Beachdaveur 09!

Another great year for Hockey @ the beach as Beachdaveur 09 took to the familiar stretch of shoreline on Duxbury Beach last Saturday August 22nd. While not as large as last year's event the quality was still on display as the afternoon and evening featured 'daveur regulars the Undefeated Six Foot Sandwich, Jello shots, Burgers, and a massive Tuna Steak, along with heaps of other munchies and cold beverages for a 4th period of epic proportions.

See the entire Flickr Photoset HERE. Many photos of the afternoon and evening's events.

The organizers were the same as last year and deserve credit for an even smoother operation this year than last. Mike Campbell, Mark Reynolds, Pete Capraro, Matt Kilroy and Mike Jasse were the primary movers and shakers with the vehicles, permits and equipment to make the evening spectacular. Fire pits, horseshoe game fixin's, grills, tables, the works for the assembled daveurs on the shoreline.

Attending this years event, other than the organizers, were return beachers Dr. and Mrs. Pounds, Mrs. CEO Kerry Kilroy and little Herbie, Larry, newly weds Kathy and Damon Oakley, and Dr. and Mrs. Blogger. We were joined by first timers, Steve Baker, Neil Shah and #1 fan Sarah, and John (friend of Campbell).

Major kudos go out to Steve "don't forget me when voting for Rookie of the Year" Baker for bringing along a Gigundo Tuna Steak that was just a delicious as it could be. This fish was even better served fresh off the grill with our feet in the sand. Steve caught the tuna himself, and claims the fish was in the order of 25 pounds or somthing... I could be way off... given that it was a foggy night, for the blogger and the beach. I know one thing the Tuna was awesome.

More kudos go out to #1 fan Sarah for bringing the Jello shots this year. Gin based and yummy there was a push to get them all down before the jello got... uh.. un-gelatinous.

Thanks to Hurricaine Bill some 400 miles off shore the evening was cloudy and the cool air caused a dense "atmospheric layer" along the beach that gave the sunset some serious visual drama.

Pete set up the fire pit to the side so that everyone could be close to the horseshoe pits. It was nice to have the fire as the evening got cool. Kilroy broke out the massive soccer ball that somehow attracted kids from the next group down the beach to come and play with some of the 'daveurs in the darkness.

Good stuff all around. I have a feeling next year's will be even better. If you've missed the first two years... you

don't want to make that mistake again. This was a great event. Thanks again to everyone who attended.

GoldenZombies take D-Minus.

Cadavers (14) vs D-Minus
Monday August 24
Quincy 7:10pm


8-1 Win


Another good night by the swamp for Team Zombie as the summer season begins to wind down. We have collectively had good luck with this new team, who has struggled through their first year in our division. The Tenured ‘daveurs will recall when we looked just like that team, for many years, just scratching for a tie or a win. We’ve been where they are now, many times for sure. They have a lot to like about them in the Blogger’s opinion. Excellent unis. First rate logo for said unis. Good turnout and thanks to their keeper a good effort against the skating Zombies. The Cads wore the Schlitz colors as the D-minus jerseys were red.

The roster for the Dead in Yellow looked like this. Captain Mark Reynolds wasted no time assigning the positions in the pregame room
D1: Mark, Steve Baker
D2: Jeff, Roman
O1: Larry, Jasse, and Neil
O2: Goody, Parker, Scott and Nelson showed late to make the “rotation”

The game would go pretty much as expected but thanks to the D Minus goalie it stayed very close for a very long time.The Red in Gold would get lots of chances and the Minus Keep would be more than up to the task turning all kinds of junk aside. The Zombies wouldn’t break through until just under 3 minutes left in the first when Neil would bury a pass from Mike Jasse for the first of the night. This was followed not more than minute later by a classic breakdown in our own end that would tie the game.

This particular play was one of a handful where Roman and Jeff tried to show textbook examples of how NOT to play Defense. Holding the puck too long (Roman), not passing cleanly out of the zone and turning it over (Jeff)..the result… a wraparound goal on Matt and exchanged angry stares between Jeff and Roman.

