Wild night in Brockton and the return of Lizzy!

Schlitz (22) vs Generals
Thursday February 21
Brockton 9:00pm


5-2 Win!




One thing is for sure, we are like old Patriots. Win, lose or bizarre event you just had to tune in because you literally never knew what would happen or how the game would go down. Last night was a goodie. The Blogger shows to the rink a few minutes late and is greeted with rumbles and mumbles about where the F*@%^ng goalie is... Hmm. No OEJ and its less than 15 minutes to game time. A quick trip back out to the car for my cellphone and a confirmation with the home office that Mike was "In" for tonight... then a message to OEJ himself. No luck. No answer. So as I'm closing my phone..... doesn't our friend Lizzy DeFlurin come walking across the entry way to the rink.

It just so happens that our pal Liz is here scoring the game tonight. To which I say "Do you want to play? I mean can you play...please!" She says yes and calls up a friend who lives just a few minutes away to have her stuff brought down.
Now we are closing in on game time here so time is short. The Zebras (whom Liz had been chatting with the whole time) start the clock for the first period and let her (and the team) know that if she isn't ready (or some goalie for us) at the end of the (run-time) first period than the Schlitz forfeit the game. But if she CAN get ready before the period is up... we play a regular game from the time she's ready. The Schlitz will have to start with a Delay of Game penalty... but really. Who cares?
So the guys are skating around a bit Larry scores one or two while the stats don't count but we are getting some skating in and Lizzy's stuff shows up in no time and she's changing in the lobby.

Wouldn't you know it. With 1 minute and 22 seconds remaining in the first Lizzy is set to go and the refs blow the whistles while stepping on the ice and start the game.
Needless to say we all (the skating Beercans) owe Lizzy a debt of gratitude. Honey, it was so lucky for us that you were there and willing to suit up for us. We all really appreciate it. Not only that but you played great. Consider yourself back in the regular rotation, and the holder of a great big I.O.U. for a case of whatever beverage in the world you would like. Cash it in anytime you want. Thanks again.




So there you have it.The game was off and running and the play went back and forth quite a bit while the two teams kind of felt each other out as the new game began. In fact we played the entire second period scoreless, but not without many many opportunities in the General's end.

The Beercans had 13 total that broke down like this.
O line 1: Larry, Dr.Jasse, and Chris Fosdick
O line 2: Nelson, Dr.Pounds, and Matt Elliott.
O line 3: Gregson, Hammitt, and Pearlman
This group would go on to be known as the "Plummer Line" due to the fact that Hammitt and Gregson's pants are usually riding so low you can see the... well you know what I mean. Another name I liked for this group was the "Battle Ship Line". Pearlman's kid was quoted as saying "When you guys came out together the other team looked like a bunch of midgets."
Indeed.
D line 1: George and Marc Valenti
D line 2: Mike Daley and Jeff Fosdick

