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Alex Burrows: 26G 21A 47P +21 in 75 Games Markus Naslund: 23G 20A 43P -13 in 76 Games Bonus: Ryan Kesler 2008/2009: 24G 31A 55P +10 in 75 Games Markus Naslund 2007/2008: 24G 30A 55P -7 in 82 Games

I'm sure this has been mentioned, but I'll mention it again anyway: Alexandre Burrows: 68GP 22G 18A 40PTS Ryan Kesler: 68GP 20G 28A 48PTS Markus Naslund: 70GP 21G 20A 41PTS **cough**

It means get a PC. Hmmm... we seemed to have escaped the snow here in Courtenay.

The turnoff from the Malahat was just brutal. All you could do was hope to keep momentum and avoid the abandoned vehicles.

We have about 16" right now in Courtenay and it is still coming. I guess I'm walking to work tomorrow.

I just drove from Victoria to Courtenay in the stuff. When I left Vic it was a light rain. It was 3 degrees in Goldstream park around 1:30, so I figured that the snow wasn't hitting yet... boy was I wrong. As I climbed the Malahat things became progressively worse until I was at the point of no return. It took about 45 minutes of dodging trucks that were spinning out before I got to the Brentwood bay ferrry turn off. I thought that would be the worst of it but the Cowichan valley was just nasty. There was near zero visibility, heavy snow, tons of accumulation, and accidents slowing traffic until near Ladysmith. From Ladysmith to Nanaimo was still snow covered, but seemed a lot less slippery. From Nanaimo to the Cook Creek turnoff on the new highway had one lane that was basically bare and wet despite temperatures around -2 degrees. From the turnoff to Courtenay however was brutal (clearly whoever has the snow plow contract for this area dropped the ball as it was a dramatic change right at that intersection). By this time, 4:30ish, it was getting dark and the snow really started to come down again. Finally I got to Courtenay but I had to drive through the city. Apparently people were spinning their wheels all day because the entire city is covered in VERY slippery sheets of ice. The last thing I had to do was drive up a very lage hill that was very snow covered but I finally made it home around quarter to six. Seriously should have stayed in Victoria..

Congratulations on making it to the next round Mason. It sounds like the coaching staff has a lot of confidence in you.

Thanks for keeping us up to date Mason. Since you mentioned Michael using the computer a lot, I was wondering if you guys ever check out what the fans are saying about you on the forums. If you do, I'm sure you realize how much we are looking forward to seeing what you can do. ...and if you do watch what we're saying, don't take anything too seriously, this is a hockey-mad province.

It's interesting that they have you paired up with Grabner... it seems like you guys will be two of the most interesting players to watch over the next few years.

The fans in BC can't wait to see what you can do!