Larry and Jasse would prop up the Dead though just before the end of the first when Larry would score courtesy of a Jasse rebound and the Zombies would have the lead back, 2-1 after 1.

The second period would stay close and scoreless for nearly the duration. Both keepers played very well, and Matty continues to round into a very nice keep in his own right, showing genuine talent and cool in the appropriate situations.

The Zombies would take a penalty, Larry for a check, but the kill would be no problem. Then the Gold would knock hard on the Minus doorstep getting bunches of chances. Kevin Parker would finally answer the multiple calls from the bench to “lift it” and would score on a wobbly floater that would find its way home. Mike “Goody” Goodwin would help close out the period on a play from Roman and Nelson and would finish the play nicely for a cozy 4-1 lead after two.

Those last two goals took the wind out of the Minus, who had really played pretty well up to that point. Again the Tenured ‘daveurs will be familiar with the feeling that once it goes… it goes hard. That’s the way it went for the Minus as the Zombies would have their way for 4 goals in the third. Neil from Larry at about 8 minutes. Then Larry from Neil and Nelson at about 3 minutes. Nelson would get his own hard work goal (what else does he score?) from Neil and Jeff with 2 minutes left. Things were in full decline and slide at this point. Goody would wrap things up with his second, with a helper from Steve Baker just 30 seconds later.

At this point the Blogger needs to mention that the Zombies in Gold were clearly taking advantage of a wounded team at this point. Piling on came to mind, but there was really no malicious intent. Again, we’ve been there, we’ve had another squad feed on us like sharks with blood in the water when we were down, that’s just the way it goes. One exception however. Steve Baker has quite a shot… a cannon really… and Steve was clearly anxious to get on the board as he unleashed said cannon from about 10 feet away in the slot as time was winding down. That was probably unnecessary. In fact one of the Zeebs even mentioned to one of the Gold that if someone had done that to us up 8-1 there would have been a scene… and the Zeeb is right.

Just for future reference lets try to keep things on the “good sport” side of things. The D-Minus were a bunch of good guys that were trying hard and didn’t really need to have their noses rubbed in it too much. … in that vein… The Coon of Shame kicked open the locker room door during the post game. Steve had already left but the Coon went sniffing around for his bag, asking for him, dropping cigarette butts and hiccuping around the room… mumbling something about being called “George” for the rest of the season and something about ‘Where the bleep the Tuna guy went”… just a word to the wise… lets keep the old Coon at bay and play smart.

So that aside… lets give out some Stars and awards.

3^rd Star: Nelson “late to the show’ Sharfman. One goal and 2 helpers and all the hard work you can watch…

2^nd Star: Larry SW Bell for a pair of goals, and an assist

1^st Star: Another great night for Neil “R.O.Y.” Shah, with a nice round 2 goals, 2 assists. Great work.

Honorable Mention1: Goody for a pair of goals and a nice all around night.

Honorable Mention2: Roman Bleeping Kurin. That’s right. Roman played D all night, as Jeff’s partner no less, and had a helper. He not only survived the night with Jeff, despite glares and comments, and had an all around solid effort. This capped off with the fact that ROMAN BROUGHT BEER for the 4^th period. A very nice clutch of BL Limeys on ice. So nice for an early night by the Swamp. Thanks Roman, for the beer and for skating D with Jeff all night.

Tonight! Zombies and DMinus in the Swamp!

Cadavers vs D-Minus

Monday August 24
Quincy 8:10pm

Another reasonable hour at Quincy to get your week started off right. We've had some success with this new team and hopefully we can keep the ball rolling tonight. Just a quick check and these guys not only have a page but a nifty logo... seen here... I really like it. Something else to like about these guys is that according to their page they are 0-11-2 so far this season... I'm not even going to say anything else...

I'm still recovering from the Beachdaveur Saturday and I know some team members were going to Springsteen last night so I look forward to sharing some stories soon with pics on this here blog. Standby for updates.

Here is your roster for tonight:
(this was from the email... may be different come game time)

Cadavers

Campbell
Nelson
Jeff
Scott
Larry
Jassman
Greg
Blake
Chuck
Pete
Mark
Dave
Howard
Matt – Net


See you tonight at the swap... taking applications for Beerman!

