Well, since it's been some time between postings, there's a new owner in town and his name is Google.

I've jumped through all the hoops, and am now ready to report on the CAN-USA training camp that is going on down in Birmingham, Alabama at the Lakeshore Foundation.

The entire Canadian National Team are there, along with a grade-A support team of coaches and staff.

Amongst the Canadians at the camp are national team members:

0.5 - Jared Funk (Niverville, MB)
0.5 - Daniel Paradis (Quebec City, QC)
1.0 - Trevor Hirschfield (Parksville, BC)
1.5 - Patrice Simard (Quebec City, QC)
2.0 - Martin Larocque (Embrun, ON)
2.0 - Say Luangkhamdeng (Surrey, BC)
2.0 - Trevor Murao (Vancouver, BC)
2.0 - David Willsie (London, ON)
3.0 - Ian Chan (Surrey, BC)
3.0 - Fabien Lavoie (Quebec City, QC)
3.0 - Mike Whitehead (Bradenton, FL)
3.5 - Garett Hickling (Vancouver, BC)

National Squad members:

0.5 - Martin Mainguy (Quebec City, QC)
1.0 - Mike Bacon (Saskatoon, SK)
1.5 - Jason Crone (Owen Sound, ON)
1.5 - Erika Schmütz (Whitby, ON)
2.0 - Allan Chartrand (Wabamun Lake, AB)
2.0 - John 'Joey' Kim (London, ON)
3.0 - Sébastien Cloutier (Trois-Rivières, QC)
3.0 - Dale Nording (Edmonton, AB)

Stand by for a recap on today's inter-squad "friendly" game, as Marco Dispaltro is watching the game and giving us play by play feedback:

Marco - The game has just started, and the US just got a turnover

Marco - The US is now up by 1 goal...

Marco - I'm here, sitting next to John Bishop, the USQRA webmaster...

Marco - Zupan with the goal!

Marco - Murao on the give and go with Hirschy

Marco - Long front court pass to Hirsch with the goal...

Marco - The US with another turnover when Murao tried to pass over Sumner...

Marco - Stolen and a score of 5-2 for the US...

Marco - Canada now with the ball... the jump i mean

Marco - USA going for last goal...

Marco - 1:10 left...

Marco - 6-4 usa...

Marco - Both teams with 4 time outs...

Marco - [I will have to leave soon to take up camera duties from Adam...]

Marco - No last goal and the US had to call a time out...

Marco - Bad pass from Willsie turnover...

Marco - Jump ball!

Marco - Next jump will be US posession...

Marco - The score is now 12-10 for the US

Marco - 12-11... with 1:45 left

Marco - US probably going for last goal

Marco - Subbing Sumner for Wilmoth (for height purposes)...

Marco - Sumner, Zupan, Lyduch, & Hoggsett for the USA vs Willsie, Murao, Chartrand & Larocque for Canada...

Marco - 45 secs left...

Marco - 30 secs left...

Marco - Hoggsett barking out the play for the USA...

Marco - Zupan with the goal with 4.7 seconds left on the clock...

Marco - US up 13-11

Marco - We're now at Half Time with the US up by 2...

Marco - Scores in the earlier games were:

Game 1 - USA 41 - CAN 31
Game 2: USA 38 - CAN 28
Game 3: USA 41 - CAN 35
Game 4: USA 39 - CAN 24
Game 5: CAN 39 - US 38 (3 OT)
Game 6: USA 41 - CAN 38
Game 7 - in progress RIGHT NOW!

Marco - US running Sumner, Tapec, Kearley, & Regier vs Canada's line of Whitehead, Nording, Hirschfield & Mainguy

Marco - on the US bench are Lyduch, Zupan, and Wilmoth

Marco - Whitehead turns the ball over

Marco - Goal US up 15-11

Marco - Tapec bailing US out reaching on Whitehead and tapping the ball out of bounds

Marco - Hirschey on the in-bound

Marco - Turnover Canada

Marco - Nording getting a turnover off of Tapec

Marco - US setting up in the key

Marco - Crouch, Fonner, Cohn (1.0 from AZ)

Marco - Kirkland also on the bench for the US

Marco - Whitehead with a long pass to Mainguy...

Marco - Turnover!

Marco - New line up for the States... Wilmoth, Zupan, Fonner, and Crouch

Marco - 17-12 USA

Marco - US up by 5...

