Zombies Beat Suds! Force ULTIMATE Schli-double-daveur-championship Game!

Cadavers (2)[2-1] vs
Schlitz (3)[2-0]
Monday April 28
Canton, 9:10pm

Cadavers 3
Schlitz 2



Well now its on, isnt it. The Golden Schlitz with a chance to lock up the first winter season Championship in Franchise history let one get away as the plucky, pugnacious, persistant Zombies fought and scratched their way to an impressive 3-2 win. This game was close, all night long. Looking back its hard to place another Schlidaveur game that has been played with more intensity. Tight forechecking, good scoring chances, odd man rushes, rebounds, penalties this game had it all.
Now the table has been set. There will indeed be one more game. The Cads have now won one and lost one (first game) to the Schlitz and that forces the Ultimate Championship Game coming your way later this week. (Stay tuned).

Lets talk about how this one went down first. There were a few players not participating, Blake Underhill, and Mark Bates were out, and Mike Hammitt was a late scratch for the Zombies. Likewise the Golden Schlitz were without 2 key defensemen Greg James (involved in some sort of Japanese Schoolgirl Fantasy Camp) and Marc Valenti (sprained wrist) were out. Valenti was nice enough to come and take some pics [see posts to come] and help run things on the Gold bench. True team player.

The first period saw furious action back and forth but not much scoring. The Schlitz had chances to go up early but were turned away. Likewise the Cads would have their fair share. The Schlitz let the penalty bug nip them as Billy Pearlman was sent to the sin bin for a hook at 14:35 remaining in the first. The PK worked well for the Cans and the period began to wind down.
It was the Cads turn next as habitual offender Mike Campbell was sent out for a trip at 4:17. The Schlitz totally botched the powerplay not only not getting any good chances but as the penalty expired the Dead in Red swooped into the zone courtesy of some nice work from Stephan Wennik and landed the first point of the game. Stephan went behind the net, aptly avoiding the D and popped a shot on Brian that rebounded out to Ken Goldenberg who was standing alone in the slot and rang up the first goal.

The Schlitz frustration would boil over as the period expired and Kevin Parker went out this time for a crosscheck with only 2 sec on the clock.

The Second period saw more scoring and more up and down action. The Beercans would even up the game on a nice play from DWH who buried another sweet wrist shot past OEJ, credit the double Matts (Kilroy and Elliott) on the helpers with 14:20 on the clock.

This lead wouldn't last long however as the Zombies fought right back this time Matvey Nikhamik put one home from iJosh and Ken to go back up on top at 11:17. Again the Zombies would send men to the box as the Schlitz ramped up the play after going down a goal again. Matvey would go for a charge at 7:45, and Larry Bell would sit for a trip at 6:02. Alas the Golden Schlitz couldn't capitalize again, with poor work on the power play. This led to more bad news for them as the Cads would score again, this time Mike Campbell from Larry and Mike Daley to go up 3-1 with 2:40 left in the second frame.

The 'cans would manage to get one back less than a minute later when Matty Elliott put home a nice feed from Nelson that was the end of a long rush. Matt and Nelson were behind the D in the neutral zone and took a long pass off the boards up ice for a nice rush, the feed from Nelson was a thing of beauty, and Matt finished nicely. 3-2 after 2.

The third period was a grindfest on both ends. Another penalty for the Dead, Ken Goldenberg (all over the scoresheet last night) went at 12:44 for a hook, and another huge missed opportunity for the Schlitz. Despite the ineffectiveness of the power play the gold did manage to build some momentum and started to get stronger chances as the game wore down.

Then the bug came back. With 4:15 Jeff Fosdick took a terrible Interference Penalty after knocking iJosh down in the slot, essentially killing all the momentum the Cans had. To make matters worse 30 sec later Kevin Parker returned to the box for his second Crosscheck penalty of the game. That was it. Despite pulling the goalie in the last 2 minutes the Gold just couldn't put anything together and the strong D of the Cadavers cleared everything away and preserved the win with no further scoring.

Game Stars.
3rd Star: The Cadavers D. Great play from Mike Campbell, Mike Daley, George Moorachian and Stephan Wennik propelled the Zombies to greatness.
2nd Star: Matt Elliott. The plucky Schlitz forward tallied a goal and an assist and had strong work all night long.

1st Star: Ken Goldenberg. Yep thats right. Mitch scored the ice-breaker for the Cads than assisted on the next one. He made the tri-fecta with a penalty in the third and just played great all night. Great work Ken.

Honorable Mention 1: Great play from Larry and the rest of the Cads forwards.

Honorable Mention 2: Teammate Kevin Manning for showing up (despite not being able to play) and bringing JELLO SHOTS for the post-game. Great to see you Kev. Thanks for the jello and coming by to root on the troops.

