Schlitz Win Canuck Division Championship!

Canuck Division Championship Game
Schlitz vs Scapegoats
Thursday 9/20
Northeastern 7:00pm

Schlitz 5
Scapegoats 2


Schlitz win Canuck Division championship.

Yes patient reader of the blog... there is a bright and shiny new addition to the trophy case over here at the Corporate Offices of Schlidaveur International. A spanking fresh Summer League Championship Trophy earned by the boys in Gold last night against the Scapegoats at Matthew's Arena. Yes if you look closely the Schlitz is written in sharpie...but would you want the trophy any other way?
Everyone here at Schlidaveur International should feel the pang of pride today. The hardware that now sparkles in our office was earned by the hard work and grit of all the Schlidaveurs. Everyone had a hand in this, and its a nice reward sometimes after a long season, to come home with some hardware. So, no 'Coon this week. That furry bastard has been sent into exile. For now... the Suds are Champs and this was a Championship season.
We went into the game last night with a strong lineup. We knew we would need a very solid effort to beat the 3-0 Scapegoats who are a good team. Things got off to a slow start the first few shifts but the defence limited the 'goats chances early and the offense soon got underway.
Jim Sullivan (rookie of the year candidate) got the Suds off to a good start with a hard work goal (assist by Larry) that was just the begining of an outstanding performance. This was at least 1/2way through the first period. Not long after Sully struck again this time on a "thing of beauty" deflection that started with a Larry shot and ended slipping through the goalie and into the net for a 2-0 lead. The 'goats were dismayed. Like the last time we played these punks there was plenty of "action" on and away from the puck.
The 'Goats came back and midway through the 2nd period scored on a long shot that took a terrible bounce on OEJ and made it in the net. Gulp. At this point the 'Goats had recruited a teammate that had come to watch but was needed on the bench. He was ready for the start of the third, but by that time the Schlitz were back on the attack.
Late in the second Chris Fosdick moved to the middle with the puck after a face off in thier end and scored on a great shot (with traffic in front) to give the Suds the momentum back.Chris was celebrating his birthday that night, and he would be heard from again.
In the third Sully put the capper on the natural Hat trick with a nice goal from Matvey. Back up to a three goal lead but the 'Goats were playing with urgency. They broke through again to bring the game to 4-2 as we went to the middle of the third.
Typically for the Suds we had a run in or two with the Zebras, that led to a highstick penalty, and then a "too many men" when that penalty was over. The Gold played great on the kill, the defence in particular squashing any 'Goat momentum as they gained the zone. All night the D combos of George and Stephan, and Campbell and James took and gave big hits and never surrendered a solid series of scoring chances for the 'Goats. At the end of the last penalty kill thanks to some excellent (Nelsonesque) hard work cycling by Birthdayboy Chris Fosdick the Suds were able to drive in the stake and seal the deal. Chris worked the puck out to bother Jeff who was camping on the doorstep and made a nice move to score with the defensemen draped all over him. That one was satisfying.
That was how the story went. The Suds ground out the clock and salted away the victory as the minutes ran out. There was even a brief trophy presentation from the Zebras, and as you can see T-shirts too.
All in all this was a great way to end the season. As stated at the top, everyone on the combined roster can share in this championship. Everyone has played wearing the yellow at some point and we've needed everyone to contribute somewhere down the line.
Gamestars
3rd Star: Larry Bell. 2 big assists and he brought it all night. Larry had a slow start this summer coming off a nasty knee injury but more than made up for it with his competitive grit. Wouldn't you know it, he was back in his old digs at the top of the scoreing list by the final buzzer. Great job Larry, nice to have you back.
2nd Star: The D. Mike Campbell and Greg James. George Moorachain and Stephan Wennik. Superb work last night. Physical, smart, aggressive play really helped us get off the ground and stay out of trouble. Nice job gents.
1st Star: Jim Sullivan. A natural Hat trick with 2 in the first period that really set the tone. Jim has had a great season and wont be with us in the winter. We'll miss him but he promises to come back and play in the summer. Great job all year dude. You are welcome any time.


Missing Nelson...

Overheard in the parking lot 1: "Schlitz go to heaven, Goats go to Hell!"

Overheard in the parking lot 2: "Put the 'Coon on vacation."

Overheard in the parking lot 3: "I can't f*cking believe we won! This is awesome."


Nice shirts boys.

Suds win a Playoff Squeeekah!

Schlitz vs Tigers
Playoff Game 2
(after wk 1 "bye")
Tuesday 8/28
10:20 Canton

Suds win 1-0 !!!

