Michelle Spillman
Michelle Spillman 10-31-10
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CALGARY – Just outside the door to the Red Wings dressing room at the Scotiabank Saddledome dozens of titanium hockey sticks lined the white cinder-block wall. On the opposite wall an extraneous item is propped up near the door jam. It’s not a vital piece of equipment. In fact, it’s easily overlooked. It won’t win or lose a game for the Red Wings, but the players never leave home without it. It’s a shovel with the remains of a hockey stick as a handle. The Wings use the digging tool as a validation award given to a player by his peers for an outstanding effort during a team win this season. “When you associate a shovel you think about putting your work boots on and getting out there and digging as deep as you can,” defenseman Brendan Smith said. “You give it to someone who really dug in and played a hard-nosed game and did the little things well. So that’s how it all came about.” These days, most teams in the league have some sort of post-game player award, which is used to validate a player’s performance after each win. Whether it’s a championship belt or a sledge hammer, work boots or a firefighter’s helmet, players use these novelties with team building and camaraderie in mind. The Wings’ gun-metal shovel with its slightly curved scoop, upturned edges and pointed tip was used during the ceremonial groundbreaking at the new event center site on Woodward Avenue. The idea was the brainchild of coach Mike Babcock, who is often coming up with different motivational ideas for a team that has a fair mix of older and younger players. |
I have been using this wooden hockey stick in my snow shovel for years. |
We had some beers in the parking lot then walked a few miles to Tommy's Bar that was only 2 blocks away. |
Tom's Brother Joe played his first hockey game in the Joe Louis Arena. |
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We spent time at Tommy's Bar until the shuttle took us on a thrill ride to the Redwings/Flames game. They had a few more fans watching them than we did. It was those Flames fans that crossed the border. I'm sure they would have come sooner if they had read the Duffer News. |
The King and Harvey had some fine wine. |
Thor got too close to the wine and looked like a bloody mess. |
We watched the Flames come from 2 goals down and win. |
We had a lot of happy Flames fans sitting behind us. |
On Saturday we ate our free breakfast, then..... |
We headed over to McCann Ice Rink to watch the Redwings. |
We watched an amazing battle with Pavel and a teammate. |
Tony came over after practice to say goodbye. |
We had a few hours before our game so... |
We found an Irish Pub and had another meal. |
The young Duffers get ready for a game at the McCann Rink. |
I put my camera away after this picture and missed the injuries. |
We went straight to the Ann Arbor Wild Wings and ate again. |
The service helped us miss the 1st period of the USA U-17 game. |
We watched a very intense fast game between USA and Waterloo. |
Coach Granato was happy to see us. |
Next Week, Saturday Night Party Pictures! These guys were thinking when they put on their party clothes. They have Road Trip Shirts from Arizona, Detroit, Columbus and Toronto! The King is Back |
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Wags Hockey
Classic Duffer News
Go to Lake Placid News for some
laughs.
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1996
March
Hayward Trip We saw Comet
Hyakutake
December
6, 1996 Duffer news #85
December
15, 1996 Duffer news #86
December
20, 1996 Duffer news #87
January
12, 1996 Duffer news #50 (Anvil's Daughter won it!)
Visit
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for Graduate School. WOD=Wife Of a Duffer, DOD = Daughter of a Duffer Links
to Duffer Hockey Newsletters 2008-2010
Stats
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Mike won 11 awards for his artistic creations at the Tattoo convention
in Champaign.
(Above) Mike's work of art on Joe Mazzarella III's
leg.
(Above) Mike's work of art on Joe Mazzarella III's
ribs.
Ann Arbor Music DVDs are ready to ship. $10
includes shipping and handling. you can also get classic copies of:
You may find the
following links useful:
Ben Oskroba's
First professional goal for the Peoria Rivermen
Here is a video, thanks to Perry and Paula on
How to be a
Hockey Player
Michelle
Spillman 10-31-10
Michelle
hits a 2 run home run for Romeoville High School in a 3-0 victory
against Joliet Catholic Academy.
Michelle
Spillman hit a 2 run Home run to beat Joliet Catholic on April
18, 2012. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman
and Romeoville High School. ...
Michelle
Spillman hit her 4th homerun on April 21, 2012 to beat Hershey
High. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman
"outdoor sports" ...
Michelle
hit a triple to help beat Highland Park High 8-5 on 4/21/2012.
Patrick Kane Stickhandling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REAqCB9vfbU Brandon Bollig Stickhandling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3B8v_ZHA10 1 September 5, 2014 8:00 PM *** 11 Thanksgiving 8:45 at Downers Grove IceArena
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