With the Black Ice Pond Hockey Championships just one week away, Green got a much needed win heading into the Black Ice break. It was a big relief for coach Gary "Toe" Blake to see Green finally get a win after his team had slid into third place and two full games behind first place Blue. Toe made a bold move by picking up veteran stand out Chris McGloughlin to help bolster the Green attack which has been lack luster through much of the season. Blake made the deal late on wednesday with Teal who sits in last place in the western conference. It was obvious that Teal was not going to make the playoffs, so they dumped the star for a first, a second and a ninth round pick. McGloughlin centered the first line for Green and immediately made an impact. He led the first unit along with big rugged wingers Phil "Commish" Stewart(wearing shoulder pads and a fake moustache) and Mark Rudz (no longer sporting a fake mullit). They were paired with defensemen Jim "Heathy" Heath and Dave "Motor" Carlson. The unit was a plus four in the teams five to four victory over rival Blue. For his efforts, McGloughlin was awarded the first star of the game while Kenny "Rebel Without a Rebound" Dean was given the second star for his solid play in net. Green's second unit however, was a minus three and they had to rely on Dean to bail them out. Blue's Tom "Shemp" Champagne was given the third star. Shemp, (the "other TC") tallied twice for Blue. Last night also marked the return of Jim "Cummy" Commerford who had spent six weeks in a full body-cast in Concord Hospital, where he became addicted to pain killers and spanish soap operas. The line of Tom "Berg" Bergault along with the Commerford brothers was reunited just in time to gel for the Black Ice Tourney. But,the three members of the Black Ice Champion Captiol City Diner squad failed to get it done last night. When captain Tom "Berg" Bergault was asked about his team's chances for defending their title, the savy captain safely answered the question by saying, "There are a lot of good teams out there and it is going to be a battle every game".
However, Berg's teammate, the outspoken "Gino" who was reached by phone, told The Pucking Files, "We are going to kick ass! There ain't no answer for "The Gino". We took it easy on the competition last year, but this year we aren't taking any prisoners." He went on to rip the Budmen, Cheers and several other teams and then, in very Tebow-like fashion he said, "God is on Gino's side". We will find out on the 29th if God is really a Gino fan. Mother Nature, as luck would have it, is a big fan of Black Ice Pond Hockey. It looked dicey several weeks ago, but Ma Nat has come through once again and it's all systems go for next weekend. The ice at White's Park has been a concern, so publishing magnet Moe Rudz has hired a team of experts to work alongside Tom "Kite" Wright. The crew has been working for Rosey Cheeks in recent years. The one thing they stress is that it should be "thick and hard" (the ice).
Look for our bonus editions of The Pucking Files all week long as the count down to the Black Ice Pond Hockey Championships ramps up.
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