Honorable Mention 3: DWH played great all night, had a critical goal for the Schlitz and continued to influence the play all over the ice. Dan is one of the guys (Daley and Elliott also) who played a tournament over the weekend and I think was playing in his 5th game in 4 days. Great work.

Postgame stuff.
The Sandwich; Billy gettin jiggy with it;
Kevin (thanks for the jello!);
Daley, Valenti and Elliott.


So now it comes down to just one more. One last winner take all game to settle the Winter Championship for the Huskies Division. This time someone is going home with the trophy. Will they be in a Red Jersey or a Yellow one? Who will be able to make this game? This is what its all about. Two teams enter... one team leaves. We've reached the summit, the climax, the Ultimate Championship Schlidaveur Scenario is upon us. If I could think of any more supuraltives I'd blurt them out... but you get the picture.

Stay tuned team. ... wait... this just in...
THIS THURSDAY NIGHT !
MAY 1
Canton 9:10pm
for all the marbles.
Be there or be square.

Go Zombies.
Go Suds.
Someone is wining the title Thurday night.
Are you on the wining team?

Schlidaveur Championship Game Tonight!

Schlitz (3, 2-0) vs
Cadavers (2, 2-1)

Canton 9:10

Huskies Division Championship Game!
(1 of possible 2)


The Golden (and Good Looking) Schlitz face off against the Gritty and Battle Tested Cadavers for the Division Championship. We all know what happened the last time these two met in this very Playoff Tournament. But things were different. The opening game of the playoffs for both clubs had juggled rosters and several key players out.

Now the Zombies have won two in a row, a crushing win over the Freeze and a spectacular clutch win over the first seeded Tigers last week. Can the Golden Schlitz hold off the rampaging Zombies? Who will show and play?

Remember now, if the Zombies win tonght it will force a Penultimate Championship Schli-double-daveur to break the 1 game each tie. This scenario will certainly make the Blogger's head explode, as he is already running out of superlatives... But it is certainly possible.

Roster update and Review....as of 11:00am today.


Schlitz (3 seed) (2-0 in playoffs)
Brian Carey in Net
Nelson Sharfman
KevinParker
Chris Fosdick
Jeff Fosdick
Dan Herbert
Matt Elliott
Pete Capraro
Chuck Slate
Roman Kurin
Matt Kilroy
Bill Pearlman
Dan Gregson - out (Vegas?)
Marc Valenti - out (Wrist)
Greg James - out (Japan...something about a schoolgirl...)



Cadavers (2 seed) (2-1 in playoffs)
Mike Gash in net.
Larry Bell
Mike Hammitt
Ken Goldenberg
iJosh Greenstein
Matvey Nihkamik
Mike Daley
Stephan Wennik
George Moorachian
Mike Jasse
Scott Pounds
Mike Campbell
Blake Underhill- out
Mark Bates - out

Managment has the Sandwich and a Cooler of Beer (feel free to bring some as well...) and if the weather is a problem we are looking to take over the table area in the arena if necessary after the game. Anyone willing to bring fans, especially in the interest of Photographing duties would be welcomed.

Zombies Beat Tigers... Improbable Sweep Forces Championship Schlidaveur!!!

Cadavers (2) (1-1) vs. Tigers (1) (1-1)
Thursday April 24th
Brockton 10:10 pm

4-2 WIN!WIN!WIN!


The Magical Playoff Mystery Tour continues here at Schlidaveur International as the Zombies pull off a most gigantically clutch sweep of the Tigers with a massive Playoff win that now sets up...
The Game of the Century.

That's right the Cadavers win in fine fashion against the division rival Tigers to clinch the epic Championship Game this coming Monday Night.
The Cadavers faced a Tiger team, whom we hadn't beaten in a season before the Schlitz Massive Shootout Win on Monday night, and who were probably looking for a chance to get over on us, and earn another crack at the 'cans. Not to be. Thanks to all the Dead in Red are the ones that have earned all of us a "in house" Division Championship Game. Man that sounds good.

But let's get to the tale of how this has come to be. Starring once again as Guest Blogger, iJosh will tell you how
Zombie Pride Prevailed against El Tigre.

So without further ado....

Tremendous Guest Blog Action from iJosh.
"Results from last night:

With a Schlidaveur on the line, the Skating Dead had some pressure to perform. A HUGE traffic jam in Boston caused those from the north to be a bit delayed, but only Stefan missed any real ice time.

Starting the game would be:
Line 1: Hammitt, Larry, Nelson
Line 2: Scott, Matvey and Roman
iJosh would float.
The Defense was:
Campbell, Mike Daley, DWH and George.

