The Falcons practice ice is in trouble. Gateway Ice Center is looking for help to take over the facitlity. If nobody steps in - like the city - the closest ice to skate on will be at Curry Village.
At least the issue is getting some play. The Gateway has a petition going, the Falcons Forum is buzzing, folks are writing about it on Fresno Famous and Bill Ferguson has written a letter to the Bee.
The Falcons need a place to practice. The Fresno State team needs a place to play. Fresnans need a place to skate. Someone needs to step up.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Saturday, December 23, 2006
More puck in '07
Yes, I admit it, this blog has been pretty lame lately. At least the Falcons have been good with the beating of the other Highway 99 rival and what not.
I hope to have more Falcons Cast's and blog posting’s in the 2007 portion of the Fresno Falcons season. In the meantime, check out the Falcon Player Blog, Falcons Musings and evil Bako’ writers Matildakay and NL.
I hope to have more Falcons Cast's and blog posting’s in the 2007 portion of the Fresno Falcons season. In the meantime, check out the Falcon Player Blog, Falcons Musings and evil Bako’ writers Matildakay and NL.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Fresno moves on quickly
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Friday night "action"
You can always count on Bakersfield girls for being great "Slump Busters" -errr, I mean Bakersfield Suckdors...errr, I mean Condors.
Many thanks to Bako for breaking the Falcons out of their slump Tuesday night.
Hopefully, Bakersfield will give-it-up to Fresno again Friday night in Bakersfield. Ahhh, Friday night. It's a great night for a Fresnan to find themselves a slump-buster in Bako.
Many thanks to Bako for breaking the Falcons out of their slump Tuesday night.
Hopefully, Bakersfield will give-it-up to Fresno again Friday night in Bakersfield. Ahhh, Friday night. It's a great night for a Fresnan to find themselves a slump-buster in Bako.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
New Unofficial Podcast
Finally, it has come. It has been needed for quite some time. What's been needed?
A podcast about the Fresno Falcons and it is here:
Here the first ever podcast centered around being a Fresno Falcons fan. Click on this link: FalconsCast and then download the mp3 file of the first show. I hope you won't be sorry.
Something else that is new and was started by the makers of The Unofficial, is the Fresno Falcons YouTube page. Check that out by clicking: Falcons Youtube Channel.
Check them out and tell us what you think.
A podcast about the Fresno Falcons and it is here:
Here the first ever podcast centered around being a Fresno Falcons fan. Click on this link: FalconsCast and then download the mp3 file of the first show. I hope you won't be sorry.
Something else that is new and was started by the makers of The Unofficial, is the Fresno Falcons YouTube page. Check that out by clicking: Falcons Youtube Channel.
Check them out and tell us what you think.
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Strong Weekend
These Falcons are looking good. Cup contender good. Yep, it's early but man, with the win over Phoenix on Friday and beating Long Beach on Saturday and top scorerPlourde not even playing yet...look out ECHL.
Speaking of looking out, keep your head up for a new Falconscast (podcast related to the Falcons) and a new YouTube page, coming this week.
Do you have any Fresno Falcons pictures from this season - or any season? Go to the Falcons Flickr Page and join the group then post your own.
Speaking of looking out, keep your head up for a new Falconscast (podcast related to the Falcons) and a new YouTube page, coming this week.
Do you have any Fresno Falcons pictures from this season - or any season? Go to the Falcons Flickr Page and join the group then post your own.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
A dork is loose in Save Mart this weekend
The Unofficial/Dorktown will be at the Phoenix and Long Beach games this weekend. Be on the lookout for a dork with a lame messenger bag and a microphone, recording stuff for the Dorktown Podcast and maybe a new Fresno Falcons based podcast (in the works).
The Roadrunners will have one of their star defenseman BACK for Friday's game.
C U out their.
The Roadrunners will have one of their star defenseman BACK for Friday's game.
C U out their.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
The VERY latest in Falcons media
This just in from Joe Babik and the cool ECHL new department:
Jack Carnefix, ECHL Vice President of Communications, (609) 452-0770, Ext. 16
PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL announced on Tuesday that fans can now access game scores, game summaries and league standings on their cellular telephone and wireless devices at http://wap.echl.leaguestat.com/.
The “Wireless Application Protocol” site is a plain text miniature version of the statistics information available on the official web site at www.ECHL.com which is formatted to fit on a smaller screen.
In addition to the current day’s games, fans have the ability to see scores from the previous day as well as the schedule for the upcoming day and there is a link to the league standings.
"Wireless Application Protocol", if that doesn't sound like hockey, I don't know what does.
Jack Carnefix, ECHL Vice President of Communications, (609) 452-0770, Ext. 16
PRINCETON, N.J. – The ECHL announced on Tuesday that fans can now access game scores, game summaries and league standings on their cellular telephone and wireless devices at http://wap.echl.leaguestat.com/.
The “Wireless Application Protocol” site is a plain text miniature version of the statistics information available on the official web site at www.ECHL.com which is formatted to fit on a smaller screen.
