The crocodile who turned well-known after his look within the 1986 movie “Crocodile Dundee” has died, the Australian reptile and aquarium attraction the place he lived introduced on social media.

Burt, the enduring Saltwater crocodile that appeared alongside Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski within the hit film, was believed to be greater than 90 years previous.

Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin mentioned in an Instagram submit that Burt died peacefully over the weekend, “marking the top of an unimaginable period.”

“Burt’s life story is certainly one of power, resilience, and a persona as daring because the Prime Finish itself,” the submit continued. “Captured within the Nineteen Eighties within the Reynolds River, Burt turned one of the recognised crocodiles on this planet, showing in Crocodile Dundee and serving to to form Australia’s picture as a land of rugged pure magnificence and awe-inspiring wildlife.”

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The aquarium mentioned Burt made his solution to Crocosarus Cove in 2008 and went on to grow to be “fierce and engaging ambassador for crocodile training.”

“Identified for his impartial nature, Burt was a confirmed bachelor—an perspective he made clear throughout his earlier years at a crocodile farm,” they mentioned. “His fiery temperament earned him the respect of his caretakers and guests alike, as he embodied the uncooked and untamed spirit of the saltwater crocodile.”

Within the movie, Hogan’s character Mick Dundee swaps the Australian outback for the concrete jungle of New York after assembly an American reporter, performed by Kozlowski. Burt is seen in a scene the place Kozlowski’s character is attacked as she kneels subsequent to a creek.

Burt might be honored with a commemorative signal at Crocasourus Cove.

Lucia Suarez Sang

Lucia Suarez Sang is an affiliate managing editor at CBSNews.com. Beforehand, Lucia was the director of digital content material at FOX61 Information in Connecticut and has beforehand written for shops together with FoxNews.com, Fox Information Latino and the Rutland Herald.

Have extra feedback, questions? Attain out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are frivolously edited for readability.

On Ohio State soccer

To Brian: Mike Arace’s column concerning the insanity, madness or psychosis of many OSU followers about their obsession with beating Michigan yearly was wonderful. He unnoticed the numerous hours spent by college students, OSU employees and these followers to cross out the letter “M” for all signage on campus and surrounding neighborhoods. I labored with an OSU alum who was unable to sleep or eat a lot for a number of days earlier than the Michigan recreation. If OSU misplaced the sport, he would name in sick for a pair of days as a result of he couldn’t get out mattress. Throughout soccer bowl video games, he would need each Large Ten crew to win their recreation besides Michigan. It’s really unhappy that so many individuals make investments a lot of themselves in a recreation that has no impression on their life, their household or something that actually issues within the nice scheme of life. If Ryan Day actually believes that shedding to Michigan is nearly the worst factor to occur in his life, he ought to discover one other job that may convey him pleasure and peace.

Raymond D’Angelo

To Raymond: Extra pleasure and peace is required lots round these components, the place there seemingly is the “best” and “worst” and nothing in between. It is effective to criticize Day, and by no means was it extra deserved than after the offensive recreation plan vs. Michigan, however hearth him with the document he has? It is effective to dislike shedding, however to be unable to get off the bed? Actuality test, please.

To the editor: Fights appear to comply with TTUN. I consider they’ve been concerned in three postgame fracases prior to now three years. Maybe those that keep can be fracasers.

RP Schleichert

To the editor: Coach Day is paid solely $10 million per yr, and it isn’t contingent on beating Michigan. Are you able to think about what Day could be paid if he really beat Michigan often? Fort Knox would run out gold if he ever defeats Michigan.

Michael Oser, Columbus

Expensive sports activities editor: I assist Ryan Day and consider, on steadiness, that he’s been a superb coach who has earned and continues to obtain the love of followers and gamers alike. It’s straightforward for a lot of to neglect that Day was robbed of two playoff wins by unconscionably horrible officiating that modified the results of each video games. And it carries weight that he’s an individual of character. It’s onerous to think about him getting a lap dance at a bar, and his loyalty to gamers is reciprocated. First-round picks proceed to postpone their NFL careers to play for Day, and the most effective recruits select to be Buckeyes.

