Let's get acquainted!

[uvmcats]

I am stealing this idea from other threads. I have been reading and sometimes commenting in this forum for almost three years. There are many posters who have interesting comments and perspectives about the game. What's missing is a context with which to frame the perspective. On the men's D3 board they do an introduction thread each year which gives other users of the forum a little insight regarding the poster's interest in hockey. I thought it might be fun to learn a little about the posters on the women's board.

I'll go first. I thought if we answered the following it would give us some insight about why we post and why we care.

NAME: (if you want to) Bob Greemore
AGE: (approximations are fine) 55
Hometown: Barre, VT
Women's Team you root for: New England College Pilgrims
Why interested in Women's Hockey: Daughter loves the game so I am a fan. Attended all but 3 of her games last year.
Your Hockey Experience: Played youth and high school hockey, coached youth hockey, served on board of directors when we started girl's youth hockey in our local association, serve on state hockey board.
Other interests: Yankees, NY Football Giants, Tampa Bay Lightning, following my son's sports.
Favorite Women's Game you've seen: I would have to say the NEC vs. RPI matchups last year. The second regular season game and the playoff contest were close, well played and exciting.

So jump on in and let's find out who we are! :) :rolleyes:

[Hux]

NAME: Todd Smith
AGE: 42
Hometown: Burlington, MA
Women's Team you root for: Harvard and UNH. (Sacrificing small animals to the great puck spirit so that UMass will get funding for a team
Why interested in Women's Hockey: The growth over the past decade has opened up a lot of opportunities for young girls that weren't there before. I had a friend in high school who was exceptional, and could have played on the National Championship teams that Burlington had in the mid and late '70's, and she wasn't allowed. She did play for the Rag Dolls, which was the forerunner of Assabet, but again, the opportunities were not the same.

Now my nieces have the opportunity to play on either an all girls team, or co-ed, and the only obstacle to them will be their desire, talent, and commitment.

Your Hockey Experience: Life long love of the game, though only recently started playing competitively. Currently a USA Hockey Level 3 certified coach, and leading the Initiation program in town this year. Also coaching my niece's mite team.

Other interests: Huh? ;)

Favorite Women's Game you've seen: Taking my nieces to see UNH play Brown in the first ever National Championship game.

[bevcam]

<b>NAME:</b> Bev Cameron :-)
<b>AGE:</b> 56
<b>Hometown:</b> Cooper City, FL
<b>Women's Team you root for:</b> Wayne State University
<b>Why interested in Women's Hockey:</b> My daughter has been playing since 1996 on both boys and girls teams in South Florida. She is currently a freshman at Wayne State - 2nd line defense.
<b>Your Hockey Experience:</b> Only as an observer and Hockey Mom. Growing up, my dad (from MA) use to talk about playing and what a great game it was, but watching it on TV was boring. Then the Florida Panthers came to town and my daughter started playing - I became a fan!!! Now, I photograph numerous games and tournaments and I have designed websites for local youth hockey programs as well as the NAHA website.
<b>Other interests:</b> Web design, sports photography, Florida Panthers, Florida Marlins, Florida State Seminoles
<b>Favorite Women's Game you've seen:</b> Only seen one game in person - 1999 - USA Women vs Providence (exhibition). Will be attending my daughter's first home games at the end of the month!

[dayglo]

Name: Debbie Diegoli
Age: 47
Hometown: Weathersfield, VT
Women's Team I root for: Dartmouth
Why interested in w. hockey: was a Bruins fan in the 70's but became disillusioned w/professional (men's) sports as an adult and didn't watch for about 20 years. My love for hockey resurfaced when watching Team USA play Dartmouth women six yrs ago. Tremendously impressed with the heart and skill that D.C. team played with. Instantly became a die-hard fan and haven't missed a home game since. Part of a Friends of Hockey group who has informally "adopted" the team. dartmouth alum also.
Hockey experience: none except street hockey in the neighborhood as a teen.
Other interests: soccer, women's sports, bird-and wildlife watching, organic gardening, sustainable agriculture
Favorite women's game seen: Dartmouth's 1st ECAC championship win vs. Harvard

[ClOuD 9]

NAME: Rob McDougall
AGE: 20
Hometown: Kingston, NH
Women's Team you root for: UNH
Why interested in Women's Hockey: First got in to the UNH womens team after seeing them take on Team USA in an exb. a few years ago.
Your Hockey Experience: video games (me trying to skate is a tragedy).
Other interests: Web programming, politics.
Favorite Women's Game you've seen: UNH vs. Niagara a few years ago, great goalie duel between Huggon and Pinelli.

