Today's the Day

We've waited all summer long, and part of fall, and the Grizzlies finally open their season tonight in Las Vegas against the Wranglers. (The team, not the jeans, although that would be quite a sight to behold.) From the articles at utahgrizzlies.com, it sounds like the team is just as excited to get things going as we are.

The Grizz are considerably younger and less experienced than they were last season. In fact, they're the youngest team in Grizzlies history. But according to this article from Dan Rasmussen at the Deseret News, Coach Colley doesn't expect that to be a problem. In fact, he says the team is reminiscent of the one that went to the Conference Finals two seasons ago, and in this article from Maggie Thach of the Salt Lake Tribune, the coach says their goal is the Kelly Cup.

Now that's pretty.

Our favorite media guy, Adrian Denny, has a game day blog entry up on the Grizz website talking about the team and some of the newer members. He also has a little bit of information on the Wranglers, who we expect will look like this once the Grizzlies get done with them:

The Grizzlies organization has also announced a watch party at Legends Sports Pub and Grill in downtown Salt Lake City. (677 South 200 West) If you can't be in Vegas, this will be the next best thing. If you have swine flu and are quarantined (or something), you can check the game out on B2 Broadband Network online (pay per view) or listen to Adrian Denny on AM 1230 KJQS. The puck drops at 8:05 pm.

Oh, and Evan Kotsopoulos is back.

It's finally here - just a few more hours.

Go Grizzlies!