Marco - Nording with the goal... spread is now 4

Marco - On the bench for Canada are Chartrand, Larocque, Murao, Willsie, Hickling, and Paradis

Marco - The 10:30 game will feature the rest of the team.

Marco - Whitehead passing to Mainguy with a direct pass that Mainguy can't handle... Turnover!

Marco - Hickling, Murao, Willsie, and Paradis on the court for Canada...

Marco - Willsie with the goal after Hickling does all the work...

Marco - Canada with 3 timeouts... make that 4, and the US with 3

Marco - Fonner inbounds

Marco - Zupan with a bad pass, turnover!

Marco - US now subbing in their tall line up... with Tapec, Sumner, Hogsett, and class 1.0 Cohn

Marco - US crosses half... Sumner with the goal

Marco - Hickling follows up coast to coast with the goal for Canada

Marco - Tapec scores... 21-16 USA

Marco - Hickling picking his way through US defense over half...

Marco - US going back to the key...

Marco - Hickling in the key, Willsie with the pass and... scores!

Marco - 21-17 now for the States...

Marco - 2 minutes left... turnover US, Tapec pass on Sumner's bumper...

Marco - Canada corner in-bound deep in the US zone...

Marco - US in the key... Willsie surveying...

Marco - Canada going for last goal...

Marco - 35 secs...

Marco - 25 secs...

Marco - 20...

Marco - 15...

Marco - Canada turns the ball over...

Marco - Murao reaches...

Marco - 2.2 secs left...

Marco - Canada to start with the ball and with Murao in the box...

Marco - Time out Canada

Marco - Deuces on the floor...

Marco - Murao's penalty could prove costly...

Marco - Willsie inbounds to Rock...

Marco - Nice catch!

Marco - Deuces bail out Murao... Rock with the goal

Marco - 22-19 US

Marco - Zupan with the ball and goal

Marco - The Deuces using patience and elusiveness to score...

Marco - 24-20

Marco - Murao in-bounds to Willsie

Marco - Willsie passes to Larocque, picked by Sumner...

Marco - USA calling time out after the turnover...

Marco - US down to 2 time outs

Marco - 6:11 left in the game with Hogsett in-bounding...

Marco - bumps pass to Zupan and a goal...

Marco - Canada running HI-LO with Hickling, Whitehead, Hirschy and Paradis

Marco - US running a 3, 3, 1, 1 lineup with Zupan, Sumner, Lyduch, and Hoggsett

Marco - US on the press...

Marco - Canada breaks the press and scores...

Marco - 26-22 US

Marco - Hoggsett in-bounds the ball...

Marco - Zupan breaks the Whitehead coverage and goes coast to coast...

Marco - US setting up in the key with Sumner in the middle...

Marco - The US loves his height...

Marco - Canada calls time out

Marco - 2 time outs each...

Marco - 4:16 left

Marco - US looking to sub...

Marco - Hickling to Whitehead for the goal

Marco - US breaks the Canada press and Zupan scores

Marco - US going back to the key

Marco - Hickling to Whitehead goal

Marco - Can and US going goal for goal

Marco - Hoggsett called for 2nd contact before the whistle

Marco - US running Wilmoth, Zupan, Hoggsett and Regier

Marco - Zupan long lead pass to Wilmoth for the goal

Marco - 30-25 US with 2:48 left...

Marco - Long in-bound from Whitehead to Hickling...

Marco - Back to Whitehead for the goal...

Marco - US answers back... 31-26

Marco - Canada subs... deuces are back in the game...

Marco - Meanwhile, Fonner subs for Hoggsett for the USA

Marco - Larocque with the break away goal...

Marco - 2 minutes left... 32-27 for the US

Marco - Wilmoth on the spin

Marco - Canada on the power play...

Marco - Larocque gets the jump...

Marco - US gets the ball...

Marco - Fonner in-bounds to Zupan

Marco - to Wilmoth for the goal

Marco - 1:08 left

Marco - Willsie 1 on 1 against Regier, easy goal

Marco - Wilmoth coast to coast

Marco - Spun at the goal line for the penalty goal

Marco - 44 secs

Marco - Willsie with the goal at the corner

Marco - Murao hit hard to the floor

Marco - but he's fine

Marco - couldn't get the turnover

Marco - US scores

Marco - 8.4 secs left...

Marco - Canada sticking with the Deuces

Marco - 0.9 left Canada calls time out again

Marco - Game over. 35-30 US

Marco - The next game is scheduled to start at 10:30