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All things Denver XXVI: From Boonetown to Motown

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Puck Swami said:
I used the Olympic Hymn for my wedding entrance march so I know what you mean. Olympism still means something - the idea that the best of each country can gather every four years in peace and battle out differences on field, court, track, ice, and slopes is still incredibly powerful. Having been to so many Olympics live, you cannot imagine how much great it is to share in that spirit until you've seen it for yourself without NBC or ABC or CBS mediating it for you. The hymn and the torch are the best moment in all of sports, and no amount of Costas, commerdialism, drugs and cost overruns can blot out the powerful symbolism and history that the Games have provided.
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One of the most powerful moments of my life occurred during the closing ceremony at Sapporo. In a darkened Makomanai Indoor Arena, JDF cadets lowered the flag and carried it out, with a spotlight on the flag, orchestra and choir playing the Olympic Hymn. As they moved toward the exit the cadets raised the flag over their heads and 105mm howitzers were fired outside, literally shaking the building. I'm choking up writing this. To keep my emotions in check, I briefly looked to my left and there, standing about three feet away from me, was a beautiful young Japanese translator, tears streaming down her face, waving goodbye to the flag.
 
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This week's lemon and orange.

It doesn't happen often but.....After the shooters were whittled down to six contestants vying for the lemon, about a dozen rounds ensued. Because no one was able to score a goal--owing in largest part to lead hands on the part of the shooters, coupled with decent goaltending by Lars Paulgaard--George Gwozdecky announced that there would be no lemon this week.

The most relieved man on the ice was Michael Zucker who scored before it was announced there would be no lemon awarded this week thereby ending a three week stretch of wearing the yellow lid in practice.

At the other end of the spectrum were two decidedly talented players. Anthony Maiani and Joe Colborne battled through five or six rounds as the last players competing for the orange. While Colborne wound up winning the orange for the second time in two weeks, the more impressive performer was Maiani.

I watched perhaps forty five minutes of practice and Maiani kept catching my eye. In one drill the team worked on patterned pieces for the power play. In one three minute span he scored four times on wrist shots which whistled into the back of the net no more than a foot above the ice. He looked efficient and confident.
 
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A Shot and a Goal said:
This week's lemon and orange.

It doesn't happen often but.....After the shooters were whittled down to six contestants vying for the lemon, about a dozen rounds ensued. Because no one was able to score a goal--owing in largest part to lead hands on the part of the shooters, coupled with decent goaltending by Lars Paulgaard--George Gwozdecky announced that there would be no lemon this week.

The most relieved man on the ice was Michael Zucker who scored before it was announced there would be no lemon awarded this week thereby ending a three week stretch of wearing the yellow lid in practice.

At the other end of the spectrum were two decidedly talented players. Anthony Maiani and Joe Colborne battled through five or six rounds as the last players competing for the orange. While Colborne wound up winning the orange for the second time in two weeks, the more impressive performer was Maiani.

I watched perhaps forty five minutes of practice and Maiani kept catching my eye. In one drill the team worked on patterned pieces for the power play. In one three minute span he scored four times on wrist shots which whistled into the back of the net no more than a foot above the ice. He looked efficient and confident.
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Pretty funny that none of the six could score. When I was there I don't ever remember there not being a lemon "winner". I don't think it is coincidence that Maiani and Colborne were vying for the orange. They have both been outstanding since the 2nd half of the season started.
 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSA9xUUXj6E

I think this is my favorite torch lighting. Enberg was nearly speechless afterwards. And isn't it ironic that his most known, most revered moment in all of sports was a product of Nazi image meisters? Prior to '36 in Berlin, there had been Olympic flames, but not a flame brought into the stadium by a youth carrying a torch, who then ignited the cauldron. The Germans also had the first torch relay, beautifully filmed by Leni Riefenstahl in "Olympia." In LA for instance (in '32) the flame on top of the arch was ignited by flipping a switch.
 
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Joe Colborne article in the Denver Post tomorrow by Chambers. He put some leftovers in his blog today.
 
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du78 said:
Joe Colborne article in the Denver Post tomorrow by Chambers. He put some leftovers in his blog today.
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Joe and his parents want another year at DU!
Great news for Pioneer fans. Hopefully, the Bruins will see it the same way.
 
