Welcome Bucks fans, to the first of the Michigan Bucks blogs. Beginning this week, a Bucks staff member or player will blog right here on our website each day. This is a great way for us to stay connected with our fans, as well as giving you the fan a great opportunity to know what is going on inside the organization with insight from our staff members. We encourage your feedback, and look forward to hearing from you.
Congrats are in Order
First things first, I would like to congratulate our Major League Soccer affiliate, the Columbus Crew. Yesterday afternoon the Crew capped off their amazing season with their first MLS Championship, beating the NY Red Bulls 3-1 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles. We are very proud to be partnered with a first class organization like the Crew, and I couldn’t be happier for not only the players but also the staff that put in the long hours to make the season a success.
In regards to the players, I was very happy to see that former Michigan Bucks player Pat Noonan returned to MLS and was able to contribute to the Crew down the stretch. Certainly it is an honor to watch former players move on and continue their success at the next level. I would also like to send out special congratulations to Frankie Hedjuk. Frankie is an ambassador to MLS and a role model to many youth soccer players. It was very nice to see Frankie have a great game in his first MLS Cup appearance.
USL Annual General Meeting
This past weekend members of the Bucks staff and I attended the United Soccer Leagues Annual General Meetings in Tampa, FL. The meetings are designed to bring the teams from all levels of the USL together to discuss league topics and prepare for the upcoming year. Each year I personally look forward to going to these meetings to discover new ideas that have been successful with other teams. So many different promotions and great ideas are floated around, and it always gets me excited for the upcoming season.
Also during the AGM each team representatives attend the USL Hall of Fame dinner. This year I was fortunate enough to witness both Amos Magee of the Minnesota Thunder and current Houston Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad (formerly of the Rochester Rhinos) inducted in the USL Hall of Fame, an honor well deserved for both players. In addition to inducting in new members, awards from the 2008 season are given out. Of course all members of the Bucks staff were excited when our name was called to accept the 2008 Regular Season Champions trophy. This was a pleasant reminder of our recent success, but of course left us itching for more in 2009.
Be sure to check the website each day for a new blog posting. Until next time, enjoy the start to a short week.
Kyle Karns
President of Operations
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