More Pics from the Poly Pavillion

Friday Night at the Campbell Poly Pavillion

There was some Friday Night Lights over at Campbell's house this past weekend. Here are a few picks, courtesy of Mrs. Campbell, of the fun that was had.
The rink is a really nice set-up that should provide lots of fun if it stays cold. Even with the cold snap we fractured the ice in several places in a short time, limiting the number of people we could skate at the same time. Keep your fingers crossed for a good long cold-snap and you too could be skatin' at the Campbell Poly Pavillion.
Special thanks obviously go out to the Campbells for having all of us delinquents over on a Friday night!

Mid-Season Stat Update!

Mid-Season Stats.
Schlidavers Winter 2008

Here it is... The numbers you've all been waiting for. We are probably 1-2 games past the midpoint, but I wanted to include this weeks games.
As always check your numbers and let me know if you see anything out of whack.
An interesting race going on at the top of the leaderboard I think. Larry Bell (17pts)has just this week moved ahead of Roman Kurin (16pts)for the top spot, and iJosh (14pts) is lurking not far behind. Impressive Rookie Mike Daley continues to shine and he is only 4 points off the pace. Dan Hebert (DWH) rounds out the top 5 with 7 goals and 11total points. After that group is the typical cluster of vets at 8 points, but any one of these guys can break the top five with a good game or two.
Despite the ever changing situation in the pipes I think we are getting good numbers there too. Mike Gash is holding solid as the workhorse with a t 2.36 GAA after 11 games. He was 6-3-2 over those starts. Kilroy just got his first win but if you look closely a 4.00 after 7 games is really not so bad... especially given that that number is a bit inflated from the 9 goal game. Other than that game he has given up 5 once, 3 three times, and 1 once (last night). That's not too shabby for a guy who has played the position less than 10 times.


Larry is also at the top of the penalty list courtesy of his two ejections. He's followed by the usual suspects Matvey, Hammitt, and Campbell. George and Greg James aren't too far off the pace and with a few blowups could jump right up into the running.
In general I think we've been doing a better job with penalties. There have really only been a handfull over the last month. Good work everyone.

Interestingly enough both teams have been hovering right around the .500 mark. We have 3 games this week and if we sweep (Cads have 2 and Schlitz have 1) then both teams will be 1 game over .500. That would be pretty cool. Its never too early to start thinking about playoff positioning.

Great work everyone. I think that we are doing ok overall. It would be nice to see if we can get up over the .500 hump and stay there for the second half.

Should be a good race for the points leader in the second half. Play well everyone.
See you all next week.

Suds Grind Out the Generals!

Schlitz (13) vs. The Generals
Thursday January 3rd
U-Alcatraz-Mass 10:30pm

2-1 Win!

Isn't there a song that says... "you came... just when I needed you most..." ? Well the Flying Beercans got a couple of things they needed the most at just the right time last night at the Prison by the Bay.

The First was our friends the Generals on the Schedule. The Schlitz fielded 11 last night with a lineup with a mix of vets and newcomers (and only 2 "regular" defensemen) on a chilly late night at our favorite place to play. At least it was warmer in the rink than outside.
The Second was a One Goal Shutdown and the First Win for Netminder CEO/BMF Madd Matt Kilroy. Hard to believe that its taken this long for Matty to get his first W. He's been playing great all season (pre and post Thumb incident) and it was overdue. The great play of Kilroy was backed by the...
Third Thing. A Terrific step up performance by fill in defenseman Pete Capraro who had a Goal and and Assist that powered the 'cans to a 2-1 win at chilly U-Alcatraz.

The game was tight through the first until Capraro capped a rush with a beautiful wrist shot that beat the keeper stick side. That came near the end of the first period and was a nice lift. The Gold had been getting chances all period but it was nice to finally break through.
Pete played opposite Jeff Fosdick, and Mike Hammitt partnered with Marc Valenti. Hammitt had a great game in his own right getting off hard shots and controlling the blue line abley. Hard to really call him a "fill-in" but he's logged most of his time lately at forward so last night was a slight departure. Did I mention no penalites..? Good Job Mike.

