Re: SLU Hockey 2011-2012
Just returned from a 4-day fishing trip with my son and his best friend at Elk Lake (near Mt. Marcy). Fishing this year was fabulous like last year, but Brook Trout much smaller - largest was 1.5 lbs. as opposerd to 3.0 lbs. last year. Ice going out on March 30th instead of the normal first week in May was a huge factor.
Last year, I saw something on the windshield of my car and at first thought it was a Parking Ticket. "At Elk Lake, you got to be expletive kidding me I yelled." Turns out a guy hiking on the Marcy Trail there, which starts by the cottage we stayed in, saw my license plate (SLUWAGON) and was a SLU grad. so left us a note. I think his last name was Hall, and know that he graduated in the 60's and owns a Microbrewery near Cooperstown. My kind of work!
This year, we overhear at breakfast a couple saying, "when we get back to the Princeton area, etc." So, bigmouth me asks if they follow Princeton Hockey. Well, he worked 45 years for Princeton (Admissions; then in Development/Fundraising), they have season tickets, know Bob Prier, and raved about the FF in Tampa. Then, he tells me that his brother was an Economics Professor at SLU for years. Turns out his brother is Dr. Vrooman, now retired and whose classes I cut too many times.
Point here is that SLU IS EVERYWHERE, even at Elk Lake. So was a moose seen near the Main Lodge on Tuesday by others, but not by us. The quest to see one continues.
Back to the hockey, I'm still loving the hiring of Mayotte. Have always heard - down this way - great things about him. Also, we appear to getting some top-notch recruits this year and beyond.
Just returned from a 4-day fishing trip with my son and his best friend at Elk Lake (near Mt. Marcy). Fishing this year was fabulous like last year, but Brook Trout much smaller - largest was 1.5 lbs. as opposerd to 3.0 lbs. last year. Ice going out on March 30th instead of the normal first week in May was a huge factor.
Last year, I saw something on the windshield of my car and at first thought it was a Parking Ticket. "At Elk Lake, you got to be expletive kidding me I yelled." Turns out a guy hiking on the Marcy Trail there, which starts by the cottage we stayed in, saw my license plate (SLUWAGON) and was a SLU grad. so left us a note. I think his last name was Hall, and know that he graduated in the 60's and owns a Microbrewery near Cooperstown. My kind of work!
This year, we overhear at breakfast a couple saying, "when we get back to the Princeton area, etc." So, bigmouth me asks if they follow Princeton Hockey. Well, he worked 45 years for Princeton (Admissions; then in Development/Fundraising), they have season tickets, know Bob Prier, and raved about the FF in Tampa. Then, he tells me that his brother was an Economics Professor at SLU for years. Turns out his brother is Dr. Vrooman, now retired and whose classes I cut too many times.
Point here is that SLU IS EVERYWHERE, even at Elk Lake. So was a moose seen near the Main Lodge on Tuesday by others, but not by us. The quest to see one continues.
Back to the hockey, I'm still loving the hiring of Mayotte. Have always heard - down this way - great things about him. Also, we appear to getting some top-notch recruits this year and beyond.
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