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Sorry I missed Tuesday night, just had to rest some weary body parts.

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WEEKLY UPDATE

Sixpack took the week off to attend the Make-a-Wish Foundation's annual blind stripper and reformed lesbian bull riders event in Utah. Hope it was worth it. His stand-in Bob made quite a few saves and kept the game close. Sixpack is still our second favorite goalie but the new guy doesn't smell nearly as bad so ...

I'm old so I forget who did what, but white scored the last goal to send us all to the locker room to enjoy some heiny's and molson goldens. Good job with the brews quiet Brian.

Frank is supposed to be here this Tuesday to sharpen skates! Who's in?


A first grade girl handed in the drawing below for a homework assignment.

After it was graded and the child brought it home, she returned to school the next day with the following note:

Dear Ms. Davis,

I want to be very clear on my child's illustration. It is NOT of me on a dance pole on a stage in a strip joint. I work at Home Depot and had commented to my daughter how much money we made in the recent snowstorm. This photo is of me selling a shovel.

Mrs. Harrington

WEEKLY UPDATE

Well I think we have a new nickname lets try AVERY as in Sean Avery for JD, the reason, sloppy seconds. It's not often I start the Update with the beer selection but I had to this week & this is not a shot at the man & his fine selection of beer, it was quite a sight. As a matter of fact you could see right through the cooler! Hiney's, LaBatt's & a couple different flavors of Sam Adams, caked in ice along with some snow from the Zamboni. Here's the thing it was all leftover from Christmas, hence, sloppy seconds, hence hence, Avery. And were flirting with Pele for Rusty because of the Brazilian brews he supplied.
Now on to the game, this week the White squad put it all together & came out on top with a three goal victory. Tree led the way with a solid, focused effort using good positioning & a quick glove hand to keep the lead all night. Up front Chuck & Spongee had some chances & left some curse words & scoring chances at the top of the crease. That was not the case for Rudy who found the back of the net as he does most weeks. Johnny Longpants returned this week & was the offensive force he usually is from the blue line, teaming with Tim & Tony Romo to apply steady pressure when all four were on the ice. Rusty meanwhile played the role of stay-at-home defence man with most of his offence coming from just inside the blue line while keeping the Dark forwards honest.
The Darkie never let the game get away but were just not able to get even while battling injuries & huge rebounds. Crabby took a puck to the hand early on & split his finger like a steamed crab leg minus the butter. Being the true warrior he is the Crab Man went to the locker room for some repairs & maybe a quick beer & returned to the ice to finish the game. Jaybird was his steady self on the night using his size & quick stick to break up several plays- I'm gonna keep strokin him until we get some of those ribs. Murph & Daddy Pat play a similar style of defense, allowing you to get close enough to use those long poke checks & start a rush up ice, both guys did that well last night. At forward Shooter, Curty, & Quiet Brian cashed in on some good chances two of which came off sweet no look passes from Liam. Kevin's game continues to improve as does his speed which is now approaching that of finger nail growth.
On the medical front the Commish is still battling the yeast, I mean staph infection but seems to be getting better. Hopefully he can rejoin us soon after the swelling subsides because as Russ will tell you it is difficult to pull up your hockey pants with a swollen staph. Has anyone seen the Hurricane Unger? He has moved past the milk carton & onto a billboard: MISSING HAVE YOU SEEN ME? We may need a computer enhanced image.

THIS BETTER CURE THE CHUBBY CHASER

MIA

2 1/2 hours in the emergency room for 2 lousy stitches. I should've stopped at nick's for takeout on the way!!

-crabby

p.s. Whatever happened to Carl?