Which makes the drop-off at quarterback slightly baffling. Folks have been fast to sentence Kyle McCord and his indifferent perspective when he proved to be a merely good quarterback. Followers appear to be rather more forgiving with Will Howard and his completely satisfied, can-do perspective, however a superb perspective doesn’t choose up first downs towards elite defenses. We have been spoiled by 5 years of really elite quarterback play with Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields and C.J. Stroud, however the defenses weren’t fairly as much as snuff. Now we’ve had an elite protection for 2 seasons, with the present iteration clearly the most effective within the nation, however the play at quarterback will not be. Howard missed open receivers a number of instances towards Michigan, and whereas eight interceptions on the season will not be unhealthy, his breakdowns have come on the worst moments when superior quarterback play is required most. Michigan, who has an elite protection, offered out to cease the run, daring Howard to beat them. He failed. The play calling was understandably criticized, however it regarded to me just like the coaches didn’t belief Howard to make the throws that wanted to be made to get first downs and win the sport.

And backing up Howard is Devin Brown. Most have been clamoring to see Julian Sayin all season lengthy, however when it regarded like Howard could be out, followers began groaning on the prospect of Brown popping out to provide one other sub-elite efficiency. When Alabama’s Jalen Hurts wasn’t getting it achieved within the 2018 nationwide championship towards Georgia, Nick Saban despatched out Tua Tagovailoa to win the sport. Now each guys begin within the NFL. Will Day have the braveness to make such a call sooner or later, and can he have elite guys on the sideline to make it occur? I hope the reply to each is sure. Folks root for good guys, they usually respect loyalty. However success on the highest degree is decided by beating the opposite groups at that degree.

Bob Younger, Columbus

To Brian: Anybody who examine Ryan Day’s provide to supply a constitution flight for Buckeyes announcer and Iowa soccer dad Jim Lachey to return residence for The Recreation needs to be touched. They noticed a facet of the OSU coach that is not often been seen. Certain, he might afford to rearrange it himself or whether or not the college chipped in. It is the thought, you already know.

However Day rose above his season-ending loss. Michigan’s Sherrone Moore will remorse the flag-planting concept, crowing they “personal” the Buckeyes – a extreme lack of teaching humility. Hopefully, he’ll be chastened – a name from his former boss? He is forgetting the overwhelming dominance by Ohio State from 2001 to 2020. 

Day has earned my respect along with his beneficiant concern for others like Lachey. But not even a CFP championship (2022) might veil the heartache of rivalry losses. Particularly, a reverberating thud in Ohio Stadium. Might it by no means occur once more.

Larry Cheek, Dublin

On the Blue Jackets

To the editor: OK, so it wasn’t going to be a playoff yr anyway. We went out and obtained a brand new coach as a result of we did not like the best way the crew was being managed on the ice. We employed a brand new basic supervisor as a result of we did not just like the outcomes from the earlier rebuilding plan. We proceed to guide the league in missed video games resulting from accidents to key gamers.

Possibly it is time to check out the people who find themselves in control of the energy and conditioning program and make an identical change. It is a bodily recreation and accidents are inevitable, however it makes you query why we proceed to guide the league in that class.

Tom Cole, Etna

On highschool soccer

To the Editor: I learn with eager curiosity the Mailbag letter by Joe Motil this week expressing concern relating to how state champions at the moment are acknowledged. Particularly, Joe cited the 1966 Watterson soccer crew that was topped state champions after their resounding victory over Higher Arlington 32-0 within the season finale.

I used to be an assistant coach for UA on the sidelines on the time and witnessed firsthand that drubbing of the Golden Bears. We have been outplayed and outcoached as Watterson vaulted from No. 4 to No. 1 within the ultimate state ballot outcomes, correctly claiming the state championship title.

