First shinny of 2009-2010 is in the books

2009-2010 Season Opener


Well, last night marked the beginning of another TNHL season and looks like it will be a season of change. Most notably the change at the goaltender position; With Tree on his sabbatical wondering the mountains of Lake Placid and trying to get in touch with his inner self Zach Kilgore stepped in to fill the role. Zach was stellar in net and has proven, once again, that the Commish has been asking the wrong Kilgore to play the last 8 years. When Six Pack opted out of his contract to chase his dream at City Hall, Alex got and accepted the call from the TNHL and was impressive in his TNHL debut. Alex stopped numerous 2 on 1 rushes from the combinations of Tig, Wojo and Opie. Other notable additions to the TNHL fold include fore mentioned Tig and Wojo; call ups from the farm that we hope to see more from this year. Mike & Mike. Not the annoying sports radio team, but a couple of hockey coaches who proved their game is not all talk & chalk boards; they can still play. The remainder of the roster is made up of the usual suspects for another year of futility…I mean fun.

(Due to multiple requests by players to keep their names out of this week’s Blog, we will be limited to a brief summary. This is to protect the names the innocent. Be Warned; next week details and names will be included)

There were some signs of rust from a long summer off, but play started at a quick pace, with up and down action for sometime before the first goal was scored. As stated above, the goaltending at both ends was impressive. It took a few shifts before the skaters caught with the goalies. Dark open the scoring and continued with a little flurry. Not to be out done, the white squad scored goals in a bunch towards the middle of the match. When the end of the night came and the magical words, “Next Goal Wins” were shouted it was the Dark time answering the call and claiming the first victory of the New Year. One down, 25 more to go.

There were some players missing from last night’s action due to injury and other. See the injury report below:

Britt: Out due to goaltender accountability: Brit brought Alex to “This Thing of Ours” (TNHL) and he is responsible for Alex’s performance. Rest easy Britt, Alex did well and you can come play next week.

Curt: Out due to a case of Brittless. Brittless is defined in medical books as the realization Britt is not going to hockey so you decide “I ain’t going”.

Six Pack: Misheard the old political motto “The Buck Stops Here”. He thought it said “The Puck Stops Here” and has opted out of his TNHL contract to pursue his dream at City Hall

Tree: On sabbatical in Lake Placid, NY. It is rumored he has joined a group of Druids and has accepted the honor of being named High Priest.

Crabby: Out due to bad back and bad choice of doctor, Also none as vagina enlargement, ball lose or aging.

JD: Out, because… well, that is what he does. For future, this blog will only note when JD plays. Odds makers place the Over/Under number for games played for JD at 7.

Quiet Brian: Played one shift and left due back or kidney injury. Rumor is he heard the rink ice is NOT glutton free and left in protest.

The Fan: The fan was out serving the first of a 3 games suspension for unruly rowdiness during the last year’s season finally.

Rusty: Has opted out of his TNHL contract and has accepted a management position with PECO. It has been reported he has cut his hair, trimmed his goatee and sometimes wears a tie. Also that he looks as his time with TNHL as part of his “Growth” as a person, but he has evolved beyond the TNHL. Rumors are that he has replaced his Combo & and a beer at Nick’s with Wine & Cheese parties. Just like when Bobby Clarke became management and insisted on being called Bob Clarke; Rusty now wants to be called Russ.



Time’s yours.

-Daddy "War & Peace" Pat