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du78 said:
Pretty funny that none of the six could score. When I was there I don't ever remember there not being a lemon "winner". I don't think it is coincidence that Maiani and Colborne were vying for the orange. They have both been outstanding since the 2nd half of the season started.
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Maybe Lars is challenging Murray for the back up position :eek:
 
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Mark your calendars now for Olympic Hockey:
2/16 Tues. Noon (PT) US vs Switzerland
2/18 Thurs Noon (PT) US vs Norway
Could be on CNBC, but delayed

2/21 Sun 4:40PM (PT) US vs Canada--Live on MSNBC
 
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Old Pio said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSA9xUUXj6E

I think this is my favorite torch lighting. Enberg was nearly speechless afterwards. And isn't it ironic that his most known, most revered moment in all of sports was a product of Nazi image meisters? Prior to '36 in Berlin, there had been Olympic flames, but not a flame brought into the stadium by a youth carrying a torch, who then ignited the cauldron. The Germans also had the first torch relay, beautifully filmed by Leni Riefenstahl in "Olympia." In LA for instance (in '32) the flame on top of the arch was ignited by flipping a switch.
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'Olympia' is an incredible movie from an sports image making standpoint. Reifenstahl is the godfather of sports film documentary - Bud Greenspan, Roone Arledge and NFL films are simply her spawn, and the modern Olympic visual mythologizing of athletes through slo-motion really started right there. She even carved the Olympic Rings into the ruins of ancient Olympia to make people believe the Olympic Rings were ancient (They date from 1914).

First Flame Cauldron was Amsterdam in 1928.

It's still there in the tower next to the old Stadium:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Amsterdam_Olympisch_Stadion.jpg
 
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vizoroo said:
Mark your calendars now for Olympic Hockey:
2/16 Tues. Noon (PT) US vs Switzerland
2/18 Thurs Noon (PT) US vs Norway
2/21 Sun 4:40PM (PT) US vs Canada

Not sure which of NBC's channels will broadcast, but the US vs Canada game should be live.
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All games will be live, likely on MSNBC.
 
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Puck Swami said:
'Olympia' is an incredible movie from an sports image making standpoint. Reifenstahl is the godfather of sports film documentary - Bud Greenspan, Roone Arledge and NFL films are simply her spawn, and the modern Olympic visual mythologizing of athletes through slo-motion really started right there. She even carved the Olympic Rings into the ruins of ancient Olympia to make people believe the Olympic Rings were ancient (They date from 1914).

First Flame Cauldron was Amsterdam in 1928.

It's still there in the tower next to the old Stadium:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Amsterdam_Olympisch_Stadion.jpg
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One of my instructors at DU once told us that whenever he became depressed about the future of cinema, he would screen the diving sequence from Olympia, and it would always cheer him up. I can understand why.

Leni was one of the most desired women in the Third Reich. Hitler's harvard trained press attache Putzi Hanfstangel, even tried to hook the boss up with her, to no avail. However, she still had a very full dance card. In the opening sequence of "Olympia," you see a naked guy with a lighted torch who starts off the relay. It's generally understood he was a special friend of the director. And as the film unspools you'll see countless examples of her exploiting and glorifying the male form, including those incredible close ups of Jesse Owens. Similarly the footage of women is less plentiful and certainly less photogenic. For the last 30 years of her life (she passed away just a year or two ago at age 100) she had a male companion 50 years her junior named Horst. The lady had it figured out.
 
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A Shot and a Goal said:
This week's lemon and orange.


The most relieved man on the ice was Michael Zucker who scored before it was announced there would be no lemon awarded this week thereby ending a three week stretch of wearing the yellow lid in practice.
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Sorry, but who is Michael Zucker? Why don't I know this player? Is he the brother of next year's recruit?
 
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vizoroo said:
Mark your calendars now for Olympic Hockey:
2/16 Tues. Noon (PT) US vs Switzerland
2/18 Thurs Noon (PT) US vs Norway
Could be on CNBC, but delayed

2/21 Sun 4:40PM (PT) US vs Canada--Live on MSNBC
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Excuse the back to back posts. I attempted to distract the pugilists on the other thread yesterday by bringing up the topic of the olympic hockey team. Our roster looks awesome. Just loaded!! Unfortunately it might take another miracle to beat the Canadians or the Russians. Thoughts?
 
