Go Team!

Not much by way of super interesting news today. The Grizzlies lost in overtime yesterday. 5 out of 6 points from 3 games in 4 nights really isn't that bad. Tom May extended his scoring streak to 7 games. Plus they had record breaking crowds Friday and Saturday. Now if we could figure out a way to keep attendance around 8,000 per home game.

The Salt Lake Tribune actually wrote a long, in depth article about the Grizz, not just a game report saying win or lose (a few days ago, January 28th). Here is the opening, which highlights recent good thing, along with the not so good.

The last three weeks have not been kind to the Utah Grizzlies.

The team has lost seven of its past eight games and spent almost 150 more minutes in the penalty box than any other squad this season. The most attention the Grizzlies have gotten has been for an unfortunate viral video of coach Kevin Colley throwing sticks all over the ice while screaming at an official.

And yet, Utah quietly is on track for the best season the franchise has enjoyed in its five years in the ECHL. The team has been leading the Mountain Division for well over a month and at times has been tied for the league lead.

The article goes on to emphasize the unity this particular group of guys has found. Just go read it so this whole post isn't just quotes. What was your favorite part? Mine? "The biggest division in the team stems from disagreements over who is the best at NHL ’11 on Xbox." I'm not sure playing hockey in a video game really helps your on-ice skill, but hey, whatever works!

Team Grizzlies (go unity!) play at home again tomorrow night. It's a Wild $2 Wednesday, which means cheap food.