Post by Jim H. on Mar 11, 2024 19:47:02 GMT -5
Written by Rich C.
The Week 25 clash of Red vs Blue came during three annual rites of spring: turning the
clocks back, the Oscars, and the NHL trade deadline. Day light savings time at least made
it easier to get into the rink, since it wasn’t hard to negotiate the darkness of the new
parking lot. Getting to your car afterward was still just as hard. Since it was Oscar
night, it might be appropriate to review some of the best hockey movies. On second
thought, let's not. Most of them stink. I would rather watch some Old Bucks
music videos. Anyway no one can argue that Slapshot was the best hockey movie! When a
sizable portion of North America can quote multiple lines from a film, you can't argue:
Jim Carr: “What is high sticking?”
Dennis Lemieux: “High sticking happens when the guy takes the stick, you know, and he
go like that. You know you don’t do that.”
Jim Carr: “You don’t so that?”
Dennis Lemieux: “Oh no never, never.”
Jim Carr: “Why not?”
Dennis Lemieux: “Against the rules. You know you’re stupid when you do that. Just
some English pig with no brains, you know.”
Carolina was deemed the winner in the annual trade sweepstakes, nabbing Guentzel and
Kuznetskov. The Golden Knights were considered second. If you are a Pittsburgh or
Buffalo fan you didn’t pay any attention. The Rangers made a big splash by not
overpaying for a future playoff dud.
Red begins the night on a hot streak. It has won 8 games in a row. Its record is now 10-
14-1 within striking distance of Blue with six weeks to go. There was talk on the Blue side
that they needed a spark, so they discussed performing a Haka before the game in order to
intimidate Red, but chose not to.
Two goalies were in the lockers tonight before the game instead of three, veteran Vinnie
electing to play the full game for the first time all season I think. Huge kudos to him for
making it all the way back to Old Bucks hockey! Brian was busy in the pop-up skate
shop. Lockers were full and the funny quips were flying as usual, even with the absence of
more than a few veteran players, notably Rich D. (LTIR), John Lupisella, Kenny and no
Dougherty’s. We are also still waiting for the appearance on the ice of Tim White. No, not
Tim White the U. Berkeley Paleoanthropologist, but Tim White the erstwhile engineer of
Freehold Township; although our own Tim White does have a current resemblance to Ȍtzi
the anthropologist’s celebrated Iceman who lived more than 5,000 years ago, and found
frozen in ice high in the Ȍtztal Alps in 1991. Our T. White was last seen gliding on the ice
not embedded within it.
The game started on time and both teams settled in with some excellent back and forth play
and great stops in goal. GM Brian looked like he balanced the teams expertly. It was
several minutes in before the first goal, with both teams contributing to some stout defense,
and total Vinsanity in goal for Red. Red was led by the swift Andrew Cordssen-David, and
Blue was led by the equally swift, but shorter Greg Valenski, both highly mobile
defensemen. The game never got out of hand early, so no player or coach was tossed out
of the game for abuse of the GM although Hughie got a bench minor for saying Katie Britt’s
response to the State of the Union was brilliant. There wasn’t more than a two goal lead until
the second 45 minutes of the game. Here’s a breakdown of the goals:
Ben David 1-0 Red
Andrew Cordssen David 2-0 Red
Josh Hunter 2-1 Red
Brian Urban 3-1 Red
Greg Valenski 3-2 Red
Frankie 4-2 Red
Jim Heffern 4-3 Red
Andrew Cordssen David 5-3 Red
Ben David 6-3 Red
Andrew David passes to Joe Caltiere 7-3 Red
Greg Valenski 7-4 Red
Brian Urban great tip off Andrew Tona shot 8-4 Red
Bob Freiling 8-5 Red
Scott Shapiro 8-6 Red
Brian Urban bar down backhand 9-6 Red
Ben David 10-6 Red
Aaron 10-7 Red
11-7 Red (?)
Joe Tona rebound of Rich Cerbone’s point shot 12-7 Red
Overall Red had a little more net front presence, and more than one goal looked like the
start of a rugby scrum. Incidentally, the Guinness Six Nations Tournament is going on
right now.
Joe Caltiere had a monster shift at the end of the game blocking two shots to help preserve
the win. Vinnie said after the game, “I let in seven goals but four of them were deflected in
Front.” Rich C. was guilty of at least one, trying to knock down a shot with his knee. Josh
Hunter said Ben David’s goals should have asterisks next to them because they are aided
by assists from his son. Someone said that Vinnie played like a bubble hockey goalie—stand
up all the way. Even so, it certainly worked.
After the game Andrew Cordssen-David said both his goals were “accidental goals” where
he was trying not to score but they went in anyway. Truth be told, Andrew can stick
handle inside a phone booth, and it is a pleasure to watch him play.
Apres hockey got off to a slow start, as we entered Che T.J.’s we found that our
reservations had been given to a young family of all things! None of them had a hockey
hat or an old cooler in tow! Eventually, the nice people departed and we settled in to our
old spots. After-game banter was loud and funny (standard) supported by good beer and
Irish whiskey. It was just a two-pie night.