Well, well, well. Another excellent playoff game, and this time, the desired result. The Suds did the Yellow...err Gold proud and pulled out a very close game in the closing minutes. A zero-zero duel of the goalies right up to the closing minutes. From the descriptions of those Suds players reached by cellphone during the 4th period this game was very close.
The Gold was well stocked with 3 full lines of forwards, and 2 sets of D. Forward lines broke down like this. Chris Fosdick, Larry Bell, and Scott Pounds 1st, Nelson Sharfman, Dangerous Dave, and Pete Capraro 2nd, and Jim Sullivan, Matvey Nihkamik, and Ken Goldenberg as the 3rd set. D pairings were Stephan and Bearded Dan, and then Greg James and Billy Pearlman.
Some quotes from the players.
"Stephan did his best Paul Coffee impersonation all night. He was awesome"
"Jack made a bunch of just ridiculous saves to keep us in it all night long. He was great."
Overheard between Larry and Sully during warmups: "Wait til you see their goalie, you are going to salivate" Apparently while just a "wee-lad" he apparently had no problem overcoming his "height challenged" status and proceeded to shut the Gold out for nearly the whole game. After that pregame conversation the "wee" goalie stuffed Larry on TWO breakaway chances, and STONED Sully on a third which apparently was a "reach back" or "pull it out of your ass" type save. Thankfully the Schlitz were able to break through.
The only goal came with 1:05 remaining in the third period. Chris Fosdick tipped home a blasting shot from Stephan at the point. Larry figured in the scoring as he got it out to Stephan to start the play. Great job by everyone.
Now thanks to the "bye" that the Schlitz recieved for finishing first they are technically 2-0 in the playoffs and need to beat the Cadavers for a spot in the championship game. Isn't this how it's supposed to be? A Schlidaveur game with HUGE playoff implications.
The blogger just loves it.


Gamestars.
3rd Star: The defensive corps. Pearlman, Wennik, Gregson, and James. Great job cleaning up rebounds and limiting chances. The D has to share in the glory of a playoff shutout.
2nd Star: The guys that scored the game winner. Chris Fosdick from Stephan and Larry.
1st Star: Now he is Dr. Playoff Zero. OEJ. Another shutout, this time of the all-important playoff variety. This guy has been huge all year long. Keep up the good work.

Schlitz go down to Rangers in regular season finale.

Schlitz (15) vs Rangers

Quincy Youth Arena

Tuesday Aug. 21

9-6 Loss.

Bummer of a night for the Suds who were optimistic going into the game about wrapping up the first place spot in our division. That optimism faded as we settled into the game and began chasing the Rangers all night. They had fewer skaters, but probably a couple that were better quality than what we put out on the ice. This showed as the game began and the Rangers scored on their first rush and shot to put us down one 15 seconds into the game. That was it. We were a goal (or two) down the whole night.

Playing from behind we still had a pretty good showing. The Rangers went up 2-0 before we broke through on a hard work effort by Nelson Sharfman. Nelson and Dangerous Dave cycled low and thanks to Nelson's grit and determination got the puck out to Jeff Fosdick who was camped out in the slot and buried it. After 1 it was 2-1 bad guys but the Suds were feeling pretty good.

The second period was more of the same uphill climb. They scored 4 min into the period to go back up by two but again more hard work from Nelson and Dave resulted in a goal by Dangerous Dave about a minute later. They scored again, (maybe you see a pattern here...) and then the first line broke through. Larry Bell put one away on a feed from Mike Jasse that again kept us within one. Unfortunately the Rangers scored again just before the end of the period to make it 5-3 after 2 periods.

The blogger wishes he could say that the third period was different but alas... it wasn't. The Schlitz did score first, right after a lineup change that sent Jeff Fosdick back to defense in exchange for Kevin Parker. Kevin scored (helper from Nelson) about four minutes into the period on what was becoming a common setup for the Schiltz. Grinding around the net and picking up rebounds in the traffic out front. Unfortunately the Schiltz bench was full of tired, huffing and puffing faces and the resulting let down spelled our doom. The Rangers scored the next two (7-4) and the Suds called time.

The timeout seemed to help as we had a minor lift. Mike Jasse put one away from Larry this time but the come back would fall short. Despite a goal from Nelson (assist Billy Pearlman) the Rangers were able to put away 2 more and the dissapointing final was 9-6.

Not much penalty action to speak of other than Billy for 1 and Hammitt had his usual 2 (but at least one was matching...maybe both were) but weren't a major factor in the outcome.

Tough way to lose the last regular season game but... it just wasn't our night. A game we could have won but you have to give their good players credit for getting it done. No game stars for that one but in general everyone played pretty well.

Honorable Mention: Nelson Sharfman with 1 goal and 3 assists for a big 4 point night. Great effort all night dude. Nelson always brings it.... like the cagey vet he is. Plus he looks SO GOOD in those Yellow Jerseys!

See you in the playoffs. Stay tuned for updates on games....

Mad Matt stars in Suds showdown with Spartans!

Schlitz (14) vs Spartans

Thursday August 16th

9:00pm Milton Academy





6-3 win!

