Game Summary

Once again a quick pace was on tap for the TNHL this week, the boys were flying out there last night, as the Darkies avenged last week's one goal loss with a spirited three goal victory.

After jumping out to an early 4-1 lead the Darkies watched as the Whites battled back to tie the game, only to see the Dark gang score the last three goals on the night.
The Dark squad was led by some soon to be Commish Teammate, Johnny Longpants & Curty Downlow on the offensive end & Murph selflessly throwing his body through the boards to make plays in his own end.

Spongee in the meantime is playing some great hockey; he is cursing less each week. The turnaround started shortly after he got the complete Barry Manilow collection downloaded into his ipod & he did not miss a shift after getting caught with only his stump in his hand.

Chuck , Liam & the MRSA Missile Rusty set the tone with early goals & helped out in their own end. Liam made a great play along the boards in his own end to start a rush that led to a goal while protecting a one goal lead. Young Joe Mcc, will call him Quart, Geoff Sanderson's brother Brian & Mike the avid reader also chipped in with some big plays.

The offensive minded White crew did little to help out Tree, who turned in another clutch performance, leaving Rob out to dry on several occasions. You had to know it was not going to be Crabby's night, after he decided to defect from the Dark side & become a Jedi knight he almost screwed himself into the ice while trying to take a slap,wrist,snap shot from between the circles. He almost hit the puck and seemed to be fighting the puck all night. Krafty Craskey is mired in a terrible slump as he cannot seem to find the back of the net, I told him to try shooting on the other goalie.

Brit & Tiny Tim continued to push the tempo with their speed leading to several good scoring chances but they have yet to meet the Commish's high standards. One last time boys ON THE TAPE AT THE BACK DOOR OR DON'T BOTHER PASSING AT ALL. Jaybird added some offense from the blue line with a few nice shots on goal through traffic & teamed with Carl as the best pair of White defenders on the night.

Tuesday marked the return of Stinky Pete to the subs list, Stinky; a veteran of many years on said list, still has not washed his jersey. There is always room next to Pete in the locker room & on the bench. Tuesday may also have meant the end of the TNHL career of L.A. Don, Donny, pending a physical, will be farmed out to the TNHL's minor league affiliate in Los Angeles in exchange for Big Papi & a bag of pucks. This was the first game in a month where the last goal was not the game winner but the game was just as completive & the beer just as tasty, thanks to the tag team of Brian the new tin man & L.A Don for the beers.

Till next week

Sixpack

I didn't want to do this ...

I didn't want to do this, but we're instituting a beer list monitor to make sure everyone is in compliance.

props to sixpack for the pic

Game Summary

Before we get started just a couple of news items:

• First, Our annual Martin Luther King Jr. barbecue & basketball game was canceled again due to lack of attendance


• As many of you know, Heath Ledger, one of Liam's favorite actors died on Tuesday.
  Word is old Heath had always wanted to do his own stunts & chocked to death during the filming of Brokeback Mountain 2- The Re-Mount.

Now on to the game, after many weeks of trying & the continuous stacking of the team the white squad wins, again on the last goal of the night. Led by the speedy Brit, the whites earned a dramatic come from behind victory. Tree again was great in net, especially late as Crabby, The Commish & Tiny Tim, one of the few guys that can keep up with Brit all night, scored in the late stages.

The Darkies battled all night led by Shooter, Johnny Longpants, & Daddy Pat who was at his net crashing best. Chuck & Liam also chipped in with their usual strong play. On defense Murph held down the fort as he always does for the dark side & Spongee had his best game of the season on the back line.

Two of the unsung heroes of the week were Rusty the MRSA Missile who potted two early goals to get the darkies going & Big Pappi Pappa who got on the board with two of his own one on a breakaway & the other off a sweet pass from Quiet Brian.

L.A. Donny showed he was a real 2 way player; he goes TO WAY over the other side of the ice & waits for a player to get him the puck. DONNY IS ON THE BEER LIST THIS WEEK, he needs to be reminded.

