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http://joedipenta.com/blog The Official Blog of Joe DiPenta Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:54:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When I heard some of my former teammates were asking about me to some of my friends who were at Casino Night I suddenly really missed being a part of the Ducks.  I am really enjoying it here especially all the extra playing time, but the memories and the friendships ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2009/01/21/fighting-through-some-adversity/% Sean Avery is shooting himself in the foot if he wants to remain in the NHL.  Avery has been running out of chances since his days with the Kings.  At the end of the 2005-06 season, the Kings management asked Sean to leave the team with 2 weeks left to ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2008/12/16/sean-avery/% Glad to hear the Ducks have been playing well lately.  Since starting the season 1-5 they have gone 13-3.  Keep in mind there have been a lot of distractions surrounding Brian Burke from the beginning of training camp.  Burke was very open with the players in the opening meeting that ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2008/12/02/ducks-playing-well/% An interesting topic for discussion is whether or not Burke deserves all the credit for building the team in Anaheim into Cup champions or if the team would have achieved without him?  It is tough to say.  I think that some key pieces were definitely in place from Bryan Murray’s ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2008/11/25/burke-deserves-all-the-credit/% What does everyone think of Brian Burke’ stepping down from his duties as Ducks GM?  I think it was a very tough decision for him to make.  He had job security in Anaheim.  His family had just moved into a new house last season and was settled.    He had found ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2008/11/17/brian-burke%e2%80%99-stepping-down/% Thanks to Red, Chris, Rob and the “sweet Swede” for the nice comments.  Well we had a nice break.  My wife and I got to travel to Copenhagen (Kobenhaven) Denmark for the weekend.  What a great city!  I did not think we would like it as much as we did.  ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2008/11/10/taking-a-break/% Jessica and I took in a stand-up comedy show last Sunday featuring Charlie Murphy from the Dave Chappelle Show, here in Gothenburg.  We saw his poster, and called and got tickets.  It was funny because the opening act was in Swedish.   Everyone was laughing except two people.  Apparently he was ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2008/11/02/ruined-passion-for-hockey/% Hey everyone.  The week has been good.  We are looking at an apartment today and hopefully we will like it.  We are looking forward to leaving the hotel.  It will be nice to have some more space and to do some home cooking as well. Our team has been playing ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2008/10/21/getting-settled-in/% Getting used to a new country can take some “getting used to.”  All of a sudden we are in an environment where we can't read the signs, the newspaper, or anything else.  The people around us are speaking a foreign language.  My wife doesn't know anybody.  I at least have ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2008/10/13/culture-shock/% Hi everyone.  It has been a great week.  Jessica and I have been here for 3 days now.  We arrived without any problems. Getting adjusted to a nine hour time change has been quite a challenge.   Though, so far I have felt great.   My new team Frolunda Indians has been ... http://joedipenta.com/blog/2008/10/05/joe-arrives-to-sweden/%