Blue took it on the chin last night so the undefeated half-season dream died early. No excuses, just a bad night.
Category: Hey Oldtimer
To Play Or To Celebrate One’s Wedding Anniversary?
This is a true story. As captain of the blue team for the second half of the season, I have the privilege of organizing spares when one of the regulars cannot make it. Last night, one of our regulars was unable to make it and I had arranged earlier in the week for spare who, …
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Blue Rolls On
The second half of the season in the W started last night and Blue marked the occasion with a W. Symmetry is a beautiful thing isn't it?
The Draft
Blue is back. The second-half draft for the W was held this afternoon and after much sniping and trading of scouting information the way fishermen trade info about where the fish are biting (hint: fisherman don't do this), the four teams were divied up. After studying Blue's success from the first half carefully, I spotted …
Note To Self…Wash Blue Sweaters
As I unloaded parcels from Christmas shopping last night, I noticed I had yet to take the garbage bag of Blue sweaters from the back of the van. As captain of blue in the second half the W, I get the honour of washing these suckers over the holidays. Strong leadership is all about …
Thursday night, no hockey
I don't think I missed a single Monday or Thursday of hockey this fall, starting from early September. There is no W game tonite, sadly. While Christmas blessings abound in my life, life is a little emptier with no Thursday night hockey to go to this week. No game to watch on the tele either. …
Withdrawal
Yikes, with the W shut down for next three weeks for Christmas, I woke up with the cold sweats and shakes this morning. Three weeks without hockey? Three weeks!? Gotta make a rink in the backyard or the church basement or the neighbour's driveway or a school gymnasium. This is crazy.
Blue
"There was a lot of character in our room. When we got down early in the tournament by losing that first game, we didn't panic. The guys all believed in one another and knew if we just dug down a bit deeper and stuck to our game plan and continued to believe in …
THE Tournament
The WOHL's annual Christmas tournament goes tomorrow night. Two hours filled with three mini-games for each of the league's four teams. Not exactly 16 wins required over 2+ months to bring home Stanley but a test of character and endurance nonetheless. I'm hoping (and pretty sure) the boys stayed in this weekend, mentally and physically …
The Speed of the Game
It is said that hockey is the fastest game in the world. Maybe, but I think perhaps that doesn't apply to old-timer hockey. I was sitting on the bench last night as one of our defenceman came off for a change as the puck moved out of our end and up ice. He sat …
Rink Tales 