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Skip to comments.Reuters Exclusive: USS Nimitz Carrier Group Rerouted for Possible Help With Syria
Posted on 09/01/2013 4:19:40 PM PDT by kristinn
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and other ships in its strike group are heading west toward the Red Sea to help support a limited U.S. strike on Syria, if needed, defense officials said on Sunday.
The Nimitz carrier strike group, which includes four destroyers and a cruiser, has no specific orders to move to the eastern Mediterranean at this point, but is moving west in the Arabian Sea so it can do so if asked. It was not immediately clear when the ships would enter the Red Sea, but they had not arrived by Sunday evening, said one official.
"It's about leveraging the assets to have them in place should the capabilities of the carrier strike group and the presence be needed," said the official.
The Nimitz carrier group had been in the Indian Ocean, supporting U.S. operations in Afghanistan, but was due to sail east around Asia to return to its home port in Everett, Washington, after being relieved in recent days by another aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman.
Given the situation in Syria, U.S. military officials decided to reroute the Nimitz and send it west toward the Red Sea, and possibly the Mediterranean, officials said.
The Navy has also sent the USS San Antonio, an amphibious ship with 300 Marines and extensive communications equipment on board, to join the five destroyers, diverting it from a previously scheduled mission that would have taken it farther west.
A second official said the San Antonio had been asked to serve as an afloat forward staging base, which could provide a temporary base for special operations forces, if they were needed. It could also assist with evacuations.
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More Obama sword polishing....ummm, errr....I mean saber rattling.
Evacuations? Special Ops? This is no limited thing. They are liars.
Hasn't Obama killed enough troops yet?
This guy is going to wind up costing us a carrier and or massive casualties before he's done.
Maybe that's what he wants to happen. What better way to politically neuter the military than to put them into impossible situations?
We're coming up on the anniversary of 9-11, post-Benghazi, and we don't already have a carrier in the Med???
So he is trying to get our fleet destroyed also?
Freep this. We have no clear interest in Syria. Pull back, defend American citizens, and wait until we have leadership that knows sh*t from Shinola.
I see this as Obama wants to be able to use the military like Bush did in Adganistan and Iraq. He sees this as his chance after five years of waiting. However he has no plan or objective besides mice some ships and troops to the region and hope it works itself out.
Obama has helped al Qaeda from the border with Mexico,
through Libya, and Egypt to Syria, and in scores
of other countries.
He wants his legacy....Arab Spring flamed out on him.
Obama talked about the responsibilities of others before relaxing again. That's what presidents have been doing for quite some time: making speeches and signing papers. Congress will also decide what to talk about and pose, while our military forces do a small portion of whatever is needed (taking teeny, tiny bites in the direction of Iran's nukes).
The jug-eared wimp has money to rerout a carrier task force to the Med to make him look tough, but he won't spend a fw thousand to see that Marines in Afghanistan get hot meals.
Watching this dimwitted asshat still floundering in the job after 4 1/2 years shows that he just doesn't have the brain power to handle the job and can't even learn from hands on experience.
If it wasn't for affirmative action and his black skin Obama would have trouble qualifying for a job with GM as a hubcap pounder.
silk worm missles?
I have a bad feeling about this...
Any one up for another world war?
Oh, and on the enemy's magic anti-ship and anti-aircraft weapons, LOL! Despite the political confusions and noise at the moment, we'll find out about that very shortly.
"nuclear-powered aircraft carrier"
That's a big piece of information. Had they just sent a wind powered carrier; it would be a different story.
Yes, I understand the masts get in the way of planes trying to land and take off.
I read that Russia is sending 4 more additional warships to Syria, in addition to
The warships they have already dispatched. I'm certain these Russian warships
are not going to a Boat Show in Syria.
Stop worrying and learn to love the bomb.
Dr. Strangelove is about to star WW3
Maybe Solar-biofuel hybrid carriers... our new faggoty military runs on Hope and Change now.
We now have 5 Carriers in that region??? Shades of Pearl Harbor!
I can remember when the Navy said they never wanted to have a Carrier task force in the Arabian Sea. Moving into this location could be a huge disaster because of the lack of space to maneuver.
His legacy might just be WWIII.
Or Jutland.
And remember, Pearl Harbor also was a "Limited Strike."
What's Jutland?
So how would the Nimitz's planes get TO Syria to bomb it?
Would the Egyptians allow it to transit Suez? Would the Israelis or Jordanians grant overflight rights?
I have wondered for some time now if there are any true ''patriots'' in either the CIA, NSA, FBI, JCS, DIA or any other alphabet agency.
I see now not.
The Battle of Jutland (Skagerrakschlacht, for the Germans).
lots worse than a silk worm ship killer, 74 of the newest autonomous Russian cruse missle ship killers, Janes says they are bad ass.
The reports I read about Russia building up their ships in Syria must be accurate. Why would the US build up such a large fleet for a limited strike
unless we are matching Russian Ship build-up.
Stop worrying and learn to love the bomb.
Dr. Strangelove returns.
WWI naval battle between Britain and Germany. Germany got its but kicked.
Russia sent 72 of these
Correct, but the losses for both sides were nothing to sneeze at..
Those pictures say it all!
It looks like Dr. Strangelove returns.
all our carriers are nuclear powered, why they have to mention it like nobody knows, or they'd be less impressive if they weren't, is stupid.
"Those pictures say it all!
It looks like Dr. Strangelove returns!"
Unfortunately, we seem to be in a horrible time movement into a war only Obozo Liar and his buds like McAinal want.
Since the world's elite bankers finance the US government, they get to call the shots for our military.
Owing $17 trillion means that we really have not paid off any of our military equipment.
The bankers are calling the shots on this "arab spring".
Yes, but the German Navy never left port again.
USS Barack Hussein Obama carrier group...apologies to anyone who just had dinner.
Russia is building up ships off Syria, as well. Dr. Strangelove returns.
With just a few destroyers off of Syria, the Russian Temptation to lob a couple of missles at them, if Obama attacks, is pretty strong.
Sending in two carrier airwings seriously ups the ante. Now, how will Putin counter?
I read on the net Russia has dispatched 4 additional warships. Which is why we are moving another carrier to the area.
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By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 1:22 PM GMT on April 25, 2010
A powerful 1/2 to 1-mile wide tornado cut a path of enormous destruction across the state of Mississippi yesterday, killing at least ten and injuring dozens. It was the deadliest tornado in the U.S. since May 10, 2008, when an EF-4 tornado killed 22 people in Oklahoma and Missouri. The damage I've seen so far from photos of yesterday's tornado appears to be mainly of the EF-3 variety, though we will have to wait for the official damage surveys to be sure. The supercell thunderstorm that spawned the tornado or family of tornadoes maintained a continuous circulation from the time the tornado first touched down in Louisiana near the Mississippi border until the tornado reached the Alabama border. This is an extremely rare occurrence. If the 188-mile path of destruction across Mississippi was from a single tornado, it would rank as one of the longest tracks by a single tornado on record. The record of 219 miles is held by the deadliest tornado of all time, the great Tri-State Tornado of 1925 (though there is some dispute over whether this was one tornado or a family of tornadoes.) Our severe weather expert Dr. Rob Carver has a more complete analysis and imagery of yesterday's tornadoes.