The Flying Beercans would score again halfway through the second when Vet Supreme Nelson Sharfman banged one home from iJosh and Capraro that gave the Gold some insurance. Nelson was grinding it out all night (as usual) and its always nice to see him rewarded for his effort. He and iJosh were joined by Chris Fosdick, Mike Jasse, Scott Pounds, and newcomers Mark Bates and Blake Underhill. All the forwards did a good job, despite heavy legs to keep after the Generals and not let them up as they got more desperate late in the game.
The Shutout (while close...) was just not to be for Kilroy as he let up a long (but hard... not to mention difficult) shot from the point with about 2 minutes left in the third.
There were only a few anxious moments after that and the 'cans finished this one out in style.

This late addition came in from Dr. Jasse and the blogger likes the comments so much he's adding them here. Thanks for chiming in! Here's the quote:
" Some STELLAR stops by our boy, Kilroy. Pretty nifty glovework for the man w/ the half-digit on his glove hand.
How 'bout the 2 consecutive shift offensive SEIGE that Chris, Jasse and Blake laid on the General's D zone!?
Capraro's goal; a zippy snap-shot that he buried stick side.
Mike Hammit played outstanding
Blake almost popped his cherry with a couple of chances at the goalie's doorstep
Nice assist and goal on IJosh's [Nelson's]score
No penalties
The cold Coors and Miller post-game (courtesy of Dr Pounds)
Good car talk during the 4th period-and kudos to those who hung around to brave the cold and enjoy a brewski."
The Blogger concurs....

Game Stars.
3rd Star- I'm going with Hammit. I really think he had one of his best nights with us. He covered a lot of ground, constantly breaking up plays as they came up the ice. Even though none of his shots made it through... it sends a message to the keeper... and beleive me he's thinking about it. Good job Mike.



2nd Star- Pete Capraro. Goal and an Assist and a whole 'lotta ice covered in a really good step in performance. This guy has excelled wherever he has been asked to help. A true team player. Great job Pete!




1st Star- Who else can it be? His first (long overdue) win after a number of solid performances for the CEO/BMF Matt Kilroy. Great work Matt... you've been a game saver for us and your play has gotten better and better. Congrats on the one goal win.


Fourth Period Awards to all the guys who stayed to swill a quick beer slurpy in the ambient 3 degrees and breezy after the game. It shows true grit to drink your beer while it freezes in the can. All we were missing was the sweeping searchlights, barking dogs and the old fashioned siren to complete the feel. Good job men... no one beats us in the 4th. In tribute to all of you I run this photo... because it was a good excuse as any to run it... enjoy. I can't help but think she better skate pretty hard in order to keep warm... no?

Zombies fall to Windsuckers at Alcatraz!

Cadavers(15) vs Windsuckers
Wednesday Jan 2
Alcatraz State (UMass)
10:30pm

3-2 Loss.

A cold and lonely night for the Zombies as they took the schedule shaft against the Windsuckers at the chilly Prison on the Bay. A good turnout showed plenty of Zombie Pride, especially CEO, BMoFo, Mad Matt Kilroy in net, but just fell short in the end. To expedite things here we are going to join Guest Blogger Mike Campbell, already in progress with his summary report....

"We played the Windsuckers… There actually was a LOT of wind – flags all straight out along the drive into the prison, making the 11 degrees feel like minus 11 – but NOT much sucking. Both teams played damn good.

O. Lines: Larry, Nelson, Kenny the Goon (he got the only PIMs – tripping)
Matt E., and the Russians
D. Lines: Dans & Mikes

We lost 3 – 2, but the game was tied at 0 well into the second period. Kilroy made some rock solid saves against a pretty comparable team through the first period and almost all of the second. Their keeper was out of his mind. We out shot them at least 2 to 1 (I think Nelson had at least 15 shots alone), and he was gobbling up everything.

