The Big "Thumb"?

The NAHL pre-season ended on an ugly note as Green's Jim "The Big Cum" Commerford was rushed to the ER with a broken thumb sustained in the third period. It's just another chapter in the storied rivalry of Blue and Green. The two teams can't even take it easy in the pre-season. "We just don't like those guys", said Joe "Joe" Farrelly. Farrelly gave Green rookie Mike Pauquette a rough ride into the boards early in the third period. Welcome to the "Bigs" young fella! The game started getting chippy from that point on. "We were flat and that hit kind of sparked us", said Blue winger Clint "Eastwood" Cassavaugh. Minutes after Farrelly's thunderous check , Cassavaugh took Green defenseman Jeff "Hurricane" Cain hard into the corner boards. The two got their sticks up high and referee Phil "The Whistle" Lacasse gave them ten apiece. "I had to nip it in the bud before it got out of hand", said Lacasse. "These two teams do not like each other and it could get ugly real fast", he added. Moments later, "The Big Cum" was curled up in a ball on the ice. No one saw the slash, but most people assumed it was Dave "Tilly" Tillotson who was not dressed for the game. "It is quite possible that Tilly had his brother Brian whack Commerford", said Green defenseman Jim "Heathy" Heath. There is a long standing feud between the Commerford brothers and the Tillotson brothers that goes back to the 2008 playoffs. Green held off a late surge by Blue thanks to stellar goaltending by Kenny "Rebel Without a Rebound" Dean. The NAHL will start the regular season on October 22nd. There is a couple big games to circle on your calendar for that night. Magenta takes on Chrome, Teal hosts Chartreuse, but the one game everyone is waiting to see is Blue hosting Green at "The Doug". It is unlikely that "The Big Cum" will be ready for that game. He is not expected to be released from Concord Hospital until next Tuesday. It should be another great season in the NAHL!