Week Late Update

By Joe Sixpack Siv McColskey



Well after I've had a week to digest our last game I can finally bring myself to make some shit up, now I'm sure you're all shocked to find out that this blog is not the Gospel Truth so here goes.

Good skate with lots of action & some really good goaltending, as always seems to happen near the end of the season we had a few more flat-bellies & everyones game benefits from that. This one went down to the wire with the Darkies finally scoring the beer frame goal for a true "next goal wins" victory.



It looked like the Darkies were going to skate away with this one early on as they kept steady pressure on the White & if not for the play of Tree this would have been over quickly. While Tree held the fort Rusty, Spongee & the boys settled in with the help of every new set of young legs that came through the door. Rustoleum used his speed & skill to some success, potting a couple but has been mostly kept in check since his fan club stopped showing up.

Romo played so well he got his own pin up post on the blog & Johnny Longpants jumped right back in at top speed after missing a couple weeks. Fricker was quick as a cat on his wing & involved at both ends & teamed with Pop Gun for some instant offense, unfortunately Pop Gun kept shooting the puck into my glove.



The Darkies had some tricks of their own this week as Crabby, disguised as a ninja, took a perfect pass from Rusty to open the scoring, they were on different teams...it was right on the tape...between the circles. We also had a flat-belly of our own,
the Deputy Commish donned some skaters gear & made us all wonder why he ever took up goalie. Young Dan notched a hattrick on "Mr. Tooms" including the goal to send us into the summer, I guess the White boys figured he was the real Commish not a playmaker.

Opie was also up to his old tricks keeping up with guys at least 2/3rds his age, while Durty Curty patrolled the offensive zone like the true sniper he is. This one was a low scoring affair due in large part to the play of the defense for both teams, for the Darkies Quiet Brian teamed with special guest bartender Johnny Suds to form a quality tandem, Sudsy found out quickly that his car is not as fast as Romo & that Spongee may not be the best player in the TNHL.

Also on the blueline were the Dynamic Duo, Murph & Flounder who once again turned in all star efforts, Flounder picked up another goal, his fourth in three games. Daddy Pat proved to be a trailblazer for this group once again, weather its on site sharpening or extra beer Pat is the man. This week he pops in the back door of the locker room showing no regard for the alarm ensuring we will no longer have
to take the walk of shame after a loss.

I waited to mention Crafty because of a couple of plays that resulted in shot to the head. Crafty had a high stick graze his cage along the boards to my right, went down like he was shot grabbing his cage & stopping play, a few minutes later a slap-shot
left a black mark on my helmet, bounced off the screen behind my net & back into the crease about 4' off the ice. Crafty, showing great concern for my well being, caught the puck, threw it in the net & raised his stick, I was still on my feet, I'm ok.


Curty did a nice job with the beer on a hot night some ice cold LaBatt's. As always it was a great season & I'm so glad to be back thanks to the Commish for all his hard work & to all you guys for keeping my childhood alive.

See you soon at golf, bbq, summer hockey?



Till then

Not the Weekly Update ...

This one's for you Romo ...

WEEKLY UPDATE

Great pace to this one as the flat bellies returned forcing the old guys to pick up their game for the second week in a row, this time the Darkies held off the White squad for the win. Opie got on the board early & was a force throughout matching the youngsters stride for stride. Dirty Curty may soon forget about his little side-kick Brit if he continues to play along side young Mike. Mike picked up the nick-name "Play Station" for his moves in roller hockey & used some of his old tricks to feed Curty who was more than happy to finish the play with his stick in the air.
The White boys had great pressure from their forwards using power & speed, Crafty & Officer Friendly muscled their way to the net for some chances & worked well along the boards while Fricker raced down his wing for several scoring opportunities. The trio of Pop Gun, Rustoleum & Romo were a handful every time they took the ice, quick feet & quicker passes meant some great goals & other good looks. Shooter continues to find himself in scoring position & is always dangerous, only his pending hip replacement keeps him from scoring more.
Spongee, a true TNHL treasure, played well in the second game of a back to back, which is not easy when you get to be his age. Sadly Bobs team suffered an OT loss in the finals of the Old Man Hockey League as the Black team skated away with the "Dentures Cup" Spongee was a finalist for the Depends Undergarment MVP award.
Crabby has been on his game these last few weeks & is always up for the challenge of a "Dean Youngblood" wannabe, it's always cool to see the look on a flat bellies face when Crabby introduces himself.
Once again the Dark defense was solid, Quiet Brian & Daddy Pat played tremendous together breaking up rushes, clearing rebounds or tying up White sticks during goal mouth scrambles. Just don't ask Romo if it was done legally. Murph's play week after week makes this easy to write, look back at almost any update and it will say pretty much the same thing, this guy never gives me anything different to write about unless he is on the Beer List, I think I'm going to call him Copy & Paste.
Flounder is another one, nothing flashy but steady once again this week right up until he pulls a Bobby Orr & jumps into the slot for the Beer Frame goal. This was another one that Tree never had a chance on I know he will say different but the Darkies scored some goals that were just unstoppable, Tree hung tough & kept the boys close.
Rusty needs to have his man card bronzed, this guy tells his wife he will take the family to a hockey game for their 19th wedding anniversary next thing you know they show up at Springfield. And the Howe's think they are the first family of hockey not in the "T". Our all time favorite fan Buffy was on hand looking as lovely as ever proving once again that hockey players get all the hot chicks, she along with her equally as beautiful daughter made a sign in honor of our hero. Thankfully the sign was home made & not by the Tyler Seguin fan club.
Crabby did a nice job on the beer with some LaBatt's & Bud Light meaning many tabs for Daddy Pat. The Commish is still out with what we hope is not a serious lower body injury, Liam is still short on Mexicans & Johnny Longpants is AWOL.
Till next week