Saginaw Spirit 2023-2024 Season Thread (Part 2)

[EvenSteven]

Congrats on a big win and great season. You played a great game and London made sure it was a nail biter finish.

 

[bobber]

Saginaw stuck to whatever the game plan was in their most important game they played this year. As host their mission was to do their base proud and put on a great tournament. By comments from those attending they accomplished both. The Mem Cup is one of the most difficult trophies to win in all sports. They have their names emblazoned on that trophy for eternity.

 

[donjohnson]

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I have tears in my eyes posting this but at the 30second mark you'll see his parents and I can say with complete confidence that disco stu had something to do with that puck crossing the line with 20seconds to go.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1797455114782863780

 

[ohloutsider]

Well done. Nice to win that final game and get the banner.

I personally separate this tournament from the league championship so Saginaw and London both had a big win this year, impressive.

 

[7Wacked]

Congratulations to the Spirit and their fans. They played a great game and deserved the win. The Knights made it interesting but last night the best team won.
Enjoy this moment.

 

[OHL 17]

Congratulations Saginaw on your well deserved Memorial Cup victory !

 

[barclayplager]

..you have come a long way from the first two years.......you have fans here in North Bay......Bloomer...Alex.....Nic....makes us claim a tiny bit of your victory.....Joe Diebold.....hi...you got it bud........Bruce Dix

 

[Spits1963]

Take care of the Memorial Cup in Michigan.
You deserve to be keepers of a very important hockey trophy in Canada. That cup has a lot of meaning to Canadians.

 

[donjohnson]

..you have come a long way from the first two years.......you have fans here in North Bay......Bloomer...Alex.....Nic....makes us claim a tiny bit of your victory.....Joe Diebold.....hi...you got it bud........Bruce Dix

Steve is still one of my favorite players ever to wear the Spirit sweater...hope he's doing well!

 

[donjohnson]

Take care of the Memorial Cup in Michigan.
You deserve to be keepers of a very important hockey trophy in Canada. That cup has a lot of meaning to Canadians.

I hope that we did the league and all of Canada proud with our hosting this year...we all understood what this means and the significance of hosting on American/Michigan soil and we 100% appreciated the responsibility given to us by the Canadian Hockey League. I'm sure it's not easy for Canadians to see the tournament hosted and trophy hoisted by an American team but I assure you, we treasured the opportunity and will forever be grateful for the experience that we all had over the past two weeks. It was truly a celebration of hockey in Saginaw and we will keep that cup and give it the reverence and respect that it absolutely deserves.

 

[HoundFan]

Great accomplishment Saginaw, beating London is no easy task. From what I'm reading and hearing you hosted a great cup week - well done.

Big congrats to the Sault boys on the team, Calem and Linc and as well the rest of the players/coaches/staff and ownership group.

 

[DWI Dale]

Congrats Saggy fans. Minus the fact I'm still salty the soo missed out on hosting rights of course...

But everybody I've heard from says it was well organized and out of town fans were treated great by the locals! Enjoy the victory and I hope it helps to propel OHL hockey in the region to brand new heights.

 

[DetSpitsFan]

Amazing tournament. It takes a lot of staff and volunteers to pull off an event like that, and even the small things, don’t go unnoticed. Simple things like last night, the concessions line was running flawlessly, they were killing it.

Congrats to Saginaw on a Memorial Cup win. I do see it different from a league championship as well, as even Drummondville deserves credit for their efforts despite not having the tournament they wanted.

But at the end of the day, Saginaw prevailed when it mattered most.

Anytime I hear “the host doesn’t belong in the tournament”, all I think is, if they don’t belong there, simple, beat them and knock them out.

Saginaw proved they were worthy hosts and an incredible team. Despite it being close, Saginaw dominated 40 minutes of that game, with a good 15 minutes of back and forth, and 5 minutes of London capitalizing on the few chances they had, like they do. Should also note, Saginaws high percentage in the face offs, which I haven’t heard mentioned, was a huge part to their time possession and victory. Very well played. Very well deserved. Enjoy the moment!

Let’s Go Spirit! Way to make Michigan proud!

 

[N Da No]

CONGRATULATIONS Saginaw and Spirit Fans.

You have a memory that will live forever and will never be able to be taken away from you.

When you have great ownership who care so much about the community with people such as Dick Garber and Craig Goslin good things will and do happen.

You put on a great Memorial Cup, one that will be remembered for years and ended with .......

Memorial Cup Champions 2024 ...... YOUR Saginaw Spirit.

 

[Spits1963]

I hope that we did the league and all of Canada proud with our hosting this year...we all understood what this means and the significance of hosting on American/Michigan soil and we 100% appreciated the responsibility given to us by the Canadian Hockey League. I'm sure it's not easy for Canadians to see the tournament hosted and trophy hoisted by an American team but I assure you, we treasured the opportunity and will forever be grateful for the experience that we all had over the past two weeks. It was truly a celebration of hockey in Saginaw and we will keep that cup and give it the reverence and respect that it absolutely deserves.

I’ve been to Saginaw quite a few times and have witnessed firsthand that this is a hockey community. For me it’s not an American thing, you are apart of the CHL and as deserving as anyone to call yourself
Memorial Cup Champions!

 

[ijaferd]

I have tears in my eyes posting this but at the 30second mark you'll see his parents and I can say with complete confidence that disco stu had something to do with that puck crossing the line with 20seconds to go.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1797455114782863780

I never met STU, but I guarantee he was there. As I walked into the security checkpoint a guy in front of me had on a #52 Disco Stu jersey on. Brought a smile having read his posts and didn't even think about it until I saw the post last night. Should have asked who it was, family I assume.

 

[bcspragu]

 

[HLLYWD99]

Congrats to the Spirit, I didn't think anyone would beat the mighty Knights.

 

[Otto]

I never met STU, but I guarantee he was there. As I walked into the security checkpoint a guy in front of me had on a #52 Disco Stu jersey on. Brought a smile having read his posts and didn't even think about it until I saw the post last night. Should have asked who it was, family I assume.

That was his dad

 

[sbpointer]

Whitney Houston just played on the office radio at work.. That one is going to sting for a while..
Great game last night, great tournament overall.
Enjoy this Saginaw! Congrats...

 

[TcNorth]

Great victory…..Great crowds…..The Civic Center never looked better! Saginaw and Mid-Michigan should be very proud!

 

[Buttsy]

Way to go Saginaw. Congrats! Thanks for beating London.

Maybe one day you won't have to say Thanks to other teams and the Attack will ..... never mind just woke up.

 

[TcNorth]

n/m

 

[Finster8]

One last kick at the can. Sold out and a budding rivalry with our biggest game in franchise history. Win or lose l am proud of how from the GM, HC, Players and Fans have put Saginaw on the CHL map.
60 minutes of hockey to determine who raises the Cup

What a game! When London scored to make it 3-1 I’m thinking here we go and then 3-3 well WTF again. We have outplayed them yet it’s tied. Kudos to Simpson best Goalie this year. Then Bloom gets the winning goal, poetic. DD looking to improve his club for the PO’s gets Josh Bloom for nothing but a handshake.

 

[bcspragu]

Saginaw signed Epperson out of the US Program today. Stats took a hit after his first year in the program. Once decently touted. Let’s hope he can find his game under Laz

Scoring winger Kristian Epperson signs in Saginaw - Saginaw Spirit

Saginaw, Mich. – The Saginaw Spirit have signed forward Kristian Epperson to an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement, the team announced Wednesday afternoon. A left-shot winger from Mequon, Wis., Epperson spent the last two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program. Epperson...

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