Zombies Beat Suds! Schlidaveur-Action!

Cadavers(14) vs Schlitz (12)

Thursday 12/20

HinghamC 10:20pm

Zombies 4

Beercans 3

A great night and a really fun game with a good turn out. The Blogger apologizes right off the bat because he left the score sheet at home, so this post is done by memory (suspect), and I'll have to adjust it after the fact. As always comments are welcome and encouraged if I've (undoubtedly) missed anything.

The Cadavers started off with 9 skaters but ended up with an even 10 and I think the Schlitz had 10 the whole time. Stephan Wennik made a timely appearance at the end of the first period for the guys in Red. This was a very nice boost to the 3 man rotation of Jeff, Greg, and Marc Valenti.

The First period was a very tight affair with lots of good chances at both ends. Mike Gash did his usual good job backstopping the Zombies while team Captain and CEO Matt "Stubby" Kilroy played between the pipes for the Suds. The play went back and forth until Greg James, with a stunning burst of speed broke down the right side (winking at his lovely wife Miran in the stands along the way) turned the defensemen and roofed a great shot over the sprawling Kilroy. 1-0 Zombies. This goal came with just under a minute remaining in the period.

The Cads weren't done yet. Early in the Second Period they struck again, this time Roman Kurin (the hot hand) buried a nice pass from Larry Bell to put the Red up 2. It wasn't long before things swung the other direction. The Suds did a good job holding the puck in the zone (as they did all night) and Mike Campbell came crashing through the middle to release a nice slapper that found its way to the back of the net. 2-1 Red.

Campbell was playing with a strong D- unit for the Gold that included DWH, George, and Billy Pearlman. Speaking from the opposite side, they were tough all night.

The Second period scoring wasn't done yet as the Skating Dead struck again, this time a terrific effort by Larry Bell, who skated most the night with Roman and Matt Elliott. Larry made a charge and got off not 1, not 2 but 3 shots right in front of Kilroy, and finally the third try poked through for a 3-1 lead at the end of 2 frames. The Larry line was backed up by the checking line of Dan Gregson, Dr. Scott Pounds, and newcomer Blake Underhill, who really put forth a tremendous effort playing in only his 3rd game ever with us. Blake gave it all he had, taking every other shift and gettin it done out there. Great job Blake.

The Third Period was entertaining as the Gold made a nice comeback. There were all kinds of interesting plays and no shortage of bodies flying. Mike Daley, playing forward for the Suds, capped a bang bang play with a nice finish to get things going. He skated on a line with Nelson and Dr. Jasse. That line was backed up by the troika of iJosh, Mitch (Ken), and Deb.

The Gold struck again... but I can't remember who scored. Waiting to hear back... but I'll probably just post and change it up afterward. The point is the Gold scored again and tied things up as the period and game wound down. This led to some terrific exchanges between the teams with the game on the line both sides (I think the Gold had better momentum at this point...and more chances) were going all out for a chance at the winner.

This brings us to a face off just outside the Gold blue line with just under a minute remaining. As I recall it was Larry for the Red and iJosh for the Gold. Larry won the draw and shoveled it out and back to his left. Jeff Fosdick (playing the left D) scooped it up and gained the line past the wing on that side. Making a small amount of room and getting outside the defender (George) he let one rip. The shot clanked off the far post from Kilroy and into the net for the game winner. The Blogger beams with pride. The Gold pulled Matt and got a couple shots with the extra attacker but the Zombies closed it out and took this Schlidaveur home.

Really, a great game, evenly and fairly played (NO PENALTIES!) by all. That's really why we do this... the fun of these games. Thanks and Kudos to everyone who drove down through the shmutz that keeps coming out of the sky for a late night pre holiday-daveur.

Fourth Period Awards go to a whole bunch of people. In no particular order....

Miran James- Our sole "fan" for then night and anohter batch of scrumptious cookies. Thanks!

DWH/Gregson and Daley- For bringing the chow (Burgers and Dogs and Chips) and beer!

Pounds/Jasse/Valenti/Kurin and Campbell...et al. Beermen supreme. Campbell gets a double for bringing his grill.

Despite the Shmutz we had a good crowd of burger eaters and beer drinkers by the awning by the rink. Thanks again to everyone who brought things to enjoy. Oh yeah... one more thing.

Bob Cratchet Award - Larry Bell. Larry was "feelin the Season" when he passed the hat (literally) for a collection to help fund some of the equipment needed for the Campbell Poly Pavillion. Larry collected a cool $180 bucks and presented it to Mike before the assembled teams. Great job to you Larry and to everyone who threw in a couple bucks.

"Gretzky bless us... everyone."

Said Campbell Poly-Pavillion is seen here... pre freeze. Looks like an awesome set up for 3 on 3 hockey-drinkin' fun! Lookin' forward to it.

I'm holding off on Game Stars until I get the score sheet in hand. But I'll update the post.

That being said... (as it is being said around workplaces all over today).... If I don't see you, friend reader of the blog, I wish you all the Happiest of Holidays, Merry Christmas, Festivus, or whatever, this coming week. I hope all of you travel safely and can enjoy the season with the ones you love. This has been a great year for us as a group, and there is no reason to think, as we continue to add not only good players, but good guys, that things will only get better.