Suds and Blues Battle to a draw

Schlitz (14) vs Blues

Wednesday August 19

Quincy 7:00pm

4-4 Tie

A hot night by the swap gave a steamy backdrop to a classic back and forth contest with longtime rival the Blues that appropriately ended in a draw. How many of these games have we played against these guys? If only the Schlidaveur International Statistics Division hadn't become a ressesion casualty... I could tell you. I could tell you how many back and forth up a goal, down a goal, games we've engaged in with these guys that we are so evenly matched with. This was just the most recent in the long string.

The game was an early start but we had no trouble turning out a strong eleven for the contest, led by the Manager of the Pipes and Pads CEO/BMF Matt Kilroy. The rest of the crew was:
D1 Dave Di;Jeff
D2 Mark R; Steve Baker
O1 Dr. Jasse, iJosh and A.K. Douville
O2 Roman, Neil "R.O.Y." Shah, Matvey and Howard Heppelman

There was eager anticipation in the pregame room... even some "natural" defenseman talk... but the early going didn't look very pretty. Mainly the fact that the Gold had a some difficulty with getting 5 guys on the ice for the faceoff. We managed to start the game and stay out of our own way for the first few minutes then settled into the rythem of the game. It was clear we would get our chances, and with some effort we could handle what they had. On the flipside, we couldn't be 1. Stupid or 2. Lazy or we would pay.

We did indeed pay as the Blues would strike first just under 13:00 in the first. A classic breakdown in our own end and a good bang bang play from #35 on the Blues who buried it.
The Suds would rally a bit and hold it together which was nice to see. AK would keep his cool in an early scuffle with a Blue that resulted in a power play just under the 10 minute mark of the first. The Gold would build some momentum and later in the period would finaly break through. Dave Diloretto would make a nice interception on a pass with help from Jasse and would bury his chance to tie the game. Dave played great, as he's done all season and was a truly stabilizing force on D all night, and then jumping up into the play to create shots on offence. The first would end 1-1.
The Gold would continue the momentum into the second and Mike Jasse would land a rebound that came in from Dave at the point and Neil down in front and would result in the games first lead for the Suds courtesy of the Good Doctor.
Given the game and the up and down theme you know what comes next.... The Gold would give one back after a classic breakdown in our own end. The puck would go "round the world" in our own end with just about everyone on the ice "almost" getting there to touch/challenge their guy or the puck. The result? Pass, pass, pass, shoot, tie game, 8:34 left in the second. Then the Gold would continue the slide with Zebra trouble. Howard would go for a slash at 7:17. Mark would go for a hold at 5:20, and to close the period out Matvey would go with :25 remaining in the second, and a good string of penalty kill minutes in the books by the suds. After 2... 2-2.

During the second intermission there was lots of "come on... we're right there...", and "just a little more effort" and the boys felt tired... in the game... able to win it... but tired and trying to psyche up for the stretch. It was there. The Blues had their regular crew, 35 was back in form after missing a few of our matches, but more importantly they didn't have the second Robbins... the young one with the red pants that has troubled us so. The game was there for the taking... but we'd have to take it. The Blues for sure wouldn't give it to us.