The Week 25 clash of Red vs Blue came during three annual rites of spring: turning the
clocks back, the Oscars, and the NHL trade deadline. Day light savings time at least made
it easier to get into the rink, since it wasn’t hard to negotiate the darkness of the new
parking lot. Getting to your car afterward was still just as hard. Since it was Oscar
night, it might be appropriate to review some of the best hockey movies. On second
thought, let's not. Most of them stink. I would rather watch some Old Bucks
music videos. Anyway no one can argue that Slapshot was the best hockey movie! When a
sizable portion of North America can quote multiple lines from a film, you can't argue:
Jim Carr: “What is high sticking?”
Dennis Lemieux: “High sticking happens when the guy takes the stick, you know, and he
go like that. You know you don’t do that.”
Jim Carr: “You don’t so that?”
Dennis Lemieux: “Oh no never, never.”
Jim Carr: “Why not?”
Dennis Lemieux: “Against the rules. You know you’re stupid when you do that. Just
some English pig with no brains, you know.”
Carolina was deemed the winner in the annual trade sweepstakes, nabbing Guentzel and
Kuznetskov. The Golden Knights were considered second. If you are a Pittsburgh or
Buffalo fan you didn’t pay any attention. The Rangers made a big splash by not
overpaying for a future playoff dud.
Red begins the night on a hot streak. It has won 8 games in a row. Its record is now 10-
14-1 within striking distance of Blue with six weeks to go. There was talk on the Blue side
that they needed a spark, so they discussed performing a Haka before the game in order to
intimidate Red, but chose not to.
Two goalies were in the lockers tonight before the game instead of three, veteran Vinnie
electing to play the full game for the first time all season I think. Huge kudos to him for
making it all the way back to Old Bucks hockey! Brian was busy in the pop-up skate
shop. Lockers were full and the funny quips were flying as usual, even with the absence of
more than a few veteran players, notably Rich D. (LTIR), John Lupisella, Kenny and no
Dougherty’s. We are also still waiting for the appearance on the ice of Tim White. No, not
Tim White the U. Berkeley Paleoanthropologist, but Tim White the erstwhile engineer of
Freehold Township; although our own Tim White does have a current resemblance to Ȍtzi
the anthropologist’s celebrated Iceman who lived more than 5,000 years ago, and found
frozen in ice high in the Ȍtztal Alps in 1991. Our T. White was last seen gliding on the ice
not embedded within it.
The game started on time and both teams settled in with some excellent back and forth play
and great stops in goal. GM Brian looked like he balanced the teams expertly. It was
several minutes in before the first goal, with both teams contributing to some stout defense,
and total Vinsanity in goal for Red. Red was led by the swift Andrew Cordssen-David, and
Blue was led by the equally swift, but shorter Greg Valenski, both highly mobile
defensemen. The game never got out of hand early, so no player or coach was tossed out
of the game for abuse of the GM although Hughie got a bench minor for saying Katie Britt’s
response to the State of the Union was brilliant. There wasn’t more than a two goal lead until
the second 45 minutes of the game. Here’s a breakdown of the goals:
Ben David 1-0 Red
Andrew Cordssen David 2-0 Red
Josh Hunter 2-1 Red
Brian Urban 3-1 Red
Greg Valenski 3-2 Red
Frankie 4-2 Red
Jim Heffern 4-3 Red
Andrew Cordssen David 5-3 Red
Ben David 6-3 Red
Andrew David passes to Joe Caltiere 7-3 Red
Greg Valenski 7-4 Red
Brian Urban great tip off Andrew Tona shot 8-4 Red
Bob Freiling 8-5 Red
Scott Shapiro 8-6 Red
Brian Urban bar down backhand 9-6 Red
Ben David 10-6 Red
Aaron 10-7 Red
11-7 Red (?)
Joe Tona rebound of Rich Cerbone’s point shot 12-7 Red
Overall Red had a little more net front presence, and more than one goal looked like the
start of a rugby scrum. Incidentally, the Guinness Six Nations Tournament is going on
right now.
Joe Caltiere had a monster shift at the end of the game blocking two shots to help preserve
the win. Vinnie said after the game, “I let in seven goals but four of them were deflected in
Front.” Rich C. was guilty of at least one, trying to knock down a shot with his knee. Josh
Hunter said Ben David’s goals should have asterisks next to them because they are aided
by assists from his son. Someone said that Vinnie played like a bubble hockey goalie—stand
up all the way. Even so, it certainly worked.
After the game Andrew Cordssen-David said both his goals were “accidental goals” where
he was trying not to score but they went in anyway. Truth be told, Andrew can stick
handle inside a phone booth, and it is a pleasure to watch him play.
Apres hockey got off to a slow start, as we entered Che T.J.’s we found that our
reservations had been given to a young family of all things! None of them had a hockey
hat or an old cooler in tow! Eventually, the nice people departed and we settled in to our
old spots. After-game banter was loud and funny (standard) supported by good beer and
Irish whiskey. It was just a two-pie night.