Guelph Storm 2018-19 Season Thread (Part 4)

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Continued from: Guelph Storm 2018-19 Season Thread (Part 3)

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[Chico Maki]

First Storm game in Halifax will be on Saturday vs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

 

[Petesfan8]

First Storm game in Halifax will be on Saturday vs Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.

Congratulations to the Guelph Storm, management, coaches, fans and most of all the players. Bring home the Cup.

 

[Chico Maki]

LV....would that be former Storm player #23?

 

[RoyalCitySlicker]

Great game, great series, great playoffs! And now, the ceremonious crow-eating...

1. Apologies to GMGB. While I still think it's unwise to have one person doing the roles of both coach and GM, you performed them admirably. I loved some of the moves you made, and others I loathed but one thing was made clear - it's obvious why he is in charge and I am not. Kudos to a job well done...I was wrong.

2. Another apology to Anthony Popovich. I have been a critic of his for three years, and all he did this year is win. It may not have been pretty some nights...in fact, some nights it was downright ugly, but in the end he was there when needed and won 16 games through a playoffs that saw him play what were likely the three best teams in the OHL. On the banners that will be raised in September, it's not going to describe how the games were won, they will just read; CHAMPIONS, and he was a big part of that. Kudos and congrats Poppy, I was wrong.

3. One last apology to some of my fellow posters....when things looked grim early on, and when the piling on began some of you never waivered and stayed positive choosing to believe in the squad, rather than pointing out it's inconsistencies. For the few of you I am talking about, you know who you are. Thank you for keeping this board mainly positive and for keeping the naysayers like myself in line as well as can be expected. Again, I was wrong.

Lastly, a congrats to my fellow Storm fans (as well as those who hopped on the bandwagon from other fanbases) and a thank you. Someone else mentioned this already but you folks were a class act. Never getting ahead of yourselves and always keeping things in perspective while being respectful, earned us a lot of goodwill around here and it did not go unnoticed. Many other fans tried to rile us up, put us down and otherwise make us feel inferior but we rarely ventured out of our threads to do the same. We are fiercely loyal to our team, but not in a way that puts down others at the same time. Much like our boys in Crimson, I think we keyboard warriors had a great playoff run too!

So, now it's on to Halifax. I'm hopeful they can get done what this team got so close to doing in 13/14...bringing the Memorial Cup back to The Royal City!

Who is making the trip?!?!!?

 

[zman77]

Congrats Storm Players, Coaches, Staff and Fans!!
A lot of character on this team especially when they're facing elimination!

 

[StormWatcher]

I too will eat crow re: criticisms of Burnett - he pulled it off!!!
It was a joy that it was on home ice as well, the building was loud, and it was a great Mother's Day gift as I got to share that moment with my little one.

Wish I could head to Halifax, would've made for a good impromptu family vacation but my daugher's birthday is the weekend of the finals. Perhaps the Storm will deliver a birthday gift. Looking forward to the welcome home celebration following the tourney and then will be in hockey hangover mode.

 

[Living Vicariously]

LV....would that be former Storm player #23?

Yes - why is he in there?

 

[RoyalCitySlicker]

Yes - why is he in there?

Where is he...why am I blind?

 

[Living Vicariously]

Where is he...why am I blind?

Isn’t he the redhead on the left by the woman?

 

[Northernstormfan]

Isn’t he the redhead on the left by the woman?

The guy beside Barb Underhill is part of the training staff. That's not Matt Hotchkiss if that's who you are thinking it is.

 

[Living Vicariously]

The guy beside Barb Underhill is part of the training staff. That's not Matt Hotchkiss if that's who you are thinking it is.

Whoops - my bad. I saw him on the ice at one point and thought he snuck into the photo - lol.

 

[Chico Maki]

Yesterday’s game is currently being replayed on local Rogers channel 20

 

[HLLYWD99]

Congrats to the Storm/Attack it's not often that huge deadline deals payoff but this was impressive.

 

[zman77]

 

[Millpond]

Great game, great series, great playoffs! And now, the ceremonious crow-eating...

1. Apologies to GMGB. While I still think it's unwise to have one person doing the roles of both coach and GM, you performed them admirably. I loved some of the moves you made, and others I loathed but one thing was made clear - it's obvious why he is in charge and I am not. Kudos to a job well done...I was wrong.

2. Another apology to Anthony Popovich. I have been a critic of his for three years, and all he did this year is win. It may not have been pretty some nights...in fact, some nights it was downright ugly, but in the end he was there when needed and won 16 games through a playoffs that saw him play what were likely the three best teams in the OHL. On the banners that will be raised in September, it's not going to describe how the games were won, they will just read; CHAMPIONS, and he was a big part of that. Kudos and congrats Poppy, I was wrong.

3. One last apology to some of my fellow posters....when things looked grim early on, and when the piling on began some of you never waivered and stayed positive choosing to believe in the squad, rather than pointing out it's inconsistencies. For the few of you I am talking about, you know who you are. Thank you for keeping this board mainly positive and for keeping the naysayers like myself in line as well as can be expected. Again, I was wrong.

Lastly, a congrats to my fellow Storm fans (as well as those who hopped on the bandwagon from other fanbases) and a thank you. Someone else mentioned this already but you folks were a class act. Never getting ahead of yourselves and always keeping things in perspective while being respectful, earned us a lot of goodwill around here and it did not go unnoticed. Many other fans tried to rile us up, put us down and otherwise make us feel inferior but we rarely ventured out of our threads to do the same. We are fiercely loyal to our team, but not in a way that puts down others at the same time. Much like our boys in Crimson, I think we keyboard warriors had a great playoff run too!

