Went to the Wolves game tonight against the Cleveland Barons. Wolves won 7-3. UGLY game. Four Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalties in the 1st period. It just kept getting worse from there. The 3rd Period was unbelievable. Cleveland had three game misconducts, including one against the assistant coach. We wound up getting one game misconduct, which I thought should have just been a 10 minute misconduct. When was the last time you saw 2 7-minute power plays in one game? (2 minute instigating, 5 minute fighting, usually coupled with 10 minute misconducts and maybe a game misconduct). I think I heard on the post-game show on radio that Cleveland had a total of 144 penalty minutes. Cleveland now leads the league in Minor penalties (373), 10-minute misconducts (24), and game misconducts (12), and tied for gross misconducts (1). All of this in front of the President & CEO of the AHL, who was there to present J.P. Vigier with his All Star Jersey. (Vigier wound up getting a hat trick during the game. Think he was pumped?)

The team also wore special Patriotic theme jerseys that were being auctioned this weekend. Tonight's jersey was dark blue. A very cool jersey. Proceeds from the auction are going to selected September 11 charities.

Another crappy night of sleep. This GERD is getting to me - all I can think of is my dad and how he had to get a laryngectomy due to cancer. There was never a discussion on what caused the cancer. Was it his cigar & pipe smoking that he quit 10-20 years ago? Was it acid reflux that he's been complaining about all of my life? And if it was, am I "predisposed"? It's scaring the hell out of me. Now, between the GERD and unemployment, it's not like my life is in great shape right now, and my sleep is just pure crap. Can fall asleep, can't "catch up". It's hell and I hate it.