With about 5 mins left in the first, the face-off was in the their zone, on our right side. As we lined up Larry told me it was coming my way (I was on left D, Daley on the right). When he saw who he was facing, in Brady-esque fashion, Larry audibled back to Daley that it was coming to him instead. I let Daley know I had a lot of space open as well. Puck dropped. Larry wins the face off to Daley. Nelson crashes toward the net. Daley dishes across the ice to me. I shoot hard (but wide left – imagine), but hard enough that it bounces off the boards, behind the net to the other side to Nelson who slams it home. 13 from 77 and 31. Good guys one zip.

Kilroy continues to stonewall them well into the second. But then... With the puck in THEIR zone, one of their guys clears it. It’s right on net, but moving slowly down the ice. As Kilroy’s beginning to handle the puck, and looking up to see who he can pass it to, well, let’s just say he forgot the handling the puck bit. Oops. Under the stick. Slowly. Toward. The. Goal. Line. So. Slow. That. He. Has. Time. To. Lunge. For. It.

But to no avail.

Puck crosses the goal line. Barely. End of the second period. Ones.

Third period, pretty early. Kenny the Goon goes off for tripping. Fifteen seconds into the penalty kill, they get a two on one break-away. We keep one of their better skaters to the outside on the left side, but he shoots from way out there and beats Matty five hole. Uh-oh. Bad guys, two to one.

Middle of the third. Puck in the neutral zone. Going back and forth there, but we eventually get it going our way, and Matvey carries it into their zone along the left boards. With no other forwards in front of me, I go with him and he dishes it onto my stick. I head straight for the cage, and in the left slot beat the keeper glove side with a wrister. Wooo HOO.
77 from 25. Tied at two.

To no avail, though. They brought the friggin’ army with them, and while we had the perfect ten skaters, they had at least fifteen. Fresh legs wore away at us, and they score a few minutes later, on a pretty scrappy play in front.

Again, except for the first two goals (the dribbler, and five hole shot from way downtown), Kilroy was on fire.

Overall, great effort by skating dead at the Prison, late night. It sucks going out there on a freezing cold night, to play in the shithole at 10:30, and then lose, but we gave it our all.

Amazing how much I can rememebr when I'm not cocked.

Good luck tonight."


Lets get some "Mad Props" for Mr. Mike Campbell for the excellent game summary. Great job dude, with the goal and with the blog. The blogger is in your debt.
So other than major Kudos to both Mssrs. Campbell and Kilroy... We'll leave it at that.
The Schlitz play tonight at the House of Horrors...err... Prison by the Bay... whatever you want to call it... at the primo 10:30pm slot again. Bring your mittens.
See you tonight.

Zombies Beat Suds! Schlidaveur-Action!

Cadavers(14) vs Schlitz (12)

Thursday 12/20

HinghamC 10:20pm

Zombies 4

Beercans 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Gretzky bless us... everyone."

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

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

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

Teams Picked for Schlidaveur! Thursday Night!

Cadavers vs Schlitz

Thursday 12/20
10:20pm
Hingham/C

That's right boys and girls. The last Schlidaveur of 2007 is on tap for Thursday night. As you may have read in the CEO/BadMoFo's email, he and I have faced off "playground style" and straight up picked the teams for Thursday night.


This was how we set it up. He would be his own goalie and pick his squad, I would have Mike Gash as my goalie and I would pick the rest of the players for my squad.


