Headed to a Game Seven

"The one thing that turns me on most?" "A game seven."

It was a battle of Kennys last night as Blue forces a game seven with a 6-5 victory over long time foe Green. Both Kennys were sharp in nets last night. At the end of period one it was scoreless. The pace of the game was "extreme". Blue's coach Tom "Painch" Painchaud believed he needed a faster line up, so he scratched Andy "BTO" Bachman and Tom "Philby" Philbrick and replaced them with speed merchants Mike "Hipshake" Farrelly and Tom "Harry" Harrison. The move left many scratching their heads, but Painchaud looked like a genius after Blue's win forced a game seven back at "The Doug" next thursday. Tickets went on sale at 8 a.m. this morning and they were sold out by 8:20 a.m. Last night the game was all knotted at three apiece with just under eight minutes left in regulation when Green's  Phil "Commish" Stuart whipped a wrist shot along the ice to put the men in Green in the lead. "With the way Kenny B was seeing the puck, I figured that I had the game winner", lamented Stuart. But, Clint "Eastwood" Cassavaugh jumped on a loose puck and slipped it past Kenny "Don't Ya Love Em Madly" Bradley to even the score. With just under four minutes in regulation play, Tom "Shemp" Champagne hooked up with Tom "Berg" Bergault to give Blue the lead. Green pulled Bradley in favor of an extra attacker, but Blue scored in the vacated goal and had a 6-4 lead with just thirty ticks left on the clock. Green's rookie Jim "Jim" Farrelly scored just as the clock expired to make it a 6-5 game. The first star of the game went to Kenny "Rebel Without a Rebound" Dean who made forty one saves. Kenny "Don't Ya Love Em Madly" Bradley was given the second star of the game. He made seventy two saves and kept Green in the game. The third star of the game went to Tom "Harry" Harrison who kept Green back on their heels all night. Fans lucky enough to get a ticket to next thursday's game at "The Doug" should be treated to yet another  thrilling game seven between arguably "the most storied rivalry in sports".

In week 20 of the CCHL; Both games were previews of opening round match ups for the playoffs. Game one featured BWW versus Cimos with BWW coming out on top 7-4. Mike "Tricky Dick" Richard led the spicy Wings with a hat trick while "Flyin" Ryan Williamson added a couple of his own. Ryan "Bart" Simpson was solid in net for Cimos in spite of letting in seven goals.
In game two; Cheers crushed Windmill 13-8.  Corey "The Cockroach" Laroche had a six pack of goals for Cheers. Tim "The Timinator" Walsh scored four and Jack "The Iron" Curtain had a pair. Bill "Hawkeye" MacDougal scored twice for the Windmill. "We expect a much tighter checking game next week when all the marbles are on the line", said Hawkeye MacDougal.
CCHL Goal Scoring Leaders
1. M. Richard            45
2. R. Williamson       41
3. C. Laroche            39
4. G. Faretra             35
5. T. Walsh              34
6. T. Banga              23
6. C. Heath              23
8. Phil                      20
9. B. MacDougal     19
10. T. Carroll           18
10. Pat                     18

Green Cum Back

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Blue Blowout!