With that in mind the Gold applied themselves to the task with all they had. There were lots of fans for the game. Matvey and Jasse had wife and child on site, AK had some friends and there were a bunch of folks fo the Blues. The game would look like it was going to go the Gold's way when we got a break about 5 minutes in. AK would make terrific break up and created his own breakaway just outside the opposing blue line. AK would keep ahead of the D and make a nice drawn out move that finished beautifully... Suds up 3-2.
It was less than 4 minutes playing time later that we were unable to keep the wheels from falling off the cart with anohter Zebrapocalypse. Matvey would go for a "body check"(iffy), then with the delayed penalty coming Neil would get called for a "Trip" and both would go at 8:08. Neil had made a play on the forward in a strong backcheck and dove hitting the puck first but dropping the man. Bang, bang. Down 5-3. It only took the blues 41 seconds to tie the game... and really it was less than that.
With time short the Suds tried to grind it out, but somehow it was slipping away. The worse came under 2 minutes left when the Blues would score again, on another weak breakdown to go ahead 4-3. It had all come unravelled for the Gold, but they weren't in the ground yet... and there was still some time on the clock. The Beercans would gain possession and then a faceoff in the Blue end as we came to just over a minute. Dave smartly called for the goalie and we pulled Matt for the extra attacker. iJosh would join Dave and Jeff on D, and I think the Russians and Neil on offense. The Gold would manage to keep the play in, but just barely as time wound down. Neil would gain possesion and take a serpentine trip through the zone, masterfully keeping possesion as Blues flailed at him. He curled at the top of the zone and dished to Jeff, back at the right point and standing RIGHT on the line. The zebra was practically looking over his shoulder as Jeff collected the puck on the line and flung it low and wide on the net. It took a hop and a skip and plunked right into the far corner for a tie. The Blues griped that the puck was out, but the Zeeb stood firm... hell... Jeff had to talk his D partner Dave Di into it after the game but I'm here to tell you... It stayed in the zone. Tie game. 4-4. 30 seconds left. That was it.

Game over, and something slavaged from the night, a tie that felt kinda like a win given how much of a bummer it would have been to lose.
Another classic with the Blues. I'm sure there will be a few more.

Game Stars.... ahh.... maybe not with a tie. Honorable mentions to...

Dave Diloretto for a goal and an assist...and steady D when we needed it.

Neil Shah for two helpers and great work all night.... especially that last shift.

Dr. Jasse for a Goal and an assist... and just bein' the Doctor.

AK for the nice breakaway goal... AND keeping his cool drawing penalites not taking them.

More importantly big ups to the Jasse's and the Nikhamiks for coming out to see the game. Always nice to have some fans... big and small.

Cat chow again... Zombies fall to Tigers

Cadavers(13) vs Tigers
Monday August 17th
Dedham 9:00pm

2-1 loss

This one sounds like it was frustrating. A good matchup against a team we've had some really great games against this season, the Zombies let a one goal lead slide and and lost by one to the division rival cats.

Sounds like there was 12 Dead in Red on the scene with the CEO in the pipes.

The good news was the goal by Mike Campbell that put the Zombies on top. By all accounts it was a beauty with the assist from Matvey.

Here's Mike with a description of the goal:

"Campbell scored the sweetest goal of his life. Pass from Matvey, to me in the slot, skating backward so I could receive the pass on my forehand, and poked it right by him, stick side. Woooo."

The funny thing is this is almost exactly how the goal was described to the blogger by another player earlier in the day. Here is Pete Capraro with his own take on it:

"Campbell had a thing of beauty goal even with audio "ding" to it."

Nice.

That was the end of the good news.. other than the CEO but we'll get there in a second. Hammitt took the gate when his temper got the best of him (you're shocked... I know) and resulted in some shuffling among the players. The resulting let down saw 2 goals by the Tigers and not much hope for the Zombies to regain the momentum.

Here's Pete again on Hammitt's exit:

"Hammit was like a bull in the china shop on his final double penalty, hilarious to watch from a few feet behind him, guys dropping left and right."

...and Mike Campbell on the same:

"Hammit got thrown out, so we made him go buy beer. The no one drank it, so I took it home.
That was it."

The other player I spoke with said you could see the fuse shortening on Hammitt as he got more frustrated... he decided not to say anything... then never got the chance as Ham never came back from his next shift. There's no official ruling here... but the Coon shook himself got up... walked around the bag a few times and took a long hard hungry stare at Mike as he was leaving after the game... I'm just sayin'.... Mike, try to stay to the end of the game next time?

The only other good news here is that very quietly and workman like our friend and CEO and spiritual leader Matt Kilroy is turning into a very nice little goaltender. Here is another comment from Pete on Matt and other notables from the game:

"Many comments from the bench that big Matt is starting too look and act like a top level D league goalie.

Jasse had 2 stellar backhand passes, leading the defenders into the boards, then dishing behind himself onto the tape of another dead in Red.

