Kevin,

I can’t tell you how happy I am about Tech Hockey coming to Phoenix January 8-9, 2016. We have been in isolation for so many years, even during the doldrums, which may have been a blessing. We currently live in Overgaard, AZ, which is about 150 miles NE of Phoenix (don’t try to find it on a map) up in the White Mountains, but we will be there for both days. I followed the team avidly through the last season and even saw part of the final game against St. Cloud on ESPN. Very disappointing outcome since our boys played hard enough, they should have won. I knew that ASU had a club team, but didn’t know they were ready to move up to the big-time. It looks like we will be spending more time in Phoenix during the coming winters, at least until I’m too decrepit to make the trip.

One more thing and then I’ll stop. You asked about celebrations on the 4th of July and this may be totally unrelated to what you were looking for, but my wife, who is from Hurontown, said that her family got snowed out while celebrating the 4th one year back in the ’50′s. I suspect there are not too many places in the world where this could happen.

David Elack
Class of ’60

Thank you, David. I had heard rumblings about ASU getting a formal program, but I hadn’t realized they were this far along. And hey, they’re trying to get high school baseball as more of a thing up here, so maybe it’s a trend of starting sports in places where the weather doesn’t help.

No snow in the forecast for this year’s 4th. Yet… Though I did look up Snow on the 4th of July and—no joke—Google popped up the forecast for Houghton. –Kevin