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

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

4-2 WIN!WIN!WIN!


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

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

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

So without further ado....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Welcome to Schli-championship.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Zobies Taste Sweet Flesh of Victory.

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

7-2 Win!


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Anticlimax... forfeit win, and mini-daveur

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

Forfeit win.


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

Zombies grind out a tie with the Windsuckers

Cadavers (22) vs Windsuckers

Monday February 18th

Milton Academy 8:30pm

4-4 Tie

A full scale Presidents day tilt with the Windsuckers last night at Milton Academy. The Cadavers took on division rival the Windsuckers and came away with a nice come from behind effort that gained a point to save a slightly scary evening. Here’s the story.
The Zombies were well stocked with 11 skaters and the forwards made nice with the rotation even without Nelson’s abacus.
The forwards were Roman, Matvey and Scott, with Larry centering Jasse and The Chuckster. Ijosh found a home in there somewhere and while floating through the lines he did noting of the sort on his way to a 2 point night.
The Defensive crew was staffed with “Always nice to see you…” Stephan and George, spelled by the infamous Campbell and J.Foz. Backstopping was CEOBMF Madd Matt Kilroy.
The game started out ingloriously for the Zombies with a bizzare episode in our own end. The puck came up the right side of the zone, the forward received the puck then under pressure passed back to Campbell on the same side. The puck went through Campbell off his skate toward an unprepared Kilroy who tried the old “Ole-backhand I think I’m gonna catch it” stop and the puck agonizlinly slipped over the goal line for the first goal of the game. No dis to the Chairman of the Pipes, that one was all on us for springing it on him. Regardless… it was clear the Dead in Red were in for an interesting night.
Thankfully roughly two shifts later we heard from the big man on D Mike Campbell took a long shot from near the top of the zone (perhaps even slightly out of it) that found its way to the back of the net. Good move by Mike, often we don’t just fire away as often as we should. This one paid off. Which led to the following exchange on the bench.
Jeff: “Good one.”
Mike: “Yeah. I’ve never scored the first two goals of the game before.”
The Zombies seemed to snap out of the early going funk and started to create some chances. The forwards cycled well and the Red was able to get several good shots on net. The ‘suckas keeper was solid, stoning just about everything close in, he only seemed to struggle with the outside stuff.
The cycling resulted in a nice “clean it up” goal from Dr. Scott Pounds. The assist from iJosh and George who had done a great job of keeping it in at the point. That was fairly consistent all night. The duo of George and Stephan did a great job holding the play in their end and creating some chances. I think Stephan had at least 2 (poss 3) Patened Wennik end to end and around the net-ers.
That was the end of the good news for the Dead. Chuck “I just wanna get on the scoresheet” Slate was whistled for an interference call just at the end of the first period. It was funny to watch Campbell check with the ref to…you know make sure he got the right guy… PIM whore…
The ensuing start of the second went poorly as the ‘suckas took advantage of the power play. Their guy with the purple pants, clearly one of their best, charged through the neutral zone then turned an off balance and badly beaten Jeff Fosdick (this was a theme…) just inside the zone and then buried it past Kilroy. 2-2.
The second period saw a bit more cycling from the Red but again they seemed to jump on every chance and the ‘suckas continued to work hard, and got good chances on us. The Windsuckers broke through again and scored again…twice… but no one can seem to recall the circumstances of the third goal. Regardless we headed to the 3rd Period down 2-3 and we have another conversation overheard on the bench...

Jeff: "One period to go. When was the last time we came from behind to win a game?"

Mike (and everyone else): " ... "

The bad mojo was still flowing as the third frame got off to a shakey start.
There was a mad scramble in front of Kilroy who made the initial stop, but then inexplicably chose not to cover the puck and instead tried to shovel it out to his right, the only problem was that the ‘suckers had a guy there who buried it putting the Zombies down 4-2 with about 10 minutes left in the game.

Big man on D Mike Campbell came through again with roughly 6-7 minutes left as he took a big shot to the net after rushing up the zone from the right point to the left side. Again he had an important momentum goal and the Dead were down by 1 and calling on all reserves of Zombie Pride and legs to save the night.
The chances were coming and the ZP magic carried the play as we set up shop in the 'suckers end. With about 3-4 minutes remaining we set up a face off in thier end on the left dot. Larry wins a nice draw that comes back to Jeff Foz at left point. Jasse ties his guy up, likewise Chuck on the other side and Larry keeps his guy in place so Jeff has a nice open lane into which he pounds a slapshot that goes off the keepers right pad and into the net for the tie.