Yep. I'm here to tell ya. That was a grinder. A fun win with a good squad of Suds, and backstopped by.... Mad Matt Kilroy. That's right friends, Kilroy did his first stint between the pipes last night and came away with a W! We played the very veteran Spartans who had only 1 sub. Decent talent but old like us and they were bummin without legs to help. The Schlitz had our own concerns so things kind of evened out.
The night began with us behind schedule. Kilroy was running late, and was informed on the way in that there was no previous game to nab a keeper from. He was the man this night. It was a scramble getting him dressed, not helped by the ridiculously hot locker room. Campbell had something to say about that... just bad timing. Matt made it to the ice with less than a minute on the warmup clock. The Gold peppered him with some shots. The Spartans were paying attention.
The game got underway fine and we had no problem skating with them when they were fresh. They were able to get off a shot, slow and straight from the top of the zone in the early going, and it slid toward our man Matt, his moment of truth. And it went in. A dubious start, followed by the Spartans screaming "SHOOT" everytime they gained the zone for the rest of the game. They knew what they had, and that just made our task tougher despite their numbers.
We had a game.
Later in the first they scored again to go up 2-0 but only after Kilroy redeemed himself with a couple nice stops. Then we started to turn the tide. Matt Cicciari, abley filling in as part of the forward ranks got our first goal unassisted. We were playing very well at that point moving the puck around their zone and taking advantage of thier already tired legs. The period ended 2-1 and the Suds were feeling good.
Matt continued to play much better despite the Spartans getting a third goal as we got into the second period. The two goal lead didn't hold as the Suds applied consistant pressure working around their zone. On a nice cycle through the zone the forward line of Roman Kurin, Scott Pounds, and Dan Gregson created some good chances. A scramble in front followed by shots from Roman and Scott and Jeff F pinching from the point put the puck past the sprawling keeper. One goal game again. Matt's play continued to improve as he made more and more saves.
At the start of the third we had weathered a couple of penalties, Hammit for two and Campbell for one and we knew we'd have the chance for a good period now that they were really wearing down. A change of positions on the first line put Cicciari at center and moved Pete Capraro to the wing opposite Larry Bell. The move paid off less than 30 seconds into the period when Cicciari buried one with assists to both wingers. The Suds were rolling and were starting to feel it. It wasn't long after that that Pete put the go ahead goal on the board on a rebound from Roman.
The Suds did proud by the gold as they continued to apply pressure and swat away possetions as the Spartans came up the ice. Mad Matt was still playing great and really shone on the home stretch. Matt turned everything aside including a terrific right pad save on a blistering low shot. The closest the Spartans got was a goal after the net had been dislodged (courtesy of George Moorachain knocking their player into it).
Cicciari and Bell added the icing on the cake as the minutes ticked away and the Suds brought this one home.
Great effort by everyone involved. Nice come from behind win against a (albeit disabled) decent opponent.
Game stars.
3rd Star: This one is dedicated to George "where's the love for the D" Moorachain. George and Mike Hammit did a great job getting chances and taking the puck away all night. Hammit had some whistlers that had guys getting out of the way all night. THe second pairing of Jeff F and Mike Campbell likewise had a strong night keeping things away from our buddy between the pipes. Third star goes to all four defensemen.
2nd Star: Sub Matt Cicciari with the natural hat trick and great wheels all night. Two of his goals were unassisted, and he seemed to be all over the place. Thanks Matt, you are welcome anytime.
1st Star: Is there any doubt? Mad Matt Kilroy with a gutsy, gritty, dirtdog, came to play for the team performance between the pipes. You get big Kudos just strapping on the equipment dude, let alone winning the game. Great job.

Fourth Period Honors: Mike Campbell, Larry Bell (Beerman), Matt Kilroy, Mike Hammit, and Jeff Fosdick for a little overtime in the Lantanna parking lot. Good stuff gents.
Overheard in the parking lot 1: "Who brought the yummy meatballs tonight?"
Overheard in the parking lot 2: "Wait... you met your wife in Amsterdam?"
Overheard in the parking lot 3: Something about blowjobs...the topic of the night...anyone there can pick thier favorite. Wonder why this always comes up in Milton.

Zombie Suds Win Shootout with 'Runners

Schlitz (12) vs Double Runners
August 9th
Bavis 10:30

7-6 Win.

Well, we should have known that this was not going to be your average night at the rink when while dressing we couldn't decide which team we were supposed to be. Red? Yellow? Whatever. The three guys already half dressed had the red socks on, so red it was. The Suds skated as the Zombies and took the ice with 11 against our old friends the 'Runners. They didn't have a lot of guys, six I think was their total, so the early signs looked good. As we all know however... looks can be decieving. The Runners had no shortage of effort and tenacity as they responded very well to our first goal by promptly turning the tables and scoring 2 to put us down. Now we had to play from behind.
Our first was scored by Mike Jasse who was well on his way to a career night. He worked very well with linemates (and scoring leaders) Kevin Parker (assist on first goal) and Larry Bell. The second line of Jeff Fosdick, Scott Pounds, Mike Hammitt and Matt Kilroy (rotating), was not nearly as productive but got in some excellent "grinding" and "checking".
Later in the first Jasse scored again to tie the game on a helper from Billy Pearlman. This was not long lived as the 'Runners came right back and put another one by our gal Liz to put us down 3-2 at the end of the first.
The second period was much more of the same as the shootout really came to life. Billy Pearlman scored to tie the game at 3-3 (assist Larry) and the mood was good on the Zombie...err Suds bench. Nice touch from the point and great cycling by that first line to move the puck around and get chances. Unfortunately this was short lived as well. The 'Runners were able to go ahead again right away, then to make matters worse scored a second to go up 5-3 a few minutes later.
Concern was growing on the bench. Down by 2 more than halfway through to a team with 6 guys... wasn't looking great. During the course of the second the Suds struggled with a grip on the game and two penalties ensued. Mike Hammitt got a 4 min major on a nice takedown of the whiney guy with the old blue helmet. The Runners second goal that period came as the time was expiring on this penalty. Not long after Billy Pearlman got the hook on an interferece (rub out) move.
The Suds must have felt a little of the Zombie pride thanks to those sharp red shirts because thats where we dug in and started our climb back. The Pearlman penalty was well killed with a strong effort from the D and second line.... and then we got back in the game.
With time running down we gained a draw in the offensive zone. Lots of yelling to line up and get a chance as the clock ticked down under 20...18 seconds. Larry was able to win the draw and through a scrum the puck made it out to Pearlman who buried it and gave us some momentum going into the third.
The third period continued with the drama. The first line went out for their first shift and produced 3 goals. That's right kids. We took them from 5-4 and put them down 7-5 in a matter of a couple minutes. Goals by Larry Bell (from Mike Campbell), and then 2 more from Dr. Jasse (Parker, Bell and Greg James assists) put us on top and feeling pretty good about things as the period went on.
The 'Runners showed thier stuff and played great down to the end scoring once more to come within 1 and then getting a power play with under 4 minutes on a call on Campbell. The got some good chances but the team defence paid off and the Suds were able to take this one home to much satisfaction.
Nice job to all players for a great come from behind win. Everyone brought it and contributed in what some folks in the parking lot were calling their "favorite game of the year".
Good showing in the Parking lot for the 4th period. We even had a couple of fans. Point of interest were the Jello Shots brought by Kevin Manning. Sweet!
Big Fan Honors go out to (in no particular order): Crystal (I'm so bored I came to hockey) Cormier, and Miran (you have to ask for the cookies) James, and of course Lizzy's folks. Thanks for coming and cheering us on. It really does feel good to have people there pulling for you.
Crystal even took some photos of the game. Unfortunately she was supplied with a camera that had dead batteries so she was only able to get a couple. Blogger's bad on that one. Thanks anyway Crystal next time we'll get it right. Here is the best one from her small batch.