Matt, haveing won the Schlitz mantle by coin toss picked first. Here I will recreate the first 10 picks just to give everyone an idea of how it went. Remember... I was already assigned to the Cads Squad by virtue of being the Captain, (nose) picker, DB whateveryouwanttocallme.
Here goes.
Schlitz 1- Dan Hebert (DWH) a good choice and the first time DWH has been first pick...
Cads 2 - Larry Bell.... you have to go with the reigning points champion....
Schlitz 3 - Mike Campbell ... Matt goes with big D....
Cads 4 - Stephan Wennik... Jeff goes with FAST D...
Schlitz 5 - Mike Daley ... Rookie of the Year Standout...good pick
Cads 6 - Greg James... something to offset Campbell
Schlitz 7 - George Moorachian...defenisve minded..
Cads 8 - Marc Valenti ... another D and Rookie fo the year candidate.
Schlitz 9- Nelson Sharfman... the cagey vet returns
Cads 10 - Kevin Parker ... another cagey vet coming off injury

I think I'll leave it at that... no one really wants to know if they were picked 13th or 16th... right?
So the final rosters look like this.


Schlitz
Matt in Goal
DWH, George, Campbell, and Pearlman.
Mike Daley, Nelson, Jasse, iJosh, Matvey, Deb and Ken

Cadavers
OEJ in Goal
Stephan, Valenti, James, and Jeff.
Larry, Parker, Elliott, Roman, Hammitt, Gregson, Scott, and Blake Underhill.



So let the smack talk begin. Pick a friend, and enemy, or whatever and give 'em a hard time. Let's get things stirred up right and proper for some good fun on Thursday night.
See you all then.
Anyone volunteering for Beerman....or Food/Munchie duty?
Send Managment an email.
That is all.

Schlitz game Cancelled due to storm!

Schlitz vs. Generals
Thursday 12/13
UMass 9:20pm

Game Postponed by NESHL

Paul gave the word late yesterday (much later than CEO Matt Kilroy) that all NESHL games would be postponed for last night. Good news for sure, given that management let all possible skaters know by mid-day.
Hope everyone had a reasonable commute home yesterday. There have been some horror stories to be sure.
In fact the Blogger's Father spent a tidy 5 1/2 hours getting from Chelsea to Plymouth last night. Some fun.
Anyway, according to the league all games will be made up at the end of the season, so we have that going for us. Its always nice to see our friends the Generals on the schedule, regardless of when it comes.
Remember everyone..... Schlidaveur next week!
All those interested in the Cambridge Lunch and Team Selection Society please inform management immediately. This very special lunch event is due to take place in the early part of the week.
See you then.

Zombies crush Deep Freeze!

Cadavers (13) vs Deep Freeze

Wednesday Dec 12
Quincy 10:10pm

11-1 Win!

This one sounded like a Stat whore's wet dream. With a small number of players showing up for the early going due to some construction traffic the Cads jumped on the Freeze early and never looked back. Since this is yet another game that the blogger did not participate in, his faithful and adept assistant iJosh has emailed this report in on the game.

Here's iJosh:

I'll let the score sheet tell most the story:
1st Period:
Scoring(Cadavers):
DWH from Larry Bell
Larry Bell from Matvey
Larry Bell Unassisted
Roman from iJosh
Kevin Parker from Larry Bell
Penalties:
None

2nd Period:
Scoring(Cadavers):
Roman from iJosh
Larry Bell from Matt Elliott
Penalties:
None

3rd Period:
Scoring(Deep Freeze)
33 from 6
Scoring(Cadavers):
Larry Bell from Kevin Parker and Deb Dalessio
Roman from Kevin Parker and iJosh
Matt Elliott from Roman and Ken
iJosh unassisted
Penalties:
None
Final Score 11-1.
Due to some major traffic issues on 93 South both teams started shorthanded. However Cadavers started with 7 (which would quickly become 11) and Deep Freeze started with 4 (which would eventually become 7). So Deep Freeze started slow and tired and continued to play that way the entire night. They had a ringer or two, but they couldn't really over come the lack of talent of the rest of the team nor overcome fatigue. Anyway a good game for the Zombies. At the end of the game we were trying to feed those who had yet to score. DJ seemingly put one in, but it was not called a goal. With only seconds left iJosh left a good drop pass for Ken just in front of the goal, who put a good shot on net, but missed by that much (fingers only an inch apart) and got denied by the goal keeper.