The Generals struck first about a minute into the third period. This after we had done a good job creating consistent pressure in their zone. Definitely not Lizzy's fault as we left her a bit out to dry without getting back. Not to worry as about a minute and a half later Marc Valenti let go a laser for the Gold's first tally. Credit hard working forwards Chris and Larry for the helpers.
The Beercan's held the play pretty well at this point and the Generals were starting to ice the puck.
At the 12 minute mark the group of Nelson, Scott and Matt Elliot cycled the puck around the zone resulting in a rebound goal. The play had been started by Scott grinding the puck from the side boards over to Matt for a good shot that gave Nelson the rebound bid... which he tucked away nicely. Good work from that line.
The play continued with the Dead continuing to get chances here and there so the game was a tight 2-1 until Dr. Jasse made the rounds with 2 minutes and change remaining.
Let's listen in to Mike telling a teammate about the goal...
"I scored the eventual game winner by adhering to Andy Brickley's mantra of sometimes you just have to throw it at the net and good things happen. I was along the goal line and previously tried a number of fancy-dan passes that didn't work out so I just flung it at the goalie and approximately 16 bounces later it fell in. Got me officially off the snake-bit club after Monday's highway robbery."
Well put Doc. Good goal.
The Generals weren't finished. A with a minute to go they took a faceoff right down the ice into a breakaway and scored to make it a one goal game again.
The Generals even pulled their keeper as time wound down but to no avail. Jeff Fosdick fed Nelson in their end for the dagger, an empty net goal with about 20 seconds on the clock.
Believe it or not, not enough strange things had happened yet, because after the ensuing face off the Generals just stood there as Matt Elliot took a pass from Nelson and scored with 7 ticks left on the clock. I suppose you can chalk that one up to "defensive indifference". But hey, it all looks good on the scoresheet.
Ok. Let's hand out some pats on the back.
Honorable Mention 1: Jasse for the "Ricochet Rabbit" game winner.
Honorable Mention 2: The Plummer Line. This has to make a return. It just has to. Also I think we can come up with a better name than that... whatever you guys like, we'll go with that....after all, who's going to argue?
3rd Star: Mike Daley. I don't think he made the scoresheet but the dude was all over the place all night. If he wasn't making offensive chances, he was bailing us out in our end. Great work as always Mike.
2nd Star: Nelson Sharfman. The Greybeard just keeps on truckin'. How about 2 goals and a helper? Ok. No problem. When #14 checks into the game, you better be ready to work. Good job Nelson, Larry's still within reach for the scoring title.

1st Star: Ok... to borrow a phrase. "...do I have to say Her Name?" I shouldn't have to. You know her, you've missed her, and last night we couldn't bleeping live without her...
Lizzy.
Some great work from a great teammate. Not only does she jump on the horn and get her stuff brought down to the rink, but she changes in no time at all and then proceeds to make a bunch of nice stops backstopping our way to a good solid win. This was a game that was 1 goal difference nearly the whole way.
Way to go Liz. Nice to have you back.



As for that other goalie... a certain someone might be getting a visit from our furry friend... very soon.

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!

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?

Suds soak the Generals

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


8-3 Win!


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

Flying Zombies KO Generals

Cadavers(8) vs Generals
Monday July 2
Quincy 7:00pm

6-0 Win.

A nice night at the rink. Decidedly better than losing...is winning. An early game at the Quincy Youth Arena for a Monday night with a nice turnout from the Zombies against our old friends the (Washington) Generals. We started with 11 (lost 1 along the way) and played solid for all three periods. There was a "general" consensus of muttering about seeing these guys another 6 or so times before the end of the season. Unfortunately I don't think that's going to happen but hey, we'll take as many of these types of games as we can get.

Great job by both forwards and Defensemen keeping the puck in the attacking zone for a large part of the game. Some nice passing, and to quote Dr.Jasse a few "Tic Tac Toe" setups. Not all ended in goals but enough did to make a comfortable evening of it. These nights turn into confidence boosters and hopefully we can build on it for the second half.

Good night from the front line of Jim Sullivan, Matt Elliott, and Dangerous Dave Spenciner. Those boys collected no less than 5 goals and 2 assists for a dominant 7 point night. Larry Bell (late arrival) did an excellent job rotating through the forwards and collected a goal and a helper on his way. Larry later moved back to D, but we'll have more on that later....

What can you say about Dangerous Dave? He just keeps pouring it on. Another two goals (6 on the season) and a couple of great backchecks that made the D proud. Outstanding work Dave. Sully had a couple of nifty tallys (2 goals 1 asst.), the second a real gem on a turnover (he created) then a slick finish with a wrister. The keeper never had a chance. Matt Elliott had lots of chances and continues his good work with a goal and an assist. He was given some serious 4th period business by D.G. for not finishing on a nice feed.

The second line of IJosh, DJ, and Dr.Jasse was a nice producer all night too. Sometimes it doesn't show on the scoresheet but they did very consistant "mucking and grinding" all evening an had no small amount of quality chances themselves. DJ continues to have the "knack" (re:skill) of being right where she needs to be almost 100% of the time. Not always a dominating physical performance but DJ often comes up with very important poke checks that either stop the other team's momentum or cause a turnover for us. She did this last night on no fewer than 3-4 occasions.