However the next yr the Golden Bears returned the favor and defeated the then-state champions 32-2 on the outdated North Excessive Stadium. That vaulted UA atop the polls for his or her first state championship in 1967. The Bears repeated an undefeated season in 1968 with one other championship and once more in 1969 with a 3rd consecutive undefeated title.

Paradoxically, UA was undefeated a fourth consecutive yr in 1970, however the state ballot title was awarded to an undefeated Massillon Washington crew. I do know that the OHSAA all the time works for the advantage of scholar athletes, coaches, directors and colleges. The present playoff system supplies equity to all ranges of groups in all sports activities, each girls and boys. However it appears to me that each one state titles, nevertheless earned, ought to be correctly acknowledged.

Tom Rutan, former president of the OHSAA State Board of Management

To Brian: Ohio’s two AFC North groups are in a well-recognized scenario, taking part in cellar dwellers to the hated Steelers and Ravens. A drastic treatment is required to avoid wasting our state from perpetual infamy. What to do? Nicely, the Bengals have a superb offense however awful protection. Cleveland has the other downside. Clearly a state takeover is required. For Gov. DeWine it might be a legacy-builder that dwarfs the Intel challenge. The mechanics could be easy: The 2 crew house owners would meet in impartial Columbus for a coin toss. The loser could be required to swap its greatest unit for the opposite crew’s worst. Higher to have not less than one contender than none. The one downside I can see is that the Browns would little question lose the toss.

Kevin F Duffy, Columbus

On faculty soccer

To Brian: Marshall soccer loved a really profitable season profitable their convention championship and accepted a pleasant bowl bid earlier than their coach then abandons ship for a greater provide and 25 gamers comply with by getting into the switch portal forcing the varsity to say no their bowl alternative. Gamers now routinely choose out of bowl video games individually though they accepted NIL cash from those that anticipated them to play all the season. There’s obtained to be a greater method. 

Dennis Singleton Dayton

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Burt, the large crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo within the film “Crocodile Dundee” and continued to impress guests together with his fiery mood and commanding presence, has died.

Burt died over the weekend, the Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia, mentioned. He was at the least 90 years previous.

“Identified for his unbiased nature, Burt was a confirmed bachelor — an angle he made clear throughout his earlier years at a crocodile farm,” Crocosaurus Cove wrote in social media posts.

“He wasn’t only a crocodile, he was a power of nature and a reminder of the facility and majesty of those unimaginable creatures. Whereas his character could possibly be difficult, it was additionally what made him so memorable and beloved by those that labored with him and the hundreds who visited him through the years,” the aquarium wrote.

A saltwater crocodile, Burt was estimated to be greater than 5 meters (16 ft) lengthy. He was captured within the Nineteen Eighties within the Reynolds River and have become one of the vital well-known crocodiles on the planet, in accordance with Crocosaurus Cove.

The 1986 film stars Paul Hogan because the rugged crocodile hunter Mick Dundee. Within the film, American Sue Charlton, performed by actress Linda Kozlowski, goes to fill her canteen in a watering gap when she is attacked by a crocodile earlier than being saved by Dundee.

Burt is briefly proven lunging out of the water.

However the creature proven in additional element as Dundee saves the day is seemingly one thing else. The Web Film Database says the film goofed by depicting an American alligator, which has a blunter snout.

The Australian aquarium the place Burt had lived since 2008 includes a “Cage of Demise” which it says is the nation’s solely crocodile dive. It mentioned it deliberate to honor Burt’s legacy with a commemorative signal “celebrating his extraordinary life and the tales and interactions he shared all through his time on the park.”

Nick Perry, The Related Press

U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) at this time launched the next assertion after a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate voted to go the Social Safety Equity Act, their bipartisan laws to get rid of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Authorities Pension Offset (GPO). The invoice now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into legislation.

“Lastly, Congress confirmed up for the thousands and thousands of Individuals — cops, firefighters, lecturers, federal staff, and different native and state public servants — who labored a second job to care for his or her households or started a second profession to afford to reside. Congress confirmed up for the lots of of hundreds of widows and widowers who’re denied their spouses’ Social Safety advantages whereas grappling with their loss,” mentioned Graves and Spanberger. “Louisianians, Virginians and Individuals throughout the nation have for greater than 4 a long time implored their representatives in Congress to take heed to their tales and shield their retirement safety and talent to assist their households. At present, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate voted to right this obtrusive injustice.”