[stetem]

NAME: Steve Temesy

AGE: 51

Hometown: Blenheim Ontario

Women's Team you root for: Manhattanville Valiants

Why interested in Women's Hockey: After my daughter started playing it was easy to give up coaching boys and start coaching girls.. although i'm still a fan of all hockey.. or a hockey NUT as some would say... i find following my daughter more enjoyable then any other form of the sport
and...i've had the pleasure of meeting Bob


Your Hockey Experience: Played for... hmm.. geeeesh... i cant even remember how long.. but lets say bout 40 years....

Favorite Women's Game you've seen: I'd have to say Coaching the 1999 Ontario Provincial Girls Bantam Championship game between Chatham and Cornwall .... Chatham took a penalty in a 2-1 game with less then a minute remaining... A Cornwall player took a high slot shot that hit both posts and happen to stay out of our net.

[uvmcats]

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[purple_and_gold10]

NAME: Derek Dunning

AGE: 17

Hometown: Big Flats, NY

Women's Team you root for: Elmira College Soaring Eagles

Why interested in Women's Hockey: Hot, new event 3 years ago with Elmira as immediately the program started off losing 1 game all season and winning the national championship and then repeating the next season...hard not to follow and get involved with a program like that right in your back yard. I have also been a EC Men's team fan for 12 years now...

Your Hockey Experience: Played when i was 4 or 5 but got Juvenille Rheumatoid Arthritis and my parents never got me back into hockey again after that....

Other interests: Cross-country and Indoor Track...EC Men's Hockey...NY Mets, Chicago Bulls, Buffalo Bills, New York Rangers

Favorite Women's Game you've seen: 2002 National Championship game between Elmira and Manhattanville...EC won 2-1 in a thriller for all....also 2002 ECAC West championship game....Elmira beat Plattsburgh 3-2 in 2 OT's to take the 1st ever ECAC west championship

[Hux]

Derek, it is never too late to put on the skates and give it a go again. Don't make the mistake I made, and wait until you are 35 to start skating/playing again.

[PrincetonFan]

Name: Brad Hodges

Age: 43

Hometown: Princeton, NJ

Women's Team you root for: Princeton Tigers

Why interested in Women's Hockey: As a resident of Princeton, I like to attend various sporting events on campus. Four years ago, I took in a women's hockey game, and was hooked. I love the passion and spirit with which they play the game. I've only missed two home games since then.

Your Hockey Experience: Never played the game, but have been following the NHL since I was a kid.

Other interests: The other sports team I root for are the Detroit teams (I'm originally from Michigan). I also like movies, theater, books.

Favorite Women's Game you've seen: Two games stand out, both Princeton vs. Harvard. Past season, the 6-3 dismantling of the Crimson by the Tigers, and in 2002, Princeton's overtime victory.

[HumRsky]

Name: Alec Erdmann

Age: 22

Hometown: Grew up in St. Cloud, MN, currently live in Duluth, and attend UMD

Women's Team you root for: UMD (SCSU men's)

Why interested in Women's Hockey: Good teams at UMD, Nat'l Champions my freshman and Sophomore years, aquaintences with a couple of players (Maria Rooth was in two of my classes!)
Your Hockey Experience: Lots of pickup games, have attended a lot of SCSU and UMD men's games, and about 8-10 UMD women's games.
Other interests: Football is my favorite sport, I follow the Gophers and Vikings the most, hockey is 2nd. I watch and follow almost all sports and root for Minnesota teams.
Favorite Women's Game you've seen: This should be obvious: 2003 D1 National championship at the DECC in Duluth. UMD wins 4-3 over Harvard in 2 OTs. Considered by many to be the greatest women's college hockey game ever. sell-out crowd of over 5100 is record for women's Frozen Four.

[polarbear2]

Re: Let's get acquainted!

