A game to be proud of….

Going up against the top penalized team with a short bench used to spell disaster for the “CuppaJoe Grinders.”  Our competitive Grind and short tempers would goad us to respond in kind.  ( poetry!)

But sound logic is rearing it’s wizened head   In the dressing room before game time the boys declared an oath to stay out of the box against this team, and simply skate away; let the refs look after the cheap shit. Guess what…it worked.  The cheap shot grinders ended up with 16 min in penalties, two game ejections and we got the 5-2 win and a free pitcher of beer!

The CuppaJoe Grinders had 10 skaters - three of them Spare and got a solid effort.  Jason Clarke opened the scoring in the first period beating the goalie on a breakaway. Yes, Jason scored on a breakaway - a feat that usually demands both speed and skill.  His 4th goal of the season….a career high?.  The other Grinders quickly replied to send it to the intermission 1-1.  Falling behind in the 2nd period we quickly responded on the power play as Goat’s rifled home a bullet from the slot fom Troy and thinchick.  The second period would end like the first, tied, this time 2-2.

Into the third, the Good Guy Grinders took over.  James Teddai moved to center for Rob and with three minutes in, corralled a breakaway stretch pass from Gord Schmidt to put them up three two and they never looked back.  Just 42 seconds later, Jeff Triggs playing stellar on the point all night, wires a shot top corner from the point.  A final talley from James on a wrap around put the game out of reach while two Bad Boy Grinders worked Gord over on front  with a pathetic display of unsportsmanship as they took penalty after penalty, including two game ejections.  In the dieing seconds, Guy was driven into the boards and responded like the proverbial bull as if channelled by a combination of Dave Tanchak and Rowdy Roddy Piper! He challenged anyone in his way, refs, or any of the two grinder teams on the ice.  So intense and out of character was his ire that upon his return to the bench the team had cowered to one end.  One team member was driven to tears…..?

All was forgotten after the game when the next calamity was realized…no beer!  To the rescue came Beer man extraordinare Dave Tanchak with a cooler at the ready in his car.

Good edit hahahah….!

Gettin’ pumped for Saturday already! We could have 14 skaters and no spares…well at least up until noon saturday. Who’s bringing beer, lets get this sorted out well before saturday!

No Beer! Again!?!?!?! This has to be the single worst year in our history for forgetting pucks and beer. This is sacrilege. Whats worse is that I don’t see the cooler being replenished with any of the payable beer fines!
Pay up guys, I’m thirsty

so you know, I have the beer cooler and I will be there on friday….err saturday, or is it friday, what ever. What do we need, 12 beer enough.

I think Jason owes the team half a semi trailer of beer by now???
Stoked for Saturday!!!

so should I rely on Jason then to bring beer.

Ahhhhhhhhhh Nooo!!!!! Troy, please bring the beer

Wait a sec - the beer fine is for not showing up - I’m all paid up for that!

No No No the beer fine is for not fulfilling your duties ! liek, failing to bring pucks, failing to bring beer, failing to bring jerseys and failing to bring water. This is made very clear every year in Bob’s excel spreadsheet

Correct Glen. If you are not making a game, then it is your responsibility to fulfill your team commitment by getting the pucks /water/beer/line-up/jerseys to someone that is making the game. End of story. Fine for not fullfilling duties, one case of beer.

Can you think of any times lately you did not make a game and had the pucks Jason?

Anyone around?….anyone care?

i am here and i care let’s win tonight!!!down with tosh

Attaboy Shaun! Its you and me bud! spring me for one tonight and I won’t disapoint!

your request will be granted, it may be an ass pass though???

Are you guys still a hockey team?

Goats, we are a beer drinking team, it is obvious that hockey is secondary….let’s fucking win on thursday boys!!!!!!

…by that Shaun meant, “it’s gonna be a great tailgater boys!!!!!”

Thanks for clarifying that Gord…that is what i meant, since it is only you and I Gord it really does not matter what we say!

No doubt my friend…Goat’s posts more than the rest of the team put together…what does that say?

We need to create more game chatter, Grinder chatter, hot babe chatter,…somehow. I’ll need it more than ever now that I’m out for the season.

chatter

That suxs Gordie, are you going to be our coach? call out lines make sure our water bottles are filled with beer? we need something to change, getting sick of losing!

OUT FOR THE SEASON? WTF?

Broken thumb Goats…out for the season. Just went in to the hospital again today to see about surgery and caught a “lucky break”. The bone is broken on the other side of the tendons, hence no pull on the broken bone which means no pin, NO SURGERY!..WOOHOO!!!!

go back in two weeks for xrays. If I behave myself and it heels properly, he won’t “gulp” re-break it and put me in a cast….

me thinks me will behave….

oh ya,….Troy did it.

Getting tired of this gord!!! What were you doing in front of the net. You know we don’t do this.. ok, some of us do. Glad you don;t need surgery, good thing you put your hands up cause if that hit you in the chest, that could have hurt. I think that would have been a goal if you weren’t in the way.

Keep your shots down where we can deflect them dunder-head! I think I can speak for all the forwards when I say we don’t appreciate the “chin music” in front of the net…..

Tryo, you big meanie! What am I going to do for a forward this summer? Wait a sec - Troy broke your thumb? I had NO idea Troy could shoot very hard.

Gordie, what’s your recovery time?

6 weeks if the x-ray in two weeks is positive, which should have me back apr.11th, in time for playoffs. I’m going to try and come back sooner if I can, but they tell me it takes 6 weeks for bones to heal, so deal with it. If the xray shows its not healing straight, they will have to re-break and cast….so 6 more weeks after that. Yikes!!

I’m pretty confident that if I am careful with it, it will heal well and the latter won’t need to happen…..soooo crappy!!!!

Funny thing is goats, It was my bob bradley wrist shot that did it.

how many weeks do we have to look at this picture?

This pic Sucks!!!! Come on Trainor….please! something! anything!I know we don’t deserve one, but come on!

Maybe Trainor should have a beer fine for not posting. We did try hard during the game. Afterall we only had 9 skaters. I think we deserve a good picture because of that.

Glen is just too busy I guess…I share his pain right now myself…

Anyone have the time and ability to step up and help? pics, write ups, 3 stars, turtle race…fresh ideas? I like to log in and see banter going on…its hillarious stuff most of the time!

I would do it, if I new more than how to get onto this site.

Was our last pic from Feb 21st? Do you not love us anymore?

Thumb update. Had xrays and saw the surgeon on thursday and the bone is healing well. Have had the splint off all weekend except when working on the house. Mobility is slowly coming back, mostly hindered by the swelling in the knuckle. Still quite tender but am hoping to get back to playing soon!

Boriiiiiiing