The lawmakers continued, “For years, we’ve labored alongside these advocates to construct overwhelming bipartisan assist amongst our colleagues, urged management to provide these reforms the consideration impacted Individuals deserve, and finally pressure a vote on the U.S. Home ground to place an finish to this theft. We is not going to take our foot off the fuel till this invoice reaches the president’s desk and is signed into legislation to repeal the WEP and GPO.”

Earlier than Congress left Capitol Hill for the October district work interval, Graves and Spanberger filed a discharge petition for his or her Social Safety Equity Act — which secured the required 218 signatures wanted to pressure a vote within the U.S. Home. Final month, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Home voted to go the laws and ship it to the U.S. Senate.

BACKGROUND

The Windfall Elimination Provision and the Authorities Pension Offset have been added to the Social Safety Act in 1983. These two provisions cut back or get rid of retirement advantages for greater than 2.4 million Individuals who devoted a lot of their careers to public service — together with cops, firefighters, educators, and federal, state, and native authorities staff. In response to a nonpartisan 2024 report, the WEP denies earned advantages to greater than 1.7 million Individuals, and the GPO hurts greater than 420,000 Social Safety beneficiaries. Moreover, greater than 320,000 American retirees are impacted by each the WEP and the GPO.

Graves and Spanberger reintroduced the Social Safety Equity Act in January 2023 in the beginning of the 118th Congress. In November 2023, Graves and Spanberger urged the U.S. Home Methods and Means Committee to carry a listening to on reforms to the WEP and GPO — and a listening to was held later that month. In March 2024, the lawmakers urged the Committee to take the following step to get rid of the WEP and GPO by holding a markup on their bipartisan Social Safety Equity Act. Graves and Spanberger have persistently pushed for a vote on the invoice.

Presently, the WEP reduces the earned Social Safety advantages of a person who additionally receives a public pension from a job not coated by Social Safety. For instance, educators who don’t earn Social Safety in public faculties however who work part-time or through the summer season in jobs coated by Social Safety have lowered advantages, despite the fact that they pay into the system for sufficient quarters to obtain advantages. Likewise, the GPO impacts the spousal advantages of people that work as federal, state, or native authorities staff — together with cops, firefighters, and educators — if the job just isn’t coated by Social Safety. The GPO reduces by two-thirds the profit obtained by surviving spouses who additionally acquire a authorities pension — usually offsetting advantages completely.

Whereas we’ve got a break with out competitors over the vacations, our Athletic Communication workforce shall be taking a while off and never posting a lot or any content material to the net or our social channels between Dec. 24 and Jan 2. We’ll return with basketball previews Jan. 2 earlier than our groups get again to motion at house Jan. 3 towards Seton Hill.
 
We wished to take this chance to want all of our student-athletes, alumni, followers and different supporters a cheerful and wholesome vacation season.
 
The 2024 calendar 12 months was an awesome one for us right here at SRU. We noticed a number of groups have fun championships and The Rock declare the PSAC’s Dixon Trophy as the highest Athletics Division within the PSAC for the primary time since 2008. We celebrated tons of of particular person accolades for our student-athletes and coaches associated to their athletic and educational excellence and we watched as quite a few Slippery Rock student-athletes have been acknowledged nationally as the most effective of the most effective in Division II.
 
Your assist of Slippery Rock College and our Athletics packages was unbelievable this 12 months. Content material associated to Rock Athletics was seen greater than 30 million occasions throughout our quite a few platforms, together with the web site, our social channels, our digital community and our YouTube channel.
 
You watched greater than 50,000 hours of stay video broadcasts on the Rock Athletics Digital Community and seen pages on our web site practically three million occasions with visits from everywhere in the globe. Our social posts, graphics, photographs and movies on X, Fb, Instagram and YouTube obtained greater than 25 million views, exhibiting super assist for our student-athletes.
 
