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There are many great breweries in the Twin Cities. One of the newest breweries is Fulton Brewing Company. I stopped there and picked up a couple growlers of their Russian Imperial Stout, called Worthy Adversary..... It is pretty damn tasty!

Hockey is my favorite sport. To me, hockey is like the back of my hand... I know it very well. In fact, I thought that I knew everything about hockey until the other night. I was watching the Wild vs Jets game and noticed that the Wild had two alternate captains (as shown by the "A" on thier sweaters)....This struck me as odd because I was under the impression that a hockey club was only able to have one captain, and one alternate captain per game. I happened to notice that the Wild had two alternate captains (Nick Schultz in the foreground, and Dany Heatly in the background) we're both wearing the "A" (for alternate captain) on their sweaters. I did some research and found this: Rule 6 - Captain and Alternate Captains
6.1 Captain - One Captain shall be appointed by each team, and he alone shall have the privilege of discussing with the Referee any questions relating to interpretation of rules which may arise during the progress of a game. He shall wear the letter “C,” approximately three inches (3'') in height and in contrasting color, in a conspicuous position on the front of his sweater. No co-Captains are permitted. Either one Captain and no more than two Alternate Captains, or no Captain an no more than three Alternate Captains are permitted (see 6.2).
Only the Captain, when invited to do so by the Referee, shall have the privilege of discussing any point relating to the interpretation of rules. Any Captain, Alternate Captain or any player who comes off the bench and makes any protest or intervention with the officials for any purpose shall be assessed a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct under Rule 40 – Abuse of Officials. Should this protest continue, he may be assessed a misconduct penalty, and if it further continues, a game misconduct penalty shall be warranted.
A complaint about a penalty is NOT a matter “relating to the interpretation of the rules” and a minor penalty shall be imposed against any Captain, Alternate Captain or any other player making such a complaint.
The Referee and Official Scorer shall be advised, prior to the start of each game, the name of the Captain and the Alternate Captains of both teams.
No playing Coach or playing Manager or goalkeeper shall be permitted to act as Captain or Alternate Captain.
6.2 Alternate Captains – If the permanent Captain is not on the ice, Alternate Captains (not more than two) shall be accorded the privileges of the Captain. Alternate Captains shall wear the letter “A” approximately three inches (3'') in height and in contrasting color, in a conspicuous position on the front of their sweaters.
Only when the Captain is not in uniform, the Coach shall have the right to designate three Alternate Captains. This must be done prior to the start of the game.

So, according to rule 6.2, each team is able to appoint a captain, and two alternate captains for any given game. Also, if the captain of the team isn't dressed for the game (whether due to injury, or healthy scratch) the teams coaching staff has the option of dressing three alternate captains.

Just when you thought you knew everything.........

The Wild are currently the #1 team in the NHL... This makes me happy! :)

I have the best dogs ever!

Unfiltered Belgian Farmhouse Ale.