In addition to the current day’s games, fans have the ability to see scores from the previous day as well as the schedule for the upcoming day and there is a link to the league standings.
"Wireless Application Protocol", if that doesn't sound like hockey, I don't know what does.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
The latest in Falcons media
Listen to the Falcons live at 1550snr.com or archived - the new radio man, Joe Babik, is great by the way.
Read the new player blog at FresnoFalcons.com - good luck bringing it up though.
Watch the Falcons on B2 Networks or on Channel 32.
Also, coming in the next couple weeks, a regular Falcons report by me on the Dorktown Podcast.
Read the new player blog at FresnoFalcons.com - good luck bringing it up though.
Watch the Falcons on B2 Networks or on Channel 32.
Also, coming in the next couple weeks, a regular Falcons report by me on the Dorktown Podcast.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Kelly Quest begins
The Falcons overcome a bad and smokey first period to beat the Wranglers and end their winless streak against Las Vegas - maybe Vegas ate too much bad Italian food in Bakersfield.
OPENING NIGHT
There was a real buzz going through the northern concourse before the game -very cool.
Seeing the Pacific Division Champion banner unveiled was great. What wasn't was the on-ice fireworks and the ensuing smoke that setoff a coughfest throughout the Save Mart Center. The smoke didn't really dissipate till the second period.
There was no radio broadcast playing in the restrooms for the game. Hopefully that was just an opening night glitch and the restroom radio will return.
I was really hoping Murphy, after making a comeback from last season's injury, would score the first goal, but assisting on it will do just fine.
Did you take some pictures from opening night? Don't forget to post them on the Falcons Flickr Page.
Other scores from the ECHL's Opening Night.
OPENING NIGHT
There was a real buzz going through the northern concourse before the game -very cool.
Seeing the Pacific Division Champion banner unveiled was great. What wasn't was the on-ice fireworks and the ensuing smoke that setoff a coughfest throughout the Save Mart Center. The smoke didn't really dissipate till the second period.
There was no radio broadcast playing in the restrooms for the game. Hopefully that was just an opening night glitch and the restroom radio will return.
I was really hoping Murphy, after making a comeback from last season's injury, would score the first goal, but assisting on it will do just fine.
Did you take some pictures from opening night? Don't forget to post them on the Falcons Flickr Page.
Other scores from the ECHL's Opening Night.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
New bee season approaches
The Fresno Bee has a spanky new redesigned website, go check it OUT. If you scroll down to the bottom of the front page, look under sports, you'll find this chippy Falcons page that brings together links to Falcons news.
Hopefully, we will see more coverage of the Falcons this year in the Bee. I wouldn't count on it though, they're barely mentioning the NHL this year. It's a good thing I have NHL Center Ice and NHL.com, otherwise I wouldn't know the season had started.
Hopefully, we will see more coverage of the Falcons this year in the Bee. I wouldn't count on it though, they're barely mentioning the NHL this year. It's a good thing I have NHL Center Ice and NHL.com, otherwise I wouldn't know the season had started.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Vegas' pacific smack begins
The Las Vegas Wranglers haven't even unpacked their bags since moving into the Falcons Pacific Division and already they're trash talking.
Go check Bako writer N.L. Belardes' blog for the delusional Wrangler fan musings.
Find out why Vegas has moved into Falcon territory by clicking HERE.
Go check Bako writer N.L. Belardes' blog for the delusional Wrangler fan musings.
Find out why Vegas has moved into Falcon territory by clicking HERE.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Fresno, meet the NHL
Save Mart Center fans were treated to a very solid pre-season game by the Ducks and Sharks this past Saturday night. Check out a recap of it from Yahoo Sports, complete with a picture gallery.
I was disappointed that Cheechoo didn't play (resting up) ,also fellow Shark and Hanford native Scott Parker didn't see much action either. To compound the lack of local flavor, former Fresno Falcon and current San Jose Shark - Nolan Schaefer didn't get to play due to an injury.
Hope the Sharks keep coming back but next time let's get my team, the Vancouver Canucks, to play them.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
The Evil Condors
It's never too early to talk about beatin' down some Bako Condor - Hell, forget about talking about it, let's watch it:
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Message Board Duel
One message board is not enough forum for Falcons Fan, Falcons Fan needs two! In what may be a ECHL record, Fresno Falcon fans have two, count'em TWO forums.
Disgruntled with the Falcons official board, one fan went rouge and started his own board and it has got some people coming over. It's called The Official Unofficial Message Board - In no way affiliated with this blog The Unofficial...Officially.
I Don't know if the Falcons' "official" Board Moderator is offended by this rival board.
Disgruntled with the Falcons official board, one fan went rouge and started his own board and it has got some people coming over. It's called The Official Unofficial Message Board - In no way affiliated with this blog The Unofficial...Officially.
I Don't know if the Falcons' "official" Board Moderator is offended by this rival board.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Post Your Falcons Pictures
You can't take enough pictures of your favorite team the Falcons (or favorite rival in Bako's case), can you? But what the hell do you do with them? Even your mom doesn't care, she doesn't even know what 'bad ice' is. Well, maybe your mom doesn't care, but Falcons fans do.