Game Stars.
3rd Star: Larry Bell. Laurence continues his domination atop the leaderboard (stats to come...) with a nice 3 point night (1 goal, 2 assist). Larry was buzzing around the offensive zone all night making things happen.
2nd Star: Billy Pearlman. A great night for Billy... must have been that #4 jersey we gave him before the game. Channeling the greats... whatever works. Billy had 2 great goals from the point and added an assist (and a penalty) to round out the night.


1st Star: Dr. Mike Jasse with 4 goals. A great night for the travelin' man cleaning up the "stuff" out front, gettin our first two and last two including the game winner. Excellent finish and good job working with the first line. Cheers.

Overheard in the Parking Lot:
Beavis: "I learned something tonight... I learned that you play well when you're angry or horny."
Butthead: "If I played well whenever I was horny, I'd never play bad."

Suds soak the Generals

Schlitz (10) vs Generals
Monday July 23, 2007
Quincy 10:30pm


8-3 Win!


The frothing suds showed some "Gusto" last night with a very nice 8-3 win over our old friends (this season at least) the Generals. Both squads have done very well against this team whenever we draw them, and I'm sure they are tired of us. Its too bad we don't have any more games scheduled against the Gen's, so we won't get another crack at them unless we see them in the playoffs. If you combine the squads we went 5-0 against the Gen's with 24 goals against them (we gave up only 6). Only one game was very close and that one was won in the last seconds by Chris Fosdick preserving a 2-1 win. Nice work. Lets hope they sign up for the winter.
Back to last night's action.
The night started with a thin turnout. Only seven players when the puck dropped. Sully joined the team in the first and then Ken and iJosh rounded the team out to ten. Larry was overheard on the bench saying: "That was a loooong five minute first shift."
The forward lines broke down like this. Jasse-Sullivan-Matvey,and Roman-IJosh-Ken. Defensive groupings were Larry and Mike Hammitt and then Bill Pearlman and Kevin Parker.
The biggest story of the night was Jim Sullivan and his 4 goals. Reports of a few niffty ones have been trickling in today. Great work around the net Jim.
Not far behind was Larry Bell with 3 assists from the D. We all know Larry doesn't prefer to play D but it sounds like he got the job done and then some last night. Thanks Larry.
His partner Mike Hammitt had a goal and by all accounts had some very nice shots on net.
Also making his mark on D was Bill Pearlman who had the first goal of the game to start us off and played great all night.
Forwards of note were Dr.Jasse (2 assists), iJosh (1 goal, 1assist), and Matvey (1 goal). For the next few "honorable" mentions we are going to take it right from an eye-witness report. Here we go:
"Not showing up on the scoresheet but contributing mightiliy were...
Roman: Shifty in the offensive zone and created some nice ops. Actually had a goal on a zippy low wrister that went in but through a hole in the netting next to the post. Refs missed it. Too bad, it was a helluva shot. Not only did Romin bring beer but he brought New Castle. Delish!
Ken Goldenberg: Perhaps Ken's best game in [my] opinion. Constantly beating his opponent to the puck and disrupting their attempts to gain possession. Skated hard and played strong positionally all night.
Kevin Parker: Such a good addition to the team. Solid defense-man (again, on a night when we needed it due to lack of true D) and got off a couple of nice bombs from the point.
Lizzy: Played a very solid game particularly in the first where she made a number of key saves."
Excellent reporting. Big ups from the blogger on the updates sent in for this game. Just tremendous work. The only other thing I'll note is that another report mentioned Kevin Parker taking a tough hit and getting up slow...but like a true Schlidaveur he finished his shift and the rest of the game. Hope he's feeling better....
Lets do the game stars.....
3rd Star: Dr. Michael Jasse. 2 points on the night and first rate reporting of the events of the game. Its easy to win the blogger over when you collect the stats and tell me a good story. Great job. Thanks!
2nd Star: iJosh. For 2 reasons....actually 3. 1st. He had a goal and an assist. 2nd. I don't see his name here as often as I should (give the boy some props!). and 3rd It will piss off Larry that I passed him over for a game star. (get over it...you played D)
1st Star: Jim "Sully" Sullivan. With four goals on the night Jim has firmly placed himself in the lead for goal scoring on the combined roster. He now has 11 goals (next closest is 7) with 3 assists for 14 points.
I will mention that Larry's 3 assists bring his assist total to 12 and with his 4 goals he now leads the combined scoresheet with 16 points.
Great work from everyone. The suds are now 6-3-1 and looking good down the stretch.
Big props to Pregamers Dr.Jasse, The Hammer (Mike Hammitt), and Billy "The kid" Pearlman. (maybe "the kid" isn't the way to go with Bill, but hey we'll take suggestions on a nickname...) They came through with 2 goals and 2 assists...despite the fog. Way to hold up tradition boys.

