Blues struggle, Las Vegas rakes it in, Winter Classic coming!

After this game I have no questions about why the Blues are at the bottom of the Western Conference standings.  For a game that was 2-2 going into the 3rd and ended 4-3, it was a lackluster effort.  The only part of the game worth watching was the last two minutes.  Sure they’re a young team plagued by injuries in the middle of a rebuilding period, but if they work as hard as they did that last two minutes, this team would be completely different.

Today I got an invitation to a tourament in Las Vegas.  This is one of, if not the, largest women’s hockey tournament in the nation and I get invited to play for one or two teams every year (dang bank account!).  I’m not sure how many teams travel down there but it’s gotta be dozens at least.  That’s not the part that boggles my mind.  What does boggle my mind is the tournament fee.  Most fees for a women’s tournament are in the $550-750 range.  This tournament’s fee: $1500.   Can you imagine the amount of funds this raises for Las Vegas hockey? Wow. It says a lot about this tournament that teams are willing to pay that much year after year to come back.  All-in-all, if I were to accept one of these teams’ offers to play, it would cost me $600 for 3, maybe 4 games. Way too rich for my dirt-poor blood!

Winter Classic is Thursday and I’m stoked!  Look for some commentary from my end.