Finally a home game!

Like sister tweeted this morning, it's like a home opener all over again.

Boys faceoff against the Prince George Cougars--again.  They'll be coming off a great shootout win against Everett last night.  That was a tightly played game, another one that would have been easy to blow off just to finally get home.

And home they are.  Think about it though, as much as we hated the lack of home games, as much as the boys probably hated it too, they have already completed a third of all their road games for the season.  And it's still (technically) October.  In those 12 road games they've gone 7-4-0-1 with a .625 win percentage.  That is nothing to be ashamed of.  In fact, it's pretty impressive.  Those 12 games include the great Eastern road swing too (as if you didn't know that).

As for the game last night, Drinnan reports:

This was victory No. 48 for Owsley, moving him into seventh on the franchise’s all-time list, one ahead of Olaf Kolzig, who now is one of the team’s owners. . . .

The Silvertips announced after the game that their Pink in the Rink auction raised US$38,807.77, with proceeds benefiting the Providence General Foundation. Among other things, they auctioned off special game jerseys. The highest price paid for a jersey was $1,500, for D Ryan Murray’s. . . . And a special tip of the cap to Denny Spencer, a season-ticket holder in Everett. He donated $5,000 in memory of his wife, who recently lost her battle with breast cancer. You, sir, are someone special. (Taking Note)

Impressive money raised for such a good cause.

Compared to October, November (Movember!) will be relatively calm, the boys will have plenty of time to practice, work on some of the little things.  I imagine it will also give Tory and the coaching staff time to figure out what to do with Neal Prokop.

"No question the guys will be happy to be back in front of the home crowd," said Ams coach Jim Hiller, whose team hosts Prince George tonight before getting a week off. "We've had some emotional wins on the road, and it's been draining."

"We do feel good right now, but as a coach, you always have your eye on the next game," Hiller said. "We'll need to be ready for the next one, and then we'll take a look over the landscape of what we've accomplished over the last month. That won't come until after tomorrow night."  (Examiner)

Speaking of the Examiner, Ferran's latest "Meet the Ams" featured Adam Hughesman:

"That's been my problem the last few years," Hughesman said as the team readied for the 4-hour bus ride to Everett. "I'd get off to a hot start, then slow down. But I think I've learned a lot the last couple of years, and I'm ready to be more consistent. That's what I've tried to improve on."

Must-see TV Hughesman had anticipated this question for some time. " 'Jersey Shore.' Me and (Tanner) Olstad and Suds (Brock Sutherland) and (Drew) Owsley love that show. That's a few of our Halloween costumes, too -- the characters on that show."  (Examiner)

I'm not sure about this Jersey Shore obsession.  Then again, I've never watched it--I prefer to keep as many IQ points as I can.

Finally, another challenge for the team.  This one issued by Scotty Wazz.  If you haven't seen it, check out the video of the Washington Caps Mites with their unique goal celebration:

Wazz challenges the Americans to do this. In fact, he'll pay $25 to each guy on the ice that celebrates a goal by making a snow angel. That's easy money boys, you can do it.

IT'S REAL LIVE HOCKEY TONIGHT PEOPLE!!!