The Dead in Red were able to hold fast for the last few minutes and get a few more agonizing shots that never found paydirt. All in all, a good salvaged tie with the 'suckas.

Major props to the Windsucker's goalie Sean who along with another guy (big defenseman) hung out for a few beers. As we were all dressing and leaving the fire alarm went off in the building so the fourth period was kicked off under the flashing lights of the responding Milton FD. Nice of them to come by and keep everyone busy while we enjoyed a little apres skate.

Ok lets give out some awards... only a tie I know but what the hell.

Honorable Mention 1: Dr. Scott Pounds with a beauty of a goal.
Honorable Mention 2: Jeff Fosdick saving an embarassing evening with a nice bit for the game tieing goal.

Game Stars

3rd Star: The Russians. Both Matvey and Roman had really good games despite not making the score sheet. Matvey played excellent center wining draws and making plays. Roman passed the puck well and really got some things going. Good work both of you.
2nd Star: iJosh for a two point night (both assists) and all the chances and movement that helped the forwards do a great job cycling all night.

1st Star: I don't think he's been here before but lets hear it for Mike Campbell for two critical goals and a ton of great stops .. usually covering for his (badly beaten) D partner. Great effort all night Mike, good job!

Good skate by all involved. We've now tied our last two against these guys... next time let's make sure we get it done.

Double header-Double wins against the Clinic.

Schlitz (19) vs. Clinic Maroon
Tuesday February 5th
UMass 9:20pm
9-1 Win.

Cadavers (21) vs Clinic Blue
Same night 10:30pm
5-1 Win.


Well how do you like that? The last two games to be played at the Prison by the Bay this season by ANY NESHL team's and its a double header starring US and the clinic... both Blue and Maroon. At least we made the most of it and had a good night all the way around by all the reports that have been coming in to the Blogger.
Two big blowout wins against a pair of Clinic squads that really... we should blow out.

Let's give it to the Guest Bloggers...
Matvey on Game 1: we had 12 skaters to start and then Nelson came in a little late, so we went with 3 full lines from the middle of the first period. Line that I was on was: Roman, Jasse and myself.
Then one line was centered by Nelson, I think he had Matt Eliot on a line and another center was Mike Daley. Scott, Peter and Killroy were the other wings.
D: Mike Campbell, Marc Valenti one pair
and then Dan and Dan another pair.
I think we started slowly, but it was 9-0 or so close to the end of the game and then they got several chance and magaged to score one late.
Final score was 9-1.
Scoring plays:
Our line had a good chemistry with Roman stepping by passing the puck :)
I scored a goal that was assisted by Roman and Jasse.
Jasse made a very nice pass to Roman who took a quick shot, but shot it into the sprawling goalie. I got to the rebound in time to flip it over the goalie.

Another goal was a nice play, Roman passing me the puck, I send it Jasse's way and Mike just flipped it behind the goalie.

One scoring play was Campbell taking a good shot from the point after getting a puck from Roman.

One more, Nelson winning a face off and in the same motion passing it to Eliott who took a quick shot and beatthe goalie.
There was one small altrecation and Peter was sent to the box as part of matching penalties. I think Peter was just trying to pick up some PIMs to get on a goon squad for the next Schlid.

Nice recap. Now we'll get some thoughts from Dr. Jasse:

Greg James-Freight Train Down the lane. A forward in a D's body. Played hard all night.Kept jumping into the o-zone with the puck and creating opportunities.

Mike Campbell was his usual hard-chargin' self. A bullet of a wrist shot for a goal. Lot of talking out there to his teammates; we need more players to communicate like he does.

Nelson-He only had like 17 goals I think. Played ass off as usual. Always setting the tone for his line-mates.

Matt Kilroy-some spectacular passes (one behind his back from his but). Set Pete C up with a sweet pass for a WIDE open net that.....well, we all remember Glen Wesley vs the Oilers.

Brian the goalie. Got some good zzzzz's the first game but played very solid in the second.

Marc V-what a cannon. When he has the puck at the blue line I'm usual camped out in front of the net in prayer, "Please don't hit me." Very solid 2-way game.

Thought Mike Hammit skated very well-continuous to get low hard shots on net or make plays from the point.The Russians-Brialliant passing and playmaking. They set me up for mine that my grandmother could have finished.

