Blue Tooth Snarl

Team Blue finally tasted the pie last night with a convincing 10-4 win at The Doug. After a rough start to the new season which many felt was their championship hangover, Blue put together a complete effort for three periods, two commas and one exclamation point. Anchored by stellar netminding from Kenny "Rebel Without a Rebound" Dean and solid defense from veteran Joe "Joe" Farrelly and his young partner Dunc "Coach" Walsh, the Blue forwards were given the Green light to take some chances and they capitalized on them ten times. "It is finally nice to get a win under my belt", said an elated Dunc Walsh. "Aint that the truth!", added Dan "Too Late" Early. The two room together on road trips. "It was a very important win for us, especially being on the road", said Blue coach John "Stuffy" Stevenson. Blue got a huge boost from three rookies called up for the game. The trio formed the third line, now known as "The Bump & Grind Line".All three are in the running for the "Dick Pinch Award".

The only negative of the evening was that goalie Kenny Dean pulled his groin while skating out onto the ice after being named first star of the game. He is out indefinitely. It is expected that Andy "Gump" Doherty will get the start for Blue's next game. Jeff "Kano" Cain did make his debut last night, but he was unremarkable.He refused to talk to reporters who were anxious to get any information about the lockout in the CCHL. "He's been under a lot of pressure", said Clint "Eastwood" Casavaugh. "I give him credit for just being out here tonight", added Brian "Tilly" Tillotson a.k.a "The Big Till". Still no "Kaiser" sighting yet this season. He is reported to be playing in Germany or attending Octoberfest.

In other news around the league. Red beat Yellow 6-2. Right after the game Yellow signed NHL lockout James Van Riemsdyk (seen here in photo with his brother Snoop Van Riemsdog). "JVR" had signed a deal with the Maple Leafs this summer, but the lock out has forced him to find other options. "I always enjoyed my time in New Hampshire", said JVR who is a former UNH Wildcat. "I used to roll wid my homies over from Durham to Cap Ciddy just to watch NAHL games", said the ex Wildcat. "To get this opportunity to skate in the NAHL is a dream come true", he added. Van Riemsdyk is now the second NHL player to sign with a NAHL team this season. The first to join the league this season is Pittsburgh Penquin d-man Matt Niskanen who registered his first point last night after he assisted on the winning goal as Mauve beat Teal 3-2. On the west coast Rust corroded Chrome 5-1.