Anyway, hats off to the white squad they were really flying last night, Carl, Krafty Kraskey, Jay Bird & especially Quiet Brian along with the rest of the guys kept up the pressure all night. Also the Dark team, the guys that were already mentioned & Geoff Sanderson's brother Brian, fought till the last goal. Chuck did a nice job with the beer, the ice & the cooler are another matter, assists from Spongee, Murph & Big Pappi meant beers from around the globe last night, Guinness, Labatts, Corona & some domestics as well, nice job.

Till next week

SixPack Ledger

SHS hockey social at the Bungalow

SHS hockey social at the Bungalow.
February 16th from 7-10
Open bar, food and a silent auction.

I believe that they will be auctioning off this ladies' bikini at the end of the night!


See Commish for tickets.



Additionally, Saint Buffy is organizing a Spaghetti Dinner fund raiser this Saturday night.

If any of you hockey players are hungry, I am organizing a Spaghetti Dinner fund raiser on Saturday, 1/26 4-7PM @ Glenolden School (MacDade Blvd and Knowles Ave) Glenolden PA to sponsor little Rusty's 8th grade class. Tickets are $8 adults, $6 seniors (55 and up) and $5 children (14 under). If anyone needs more info, please contact Buffy or Rusty!

Player Bio: Crabby

Nobody is really sure where Crabby came from he just showed up as a sub one night, came through the door with Fricker looking like the Skipper & his Little Buddy Gilligan. With the team name CRABS emblazoned across his chest a nickname was born. It took about three seasons before half the TNHL knew his real name, Chuck still doesn't.

He burst onto the scene & quickly became a regular in spite of his play, by showing a passion for the post game beer. Crabby was also influential in moving the TNHL into the 21st century by introducing us to the world with our very own Blog.


THUMBNAIL:

• Old school plays the game the way it was meant to be played, on ice, wearing skates, with a puck, followed by a few beers & a roast beef sandwich.


• Highly skilled, willing to play any position that will allow him to use his big slap shot, right after his toe drag.


• Has one really good knee.


• Has an uncanny ability to motivate his goalie using only two words “Don’t Suck”.


• Likes it shaved as he is usually one of the first guys out on to the fresh ice each week.


• Would have been a front runner for the Rookie of The Year if the TNHL was around back in the early 90’s, which is about the time he was turning 40.


• Clearly the best in the league on the computer proves this almost every week as you can see by his photo gallery.


• One of the most important cogs in the TNHL wheel, He is the guy that posts THE BEER LIST.

-sixpack

Sixpack Summary

Snow flurries blew around town today & the boys flew around the rink tonight, but like the drifting snow, the white was plowed to the side of the road by the Dark squad. Despite an outstanding effort in goal by Tree, the white boys could muster only five goals(Brit had that many himself) which was one fewer than the back to back winners.

The Commish tried all his old tricks, knocking over all the sticks while the boys were getting ready, supplying water bottles for his bench only, shooting into an open net well after play had been stopped. In spite of all this foolishness the darkies
stayed focused & chipped away at the white knights.

Chuck once again played inspired hockey, even if it was only on half the ice. The White led by the duo of Johnnylong & Tiny Tim on the blueline, had plenty of good chances, goals by Fricker, Crabby, & Daddy Pat pushed the White lead to 2 goals. Once again the pace was quick & at times some of the weary looked like rod hockey players that had slid up their peg, spinning around & missing the puck.

All in all it was a good show for our fan. Just like last week the last goal really would win the game & as usual it was some of the best hockey of the night. Each team had their chances & both goalies had big saves. Finally, after a big defensive play by Spongee & Murph, Chuck scored to send us into the night. The Beer detail was handled nicely by Fricker & I think Kurty Downlow supplied whatever treats he needed for Nick's.