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Name: Dave

Age: 51

Hometown: Grew up in Canada...now live in Brunswick, ME

Women's Team you root for: Bowdoin

Why interested in Women's Hockey: It's a great game!!!
Your Hockey Experience: Played as a kid, and as an adult in recreational leagues. last season in 1994, here in Brunswick, finished a 16 game season with 9 G and 14 A
Other interests: reading serious contempory fiction, flying, baseball, the outdoors, travelling
Favorite Women's Game you've seen: Bowdoin vs Middlebury in 2000 ( I think!!!) Bowdoin ties Midd 3-3 to be the first team to not lose to them in 109 games since the inception of Womens Hockey at Middlebury
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[R.Jennings]

Name: Eric Jennings

Hometown: Blenheim, Ontario

Age:37

I support the Princeton Tigers as my Sister "Margaret Jennings" is playing defense there this year.

I also play hockey. I am a goalie.(been playing for 10 years)

Interests:Spending time with my beautiful wife,beautiful daughter and my ugly Bulldog.

I have never seen a college game but plan on attending at least one Princeton game this year.

[Gibber]

NAME: Josh Gibney
AGE: 27
Hometown: Dover, NH (By way of Merrimack, NH)
Women's Team you root for: UNH
Why interested in Women's Hockey: Just started watching maybe my second year at UNH (96-97) and enjoyed the games, as well as got to know many of the kids in my classes, and when I started photography I did a lot of the women's games...
Your Hockey Experience: Absolutly none (I've tried, without success, skating a few times)
Other interests: Photography, Travel, Movies, Comedy, Hippie Music ;), Red Sox, Patriots... UNH sports in general....
Favorite Women's Game you've seen: Probably the '98 National Championship game at the Fleet Center, but I've seen many great games throughout the last 8 years or so...

[binnyrus]

NAME: Robin Rusboldt
AGE: Never ask a woman
Hometown: Manitowoc, WI but currently live in Duluth, MN
Women's Team you root for: UMD
Why interested in Women's Hockey: Started out as someting to do on those cold MN nights. A friend had an extra season ticket, went once and haven't missed a home game since. Got hooked on Tuula and never looked back!
Your Hockey Experience: You could call what I do skating, but barely.
Other interests: Photography, Movies, Fishing, camping, etc. . . Minnesota Twins and the Green Bay Packers
Favorite Women's Game you've seen: The 2003 D1 Championship game at the DECC in Duluth. UMD v Harvard. Anyone in attendance would have to say the same.

[GOFALCONS!]

Name: Amy Sweeney
AGE: 27
Hometown: Inver Grove Heights, MN, currently living in Ames, IA
Women's Team you root for: UW-River Falls, University of Minnesota
Why interested in Women's Hockey: fell in love with the game at a young age, didn't start playing until I was older. Thrilled about the opportunities it provides for women of all ages
Your Hockey Experience: played club in college, have also coached at both the high school and collegiate levels
Other interests: Minnesota Twins, college sports, reading
Favorite Women's Game you've seen: UWRF vs. St. Mary's at the beginning of 2000 season, UWRF vs St. Thomas first round of NCAA tourney, winter 2003

[fan for life]

NAME: Jennifer
AGE: over 40 under 50
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Women's Team you root for: Dartmouth
Why interested in Women's Hockey: It's hockey and I'm Canadian.
Your Hockey Experience: played in university tournament in figure skates, husband played, 3 sons and daughter play, board member for hockey association in past, currently member of non profit board with goal of supporting development of hockey players, coaches and officials.
Other interests: politics, football, labour negotiations, orchids, food-preparing and consuming, the gym.
Favorite Women's Game you've seen:Canada Gold medal in Salt Lake

[ExHockeyguy]

Not that this is a big deal or not, but I just wanted to FYI PolarBear about the Bowdoin-Middlebury series. Both programs have been varsity since the late 80's. Middlebury's run of 109 wins is rather recent, during the time where the ECAC reconfigured their leagues because of the expanding popularity of women's hockey at the college level. I coached Bowdoin from 88-92 and during that time we had great games with Middlebury. But we beat them more than they beat us. Bill Mandigo was the coach then as well. Great guy, runs a great program.

[dhmn]

NAME: Jennifer
AGE: over 40 under 50
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta
Women's Team you root for: Dartmouth
Why interested in Women's Hockey: It's hockey and I'm Canadian.
Your Hockey Experience: played in university tournament in figure skates, husband played, 3 sons and daughter play, board member for hockey association in past, currently member of non profit board with goal of supporting development of hockey players, coaches and officials.
Other interests: politics, football, labour negotiations, orchids, food-preparing and consuming, the gym.
Favorite Women's Game you've seen:Canada Gold medal in Salt Lake

LABOR Negotiations? hows about you go get the NHL to get off their asses and settle that **** thing?