JR Boucicaut 3801 Report post Posted January 19, 2006 Anyone from MSH? I'm making the drive. Will be in 201. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miike 1 Report post Posted January 19, 2006 Im not going but a player for you to watch JR, #37 for Grand Rapids, Donald Maclean. Big goal scorer, personal friend of mine aswell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3801 Report post Posted January 19, 2006 Is his nickname American Pie? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reaper 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2006 Is his nickname American Pie? Now that would be funny. Imagine some opponents calling him "Miss American Pie." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sid 3 Report post Posted January 22, 2006 Did you end up going? I hope you pakced an extra hockey bag to stock up on beer to take back! Did you like the Rhicoe rink?Sid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3801 Report post Posted January 22, 2006 Yes. Went with a couple of friends. Drive was long and boring. Van Andel's a nice rink...obviously if you know the ownership history, I wore my Solar Bears jersey. (Rich DeVos owns RDV and the Solar Bears, his son Dan owns GR. Orlando was supposed to be the Wings affiliate in the NHL but travel and having two teams in the DeVos family nixed that idea, so Dan got it.)Got some looks but met a guy from the Griffins organization and we talked for a while about the good ol' IHL. They had a section in which they sold gameworn sticks/gloves/pants/jerseys. I was low on cash but almost picked up a gameworn practice for $40.Great game. Didn't see Travis Richards out there (I knew his brother Todd, who was the captain in Orlando and currently the Milwaukee Admirals' coach) but saw guys like Bates Battaglia and J-S Aubin playing for TO. Game started out chippy but then it had a good flow to it. American Pie scored the GWG but I missed it - we bolted with 4 min. Traffic getting out of that parking garage would've been brutal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sid 3 Report post Posted January 22, 2006 What no trip to the Beer store tisk tisk. It should have been a toss up bewteen a trip for hockey or beer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3801 Report post Posted January 22, 2006 The game was in Grand Rapids, not Ricoh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sid 3 Report post Posted January 22, 2006 OOPS. Have you been to the Ricoh yet? If so how does it compare to other rinks. Just cirious? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3801 Report post Posted January 22, 2006 Nah. Driven by it, that's it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sid 3 Report post Posted January 22, 2006 Very nice rink with great views but small and the beer sucks Canadian/EX/ & Coors light. Save your money and hit the pubs after!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
