A loss, a win, a dirty hit

Here is a quick weekend recap: The Grizzlies played Friday and Saturday at Victoria. Friday night's game seemed to be a failure of special teams: they allowed Victoria a shorthanded and two power play goals before scoring two goals of their own. Then two more penalties and an empty net goal came. The goaltender, Engelage, did not allow any even-strength goals.

Saturday night the Grizzlies surged back, winning 3-2 in overtime. They fell behind by two goals, but then Simon Ferguson scored a power play goal, followed by a short-handed goal. Paul McIlveen won the game in OT. Utah is in 6th place overall for the conference.

There is a home game this Wednesday against Las Vegas, then the team is away again for the weekend, playing in Alaska.

The big news in the hockey world today is the 14 game (at least) suspension of Pittsburgh Penguins' defenseman, Matt Cooke. He is suspended the rest of the season and the first round of the playoffs.

"Mr. Cooke, a repeat offender, directly and unnecessarily targeted the head of an opponent who was in an unsuspecting and vulnerable position. This isn't the first time this season that we have had to address dangerous behavior on the ice by Mr. Cooke, and his conduct requires an appropriately harsh response." --Colin Campbell

The coach, GM, and some teammates all seem to agree with the suspension.

The hit: