Thank GOD the west coast road swing is finally done for the season!

I had inquired of Mr. Brush as why the Blades HAVE to go to the West Coast as opposed to say, going on a Northern Road Swing instead, and his reply was:

"Thank you for the e-mail, however the league makes up our schedules. I will pass the suggestion along."

I seem to recall that the team had to volunteer to go on these west coast trips, so I thought they had some control over the situation?

In any case...

"The Fresno Falcons gave their fans quite a show in Tuesday night's 4-1 victory over Florida -- highlight-reel goals, rock-solid defense, acrobatic goalie saves and even a wrestling takedown."

Hard-charging Falcons take down Florida
http://www.fresnobee.com/sports/falcons/story/11701493p-12427549c.html

Everblades End Trip With 4-1 Loss to Fresno
http://www.floridaeverblades.com/news/2006/jan/18/everblades_end_trip_41_loss_fresno/

Blades end West Coast trip with loss *
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2006/jan/18/blades_end_west_coast_trip_loss/?sports

Boxscore
http://www.geocities.com/bladesgal17/2005boxscores/011706box.html

Hartlieb named alternate captain of All-Star squad
http://www.floridaeverblades.com/news/2006/jan/17/hartlieb_named_alternate_captain_allstar_squad/

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