WEEKLY UPDATE

Before we get into the game lets get a quick update on the Commish, I spoke to him tonight (Thursday), he is still in the hospital but feeling better & hopes to be released sometime Friday. Dan has spent the last five days or so in the hospital after suffering a staph infection in his leg (lower body injury) not an infected staff as first reported. Hopefully Dan will be able to rejoin us soon & we wish him well. Now on to the game.
No Commish, no problem as the teams were pretty even which means an even game that saw the Dark edge the White in the end. After a slow start the Dark squad battled back from a 2-0 deficit & started to pull ahead behind Chim-Chim (Brit)& Daddy Pat, along with the youthful enthusiasm of the hic-cup quick Craig Hedrick. His play making picked up the bench, Moose (the new guy)played with much more confidence this week if nothing else & Curty & Fricker also buzzed around all night. On defense Murph was his usual self, in position with an active stick & teamed with Jaybird for a strong defensive pairing. Spongee was also on the back line playing on of his best games making some good outlet passes & working up a good thirst.
The Whites were led by the usual suspects; Tim, Rudy, Quiet Brian & Crabby used their size & speed & kept Sixpack busy all night. Liam & Chuck used the relentless fore check just like they do every week while the speed & skills of Shane Dunfee & Tony Romo have kept Sixpack sore for the past two days. Shane used the Forsberg deke to put me on a postage stamp in Sweeden. Tree was solid in goal making some huge saves after some nice Dark passing plays & kept the Whites in the game. The Darkies held the lead late but the Whites kept chipping away with goals only to be answered until the last one.
The beer was handled by Chuck, without pretzels and he fell about 18 beers short of the TWO CASE MINIMUM with a 30 pack of Coors Light, Tony Romo smuggled in a few Yuengling's to help out. And just when you thought the consecutive game streak would be broken, the Fan showed up with a couple minutes left in our game to keep it alive!
GET WELL COMMISH
I think if you strech before you play you may be able to prevent infection

WEEKLY UPDATE

The boys were back on the ice & were flying after a week off, full benches & fresh legs make for a good skate. The Darkies pulled this one out with "the next goal wins" goal giving them a two goal victory. Crabby led the way for the Darkies sliding through the slot to block a shot on his first shift & continued to play his best game of the new year. Curty, Rusty, Liam & Chuck were all over the place, scoring & setting up chances while Jaybird, Murph & Britter held down the fort at the back line.
The Whites fell behind early but battled back with a flurry of goals midway through the game. There was plenty of skill dressed in White, Rudy, Quiet Brian & The Commish all had good chances that led to points but it was JD who proved to be the sniper blowing two long range shots past Sixpack. Spongee was unable to get on the scoreboard ending his goal scoring streak at one game. On defense Daddy Pat & Tony Romo teamed with Timmy & Johnny longpants all joined the play at the offensive end & stood tall in front of there own end. Tree was his typical solid self keeping the fan clapping loud enough for me to hear at the other end of the ice. Shooter played his normal gritty/graceful game but he dropped the ball on the beer by bringing only 24 I guess one case of LaBatts is the same price as two cases of Lions Head.
It has come to our attention that we may have some fans that cannot make it out to the games so they keep abreast of the action in the TNHL by reading the Blog. You can't get a more honest account of what happen during the game & since we do not have an official photographer we must add pictures that can best describe the action. Some may think this Blog does little more than exploit women, this is simply not true & we should not be judged by our pictures. Like this one

It was taken at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Bovine competition finals!

WEEKLY UPDATE

With the holiday ALL STAR break keeping every TNHL'er off the ice you would have thought we would not have any news to report, not so fast my friends. Rumors abound concerning the first TNHL outdoor game, sources inside the TNHL offices in Springfield have confirmed preliminary discussions have taken place. The location of the tentatively named SPRING SKATE is still up in the air although The Collingdale Ponds seem to have the inside track. The surface of the big pond is about the same size as the Springfield Rink, the depth of the water is an obvious concern as would be the temperature outside during the spring. Another aspect of the game which is still in negotiations is the media coverage, word is publishing giant TOWN TALK news papers is willing to do it. One thing we can tell you is the game will be sponsored by the good people at NEWPORT MARINE who have even offered to supply those floating key chains just in case there isn't any ice to skate on. The Commish would not confirm or deny any of these rumors, but knowing how he likes to market his league (see the new clothing line & Internet web page) this reporter would be surprised if this game fell through. Pun intended.

See you Tuesday