The Cuppa Joe Grinders

Saturday evening was an evening to remember as the Grinders took it to the Shockers with full force. In typical fashion the Shockers got chippy and it was the usual suspects in numbers 27 and 17 that were causing most of the problems. Nearing the end of the game it was number 17 who lost it and ended up scraping his stick along side Andy’s nose. He got a hooking call…and suspended indefinitely.   Yet on the unusual side it was acquaintances Triggsy and Tosh that had the major mix-up of the game. With accusations of being speared, Triggsy, intent on exacting retribution on the one-time Grinder spare released a series of blows to the helmet of Nishimura, and a couple to the chin. Initially both players got 5 for fighting, 2 for roughing and a 3-game suspension. But after a diplomatic phone call from Gordie to the league office the sentence has been reduced to 7 for roughing and a 1-game suspension.We still love you Tosh. You can come spare with us anytime.

The 17 PIMS that Triggsy amassed has catapulted him out in front of Gordie as team leader in PIMS with 29. Gordie, with 2 minutes for holding in that game, is still within reach of the season title with his current 24 PIMS.  With 5 games remaining and Schmidt averaging just over 1minute per game, he may well achieve it.

It was Gordie who started the scoring in this game, apparently he didn’t have a Burn game immediately following because he was putting in a full effort this night. The surprise is that he only came out with a single point from the game. Frank Williams paid his dues in full (thanks for the case) and then potted the teams second of the night with an assist from Andy.   The game winner came from Triggsy (says unassisted on the score sheet).   The fourth of the night was a gift courtesy of a Houghton blast off the back boards to a sure-sticked Trainor who hit the dead center of a wide open net as the Shocker goalie floundered out of position.   The fifth of the night was a coast-to-coast rush from Andy on the power play. Carrying the puck the length of the ice Andy released a wrist shot from the short right side and then picked up his own rebound for the goal.   And then it was Bob finishing off the trouncing with his 2nd goal of the year with a shot from the point. Gordie in front providing the screen to help seal the deal.

Gony Tallagher – Game review

If you’re going to be awake and playing hockey at 11:00 o’clock at night, you might as well put some effort into it. The most passion on the bench that night was shown by two spares, Tosh and Jeremy, who were getting frustrated by the lack of skill and offense out there, they both kicked up a notch in the third whie you old farts stood and watched, literally. They booted it down the ice and the other 4 stopped moving their feet, with eyes and cake-holes gaping open in amazement. Not amazed at the skill level being shown, but amazed that someone on their team would actually put that much effort into the game.

Sponsored by a coffee shop? You guys are an embarrasment to caffeine. If you’re going to sport a coffee logo on your chest, you better have more jump in your stride than you’re showing. Either that, or start looking for another sponsor that better represents your playing style. Perhaps theres a local barbituate dealer that for a small fee will place his dial-a-dope cell number on the back of your jersey. As it was stated so eloquently in the dressing room afterwards – “You guys put the Fat in fatigued.”

You were missing 7 players off your regular line-up. Did it happen to be the best 7? I’m thinking it may have. You guys have beaten the Sydney Millionaires before, and hey, oh, take a look who was playing that night; Santa, Tidy, Leng, Bob, Frank, Geiber. You didn’t actually think I was going to put Clarke’s name in that list did you? No, he wasn’t there for that game either. What is this guy’s average cost per ice time? It’s gotta be up around $35. This is almost into the realm of fetishism, paying that much for self-humiliation.

You shouldn’t be too surprised to learn that you were outshot 44 – 24 last night. In fact I’m surprised you guys hit double-digits on your shots. The time keeper took pity, I suspect, and started counting passes. In the 21 games this season you have only out-shot your opponents 5 times and usually by only 3 shots. In contrast you’ve been outshot by 12 or more shots, 5 times this season.

You guys face the Millionaires again this Saturday at 3:30pm. If your regulars show up you may have a fighting chance to keep the shot difference down in the teens.

And if you came here looking for a scantily clad woman wearing your logo and accessorizing the 3-star list, as far as I’m concerned you guys need to earn that priviledge. But seeing as the three stars are most likely going to be your goal-keeper and the two spares (if you didn’t notice, they were the ones that actually broke a sweat) then I could see the webmaster for this debacle he calls a site justifying getting his jollies and creating one for you.