Alaska Kelly Cup Finals Thread

[The Swedish Flame]

Adirondack Flames ‏@AHLFlames 18 s
Congrats to our boys, the @AlaskaAces, on a HUGE Game 5 win in the Kelly Cup Final! #OneMore

[Boreal]

I was at the game tonight in Cincinatti. Great game. Cincinatti is a great place to watch hockey. Tons of Cyclone & Mighty Duck jerseys in the crowd ranging from the IHL to the AHL & the ECHL. RThe crowd is passionate & really gets into it with chants. Ramage didn't play so I assumed an injury. Anyways fun unexpected treat during my trip here in Ohio.

[Trailer Fire]

Ramage was suspended for an elbow, was he not?

[Drury18]

Yes he was. No penalty on the play and seems the writers of the article never saw the suspendable hit either.

http://www.adn.com/2014/06/07/350636...play-game.html

[Athntk]

Pregame they also said Ramage has been running the Power Play. I assumed it was one of vets even though he was out there.

[Drury18]

Game 5 Highlights

[Vulcan]

I could see Ramage going into coaching or management later on in his career.

[Steve Bozek]

Don't understand why there is zero mention of this series inthe Calgary Media

[Drury18]

Well by comparison, the only time I saw the Heat mentioned on TV was when they were in the playoffs and that was barely a 30 second mention with a incorrect and brief screen graphic of the score. During the regular season, they were never mentioned for anything aside from call-ups/demotions.

It seems like the mainstream sports media in Calgary really have no clue of hockey outside of the Flames/Hitmen/Calgary Canucks.

[Fire]

Originally Posted by Steve Bozek

Don't understand why there is zero mention of this series inthe Calgary Media

There is something like 3 mediocre to below average Flames prospects on the Aces? No disrespect to the followers of the Aces, but based on the popularity of this thread I think the % of people in Calgary that care about this is less than 1 in 1000.

[Athntk]

1 in 1000 would be pushing it. The affiliation stuff isn't all that important in hockey. The Aces pay the Flames to have the honor of being an affiliate. It's really a branding thing that the ECHL uses to avoid having to pay for veterans families.

If the Flames wanted it mentioned they could just send out a press release some media would pick it up. You might see that after an Aces cup win.

I have no illusion that this is important for your whole fan base. What I can say is it's fun to watch someone you have a connection to go for a championship.

[Drury18]

30 minutes until puck drop. An Aces win tonight will win the Kelly Cup!

[Drury18]

Starting Lineup for the Aces

G: Coleman
D: McKelvie-Curry
F: Connolly-Mazzolini-Elson

[Drury18]

About halfway through the first period and still 0-0.

Aces outshooting the Cyclones 10-2.

[Athntk]

I'm at work. So I'm on the $9 AmericaOne video. Good thing I'm the boss.

[Drury18]

Sure beats having to use the old "Working on the confidential Johnson account" so you can close the door and watch.

Which yes, I have actually sunk that low to watch a game at work. Which in my defence, they already had me working unplanned OT until well into the evening so figured this was fair. I could work on one screen, watch on the other.

[Athntk]

Cyclones take the dreaded defensemen clearing out of play penalty.

[Athntk]

ACEs GOAL. Nick Mazzzzzzzoooooooooooo

[Drury18]

I was wondering when one would go in. 21 shots later.

[Athntk]

Rob Madore regular season 32 games, faced 906 shots and made 823 saves. Post season 25 games (including this one) 790 shots and 735 saves. Guy is having a hell of a post season.