So overall scoring summary:
Larry Bell 4 goals 2 assists 6pts
Roman 3 goals 1 assist 4pts
iJosh 1 goal 3 assists 4pts
Kevin Parker 2 goals 1 assist 3pts
Matt Elliott 1 goal 1assist 2pts
DWH 1 goal 0 assists 1pt
Deb Dalessio 0 goals 1 assist 1pt
Matvey 0 goals 1 assist 1pt
Ken 0 goals 1 assist 1pt

Whew. The blogger is starting to sweat because iJosh is about to de-throne him. Great job to one and all.

This game also marked the return of Mike Gash in net after recovering from a hand injury. Nice to have you back Mike.

Game Stars.

3rd Star: iJosh. 4 Points and enough game with his words that the Blogger is getting nervous. Seriously. Thanks for the help and good job.

2nd Star: Roman Kurin. Another 3 goals for the Mad Russian. He's found the touch (at least against bad teams) ladies and gentlemen.

1st Star: Larry Bell. The "original" Stat-ho goes wild. Good thing too. Way to bounce back after letting your mouth run you out of the previous game. Good job.

Cads implode against Cones!

Cadavers (12) vs. Streetcones

Sunday 12/9

Milton Academy 7pm

5-1 Loss.

A tough one, on an evening when the Patriots were busy dispatching the pesky Pittsburg Steelers, there was a hearty crew that showed up to Milton Academy and played hard against a not-so formidable Streetcones squad. Unfortunatly the 'Cones got the best of the 'Cads on this night, but it wasn't from a lack of trying... or typical mistakes on our part that we commonly make.

First off we had true team player Mr.Nineandahalfdigits between the pipes. That's right Mad Matt Kilroy took to the ice with fire and determination (and a ton of guts) and even held the 'Cones scoreless after 1 period. Matt, despite any digital shortcomings, is playing better and better in net and that is a good thing for all of us.

The Cads went up one on a goal by Dan Gregson from Mike Jasse early in the second period. Unfortunatly the 'Cones answered right back on a shot from the point. According to Matt the next three shots were all tipped and they all went in. This is where things seem to get out of hand.

Word has it the game was reffed by the fellow with a pot belly, glasses and a penchant to yap. I think we all know this guy, and lately when we've seen him he tends to want to make the game about himself. This guy never shuts up, and has never been one of my favorites, and there is NO question that when he decides to pork you... well its pretty much over.

Thus started the Cadaver parade to the penalty box and with it out went any chance of winning the game. 8 penalties (some just earned by our mouths) called on the Cads, resulting in no less than two five on three scenarios against us. Not good.

Another interesting tid-bit was that the opposing goalie might have been the guy we fired about 2 seasons ago. You might remember him, he liked to let the first 4 or 5 shots in during the first period just to take the mystery out of the result of the game. This Jamoke might have seen 5 shots while Matt saw probably 30. Again... not a formula for success.

On the up side... Matt's wife Kerry was there to take Photo documentation of our poor play and sportsmanship. Enjoy.

Schlitz teach the Clinic a thing or two...

Schlitz (10) vs Clinic

Tuesday 12/4

UMass 10:30pm

7-1 Win!

Another game where the blogger was not present. Too many of those lately. Here to give a formidable game recap are some of the guys who skated that night to give you an idea of what happened.

