WEEKLY UPDATE

After our first ever all-star drinkers break some of our best boozers returned to their Tuesday night home. The Dark squad skated off with a victory for the first time in the past few weeks. The benches overflowing with skaters the pace was quick & the Darkies jumped out to an early lead. Shooter scored one of the nicest goals of the night when he ripped a laser into the top corner from the face off dot. The week off helped everyone regain their legs as play picked up & the dark boys held the lead midway through. Tony Romo would get the Whites going with a redirection off his skate followed by a missile up under the cross bar for his second on the night. Tree kept things close with solid goaltending as usual but the Darkies finally cooled him off with a barrage of shots. Fricker's three day hangover had little effect on his game as he used his deceptive speed to score the goal of the night splitting the defense & wristing a shot just inside the post, Chuck also scored from that spot just minutes later. The Dark got contributions from everyone, Daddy Pat had his usual strong game, Moose had a couple of goals along with Quiet Brian & Jay Bird had a rare goal straying from his stay at home defensive style. The Commish returned after watching his son Dan Jr. backstop the Springfield Cougars all the way to the final four of the Flyers Cup & old friend Wojo buzzed through as he does at least once a year. Johnny Longpants was a welcomed addition teaming with Murph for a tough defensive pairing, but the real story was young Mitch Fury. His steady confident play stabilized the old legs on the Dark bench using his deft stick handling skills & great vision making us all wonder why Rusty didn't pay more attention to all the coaches he paid to teach Mitch all those skills. With Mom (Buffy) looking on Mitch put on a display of hockey talent she has been waiting to see since she started dating Russ, you could hear her laughing as Mitch dumped the old man about half way through the game.
Rudy was completely frustrated for the White squad after hitting me in the face during warm up & Crabby, Curty & Gluten Johnny also struggled to find the net. Liam & Spongee did Westfield Rd. proud with a good effort earning their post game beers once again. The boys found beer in the locker room due to Murph & myself stepping up to uphold the integrity of the TNHL. Great skate boys , see you Tuesday.