Suds down Kittys. Shutout win over Tigers.

Schlitz(9) vs. Tigers
Tuesday July 17th
Milton Academy 8:10pm

2-0 Win!

Nice night at the rink, especially in light of what happend to the Zombies the night before. Not much consolation if you didn't play both but hey, when one of us wins...we all win. Great turn out effort wise from everyone who showed. We started the game with 10 even but the roster grew as the evening went on. DWH showed at the end of the first period. Matt brought in some "new blood" later in the second when his buddy Blake Underhill made his rookie appearance with the Suds. Big ups to Blake for having the stones to show and play after not being on the ice for close to 4 years. Welcome to the club Blake...now try standing up during your next shift.
In general this was a very even skate. We match up pretty well with the Tigers, red jerseys, a few old Florida Panther away shirts. They didn't have any ringers or standouts which worked well for us. Good chances at both ends, some good passing by both clubs and good solid defensive play.
OEJ gets a round of applause for yet another shutout. Although he was not tested as much in this game (by his own assesment) as in others, it doesn't matter. A zero is a zero, and dude... you are Dr.ZERO. Thanks for the great play.
Our first goal came on a "seeing eye" slapper from Jeff Fosdick that miraculously made it through the traffic in front, and past the keeper for a lead. Big credit to the forwards mucking and grinding, and screening on the play.
The second goal came as a direct result of a nice end to end rush (Guy LaFleur esque...) by Stephan Wennik. He had a tremendous game, with excellent defensive play and some niffty moves that created some offense here and there. Cagey Vet Nelson Sharfman was on the spot and had a nice finish picking up the rebound from Stephan's shot.
Those two would hold up all night. There was lots of chatter going into the third that the next goal was key... It was, because it never happened. Great work by everyone down the streatch to seal this one away.
Lets do the Game Stars.

3rd Star. Nelson Sharfman. He's had a bit of a resurgence in the last few weeks and now finds himself 4th in combined scoring just percentage points behind 3rd place (Jim Sullivan). Nelson now has 4 goals and 6 assists on the year, most of which has come in the last 2 weeks. Great job Nelson... must have something to do with how dashing you look wearing the yellow.
2nd Star. OEJ. Dr.Zero. Mike Gash. Whatever you want to call him. He's solid and keeps turning in great games. Now sporting a 1.13 GAA in 8 games (6-1-1). Thanks.
1st Star. At the request of OEJ... The Entire Defensive Unit. First pairing Stephan and Dan Gregson played great all night turing away chances and creating a few of their own. Second Pairing Jeff and DWH, and Kevin Parker (first period) also played very well in both zones. Good work everyone.

Items of note: Lizzy came by to watch the third period. What a team player. Sore left eye and all, you are welcome any time. Get that lamp feeling better... I dont want to have to start calling you OEL.

Overheard in the Parking Lot 1:
"Man, I rode that guy all the way down the boards."
"Well... its better than getting rubbed out..."

Overheard in the Parking Lot 2:
"...he likes to take it around the back...a lot."
" ...yeah... and he only likes shooting at the goalies back..."

Games Monday night in Quincy and Thursday night in Hingham next week. Both late.
Get your requests into Kilroy now so we can set rosters.
I may do a scoring update (for all you stat whores...) later in the week.

Power Suds! Schlitz shut down the Blues!

Schlitz(7) vs. Blues
BU 9:10pm , June 26th

3-0 Shutout Win!

This one would have made Lizzy proud. Nice matchup with our old friends the Blues last night at storied Walter Brown Arena. Started off the night looking thin on bodies...but true to late arriving form we rounded out to eleven. An early locker room scare over the dissapearence of one of DWH's skates was quickly resolved when DWH went back tracing his steps and found the skate in a row he had walked down. This was a good omen for the Schlitz who were able on this night to change the "Dreaded Yellow" into the "Glorious Gold" in three short periods. Yes the Suds are back. A couple wins in a row, one being a shutout, ( I know the first was the Schlidaver but...hey a couple wins is a couple wins...right?) and the Gold are back on track now sporting a .500 record of 3-3-1.
Nice effort in the early going as the teams felt each other out, the Gold mounted several chances and passes in the offensive zone. As the First wound down we were holding it in the Blues zone with a nice forecheck by Dan Gregson and solid play from both points DWH & Mike Campbell. Gregson held the puck in the left corner then fed Jeff Fosdick (playing forward) on the right side behind the net. DWH was closing in yelling "pass, pass" and both Blues in the area drew right to him. Catching a glimpse of George "Ace" Moorachain in the slot I slid the puck out to him and he made a great finish putting it past the golie on his right side. 1-0 Suds with about a minute and a half left in the period. Nice.
The second went much the same. Campbell made a trip to the box 3:30 into the period but the Gold held on. The blues held it in our end until a slight fumble by one of the defensemen led to a turnover and breakaway for Jeff F. Remarkably he was able to finish the play with a wrist shot low on the keepers right side for a 2-0 lead on the shorthanded goal. Sweet.
Not to be left out of the fun DWH pressed and forced a great turnover and breakaway for himself that put the Suds up 3-0 with 4 minutes left in the second.
Usually a lead like that makes me nervous. The gold was lookin' tired but we kept up the effort throughout the third and held on for a really nice feeling shutout win. Mike Gash played terrific all night long stoping many, many chances on his doorstep.
This brings me to Stars of the game.....

