Goon's Weekly Picks 12/29 - 12/31

Thu 12/29/11
Michigan State vs Michigan Tech 4:06 p.m. ET GLI (Detroit, MI)
Western Michigan at St. Cloud State 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-Charter)

Fri 12/30/11
Michigan/B.C. vs Michigan Tech 4:06/7:36 p.m. ET GLI(TV-Champ:FCSa)
Niagara at Minnesota 7:07 p.m. CT Mariucci Classic (Minneapolis, MN)
Western Michigan at St. Cloud State 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-Charter)
Bowling Green at Bemidji State 7:37 p.m. CT (TV-LPT)
Harvard at North Dakota 7:37 p.m. CT (TV-FSSN,FCSc)
Quinnipiac at Nebraska Omaha 7:37 p.m. CT
USA Under-18 Team at Minnesota State 7:37 p.m. CT Exhibition
Air Force at Colorado College 7:37 p.m. MT
Union at Denver 7:37 p.m. MT

Sat 12/31/11
Quinnipiac at Nebraska Omaha 2:07 p.m. CT
Norestrn/Princeton at Minnesota 6:07 p.m. CT Mariucci 3rd/Champ
Denver at Air Force 6:05 p.m. MT
Bowling Green at Bemidji State 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-LPT)
Harvard at North Dakota 7:07 p.m. CT (TV-FSSN,FCSc)
USA Under-18 Team at Wisconsin 8:07 p.m. CT Exhibition
Union at Colorado College 7:07 p.m. MT


Michigan State vs Michigan Tech - MSU Win
Western Michigan at St. Cloud State - Split
Minnesota vs.  Niagara - UMN Win
Bowling Green at Bemidji State - BSU Sweep
Harvard at North Dakota - UND Sweep
Quinnipiac at Nebraska Omaha - Split
Air Force at Colorado College - C.C. Win
Union at Denver - DU Win
USA Under-18 Team at Minnesota State - MSU Win
Michigan/B.C. vs Michigan Tech  - Michigan/B.C. Win
USA Under-18 Team at Wisconsin - Badgers Win
Princeton/Northeastern vs. Minnesota - UMN Win
Denver at Air Force - DU Win
Union at Colorado College - C.C. Win

Last Week 6-1 Record for the season 67-48

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Remembering former Wild Enforcer Derek Boogaard.

Yesterday morning I woke up at my hunting shack to find a depressing email on my iPhone from the Whistler; telling me that the former Minnesota Wild enforcer the "Boogeyman" Derek Boogaard had died in his Minneapolis apartment. Cause of death unknown at this time, pending the results of a autopsy from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office... The Boogaard family is going to donate Derek's brain to science.  I don't want to speculate what caused Derek's death and I would actually urge others to not jump to conclusions like some have before we know the truth.


This was Derek Boogaard's last NHL goal which game against the Washington Capitals back in November of 2010. Incidentally that goal by the Boogeyman had broke a long goalless streak going back to January 7th of  2006, that goal broke a 234 game goalless streak.
 
Boogaard's last NHL game was on December 9th, 2010 against the Ottawa Senators where Boogaard sustained a concussion in a fight with Matt Carkner. Boogaard would never play again do to post concussion syndrome.

In closing I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the Boogaard family and may Derek Boogaard rest in peace. Personally, this is a sad day for me because I admire the enforcers in the NHL and I like what Boogaard brought to the ice for the five years that he played for the Minnesota Wild. Boogey might have been a tough guy but he played by the hockey code and was not a dirty player and he played the game straight up and you didn’t see him head hunting like some of the agitators around the NHL today.From everything that I have heard and read Derek was an awesome selfless person that gave back to the communities that he lived in.

Former Wild Enforcer Derek Boogaard Dead at 28

Sad:

Boogaard's body was found by family members in an apartment in the 400 block of First Street North, in Minneapolis' warehouse district, late Friday. Police said they would not release further details about the death Friday.

Boogard was just 28 years old.




I'm sure that Goon will have more to say. I wish that his family and friends can find peace somehow.