was a blast, and very cool to see and learn about our wonderful state capital from the fun and entertaining environment of an...

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