Spud Kings’ Red and Gold intrasquad game doesn’t disappoint

IDAHO FALLS – Between nan first and 2nd play of Monday’s Spud Kings Red and Gold game, nan speakers blasted “Stayin’ Alive” arsenic portion of nan philharmonic entertainment.

A fewer of nan fans who made their measurement to Mountain America Center for nan team’s intrasquad crippled sang and danced. The Bee Gees’ classical tune has that benignant of power connected anyone who was astir successful nan ‘70s.

“Stayin’ Alive” had a spot of a different connotation for 36 lucky players.

While nan nighttime whitethorn person been entertaining for area fans who sewage their first sensation of lucky this season, Monday’s intrasquad crippled was each business arsenic coaches continued to make cuts to whittle down nan roster to nan last 26 spots, meaning each play, each line, was nether scrutiny to spot who was going to proceed their lucky careers pinch nan Spud Kings.

“We evidently person decisions to make tonight,” wide head Erik Hudson said extracurricular nan locker room aft nan game. “We’ll make a information of cuts tomorrow.”

The Spud Kings play a brace of accumulation games against Rock Springs connected Friday and Saturday and will group nan last roster afterward. The regular play originates Sept. 20 astatine Ogden.

For now, nan attraction is connected getting nan correct pieces successful spot truthful nan Spud Kings tin beryllium competitory successful their first play successful nan National Collegiate Development Conference.

“We person 10 guys to make a determination on, but really, everybody is still competing each time for a spot,” Hudson said. “I deliberation it’s important that we watch nan players to spot if they’re filling nan roles that we brought them present for. We sewage guys that are present to score, we sewage guys that are present to beryllium physical, and guys that are present to extremity nan puck.”

Every subordinate astatine camp, which started Sept. 4, was selected by nan Spud Kings’ unit truthful title was expected to beryllium fierce.

Thirty-six players saw action successful Monday’s intrasquad matchup that ended pinch nan Red squad defeating nan Gold 1-0 successful a shootout. Regulation and overtime ended astatine 4-4.

The crippled was scoreless successful nan first play but picked up successful nan 2nd arsenic nan Gold squad took a 4-3 lead. There was immoderate pushing and shoving arsenic nan gait picked up a spot and things sewage chippy. The Red squad yet tied it up successful nan 3rd to yet unit overtime.

“They’re each present for a reason,” Hudson said. “Our campy is longer than astir because we want to return our clip and make nan correct decisions. Does that guarantee that we’re going to make nan correct decisions? Not always, but we want these players to person each expertise to showcase themselves and that’s what we’re going to do.”

It was nan first clip nan Red and Gold intrasquad crippled was unfastened to nan public. Mountain America Center was astir two-thirds afloat by nan first period.