WEEKLY UPDATE

This has been on hell of a season so far every game has been decided by two or less but not this one. After 80 minutes of play the White boys scored the last goal to forge a 4-4 tie. As you might have guessed the goalies are on top of their game, Tree saw more rubber than a gay pride parade & played on of his best games yet between the pipes. It looked like Darkies were going to skate away with this one after Crabby potted two quick goals off sweet feeds from White Doug about ten minutes in. The Dark lead stretched to three when a pass from the corner bounced off Romo's leg found the net. At that point Tree seemed to grow larger & was more erect just look at this picture.

The Dark boys shots from every angle with no luck, speedy Irish Ryan was back & had more than a few chances but no goals, Quiet Brain used his uncanny hockey sense & skills but was shut out.  We saw a special kind of speed from Cricket this week after shedding Liam's pants he Marched out to fulfill his beer list obligations, save of the night.

At the other end the White boys were not having any luck scoring either, solid defense kept a zero on the board for about an hour. Despite another strong forecheck effort turned in by Fricker & Chuck there were just no goals, Daddy Pat dished from his point position & jumped into open lanes looking to score with no luck. Larry Gloves joined us again filling in for Spongee, the rink was much quieter. Found out that Romo is a surfer dude so I went looking for pictures......

Anyway he and Johnny Longpants brought it from the blueline as they always do but the Darkies kept them in check as well. Rusty rules his own end like he does the beer list while Flounder continues to serve & protect like he is on duty. Then there is Murph, quite possibly the toughest guy in the "T", don't believe me check out this picture from his high school yearbook.

Back to the game, you're not gonna keep the White line up down all night, like I said a few weeks ago, no one quits in the TNHL, except Glen. As time ticked away Crafty found the net followed by a pair from Shooter arguably the all time leading goal scorer in the TNHL, he may also have the lowest shooting percentage, but the game was tied. Amazingly the Dark took the lead again when 5 ripped home a one timer even though he was suffering with a sinus infection so bad the pressure would not allow him to return to his own end. But just when it looked like a Dark victory was at hand Crafty blasted home the last goal of the night to secure the tie, great game.

                                                                  Till next week




Just wanted to let you guys know  Jay will be  playing in a charity game for the family of his friend and SLUGS teammate Officer Bradley Fox, who was killed in the line of duty on September 13.  The game will be played November 24 @ The University of Pennsylvania Class of '23 Rink, tickets & info will follow. Lets try to support a great cause.

WEEKLY UPDATE

 Week three is in the books & this one was all about the goalies, the Darkies won for the second straight game this one an overtime thriller. The game went for stretches where it was "CUP CAKE" hockey, lots of icing, with sweet goaltending.Tree was outstanding for the Whites using quick legs & a quicker glove to thwart the Dark attack & made them work for that first goal but it was a beauty. After almost twenty-five minutes three cross ice passes found 5 at the back door, right where Dad used to park, no chance for Tree. The Darkies tried everything to score at one point Crabby mounted Tree, ala Jerry Sandusky & seemed to whisper something about the second mile. It would remain close throughout with the Darkies taking the largest lead of the night at 2-0 with less than a half hour to play, then the offense woke up. Shooter picked a corner to get the Whites on the board & after the Darkies regained the two goal lead Crafty buried a rebound.

 Johnny Long Pants finally got a bounce, after blocking several shots Rusty had one deflect off his stick & over his siv. The play had picked up quite a bit by this point & the Sausage King was working in his kitchen which led to the goal that put the Whites ahead for the first time but the lead was short lived as the Dark tied it again with about eight minutes left. Both teams had stretches of sustained pressure, Daddy Pat & Quiet Brian played key shifts at forward & defense for the Dark while Fricker & Liam were on the puck like fact checkers on Romney. There were some big collisions all over the ice, at one point Spongee went down like a water-ice on blow row but that's the price you pay in a game like this. It looked like the White boys were gonna pull this one out when JLP buried one at about the five minute mark but the Darkies would not be denied as the Commish teamed with his spawn to knot the score as the clock ticked under two minutes. Thanks must go out to the ice crew for letting us finish up, they got to see some good old guy hockey, Murph with a breakaway, Cricket snapping shots from all over both with no luck, Larry "Gloves" from the slot, Romo through a screen, not tonight. Ten minutes of free hockey, Christ Flounder almost drank us out of beer after suffering from a serious case of broken rivets, before Crabby ripped home a bullet for the win. Good game. Romo had beer this week & he made sure it would be an event, in honor of Felix Baumgartner the Labatt's floated safely to the floor of the locker room about a minute after entering the rinks atmosphere.