From all of us with Slippery Rock Athletics and our content material workforce in Athletic Communication, we wish to say THANK YOU for following alongside and supporting The Rock!
 
Have a secure and blissful vacation season, Rock Nation! We’ll see you in 2025!
 

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WASHINGTON – After the U.S. Senate handed the Social Safety Equity Act of 2024, the Communications Employees of America (CWA) union launched the next assertion by CWA Public, Healthcare and Schooling Employees Vice President Margaret Prepare dinner:

 

Our union represents over 130,000 public service staff in dozens of states throughout this nation. For many years, tens of 1000’s of CWA members and their households have requested for a good deal and to repair the unjust insurance policies of the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Authorities Pension Offset. These insurance policies unfairly slashed the retirements of hundreds of thousands of public service staff after lifetimes of serving their communities. 

 

These unjust insurance policies hit common of us who’ve devoted their lives to careers of service – of us like Susan, a CWA member and retiree from Columbus, Ohio who bought up and went to work on a regular basis for many years to assist with dietary wants for youngsters in her metropolis and serve these in actual want. Susan didn’t ask for a lot from that work – however what she counted on was with the ability to retire with dignity and safety locally she’d labored so arduous to strengthen.

 

Immediately, the promise of a dignified retirement for public service staff like Susan has been restored by means of the passage of the Social Safety Equity Act. Thousands and thousands of working class folks, individuals who make our communities work each day, will now get the retirement that they’ve earned and deserve. 

 

Our members are grateful for the advocacy and friendship of Senator Sherrod Brown in defending the dignity of arduous work in his work on this invoice. 

 

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This Week’s Video games

GRIFFINS at Cleveland Monsters // Sat., Dec. 28 // 7 p.m. // Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Pay attention: WOOD 106.9 FM & 1300 AM at 6:45 p.m.

Watch: AHLTV on FloHockey 

Season Sequence: 1-1-0-0 General, 0-1-0-0 Away. Third of eight conferences general, second of 4 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

All-Time Sequence: 74-40-9-13 General, 31-22-5-10 Away

NHL Affiliation: Columbus Blue Jackets  

Noteworthy: Cleveland’s Trey Repair-Wolansky ranks second within the AHL with 32 factors (14-18—32), Luca Del Bel Belluz is tied for third with 31 factors (16-15—31), and Rocco Grimaldi is tied for sixth with 28 factors (7-21—28). 

Good Time For A Break: The AHL’s Vacation Break got here at a superb time for the Griffins, as they’re on a season-high three-game winless streak (0-1-2-0) and have dropped 5 of their final seven outings (2-3-2-0). Nonetheless, Grand Rapids stays in first place within the Central Division, second within the Western Convention, and tied for fourth within the AHL with a 17-9-3-0 file and 37 factors by way of 29 video games. This marks the primary time because the 2018-19 season (17-11-2-2) that the Griffins hit the vacation break with a successful file. When Dec. 23 dawned final season, the Griffins stood fifth place within the division with a 9-13-3-1 file. Grand Rapids has faired nicely towards its division rivals with a 12-7-2-0 mark and has remained the highest group within the division since Nov. 8. 

Street Journey: The Griffins concluded their season-high six-game highway journey final Wednesday on the Texas Stars and completed the stretch of video games with a 3-2-1-0 mark. Grand Rapids has hit the pavement as soon as once more, as it’s within the midst of a stretch that may see it play 9 of 12 video games on the highway, which started on Dec. 7 at Chicago and can finish on Jan. 4 in Milwaukee. The Griffins are 9-5-2-0 (.625) in overseas territory with 20 factors, which ranks fifth within the AHL on the highway. By means of the primary 16 highway video games final season, Grand Rapids sported a 4-9-2-1 file (.344). 