Excellent work. Major Kudos to both Matvey and Jasse and everyone else that chimed in with some info. I'm finishing this a long time after the fact so that's going to do it for this one. I leave you with some lasting momentos of our least favorite league venue...that with any luck we shall never visit again.

Cats pounce on the Cads...again.

Cadavers (20) vs Tigers
Bavis Ice Arena
Monday Jan 28th
10:20pm

0-2 Loss


Another tight game with the El Tigre. The Cads went to the mat with the Cats last night in Rockland, and once again stared down an opportunity to beat this new rival club. Once again the opportunity slipped by and El Tigre has run his streak to 3-0-3 against us.
All of these games have been close. All of them have featured long periods of 0-0 or tie scores, more than half of the games we have led... every lead more than 1 goal. Yet this team turns it around on us in the third period and beats us, or rallies to tie every time.
Last night was no exception. Running right to formula the teams came out and played to a 0-0 draw after the first two periods.
The first frame, and the first real momentum of the game clearly belonged to the Tigers. They were able to get several quality chances on new fill-in keeper Brian Cleary. Brian has played a pair for us and has really brought some nice game. On no fewer than 3 occasions he kept us in the game singlehandedly... just in the first.
The often scrambling defensive corps in front of him were the pairs of Marc Valenti, Billy Pearlman, and Mike Campbell, Jeff Fosdick.
The Forwards consisted of two solid groups that got some, but not an abundance of chances as the period wore on. Chris Fosdick, Kevin Parker and Scott Pounds were backed by Mike Jasse, Pete Capraro, and Chuck Slate.
The Zombies survived the period and even had a nice penalty kill when Kevin Parker was sent to the box by our large friend with (stretching) stripes.
The Second period saw a near repeat of the first but the Zombies were more in the game neutralizing some of the initial momentum of the Cats. Brian continued to make great saves as things routinely broke down in our zone.
That scrambling led to the gamewinner at the 9:30 mark of the third when the Tigers held it in our zone with good pressure and finally netted one of the many rebounds.
The Zombies kept moving. There was clearly lots of effort from the Dead in Red... it just wasn't enough. More exhausted scrambling during a (second) penalty on Mike Campbell led to another breakdown and they put it out of reach with about 5 minutes left.
Another chance by the wayside. Sometime we are going to get over on these guys. There is a sentiment to assemble a "squad" for our next meeting. The Blogger agrees. These guys are like the new Blues. A team we can run with...that we should be able to beat... but we don't. Credit to them, they've beat us as we've worn down and found a way every time.

No game stars.

Let's get a good turnout for Wednesday night's Schlitz game against the Windsuckers.
Go Zombies.
Go Suds.

Generals Surrender to the DEAD!

Cadavers (19) vs. Generals
Tuesday January 22
Boston University 9:20pm


8-2 Win!


The Hockey Gods were clearly showing favor with the Dead in Red last night from the start. First of all there was a scattering of parking spaces right up close to the rink at the bottom of Babcock St. . Secondly we were located in Locker Room #1. That's right, nice and big, (relatively) clean and above all else warm. A chorus of "why can't we play here every week" went around the room as everyone got dressed. Things looked good with a strong turn out of 12 skaters for a face off with our old friends The Generals.

The lines broke down thus...
Offense Centers: Mike Daley, Matvey Nikhamik, and Roman Kurin Offense Wingers: Pete Capraro, Dan Gregson, Matt Elliot, Blake Underhill, and Matt Kilroy (who also took a shift or two at center).
Defense 1: Dan [DWH] Herbert, and Greg James
Defense 2: Mike Hammitt, and Jeff Fosdick
Pipes: Mike [OEJ] Gash

Rumor had it that Roman Kurin switched into this game for point collection purposes, given that we have an excellent record against the "not so stalwart" Gens. Those sparks of rumor evolved into a full scale blaze as the Radical Russian pounded out 2 goals and a handful of assists on his way to a 6 (six) point night.