Larry had too much caffeine before the game, blatantly trying to break some noses, impressive work though and fun to watch."

Thanks guys. No game stars. Tough one.

Lets get'im next time.

DONT FORGET!

TONIGHT IN QUINCY SCHLITZ VS BLUES 7:00PM!!!

Lets have a good night against these punks!

Tonight in Dedham. Cads-Tigers

Cadavers vs Tigers

Monday August 17th

Dedham 9:00pm

Another hot one team... so I figured you could visualize the nice cool water that this young woman is enjoying... I'm quite sure she's a hockey fan...

Lets get a good turn out for this one with team Tigre. It would be very nice to bring home a W tonight... Here is your roster.

Roman
Matvey
Campbell
Nelson
Larry
Jasse
Hammitt
George
Kevin
Blake
Pete
Neil
Jeff- Asked...tentative
Matt - Net

Suds Punish D Minus after Traffic Debacle

Schlitz (14) vs D-Minus

Tuesday August 11th

Canton 10:10pm

9-1 Win

This was a strange one on a hot night in Canton. Apparently there was a car fire right before the 139 exit off of route 24 that cause major problems. Poor iJosh was reduced to updating his Facebook status from his cellphone... chatting with Ken as they sat next to each other in traffic (in their own cars) then turning around and going home having missed the game for all his trouble.

Sounds like it took its toll on ours and Dminus' roster so things came out even. Nice to play a "weaker" team on a night like this. Nice to see those numbers on the scoreboard for us. Here are some quick Guest blog comments. First from Capt. Mark Reynolds:

"Not much of a game last night. An overwhelming 9-1 win for the Suds.
About 1/2 the team for both sides didn't make it to the game due to a car fire on Rt. 24.

We played with 5 skaters for 1/2 of the fist period until replacements arrived. No one complained about not enough ice time.

The Suds took a few penalties on BS calls, but it didn't impact the game.

Congrats to H.H. for scoring his first goal!"

Thanks Mark. Friends Mark happend to leave out that he had a FIVE GOAL NIGHT. That news would come in from our man Larry Bell who would submit this recap of the night's fun:

"I got there just as the game was starting after sitting in traffic for 1/2 hour on 24 about 1 mile from the exit. Apparently there was a car fire, but it was extinguished by the time I passed by. Campbell, Steve, Howard, Mark and Scott were our only 5 skaters at the time and Brian was in net. George and Hammitt made it onto the ice by the start of the second, for a strong 8. I think D- had about 10, but it didn't matter. We were in their zone all night and peppered their goalie who held down the fort as best he could. But, he could only do so much, they are a truly bad team.

Scoring Summary
1st: Heppleman 1 - unasst, Baker 1 - unasst, Baker 2 - unasst
2nd: Reynolds 1 - unasst, Reynolds 2 - Campbell, Reynolds 3 - unasst
3rd: Reynolds 4 - Hammitt, Reynolds 5 - George, Baker 3 - unasst.

9 goals, 3 assists - another stellar night by the refs and scorekeeper...

Penalties
1st: Baker - Penalty Shot for D-, stopped by BCare.
2nd: Campbell - Tripping, Campbell - Tripping
3rd: Baker - High Stick, Pounds - Tripping"

Good work boys. Sorry about the rough traffic... but I'm glad to hear about the outcome.

Lets hope we draw this crew for the first round of the playoffs for one of the teams.

Suds vs D-Minus Tonight

D MINUS VS SCHLITZ
Tuesday Aug 11
CANTON 10:10pm

"Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty.
Been down, isn't it a pity Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city... All around, people looking half dead...Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head.
But at night it's a different world.
Go out and find a girl. Come-on come-on and dance all night Despite the heat it'll be alright... And babe, don't you know it's a pity That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city In the summer, in the city

... stay out of the heat boys and girls and get over to the nice cold rink if you can. The Beercans have a tilt in the chilly confines of Canton Sportsplex tonight against new division foe D-Minus. Managment is squaring up the roster as we speak. Lets make sure we have two things...water... and beer. Its true, as our friends from Lovin' Spoonful tell us... its a pity the days can't be like the nights... Get on over to Canton tonight and enjoy the hot humid postgame... dare I say hopefully have a victory beer in the parking lot.
Here is the roster as of noontime Tuesday.

