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November 14, 2003     Reporters**Cammi Granato**Rich Storm**Volume    IX Issue 32

Magoo Gets the Game Winner!

Attendance dropped a little as Vidas was sent down to Seattle and the Ghost couldn't skate out 2 weeks in a row.  Tweedy's Reds were able to edge  the Brain's Whites in a thrilling 6-5 Meaningless contest.  The Meaningful game was equally exciting as Brinks gave the Whites an early lead when He beat Tweedy with a rebound. Papa Joe answered that goal with a bad angle flip that never hit the back of the net.  Fruitcake gave the Reds the lead with his first goal of the season.  Magoo put the meaningful game out of reach when he managed to pop a puck off of his shin  past the Brain for a 3-1 lead.  Miller Lite (2) and Zagnuts gave the Reds a 6 goal total.  Rich Storm (2) and Johnny the Vulture gave the Whites a total of 4.  Beak made both contest interesting when he one handed a shot off of his son Tweedy that bounced into  the net to make the final scores 6-5 and 3-2.  That goal was ruled to be an incest goal.  Stump played winger for the Whites and helped Beak shorten his shifts..

Beak lings

Attendance  24. 
The Bobka factor was not invoked since the Reds won both contests with legitimate goals……..The King has been MIA again.  His reserved corner has come in handy for late comers……. 
Planning to go to Peoria on Friday November 28th?  Beak needs to know if you need a room and if you need a ticket to the Rivermen Game. Beak will be presenting in Bativia this week, so Rich Storm will be reporting the Game results.  Send all bribes to him.
J.B quote of the week.  Referring to the mysteries of Dark Matter.  "Maybe it's all to simple for our big brains to figure it out.  What if the Hokey Pokey is all it really is about.

Feastivus Party!

Chris and Wendy Mazurk have graciously agreed to host the Duffer Christmas party on February 7, 2004
Need a room at the Pere Marquette on Friday 10/28/03?   

Remember, we will play at Darien on Thanksgiving morning at 9:00.  Duffers and family only please.  We leave for Peoria on the next Day.

Papa Joe is delighted to find that Perry is a good listener.

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U.S. Women's Select Team Defeats Canada, 2-1, In Gold-Medal Game At 2003 Four Nations Cup; Granato Scores Game Winner in Sudden-Death Shootout

SKЦVDE, Sweden -- The 2003 United States Women's Select Team defeated rival Canada, 2-1, in the gold-medal game at the 2003 Four Nations Cup here this evening. After 60 minutes of regulation play, the two teams went to a four-on-four five-minute overtime period. The teams remained scoreless through the overtime and began a sudden-death shootout, where each team registered 11 shots before Team USA Captain Cammi Granato (Downers Grove, Ill.) deked right and slipped the puck past Canada’s goaltender Charline Labonte. The win marks the second time that the U.S. has defeated Canada in a shootout, and the sixth shootout situation overall.

Canada notched the first goal of the game at 14:01 on a shot from Caroline Ouellette. Forward Jayna Hefford passed the puck from behind the net to Ouellette, who slid the puck under U.S. goaltender Pam Dreyer (Eagle River, Alaska) to make the first-period score 1-0.

The U.S. converted on its second power-play opportunity of the second stanza when Granato put the puck past Labonte from the left doorstep to end Canada’s lead and make the score 1-1. Forwards Jenny Potter (Eagan, Minn.) and Krissy Wendell (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) got the helpers on Granato’s game-tying tally. Canada’s best opportunity in the second period came on a Hefford shot that hit the crossbar and dropped to the goal line, where Dreyer protected the net by lying on the puck.

After three periods of regulation play and the four-on-four five-minute overtime the score remained tied although Canada out shot the U.S. 37 to 28. Seven different players for Team Canada, and six different players for Team USA made attempts in the sudden-death shootout, including defenseman Angela Ruggiero (Harper Woods, Mich.) and forwards Potter, Wendell, Julie Chu (Fairfield, Conn.), Natalie Darwitz (Edina, Minn.) and Granato. On her third attempt Granato was able to put the puck past Labonte to notch the gold-medal game winner.

"It feels really good," said Granato of the win. "We have only won this tournament once, in 1997, so it is an amazing feeling, I’m just going to savor it."

Dreyer registered her second win of the tournament and the first gold medal of her career, stopping 27 shots in the game and all 11 of the shootout goal attempts.

"The play of Dreyer in the five-minute overtime was extraordinary," said U.S. Head Coach Ben Smith (Gloucester, Mass.). "The goalkeeping in the shootout was spectacular for both sides. Women’s international ice hockey was played at its finest tonight."

Ruggiero and Danielle Goyette were named Players of the Game for the U.S. and Canada, respectively, and U.S. forward Wendell was named the best player of the tournament.

Earlier in the day, Finland upset host Sweden, 3-2 in the bronze-medal game, for the second consecutive year.

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CAN 1 0 0 0 0 -- 1
USA 0 1 0 0 1 -- 2

First Period -- Scoring: 1, CAN, Ouellette (Hefford), 14:01. Penalties: Insalaco, USA (hooking), 15:44; Hagerman, USA (interference), 18:44.

Second Period -- Scoring: 1, USA, Granato (Potter, Wendell). Penalties: Hefford, CAN (hooking), 7:37; Vaillancourt, CAN (high sticking), 11:16; Stephens, USA (cross-checking), 15:18.

Third Period -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Dupuis, CAN (roughing), 7:41.

Overtime -- Scoring: None. Penalties: None.

Shootout -- Scoring: 1, USA, Granato (unassisted), 11th round.

Shots: CAN 13-12-8-4--37. USA 9-7-10-1--28.

 

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Klinger and a Jernberg coworker joined Boris, Frank, Beak, Brinks and Nick for lunch at Nick's Tavern.

Stump gets a homophobic look as one of the Hansens gets friendly.

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Vidas "Formica" was sent packing.  

(He went to  Seattle)

Tweedy pays off Beer nuts for all of those quick whistles.

Thanks Thanks to Wendy's camera and John Koss for this team picture.

Remember Tech Buzz?  I didn't think you would, Rich Storm introduced it in the Duffer News one year ago.  Readers were invited to send Technical questions to Mr. Clean.  Well it finally happened last week He got a question from the Brain. 

Dear Beak/Rich Storm,

 

I would like to be the first to ask a question for the technical

computer column...I think it was called "Ask Boris"?

 

Boris, In you opinion, What advantages or disadvantages would you see

by using Windows 2000 Server over Windows NT with Service Pack 4 for

business networking applications with 5-15 workstation clients?

Looking really forward to your answer!!

Brian Opalka Amateur Radio Station WO9LF

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Call Harvey's Limo service at 630-404-2320

There is an entry on the Duffer Calendar for March 7, 2004.  Beak has been involved with the Jim Misiora Day at the Races. He will be twisting arms so that we can have a table full of Duffers at that fun filled event.  For more information, click here.

 

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