The game would not start well as within 90 seconds Campbell (in his own words) coughed up the puck and let the Tigers score. 1-0. This would hold for much of the 1st. Late in the 1st the Cads would get on the board as Gritty Old Nelson did what he does best, put the puck in the net. And at the end of one it would be 1-1.

Stefan would join the Black and Red in the second changing the lines to be:
Centers: Larry and Mike Daley
With the wing pairs as: iJosh & Nelson, Scott & Hammitt, and The Vodka line.
D would now be:Campbell, Stefan, George and DWH.

A lot of tough passing by the Dead as the Tigers kept intercepting ill advised, poorly thrown and telegraphed passes. It was noted that we had not had any shots from the point so far in the game. Anyway the Cads kept plugging away. After a few offsides calls on potential opportunities (yep, Me!) and a goal called back due to a high sticking violation (Me again as I successfully tried my softball skills at slapping the puck into the net), the period would end with no further scoring.

The team regrouped and decided that if the Tiger were going to get in the lanes, then we would have to do a better job at passing, allow the defense to carry the puck more and generally dump and chase when needed. This strategy would bring more scoring chances, but the fruits of that labor were scarce. The Tigers would finally go ahead with some gritty work in front of the net. 2 - 1 Tigers.

Before the [Third] period began, Larry made the statement that it was a 17 minute season. I couldn't disagree with him more as I believed it was a 119 minute season (1 period and 2 more games for those trying to do the math).
So the Cads were working better and producing more chances with nothing to show yet. Then a hard shot would rebound out towards the point. DWH swooped in and netted the puck top side right. Just a beautiful shot. 2 - 2 game.

Thoughts that another shootout with the Tigers were lingering. But unlike the Beercans, the Dead wanted to win in regulation. So, Mike Daley, in close to the goalie, then lifted the puck over the net minder and put the Dead ahead with about 3 minutes to play.

The Tigers were now ready to pounce and tie up the game. But Mike Daley would have none of that. He single handily held the puck for at least 45 seconds allowing precious time to tick off the clock. When the Tigers finally were able to get the puck only 90 seconds remained. The Tigers went to work without a goalie and put some good pressure on OEJ. After the Tigers won a face-off they would rifle a shot just wide. iJosh then raced to the puck and gathered it, took about two strides just beyond the defensive dots and fired the puck up ice. Nelson graciously let the puck go and land smack dab in the back of the net. 4-2 Cadavers. And that is how the game would end.

Welcome to Schli-championship.

See you all Monday.
1st Star: Mike Daley
2nd Star: DWH
3rd Star: Nelson
Honorable Mention: OEJ"

Just phenomenal.
Excellent work iJosh, and all the Dead in Red.
To top us off here's some Stats [of course]from Larry...

"Stats from Last Night, (for the blogger and any other interested parties):
1G Nelson, A DWH
2G DWH, A LB
3G Daley, A Roman
4G iJosh (en)
Penalties:
Daley - rough
Campbell - trip
Hammitt - rough "

This was something we barely dared to talk about when starting two teams, and now here it is, a Schlidaveur Championship Game. Good deal. Winner gets a trophy.
CEO Big Daddy Matt Kilroy put it best in his email to the team...

"YeeeeeeHaaaaaaa!!!
Saddle'em up boys because we have a SchliChampionship (aka
ChampionshipDoubleDaveur) barreling down the pipe.
Goalies are IN...
The rink is cold. The beer is
cold. The sandwich, like the list of goal scorers on the Schlitz, is Long."

See you Monday.....
Game of the Century
Schlitz (3) (2-0)vs Cadavers (2) (2-1)
Canton. 9:10pm.
For the Huskie Division Winter Championship

Bring everyone you know.
Bring a camera.
Bring the desire to hoist a trophy.
Just Bring it...

Suds Take Down Tigers!

Schlitz (3);(1-0) vs Tigers (1)(1-0)

Monday April 21st

Canton 9:10pm

2-1 Shootout Win!!!


Sorry to be nearly a week late on the biggest game of the year... but I was in Florida.
Nonetheless here is the story about the 3rd seeded Golden Schlitz taking on the number 1 seeded Tigers. A titanic playoff with Championship implications for all concerned.

Keep in mind the winner of this game is only one win away from the title. Keep in mind that with a win the Schlitz could be awaiting the all-powerfull and awe inspiring potential CGS (Championship Game Schlidaveur). Keep in mind our combined record against the Tigers.... re: not good at all... in-fact there is a 0 (read ZERO) in the win column. This was indeed a playoff game for the ages.
The Blogger thanks Brother Foz for the phone update on Tuesday morning, and Dr Jasse for suggesting Pealman give the recap. But Biggest and Maddest Props go to Billy Pearlman. He not only wins the game... but he stars as Guest Blogger. Here is his email to me.