Figure 1. Doppler radar storm-relative velocity of the mile-wide tornado that affected Yazoo City, Mississippi On April 24, 2010. This is an unusually wide and strong circulation for a supercell thunderstorm.
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The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) outlined a "Slight Risk" region of concern for severe weather today along the East Coast, from Maryland to Northern Florida. Yesterday, SPC had Mississippi underneath the first "High Risk" area of severe weather concern for the year. As usual, you can follow today's severe weather outbreak with our interactive tornado page and our severe weather page..
Figure 2. Severe weather reports for Saturday. Note the long line of red tornado reports extending across the state of Mississippi. These reports originated from a single supercell thunderstorm that spawned one or more tornadoes that carved out a 188-mile lone path of destruction across the state. Image credit: Storm Prediction Center.
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Robin Brownlee
January 26 2012 01:49PM
What are the chances Ales Hemsky and Nikolai Khabibulin are moved by the Edmonton Oilers by the NHL trade deadline? I don't know for sure, but their names came up in a conversation today between two people I trust, so I'm paying attention.
Of course, Hemsky's name has been the subject of untold speculation for months, some might say years, so hearing his name come up today as being moved along is hardly stop-the-presses material. Likewise, fans around here and elsewhere have mentioned Khabibulin, even if much of the talk falls into the category of wishful thinking.
But when long-time Ottawa Sun beat man Bruce Garrioch, one of a handful of people in the hockey writing business I consider to be in the know, mentions Hemsky and Khabibulin, as he did today in a segment on Oilers Now with Bob Stauffer on 630 CHED, I put considerably more weight in it than I do in garden variety what-if talk offered up by fans and outsiders pretending to have inside info.
Yes, Garrioch throws a lot of stuff against the wall to see what sticks – that's part of his mandate and comes with filling with his widely read weekend column – but I made and took enough calls from him over the years while working the beat to know he's got a pretty good grasp of what's going on.
Just one example of that came at the NHL Entry Draft in Nashville when Garrioch strongly suggested I look into the possibility all was not right between the Oilers and Mike Comrie – that was months before the crap hit the fan between No. 89 and then GM Kevin Lowe, but I digress . . .
Today, Stauffer, who is more in the know than anybody in this town by a long shot when it comes to the Oilers, asked Garrioch who he'd list as most likely to move between now and the deadline Feb. 27.
Garrioch mentioned seven players, including Hemsky and Khabibulin on his list with Tuomo Ruutu, Tim Gleason, Jaroslav Spacek, Bryan Allen – Jason Gregor and I talked this quartet from the Carolina Hurricanes on his show at TEAM 1260 Wednesday – and Bobby Ryan of Anaheim. I'd also add Andy Sutton to that list, but neither Garrioch nor Stauffer brought his name up.
With Hemsky approaching unrestricted free agency, it's a no-brainer he's grist for the rumor mill. I have no doubt Tambellini will shop him. The only question is how aggressively, and who returns his calls.
What got my attention, given his age and what would seem a very limited list of teams in the market, was Garrioch's insistence Khabibulin will be in play, which leads me to believe he's heard something.
With 33 days until the deadline, the buzz, guesswork and speculation will increase once the all-star game is done. For fans, that means throwing out scenarios and wish-lists of acquisitions (often one-sided deals that will help their team). For reporters, it means working the phones and checking with agents to get an inside track on what's likely to happen. The scribes on top of things, like Garrioch, have already made a lot of those calls.
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January 26 2012, 10:00PM
@ Robin Brownlee:
You're probably right. Columbus bet on Steve Mason based on one hot month, gambling that his overall numbers meant more than the fact he'd been crap outside of that month. It's a mistake that's been made before and probably will be made again.
Edit to add: And it's fine to imply that I'm parsing the numbers and the overall is all that matters, but Khabibulin was a 0.896 SV% goalie for his first two seasons as an Oilers, a 0.960 goalie for nine games, and he's been a 0.899 SV% goalie ever since. It's a far better idea to expect a performance in the 0.900 range than in the 0.920 range.
January 26 2012, 10:24PM
Never gave that much thought to the Sabres. Would they at all be interested in adding in the next month. Have seen Tyler Myers name thrown around the last couple weeks.There's a kid the Oilers could sure use on their back end. Chris Pronger jr?
Tyler Myers gets paid 10M next year.
January 26 2012, 10:30PM
I know I am just a snob, but I don't take anything full of spelling mistakes and all in caps seriously, sorry KINGOIL.
January 26 2012, 10:48PM
Jonathan, Grant Fuhr would never have played on your team??
January 26 2012, 11:11PM
Tyler Myers gets paid 10M next year.
Where did you get that number from? I see him tied up for the next several years at 5.5 M.
January 26 2012, 11:29PM
It's a different era.
January 26 2012, 11:31PM
@ Robin Brownlee:
Fair enough.
January 26 2012, 11:32PM
Khabibulin this year has proven that he can be a stud goalie for an indefinite amount of time. Realistically, due to his contract, we need a playoff bound team's goalie to go down on a long term injury for Khabi to be a legitimate bargaining chip. I am in the camp that is incredibly restless with the Oilers' front office and management in general but one thing they have done well is ride Dubnyk lately and keep Khabi reasonably fresh should the outside chance of trading him come along.
With the injury gods clearly dumping a lot of negatives on the Oil lately, we've just got to hope that they see their way to injuring Jimmy Howard or someone to even things up.
January 26 2012, 11:47PM
With Carter on the move again it looks like it could be the Bluejackets with two lotto picks this coming summer. Add to that what they'd get for Nash if he wants out as well. What a start to their rebuild that would be. Watch Scott Howson do in one month what is has taken Tambellini 3 yrs to do.
I'd be very surprised if a team in line for a lotto pick trades it. Few teams do that intentionally ( the Leafs thought they were trading at best a 10-15 for Kessel). Why would an intelligent GM risk it?
Sign Hemsky otherwise lose him for next to nothing. Tah if he wanrts a 3 or 4 year contract fine and he's young. If his health holds out he will be a real gem for the team. If his shoulders cave then it may mean an early end to his career. Once Hemsky is signed you then have the luxury of trading him for a better deal when the time is right...if ever. Don't let him go/
Sign Hemsky otherwise lose him for next to nothing. Tah if he wanrts a 3 or 4 year contract fine and he's young. If his health holds out he will be a real gem for the team. If his shoulders cave then it may mean an early end to his career. Once Hemsky is signed you then have the luxury of trading him for a better deal when the time is right...if ever. Don't let him go/
Agree 100%
Where did you get that number from? I see him tied up for the next several years at 5.5 M.
