Newb

I'm fairly certain that if you've stumbled across this, you: a) already know me and this site was forced into your favorites, b) have seen/heard me at a game or on a message board, c) have threatened me with (or used) physical harm in one of the numerous away arenas I've spent time in.

I've been a Cyclones fan since 2000, so I'm a relative newcomer, but over the last few years have somehow lost track of time from October to April (and sometimes May) in the time warp that is hockey season. I sit in 136, now, but I've spent time in 116 and 108. I normally come armed with some kind of witty anti-visiting-team sign, a camera, and a noisemaker, but lately arena security has been kind of a stickler about those. Frickin' jerks.

I'm a pretty big fan of Coach Weber, but I'm also one of his harshest critics. I've been known to second-guess his decisions, and a few times have been right (ahem, Erik Johnson). I am not, however, a fan of the Cory Urquharts of the world who put an unneccessary 'i' in team (see-ya later, Wirll, enjoy Deutschland). I'm a supporter of the underdogs, the unknowns, and our incredibly underrated defensemen.

Stats are a pretty big deal to me. You can't argue with statistics, so if you try I will destroy you. Too often people are quick to judge a player for this and that, without looking at how their individual performance affect the score sheet (overall). Plus/minus is my favorite, and if you happen to be one of the people who argued Chad Starling's presence on the team, you may want to look away when I bring up +/-. (Okay, so I hated him with Peoria. This is different.)

Anyhoo, it's currently July and the season is something like 100 days away (I am not yet counting myself) so I'll mostly be around to update with player signings & things of that sort.