Okay, you heard it here first. The Blazers are the new AA affiliate of the Iowa Stars, the AAA affiliate of the Dallas Stars. So what will this mean for the Blazers and the state? That's right....absolutely nothing. But in Brad Lund's mind, it makes him the king of AA hockey, which is where he'd like to stay. Pretty sad, we're the AA affiliate to Des Moines, a city 1/4 our size.

So what if Lund hasn't made his statement yet.....this is the best thing I can come up with. If we're entering the AHL I'll be really surprised; if we're entering the NHL I'll pass out dead!