The cap hit for Myers is 5.5 M, but according to capgeek.com, his actual salary for next year pays him 12 M. I'd still trade for him in a heartbeat though.
Agree 100%
I like Hemsky, but signing him will be easier said than done. Everyone assumes that he will accept whatever table scraps the Oil throw at him. His last contract was a bargain considering his talent and potential output....injuries aside of course.
I don't see Hemsky taking a deal for a cap hit less than 5.5 M/year. Maybe if the Oil give him a NMC, and he will request one, then maybe his cap hit comes down to around 5 M/year. If the cap hit for Patrick Elias is 6 M (.855pts/game career) and Mike Ribeiro is 5 M (.751pts/game career), I feel Hemsky (.787pts/game career) will slot somewhere in between here on his next contract.
Yes he has been injured and yes his numbers aren't great this year; I just think that there will be other GM's that would offer Hemsky more than the Oil are willing to.
Just my two cents....
January 27 2012, 09:16AM
Thats funny because Calgary doesn't have anything anyone would want and there is no cap room to make a deal unless you were to trade Iginla for picks. Good luck with that
January 27 2012, 09:28AM
I have absolutely no inside knowledge, but I am confident Uncle Feaster is working the phones harder than LoweBelinni.
I believe the new GM moniker is he is called Dumbellini
@ Souby:
Khabibulin's overall numbers are great this season, but that's only because he was lights out for nine games. He has been sub-average ever since.
I agree with all of your opinions on Khabibulin here. A good GM probably doesn't give up assets to aquire him, but he is a Stanley Cup winning goalie who's had periods of amazing play this year.
And if there's one thing that NHL GMs have proven time and time again, it's that reputation goes a long way. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see a team make a trade for him at the deadline without Tambellini having to take back an undesireable contract.
January 27 2012, 10:29AM
Calgary will make a blockbuster and Edmonton will once again be found in the corner sitting on their hands.
Why is it important to make a blockbuster? optics? To make you feel like Tambo is trying?
The time for blockbusters is off season. You aren't getting anything big from a contender now.
January 27 2012, 10:40AM
I love the criticism of management without really knowing what is going on. Or does all of Oilersnation except for me have the the phone tap and webcam address for the oilers office? For all we know Tambo has been working like crazy trying to make trades, and not been able to get anything of value without giving up one of the big 3. or maybe he is just taking naps in his office. We don't know.
How may big trades have happened this year in the NHL? The closest is the Camelieri for Bourque, which was more of a "take my problem child off my hands, and I will take yours" trade. Spacek for Kaberle - same type of deal. Everything else has been prospects for prospects. So criticize every GM for doing nothing.
Its too late to do anything now, all you get is more prospects which means we continue to wait for a competitive team. If he wants to be competitive next season, and want the coveted top d-man, we need to part with one of our treasures or wait patiently for some of the D prospects to develop.
The bickering of management reminds me of the workplace and typical banter from the ranks.
January 27 2012, 11:06AM
I didn't mean making a blockbuster is important. I believe teams need to gel and have chemistry. Look no further than Detroit.
I guess my point is Calgary gets things done and our beloved Oil .. well .. just don't.
January 27 2012, 08:34PM
Calgary doesn't get things done, unless trading your first for Olli Jokinen is what you had in mind.


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TALLAHASSEE — Florida education officials are pleased with the first vocabulary test results from the National Assessment of Education Progress.
The 2011 scores released Friday show Florida's fourth graders topped the national average score by four points. Scores in 23 other states were not significantly different while only six were significantly higher.
Florida's eighth graders were one point above the national average. Scores in 23 states were not significantly different but 16 were significantly higher.
Black and Hispanic students in Florida scored lower than whites but also did well compared to minority students in other states.
Only one state had a significantly higher score than Florida among black fourth graders and none among Hispanic fourth graders.
No states had significantly higher scores than Florida among both black and Hispanic eighth graders.
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This bracelet pattern is for single peyote stitch, loom, 2 drop and a version for bead loom weaving, using a Delica 11/0 seed bead palette. There are 17 colors. Measures 1.5" x 6.4". Image of finished bracelet, large bead graph, bead legend and large print word chart included. Original patterns not to be reproduced or distributed in any way. They are for your personal use to make for yourself or to sell the FINISHED bracelet, not the pattern. BASIC SKILLS NECESSARY bead loom weavng or single and 2 drop peyote stitch


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We couldn't help but to notice a rather peculiar trend while clicking and scrolling through our favorite sites for our daily fashion fix—a slew of garments covered in a stars and stripes in a variety of styles. From cool and hip worn tees and tanks to even denim, the American flag is on everything! We ain't gonna lie—at first we weren't sure what to make out of this bold statement, however we have to admit that we kind of dig it. Not sure on how to wear it? Don't fret, we've gathered some of favorite street style looks for some food for thought. We're especially loving the oversized sheer top by U.N.I.F styled with a pair of ultra distressed black denim short shorts. Feeling patriotic yet?
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Now that the Dow has reached all-time highs, you'll hear people claiming to have called the bottom in March 2009 or the previous top in October 2007.
Don't believe them. But many average investors, who put a set amount into their 401(k) plans each month, did quite well since the 2007 top, despite the worst bear market since the Great Depression.
The Dow has now gained 1.6% since its Oct. 9, 2007, high, which is not exactly reason to cheer. But let's consider the luckless sap who put $100 a month into his 401(k) account, starting Sept. 30, 2007, just as the bear market began. As of the end of February, he'd invested for 65 months, putting in $6,500.
How did he do? Not bad. Had he invested in the S&P 500 and reinvested the dividends, he'd have $8,876, according to Lipper — a gain of $2,376. Had he invested just in ultrasafe Treasury bills, he'd have $28.50 in profit.
INVESTING: Some funds shone though bull and bear markets
WHAT TO DO NOW: Should you buy stocks?
Of the 50 largest funds in October 2007, all would have produced a profit for those who invested $100 a month. The winner: T. Rowe Price Midcap Growth. A $100 monthly investment would have become $9,442. The fund had muted performance in 2012, but its big weightings in technology and industrial stocks have powered it to a 7.6% gain this year.
The worst: Fidelity Diversified International fund, which would have produced a gain of $982 since 2007. International funds, in general, have lagged behind during the latest market cycle, thanks mainly to the ongoing European debt crisis.