Here is your chance to share your Falcons photo's with the rest of the fan base. If you have a flickr account, just click this link: Fresno Falcons Group, join the group and post your Fresno Falcons pics to the group. If you don't, join up! It's free and not that hard to use: Flickr.com (then join the group and start position'!!!
Here is your chance to share your Falcons photo's with the rest of the fan base. If you have a flickr account, just click this link: Fresno Falcons Group, join the group and post your Fresno Falcons pics to the group. If you don't, join up! It's free and not that hard to use: Flickr.com (then join the group and start position'!!!
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
New Falcons Site - No Forum Yet
You may have noticed a newly designed Falcons website. It looks good so far but some of the features aren't working yet - namely the Fan Forum (The Unofficial will review the new site once it's done).
For all you Fresno Falcons forum junkies, here is a quick fix Old Falcons Forum. I don't think you can post anything on it though, just wander through.
For those needing to do some Falcon related posting, while we wait for the new forum, just click the comment link in this post (or any post) and comment away.
For all you Fresno Falcons forum junkies, here is a quick fix Old Falcons Forum. I don't think you can post anything on it though, just wander through.
For those needing to do some Falcon related posting, while we wait for the new forum, just click the comment link in this post (or any post) and comment away.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Start Planing Your Falcons Games
The 2006-2007 ECHL schedule is now out and about. The Falcons open with the tough Vegas Wranglers; that's a solid opener. Check the new schedule out by clicking HERE.
Unfortunately, Fresno doesn't play Bakersfield until November 28th. Does that mean The Unofficial has to wait till the end of November before we can talk smack to Condor Blogger NL Belardes?
Doesn’t matter, we ain’t waitin’ – CONDORS PLAIN SUCK.
Unfortunately, Fresno doesn't play Bakersfield until November 28th. Does that mean The Unofficial has to wait till the end of November before we can talk smack to Condor Blogger NL Belardes?
Doesn’t matter, we ain’t waitin’ – CONDORS PLAIN SUCK.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
New Radio Dude - It's Official
Sorry for the long bloggin' break. I Just got over that overtime Alaskan heartbreaker. So, back to it.
Just in case you get all your Fresno Falcons news from The Unofficial (What are you thinking if you are?), here is the latest from Kattie Smith:
GOOD BYE "CLARKY" HELLO JOE
Fresno, Calif. – Fresno Falcons CEO John Tull announced today that the team has hired Joe Babik as Director of Media Relations. Babik will be responsible for all of the team’s media relations efforts, in addition to serving as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for all Falcon radio broadcasts.
“Joe brings five seasons of play by play experience to Fresno and we look forward to starting a new era of Fresno Falcons hockey on radio,", said John Tull.
A native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Babik graduated from Syracuse University in 2001 with a degree in broadcast journalism. While at Syracuse, he served as an intern with the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch for three seasons.
Babik spent four seasons as the Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations with the ECHL’s Pee Dee Pride from 2001-2005. During the 2003-04 season, he was selected as one of three broadcasters for the radio broadcast of the ECHL All-Star Game in Peoria, Illinois. Last season he worked with the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League.
“I’m excited to join the Falcons organization. I’ve heard nothing but good things and am excited to start,” said Joe Babik.
Season tickets for the 2006-2007 season are on sale. Guarantee yourself great seats to 36 action-packed Falcons home games at the Save Mart Center! Starting as low as 3 easy payments of $108 per month for three months. For more information contact the Falcons front office at (559) 485-PUCK.
Just in case you get all your Fresno Falcons news from The Unofficial (What are you thinking if you are?), here is the latest from Kattie Smith:
GOOD BYE "CLARKY" HELLO JOE
Fresno, Calif. – Fresno Falcons CEO John Tull announced today that the team has hired Joe Babik as Director of Media Relations. Babik will be responsible for all of the team’s media relations efforts, in addition to serving as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for all Falcon radio broadcasts.
“Joe brings five seasons of play by play experience to Fresno and we look forward to starting a new era of Fresno Falcons hockey on radio,", said John Tull.
A native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Babik graduated from Syracuse University in 2001 with a degree in broadcast journalism. While at Syracuse, he served as an intern with the American Hockey League’s Syracuse Crunch for three seasons.
Babik spent four seasons as the Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations with the ECHL’s Pee Dee Pride from 2001-2005. During the 2003-04 season, he was selected as one of three broadcasters for the radio broadcast of the ECHL All-Star Game in Peoria, Illinois. Last season he worked with the Adirondack Frostbite of the United Hockey League.
“I’m excited to join the Falcons organization. I’ve heard nothing but good things and am excited to start,” said Joe Babik.
Season tickets for the 2006-2007 season are on sale. Guarantee yourself great seats to 36 action-packed Falcons home games at the Save Mart Center! Starting as low as 3 easy payments of $108 per month for three months. For more information contact the Falcons front office at (559) 485-PUCK.
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