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Blackhawks at Flames - Game 4 on VS.

For those of you who have not done your homework assignment yet, consider watching this game (I know my tivo will be running!) I was pumped to see our local boy Thor Nelson working the lines and working his kiester off! If you wanted to see what it was like to hustle at stoppages in play, Thor and fellow linesman Brad Lazorowich put on quite a display.

Here's a few game worthy notes:

• There were 86 pims in this hotly-contested game

• There were some noteable ex-WCHA'ers in the game - Curtis Glencross (CAL -Anchorage), Jordan Leopold (CAL - Minn), Johnathan Toews (CHI - UND), Patrick Sharp (CHI -DU), and Adam Burrish (CHI - Wisc)

• Speaking of Adam Burrish, he was chirping Jarome Iginla all game long, being a pest, and broke his stick cross checking Rene Borque in the last seconds of the game!

• Awareness of all officials was at an all-time high. This is one reason I love watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The officials are fighting for their lives EVERY TIME they step on the ice for a playoff game. One mis-step, and they are done, sent home, left to think about what-might-have-been until next season. This is "game-by-merit" only...the best move on. No political mumbo-jumbo you see in some other leagues or championships.
  

• When you check out the video link below from TSN (by the way, do any of you remember Chris Cuthbert, the play-by-play guy who has worked Hockey Night in Canada and used to do the Minnesota High School Tournament when WCCO had the rights?? He's awesome.), you will see Burrish make that late game cross check (never mind the no call - oops), you will see who referee, Chris Rooney (#5 - American) goes after to get out of the melee = AWARENESS.

Check out the [TSN Highlights] and get ready for Game 4!!!