As is typical, some of the largest funds couldn't beat the index. The American Funds Growth Fund of America A produced a $2008 gain on $6,500, and their Investment Company of America added $1,788 to an account before commissions. Perennially snakebit Fidelity Magellan turned $100 a month into $7,903, $973 less than the S&P 500.
Poor choices by management is one reason for actively managed funds lagging. Another is fees: The more a fund takes for management, the less is left for shareholders. Index funds typically have far lower fees than actively managed funds, although the share classes in most 401(k) plans tend to have lower costs than those that you buy directly from a fund company or a broker.
One advantage to investing systematically in a bear market that fully recovers: dollar-cost-averaging. You have less money invested during the down market, and more invested when the market swings back up.
Furthermore, you bought your shares in the bear market at progressively lower prices, which means you bought more shares when prices were low, and fewer when prices were high. For example, on Sept. 30, 2007, your $100 would have bought you 0.73% of 1 share of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF. By March 31, 2009, your $100 would have bought you 1.4 shares.


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Beside, it's not like Quincy skills and abilities are limited to Quincy. Actually anyone with a good control over their power, should be able to use their skills (strangely enough, Ichigo doesn't belong to that group, since he sucks at controlling his power, which makes the whole situation even more bizarre ;P).
If Ichigo were to master all of the Quincy abilities, then he would be too hax with his own spiritual power several times that of a Captain class Shinigami (sometimes even a few dimensions higher than that) and additional reishi absorption from around. Then again, the current Quincy are able to use Bankais that they have stolen, so I guess the mixing between their classes already happened.
Bach currently is the strongest Quincy and have obtained the strongest fire type bankai, has the strongest quincy spells, his arrows are sharper than Zans/Shikais, has great control over blood skills and probably can enter the Complete Form, what's more it's possible that the stolen bankai might reach an even higher form thanks to the Quincy Complete Form... I guess Ichigo being a Human-Shinigami-Hollow-Fullbringer-Quincy-X hybrid might just barely be enough.


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12 Strays of Christmas - Frieda has been adopted.
ID#A1667562- Frieda is a happy 3-year-old female, red and white Pit Bull Terrier mix. Frieda is fun, outgoing, loving, good natured, and move-in ready. If you want a loyal companion that will help you keep in shape, well, Frieda is the one. You can find her at the Eastside shelter.
Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department will introduce a new pet each day through December 24. Each pet featured in the "12 Strays of Christmas" comes with the special adoption fee of just $12. These pets will be featured on our web site and Facebook page.
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Strike King Pro Model 6XD Crankbaits
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The Strike King Series 6 XD Crankbait was designed and tested for over a year with 5-time BASS Angler-of-the-Year, Kevin VanDam before he unveiled a prototype and used it to produce some substantial weights in route to his 2nd place finish in the 2009 BASS Elite Series event at Kentucky Lake. In order to attack those big ledge fish, KVD wanted to make sure this new bait would not only reach 18-20-foot depths, but that it had the right wobble and shimmy once it got there to attract the bass and entice them to bite. Well balanced, it casts like a bullet and has a super-steep dive angle to reach the strike zone quickly. VanDam said he easily got this bait down to 18 to 19-feet on every cast, and it was the erratic action once it hit the bottom and then began to wander off that triggered the bass to bite.
" ... during the tournament days, I caught about 90-percent of the bass I weighed-in on the Series 6 XD." - Kevin VanDam on his 2nd place finish at the 2009 BASS Elite Series event at Kentucky Lake.
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Comments: Don't let the size intimidate you. It's the size of a tiny bluegill which they eat all the time. I notice a lot of bass fisherman stay away from this size, which could help you on your home water because they don't see it much, You will get bites of all sizes on this bait. I've had 20+ fish days on this bait alone. Not my favorite crank but definitely up there.
From: Jordan: Canton, IL 3/28/16
Comments: Great crank for dredging the depths and trying to get a kicker fish. It's a pretty big crank but not giant, so out west it's best in stained and murky conditions. Still catches all sizes of bass though. It'll hit 20' on a long cast with 10 pound fluoro.
From: Tyler: Grand Junction, CO 5/23/15
Comments: I bought a few of these from another retailer but I finally decided to try these at my favorite bass lake. I've never caught so many fish in one day over 4lbs, the biggest was 6.3lbs for the day. I wanted to fish jigs, but it was fish after fish after fish on this bait. It found where they were hiding. The bass must absolutely have a deep hatred for this bait they way they were attacking it. I feel like an idiot for not trying one sooner. I want to invest in another cranking set up after todays success.
From: Trey: FL 3/1/15
Comments: Went to pick wick lake and was killin largemouth & smallmouth on ledges. Great bait
From: Will: MS
Comments: I went on a guided trip on Lake Guntersville last year with a Gizzard Shad colored 6XD I was catching white bass on every cast and on my last cast I pulled out a 10 lb largemouth and ever since then I've been ripping out big ol bass I would recommend this lure to anyone.
From: Tyler: LA
Comments: Great plug once you replace the treble hooks that come on them.
From: Lucas: AL
Comments: These 6XD's are at the top of the food chain when it comes to the ULTIMATE crankbait! They run perfect from the time you put them in your cart to the time they first hit water. I will say that the best thing about this crankbait is the fact it catches all sizes of bass, but the 10XD is a little over kill..I have one and will not be buying another and I would suggest not buying one unless you plan on fishing, say, Falcon Lake or similar if not definitely stick to the 6XD's!!
Comments: Not my go to bait, but there is something about these baits that seem to irritate bass into biting. Good crank for the price.
From: Greg: AL
Comments: Went out one day on a small lake we have a cabin at using kvd square bill cuz they killed the day before but had a tought... no bite for 5-6 hours decided to throw on a 5xd still no luck. I sized up to 6xd and worked drop offs first 3 casts brought 2 fish to the boat; 4+ lbs and 3ish respectivley. dragged in a two pounder and another four within the next 20 minutes. Wish it had been a tournament would've been working a pretty good bag. All on the stock hooks worked GREAT not one bend. only left cuz i hooked my brother
From: Sam: NY
Comments: Honest, I have not caught any on it yet. I have run it a few times and it runs great. Dives Quick. Didnt need tune. Good hooks for price. Good split ring. This bait is big so here in the North West I think that there are limited conditions for its use (mugy/windy post spawn and summer only). I probably wont throw it much during slick conditions.
From: Nate: Pasco, WA
Comments: well i got mine in today.there the powder blue black char and sexy shad and i went to Lake Falcon i caught me 2 12 Pounders and a7 Pounder!.its a big fish machine.
From: Thomas: San Angelo, TX
Comments: I received two of these for Christmas and a few days later I was using them on Falcon Lake in Texas. I caught a 13.36 lb largemouth(turned into the Texas Share Lunker program), an 8 pounder a few casts later, and two six pounders on this crank bait in just a few hours on 12/28/11. My 5 best fish went for 38 lbs. I lost a few others that would of put me over 40 lbs easy. We tried other crank baits but only little fish would hit them, while these cranks caught everything. Thanks Dustin for the Christmas gift!