"Big win tonight. I called Jasse, as i told him i would, after the game and he told me to email you. so... we had DWH, Valenti, Coach George, and Mike Daley on D, and the rest of us playing up front.
(Larry, Chris Foz, Nelson, Gregson, Elliott, Chuck Slate, and Roman Kurin)
first period is pretty back and forth against the tigers with them breaking the ice first on a 'seeing eye' goal that somehow snuck through a tiny opening on the short-side.
we pretty much had the play stuck in their end the whole first period but didn't break through until a great second effort by your bro (C.Foz). was sort of reminiscent of Sturm's goal the other night as he pulled the puck into a clear shooting position with the goalie down and buried it.
we carried play the whole second period and got our reward with a blazing mike daley shot as he carried it into the slot picked his spot and nailed it.
in the third they got even on another goal that found the tiniest of openings. we took play to them at the end of regulation but couldn't really get off a great scoring chance, even though we had very strong forechecking and were very strong 'on' the puck. The tigers were frustrated all night about not being able to get it out of their own end. a 5 minute sudden death ensued with some good up and down action but no goals.
shootout we go up first with larry making nice deke move forehand and then backhand and lifted over the glove of the very quick tiger goalie. we're up 1-0 and its down to their fifth and final shootout guy and he buries it to tie it up, but we still had a chance to win it with Nelson 'machine' Sharfman taking the final shot but he got turned away. We went to one and one shootout the rest of the way with them hitting two posts, and us trying every move possible to beat the goalie including Marky Marc Valenti pulling a Zdeno Chara move and taking a blistering slapper from about 20 feet out on his shootout attempt.
So we had to let everyone on the roster shoot once before being able to cherry pick our shooters again, and on attempt number 11 I believe, it was my turn to give it a shot.
I had larry's move in mind if I got a chance to shoot anyway, and with a little advising from larry I came down looking five hole but managed to freeze him just a second and tried larry's move, and managed to slip it on my backhand and lift it over his glove.
It was a great win to finally beat these guys, and it was very satisfying to be able to finally be able to chip in to help us win one.
Brian played great in net and was unbelievable stopping like 10 out of their 11 shooters to give us a chance to win.
Peace,
Bill "

Here is another quick recap from The Man Nelson Sharfman.

"It is only fitting that we should not only tie against the Tigers in the playoffs, but that we should go to the shootout and exchange ELEVEN chances until a winner is finally decided.

Scorers in the shootout were Larry and Pearlman. Special reverse credit should be given to myself for managing to choose the only other scorer for our team to go 11th out of 12. I don't suspect I will be tapped for that job again.

Goals by Mark or Mike[Daley] (I get confused) and Chris (no confusion there). Assists by Larry (2) and myself.

Our goalie was unbelievable in the shootout (obviously). He went to the stacked pad save on basically every shot but it seemed to work. A very heroic effort.
-- Nelson"

The Blogger stands and applauds. Not only a huge game winning performance but a stellar guest blog. You guys freaking rule.

Game Stars
3rd Star: Mike Daley. Rookie of the Year comes up big in the playoffs. Way to play Mike.

2nd Star: Goalie Brian Carey. By all accounts strong Playoff Caliber Performance holding the Tigers to 1 goal and playing great in the shootout. Great Job.

1st Star: Game winner with a Shootout Winning Goal, but Guest Blogger as well. He does it all ladies and Gentlemen... Bill Pearlman. Way to go Billy. You scored the biggest goal of the night in the biggest game of the year. Great work.


Honorable Mention 1: Larry Bell for 2 helpers, wouldn't expect anything else from the points leader filling in from the Cads roster.
Honorable Mention 2: Nelson with a helper and a strong guest blog.

We'll soon know if the Sacred CGS is possible after the Zombies face these Tigers on Thursday night. Good luck to the Skating Dead... kick ass boys.

The Blogger is out...

Sorry team. The blogger is out of town on Family Vacation. Think Clark Griswald.
I know, I know, its the playoffs... its killing me but I'm in sunny FLA having a great time with the fam. You can see what we did if you care here.
I'll catch up Sunday in time for the Championship.
Honest...

Playoff Schedule and Scenarios

Next Game: Schlitz (3);(1-0) vs Tigers (1)(1-0)

Monday April 21st

Canton 9:10pm

The Golden Schlitz will try to do something we haven't done in a season and a half... beat the Tigers. Get your availability in to Kilroy right now as there will certainly be some small amount of shuffling going on.

Scenario 1: A loss here by the Beercans means an elimination game Schlidaveur on Thursday night, with the winner getting another crack at the Tigers.
Scenario 2: A victory here sends the Tigers to meet the Zombies on Thursday night with the possiblity (if the Cadavers can win) of a Championship Game Schlidaveur (CGS) (cue the chorus... and the lights... ok that's good) the next Monday night 4/28.
One of the teams will play that night, hopefully both.

