Post by Old Bucks Admin on Feb 21, 2013 17:47:29 GMT -5
Despite an onslaught of desperate mid-week emails pleading for a replacement goaltender, Brian Urban reluctantly dragged his dusty goalie equipment and equally dusty reputation as a legendary Old Bucks netminder into Locker Room 3. Some claimed to have heard a faint “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” whistle as he kicked the door open and sauntered into the room. Both the elder and the younger Bobby Freilings strolled in and began a spirited debate over whose $400 dollar stick was lighter. Amazingly, it was concluded that Bobby Jr’s stick was 4.6 nanograms lighter, likely due to it’s composition of compressed moon dust and low density, polyatomic gases. Obviously, this was only a theoretical derivation.
With Brian Urban manning the Red net and Marty Urban settling into the Blue cage, the game jumped to life with an uncharacteristically smart tempo. Bobby Jr wasted no time in pouncing on a loose puck and kicking off a furious start for the Red team. Larry Johnson slammed in a carom off the back boards and Bobby Sr deposited a rebound off of a Mike Robbins fling from the point. The suddenly silky-handed Tim White piled on with two quick goals including a nifty on-on-one move where White befuddled his defender with a deft inside/outside move before snapping a shot under Marty’s glove. Freiling Sr would add another Red goal when he broke in alone and ripped a high forehand shot that exploded off his stick with such speed that the net seemed to pop before any sound reached the benches. With Brian Urban leaving Blue forwards shaking their heads and looking to the fluorescent overhead lights for answers, Red had leapt out to a spirit crushing 6-0 lead in the first 40 minutes.
Blue, however, skates with too much pride to quietly let Red turn this contest into a laughingstock. With a renewed focus on their rigid forechecking systems, Blue forwards began forcing turnovers and winning one-on-one battles as it became increasingly obvious that Red was quickly finding themselves on the losing end of a momentum swing. The frustration was palpable when Red forward George Schott couldn’t capitalize on a goal scoring bid and responded by flinging his SherWood over his head and across the rink. No one saw exactly where it landed, but there have been scattered reports of a 7 foot long charred hockey stick exploding over an urban community in Russia’s Urals Region.
Despite multiple spectacular saves by Brian, Blue finally gathered themselves up off the mat when Rich Devlin was left uncovered and buried a chip shot from outside the right post. On the ensuing shift, Blue victimized an overworked defensive pairing of Robbins and Ken Blankstein for two goals with Andrew Bassert and Jim Heffern stoking the boilers of the comeback train. Unbeknownst to those on board, the track upon which the Blue engine was now travelling headed directly toward the precipice of Freiling Canyon. One more late goal for Bobby Sr and a merciless four goal shift for Bobby Jr ensured that the comeback train ended up in a twisted pile of scrap as Red blew this one apart in the final minutes to come away with a 12-4 victory.
Jim Heffern had put out the word that he needed as many people as possible to attend the outdoors TJ’s after-party in order to, as the great Dickie Dunn put it, “capture the spirit of the thing” for his music video finale (seen below). With the rest of the actors dutifully slugging their beers and slurping down greasy pizza in sub-freezing temperatures, Hughie attempted to keep the atmosphere summery and lighthearted by regaling those in attendance with the unabridged details of his recent colonoscopy and the status of his small bowel. Upon Heffern’s dismissal, the attendees gathered their coolers and scampered inside with Hugh providing a final scathing assessment: “We’ve all turned into goddamn housecats…..now let’s get inside, I’m freezing my squeaky clean ass off.”
Week 22 Three Stars
3- Tim White – Two goals including a one on one move that pulled the fans out of their seats. A key component to the secondary scoring that has brought Red success all season.
2- Bobby Freiling Jr – His four goal shift in the last ten minutes sent Blue to the showers early. From the looks of things, Bobby Jr is looking to exact revenge for his Dad’s “Hole in the Stick” award from last year’s banquet.
1- Brian Urban – Convincingly blew the dust off his reputation as a fine goaltender with sharp technique and an impressive ability to read the play through traffic. Red got away with some frantic moments with Brian bailing them out.
Jim Heffern's Old Bucks Music Video
With Brian Urban manning the Red net and Marty Urban settling into the Blue cage, the game jumped to life with an uncharacteristically smart tempo. Bobby Jr wasted no time in pouncing on a loose puck and kicking off a furious start for the Red team. Larry Johnson slammed in a carom off the back boards and Bobby Sr deposited a rebound off of a Mike Robbins fling from the point. The suddenly silky-handed Tim White piled on with two quick goals including a nifty on-on-one move where White befuddled his defender with a deft inside/outside move before snapping a shot under Marty’s glove. Freiling Sr would add another Red goal when he broke in alone and ripped a high forehand shot that exploded off his stick with such speed that the net seemed to pop before any sound reached the benches. With Brian Urban leaving Blue forwards shaking their heads and looking to the fluorescent overhead lights for answers, Red had leapt out to a spirit crushing 6-0 lead in the first 40 minutes.
Blue, however, skates with too much pride to quietly let Red turn this contest into a laughingstock. With a renewed focus on their rigid forechecking systems, Blue forwards began forcing turnovers and winning one-on-one battles as it became increasingly obvious that Red was quickly finding themselves on the losing end of a momentum swing. The frustration was palpable when Red forward George Schott couldn’t capitalize on a goal scoring bid and responded by flinging his SherWood over his head and across the rink. No one saw exactly where it landed, but there have been scattered reports of a 7 foot long charred hockey stick exploding over an urban community in Russia’s Urals Region.
Despite multiple spectacular saves by Brian, Blue finally gathered themselves up off the mat when Rich Devlin was left uncovered and buried a chip shot from outside the right post. On the ensuing shift, Blue victimized an overworked defensive pairing of Robbins and Ken Blankstein for two goals with Andrew Bassert and Jim Heffern stoking the boilers of the comeback train. Unbeknownst to those on board, the track upon which the Blue engine was now travelling headed directly toward the precipice of Freiling Canyon. One more late goal for Bobby Sr and a merciless four goal shift for Bobby Jr ensured that the comeback train ended up in a twisted pile of scrap as Red blew this one apart in the final minutes to come away with a 12-4 victory.
Jim Heffern had put out the word that he needed as many people as possible to attend the outdoors TJ’s after-party in order to, as the great Dickie Dunn put it, “capture the spirit of the thing” for his music video finale (seen below). With the rest of the actors dutifully slugging their beers and slurping down greasy pizza in sub-freezing temperatures, Hughie attempted to keep the atmosphere summery and lighthearted by regaling those in attendance with the unabridged details of his recent colonoscopy and the status of his small bowel. Upon Heffern’s dismissal, the attendees gathered their coolers and scampered inside with Hugh providing a final scathing assessment: “We’ve all turned into goddamn housecats…..now let’s get inside, I’m freezing my squeaky clean ass off.”
Week 22 Three Stars
3- Tim White – Two goals including a one on one move that pulled the fans out of their seats. A key component to the secondary scoring that has brought Red success all season.
2- Bobby Freiling Jr – His four goal shift in the last ten minutes sent Blue to the showers early. From the looks of things, Bobby Jr is looking to exact revenge for his Dad’s “Hole in the Stick” award from last year’s banquet.
1- Brian Urban – Convincingly blew the dust off his reputation as a fine goaltender with sharp technique and an impressive ability to read the play through traffic. Red got away with some frantic moments with Brian bailing them out.
Jim Heffern's Old Bucks Music Video