From: Jason: Murray, UT
Comments: All other Strike King crankbaits I have bought have been terrible, action sucks,not running straight,etc. SO I was scepticle about buying the XD series I am very pleased that I did t. These baits run very well out of the package and have decent hooks on them. These are by far the best lure Strike King has put out besides the red eye shad.
From: Jr: Schell City, MO
Comments: These are by far my favorite deep diving crankbaits. I always replace the stock hooks with Gamakatsu's, but I have caught lots of good fish and many big fish during the summer fishing super deep humps, drops and ledges here in Kalamazoo and all the way down to Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee. Largemouths on Barren River Lake, KY gobble these up!! Excellent bait, also check out 5XD, 3XD and KVD 1.0 for next year.
From: Aeolian: Kalamazoo, MI
Comments: Bait swims excellently right out of the package. Hooks arent the best, but thats an easy exchange. Good color options, run deep, and are priced right. Good luck!
From: Thomas: Rockwall, TX
Comments: For the money cant beat it and it produces big time, its up there with DD 22's, XD runs a little deeper.
From: Buddy: South Carolina, USA
Comments: I threw this crankbait all day today with the stock hooks. I caught several fish including an 11 pounder. The paint stayed and the eyes were intact. One hook did bend on the 11 pounder. All I can say is wow. I will be buying some more.
From: Danny: Milan, TN
Comments: Religiously used DD22s and Hot Lips and was never a big fan of SK's crankbaits, but the 6xd's are a completely different story. These are the best deep divers (affordable ones anyway) I've used and my ownly gripe are the hooks but I replace all my crank hooks with Owner Stingers anyway.
From: Allen: Pennsylvania, USA
Comments: These crankbaits have great action, but are cheaply made. Expect the eyes to fall off and the hooks to be cheap - as it is with all other strike king crankbaits.
From: Hale: Tennessee, USA


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September 28 2012 07:02AM
With the NHL and NHLPA at odds again for the 2nd time in eight years many hockey people and fans have expressed their concern over the new CHLPA. Who is the CHLPA? What are their plans? The CHLPA has taken a beating for the past month. Some of the backlash was deserved due to their inexperience at PR, but most of it was unwarranted and came from the mouths of people who fear change.
I read a few stories claiming the CHLPA was looking for massive increases in CHL player's weekly salaries. Understandably that didn't sit well with most fans and people connected to CHL teams. Last weekend I ran into the Executive Director of the CHLPA, Georges Laraque at the Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer event. I asked him about the CHLPA and he said that today (last Saturday) was about charity, but he agreed to come on my show on Tuesday to discuss the CHLPA.
JG: When and why did you get involved?
GL: This started 14 months ago in February of 2011. This started when some current players playing in the CHL contacted some lawyers and said they wanted to create the CHLPA.
Before I was contacted, they had contacted other people and nobody wanted to do it. Whether it was because it was a hard cause, maybe they didn't want to face criticism, whatever it was people didn't want to help them out. Some people that were asked, asked for money, they asked to be paid, but there's no money right now. Because everyone right now helping those kids [is] doing it for free because there is no money and we're doing it for the cause. We believe in the cause and we're we want to help those kids.
And now 14 months later they came to me at the end of August and asked me if I could work with them and be their executive director. I had to think about it because as you know I was working for a TV station in Montreal that owned a junior team. And I knew that by making that decision I would probably lose my job, which was a really good job. But at the end of the day, what is more important? Sometimes in life you have to make decisions and you've got to put the money aside [in place of] what's in your heart, what's more important? And I thought that fighting for those kid's rights to have their own union, especially when they talk about education, it was the right thing to do.
I was let go from the job that I was doing on TV. And now, with a lot of great people around me we are working to make this union possible for all of the kids playing in the CHL.
JG: Some people think the CHLPA is about getting more money for players. Right now they average around $50/week depending on the contract. What's the main premise, what are you looking for?
GL: I've heard a lot of the things that people are saying, and most of it is inaccurate. We're all working for the players, and everything that we say and that I say comes from the players that are on the board.
They're talking about education. No kid came to me, or came to anyone and said that they want to be paid $1000/week. The $50/week is already a joke compared to the money that the CHL is making but they talk about education. That's all they want, they want a better education plan because in all three leagues there is an expiry date in terms of education of a year to 18 months.
So think about it, a guy that plays junior hockey his entire career and devotes all of his time to it only makes $50/week. After the junior career is over, they want to push you to the NHL so they might play in the East Coast or the American Hockey League for a year or two and when they come back and realize that it's not working out and they want to go to school or university, but you can't because the expiry date is done. The league takes that money and puts it back in their pocket and says "bye bye, thank you for your service" to the players that helped the CHL generate millions of dollars every year.
Those players have a right to an education. They want to create a union to make sure that this (education) will be a main focus. We are talking about 1300 kids in which about 98% of them won't play in the NHL; I think it's reasonable for them to at least fight for their education.
Just for an example to throw, look for the Quebec Major League website they talk about how the 18 teams in the Quebec League have spent $400,000 (on education) which is less than the $25,000/team. If you look in the Western League all of the numbers are shown there, the Western Hockey League has spent over $600,000 between 22 teams which is less than $30,000/team.
In the Quebec League there are over 45 million tickets sold and in the Western League there are over 50 million tickets sold. Then if you look at the stick budget, which is more than $50,000/yr how does that make sense? We spend more money on sticks than education.
Most people complaining are probably protected by a union whether you're a police officer, a teacher, lawyers, ex-NHL professionals they're protected from the NHLPA. It makes me sick to see ex-players who are owners or coaches in the CHL and made a million in the NHL because of the NHLPA, but now they are bashing the CHLPA when kids talk about education. The CHLPA is not going to negotiate any contract for the kids. We're not talking about negotiating money or anything. All we are talking about is education.
JG: There are a few kids who say they don't know much about the CHLPA. Has the CHLPA spoken to representatives from every team about your cause?
GL: I'm really glad that you asked me that question. I'm glad that everyone who is listening to the top rated sports show in Edmonton and Alberta can hear the answer. I was hired at the end of August, and since then for probably every half hour I've talked to a player. I've talked to hundreds of hockey players. What they say to the media is exactly what we're telling them to say because all of those kids are suffering intimidation from coaches and from owners of some teams.
We have letters, we have documentation, and we have clips with video where they threaten players if they join the union they're going to cut their stick allocation or other things. When we try to do a worldwide campaign about intimidation in schools, they should know that owners and coaches are doing it right now to their own product, to junior players in all three leagues.