The First Period saw some nice pressure in the Gens zone. A few nice cycles, and multiple passes from the Red, and things were looking good. DWH started the scoring off with a very nice rush. Dan made a nice move up the ice and then after a shot and rebound took a glancing feed from Matt Kilroy and buried a beautiful wrister. The gauntlet was tossed and The Dead in Red kept it up and swarmed the Gens zone with many more chances.
On this night, unlike the previous, the chances were falling. Next up Jeff Fosdick sent a long drive in from the point that glanced through Blake Underhill on its way off the back boards and on to Capt. Kilroy who was waiting at the side of the crease to bang home his own tally. There was really good play in general by everyone wearing red. DWH and Greg James played strong D and got good chances with occasional rushes throughout the game. Greg was also nice enough to bring along a fan... the lovely Miran. After Kilroy's goal it was 2-0 Zombies after one.

The Second period saw more of the same but not without a few twists. Jeff decided he would see what might happen if he lazily turned the puck over RIGHT IN FRONT of OEJ. Nothing of course because OEJ was on it. At least Jeff "somewhat" made up for it with a nice rush of his own. Taking the clearing pass combo from Matt Elliott and Roman he took a nice breakaway into the zone and fired it low right side for the third goal. Somehow he must not have seen Roman with him on that rush for the pass....
Jeff wasn't done... he figured since OEJ stopped the first one, he'd try again. After the SECOND turnover RIGHT IN FRONT of OEJ the Generals were on the board with a goal. Somewhere the Coon of Shame picked himself up, brushed himself off and began to look for a ride to Jeff's house. BTW... where the hell is the 'coon anyway? Post in comments if you've seen our furry friend.
The rest of the period was really all good and saw two nice goals from Matt Elliot, both assisted by Roman and Mike Daley. Matvey got in on the action before the end of the second with a goal (from Roman...see a trend here?) of his own. 6-1 Zombies after two.

The third period saw the emergence of Roman as he potted a few of his numerous chances to add to his pile of points. Roman scored two goals, mostly after some nice cycling in the zone, and usually after a few rebounds. Both assisted by fellow Comrade Matvey and the second also by Matt Elliot, who had a very nice statistical night for himself (2 goals, 2 assists). The Generals were able to break through once more as the Red scrambled a bit in our own end, but that was as much glory as the Generals would taste.
That was it, a nice 8-2 win for the Zombies.

Game Stars.
3rd Star: Matvey Nikhamik. A good solid game with a goal and two assists.
2nd Star:Matt Elliott. Another gritty, grind it out performance from Matt. He was all over the place and figured heavily in the scoring with 2 goals and 2 assists. Great job.
1st Star: Roman Kurin. A stellar 6 point night with 2 goals (after numerous rebounds) and 4 (count 'em Larry) assists. Clearly Roman chose the right game to give himself a "boost" in the scoring standings. Great job, nice finish, good solid work. Now lets see some more.

Honorable Mention 1: Mike Daley. A force all night at forward. Mike was all over the place in the attacking zone and did a nice job with face offs. Great work all around.
Honorable Mention 2: Pete Capraro. Ditto...except the part about the face-offs.
Honorable Mention 3: Blake Underhill picks up a point. Great work out there, its tough to get going but you are coming along nicely. Blake had some terrific breakups and played strong positionally.

Don't forget Larry and Roman are on the roster for tonight against the Deep Freeze at the Prison by the Bay. Tune in next time for scoring updates!

Doubleheader Gm2 Cadavers Tied Up By Blues

Cadavers (17) vs Blues
Wednesday Jan 9
UMass 10:30pm

0-0 Tie


Game two of the double header at the Prison by the Bay did not go nearly as well as game one. Granted the opponent was of higher caliber, but that in combination with some sluggish play by the Cads (and fill in Suds) led to a tough match up against our old friends/foes the Blues.

There was a call from somewhere on the bench as the teams skated out for the opening puck drop "Win it for Lizzy!" That was a nice touch. Unfortunately the inspiration of our former net minder wasn't enough to generate significant offense.

The game was tight for sure. A scoreless affair through the first two periods, and despite the Dead in Red getting more and better quality chances than the Blues they still had nothing to show for it. One interesting point was that perennial defense man Mike Campbell skated the first 2 periods as the centerman between Ken Goldenberg and Blake Underhill. It was truely a sight to see Campbell forechecking and bouncing around the Blues zone.

The rest of the forward lines broke down like this. Larry Bell centered Matt Kilroy and iJosh as the holdover line from the first game, and The Russians, Roman Kurin and Matvey Nikhamik were joined by Jeff Fosdick on the wing.

The D pairings were Marc Valenti, and occasional veteran Kevin Manning, along with Greg James and DWH. Overall this defensive group was excellent, snuffing out most of the Blues' chances before they got going.


