[snsgirl336]

He was in the paper yesterday! The Lax team won and they put this pic with some others. We were shocked cause it took up half the page! It's only the side of is head, but I'm still proud! This one is going on the fridge!!!! (hey- I don't have any kids yet to make me finger paintings for the fridge )

[~*Jackie*~]

YAY- that's so fun!

[Christine-MA]

Congrats to him!

[SavaAngel]

YAY!

[Soape]

Aww so proud!!!

[~April04~]

That's awesome!

[KDD]

Very nice! You should get it plaque mounted!

[Hopingfor1soon]

HAHA Go Shawn!! WOO WOO!!! Look at that sexy DH of yours Cris! haha j/k j/k

[ASH_M]

Sweet!

[snsgirl336]

HA HA HA you ladies make me laugh. You do know he's not the one with the striped shirt and the lovely beard, right?!?!? LMAO. When I told Shawn I put the picture up, he asked me to make sure I clarified for you! "I'm not the ref and I'm not the guy with no neck. I'm wearing the winter hat"

Yeah, I would have that framed or something, but they were actually checking the stick of one of DH's players and because it was illegal, they got a 4 minute unreleasable penalty. They were able to kill the penalty though. I don't think he wants to really remember that one (nor does his player! LOL)

I can't wait to see the paper tomorrow! They had a HUGE win tonight and the photographer was all over taking pics! Whoo hoo! I doubt he'll be in again, but you never know!

[~Lynda~]

ok so did they know the stick was illegal? i always wonder about that, now i can ask!!!!

[snsgirl336]

Originally Posted by ~Lynda~

ok so did they know the stick was illegal? i always wonder about that, now i can ask!!!!

They usually take a ball, put it in the pocket and see how it rolls out and they also measure the head to see if it meets regulations in width and length. They will also measure the shaft. (And yes, I giggle every time the coaches talk about "head" and "shaft" and measuring them Such a manly thing!)

Generally, when a stick is Illegal, it's because it's got too big of a pocket and the ball takes it's time rolling out. A big pocket means they can hold and cradle the ball easier and when their stick is hit, it won't fall out as easy (thus giving them an unfair advntage). With this particular stick, the head was too small. It was pinched in at the top. They kinda knew it wasn't all that legal, but since they'd never been caught, it wasn't an issue! The kid went out and got a new head the other day and that fixed the problem.