A couple days off

The win on Saturday night was huge. Not only did it give us a 7 pt lead on Flint, but it allowed us to get 2 days off. Since we do not play until Thursday, we were given Sunday and Monday off. In an equipment managers world, this means that I get a day off. Usually a day off means that I have to go in a get caught up on the laundry and other things before the next day of practice. I took today completely off to celebrate Easter with my wife, daughter and friends. I will go in tomorrow and catch up on the laundry.

Thursday we have a chance to put Quad City officially out of the playoff race:
http://www.qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=486847

I wonder if anyone will win the players of the week for this past week. I would nominate John Snowden for player of the week with 5 goals and 1 assist in 4 games.

Flint and Bloomington teaming up to help Peoria:
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1664792196/Rivermen-storm-past-Monsters-4-2
Looks like McIlvane and Rheaume will both be in the lineup for Peoria on Tuesday. A win over Milwaukee will help their chances of making the playoffs. Also, Joe Kingdon, our trainer will be working for Peoria. Good Luck to the 3 of them.

I have heard a few people talk about why we did not wear the pink jerseys Saturday night. Well, I can be the one to blame or praise for that decision. A month ago when the jerseys were designed, the color pink was chosen for that night. I didn't protest it much because of the cause and the fact that I hoped that we would have sealed up a playoff spot already. This however, was not the case. Saturday night was huge for the team, the city of Bloomington, and everyone involved. A win helps us get closer to securing a playoff spot, a loss means Flint is one step closer to taking what is ours. This time a year, it is all about eliminating distractions. I am not saying that we couldn't win in pink jerseys, because we did earlier this year. I just felt that these jerseys would be a distraction, so I went to a couple of the owners and asked for a compromise. They agreed to wearing them in warm ups only, we won, and everyone was happy, except Flint that is.