Here's surprising news from the AHL hockey world. The Hershey Bears won a third consecutive road game last night, on an OT goal scored by Alexandre Giroux (no relation to Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers, other than the fact that two both play in the Keystone State).The Bears are on the verge of repeating as AHL Calder Cup Champions. There has not been a back-to-back repeat since 1991, when the Sprinfield Indians won two years in a row. Hershey has a 3-1 series lead. The contest now return to Giant Center in Hershey for the last two games (in the AHL, seven game playoff series are played 2 home - 3 away - 2 home, to cut down transportation costs).
Speaking of goals, there is another net sport known as football in most of the world. It is not played on ice, but has virtually identical principles to ice hockey. Put an object into a net and score a goal. Here in the US, we call it soccer. And the world's biggest team sport competition, the FIFA World Cup, is underway in South Africa. This year, there is a New Jersey dimension.
Team USA's top goalkeeper is Timothy Matthew Howard. He was born in North Brunswick, and played high school ball for Montclair Kimberly Academy, before graduating to pro soccer where he quickly stood out as a superior talent.
Howard starred for the Metrostars (now Red Bulls) and then was good enough to be traded to Manchester United. Presently, he is in goal for Liverpool's Everton Football Club.
Tim Howard is well known to the English. Today, he held England to one goal while Team USA scored a goal and earned a 1-1 tie against the favored team from Great Britain. The 8th seed English team were confident that they could easily handle #14 Team USA. Tim and his teammates had other ideas.
Go Tim! Go Team USA!
Hockey and Soccer Rule!
P.S. Two million spectators turned up for the Chicago Blackhawks victory celebration. The Second City has not stopped partying since Patrick Kane scored his OT Stanley Cup winner on Wednesday.
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