Penn State Hockey News
by Chris Grovich on Jul 26, 2011 9:00 AM EDT
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Ooooh, Pretty Colors. Thank You Terry has sketchwork of the Pegloo:
Head over to TYT for many more.
Oh, Hello, Connor Varley. Lions 247 reports that 19 year old defenseman (and Lansdale native) Connor Varley will be joining the new Penn State program.
After speaking with the Penn State coaching staff while they were at Princeton, contact continued after the change between schools. Varley was speaking with coach Fisher before coming up to visit the campus, a trip that turned out to be a dealmaker. "I went up and spoke with all of the coaches. I loved the campus, loved what I heard from coach Gadowsky and just felt very comfortable there. "They showed me the layout of the rink, it is just unbelievable, and playing in the Big Ten as well, I think it will be the best league in the country. Great coaching at a great school in a great facility against top-notch competition, I really liked everything they had to offer." Though Varley will not be coming to campus for two seasons, he will be a part of the first Penn State hockey team to compete in Big Ten conference play starting in 2013-14.
Local news fluff!
And for those of you old-time hockey fans:
More More More More. Look, we have to learn these names at some point. Check out TYT's profile of incoming Mercyhurst transfer Taylor Holstrom, who will play for the Icers this season as his NCAA "sit-out" season. Over at Lions 247 (surprisingly steady hockey coverage, by the way), a profile of self-described "power forward", Jonathan Milley:
As a part of the Pembroke Lumber Kings, Milley helped his team to Ontario’s Central Canada Hockey League regular season title. From there, the Lumber Kings took home the Eastern Division title, advancing to the Royal Bank Cup, featuring the five best Junior A hockey teams in all of Canada.
This is where Milley did his best work, tallying a Royal Bank Cup high seven points, including the only two goals in the final to defeat the two-time defending champions, as well as being named to the tournament’s all-star team.
Kabletown Strikes! Versus (in the midst of a rebranding as part of NBC Sports Group) might jump on the college hockey train as soon as this upcoming season.
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Oh my god, the inside
sketch of the arena looks amazing. Amazing. I’m not a hockey guy, but I can’t imagine how nutty that place is going to get.
Side note: With another arena that’s at PSU, does anyone else think this could mean a DIFFERENT place for perhaps more concerts and shows to make it through the State College area? I’m not talking the super-tours like Bon Jovi or Bruce Springsteen, but the smaller ones like the Taking Back Sunday show that I saw there a few years back. Just a thought.
Couldn't you make the same case
for Rec Hall?
Probably not, since it's much older.
Just a hunch, though. Might not have the sound system abilities?
Rec Hall used to be the
“concert hall” when I was at PSU.
Saw a ton of shows in Rec Hall – acoustics weren’t concert hall, but I would still rather see my favorite not yet stadium tour level band in a little box like rec hall than a mausoleum like the BJC.
'Trivializing the "GREATEST RIVALRY OF ALL TIME" for a bunch of ghetto tats must have made them pee in their man-diapers.' Mr. Rosewater
by rahpsu92 on Jul 26, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Outlaws, J. Geils, Cyndi Lauper, Bob Dylan, and plenty more...
stacks of Crown amps and Clair Brothers CS-4’s would fill the place.
The Outlaws may have been
the loudest band in the history of bands.
"Never mistake motion for action." - Ernest Hemingway
My hearing is down 10db across the board and drops aff after 3K
Which I blame on sitting in front of the stage-right speaker stacks (“flying” speakers was a novelty then) for the aforementioned J. Geils concert. When whammer-jammer-dickie-baby Magic Dick hit his harmonica highs, that was all she wrote. The fact the leslies for Justman’s keyboard were also right there probably didn’t help.
Damn...
I will be listening to “Detroit Breakdown” when I get home this evening. There was no better party band than Geils in the 70s. They even had that second live album that was called something like “Made Loud to Play Loud” on which the recording levels were cranked way up.
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Go for it Reputah
Reputah the beautah. Let down your hair and let me climb the ladder of your love. For when love comes you got-ta grab it fast, cause the love you grab ain’t gonna last.
Then finish it off with a few songs from our favorite four guitar army. Enjoy!
Done and done...
With the added bonus of a freshly-burned CD for my wife’s birthday party this weekend.
"Never mistake motion for action." - Ernest Hemingway
Do people still do that?
I mean burn CD’s, not have birthday parties for their wives.
/what are these ipoddy thingys again?’d
'Trivializing the "GREATEST RIVALRY OF ALL TIME" for a bunch of ghetto tats must have made them pee in their man-diapers.' Mr. Rosewater
Just be glad I didn't make a cassette tape...
Seriously though, there remain reasons to want a hard copy of some things.
"Never mistake motion for action." - Ernest Hemingway
Lately, for smaller shows and comedians they've been curtaining off the BJC for concerts
I saw Dylan last Fall there, and as my first concert as a student in 2006. The first Dylan concert was supposed to be outside in Lubrano Park, but it rained that whole weekend, so they moved the whole show inside on short notice, and the sound sucked. The one last fall though was excellent IMO.
I also saw Lewis Black a few years ago at the BJC, and they had the same sort of curtained setup that feels more like a concert hall than it does a basketball stadium.
Lewis Black in the BJC, jeez...
I saw George Carlin (and Chris Rock) in Eisenhower and it seemed like a big venue.
'Trivializing the "GREATEST RIVALRY OF ALL TIME" for a bunch of ghetto tats must have made them pee in their man-diapers.' Mr. Rosewater
I actually thought this sketch looked strangely similar to Rec Hall
with the steel beam roof and everything.
I know. As silly as it seems to get giddy about a sketch...
by Chris Grovich on Jul 26, 2011 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I feel the same way. I'm really disappointed that this is still 2-3 years away from completion now
The place just looks like a hell of a lot of fun, but I might just be attracted to the Nittany Lion logo on the ice.
I'm highly amused
that they already figure Nike and AAA will be sponsors and worked them into the renderings.
i really like the
Punchouts in the corners to minimize the bad seats. Can I drink a macrobrew while watching because that concourse looks designed for maxing out your drinking to watching ratio.
'Trivializing the "GREATEST RIVALRY OF ALL TIME" for a bunch of ghetto tats must have made them pee in their man-diapers.' Mr. Rosewater
Although I like both concepts
Seats = revenue.
No seats = no revenue.
I would be surprised if the punchouts stay.
And, adult beverages available to the general public at a PSU sporting event? I would be shocked. Happy. But shocked.
New Wallpaper!!!
That does look great. I dig the arched structural roof inside ala Rec Hall. That was my favorite part of Rec Hall. I am also very glad that they have those knockouts in the corners. Theres nothing more boring than a full bowl all the way around the arena.
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