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Dmann said:
Sorry, but who is Michael Zucker? Why don't I know this player? Is he the brother of next year's recruit?
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Michael Zucker is DU's volunteer assistant coach.

I don't believe he's related to Jason Zucker, the recruit who comes next year.

And in terms of Olympic Hockey, most people look at the tournament as an NHL talent show and try to pick teams based on that. Big mistake. In a short elimination tourney like this, pure talent rareley wins - it's all about the hot goaltender, doing little things and making sure you score just enough to ride behind him. Six different teams have played in the last three Olympic finals, so none of the big six teams (CAN, USA, URS, SWE, FIN and CZE) have a real edge in my book. Canada has the home crowd, but enormous pressure on them. The other 5 teams are also loaded with enough NHL talent to get the job done if their goalies play well. It's wide open. None of the Big Six winning would be a miracle.
 
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Puck Swami said:
All games will be live, likely on MSNBC.
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In HD if you get MSNBC HD like I do on Cablevision. I also have CNBC and Universal in HD.

Colborne article in today's Post by Chambers.

"My parents definitely think a couple more years would be good and come out of here with a degree, and Boston's been really good," he said. "They've been keeping a good distance away and said, 'Don't even think about anything until after the season.' So I think there's a good chance I'll be back for another year."
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Colborne Article

Chambers also has an article on Gwoz negotiating a contract extension.

Gwozdecky Contract
 
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WCHA Scholar Athletes named

Again this year DU leads with eight.
University of Denver: Joe Colborne (So., F, Calgary, AB); *Brian Gifford (Sr., F, Moorhead, MN); *Matt Glasser (Sr., F, Calgary, AB); *Chris Nutini (Jr., D, Centennial, CO); *Kyle Ostrow (Jr., F, Calgary, AB); Rhett Rakhshani (Sr., F, Huntington Beach, CA); *Tyler Ruegsegger (Sr., F, Lakewood, CO); Patrick Wiercioch (So., D, Maple Grove, BC).
*repeat winner

http://www.wcha.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/021110aaa.html

If this is any indication, Minnesota men's hockey was shutout. Could it be an omen for this weekend's games. Total score DU 8 Minnesota 0
 
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vizoroo said:
WCHA Scholar Athletes named

Again this year DU leads with eight.
University of Denver: Joe Colborne (So., F, Calgary, AB); *Brian Gifford (Sr., F, Moorhead, MN); *Matt Glasser (Sr., F, Calgary, AB); *Chris Nutini (Jr., D, Centennial, CO); *Kyle Ostrow (Jr., F, Calgary, AB); Rhett Rakhshani (Sr., F, Huntington Beach, CA); *Tyler Ruegsegger (Sr., F, Lakewood, CO); Patrick Wiercioch (So., D, Maple Grove, BC).
*repeat winner
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These Scholar-Athletes are are the players that get at least a 3.5 GPA.:eek:

The WCHA all-Academic team is different, and counts players above a 3.0. GPA.
DU had 18 of those players last year to set a WCHA record.
 
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vizoroo said:
WCHA Scholar Athletes named

Again this year DU leads with eight.
University of Denver: Joe Colborne (So., F, Calgary, AB); *Brian Gifford (Sr., F, Moorhead, MN); *Matt Glasser (Sr., F, Calgary, AB); *Chris Nutini (Jr., D, Centennial, CO); *Kyle Ostrow (Jr., F, Calgary, AB); Rhett Rakhshani (Sr., F, Huntington Beach, CA); *Tyler Ruegsegger (Sr., F, Lakewood, CO); Patrick Wiercioch (So., D, Maple Grove, BC).
*repeat winner

http://www.wcha.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/021110aaa.html

If this is any indication, Minnesota men's hockey was shutout. Could it be an omen for this weekend's games. Total score DU 8 Minnesota 0
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The entire 1st line is on the list :cool: they are players and scholars

School Tally

DU -8
UAA -5
UND - 5
SCSU - 5
CC -4
UMD - 4
Mankato - 4
MTU - 2
WI -1
MN - 0
 
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Kind of amazing how many of Denver's better players are also the best students.

This is the biggest reason for giving Gwozdecky a raise - developing players on ice and off ice.
 
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