Next Game: Cadavers (2) (1-1) vs. (1-1) Loser of Monday's Game.
Thursday April 24th
Brockton 10:10 pm

The Cadavers have advanced in the losers bracket courtesy of last night's win over the Freeze and will face whomever loses on Monday. If its the Tigers a win forces the CGS the next Monday. If its the Schlitz than its an elimination game with the winner getting the Tigers again.

Next Game: Championship Game
Monday April 28th
Canton 9;10 pm

This game could actually be the first of two depending on if whichever team comes in 2-1 wins against the 2-0 team. The date of that possible game has not been decided. Someone (hopefully both teams) is going to play on this night. We can only hope for the coveted and sacred CGS...

One last thing. Say the Schlitz beat the Tigers Monday. Then say the Cads beat the Tigers Thursday, and then in the CGS, the Cads win Monday, making both teams 2-1.

That would force a third and Penultimate CGS!!!! We would meet 3 total times to decide the division. That would be the ultimate, but there are about 1 million coningencies on it working out like that so the Blogger is going to try not to work himself into a lather thinking about it....

Remember. Get in touch with Kilroy about your availabilty for ALL POSSIBLE REMAINING GAMES. Go ahead... do it now. Go on...

The blogger regrets that he will be out of town all of next week but he eagerly awaits email information about how both games go. Photographic evidence earns extra credit...

'Til next time..

Go Zombies.

Go Suds.

Zobies Taste Sweet Flesh of Victory.

Cadavers (2) vs Deep Freeze (4)
Monday April 14
Canton, 10:20pm

7-2 Win!


The 0-1 Cadavers faced off against the 0-1 Deep Freeze in a playoff elimination game last night in Canton. The Freeze snuck into the playoffs and took a beating from the Tigers in week one, and I think we all know how the Cadavers came to be 0-1 thanks to the brilliance of the Golden Schlitz.
The Zombies had a serious return to form roster wise so there were several different faces than during the game one Schlidaveur. First off Mike Gash returned to the crease... sorry he missed the first game... but stoked cuz he had backstage passes to Def Leppard and Styx... that's pretty cool. Other returning players of note were Mike Campbell and George Moorachian on the blue-line. The forwards remained the same with only Jeff Fosdick replacing Mark Bates up front.
Pre-game Larry was clearly "Pete Carrol Jacked and Pumped" asking everyone in the room if "they were ready?" Larry was clearly feeling the playoff elimination game vibe... and eagerly set out the groupings .
The lines broke down like this.

D1: Campbell, Daley
D2: George, Stephan
O1: Larry, Jasse, Underhill
O2: Jeff, Scott, and Hammitt
O3: iJosh, Ken, Matvey

The Deep Freeze had more players than the last time we played them, but clearly didn't have all the reserves or anyone who rang a bell... so to speak. They were still shorthanded with less than 10 so the Dead in Red looked to make the shifts short and the game pace fast in order to wear them out. Still there were some good chances early from both teams and the Freeze certainly looked like they wanted to get out ahead.
That wouldn't happen as the Red Forecheck Machine got wound up about 5 minutes into period one. iJosh banged home a nice shot (via Stephan and Matvey) to give the Dead a one goal lead. "Keep it up..." was the murmur down the bench as the Zombies liked to see the fruits of their hard work in the Freeze zone.
Of course that means the DF came right back and scored just 30 seconds later on a nice rush from thier lankey defenseman. He slid it right under OEJ for the equalizer as he zipped in front of the net. Head shaking on the Zombie bench. Was this going to be one of those nights?
Nah.
It was a mere minute and a half of playing time that Dr. Mike Jasse put one home on a feed from Larry to take the lead back. The first line was starting to click as chances came a little more often as the period wore on. Jasse would light the lamp again with 4 and a half minutes in the period, again from Larry and the Zombies had a little breathing...err wheezing space.
Thats how the first period would end... with chances mounting and the Zombies hot on the scent of blood... The Second Period was a total grindfest, and both teams trudged on at 3-1 for the entire frame. But it didn't take long into the third for the action to pick up again.
George scored a nice one (from Jasse and Stephan) that once again put the Zombies back in firm control of the game. Chances for the Freeze were fewer, but they occasionally put a hanger out at middle ice just to get an opportunity from time to time. OEJ was solid and sucked up all they had to offer.
The next to light the lamp would be Ken Goldenberg, thanks to a well placed leg that was in front of a nice Matvey Nikhamik shot that found the twine. Later Mike Campbell, after a brief trip to his favorite little private space in every rink, came out with fire (right out of the box) and willed himself a goal that he banged through the down keeper (Scott on the assists).
The DF were cooked/melted at this point and that just left Scott Pounds for the icing on the cake (from George) when he too banged one home from the doorstep.
That would be the end of scoring. Other penalties in the third were Stephan (on a terrible call) and Hammitt (for complaining about the terrible call) but the Red survived both.
Good game for all concerned and now there are us the two of us and the Tigers remaining in the hunt.
Game Stars.
3rd Star: Everyone with 2 points. Scott Pounds (1g, 1a); Larry Bell (2a); Matvey (2a); Stephan (2a). Hell... we'll throw in the single goal scorers Ken Goldenberg, and iJosh as well. Good work gentlemen.

