Jive Turkey

When the Pilgrims had their first Thanksgiving with the Indians it was quite possible that they were thinking; What could be better than this? Well, how about the annual Thanksgiving Morning Hockey game at The Doug. This year it featured the NAHL's Blue vs. Green with a sprinkling of CCHLers for flavor. Blue gobbled up a large early lead, but Green chowed their way back to make a game of it. it was a game that had Tom "TC" Carroll and Tom "Badger" Carroll on the same ice surface for the first time. They are both thankful for soft hands. In the end however, Blue served up some dessert to hold off Green. Everyone (young and old) was thankful for Todd Philbrick's chicken wings. Everyone won on this day.

CCHL Round Up: What's in a name? You can call me Ray or you can call me Jay or you can call me Ray Jay, but don't call me Alan. Fiscal troubles have forced Alan's to sell off their CCHL hockey team to the restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings who quickly came up with the clever team name of "The Buffalo Wild Wings". Other names considered by the new owners were "Last Call", "Another Round", and "More Chips". In the end though the name "The Buffalo Wild Wings" won out. Speaking of names; How about Ed "Scissor Hands" Caron? He has sliced and diced his way to the top of the CCHL scoring race.

Weak Ate: Monday night in the CCHL featured newly named Buffalo Wild Wings which from now on will be referred to as "B2W" looking to stay undefeated this season. They faced off against second place Windmill which from now on may or may not be referred to as "The Mill". It was a high elbow and stick affair that has officials thinking that the CCHL may need to use the NAHL model which assures every player is a candidate for the Lady Bung trophy. Ed "Scissorhands" Caron registered the hat trick for B2W which vaulted him ahead of teammate Clint "The Edge" Edinger to the top of the CCHL scoring race. "The Edge" managed two of his own on this night which kept him within one of "Scissorhands". The scoring duo proved to be too much for The Mill as B2W hung on to a 6-5 victory.
On tuesday night Cheers took on Cimo's at The Doug. Cimo's attempted to "play possum" by requesting a forfeit and they even went as far as to offer to buy beers for their rivals from Cheers. Tim "The Timinator" Walsh called it, "a Trojan Horse" and turned down the gesture then he called his men to arms. "We don't want no stinking foreit!", he called out in the locker room. So, it was GAME ON. Cimo's playing with a short bench utilized the "Mounsey Trap" which successfully bottled up Cheers for a time. Cory "The Cockroach" Laroche (tied for 2nd in goals) finally lit the lamp to give Cheers the 1 -0 lead, but, Nate "Rain Man" Raimo tied the score a minute later. Both teams traded scores and the game remained tied going into the third period. It was Mike "Mr. Hustle" Russell who scored one and assisted on one to give Cheers the much needed victory.

CCHL Standings
1. Buffalo Wild Wings 7-0
2. Windmill 4-3
3. Cheers 4-4
4. Cimo's 0-8