3rd Star. Matt Kilroy. A nice effort all night and a "team-guy" move by volunteering to be the rotating forward. Matt shifted through both lines nicely and there was not once any confusion about who was going on the ice. Great work.
2nd Star. At the risk of self indulgence I'll give it to myself for 1 shorthanded breakaway goal and a helper on George's ice breaker.
1st Star. Has to be the shutout man himself OEJ. Mike Gash has now got another zero to add to the collection he has earned while playing with the Schildavers. He has consistently turned in solid performances that keep us in games and in the win collumn. OEJ now has played 5 games this summer season giving up only 5 goals for a stellar 1.00 GAA. He has a 3-1-1 record in those games. Great job Mike, I agree with Kevin Manning's assesment...It was vintage Dennis Lemiux ...thanks.

Todays HM section is dedicated to "Where's the love for the D?" George Moorachain.

Honorable Mention 1: DWH. Terrific goal and excellent stabilizing play all night long. Its a treat to have him on the blue line.

Honorable Mention 2: Stephan Wennik . Stephan brought it all night, many time tangling with the one baddie on that squad...blue pants #35. Stephan stayed with him all night taking all kinds of bumps, chops, and holds along the way. I know he drew one of 35's penalties with his hard work and it might have been both.

Great job everyone. Get on the stick for tonight... I think the Zombies need players. If you can make it at all... send Kilroy an email. Also, anyone who skates...someone get the score sheet. Thanks.

Suds circle drain....self inflicted loss.

Schlitz(5) vs Tigers
Tuesday June 12th 10:00pm Hingham A
3-1 Loss.

Another tough night at the rink in a season that is quickly turning sour for our heroes in Yellow. By all accounts a very tight game with strong efforts by everyone involved. It seems the Schlitz led the game 1-0 for most of the evening. A few penalties here and there but nothing major, a number of scoring chances but (reccurring theme alert) no finishing touch.
Skating with the lead with about 9:00min remaining the Tigers gained an odd man rush and scored to tie the game. That is apparently when the (reccuring theme alert 2) Gamma Bomb went off.
Apparently immediately after advising M.Campbell to "Be Cool" Pete Capraro ran into some difficulty. Several eyewitness accounts couldn't describe the origin of the incindent but everyone saw the result. "Yard Sale" Capraro went toe to toe with a big defenseman from the Tigers.
Here's one acocunt:
"I see Capraro skating towards their guy swinging his fists like a Rock'Em-Sock'Em, landing body and head blows. "

Here's another:
"...but he did his best impression of a Hanson Brother. A tossed stick, a take down and a kick later; he was escorted to an early shower."

Ok lets here from (hmm cant decide if "Yard Sale" or "Gamma Boy" is better) the man himself. I personally like the "talk like Hulk" bit.... Here it is from a day after email:
"Jump off bench, skate toward zone, freight train slams my body, feet far
above head, back of head hits ice before any body part, come to, attack
other man, other man lands on top of me, I kick him with my skate in
gut, I very mad, I throw stick at wall, I tell ref to call penalty, ref
says we have to work, I say not by allowing freight trains on ice, I
escorted off ice, I pack bags angrily, I come out of locker room, I
throw bag against glass, I leave.
I come to about 1:31PM this afternoon."

Excellent recap. Unfortunate timing. The Tigers score the go ahead on the ensuing powerplay, then add an empty netter in the waning minutes. Once again we die from a self inflicted wound. A tough one to take in what sounded like a winnable game. In all seriousness we really need to remember to keep our heads and stay on the ice if we want to have a chance at winning some of these games. We all get carried away sometimes(this was just Pete's moment) and its hard with the competitive juices flowing I know(I've been known to say and do some foolish things too), but we need all of our skaters to come away with a W. All we can do is try our best. Lets keep at it.

I'm thinking no stars on this one. But we will give out some Kudos....
1st mention: DWH#39. The only goal....unassisted.
2nd mention: The formerly missing goalie. Again a solid night inbetween the pipes, keeping us in the game. At some point we will muster some run...err goal support for him.
3rd mention: Probably an update in 'Coon's corner this morning.
4th mention: There were several complaints to managment about the lack of beer for this game. The Management of Schlidaver Industries wishes to express a heartfelt apology to all those left thirsty at the end of this game. Watch the blog for a new "Beer Czar/Roster" feature....coming soon.
5th mention: Thanks go out to all contributers to the blog. MC, iJ, KM, ....PC. Your emails are essential to construction of this space.
Better luck next time Suds....lets get this thing together before the season really does circle the drain.

The Suds go down...not so easy.