2nd Star: George Moorachain. Part of the Defense that was everywhere. George had a goal and and an assist, but might as well have had a hand in just about everything last night. Again covering great amounts of ice and making opportunities in the other end. Nice Job.

1st Star: Dr. Mike Jasse. Before the game Jasse was heard saying that he needed one or felt like he had one in him. Well folks he came up with two (both from hard working linemate Larry) plus an assist with the first line offense. Way to find the finish Doc... Great Game.

Postgame Honors to Scott Pounds (Miller Highlife), Mike Campbell (Coors Light), and 1st star Mike Jasse (Heineken Mini-Keg) for providing the refreshing Parking Lot beverages.

Overheard in the Parking Lot 1: "We forgot pucks, and water bottles... but three guys brought beer?... Sounds about right."
Overheard in the Parking Lot 2:"What did number nine give you her dick to use for a while?"

Cans down Cads in Playoff Tilt.

Cadavers (2) vs Schlitz (3)

Wednesday April 9th

Bavis Arena 10:10pm

Schlitz 8

Cadavers 4

Another Playoff Schlidaveur to open this winter's postseason for both clubs. Despite some small adjustments to the rosters, there was a decent turnout for both squads, ending up with 11 a side. Mike Gash bailed out the night before for the Cads, so Our Gal Lizzy came through once again, saving the Zombie bacon and played for the Dead in Red instead of OEJ. Thanks again to Lizzy for filling in on such short notice. One other move was that the Gold gave up defenseman Billy Pearlman (who was a late arrival) to the D-thin Cadavers, in a move that also evened out the numbers at 11. Thanks to Billy for switching right at the last minute. Going forward he will be on the Schlitz roster.

Lets give the full breakdown of who was there.

The Golden Schlitz (and quite dashing... I'll add) Sported

D1-DWH, D.Gregson

D2-Valenti, J.Fosdick

O1-Nelson, C.Fosdick, Parker

O2- Roman, Elliott, Chuck, and Capraro

The Dead in Red sent out....

D1-Mike Daley, Pearlman

D2- Hammitt, Stephan

O1- iJosh, Jasse, Larry

O2- Ken, Matvey, Scott, and Blake

The game started off with some good chances at either end as the last few stragglers filled out the rosters on both sides. It wasn't long until the Golden Suds would break through for the first lead of the game. Nelson put one in the net after taking the feed from Dan Gregson and the scoring was on.

Not long after that the Gold would strike again, this time Pete Capraro capping off a Chris Fosdick rebound to put the Schlitz ahead by two.

There were a few penalties at this point, the first a bench minor for the Zombies for too many men served by Ken. Then there was a nice give and take between Chuck and Stephan in the corner to Lizzy's left that ended up with Chuck taking down Stephan, and then Stephan getting up and giving a nice shot to Chuck just to let him know he was paying attention. That sent both guys to the box with matching minors for roughing.

Stephan was indeed a bit feisty... playing with a certain snarl that we don't always see from the mild-mannered fast skating defensemen. He was part of a number of good rushes for the Red all night and would later be heard on the score-sheet as well.

The first period was busy, and would continue to go the Cans way as time wound down. Kevin Parker put a nice finish on a play that started with Nelson and DWH. Then just before the time ran out Roman Kurin buried a nice wrist shot that came on a rebound from Matt Elliott and Marc Valenti. The period would end with the Zombies in a 4-0 hole and the Cans feeling pretty good about themselves.

The second period was more of the same for the Schlitz but the Zombies were clearly not intimidated and there was pleanty of hard skating and effort on both sides. The Zombies would start to climb back into the game as some of Larry Bell's hard work would pay off as he scored (Dr. Jasse on the assist) to break the ice for the Red. Larry was flying around the ice, much like teammates Stephan and Mike Daley really trying to create some chances. It was clear he wasn't going down without being heard.

Jeff Fosdick for the Gold went off for a trip early in the second, and teammate Dan Gregson went later in that period for a hook. Gregson's penalty stopped an almost sure goal right on the doorstep. Fosdick was just being lazy as he stuck his stick in Stephan (or Mike Daley's) skates.