So, now it's on to Halifax. I'm hopeful they can get done what this team got so close to doing in 13/14...bringing the Memorial Cup back to The Royal City!

Who is making the trip?!?!!?

Thanks for allowing this Attack fan to follow along, and enjoy the excitement you guys are all feeling .

You now own bragging rights with those green jerseys down the highway, having won four championships since the Attack were born . Well done.

I'd vote George Burnett Executive of the year. I honestly don't know how he pulls his pants in every morning, that guy has got big b**ls to do what he did.
Ripping the cornerstone out of this team mid stride, and building a better mousetrap.

The guy is a genius.

I'll be following along at the Memorial Cup.

P.S., your playoff run cost me a sh^tl"*d of money, we bought all the final games but one on OHL Live and many of series 2 and 3 as well.

Enjoyed every shift. And extremely proud of your Storm boys/ our Attack boys.

This fall the job of developing more of the same begins at the Bayshore.

 

[Chico Maki]

Thanks for allowing this Attack fan to follow along, and enjoy the excitement you guys are all feeling .

You now own bragging rights with those green jerseys down the highway, having won four championships since the Attack were born . Well done.

I'd vote George Burnett Executive of the year. I honestly don't know how he pulls his pants in every morning, that guy has got big b**ls to do what he did.
Ripping the cornerstone out of this team mid stride, and building a better mousetrap.

The guy is a genius.

I'll be following along at the Memorial Cup.

P.S., your playoff run cost me a sh^tl"*d of money, we bought all the final games but one on OHL Live and many of series 2 and 3 as well.

Enjoyed every shift. And extremely proud of your Storm boys/ our Attack boys.

This fall the job of developing more of the same begins at the Bayshore.

Yes, I agree, Burnett is Exec of the Year. Also said this at the deadline if you go back and look.

Two solid OA’s in Hanley/Commissio early.
Then the #1 priority to ship out 6 and set the team cancer free Dec 14th. Brought in Gogolev and picks. Bertuzzi our for more picks. Added Entwistle, Phillips, Gordeev, Suzuki, Durzi, Roberts, all good players, but even better young men. Because of their qualities they bonded quickly with their teammates, which in turn helped with all the adversity they came up with in their playoff run.

IMO an automatic runner-up would be Roger Hunt. Added Villati from Rangers in the summer, 3 very good OA’s, Salintri, Saigeon, Mattinen as well as Neumann who will be a top OA this coming year. Then sent out Brassard/Studnicks for picks and a quality young d in Moore, and then beat a very good Nia team in the 2nd round.

 

[LR8]

Yes, I agree, Burnett is Exec of the Year. Also said this at the deadline if you go back and look.

Two solid OA’s in Hanley/Commissio early.
Then the #1 priority to ship out 6 and set the team cancer free Dec 14th. Brought in Gogolev and picks. Bertuzzi our for more picks. Added Entwistle, Phillips, Gordeev, Suzuki, Durzi, Roberts, all good players, but even better young men. Because of their qualities they bonded quickly with their teammates, which in turn helped with all the adversity they came up with in their playoff run.

IMO an automatic runner-up would be Roger Hunt. Added Villati from Rangers in the summer, 3 very good OA’s, Salintri, Saigeon, Mattinen as well as Neumann who will be a top OA this coming year. Then sent out Brassard/Studnicks for picks and a quality young d in Moore, and then beat a very good Nia team in the 2nd round.

Also traded away Primeau for picks and used those. Exec of the year because he went for it and it worked out - that is always a good story! If they did not win, this scenario would look similar to Niagara, with little to move forward with and tough seasons ahead, but that is the cycle, and it makes sense if you win. Getting 6,9 for what they paid was the difference, but there were a few questionable moves earlier as well. Still all worked out. Winning is the ultimate goal.

 

[Living Vicariously]

Did the team take the bus to Halifax? When exactly did they leave?

 

[EJNKGens]

Did the team take the bus to Halifax? When exactly did they leave?

According to their Instagram, it looks like they took a flight and arrived today.

 

[AttackSound]

Best of luck to the Storm at the Memmer!!

Will be rooting for Nick, Sean, Zach, and Markus and the rest of the Storm in Halifax!!!

 

[Living Vicariously]

According to their Instagram, it looks like they took a flight and arrived today.

Interesting - that would explain why some Twitter feeds showed up earlier in the day. I also saw Twitter pics that showed the bus pulling out earlier today but would not have made it to Halifax in time for some other footage I saw on Twitter. Was the bus that pulled out a fan bus?

 

[Living Vicariously]

Interesting - that would explain why some Twitter feeds showed up earlier in the day. I also saw Twitter pics that showed the bus pulling out earlier today but would not have made it to Halifax in time for some other footage I saw on Twitter. Was the bus that pulled out a fan bus?

Never mind - I just saw the bus pulled out to take all of them to the airport.

Best of luck Storm! Go Storm Go! Bring it home boys!

 

[nelli27]

2019 Memorial Cup: A look at each of the four teams at this year’s tournament
2019 Memorial Cup: A look at each of the four teams at this year’s tournament - Red Deer Advocate

 

[Noofgoof]

Best of luck in Halifax storm and fans! Bring the Mem back to the O! Heres hoping for a fun exciting tourney. Hopefully all the adversity you have faced up until this point will help pave the way to the championship!