The third period was really a test. The Blues were able to mount more chances in the third than at any time during the game. The D held firm, but the Skating Dead just couldn't get anything going in the offensive zone.

The game was a draw. Zero - zero at the final buzzer. Kudos to the Defense men and to Mike Gash (1 shutout and only 1 goal given up for the night) for securing the shutout. It was really a pity to not come up with anything on the other end.

No Game Stars for this one... it just didn't feel like a good thing.

I guess that's why they say a tie is like kissing your sister... not so much fun.

That's all for now. Schedule updates on the way and roster info for the forthcoming Schlidaveur....

Tigers Claw Back! Tie Up Suds!

Cadavers (15) vs Tigers
Monday January 7
Milton Academy 9:50

3 - 3 Tie

A good solid roster and plenty of optimism went into last night's tilt with the Tigers. This was a team that the Teams have played very close but never really gotten over. In the previous three meetings with the Tigers we were a collective 0-1-2 with both ties standing at 3-3 and the loss 2-3. The most recent meeting was a 3-3 Tie with Kilroy in net where the Tigers did a good job coming back in the third period. The first time we saw these guys was back on the first game of the winter season when we...wait a second... skated to another 3-3 tie. I think you might be spotting a trend here. A week later they... come on... came from behind to beat us 3-2. But all that was in the past right?
Apparently the Skating Dead couldn't buck the trend as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period at Milton Academy last night only to let it slip away as a 3-3 tie before the final buzzer sounded.
Things got off to a great start as the Dead in Red cycled beautifully around the Tiger end. Chances came by the handfull as the forwards cycled low, passed well, and snapped off good shots. In fact the Zombies broke through about 5 minutes into the game when Rookie Chuck Slate in his debut performance with the Cads banged home a pass from Mike Jasse to put the good guys up by one. Way to be in the right place, and close the deal Chuck. Before the period was out Kevin Parker netted a nice combo from Chris Fosdick and Mike Daley. Those three ran as a line with Scott Pounds and iJosh working with Jasse and Slate. The forwards had a great first period and the Dead were up 2-0 and feeling good. But you've seen this story before... haven't you?
The Second Period saw a remarkable momentum shift as the Zombies seemed to be clutched by rigormortis and the chances became fewer and fewer. Gone was the clean cycling in the Tiger end, soon they started mounting chances on CEO/BMF Matt Kilroy. The defensive pairings were Mike Campbell and Greg James as the Twin Towers, backed up by Jeff Fosdick and Marc Valenti...they would be the "we might be old but at least we're slow" pairing. The Tigers were able to break through as as far as the blogger remembers... scored at least one and maybe two before the end of the second. If it wasn't before than it was early after the start of the third and the Zombies knew they were in a fight.
Zombie Pride did indeed surface for a while at the begining of the Third Period when the Dead in Red got a handfull of good chances and started to get things moving again. Things were looking better and at least the Cads looked like they had something going when holding the puck down low in the zone Jeff Fosdick was able to feed Kevin Parker who labeled a great shot for the go ahead goal with less than 10 minutes remaining. Things were looking good as the Dead dug in for the clock kill. It wasn't long after that when our old nemesis... the whistle tripped us up. Greg James was sent to the box for a rough and the Zombies were forced into the PK. Kilroy and the defense held strong, completed the kill and continued the grind under 5 minutes.
Then with 1 minute 30 seconds remaining another whistle. This time Campbell for a hook. The Tigers called time and then pulled thier keeper for a 2 man advantage. The Zombies countered with the remaining 3 defensemen and Chris up front. The Cads cleared the zone twice but the Tigers came back. Then intercepting an outlet one of thier forwards buried the turnover from about 12 feet and got the equalizer with 40 seconds on the clock.

Crusher. The kittys got us again. Looks like we should have checked our history on this one, but I don't know if it would have prevented us from re-living it.

No Game Stars after this one. It felt too crappy.

Honorable Mentions go to...
Chuck Slate and his dynamic debut.
Kilroy. Who despite his record is really coming along nicely.
Parker. Nice to have you back...and your two goals too.
Campbell... for bringing beer....like always.

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 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.

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...?"

Zombies send the Blues home sad.

Cadavers (10) vs Blues

Tuesday Nov. 20
UMass Boston
9:20pm

2-0 Win!


