Friday, March 28, 2008

Homer Of The Month?
(or)
Tuomala Tempts NCAA Regionals Fate By Mocking Gophers


I just submitted a nomination to Homersota.com for Homer of the Month for Strib Gopher hockey beat writer Roman Augustoviz.

Last Saturday he referred to a four-game winning streak by Minnesota in the WCHA playoffs as "wondrous, magical." Then today he bagged a three-quarters-of-a-page breakdown of said winning streak, without mentioning that the streak ended when the Gophers lost to Denver last Saturday.

In WCHA towns that actually have good teams, a four-game winning streak is simply called "consecutive weekends."