Not a Good Start to the Week

It's been a while since I've been on here but it has been a crappy few hours today for myself and for ourselves at work.

Monday was actually a pretty decent day, quiet in local sports for myself but a busy news day for us and then it was having a duel with my boss Ken Singer on Tiger 11 of course our golf guru got the best of me by 2 strokes well played sir, then capped off with a long lingering go at Goals Gym here in Melfort.

Some of you that know are probably wondering Gino and the Gym, Why? Well my sister is getting married at the end of April and I want to look stronger and in better shape for it, the funny thing is the RBC Cup in Camrose starts that day and the representative for team West would play the next day which could see one of our local teams there so apologies in advance for the De Paoli/Welsh Wedding if I'm scoreboard watching while performing my MC duties. HA could you imagine?

On to Today

Way back before I even came to Fabmar Communications for work there had been a bid for a radio station in Humboldt and the station from what I saw put their heart and soul into the bid for the station in the home of the Broncos and after the hearings that we got to listen in on it sounded like we had a pretty good shot to get the station since we are a huge contributor to many organizations, businesses and of course covering The Humboldt Broncos.

We were told yesterday decision by the CRTC (Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission) In layman's terms the Big Boys would have their decision to whether we would get the station or Golden West Radio those were the final two bidders. Got a text this morning from our news girl saying we didn't get the bid and Golden West did, it was a shock for all of us we thought we had it with everything we've done.

It sucks but the CRTC made their decision and have to take the licks and move on, that whole story, we aren't going anywhere and we still have a great reputation and always will we've been doing the radio thing for 44 years and there's great people here so don't think for a micro second our coverage of sports teams will diminish, but only get better as this has motivated me to step my game up and make our station even better then before. If you want some? Come Get Some!! I guess thats the gym coming out in me lol

What happened to you Tuesday? you used to be Monday's cool brother now your just a spitting image of  your evil brother Monday you can ride shotgun with Monday to hell Tuesday.

Onto Sports....

The Melfort Mustangs renew their rivalry with the Humboldt Broncos at the Elgar Peterson Arena tonight these teams haven't played since the HOF Game November 26 when there was a brawl right at the end of the game after a big hit on Chase Wharton from Brody Haygarth where there was fights, coaches getting into it and Ward Szucki fish hooking a Mustang player causing him to get a two game suspension but that was then and this is now teams are are totally changed Humboldt trading away on Jan 10 and Melfort loading up so it could be an ugly game unless Dean Brockman has prepared his team well which he usually does its usually a good atmosphere with these two... they hate each other should be good it's on CK750 tonight starting at 7:15 with the Pre-game show and 7:30 Puckdrop.

The best part they'll play again Friday in Melfort. The Mustangs will also face a possible playoff match-up with the Battlefords North Stars Saturday this will only be the second time I've seen the Stars play the Mustangs really need to see what they're like they had a  bad start start to the season but have turned it on lately  and could finish as high as third they're one point back of Humboldt for third in the Bauer.

As for the Nipawin Hawks, they've got 12 games left 4 points back of the Flin Flon Bombers for 5th in the Bauer and the final playoff spot, tonight in Nipawin the Hawks have a chance to gain some ground, the Bombers do have games in hand but anything can happen, If Nipawin is to make the playoffs they'll need to win 7-8 of their last twelve to ensure a spot in my view, they can do it they've beaten good teams and if goaltending can get hot again there's a chance for the Hawks to make noise it will be well earned if it happens Doug Johnson has dealt with many things this year, this would maybe sweep most of it away.

Poll Results

I asked who is the best goalie in the SJHL and there might be some Notre Dame fans reading the Debacle cause Russell Abbott who is also this week's goalie of the week for the league won the poll getting 50 percent of the votes, The numbers don't lie 11-14-3 .911 Save%, 2.73 GAA and two shutouts on a weaker Hounds team, the sad thing is I haven't seen him play this year I've seen Matthew Smidt play every local game so I couldn't get a good grasp but from people I've talked to he's something else to watch. Good job Russell maybe your goaltending can get ND into the playoffs.

Charles Corsi got 31 percent of the votes for what has been a great season and he maybe the league MVP this year according to this broadcaster 21-8-3, .922 Save%, 2.53 GAA and 2 shutouts not too shabby for the Rosemere Quebec Native. Chuck tells me his family watches every webcast and likes our product at the MBN (Mustang Broadcasting Network)  so a shout out to the Corsi family.

Others getting votes were Weyburn's Mitch Kilgore, Kindersley's Sean Cahill and Devin Peters of the Yorkton Terriers.

Well its only Tuesday but its gonna get crazy with Long Lake Hockey tonight, last broadcast of the year with Dan Bushman doing colour with me on CJVR plus Webcast on Saturday, Coaches Show Saturday at Escape in Melfort, some drinks, The Gym and other fun stuff no rest for the wicked have a great day everyone and stay tuned for a new poll question.

GDP