The Zombies have finally broken the curse of the House of Horrors. That's right, last night, with only 9 guys, and a substitute goalie, the Cads took on our old rival the Blues and came away with the first win at Umass in FIVE trys. Zombie pride was in full effect for this one and everyone who showed deserves a big hand from the crowd.
OEJ was out for this one but the goaltending duties were abley filled by Elli (El-ey) who apparently plays for like 3 teams and I guess just felt like picking up an extra night. Good for us, because by all reports he was awesome. Managment will tap him again as a resource for fill in duty but the search for a full time netminder will likely continue.
Again reports had this one as being a good game, lots of action back and forth. Our old friend and Richard-Head who wears the light blue shorts and #35 was up to his usual bad behavior. Apparently giving it pretty good to Cads vet Ken Goldenberg. We'll have to tuck that away for future reference...hopefully we'll get a chance to thank him for the kindness he bestowed on our guy Ken. Apparently later in the game this loser tried to glove a Marc Valenti slapper and left the ice shaking his hand. Poor fella.

Here's how the squad looked. Valenti, Stephan Wennik, and DWH on D. Dan Gregson, Matt Elliot, Ken, Mike Jasse, Kevin Parker, and Larry Bell on O.

Matt Elliot got the Zombies going on a goal in the second period that came from Gregson. That would prove to be the game winner as the blues were unable to solve the Goalie the rest of the way. Marc Valenti added the insurance goal in the third, Stephan and Larry with the assists.
The Sheet shows that Gregson went off for a trip in the second and there is an unmarked penalty for the third period.
Good game all the way around... good enough for...

Game Stars.
3rd Star. Matt Elliot. Matt is staring to heat up again, now that the "honeymoon" is over and he's finding the net again in his sophmore season with the mighty Schlidaveurs. Great work as always Matt.
2nd Star. Marc Valenti. Another impressive rookie... not to mention Mike Lowell look-alike. (thanks to Magic Mike Jasse for that one). Marc has been a nice addition to our D corps and has had a knack for finding the net... which we always like. Good job.
1st Star. Usually reserved for OEJ... but for this one its Substitute Goalie Elli. A star for not only showing up, but for playing great and earning the zero. Thanks a lot.

Two games next week kids. Get your stories straight with Kilroy....
and have a happy Turkey Day.

BTW if anyone knows where exactly I can get a turkey like this one, stuffed with cheeseburgers....drop me a line.

Zombie Pride! Cads shut down the Streetcones!

Cadavers (8) vs Streetcones
Sunday November 11
Quincy Youth Arena
9:00pm

5-3 Win!