What do you think that a player is going to say when he is asked about the CHLPA? They can't say anything because they are going to get crucified. Look how I get criticized Jason and I'm working for free right now for those guys to fight for their rights. Imagine if it was them who said 'I'm actually on a committee board, I started this.' What would happen to that kid, could you imagine? He'd get cut, he'd get sent home. We are here so they don't have to expose themselves.
But that's not important, what is important is the message, what they want. So instead of people criticizing and trying to find loopholes, why don't they just realize that we're doing this for the kids, the kids are doing it for them.
Do you know how many parents are sending emails and letters because they are happy that someone is looking out for the interests of their kids? When the kids are leaving home to go play junior hockey, they (parents) feel much better that there is a chance that they (kids) are going to have a better education if they're career in hockey doesn't work out.
It's never easy to start a union, but it has to start somehow and somewhere. Every kid that I've talked to is in favour of it but if you ask them, they can't say that they are because they're going to get caught. At the end of the day, this is going to work, this is for them. We're fighting for them and we're going to do everything that we can to get their rights protected so that they can get a better education.
JG: I've read that one of the CHLPA goals is to find a way for players who played in the CHL could somehow go to the NCAA. That's never happened, how is that going to be possible?
GL: First of all, the $50/week and I don't know why the CHL calls it salary because I would call it contamination money, because that contamination money is the reason why they can't go to the NCAA.
By having he teams give the money to the CHLPA, and then we give it to the players as stipends that might be way that it looks like an expense rather than salary. Because $50/week it wouldn't even be considered an expense Jason. $50/week an expense, that's like $7/day. Are you kidding me?
You could rent a movie, have popcorn and that's it. This is ridiculous! So really we have ways to make it so that it won't come out as a salary, and then the players won't lose their eligibility. So everyone could try out for junior hockey, they don't have to make the decision after midget AAA whether they are going to US college or play in the CHL. Now they can all try in the CHL and it doesn't work, they go to a US college.
This is the type of stuff that your union does for players. You work and find ways to improve the situation of every player so that they can have a better future. Right now the CHL is making a lot of money and the interest is not for the players because look at the education plan, it's a joke. Hockey Canada has given $6 million to the CHL which is $2 million per league and they've only spent $400,000-$600,000. There's so much money left that goes directly into the team's pocket.
So really, if they're not looking in the interest of the kids for their education do you think that they are going to look for other interests like keeping their eligibility? We want to find partnerships that are going to help all of the guys.
I'm surprised by the negative reaction we've received just because they want to create a union to make sure that this doesn't keep happening.
JG: Have you actually spoken to anyone at the NCAA about them allowing CHL players to play in the NCAA?
GL: We're in talks with them. We have already started talking about the process and they said they would be open to talk with us to see if we could find ways to make it work. Obviously it is up to them and would need to be to their liking. We already started talking about what we do and that (NCAA allowing CHL players) would only work with a union because of the NCAA structure. The players would get a stipend, similar to a per diem from the union. We would work in a partnership with the NCAA to make it work so then it won't be a problem in the future.
And I don't know why this (creating a union) hasn't been done before. This should have been done a long time ago because education should be much more important than hockey, because that is the only thing guaranteed for all of those kids, not hockey, because as much as I would love for all of those players to make it in the NHL, there's only a minimal percentage that will.
So that's why having this union is right, and some people have to fight for them. Despite some people, and some people in the media, who have a conflict of interest because they cover the CHL and have a special relationship with owners and coaches that are going to say 'oh I have your back' and they're going to bash the CHLPA. I understand that, but at the end of the day, everyone [that] is working in the organization is doing it for the kids, for their education and for the parents that let their kids go live with the billets. We are doing it for the kids that have no options after their junior career is done. That's who we're doing it for.
And it's fine for people to criticize whatever they want, but our hearts [and] my mind is at peace for doing what's right for those kids. They could look at all technicalities Jason, but at the end of the day we're working for them, working for free, fighting for their rights because right now they are getting abused. They're being paid under minimum wage for years now which is against the law and we're not even talking about getting them more money, we're talking about education and now we're getting bashed because the kids are saying 'our education plan is no good, we want a better plan.'
I don't understand some people. It's actually pretty easy to understand. That's why there are so many people, so many lawyers all across the country that are joining us and helping the cause. Just like all of us and all of the kids on the board, they believe that right now the way that junior players are treated is not fair. They want to fight for their rights because they can and they have the time and all together we are going to make this happen.
JG: Have you contacted any agents? Obviously agents and the PA work closely in the NHL. Have any expressed an interest in helping out?
GL: Yes I have talked to hockey agents and every one that I've talked to were behind the CHLPA and were endorsing it, because at the end of the day it makes life easier for the agents. Because any agent [who] tries to sign a player that is under 18, they try to work with the parents. What is the first thing most parents do; they ask the agent for a special education plan for their son. It isn't just offered up alt the time and so the agent has to fight for that.
Also, if an agent has 15/20 kids playing in junior hockey he has to take care of the problems of 15/20 kids and the agent has to focus on bringing that player to the next level, focus on their hockey career and not their everyday problems.
They know that when there is a union, every time that there is a problem we're going to deal with it. There's a 1-800 number and whether the problem is social, hazing, intimidation, alcohol, any type of abuse, we're going to be a special line assistant, just like what the NHLPA has. And that's going to help them and make their job much easier. Because today if a player complains to an agent and the agent calls the team, the teams know where that complaint is coming from, and maybe [the player] doesn't play in the next game or maybe he misses a couple of shifts. When the complaint comes through the union, it's always confidential so we could deal with these problems much easier and kids wouldn't be worried about being punished for speaking out.
So that's why for the agents it's a no brainer because we're not negotiating deals, the agents will do that. Keep in mind teams do have special deals with certain players. There are players in the CHL that makes $100-200 grand, Jason. There are some players like that, but we're not getting involved with that, they can still negotiate special benefits through their agent if they want to. We are focusing on the kids that make $50/week, what options does he have?
Is it fair that the some European player who plays in the league makes $100 or $200 grand while players that are born and live right here in Canada, and play Canada's favourite sport, make $50/week. Then when their career is over they have no education, they have nothing? We want to work for a package that will be the same for everyone, but will at least make for the kids that won't be as fortunate, who won't play in the NHL and won't have the big signing bonus. Hopefully they will at least have a chance at an education when their hockey career is over.
JG: Have you had any conversations with David Branch, the president of the CHL?
GL: Actually once we tried to contact Mr. Branch, he has declined many times to talk to us for all of the reasons obviously that you know. Publically the owners and everybody have come together and said that they don't think that there is a purpose for it, they don't believe in it.