SCHLITZ
Campbell
Ijosh
Scott
Larry
Hammitt
Kevin
Mark
Ken D
Howard
Goody
Steve
George
Neil (asked)
Brian in Net

Suds fight back to tie Jacks

Schlitz (13) vs Inglewood Jacks
Wednesday August 5
Dedham 9:10

4-4 Tie


The Gold made what they could out of an uneven performance, and somehow found the grit to pull off a come-back and earn a tough tie against the Inglewood Jacks. The Schlitz would play the majority of the game behind 3-1 to the undermanned (7 skaters) but always sharpshooting Jacks. Late in the third they would again be down 4-2 but would score the last two to earn a draw on an exhausting night in Dedham.

The suds would have an even 10 players after Jeff showed up as the Zamboni was nearly halfway done. CEO/GQ Madd Matt Kilroy was back in the pipes after a brief “I think I hurt myself” hiatus of nearly 2 weeks and would “look sharp” all night. The D was anchored by the pairings of Capt.George, Matvey and Campbell, Fosdick, who were also playing together for the first time in what seemed like a long time.
The forwards would be ably manned by centers Pete “That’s crap George” Capraro and Neil “Just give me rookie of the year now, dude” Shah. Wings included Nelson Greybeard Sharfman, Chuck Slate, Dr. Pounds, and Howard Heppleman. Howard and Neil were nice enough to bring along some fans, and they were nice enough to hang out and watch us play. Major props to Sarah and April for supporting the Suds, although in April’s case, it seems Howard brought her in order to prove that he’s really joined a hockey team.

The game would start on a good beat. The Suds were clearly at an advantage given the Jack’s short bench and seemed to take the game to them right away. The Gold were able to keep things in front of them and in general kept the play away from their most dangerous players, and in their end or tied up at center ice. That would last for the first 5 to 6 minutes of the game and it looked pretty good, we were getting decent chances and Kilroy had already made some solid stops and showed he would be there all night.
Then Dr. Pounds would plop home a nifty rebound after Jeff would make a play at the point corralling the puck and sending back down to the crease. Good guys up 1-0.

Are you ready? Can you feel it coming? You should. The “worm would turn” when Howard would get called for a rough/hold on the guy that was busy sparring with him in front of the Jack’s keeper. Both guys had been frisky but Howard would go to the box and George would have something to say to the Zebra. The Zeebs were our old portly friend with glasses and his beak-nosed toothless partner who immediatley engaged George in some discourse that could only mean bad things for all of us.

That would lead to a tieing goal by the Jacks as they got a bit of a lift. Classic breakdown in our end and suddenly the Suds legs were not nearly as strong as they had been in the early going. The Jacks would score the next two goals, on plain old let down plays, poor coverage, and some good shooting by the guys in white. This would leave the Beercans down 3-1 halfway through the game and to be honest, sucking wind and not looking particularly impressive. The pace of the game had slowed and we showed that we couldn’t consistently push the play but were still doing a serviceable job breaking up their passes and getting occasional chances.

The next “shoe to drop” would be when Howard would take another roughing call, and then ran his mouth, which would buy him a double minor around the 11 minute mark of the second. It seems this is something we collectively just cannot get through our heads. No one should talk to the Zeebs. Blogger included. Ever.
This wouldn't have been so bad but as the penalty wound down we would take another penalty, this time on Matvey on a pretty good takedown in front of Matty. Then things got a little confusing.
During the stoppage George said something to the Zeebs. This resulted in said Zeebs realizing, apparently with George's help that Howard now had 3 penalties and should be asked to leave. He was. In the confusion it seems the Zebras forgot about Matvey's penalty as he went to serve for the now ejected Howard. It saved us a 5-3 I suppose but one has to scratch their head over just what George was thinking. This move reduced us to 9, the D now down to 3 as Matvey would skate the rest of the way in Howard's spot up front.