Here with a first period recap is iJosh:

1st Period Title: Which Team is the Clinic Team?
After a 1st period goal by Matvey (who doesn't even remember how it went in) the Schlidaveur Team played a brilliantly lackluster period.
Even letting the clinic team tie the game before the period was out.
Score after 1: 1 - 1

Now here's Matvey to show that he does remember how he scored it:

I did score the first goal by stuffing the rebound from Chris's (he said it was him) shot, I just was not completely sure if the goalie managed to get a pad on it or not, and when I skated around the goalie the puck was already on its way out. However, the ref had a clear look and confirmed that it was indeed a goal.
Clinic scored on a breakaway, nice outlet pass from their D to one of the guys hanging out by our blue line, and he went in 1-on-1 with the goalie. Clinic actually had at least couple of D that were playing on a level much higher than the clinic (one may have had college experience and stuff - after talking to some of the guys on their team)...
Clinic goalie was making some saves, but had tough time controlling rebounds.

Nice job boys. Lets move on to the 2nd period.

Here's iJosh again:

2nd Period Title: Drunken Zombie Pride
After calling ourselves out for lackluster performance, we decided to play a little hockey. Roman got his first of two on a backhand that only I and the ref saw go in. It trickled through the five hole and barely got over the line. 2-1 Us. Then Mike (Daley) put one past the goalie followed by a Roman wrister from the right circle that beat the Clinic goalie. 4-1 Us. Then after a save by the clinic goalie the clinic D got caught with the Defenseman with his head down as he pushed the puck ahead of himself only to have me one time it top right corner. 5-1 us. (after 2)

And the 3rd period:

3rd Period Title: Finishing up with class
Two more goals a one by Mike on his own rebound and another -I think - by I think DWH, but I can't remember. Toward the end we were still playing to score, but were no longer taking advantage of the clinic team. Final score 7-1.
...It was cold and late and the usual suspects were not on hand. Therefore we LOST the 4 period as the clinic team drank in the rink and were able to wait us out.
And Matvey's thoughts again:

We won 7-1, but it didn't look like an easy win - probably due to some good D players they had and few "quick-learners" on the Clinic team who played good physical game, skated pretty well and displayed some stickhandling and patience that a lot of clinic players usually don't have.
Even Ken Goldenberg stopped by with some comments:

We seemed to really play down to their level and let up
(even for us) a ton of odd-man rushes. Our goalie was solid other than
perhaps their tying goal in the 1st (clean breakaway from at least center
ice--should have been scored as "defensive indifference" on our part as a
team) You'd have to check the scoresheet for when the goals started
coming, but our offense finally managed to kick-in and we cruised to a 7-1
final. 4th period Chris tried valiantly to get something started but it
was late+cold+UMass and most of the usual 4th period warriors were absent.

Boy its a shame to hear about the 4th period like that... especially after a big night.

Game Stars:

3rd Star: Mike Daley. Two goals and some more great all around play.

2nd Star: Roman Kurin. The Mad Russian finds the scoring touch with 2 goals and 2 assists. Nice going Roman!

1st Star: iJosh. A goal and 2 assists and some seriously excellent work on the blog, not just for this game but in general over the last season or so, you've always got great contributions. Thanks dude!

Honorable Mentions to Matvey and Ken(Mitch) for blog contributions. The blogger is in your debt.

Dallas err.. Cads crush Windsuckers 6-0!

Cadavers (11) vs Windsuckers...
Dallas vs. Green Bay
Thursday November 29th
Hingham C 10:20pm

Dallas 37
Green Bay 27 err....
Zombies 6-0 Win!

A cold late night in Hingham was just right for the Flying Zombies as they came away with a tremendous showing against a half-hearted Windsuckers club that probably should have just stayed home. Kudos to all the guys that showed and played on a frigid night. They even stayed for 4th period... hearty souls that they are. The Blogger knows this...because even though he didn't skate... he did stop by for a quick game update and a c-c-c-cold one with the 'boys.

The blogger had spent the earlier part of the evening at The Four's in Quincy with his old buddy Malcom watching the Dallas - Green Bay game and swilling tasty pints of ale.... so really he remembers more about the football game than anything that might have been said to him in the parking lot after the hockey game. (lets be honest it was a miracle he could put two sentences together at that point). There were notes take at this point... copious notes, knowing that the memory factor wouln't help much. Those notes are displayed here and if anyone else can figure out what they mean... just drop me an email or call or something.

