Another DU Alum Connection

Editor's Note: The article below was contributed by "Donald," UAA's self absorbed, probably insane SuperFan. He has his own UAA Fan Blog but due to low readership and a self-imposed Mental Health Break this offseason he's been relatively quiet this Spring.

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Donald has been banned from USCHO.com & Gopher Puck Live's message boards (not that there's anything wrong with that), but still has full writing privledges at LetsGoDU. He's probably the Hunter S. Thompson of college hockey writers. In other words, if you don't "get" the article, you're not alone.

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Hopefully we will all get through this painfully long offseason.

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Enjoy...
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Danny King has had much to celebrate this offseason. Not only can he be proud of his fine career at DU he can look to his extended family for additonal celebration of great hockey achievements. Danny's second-cousin twice-removed Robb Gray backstopped the Dubai Mighty Camels team to 2nd place in premiere league tournament action last month at the Al Nasr Leisureland ice rink:

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From the Khaleej Times Sportspage:
A Correspondent:

IN WHAT some ice hockey enthusiasts claim was the best hockey game ever played in the the UAE and Al Nasr Leisureland ice rink, Abu Dhabi's Al Wahda ice hockey team eked past the ABN AMRO Dubai Mighty Camels Black team with a 4-3 victory in sudden-death overtime.

The winning goal was tipped in by Vitaly Saveko, assisted by Yura Faijkov after 13 minutes 51 seconds of intense overtime action. The Dubai Camels battled valiantly and had several opportunities to score, but just couldn't put the puck into the back of the net.

It was the final game in the three-day annual Dubai International ice Hockey Tournament, hosted by the Dubai Mighty Camels, and one that kept Dubai fans on the edge of their seats, and offering a spectacular example of ice hockey at its best.

The tournament featured action at three levels with the Khansaheb Buds winning top honours in the B Division and the Kuwait Mooseheads claiming honours in the C Division.

In Friday's other action, the Kuwait Mooseheads faced off against the Dubai Mighty Camels White during the C Division final and won 5-0. Dan Summers claimed a hat-trick for Kuwait in the final game. Earlier in the day, in a game against the Dhahran Saad Falcons Whites, Summers put in four goals for a 6-0 victory that clinched the team's place in the final game for the C division.

Summers was awarded the MVP of the game for the Kuwait Mooseheads, while Dubai goalie, Jack Guerreiro was chosen as MVP for the Camels in the final match.

In the B Division the Khansaheb Buds faced off against the Kuala Lumpur Cobras and won top honours with a 3-0 final score. Dave Roberts scored two goals for Khansaheb and Jifi Hiratsuka scored one.

Game MVP for Kuala Lumpur was Matt Pritchard while Dave Roberts claimed the game MVP title for Khansaheb in the final game in the B Division. But the tournaments most intense action, was without a doubt, the final game in the premiere division which took the ongoing Dubai-Abu Dhabi rivalry to new heights.

The Dubai Camels were first on the scoreboard, with Ron Berry putting one past goalie Andrei Froulev just 59 seconds into the game. By the end of the first half, the score was tied 2-2, with a second goal by Rob Proctor for Dubai, while Vitaly Saveko and Yura Faijkov each scored one for Al Wahda.

Just under three minutes into the second half of the game, Ali Al Mazroui put the puck past a diving Dubai goalie Robb Gray, putting Al Wahda in the lead 3-2.

Then, with 8:54 left on the clock in the second half, and Al Wahda serving a two-minute penalty for having too many players on the ice Ron Murphy blasted a shot into the twine to tie the game at 3. At the end of the game, the score remain knotted at 3, forcing play into sudden death overtime.

Following the final game, a series of awards were presented. Jason Young, who played with the Khansaheb Buds was named the Best Defender of the tournament for superb defence action throughout the three-day tournament.
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Personally, I'm a big Kuwait Mooseheads fan but hey ... way to go Al Wahda! Anyway ... no doubt the Mighty Camels will kick their assess next year! And how about that writing from "A Correspondent"? "A" definitely writes in the tradition of the greats like Grantland Rice. It's humbling.

Lastly I wanted to share this message from Ron Murphy of the Dubai Mighty Camels (in case you didn't actually use the Mighty Camels link):

Dear Camels,

To all interested camels that needs a good skate in the month of May and June we have " ICE available every SUNDAY " from 9:00 PM , till you drop over. ( 9:15 PM for Jerry) everybody is welcome to join bring beers and girlfriends to share.

Thanks,
Ron Murphy