Just a little update

I haven't updated in a little more than a week, but I'm not feeling a strong topic to write about. So I figured I'd just jump on and randomly ramble.

Party in New Orleans
The Super Bowl was played yesterday. According to what I heard on the local KARE 11 news tonight, it was the highest rated TV programming ever - even beating out the MASH series finale. I caught a few bits and pieces of the game while I was hard at work in the Star Tribune sports department.

You've got to hand it to the Saints; they came through with a win in their very first Super Bowl appearence. The Vikings sure can't relate to that, can they? 0-4 in the big show, and 0-5 in NFC title games since they last appeared in a Super Bowl. Keep trying, boys.

Goalies droppin' like flies
The Wild having been having goalie issues. No. 1 Backstrom has been both ill and injured, and Josh Harding has had a hip injury. It's really too bad because he's been waiting in the wings as a backup, and now when he gets his chance, he gets hurt too.

Harding sat out the game in Dallas, a building where the Wild has had less success than the Vikes in big games. He decided to make a go of it the next game against the abysmal Oilers. He kept the team in it and made an absolutely brilliant save. Unfortunately, the save came at a price. With his hip injury reaggravated, he was knocked out of the game. The Wild skated to a 4-2 win.

High school puck
Over the weekend I went to an Andover High School boys hockey game versus Champlin Park. It was an 8-2 victory for the Huskies, and it was won early. The first three shots of the game for Andover were goals, causing the Rebels to call a timeout and swap goalies. All before the game was four minutes old.

Senior Taylor Portner banged in a stunning six goals, and metro-scoring standout Cal Decowski had a handful of assists. Andover attained momentum with a goal in the first minute of each period. It was an exciting game that was also physical and penalty filled. Huskies, huskies, bark, bark, bark!

Well, that's about it. Just a little update with a few odds and ends. Don't forget - the Olympics are coming up from a snow-deprived Vancouver.