What it boils down to is this.
These guys skated.

Capraro, Campbell, Elliott, C.Fosdick, Hammit, James, Pearlman, Kurin, Nikhamik, and Wennik. From what I remember 3 guys had 2 goals each.

Pete Capraro, Chris Fosdick, and Roman Kurin.

I have no record of any assists, or penalties.

This is a play along at home blog entry.
If you got an assist (or a penalty) during this game email me. Otherwise the only stats recorded for the game are the 6 goals.

To the left is a photo of the blogger's notes from that night. Anyone who can read them... please tell me what they say.

Overheard in the parking lot 1: "You need a warning label, like on the gas caps...Do not top off!"
Overheard in the parking lot 2: "Science fiction...you mean like Alien sex scenes...?"

Tied up with the Tigers. Suds let one get away.

Schlitz (9) vs Tigers

Monday November 26

Canton 9:20pm

3-3 Tie.

A cold Monday night in Canton for the Suds. Eleven skaters showed (iJosh on the late side so we started and played most of the 1st with 10) but management had to scramble at the last minute due to a goaltender cancellation. Unfortunatly due to the time of day and short notice Matt could get no takers for a fill in appearance between the pipes. So what did the 9 fingered executive of the year do...? He drove to Canton and put on the goalie equipment and played for us so we wouldn't have to forfit the game.

Now, in case you hadn't heard... Matt lost most of his thumb in a little accident about a month ago. For him to get between the pipes was an act of selflessness and courage that we can all appreciate. Not only that... .but he played great! Thanks Matt, from all the skating suds!

This game got off to a wierd start. The Zebras insisted on starting the clock (at 915 on the arena clock no less!) before we were all out on the ice and by the time Kilroy got to the net we had lost over 6 minutes of the first period. This was no fault of his own... the blogger... with questionable sobriety was holding him up trying to tie on his neck guard to his helmet. Anyway the game began and the clock had already run off half the period. A point to remember when skating at Canton from now on. Show up early!

The game started well for the suds, as new defenseman Marc Valenti scored on a scorching slapper, unassisted before the end of the first period. Marc was joined by DHW and Mike Daley, and George Moorachian for the defensive groups. The forwards were Jeff Fosdick, Larry Bell, Chris Fosdick, iJosh, Scott Pounds, Kevin Parker, and Dan Gregson.

The Suds looked strong and took it to the tigers and shortly into the second period broke through again. This time it was Gregson slamming home a nice rebound from DWH and Mike Daley. 2-0 for the suds. The play went up and down, weighted toward the kitty's end of the ice for a long time. Kilroy made some very nice stops along the way to preserve the goose-egg on our side of the scoreboard through the end of 2.

In the third the Tigers broke the ice by squeeking one past Matty to close within one. This was answered promptly by the guys in gold when iJosh put it home from linemates Parker and Pounds. This was the end of the good news for the Shlitz however as the play became more and more shakey down the stretch.

The Tigers scored again at the 10 minute mark and things tightened considerably with chances at both ends. Nothing doing for the good guys, the Tigers got the equalizer with just 2 min left in the game. No fault of Matt's again, just too many chances and too many yellow shirts chasing around the zone.

A nice try and a valiant effort but the suds let this one slip away. Therefore we will give out some Kudos... but no gamestars.

Kudo #1 to the roster for getting 0 (that's right...zero) penalties for the game. Good job!

Kudo #2 for who else but man of the hour and 9 1/2 fingers... Madd Matt Kilroy. Thanks dude.

Fourth period had good representation with Scott, Parker, and Kilroy supplying beer.

Thanks to everyone.

If I've forgotten anything please comment on the post or send me an email.

Thanks