The Blue team opened with a 4-1 win in the W last night. Moose, our crafty keeper of the cage, finally had one get past him with less than a buck to go. Not discouraged in any way, his comment after the game was that winning by a shutout on opening night would set the …
Category: Hey Oldtimer
Missing Hockey in the “W” No more
Hard to believe we're at that time of year again. The W season kicked off earlier this evening in Elmira in dandy fashion. It was fire-wagon hockey, with end-to-end rushes, lots of hitting, passing so crisp you'd swear it was mid-season and teams playing with such a grudge towards each other, you'd swear it was …
Lockouts
While I love the game, it doesn't much bother me that there is an NHL lockout. I may miss it in April / May time-frame if the entire season is lost but it's just the nature of the big $ sports entertainment business to have these kinds of disputes from time to time. Now …
The WOHL Hockey Song by the WOHL House Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q1Jtn9YZy3k From the March 2012 end-of-season WOHL Symposium at the Central.
Scott Niedermayer Hasn’t Won The Golden Boot
The Stanley Cup, the Memorial Cup, the World Junior Championship, The Olympics.....and the Golden Boot. That is an impressive list of hockey trophies to be sure, and their order of listing does not imply anything with respect to relative importance. Some famous gents have had the good fortune of being a part of teams …
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“EEEEWWWWW!”
This was the reaction my daughter got recently from a bunch of her girlfriends when she chipped in with her version of her most embarrassing moment ever. Not sure sure of the venue where this collective of young female wisdom dished up such stories but my daughter assured me her's got as strong a …
Thoughts prior to Christmas Tourney ’11 (and scouting video)
The W's Christmas tournament happens this Monday night. Anticipation is high that the old barn will be packed to the rafters with rabid fans who just appreciate hockey played the old school way. No helmets, sears catalog shinpads, goalies without masks, wooden sticks with no curve and players on opposite teams who just don't like …
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For Oldtimers, What Goes First: Foot Speed, Stickhandling Ability or Simple Math and Memory?
Once upon a time in the "W", There skated a team whose sweaters were blue, But when their wins totalled four, They could keep score no more, _____ _____ ____ __ ____ ___ ___!
So…What Was The Final Score?
The Blue team played tonite in Elmira. Classic Monday-nighter. End to end action, lots of goals, a big hit between two of our guys. We played the red team. What a game. At the end...it was classic oldtimer hockey...we couldn't agree on the score. With 30 seconds to go, we couldn't decide whether to pull …
Dawson Lights the Lamp for Orange
This post represents a first on rinktales - video! In this particular sequence, the Orange team from the W proves too much for the red team. Sneaky smooth moving in off the point, Dawson drills one low stick side on the Moose in a game last Thursday night. Smooth. Red and Orange played to a …
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