The Zombies had their own troubles in the period with penalties from Mike Hammitt, and Larry as tensions mounted later in the period.

The Gold would continue their scoring ways with another goal from Nelson (from Parker), a second goal from Pete Capraro (again from Chris Fosdick), and a nice pick up the loose stuff in front goal from Chuck Slate off of a Matt Elliott rebound. By the end of the period it was 7-1 Gold and things looked desperate for the Zombies.

Larry would indeed be heard again as he scored early in the third. This one after Mike Hammitt made a great play turning Jeff Fosdick around and puting a beautiful pass on Larry's stick right in front, where he slammed it home. The next goal would be Larry again for the natural 'trick, this time on a hard work play from iJosh and Dr. Jasse.

A quick word on iJosh who had forgotten his helmet last night, so he played with an extra helmut that Parker had in his truck but didn't have a face shield. First of all... how about Parker carrying an extra helmet around..? Secondly... how the hell did iJosh forget his helmet? Anyway there was much banter post game about who iJosh looked like skating around with the no-cage hat. I think the best one was Guy Carboneau, and there were other references to Mike Ricci. It was a good look for sure, but I'm sure he'll be glad to be playing behind the mask next time. All in all iJosh played well all night despite the rented hat.... and he did look a little like Carboneau...

The Gold would get one more in the third, this one a devastating shot from DWH with D partner Gregson on the assist. The Red would answer one last time when Stephan took a long rush, turning several players, and then completely crossing up Jeff Fosdick (again) to flip a superb shot past Brian for a great unassisted goal. But that was the end of the Red threat and despite some shots back and forth between Larry and Valenti, all went quietly till the final buzzer.

A nice game, some good fun for all, and a decent start to the postseason.

Game Stars.

3rd Star- Pete Capraro and Kevin Parker. Pete for a two goal night, and Kevin for a goal and assist. Both worked hard all night and could have had more...

2nd Star- Larry "show me the scoresheet" Bell. A nice night for Larry with the natural hat-trick despite the losing effort. Larry was driven to get his team back in the game, and was flying around all night trying to make things happen.

1st Star- Nelson "consummate professional" Sharfman. Two goals and a helper, and really could have had much more. I've said it before, I'll say it again... nobody outworks Nelson. Nobody.

Honorable Mention 1: Lizzy. Once again coming through on less than a day's notice to take to the ice for us. Thanks for being there Lizzy, we owe you big time.

Honorable Mention 2: Mike Daley. He didn't make the scoresheet, but he was busy making things happen all night. Good work.

Honorable Mention 3: Scorekeeper Bob Kilcup... for telling the ref at one point that he should treat a certain unmentionable part of his anatomy like a popsicle.... I think you know what I mean.

So the breakdown going forward looks like this. The Cadavers will play next Monday the 14th in Canton at 10:20pm against the Deep Freeze. All you Cads, check your schedules and get back to management (Jeff this week) about your availablilty.

The Schlitz will play the ever dangerous Tigers on the following Monday the 21st at 9:10pm also in Canton. The winner of this game will clearly have the early edge on winning this division. Again, check your availablity and get back to management if you think you have a conflict.

We really want to set up these rosters as both games are critical to getting another Schlidaveur before all is said and done in the playoffs.

'til next time...

Go Zombies

Go Suds

Playoffs Game 1. Schlidaveurtime!

Schlitz[3] (Handsome) vs.
Cadavers [2] (Ugly)
Wednesday April 9th

10:10pm Bavis Arena

Once again kids... its the moment and time we've all been waiting for... Playoff Schlidaveurs. Firmly ensconced as the 2 and 3 seeds in our division the "Good Lookin'" Suds will be facing the "Butt-Ugly" Zombies in a playoff showdown on Wednesday night.

Lets review our lineups... shall we?
Schlitz (good looking after 2 beers)
Brian Carey in Net
Nelson Sharfman
Kevin Parker
Chris Fosdick
Jeff Fosdick
Dan Gregson
Dan Herbert
Matt Elliott
Pete Capraro
Chuck Slate
Roman Kurin
Marc Valenti
Bill Pearlman
(Greg James) out
(Matt Kilroy) gametime (baby) decision

Cadavers (going to take 4 beers +)
Mike Gash in Net
Larry Bell
Mike Hammitt
Ken Goldenberg
iJosh Greenstein
Blake Underhill
Mark Bates
Matvey Nihkamik
Mike Daley
Stephan Wennik
George Moorachian
Mike Jasse
Scott Pounds
(Mike Campbell) Out

Here is how the playoff format looks. We're in the Huskies Division. The Tigers and the Deep Freeze are the other 2 teams that we will be playing for the Division Championship.

