It's only fitting that Green should be crowned the King of St.Patty's Day. As Green skated around "The Doug" hoisting the Thursday Night Trophy stick high, the crowd broke into a rendition of "Danny Boy" and Ol'Saint Patrick himself couldn't have scripted it any better. That is unless you were one of the Blue fans who made the trip all the way to the Capitol City only to watch Blue's Cinderella story come to a screeching halt. "All I could see was a sea of Green when I looked into the stands", said victorious goaltender Kenny Bradley. Bradley didn't get much work last night as the Green defense was stellar; keeping Blue to a mere twelve shots on goal. Last night marked the return of D-man Ryan Brandt who along with Joe "Joe" Farrelly, Jeff "Kano" Kane, Tom "Painch" Painchaud and Jack "Jackhammer" Fraiser shut down Blue all game long. Blue got out to an early lead in the opening minutes, but it was all Green after that. The tide turned for Green when winger Mike O'Farrelly made a spectacular pass to Tom "TC" Carroll from deep within his own zone that sent TC in on a breakaway and the league's leading scorer didn't miss. That opened the way for a Green route. TC, O'Farrelly and Tilly were named the three stars of the game (see photo), but everyone on Green deserved the honor. Blue, on the other, hand had little to cheer about after they're opening goal. "I guess we just ran out of gas", lamented Dunc "Coach" Walsh. "At Christmas time no one would have guessed we would have even made the playoffs, let alone push Green to a fifth game in the finals, so we have to console ourselves with that", said Dave "The Hammer" Palisi. As a show of league solidarity, Green invited Blue into their locker room to celebrate a fantastic season for the entire league. Blue's "King of the Wings" Todd Philbrick cooked up some of his world famous chicken wings and the two teams celebrated well into the wee hours of the morning. "The league won, the fans won and hockey won last night", said Phil "The Commish" Stewart. Concord mayor Jim Boulay said, "It's been great for the Capitol City to host this event. The resturants and bars were packed, the hotels were filled and business thrived. We were fortunate to have hosted two huge sporting events this year." A victory parade is scheduled for monday as the Green players will be riding down Concord's famed "Canyon of Champions". There will a parking ban on Main St. on monday. And so the season comes to an end, but what a season it has been! Starting with the 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship right through to the 1882 Thusday Night Championship, fans in the Capitol City were treated to the best hockey in the world. Green had an incredible year and if Gary "Toe" Blake can keep the team together, they may be poised for a repeat next season. It is rumored that Dave "Tilly" Tillotson's contract is up and he will be asking for a huge increase in his salary which would put Green over the cap. Look for Tilly to be moved if he and Toe can't work out a deal. No team has yet to win back to back championships on Thursday Night. Maroon had to dismantle their team after last year's championship year and they didn't even make the playoffs this year. Even though the season is over, we here at The Pucking Files are committed to bringing you all the latest news from the hockey world. Next week, we will be announcing the individual awards. We will also be covering the trial of the White's Pond Duo which is scheduled for April 18th. We will be bringing all the breaking news as we get it on the investigation of the Brownie assassination attempt. We will keep you informed of off season trades and acquisitions and much more. Happy Off-Season everyone! Yours truely, Rudzbro
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