Obviously they don't care about what the kids want, because this comes from the kids. But you don't seem to respect kids that are 15-20 years old, they'd rather be controlling them than listening to them. Because at the end of the day how hard would it really be, it's not like they're asking for millions, they're asking for education.
So what we have now is a lot of lawyers working for us and we have a lot of leverage. We have a couple of anti-trust lawsuits that we have ready, and once we are perfectly prepared we're going to get ready to talk about it. We're going to use everything we can to make this work and to take some of the profit the league is making and give it back to the players. Obviously this union would not be funded by the players. I'll say it again it will not be funded by any players.
I've heard some people are saying that the CHLPA will have to take some of the money away from the player and they'll make less than $50/week. How can you work on an education plan with that money anyway?
No, we're trying to force the league to give back to these unions from the profit that they make so that we can give back to the players and that's what we intend to do. Our lawyers knows it's going to be a big fight, but it's a fight that has to happen because whether it's today, tomorrow or in 10 years there is always going to be a union for junior players. Right now we're strong; we have a lot of people committed to help them out. And we're going to make this happen right now.
JG: I agree the education package is a good idea. I've always thought it's been misrepresented that the CHL has this awesome package when in fact it does have an expiry date. You haven't mentioned publicly how long of an expiry date you would like. CHL players sign three-year entry level contractswith NHL teams. Do you think the education expiry date should be the same?
GL: Three years would already be better than what it is now, 18 months, so I understand what you're saying. This would obviously be a step in the right direction, but I'd say more like 4 or 5 years, but anything is better than what they have right now.
After you play junior hockey you're hungry, you want to make it to the NHL. So some players play in the East Coast and the East Coast is not a bad league. There are great players in the NHL that started in the East Coast so really when you say three years that might not be enough. Let's say that someone is in the ECHL for one or two years, then they finally make it to the AHL, and you play one or two years there, now that's four years and you've already passed your expiry date.
If it was me, I wouldn't even put in that expiry date, I'd say like 20 years but I know that that's being unreasonable. I'm not the one that will be deciding. If you talk to the players, because all that I would do is try to just translate their message and what they want.
We'll talk to former guys that used to play junior hockey. We'll see how long they played pro after they played junior hockey and how many years before they went back to school. Maybe take the average of that and that could be the number that'd be more adequate to the players.
I don't decide anything; however, I just transmit their (players) message to the league. I fight for their rights but all of the messages that I've been saying come from them because they can't talk to the media.
Everything that I've been saying to the media, I don't just wake up in the morning and decide I'm going to say this and this, it comes from the players. I'm the voice of the players right now, saying what they want, this is what we're fighting for, we all agreed for it. So it's not my idea, and I want people to know that I didn't wake up one morning and apply to take this job. I agreed to help them out because other people didn't want to, because they didn't believe in the cause.
Here are my thoughts after speaking with Laraque.
- I think an agreement with the NCAA will be incredibly difficult. I doubt the NCAA wants to be considered a fall back plan if the pro route doesn't pan out. Also they don't like CHL players playing against "pro" players. It is common for a drafted player to sign his entry level deal, get a signing bonus, and then go back to the CHL. I'm not sure the NCAA will ever change their stance on the latter point.
- The expiry date on education needs to change and if that is the only thing they accomplish then the CHLPA has done their job.
- They should look for a better "gas money" deal. Some kids are billeted 30 to 40 minutes away from the rink, and I know many parents who have to send money to their kids just so they have enough gas to get to the rink and back. This might fall on the shoulders on an agent, but it needs to be looked at.
- I'm interested to see when and how CHL President David Branch responds to the CHLPA. It doesn't sound like they are going away, and after putting the interview on-line I received seven emails from players in all three leagues stating they, along with their teammates, are on board with the CHLPA. All of them asked for anonymity.
- If their demands are realistic then I could see value in the CHLPA, however, the last thing any hockey fan wants is more bickering over money. As long as the CHLPA stays true to their word and focuses on improved education not massive pay increases, I can see them having a positive impact on CHL players and their families.
With better education maybe some of the people around here could spell fist right.
September 28 2012, 07:37AM
This might be a bad time for the CHLPA to be asking for more $. Maybe wait for the NHLPA to get out of the headlines first.
September 28 2012, 08:14AM
Jason: I presume when you spoke with Georges there was no mention of the horrendous job that the CHLPA spokesperson Derek Clarke did with responding to messages from The Pipeline Show?! The whole PR side of things sounded like an absolute joke. Hopefully they get it sorted as I think the ideas that Laraque spoke of with you have a great deal of merit.
It is a little ridiculous that players only have education plans available for 18 months after "retiring" from the CHL - although I think that Georges' - admittedly unreasonable - hope of 20 years availability is equally ridiculous.
September 28 2012, 08:15AM
GL: First of all, the $50/week and I don't know why the CHL calls it salary because I would call it contamination money, because that contamination money is the reason why they can't go to the NCAA
As Guy Flaming and other have pointed out, this is wrong.
The stipend has nothing to do with why CHL players are barred from playing in NCAA.
The reason is that they play against players who have signed professional contracts.
Its items like this that make a lot of people raise their eyebrows at the CHLPA.
If they get the basics of the NCAA exclusion wrong, what else are they getting wrong?
I've long thought that CHL players are as close as you can come to indentured servitude in Canada.
The amount of revenue they generate compared to what they get is abysmal.
Change is needed and I really like that the CHLPA is focusing on making sure that ex-CHL players have access to the education funds that are promised to them.
The way the CHLPA has presented itself (refusing interviews, not returning standard emails from the media), and basic mistakes (like the NCAA thing) in its platform indicates that these guys really don't know what they are doing.
If I'm trying to start any organization, I take every interview and venue available to discuss my platform and goals. The CHLPA however remains secretive.
Given that everyone in the CHLPA is working for free (according to GL), maybe we need to lower our expectations about their professionalism, but its not a great start.
People are not taking them seriously because of stuff like this and something like a CHLPA is too important to screw up.
Good for them for getting things started, I hope some labour lawyer with sympathies to what they are trying to do jumps in and helps them out.
They need it.
Right now they seem like a group of guys who have bitten off far more than they can chew.
The NCAA considers the CHL a professional league. I suspect the reason is twofold - players are paid to play (as Georges speaks to) and some have received signing bonuses from the NHL (as Woodguy points out). With respect to the latter, it seems incredible to me that there the NCAA has made rules for the 'exceptions'. Very few CHLs would fall into that category (i.e. have an NHL signing bonus in hand). There must be more to it.
As per http://www.playyourgame.com/ncaarules.html
Under NCAA rules you are considered to be a professional if any of the following are true:
You are paid or will be paid for playing in a game. You have a contract, written or verbal, with any professional sports organization or agency. You have your name placed on a draft list after enrolling (i.e. you opt into the draft). You use your hockey ability or athleticism for pay in any form. You play on a professional hockey team. You play on an amateur hockey team and receive a salary or incentive payment above your needed equipment and traveling expenses.