Schlitz(4) vs. Double Runners.
Canton 7:10 June 6th
Loss.
Well....that didn't go the way we wanted it to. Anyone who was left standing in the parking lot about an hour after the game was over will get the donkey photo....Suffice it to say, we played like drunk donkeys...even though I'm pretty sure we were all sober at the start of the game.
To be honest I didn't think that as a team we played all that poorly. We had lots of chances and worked thier zone fairly well. The Runners had a bit of a talent upgrade from the last time we played them. They picked up a guy at gametime that scored 4 for them...but there is no way I'm playing the "ringer" card on this one. We got smoked and that is that. Just remember, we will see these guys at least one or two more times in the near future. This will provide plenty of opportunity for payback, and I suggest we focus on that when their number comes up again.
I'm not giving stars for this game, but in an effort to "keep things positive" I will give out some thanks and kudos.
1st. Our number 1 fan, Lizzy's mom. She stayed and watched the whole thing....like a car wreck in slow motion. A true hockey fan (and mom)...we thank her for her support.
2nd. Goal scorers. DWH (Dan with hands) via Nelson and Dave. Jeff Fosdick and "Dangerous" Dave Spenciner, both unassisted. DWH is always a steady contributer. Dave continues his torrid run with a low slapper that slipped right through the keepers feet. Mine was a slapshot from medium high in the zone (d played soft) to the low far corner. Felt good but didn't do much for us.
3rd. Lizzy. I know that it was definitly not your night but you kept your chin up and tried your best to the end and that's all we can ever ask of you. You know how the blogger feels about you...especially when you bring beer. We love ya babe, and we know you'll come back strong the nest time.
4th. The fourth period survivors. Mike Hammit, Dan Gregson, Lizzy and Jeff. We tried hard to take the sting out of that one...good thing the game was early.
Overheard in the parking lot 1:
"...perfect...like...like perfect teardrops on a popsicle stick..."
Overheard in the parking lot 2:
"Do those guys have a tv? ...I think thats a tv."
"Crap we even lost the 4th period."
"No freaking way...those guys played the game AFTER us."
"Oh yeah...the pussies we played are long gone."
"Yeah, them and their ringer...grumblemublegrmble..."
That's all for now, I plan to post quarter season stats later on today. Get your emails to Matt on your preference for next week (Tues or Weds) and start planning for the next Schlidaveur on Friday the 22nd.
The score last night was 11-3.

Schlidaveur Rd 1 goes to...your sistah. 1-1 Tie!

Cadavers(3) vs Schlitz(3) Canton June 1 9:30pm 1-1 tie.
They say ties are like kissing your sister....well there you have it. You bunch of sister kissers ended up all knotted up at 1 on Friday night. Sounded like a good turnout and a fun game up and down the ice. Your humble blogger was more than a little upset at not being there. However...the news of the night was this. Back from his tour of Europa and the "sub-continent" on the back of a wobbly red tandem bike...administrator extrodinaire Matthew Kilroy! Yee haw. Welcome back Matty.

Matt wins 1st star of the game honors for a surprise skate, the pizzas for fourth period and for overall being a nice guy. Way to go Matt.
2nd Star of the game goes to Pete Capraro. By all accounts a nice goal to tie the game on a feed from D.J. Pete was boosted into second place by his involvment in the game's most celebrated incident. More on that later....
3rd Star goes to "Dangerous" Dave Spenciner! A nice goal while camped out front. Why is Dave "dangerous"? CUZ HE SCORES! Way to be there Dave.

Honorable Mention 1: Both goalies. Nice job giving up only 1 to both of you. Mike...nice to have you back dude. By all accounts you both had very solid games.

Honorable Mention 2: Mike Jasse. Way to go bringing your camera and providing the early pics from this game. Thanks man....your blogger friend is in your debt.

Incident of the Game: Goes to "Rampaging Hulk-like" Stephan Wennik! I didn't see it but accounts of Stephan's "massive" hit on Pete Capraro have been burning up my inbox all day.

Here is one report...."At the end of the 3rd period with the score tied 1-1, Stefan thought he saw Pete taking some liberties with a teammate in the Schlitz crease. Thinking of all the hacks and slashes Pete had dealt him throughout the game, he charged in from the blue line and hit him with a nice high cross check. The ref somehow thought this deserved a penalty."

Another from Pete himself: "I was sitting on the bench taking a sip from my water bottle 40 seconds after the whistle blew, when out of nowhere mild mannered Clark Kent turned into the raging incredible Hulk and unleashed his fury upon me, doing a Pete Rose across the boards into my upper torso, resulting in significant dishevelment."

I'll let it go this time but dude...the Hulk's alter ego was Dr. Bruce Banner. Sheesh.

A victim of Caprapo's "enthusiasm" had this to say: "...the only thing that I'd add is a bit of context on the Stephan vs Pete hit toward the end of the game. Pete had high/lowed me over his goalie (mike) b/c I had hooked him a few minutes earlier (and gotten away w/ it). Pete's comment at the time was something like, "don't worry about it; I'll get you back..." So when pete had the chance to take me out, he did. Stephan saw the hit and rushed in to come to my aid. His hit on pete was both devastating and perfectly timed. In the end, we all came up smiles."

Finally my favorite account..."Stefan CLOCKED Pete Capraro-the hit came out of nowhere and sent Pete sprawling. Kudos to Pete for not retailiating....but Stefan should keep his head up during the next game!"

Indeed those boys are guaranteed to be playing opposite each other in the future.

Glad to hear everyone had fun and the 4th period was very well represented with a parking lot departure for several after 1am. Way to go team.

Overheard in the parking lot: " I used this poncho to keep the beer cold..."

Chris Foz and Larry on a rush.....

Post goal congrats for Dave

The Cad's pump up between periods

Schlitz(2) vs .CH Terriers ...doin' the dog.