Huskies Division
Game
1 Mon/Apr 7 Bavis Arena 10:20 PM (1st) Tigers vs. (4th) Deep Freeze
2 Wed/Apr 9 Bavis Arena 10:10 PM (2nd) Cadavers vs. (3rd) Schlitz
3 Mon/Apr 14 Canton 10:20 PM Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser
4 Mon/Apr 21 Canton 9:10 PM Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
5 Thu/Apr 24 Brockton 10:10 PM Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser
6 Mon/Apr 28 Canton 9:10 PM Champ Game - Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner
7 TBA. If needed, if Game 5 Winner wins Game 6.

So there you have it. Let's get a good turnout for Wednesday Night. If you cannot make it, or suspect you might not make it please notify Jeff as soon as possible. Mike Campbell and Greg James (and possibly Matt) are the only ones I have so far who cannot be there.

Just a side note... I'll do end of season stats after the playoffs (unless there is great demand for end of "regular season" numbers) to give you the full picutre. There was no scoring in the final game due to the forfeit... so Larry still leads everyone.

Until then... you Ugly lookin... Zombies better prepare for the everloving asswhoopin' us pretty boys are going to put on your asses.

See you Wednesday. Go Suds. Go Zombies.

Spawn of Management! Kilroy Baby Arrives!

Herbert Michael Kilroy

7 lbs. 13 oz.

Born 10:07pm
Friday April 4, 2008

That's right teammates, friends, and wanderers of the digital wasteland... Matt and Kerry have succesfully delivered thier new son! So of course, not more than 3 days old... he's on the blog! All accounts have the new Mom and Dad doing very well and happily settling in at home with the new addition.
Matt has already told him the story of his thumb two or three times, and Kerry has had to keep him (Matt) from setting up some "out of the ordinary" baby pics but other than that all sounds well at the Kilroy Homestead.
But seriously...

Congratulations from all the Schlidaveurs to Matt and Kerry and little Herbie.

Best wishes to you all from all of us here.

Anticlimax... forfeit win, and mini-daveur

Cadavers (24) vs Deep Freeze
Monday March 31st
10:10pm Dedham

Forfeit win.


Well... the rematch that wasn't was on last night in Dedham. Despite the early optimism of the Deep Freeze Goalie showing and chatting it up with OEJ, the DF roster never materialized and they were left with a tough choice. The DF captain could play the game with his goalie and four skaters against our 13... or just call it a forfeit and we would split our roster and play an hour of pickup. So he made the call, the refs went home, the Cads win, and the mini-daveur began.
Of the assembled Cads, George, Valenti, Hammit, and J.Foz were turncoats and donned the Golden Jerseys and skated with the white shirted DF against the remaining Red. They (the Dead) were, Roman, Matvey, C.Foz, Campbell, Greg James (who brought along superfan/cookiemaven Miran...), Mike Daley, Ken/Mitch, and Gregson. And the game was on.
There was some good fun action up and down the ice most of the night and the the play remained scoreless for sometime. The Red eventually broke through on a Roman Kurin shot that sneaked through the short side at a tight angle. Chris Foz added another that was a nice finish as well after a few passes around the zone.
The Red were up, 2-0 and the White/Gold came back with a score against OEJ. The blogger can't recal exactly but Marc Valenti put one home weather it was that one or the one that followed to tie the game. As the time went down to 25 min or so, we started to lose players, mostly from the Red side.
The first to go was an unfortunate meeting between a Valenti Laser Slapshot and Mitch's right foot. Poor Ken couldn't get out of the way fast enough and I'm quite sure that all of us are having more comfort walking today than he is.
The White/Gold went ahead briefly 3-2 before the Red came storming back to score the next two. One of which was a fantastic Tick-tack-Toe that ended with Matvey just burying the shot behind the DF goalie. I'm pretty sure Campbell, and Chris Foz had something to do with the setup on that one.
Things kind of fell apart after that. More and more of the Dead in Red were leaving the ice after long shifts. As the numbers dwindled the scoring certainly increased with lots of goals on both sides. Chris Foz had at least one more tally, not to be outdone by his brother Jeff Foz put one by OEJ (on a nice pass from a DF forward) before he called it a night too.
Everyone brought it in general and there was some pretty good play by the usual suspects. Mike Daley was all over the place, Campbell was rushing around like he was rocket powered. Both Russians (Roman and Matvey) had good chances and scores.
George and Greg James had a great collision that sent them both sprawling at one point.
The rest of the action was... as usual... the fourth period in the parking lot.
Big Props to Deep Freeze Dave who hung out with us and had a brew and a cookie.
More Big Props to #1 Fan and Cookie Maker Supreme Miran James. Its clear that Greg's spot on the squad is secure for seasons to come thanks to the brilliant talents of his wife. Thanks Miran.
Here are a few shots from the parking lot, which seems to be very Apres Skate friendly.