 

 

First Annual TNHL Fishing Trip (Nov 18th)

The first annual TNHL Striper trip is booked! If you would like to take part, there are still 3 openings available (7 total spots). Rusty, Straube 1 and Straube 2, and Crabby are already confirmed.

The details:

Deadline to decide: 10/31 - $50 deposit required

When: Sunday, November 18th - boat leaves the dock at 6am

Cost: $132 / man including tip.

Frank will sharpen skates

Frank will be there this week to sharpen skates. (confirmed by Six)

WEEKLY UPDATE

Week two is in the books & it will go down as a true sausage fest, more on that later. In an evenly matched skate the Darkies avenged the opening night loss with a two goal decision. Some sweet passing led to the first goal for the Darkies & for the life of me I can't remember who scored it, Rusty ripped home the second goal from the point. The Dark lead would grow to 4 before the Whites got on the board. 5 (Mcnabb in last weeks program) got over his fear of playing in the big leagues & was able to keep his dinner down he also found the back of the net & Quiet Brian played well considering he had one hand tied behind his back. Crabby sent Spongee on a fishing expedition with a sweet toe drag then later Spongee blew up beside his net & Fricker gave the Darkies the jolt they needed with his pants on fire style of play.

Romo started the White comeback with a nice goal off the rush,splitting the defense & making me look like a statue & goals by Crafty & White Doug helped chip away at the Dark advantage. Daddy Pat found himself in the middle of everything as usual playing defense & getting his chances, I'm still waiting for him to calculate his plus/minus for the week. Liam was back this week & his knee looks very strong & would he to say he was in mid-season form in the parking lot. We also had a Gold Medalist join us this week, Jim Craig had to leave early because of back troubles & because we were better than the Commies, he couldn't help the Whites get any close than two goals.

Flounder & Murph were once again solid on the backline for the Darkies & Cricket (TheWife in last weeks program & Opie prior to that) was a force using his tremendous speed all over the ice & again in the locker room when the game is over. To bad the Commish had to close sixflags this week because he missed a real shin-dig after the game, The Sausage King (Chuck in last weeks program & Officer Friendly last year) out did any post game to his point in the storied history of the TNHL. Yea, Yea, we have had some tasty brews over the years, excluding Lions Head, and Rusty has supplied deer dick like it is some kind of fetish but this week, while everyone was wondering where the beers were King was out in the lot with his grill warming up his sausage. Awesome, kind of raised the bar, beer & dogs can't wait till its Flounder's turn on the Beer List. Sausage also tipped home a shot at the buzzer, hands down first star.

 

Till next week

WEEKLY UPDATE

The smell of rust and dust filled the air as the TNHL opened the 2012-'13 season. The boys were amped up but appeared to gassed by the end of warm-up. As is the case most nights the pace was somewhere
between the speed of a teen aged text war and a double elimination bubble hockey tournament at Elwyn. The Commish opened the scoring as if it was scripted and at the same time doubled his goal total from last season. Crafty had a nice tip in of a blast from Spongee to tie the game for the White. The teams would skate to a 4-4 stand-off about half way through before the Darkies would begin to break down, first McNabb spent several shifts yelling at a toilet before calling it a night, then some blocked shots and a bad hip put us on our heels. Meanwhile, Tree decided to stop wandering out to the blue line and was stopping everything, at the same time Fricker and Chuck turned up the forcheck and pucks started finding the back of the Dark net. Shooter and Daddy Pat stalked the offensive zone, I'm not sure if Jimmy scored and Pat will update his plus-minus next Tuesday around 10:45. Romo and Johnny Longpants were already in mid season form clearing rebounds and breaking up Dark rushes they also used the speedy legs of Irish Ryan for some long
out-let passes, all three of these guys found the net and a five goal lead was born. The Darkies could have quit, gone to the room for beers and tried again next week.
One problem, that's not how it's done in the "T". It started on the back end, Rusty limping after taking a shot off his foot with banjos playing in his head, Flounder gasping for air while willing pucks out of the zone just to have it return before he could get to the bench and Murph battling the only way he knows....100% every shift. Up front White Doug and Crabby spun some of their magic, with the White boys watching for Crabby's toe drag like it was camel toe the come back would be tough but Quiet Brian had a secret wepon.

 He entered the rink looking like he was ready to transplant a kidney but left the locker room dressed as Chuck, brilliant!

 
AH but in the end the Darkies would fall just short dropping a two goal decision despite Opie's efforts, he was a force for the Darkies he would drive the Whites CRAZY
pushing the issue, nagging the Whites all night, he NEEEHVER STOPPED, which earned him a perfect new nickname...... I hereby submit for your approval- THE WIFE

Spongee knocked it out of the park with a nice selection of frosty LaBatt's and LaBatt's Lite.

 

 

Til Next Week

Frank is NOT coming tonight to sharpen skates!

that is all ..