Schlitz Game 2 Hingham 10pm Tuesday May 22.
6-0 Loss. (... it could have been more)
Yep. You can use whatever canine analogy or phrase you'd like.
Doin' the Dog.
Screwing the Pooch.
Beaten like dogs.
You name it. It applies.
No stars for this game.
The Ch Terriers brought it. They have some spiffy skaters and they went hard at us most of the night. Until we were broken...like dogs. Sorry I couldn't resist. We did get a Coon award out of it. Larry was booted about 4 mins into the game after some choice phrasing for one of the girls on the Terriers. (that makes her a bitch...right?). Anyway the ref didn't seem to think that was cool so he gave Larry an early shower. We went from 10 skaters to 9 and really it was all down hill from there. To be fair, we were already down a goal or two, and I've never seen someone ejected (and suspended) for foul language to another player.
Mike Campbell was able to squeeze in a couple of stints in the penalty box (just so Larry doesn't jump out to a Campbell award lead too soon) and other than that there was no other stats to report.
Lets remember to keep our cool, watch our mouths, and play with sportsmanship. I felt the frustration too and kudos to Mike Hammitt for not taking my suggestions in the waning seconds of the game. That wouldn't have been right. We got housed by a good squad. Sometimes you have to take your lumps.
More Kudos to Hammitt and Larry for bringing a few cold ones for the 4th period.
Even more Kudos to Hammitt, iJosh, and Campbell for bringing pucks. Thanks guys.

Overheard in the parking lot: " I sat next to Dave's wife Jen at Larry's wedding....actually she sat on my lap."

Email of the game: Paul Laubenstein. NESHL Commissioner. Regarding Larry's comments.

One game in the books for each squad.

Game 1 for the Cadavers.
Monday May 7th 7:10pm Quincy vs. The Generals.


6-2 Win!


A nice way to open the season. Backed by star goalie Lizzy, the Red and Black of the skating zombies worked their way to a nice opening game victory in Quincy. An even ten skaters for an early game, featuring several of the new "acquisitions". Welcome to Greg James, Jim Sullivan, Matt Elliott, and Kevin Manning. Kevin makes his return to our ranks after a multi-year absence and turned in a great game at the point lending some much needed stability at the position. Matt opened the season with a first period goal (asst. to Dan H.)to get us going. Nice work from everyone, including the fourth period which was well represented, much to Kevin's satisfaction. "Now this is more like it..." he said gazing into the almost empty cooler at his feet where the 30pack had just recently disappeared.
Ok lets give out some game stars.
1st Star- Jim Sullivan. The new guy scores 2 goals and takes our only penalty of the game, clearly gunning for Larry's spot at the top of the leaderboards. He also had a stellar record with face offs winning almost every one.
2nd Star- Pete Capraro. Pete also turns in a 2 goal perfomance and was seen flying around the offensive zone with his linemates the Fosdick brothers. Nice combination. Great job Pete.
3rd Star- Lizzy. Just because she played great and I can give her the star if I feel like it.
Honorable mentions:
Matt Elliot- Goal and an assist.
Chris Fosdick- Goal and an assist.
Jeff Fosdick- 2 assists.
Dan Gregson- 2 assists.
Point of interest:
This could go down as the night that we lost the " 'coon of shame ". Campbell took it out of his bag " 'cause I can't take it anymore" and we think it may be still be haning in that locker room. More on this as the story develops.


Game 1 for the Schlitz.
Monday May 14th 8;10pm Quincy vs. The Generals

2-0 Win!

Another nice performance to get things going. Started with 9 skaters due to several drop outs but ended up with 10 thanks to the triumphant return of one Mike Hammitt! Mike finally checked his email and got himself going and arrived with about 5 mins left in the second period. The other three defensemen were very glad to see him. The other big news was the return of Larry Bell from the DL. It was really great to have him back. He played a solid D and is starting to get his legs back under him. This game also had a bit of a nervewracking beginning as goalie Mike Gash didn't show, and we had to solicit one of the guys from the game before us. Luckily one of them was willing. And speaking of him.....

1st Star- Raj the Canadian goalie. He not only saves us from what would have been a very disappointing forfit, but he pitches a shutout. I don't think he was tested too often but he had everything they did get through covered like a blanket. Thanks dude...where-ever you are.
2nd Star- Dangerous Dave Spenciner. Yeah! Dave's a killer!" Dave gets the game winner in the second period with a nice wrister. Nice work from Dave and the Russians all night.
3rd Star- Jeff Fosdick. Back to playing defense from the stint at forward the week before. Shortly after the arrival of Mike Hammitt as my partner I held the left point and pinched past the two guys trying to clear. A step and a half inside them and I was able to fire one in the top right corner. Hmm. Satisfying.
Honorable mentions:
The second line of Josh, Ken and Deb did a great job all night and had lots of good chances. My favorite being a "spin-a-rama" Kenny shot that reminded me of Cam Neely...well slower...and much shorter...but you know what I mean.
Points of interest:
Only 2 penalties (neither involving Hammitt) was good for us. Larry was whistled for a high-stick in the third period ( he can't help himself, he has to make the score sheet somehow), and that notorious Ken Goldenberg also took a hooking call in the third.
Overheard in the Parking Lot:
"Wait. Let me get this straight. Your job is to kick college age lesbians out of the bathrooms at the "Independent" on Friday and Saturday nights?"
"Well....yeah."