Okay, enough of the dazzle them with diamonds jargon.  Let's get down to brass tacks since the 2009-2010 IRC hockey season is half over for the boys and more than half over for the girls.  It doesn't matter what has happened as no amount of reasuse is going to get Sullie off the hook.  Never mind that the computer that held the last 13 seasons of inglorious RRR information had crashed and burned, never mind that the penniless hockey hobbyist had to purchase a new laptop, never mind that a program had to be developed, never mind that the man-hours are all voluntary, never mind that my computer guru has other lives, and never mind that I have run out of reasuses cause we are now up and running.  So, on with the rest of the season.  

I suppose it is easier to prognosticate how the season is going to go when it is half done.  Fortunately for me, the season is turning out pretty much the way I imagined.  The conference is up for grabs, as usual, but it is not an exact science by any stretch of the imagination.  The point spread is not equal as 20 points are available for Eveleth-Gilbert; 18 points for Grand Rapids; 16 points for Hibbing, Int'l Falls, Virginia MIBC; 4 points for Greenway as their only conference game is against Eveleth-Gilbert at the end of the season.  With that in mind, I now look to the overall record and I have Virginia MIBC on top for the boys and Eveleth-Gilbert on top for the girls.  The big question with all of this is who is going to come out on top in Sectional play.  I am afraid that I do not venture forth into that arena.  That is a whole other matter and all I can hope for is that it will be the IRC.  More later & see ya at the rink!