Till Next Week
Sixpack

Game Summary

White loses again. crap. enjoy the hunnies. These ladies were most definitely not at Nick's last night.

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy

History…

Lady Byng, wife of Canada's Governor-General at the time, presented the Lady Byng Trophy in 1925. After Frank Boucher of the New York Rangers won the award seven times in eight seasons, he was given the trophy to keep and Lady Byng donated another trophy in 1936. After Lady Byng's death in 1949, the National Hockey League presented a new trophy, changing the name to the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.

The trophy is an annual award given to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.

Leading winners: Frank Boucher (7), Wayne Gretzky (5), Red Kelly (4).

Present Day…

This year the eligibility for the award has been expanded to include TNHL players and with the TNHL Commish’s new “Love and be Loved” policy there are sure to be many TNHLers as finalist for the award. Players such as Bob the Love Sponge, Cuddly Craskey and the new Hugs & Kisses Commish are sure to deserve strong consideration.

Unfortunately, not all players in the TNHL have taken advantage of the new eligibility opportunity and haven’t changed their “Old Time Hockey” roots. One TNHLer has already been removed from consideration due to up hauling lack of self discipline. Last Tuesday’s skate saw Sixpack remove himself from consideration with his unprovoked attack on an unsuspecting hockey net. Even though Sixpack is nearly two feet taller then his victim, he knowingly and deliberately let loose his rage and threw the net tumbling over. The net just laid still in fear until other players came to its defense and helped it back into position. This is in clear violation of the new “Love and be Loved” policy instituted by TNHL commish. It is not known what disciplinary action the Commish will take but swift and decisive action is expected. When reached for comment Ogie Oglethrop said “It is a disgrace to the game. This is what happens when they don’t allow the players to police the game. In my day, we’d run the goalie and that would put an end to it”. Not since the days of Dave “Killer Carlson” has there been a demonstration of such goonery in hockey. Dave “Killer “Carlson himself chimed in saying “Sixpack’s problems probably started with bad upbringing in the home”. Sadly to say, this yet another black eye for the game hockey.

-Daddy Pat

Kumbaya Summary

A new year, full benches, & a great skate. The pace was set early as the white squad scored on their first shift, got out to a 4-1 lead about twenty minutes into the tilt.

The white boys had what appeared to be two new players with them, it was later discovered that Johnny got some new long pants, & Quiet Brian washed his shirt. But on this night they would need more than some new clothes, the darkies had a few new tricks up their sleeves like the return of Rusty. His steady play on the back line helped settle things down in his own end. While Tree did his best to keep the darkies at bay the lads would not be denied, finally taking a lead about half way through the fray on a shot from the MRSA Missle.

A fine effort was also turned in by Liam who brought all his Westfield "attytude" after being left out of the "Size of Your Stump" discussion, that was won by default by Spongee. As a result of this victory Spongee would like to change his nickname to Gerth Longshank.

Anyway, back to the game, while the white squad watched the lead slip away the Commish was busy singing Kumbaya. I'm guessing he spent his time away from the rink listening to Bon Jovi's classic, Have a Nice Day. Crabby meanwhile started out the year with a huge game scoring 4 goals & some inspired play adding a couple of assists passing beers in the locker room.

The white boys fought back late with two goals & tied the score when Sixpack could not clear a loose puck & Quiet Brian scored into an open net. This led to an outburst from 6, who flipped his net when he finally got back to the crease "I haven't felt this bad since I asked a short fat black Home Depot employee where I could find the Gorilla Glue". This meant that the next goal really won, both squads had good chances, as the pace kept up till well past our 10:15 quitting time finally Liam sent everyone into the night with a cold Canadian soft drink. Nice job with the beer selection Murph & a nice assist from Mr. Rogers by supplying some back up beers.


Till Next Time

SIXPACK

Skate Sharpening

Frank will be there this week to sharpen skates. This photo captures Frank hard at work trying to give Spongee's skate an edge that he can't hurt himself with.