Just a few days after the trade that brought him back to Laredo was completed, former Bucks captain and veteran forward Brent Cullaton has announced that he is retiring from professional hockey.
Cullaton has played 13 seasons as a pro and, of course, captained the Bucks to both of their President's Cup championships.
He already has a new job lined up, as he has been hired to be the head coach of the expansion Boulder Junior Bison of the Western States Hockey League. Guess that's why he didn't bother moving his family back out here from Colorado.
While I was typing this, the Chicago Blackhawks somehow allowed their 3-0 lead over the Detroit Red Wings to turn into a 3-3 tie. Oy.
If any of you are bored, here's an awesome video to check out:
Friday, May 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Better Late Than Never?
Sorry for the lack of posting lately; work has been fairly busy again with prep stuff back on, and the NHL playoffs are obviously consuming a lot of my time.
Meanwhile, the Bucks finally completed the future considerations deals they had with the Oklahoma City Blazers and Rocky Mountain Rage.
Terms were decided last week prior to the league's deadline, but the team did not announce them until yesterday.
The Bucks sent forward Matt Miller to the Blazers after receiving defenseman Jaye Judd from the team in October.
They also sent goaltender Andrew Martin to the Rage after re-acquiring former captain Brent Cullaton from that team in February.
You can read more about all parties involved and what they did for the Bucks in my story in today's Times.
Obviously, these trades are rights-only, and thus neither of these players is really obligated to have anything to do with the team to which he was traded.
Also noted in my story is the fact that Coach Ruskowski was on the "Hockey Night in Canada" radio show on Sirius-XM earlier today to talk about the 30-year anniversary of the Winnipeg Jets winning the last-ever World Hockey Association Avco Cup in 1979.
Ruskowski was a key part of that team, even contributing four assists in the Jets' 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in the deciding game.
Sorry I wasn't able to post that earlier; hopefully some of you got to hear it.
Also, the Bucks hosted a fan mixer at Hal's last Friday, which you can read more about in the team's community update for this week. Apparently Bryan Benway also did some interviews with season ticket holders that night which you'll be able to hear on his blog tomorrow.
In the NHL, as many of you probably know, the Red Wings are up 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks with the series picking up again in Chicago on Friday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals with Game 2 of the "Aal-Staal" series to be played in Pittsburgh tomorrow night.
Hope you are all enjoying the playoffs and the reasonable weather we've had the past couple days; I'll be sure to post any other Bucks news in the coming weeks as it happens.
Meanwhile, the Bucks finally completed the future considerations deals they had with the Oklahoma City Blazers and Rocky Mountain Rage.
Terms were decided last week prior to the league's deadline, but the team did not announce them until yesterday.
The Bucks sent forward Matt Miller to the Blazers after receiving defenseman Jaye Judd from the team in October.
They also sent goaltender Andrew Martin to the Rage after re-acquiring former captain Brent Cullaton from that team in February.
You can read more about all parties involved and what they did for the Bucks in my story in today's Times.
Obviously, these trades are rights-only, and thus neither of these players is really obligated to have anything to do with the team to which he was traded.
Also noted in my story is the fact that Coach Ruskowski was on the "Hockey Night in Canada" radio show on Sirius-XM earlier today to talk about the 30-year anniversary of the Winnipeg Jets winning the last-ever World Hockey Association Avco Cup in 1979.
Ruskowski was a key part of that team, even contributing four assists in the Jets' 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in the deciding game.
Sorry I wasn't able to post that earlier; hopefully some of you got to hear it.
Also, the Bucks hosted a fan mixer at Hal's last Friday, which you can read more about in the team's community update for this week. Apparently Bryan Benway also did some interviews with season ticket holders that night which you'll be able to hear on his blog tomorrow.
In the NHL, as many of you probably know, the Red Wings are up 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks with the series picking up again in Chicago on Friday.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals with Game 2 of the "Aal-Staal" series to be played in Pittsburgh tomorrow night.
Hope you are all enjoying the playoffs and the reasonable weather we've had the past couple days; I'll be sure to post any other Bucks news in the coming weeks as it happens.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
It's All Over
Sorry that I haven't posted in ages, but now seems as good a time as any considering the Texas Brahmas won the President's Cup Finals last night.
The Brahmas defeated the Colorado Eagles by a series score of 4-1 to earn their first league champsionship.
Last night's deciding game was a 6-2 win for the Brahmas, whose only loss of the series came in overtime in Game 2.
You can read anything and everything about the CHL champs on Robert Keith's Texas Brahmas Insider Blog, while Adam Dunivan offers plenty of information about the Eagles.
I think this is the most Google news results I've ever gotten searching for something CHL-related.
But anyway, I guess if the Bucks can take solace in anything from this season it's the fact that the team that dethroned them from atop the Southeast Division turned out to be the best team in the league.
Speaking of the Bucks, they announced on Tuesday that their season ticket holder prices will not be changing for the 2009-10 season, which I'm sure was welcome news for some of you.
The only other CHL news of late has been the naming of the franchise in Allen, which will be the Allen Americans.
Sorry again about the lack of posts lately; I'll probably start talking about the NHL playoffs a bit more eventually now that I'll actually be in the office consistently again.
The Brahmas defeated the Colorado Eagles by a series score of 4-1 to earn their first league champsionship.
Last night's deciding game was a 6-2 win for the Brahmas, whose only loss of the series came in overtime in Game 2.
You can read anything and everything about the CHL champs on Robert Keith's Texas Brahmas Insider Blog, while Adam Dunivan offers plenty of information about the Eagles.
I think this is the most Google news results I've ever gotten searching for something CHL-related.
But anyway, I guess if the Bucks can take solace in anything from this season it's the fact that the team that dethroned them from atop the Southeast Division turned out to be the best team in the league.
Speaking of the Bucks, they announced on Tuesday that their season ticket holder prices will not be changing for the 2009-10 season, which I'm sure was welcome news for some of you.
The only other CHL news of late has been the naming of the franchise in Allen, which will be the Allen Americans.
Sorry again about the lack of posts lately; I'll probably start talking about the NHL playoffs a bit more eventually now that I'll actually be in the office consistently again.
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