Shine Vivid: Veteran Dominik Shine ranks first on the roster in each factors (7-15—22) and assists (15) in 29 video games. Shine collected his sixth multi-point sport of the season on Dec. 7 at Chicago (0-2—2), which tied for his career-high mark set in 2021-22, and now has three factors (1-2—3) in his final 4 contests. Final 12 months, Shine posted career-high numbers in assists (23), factors (33) and plus-minus ranking (+8) and is on tempo to succeed in 54 factors (17-37—54) this season. The Detroit native has spent his total profession with Grand Rapids since 2016-17 and has gathered 160 factors (68-92—160) and 509 penalty minutes in 451 appearances. Within the Griffins’ all-time rankings, Shine locations third in video games performed, sixth in penalty minutes, tied for tenth in extra time targets (2), and tied for third in unassisted targets (9). 

Rollercoaster Experience: By means of the primary 10 video games of the season, the Griffins scored greater than two targets simply thrice and averaged 2.20 targets per sport, which ranked twenty ninth within the AHL as of Nov. 4. Grand Rapids then averaged 4.10 targets per sport from Nov. 7-Dec. 1 and went 8-2-0-0 in the course of the run. Nonetheless, the Griffins have struggled to seek out the again of the web as of late, with 2.33 targets per sport of their final 9 outings since Dec. 6 and have gone 3-4-2-0 in these contests. The Griffins rank twenty third on the circuit with 2.90 targets per outing, whereas tying for sixth in targets towards per sport (2.66). When scoring a minimum of three targets this season, Grand Rapids is 14-0-0-0 in comparison with 3-9-3-0 when scoring fewer than three targets. 

Austin Powers: Veteran Austin Watson loved a team-high four-game level streak from Dec. 1-8 (2-2—4), and has secured a degree in 9 of the previous 12 video games (7-3—10). Watson is tied for second on the roster with 21 factors (9-12—21) in 27 video games and leads the group with 4 power-play targets. The Ann Arbor, Michigan, native has spent nearly all of his profession within the NHL, exhibiting 118 factors (60-58—118) in 518 appearances. On the AHL degree, Watson possesses 153 factors (82-71—153) in 261 outings, as he had spent his total AHL profession with Milwaukee earlier than this season. 

Lock it Down: By means of the months of October and November, the Griffins averaged 2.32 targets towards per sport, which ranked first within the AHL. Since Dec. 1, Grand Rapids has allowed 3.30 targets per sport. The Griffins stay one of many prime defensive groups within the AHL, as they’re tied for sixth with 2.66 targets towards per sport. Relationship again to final season, Grand Rapids has allowed simply 36 targets in its final 16 regular-season video games at Van Andel Area (2.25 GA per sport). Additionally relationship again to final season, the Griffins have allowed 50 targets of their final 18 regular-season highway video games (2.78 GA per sport). 

Battle for Energy: The Griffins scored a power-play objective in 5 straight video games from Nov. 24-Dec. 6 (5-for-15, 33.3%) however have now transformed on 4 of their previous 33 man-advantages (12.1%) since Dec. 7. The ability play ranks nineteenth on the circuit at 16.8% (17-for-101). For those who break it down additional, Grand Rapids’ residence energy play is 7-for-37 (18.9%, T16th) and its highway energy play is 10-for-64 (15.6%, twenty first). The Griffins have additionally given up the 5 short-handed targets, which is tied for the sixth-most. The Griffins’ penalty kill ranks third within the AHL at 87.0% and their 4 short-handed targets are tied for fifth. Grand Rapids has surrendered a power-play objective in six of its final 9 outings (28-for-35 on PK, 80.0%).   