Defensive pairings worked well with DWH and Dan Gregson (I sense we need a nickname here...post comments) as the starting pair and Jeff F. with Mike Hammitt (first half of the game) then Larry (second half) as the second pairing. Another Uber-solid performance by DWH. He collected a pair of assists and continues to be, in the blogger's opinion, our most sound defender (or player overall).

This brings us to the play of OEJ. Another zero for the keeper that never quits. Bad lamp and all, this guy has been Doctor Zero for us. Mike Gash has given up only 1 goal in his last 3 starts for us lowering his GAA to 0.83 and going 4-1-1 over his six total starts. He has had 2 shutouts and 3 games with only 1 against. Top shelf work my friend...top shelf.

Now we move to the man we lost about halfway through. Mike Hammitt has had a good return to the Schlidaveurs but I think its a good thing that the 'coon is going on vacation this week and doesn't have much time. He did tell me that he has his eye on him though....so keep it in mind. Hammitt left us about halfway through the game when after a brief scuffle some face to face jawing led what it usually does...Ham hitting someone and that someone hitting the ice. That was enough for the Zebras to usher Ham to a front row seat outside the glass (and a top spot in the Campbell Award race). Remember...the Coon is watching.

Game Stars.

3rd Star: Dangerous Dave Spenciner. Another 2 goals. You can't stop him. You can only hope to contain him.

2nd Star: Jim Sullivan. Two beautiful goals, one unassisted and a helper. Excellent effort all night.

1st Star: OEJ... or Doctor Zero if you will. Another shutout from the man in the spanking new Zombie shirt. Great job.

An early game means the glory of the fourth period. IJosh and Dr.Jasse get the Apres Skate award this week for not only bringing beer, but being the last men standing. Excellent work gents. Kudos to the good doctor for the pics. The blogger loves the pics.....

Cadavers(4) vs. Generals 2-1 Win!

Cadavers(4) vs. Generals.
June 4 10:30pm Quincy

2-1 Win!

Come from behind and last second! Woo-Hoo!

Nice job Cads. A decent turnout (after a few bailouts) for a late Monday night game in the Q. From reports that have been coming in this morning it was a tight game, up and down and the Cads had lots of chances. However, it seems our Zombies were down 0-1 until at least the middle of the third period, trailing a very beatable Generals squad who's goalie was having an epic night. Thats when the fireworks started.

Lets take it right from a game account from one of our own: "...Then down 1-0 late in the 3rd period. I [iJosh] scored to tie the game from the slot (from George and Roman). Then with about 8 seconds left in the game the man who will no longer be a bachelor[Chris Foz], took a pass and crossed over the blue line. Took a wicked shot and with 1 second left on the clock we had a 2-1 lead. "

Another account went like this: "We played against Iron Man goalie last nigh, but your brother had THE most classic 1 second left finishing shot to win the game, that man deserves a harem of naked women."

[Dont tell any of the Muslim extreamists that they can get this treatment without killing themselves....our league will be overrun.]

Now that's a nice way to finnish the game! Way to go Zombies! A come from behind win is always exciting no matter what the level. Big Kudos to all of you.

Lets get right to the stars of the game.

3rd Star- Mike Gash. The triumphant return of the keeper continues. Mike is well on his way to constructing an impressive GAA (1.00) this season. Way to go Mike. Good game.

2nd Star- iJosh Greenstein. A third period goal to tie the game from George and Roman. Described by one as a "wicked wrister". Great job Josh. You also get kudos for your game summary email. The blogger appreciates all contributions.

1st Star- What else can you say? Chris Fosdick for an impressive, timely, wicked awesome slapshot, go ahead goal with...that's right, 0:01 left on the clock! That is just about as good as it gets. Given that we are going to lose Chris to his impending nuptuals and ensuing honeymoon for the next couple of games, this was a tremendous contribution. Nice job 'bro. All our best to you from the Suds and the Zombies this coming weekend.

One game in the books for each squad.

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


6-2 Win!


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


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

2-0 Win!

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

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