A nice night at the rink, nice to be at a rink other than UMass, and a very nice win for the Zombies over an average but well matched Streetcones team. Yes, not only were we playing BEFORE 10pm but we weren't at the House of Horrors, and things worked out just fine for the skating Dead who went with an even 10 skaters and OEJ backstopping.
The lines shook out like this. On Defense George Moorachian paired up with (recently 'Cooned) Mike Hammitt and Jeff Fosdick skated with dynamic newcomer Mike Daley. On Offense Larry Bell centered the first line with Matt Elliott and Kevin Parker, and iJosh Greenstein took the second pivot between Scott Pounds and Mike Jasse. I'm pretty sure that these lines shuffled up during the game some so don't shoot the blogger if these weren' t the exact setups.
The Streetcones had decent numbers and a few good skaters, but no one mind blowing. They play in Orange Jerseys like the old Flyers type, but they also had a handful of misfits. Thier goalie was solid but gave up a number of second chances. Again, I thought we matched up very well against them as a group.
Play went well in the first and the Zombies jumped to an early lead when Mike Daley scored unassisted on a nice rush and even nicer slapshot from the middle to top of the zone. That score would hold up until the end of the first and clearly the Cads knew they had a good game on thier hands. The 'cones were clearly two different teams, one that had some moves and got good chances when they played offense but when the Cads took the play to them they tended to lapse into running around thier own zone.
They did get good chances as the first closed and OEJ had several trademark stops, shutting down a bunch of quality bids....its what we've come to expect from Mike. It wasn't long into the second when they did brake through on kind of a flukey goal. The puck came in from the point, lofting through the air and hit a few sticks on the way and fell into the net over OEJ on his glove side. Not much he could do.
The Zombies didn't get down though and it wasn' t long after that that iJosh wristed one home after a scramble in thier zone. Credit Dr. Pounds and Matt Elliot with helpers. Things again stayed very tight and the 'Cones scored again to tie us up at two sometime later in the period. Then just before the end of the second the Zombies struck again, this time on another scramble in their end with the puck coming from Larry out to Mike Daley at the point who shot and Mike Jasse stretching forward in the slot got a terrific deflection that put it past the 'Cone's Keeper. Zombie pride indeed. The Cads led 3-2 after two.
The Cadavers continued to work very well, forcing the play and keeping the 'Cone's at bay. The blogger's recolection on this is flawed, but I think it was about mid-period when the Zombies scored. This one came after several good chances by the Cads, and the hard work paid off. Parker was able to take Larry's draw in the offensive zone and pass it out to Mike Daley at the point, who shuttle passed it over to Jeff Fosdick who labeled it in the upper right hand corner (it did deflect slightly off the goalie's left arm on the way) for the 4-2 lead. That one would turn out to be the game winner, but the Cads weren't done yet.
The 'Cone's desperation led to more and more open play and the chances came at both ends as the game wound down. On a nice break out late in the period Jeff Fosdick fed a beauty of a pass from just over the blue line on the left side to Larry Bell who was streaking up the opposite side. The pass enabled Larry to keep his speed and he did a superb job racing into the zone, getting off his shot then netting the short rebound. Game. Set. Match. Nice work Zombies.
The guys in Orange would get one more... kind of a garbage time goal as the game closed out, but the lead was never in any real danger after the backbreaking Larry goal.
Oh, and by the way, did you notice I didn't mention any penalties? That's right another no penalty game and a win. That's the third game (2 by Schlitz rosters) that we have recieved no penalties, and the team(s) are 3-0 in those games. Conincidence? I think not. Kudos to Mike Hammit, for keeping his cool and not alowing himself to be baited during the second period. He and his D partner George certainly could have boiled over several time but they didn't. They both made first rate contributions to this win by just staying in the game and playing hard. Good job Mike and George.
Really, everyone who played did a terrific job and showed great resolve. Now the Zombies need to put a stop to the heinous Schlidaveur losing streak and get things going. This win ended a long month and a four game losing streak for the Cads, so it felt good for sure.
Game Stars.
3rd Star - OEJ. Another quiet, solid, professional performance from the man between the pipes. The 'Cone's weren't too scary, but I think that had a lot to do with OEJ's near total shutdown of thier offense. Lots of swearing from the guy's in Orange as the play went back up the ice. Good stuff.
2nd Star - At the risk of self congratulation.... Jeff Fosdick for the game winner, and the slick assist on Larry's goal at the end.
1st Star - I'm going with the Phenomenon that is... Mike Daley. Another tremendous game at defense, routinely breaking up plays and covering lots of ground (you have to with me as your D partner... ). His goal to lead off scoring was dynamite, and set a great tone. He also figured prominently in the scoreing of the 3rd and 4th goals that gave us this win. Great job Mike!

Overheard in the Parking Lot 1: This one comes from Larry Bell, when asked about that breakaway speed he showed on his beauty of a goal late in the third period.
"I've been using this new hockey workout. I sent you the link. Its really helped me a lot and I recommend it to anyone looking to increase their speed."
I don't know if we have any guys on this team that fall into that catagory (cough, cough, hack) but I figured I'd pass it along. Here is the expanded link.
http://www.hockeyshot.com/training.cfm
Also I checked into this and Larry doesn't get any money if you click through, nor does it help him with his quest for Statistical Supremacy... so its safe to try it.

Overheard in the Parking Lot 2: I don't really even know what was said exactly nor do I know if I want to put it in the blog... but there was all this ranting going on about the Patriots and of course how unfair everyone else is to them and how much we love them and this somehow resulted in Hammitt mumbling something about "Hell... I'd blow the guy" in reference to Bill Belichick (we need iJosh to give a clarification on this) but if that wasn't enough I think someone else said they'd probably throw in Brady too... just cuz ... well... you know.
This is all unconfirmed at this hour... and not much can really be trusted about anything said in the Quincy Parking lot more than 1 hour after the game has ended.



Alright now... remember Schlidaveur tonight!!!!

Hingham A (thats the rink on the left as you look at the front of the building) at 10:00pm. There has been talk of another guest roster picker... so stand by your email.


Otherwise.... see you tonight!