With regards to these stated rules, it is important to know what you can do. Without forfeiting your eligibility, you are allowed to do the following: Try out for any professional team, without playing against outside competition, at your own expense. You can, however, receive money for your expenses for a period no longer than 48 hours. As well, this reimbursement may happen only once per team. It is important to note, that these rules do apply to Major Junior hockey. The teams of the CHL are considered to be professional by the NCAA.
As well, you may also work at a hockey school. Payment for teaching hockey is not in violation of NCAA regulations.
September 28 2012, 08:52AM
Good stuff J.
Thanks for that.
September 28 2012, 09:01AM
From what I gather this CHLPA start up has been a gong show so far, I really don't see Laraque helping the cause either.
September 28 2012, 09:12AM
"There are players in the CHL that makes $100-200 grand, Jason. "
September 28 2012, 11:16AM
I'm sorry, but I can't help looking at a Laraque-led CHLPA and not equate it to when the WHA was supposed to rise from the ashes during the 04/05 lockout, and even had some press releases and interviews from reps of that failed movement stating that Bobby Hull was their commissioner.
Maybe it's not fair to say, but IMO if this "movement" really was serious at achieving their goals they would've hired someone other than Laraque to be their public face. It just smacks of cheap gimmickry.
Whatever happened to the WHA revival, anyway?
September 28 2012, 12:37PM
"In the Quebec League there are over 45 million tickets sold and in the Western League there are over 50 million tickets sold."
Lets take the WHL for example, 22 teams and a 72 game regular season equates to 1584 games played. That means WHL teams are averaging 31,565 in attendance. I didn't realize all the games were played in football stadiums....
I respect all the hard work Georges does in the community, but its hard to take him seriously when facts like this are embellished. A person in his position should be stating clear and concise facts.
In addition to the 18 months expiry date, there was an interesting comment on the Pipeline show. Players have a year and a half to figure out the professional route, which in that time the players are grown adults and should be able to make up their own minds in regards to what direction they want to take.
In my opinion, expanding the expiry date wouldn't be a bad thing. However, I do feel that if a player is good enough to make the NHL at some point in their lives, it doesn't matter what league they are in, they WILL get noticed.
September 28 2012, 01:13PM
So how much is enough? How many teams is this going to hurt? I heard Lethbridge lost 400k how exactly can they afford to give more back to their players when they are in a complete mess?
I can really see David Branch just saying you want union fine have one, we'll get replacement players.
September 28 2012, 02:02PM
The CHA truly does need to improve the education program ...the 12 to 18 month decision period clearly is too short.
If teams like Lethbridge are in such a financial mess, perhaps the solution is to have the CHA manage the education program centrally. If it is true that the CHA passes $6 Million to teams each year, presumably largely to help support the education program, then perhaps the solution is to centrally administrate the program using most of these funds. Centralized administration should help to achieve efficiencies and enable more students to be supported.
The $50 monthly stipend to players has been around as long as I can remember. It is time for a modest increase there too.
Even though he might be tilting at windmills, I compliment Georges Laraque for taking an interest and I wish him success.
September 28 2012, 03:12PM
This is why I can't stand GL. Obviously he is a nice guy with his heart in the right place, but it seems like he just picks things to be involved with that make him look a fool. This article shows he doesn't really know what he's talking about. And that whole speaking out against fighting right when it was convenient to self promote his book was sickening. If I hear 1 more Stauffer show 'pumping his tires' I'm gonna puke.
I appreciate that he's a good guy trying to make a difference on this issue, but I think they would have been better of with another ex NHL player donating their time. It's really hard to take GL seriously.
September 28 2012, 07:11PM
@Jason Gregor
In terms of them being fledgling organizations bent on challenging the established order of things, yes there is a parallel.
Thanks for the clarification about Laraque volunteering his time vs. being hired for the job, I honestly wasn't sure and just assumed that a lofty title like 'Executive Director' would imply it was a job with financial enumeration.
As it is, I still don't think having Laraque as their public face will lend them much credibility.
If the NCAA thinks the CHL is a pro league (because players who have taken NHL cash are still playing in the CHL), and anyone who has played in a pro league is ineligible from the NCAA, then that should eliminate everyone who has ever played CHL hockey from ever playing NCAA. If that is the case, then I understand why the NCAA will not allow any ex-CHL player into their league and suspect that won't change.
If all ex-CHL players are ineligible for NCAA play, and still want to go to a US school, but on the CHL's nickel, then I doubt the CHL will ever agree to bear the ever rising cost of US tuition for every CHL player that doesn't make the NHL.
If the CHL player gets to go to college for free because they played junior hockey in high school, I don't really see why the CHL should be liable for that kind of bill, it sounds like the kids want to get paid, but paid in the form of a future four year ride to a US school.
If the kids from the CHL are eligible for US college programs, are there not scholarships out there currently? If the players from the CHL can and do go play NCAA, I don't really see why the CHL should have to pay for tuition, and I don't understand how the education fund currently works.
September 28 2012, 10:50PM
My understanding is that the education program funds ex-CHL players to attend Canadian universities and colleges
What a crock!
In addition to the numerous flat out lies that Laraque has already been caught in, there is little need to re-evaluate an Education program that is a GIFT, not an entitlement.
I played three years of CHL hockey in the 90's, long before the league offered these education packages. When I finished in the league, I had to cover my own schooling, just like 99% of the population!
I was glad to do so, and I wouldn't trade my time in the CHL for anything. Does Laraque and co. truly believe they are blazing new ground? Every other year some clowns come up with the idea of Unionizing, until hit with the reality that CHL players are NOT employees, and only employees can unionize!!
18 months is MORE than enough. If someone goes off and signs a pro contract in another league, and plays longer than 18 months, I think they've earned enough money to pay for their own schooling, like everyone else has to.


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A Million Little Pieces – James Frey
This is a story of a man with addiction problems. It traces his history from the beginning of his first alcoholic drinking (which started at sipping drinks at parties at the age of 6 or so) to the point of near-death by addiction and then recovery.
James Frey received much criticism for presenting the book as his true journey when in fact he had altered some of the details of what actaully he went through and what actaully happened. He does begin by explaining this challenge and does well to defend himself.
The story is well written and descriptive, sometimes even too descriptive that I had moments where I skipped paragraphs to avoid being sick myself. One thing James Frey does very well is provide a deep insight into what addicts actually go through, the things they experience, the feelings that overwhelm them and the suffering that goes with having an addiction. I thought the characters were quite typical of those you find in Total Institutions; some survivors such as Frey himself and Leonard and some victims such as Lilly.
It was a book I enjoyed reading and one that provided enough scope for discussion in our book club.