Holy Goalies: Sebastian Cossa, the fifteenth general choose by the Detroit Crimson Wings in 2021, has been the go-to netminder for the Griffins this season, as he has a 10-5-3 mark with a 2.31 GAA and a .919 save share in 18 video games. Cossa ranks among the many AHL leaders in minutes performed (1,063:16, third), video games performed (T3rd), GAA (tenth) wins (T4th), and save share (tenth). The 22-year-old collected his first NHL victory throughout his debut on Dec. 9 on the Buffalo Sabres with a 6-5 shootout victory behind 12 saves and two stops within the shootout. Cossa grew to become the primary netminder in NHL historical past to win his debut by way of a shootout in a reduction effort. Veteran Jack Campbell was assigned to Grand Rapids on Nov. 18 and made his Griffins debut on Dec. 6 towards the Chicago Wolves. He later bagged his first win as a Griffin on Dec. 17 at Texas behind 20 saves in a 4-2 victory. By means of three video games with Grand Rapids, Campbell has a 2.37 goals-against common and a .917 save share. Campbell has 441 professional video games underneath his belt with a 2.67 GAA and 230 wins since 2011-12, splitting time between the NHL (176 GP), AHL (238 GP) and ECHL (27 GP). Ville Husso was reassigned to the Griffins by Detroit final Thursday. Husso has a 4-1-0 ledger with one shutout to go together with a 2.39 goals-against common and a .914 save share in six appearances with the Griffins this season. By means of seven profession video games with Grand Rapids, Husso has a 5-1-0 file with two shutouts, a 2.02 goals-against common, and a .927 save share. 

No Peculiar Joe: Newcomer Joe Snively posted a three-game level streak from Dec. 13-17, his second-best run this 12 months, and now has 5 factors in his final six video games (2-3—5). Snively is tied for second on the roster in factors (10-11—21) and second in targets (10) by way of 29 appearances. The Herndon, Virginia, native has received the final two Calder Cups with the Hershey Bears and confirmed a mixed 33 factors (6-27—33) in 40 video games in the course of the postseason with a 28-12 file up to now two playoffs. Snively additionally aided Hershey to a regular-season title final 12 months with a 53-14-0-5 mark (111 pts., .771), the second-best regular-season file in AHL historical past and probably the most wins by an AHL group in a 72-game season. The 28-year-old is seeking his third straight Calder Cup, as solely 11 gamers in league historical past have received three consecutive cups within the AHL and nobody has achieved this feat because the 1978 season. 

Hold It Shut: The Griffins have excelled at successful shut video games, as they’re 7-1-3-0 when a sport is determined by one objective. Grand Rapids is 10-8-0-0 when the competition is determined by two or extra tallies. The seven wins in one-goal video games are tied for seventh within the AHL. The Griffins have struggled in extra time to date with a 1-3 mark in comparison with a 3-0 ledger in a shootout. When main or tied after the primary interval, Grand Rapids is 15-2-2-0 in comparison with 3-7-1-0 when trailing after the primary. 

Shoot Your Shot: The Griffins have outshot their opponent simply six occasions within the first 29 contests, with three of these six coming towards Chicago. The Griffins common 24.8 photographs per sport, which ranks final within the AHL. Grand Rapids has been held to underneath 20 photographs six occasions and has exceeded 30 photographs six occasions. On the flip facet, the Griffins’ opponents common 29.1 photographs per sport (seventeenth in AHL) and have been held to underneath 30 photographs 13 occasions. The third interval has given the Griffins probably the most issues, as they’re being outshot 264-204 in comparison with being outshot 276-258 within the second and 287-241 within the first. Nonetheless, Grand Rapids has a 11-4-2-0 ledger when recording 20-29 photographs and a 9-5-2-0 mark when permitting 30-39 photographs. 

AHL Leaderboard Tracker:
Shai Buium—Tied for ninth amongst rookie defensemen in assists (9)
Sebastian Cossa—Third in minutes performed (1,063:16), tied for third in video games performed (18), tenth in GAA (2.31), tied for fourth in wins (10), and ninth in save share (.919)
Nate Danielson—Tied for second in short-handed assists (2), tied for first amongst rookies in short-handed assists (2), tied for seventh amongst rookies in assists (13), tied for twelfth amongst rookies in power-play assists (4)
Alex Doucet—Tied for third in short-handed targets (2), tied for first amongst rookies in short-handed targets (2)
Sheldon Dries—Tied for eleventh in targets (12)
Amadeus Lombardi—Tied for second in game-winners (4)
Austin Watson—Tied for first in main penalties (6) 