The second ended with the Suds in the game but wheezing. Now 9 players and in serious need of stepping it up a little. It would take nearly half the period but the Suds would indeed start to make some progress. Jeff would again keep the puck in the zone at the left point and shuttle it back in front where Nelson would dish or shoot and Neil R.O.Y. Shah would finish it nicely to bring us within one. This was with less than say 10 minutes or so to go.

Now getting some better chances and actually taking advantage of the winded IJ's the Gold looked to be on the right path. Then another breakdown. Jeff pinched a bit and a Jack's forward got outside and raced up ice when he got the puck. He got off a good shot that beat Matt while being chased. The Jacks were back up two, 4-2 and Jeff was frustrated for sure. He had a front row seat for most if not all of the Jack's goals and was none too pleased about it.

Maybe the old boy should get frustrated more often as right after the face off Jeff would take the puck from the Gold end and make a nice rush through several Jacks all the way to the other end. Neil would again provide the nice finishing touch and would bring the Beercans back within a goal with about 5 minutes left.

Things continued to go pretty well. Matt made a pair of very nice stops in the late going, and then George would take a turn rushing the puck. On a feed from Matvey, George would weave through the zone and get off a nice shot that would tie the game with just under 2 minutes to play. The 'cans would keep it up, but the Jacks would get a dangerous chance squelched by Matt in the closing moments. The game would end in a tie, but there was certainly a pretty good feeling about the comeback among the very tired Suds.

Postgame was interesting with George having a few items about our play that weren't totally off the mark, but still not particularly well recieved after the hard fought tie. No one at this point really knew that he had told the Zebras about Howards penalties until Howard spoke up.

The beer was cold and plentiful and was very easy going down in the parking lot. Thanks to Howard and wife April for bringing the packed cooler, and to Sarah and Neil for bringing suds as well. All in all a satisfactory night at the rink. Thanks again to Sarah and April for supporting the team... and watching the whole game... which brings us to:

Game Stars

3rd Stars: Superfans April and Sarah. Thanks for cheering the slow Suds on and hanging out after the game.

2nd Star: Jeff Fosdick for a 3 assist night and the end to end rush that resulted in the 3rd goal. Must have been the chicken burrito he had earlier in the evening.

1st Star: Neil Shah for a two goal night and a bucket load of hard work up and down the ice. Many times Neil could be seen doing some nice back checking to help out in our end, and creating chances all night. Nice job. He even brought a fan and beer! This guy is clearly a keeper.

Ok. One more bit of business.

We haven't heard from this dude in a while but after Captain George's... ahem... indescretions on the night we now have...

THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF THE COON OF SHAME.

George just couldn't resist pointing out the Zebras mistake and took a man off the roster when we were only 10 tired guys only halfway through the night. Come to think of it, his initial conversation with "The Beak" kind of set things off in a bad way. There is some redemption in the fact that it was his goal that tied the game for the Suds. Kudos for that... but the Howard thing has earned you the inglorious honor of .... The Coon.

Better yet, during the email thread this morning that included the players from last night George had something to say about this. Here, in a Blog first is George with a 'Coon acceptance speech.

"All, I'd like to apologize for being a bit too fired up after the game, and for my comments in the locker room. I should have been happy with the come from behind tie. And my apologies to Howard. I don't know what I was thinking. I was upset at the refs and wanted to point out how they were continuing to screw up... But, the instance that I pointed out wasn't in our favor. Complete brain fart on my part. With that in mind, I didn't give Howard his total of 3 minor penalties. I just got confirmation of the league rules. ;-) I willingly and shamefully accept the coon of shame.

Sorry."

Big ups to George for being a standup guy. You're truly one of us George... imperfect. We're glad to have you with us.

That's all from here. Updates at the begining of the week on upcoming games and Hockey on the Beach plans. Stay tuned.

Lets end on an up note. Thanks to Pete for chipping this in this morning as well:

"The whole thing is beautiful, seriously I love this shit, banging it up out there, getting on each other, passing to the other team mid in front of our goal, making up the next day, getting put in the box, driving people into the net, people learning new positions, sushi, beer, 4th period, the BLOG.

