The Vig

Which Hawks team shows up tonight? With Jason Nissen reffing, I hope they’re prepared to get punched in the mouth. A lot. If the game gets out of hand late, look for a line brawl. It’s Nissen’s specialty.
-As the Hawks skated just before the puck was dropped, Chris Francis stood in one spot and high [...]

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I added a plug-in to my blog software which finally allows me to blog from my cell phone. We’ll see how this goes.
The Hawks are currently down 2-0 to the rival Seattle Thunderbirds halfway through the first period. As bad as things look now, it’s not nearly as bad as Katie Harmon’s national anthem. If [...]

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The Winter Hawks this week named Matt Bardsley as Director of Player Personnel. The press release touted Bardsley’s role in recruiting Dubinsky and Gaustad and “discovering” Chris Francis and Aaron McGill. It went on to tout Bardsley’s scouting record up and down the west coast.
That’s freaking great. The guy has “discovered” a [...]

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