Milestones:
Final Sunday, Sheldon Dries appeared in his three hundredth AHL sport and Tim Gettinger skated in his three hundredth sport within the AHL on Dec. 17. 
Alex Doucet—One level from 50 as a professional
Sheldon Dries—5 assists from 100 within the AHL, 4 factors from 250 as a professional 
Joe Snively—One sport from 250 within the AHL

Picture by Mark Newman/Griffins

The FC Barcelona first staff squad may have a brief break following the sport towards Atlético Madrid on the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. Hansi Flick’s males will take pleasure in just a few days vacation over the festive interval to recharge their batteries earlier than taking over the challenges to return in 2025. 

The Barça squad will return to coaching on 29 December with the open doorways coaching session on the Estadi Johan Cruyff. 

The normal Christmas occasion promotes the FC Barcelona Basis’s charity and social work. Cash raised from the sale of tickets this 12 months will go in the direction of the “Polseres Blaugranes” mission, which goals to assist kids and younger adults dealing with long run hospital stays. 

Following the coaching session on 29 December, the gamers will make their conventional visits to kids’s hospitals within the Barcelona space. 

 

In a 12 months wherein the Membership is celebrating its one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary, and 30 years of the Basis, FC Barcelona want to consolidate the values represented by ‘Greater than a Membership’ which have recognized the organisation over its historical past with a charity marketing campaign that appeals to the delight of being a Barça fan. 

The marketing campaign highlights the ‘Polseres Blaugranes’ (Blaugrana wristbands) mission created by the FC Barcelona Basis. The initiative is a part of the Basis’s try to enhance the welfare and high quality of life of kids and younger adults who discover themselves in hospital, and others who’re affected by a severe sickness and are receiving pallitaive care at house. 

The marketing campaign video consists of member of the Barça skilled groups; FC Barcelona and Basis president Joan Laporta; Dr. Marta Segú, director common of the Barça Basis; the brand new mascot CAT; and the director and author Albert Espinosa, the creator of the well-known TV collection “Polseres Vermelles”, which has served as inspiration for the mission. 

The ample presence of athletes and institutional figures from the Membership, in a uncommon coming collectively, needs to hyperlink culer unity with this charity goal. The marketing campaign video takes the viewer by way of completely different Christmas scenes to create the impact that these collaborating are collectively on the similar time and place. 

In the course of the video, we see how a few of these concerned exhibit a blaugrana wristband, an emblem of the blaugrana neighborhood’s want to assist youngsters and younger people who find themselves struggling. The wristband is not only an adjunct, as every one symbolises the laces on the boots of our athletes, and makes an attempt to mirror the Membership’s dedication to the battle of kids and younger individuals in extraordinarily troublesome circumstances. 

FC Barcelona Basis ‘Polseres Blaugranes’ mission 

The ‘Polseres Blaugranes’ mission promotes initiatives developed in collaboration with youngsters’s hospitals in Catalonia and world wide. The principle goal is to humanise the eye and care of kids and younger adults affected by severe diseases based mostly on their recognized wants in every healthcare setting, and through palliative care at house, notably wanted in conditions the place initiatives will be carried out at house. 

On the one hand, the programme makes an attempt to enhance the emotional welfare of kids and younger individuals throughout their keep in hospital, and their household too, creating areas and an environment that may assist them with their sickness, and on the opposite, to foster modern complementary remedies to standard remedy that may result in an enchancment through the course of the sickness. 

Albert Espinosa, himself an instance of some who has overcome a severe childhood sickness, will take an energetic half within the programme as an envoy, serving to to design completely different initiatives and explaining his personal expertise to the youngsters and younger adults. 

The blaugrana wristbands will go on sale at a worth of €9.99 on Friday 20 December, however supply is not going to be out there till the top of January. The merchandise can be on sale on the FC Barcelona official shops and retailer.fcbarcelona.com. All the cash raised will go to the Blaugrana Wristband mission on the Basis.