What more could you ask for?"

Word up Pete. Thanks.

Game roster and Hockey at the beach!

Schlitz vs Inglewood Jacks

Wednesday August 5th

9:00 Dedham

Roster:
Roman
Matvey
Campbell
Nelson
Jeff
Scott
Greg
George
Chuck
Pete
Howard
Neil
Goody -asked
Matt - net

and... HOCKEY ON THE BEACH!!!

Only one game this week team but an important announcement concerning 'daveur activities that YOU want to be a part of. The Duxbury Beach Boys have once again organized a Hockey at the Beach evenent or Beachdaveur '09 as they are calling it around here in the corporate headquarters.

In case you missed last year's event, check out the fun and pics here, and here to see what its all about. We are talking grillin', chillin', sunnin', swimmin', horseshoein', and just plain having fun with your favorite parking lot crowd.

Here is Mr. Campbell's event email in case anyone missed it.

"The glorious and storied town of Duxbury made the mistake of selling a few of us Schlidaveurs Over-Sand Beach stickers this summer, and with the crappy weather, we haven’t really gotten our fair use. So, we’d like to invite all of you maniacs to join us for a Saturday afternoon/evening beach party to make up for the loss of most of our summer-time beach fun.

Here’s the deal:

Who: You and yours. I’m not bringing my cherubs. You can bring your kids, but you do so at your own risk. Think of it this way… A few bucks for a babysitter that night vs. the thousands of dollars you’ll spend on counseling for them due to the damage one extended evening with all of us could cause.

When : Saturday August 22nd. 4:00 PM until they kick us off – likely around 10 or so. (Note we picked this date because the tides will be MUCH better than last year – Low tide at 7:35, giving us the whole beach almost!)

Where : We’ll meet at the end of Powder Point Ave, in Duxbury. There’s a Bridge there, and a Parking lot. We’ll leave all of your cars there, pile into one of our SUVs, and head out on to the beach. (See Map of Powder Point Ave here. Use Google Maps to find your way there.)

What to Bring : Beach Stuff. We’ll have Horseshoes (in case anyone wants to challenge Greg James and I for Championship of the World honors.), Volleyball, and Grills. We’ll bring stuff for a fire on the beach when it gets dark, although I don’t recall lighting one last year. Doesn’t mean we didn’t, though.

Bring stuff that you like to eat, drink, and share. Keep in mind though, that everything you bring has to be lugged out to the beach in an SUV, and lugged back, so be practical. If you can.

Also, there are no “facilities” out there, so if you drink too many (is there such a thing….. “too many”?)Bud Light Limes, you’ll need to go swimmin’ to pee. So bring your bathing suit. And a Towel. And your Jaws theme…

Note: If you miss the rides from the Bridge parking lot, you can call one of us, and see if we’ll come back and get you OR… you can walk across the bridge, onto the beach, and take a right. Walk down the beach, and you’ll run into us. In case you need it, my cell number is xxx. (Jeff, PLEASE don’t post this to the blog again this year! I’m still getting vehicle warranty spam phone calls from last years posting!)"

No problem... if you need Mike's cell number email him or me. B

Thanks to the guys organizing this event, Campbell, Capraro, Mark Reynolds and Dr. Jasse. Schlidaveur management looks forward to having a few cold ones on the hot sand.

This was a really fun event last year and we would love to get more people out this time around. If you have the means to get there please come on down and bring a friend or two and enjoy the summer by the sea with your friends from the rink.

Storylines include:

- Will the Campbell:James Horseshoe Dynasty be broken up... by anyone?

- What game/sport/contest event will UberCEO Kilroy come up with to settle out the 'daveur playoff squad dillemma? Matt is a master at "games" I have no doubt he will dissapoint.

- Will Lizzy and her Dad make make it with the Jello shots again this year?

- Will we be asked to leave the beach before it technically "closes"?

These are all gripping questions that will be resolved on the 22nd. So I hope to see you there. Please let us know if you are planning on coming via email as soon as possible.