|
Name |
# |
Position |
CNN SI Inside Scoop |
|
Belding, Preston |
8 |
F3 |
Belding is coming off a brutal year. A
mere one goal is not going to cut it. Last year he was in danger of
reassignment to equipment manager - most are surprised he is not there now. |
|
Benninger, Steve |
5 |
C1 |
Captain Chaos only had one goal last year.
Many feel he was hiding an injury, but privately he blamed line mates
McDonald and Channer. Look for him to put extra pressure on those two
to perform or be replaced. |
|
Channer, Dwight |
42 |
F3 |
After a big year in 2005 expectations were
running high. Unfortunately Channer did not measure up. His lone
point came when the puck bounced off his ass straight to Benninger for a
dunk. |
|
Fidler, Terry |
71 |
C2 |
Fidler had a great year in 2006. That
is about all that can be said. A true clutch performance that he
will not likely repeat. |
|
Kappler, Brian |
7 |
F2 |
The Chaos GM reverted to his previous
ponderous, lumbering self. He did not tally a point. The good
news is that he will not do worse this year. |
|
Kinlin, Peter |
6 |
D |
Kinlin played strong D the entire tournament
and also tallied 2 goals. This was his first trip without his
wife and kids and he was obviously fired up. The Chaos are
counting on a repeat performance. |
|
Krizek, Joey |
80 |
G |
JOEY had a very rocky start and barely
survived due to undisclosed health problems. For a change the problems
were not related to mass consumption of alcohol. For the Chaos to win
this year he will have to get his act together and make some saves.
|
|
Lipskie, Brad |
22 |
D |
The enforcer on the team stepped up and
tallied 3 points for a push. A pretty decent performance.
Lipskie caused much internal strife within the Chaos with his incessant Eat
Alberta Beef comments. Obviously that will not be an issue this year. |
|
Lovell, Andy |
13 |
D |
With a goal and an assist, Lovell performed
as expected. Lovell's play has improved each year and if
he continues to improve then next year we will have to say that he very nearly did a respectable job. |
|
Macaskill, Mike |
3 |
C3 |
As usual, Macaskill combined some strong
checking, loud chirping, and constant whining with a key couple of goals.
Never much of a team player, he failed to tally an assist and some would say
he failed to even tally an attempted pass. |
|
McDonald, Pete |
4 |
F1 |
Trying to prove his incredible 2005 performance
was no fluke, McDonald came out flying in the first game with 2 goals
including the game winner. In a hotly contested recount he was
awarded a player of the game mat. Unfortunately, he did absolutely
nothing the rest of the tournament. He tried buying a new pink
skull cap to change his luck but Lipskie informed him that he was not
allowed to wear it. Of course he didn't. |
|
Sandstrom, Eric |
15 |
D |
2006 was a strong year for Sandstrom.
One of the few who was OVER on his points, he also played strong D.
Call him The Butcher or The Photographer but don't call him a whiner.
He plans to play this year despite separating his shoulder 4 weeks before
the tournament started. |
|
Totzke, Jay |
2 |
F2 |
Thanks to the generosity of his line-mates -
especially Fidler, Totzke managed to score some key goals and totally
demolish his over/under number. A repeat performance will be
next to impossible if Captain Chaos follows through with his plan to saddle
him with Kappler this year. |
|
Wagy, Rich |
10 |
D |
Many thought pairing Wagy and JOEY in the
same room could lead to nothing but total unmitigated disaster. Many
were wrong. Wagy caused no more trouble than he scored points -
zero, zippo, nada, NOTHING. |
|
White, Dave |
11 |
F1 |
There was major concern on the Chaos last
year when White was rumored to be returning. With Krizek suffering and
the offense stagnant, he would only make a bad situation worse.
Fortunately it turned out to be a non-issue. What will happen this
year? It depends on if he shows up. |
