WEEKLY UPDATE

The boys returned en mass this week after what turned into a two week holiday break for some & both benches were full. This meant a good pace which means a good game that saw the Darkies skate pull away late for the win. The White boys had the speed game working early as an energized Romo found himself alone in the slot & his shot had enough steam to get over the line to open the scoring. The Darkies tied it quickly only to see the White squad open up a 5-1 lead, Crafty, playing on sheer adrenaline, scored almost as many points as Notre Dame the night before.

 Bobby the cop joined us once again & this time played the whole game at top speed. Tree was solid as always frustrating the Darkies before shots started finding some small openings. Alot of the boys were sporting some new gear, Cricket was flying around in a new helmet, Flounder found a new bag & Quiet Brian got a new bruise but Mitch (who is going to need a nickname) got the best gift, a new team half way through the game. Wojo returned & is finding that the TNHL is a kinda like the Mafia, no matter how hard he tries ha can't seem to get out. He teamed with White Doug & 5 to help the Darkies climb out of the hole & take the lead they would not surrender. Fricker & Chuck picked up where they left off before Christmas buzzing around the Dark zone creating quality chances only to be held at bay most times by grizzled veteran Murph. Spongee & Rusty were also at the top of their games for the Whites, Spongee cursing up a blue streak & Rusty leaving all on the ice, literally as his son will tell you. Johnny Longpants was his normally calm self amid the chaos that is a TNHL match, & it looks like the Commish spent a little to much time at the buffet table over the holidays as his skate rivets gave out early on so he had to start drinking.

 Flounder did a great job with the beer supplying a case of LaBatt's backed up by a case of Molsen Canadian only to have most guys slip out of the rink without tipping a few, what the hell is going on with this group.




A quick update on a couple of our regulars, Good luck goes out to Daddy Pat who has ventured out on his own after a nice stretch with Eaton, not sure of the company name but I know  Pat so I know it will be successful. Good luck also goes out to Shooter who is recovering from yet another surgery, here is hoping he is back on his skates soon.                                       Till next week