Santa Fe Update

I didn't get to this from yesterday's Albuquerque Journal, but NAHL commish Eric Krupka responded to the feedback generated by his comments in the interview: RoadRunner notes: NAHL Commissioner Eric Krupka, who drew the ire of RoadRunners management last week with his comments in an interview that was posted on the league Web site, addressed the controversy in an e-mail sent to the Journal on Tuesday. Krupka was quoted in the interview as saying, "Some teams aren't run right, they're in the wrong market. For example, Santa Fe is not a market that's going to work for hockey." He was also quoted as saying he would like to see the league get down to 12 teams from 17. In Tuesday's e-mail, Krupka said only a small portion of his answers were published in the interview. "The Roadrunners are one of the league's best franchises with an owner who has sacrificed a lot to keep the players together," Krupka wrote. "I have known Mary Magdelene-Lorang for awhile now and as Commissioner of the North American Hockey League, I will help her in anyway possible. The Roadrunners have my full support and they will remain in the NAHL for a long time to come." Also making a save is City Councilor Matthew Ortiz who apologized for what he called his "ignorant" comments earlier this week disparaging the sport of hockey. According to this morning's Journal, Ortiz "has learned since that hockey players are "every bit as passionate" about their sport as are other athletes." Duh... As penitence, Ortiz volunteered to be put in a dunk tank of ice-cold water on the rink in order to help draw fans to the games. Oh, how I long for the old days, when fools were placed in stocks in the town center and suffered the indignity of the public hurling rotten food. At this point, I'd offer up the entire city council, as last night they rejected the Roadrunners' request to sell beer at the games.