Dunc's half a dozen

Blue gets back into the series with a game 3 blowout over rival Green. It was looking like Green might sweep their long time rivals in the royal blue sweaters, except Blue had other ideas. Led by the brilliant performance from left wing Duncan "Coach" Walsh, Blue dominated Green from start to finish. We caught up to Walsh to ask him about his six goal performance and he said, "Really, six goals? I had no idea. I don't keep track. It's about the team. Whatever I can do to contribute to the team is what I care about. There is no "I" in team , but there is an "A" and I suppose I got an "A" for a grade tonight." Walsh did earn first star of the game honors for his stellar play. Second star of the game went to Tom "Philby" Philbrick who had ten assists on the night. "I could see that Dunc and Clint had the hot hands so I got them the puck every chance I could. There is no "I" in team, but there is an "A" which is the first letter in assist", said Philbrick. "There is an "I" in assist as well as three esses", he added.  The third star went to Jim "Heathy" Heath who controlled play at both ends of the ice for most of the night for Blue. For Green, it's a wake up call. "I think that the success we've had all season made us forget that we have to earn it every game, every period, every shift", said Dan "Lucky" Luker. "Tonight we expected them to hand it to us, but we found out that that doesn't happen in the NAHL except in October, November and the early part of December". Green leads the best of seven series two games to one with the next game to be played at The Doug.
In the CCHL this week, The Windmill was spinning circles around "The Fab Five" better known as Cimo's. Wondering where the rest of the Cimo's players are? Try looking in Sochi. They round out the rosters for teams such as Lapland, Moldavia and Uruguay.  Windmill had too much fire power for the undermanned Cimoians as captain Gavin "You Betcha" Faretra notched four goals (Dunc had six for Blue). Phil "The Whistle" Lacasse broke the shut out for Windmill in the waning moments of the game to make it a 6-1 game.
In the second game this week, BWW had a convincing win over Cheers 11 to 5.  Mike Richards had five goals for BWW (Dunc had six for Blue) while "Flyin" Ryan Williamson netted four. Travis "Gang Bang" Banga found the back of the net for the first time since week 12. For Cheers, Corey "The Cockroach" Laroche had the hat trick (Dunc had two hat tricks for Blue) while Tim Walsh (no relation to Dunc who had six goals for Blue) and Cam "Bam" Heath each had single goals. Cheers sorely missed the top defensive pair of Jake Curtain and Nick Dominici who were skating in the pairs figure skating competition in Sochi.

CCHL; X Spillane That!

This week in the CCHL saw Cheers pummel an under manned Cimo's squad 12-4. Cimo's under manned?  You knew it was a matter of time before "The Timinator" was going to get hot. It must have been a fourth Black Ice Championship that lit the fire for Walsh. Whatever it was, Ryan "OJ" Simpson wished it wasn't. Despite giving up twelve goals, Simpson still managed to stop the biscuit 64 times on the evening. Cam "Bam" Heath scored the hat trick to go along with Walsh's five. Tom "Badger" Carroll scored half of Cimo's goals. His coach awarded him more ice time for his fine play.
On tuesday The Windmill won by forfeit against rivals BWW. Why the forfeit? Well, we should ask the B2W netminder to x spillane. Mike "X" Spillane said that he was watching the Bachelor Wedding. "It was fabulous!"
 CCHL Goal Scoring Leaders
1. Richards           36
2. Williamson       32
3. Faretra              29
4. Laroche            26
5. Walsh               24
6. C. Heath          20
7. MacDougal     16
8. Carroll             16
9. Banga              15
10. Phil                15

Standings
1. BWW            22pts
2. Windmill       20
3. Cheers           17
4. Cimo's             7

The Puck Stops Here: Black Ice 4, NAHL & CCHL

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Arctic Air Arrives for Black Ice Week

Mother Nature is getting it hard for us once again. Arctic air has slid into place just days before the opening of the 4th annual Black Ice Pond Hockey Championships. Friday's opening temperatures are expected to be below freezing. That just makes me feel warm all over! Friday night should be rocking with the Dusty Gray Band taking stage as well as another fireworks spectacular. And don't miss the wet T-shirt contest because it is sure to be nippy. Don't forget that this wednesday evening at 5 pm. is the Black Ice Ale kick off party at the Barley House.  Come down and mingle with the stars, the muckers, the grinders, the fans and even a few knobs.

The Dusty Gray Band

Green Holds Off Late Blue Surge

"BTO" was flying down the wing despite a ragged tape job.

Another epic battle between long time rivals Green and Blue entertained the sold out crowd last night at  "The Doug".  Green held a three goal lead with under five minutes to play. Blue coach Tom "Painch" Painchaud put out his first unit of The "Tilly" Brothers, "The Big Cum", "Rudz" and "TC". They scored two quick goals to get within one. With a minute left in regulation, Blue pulled goalie Kenny "Don't Ya Love Em Madly" Bradley and put out rookie sensation "Hot Sauce". Green was pinned in their end as Blue moved the puck around the zone, but Kenny "Rebel Without a Rebound" Dean held fast and preserved the win for Green. The game also featured the much anticipated return of Dave "Where's Waldo" Masinek. It had been rumored that Masinek was at the bottom of White's Park pond, but Masinek told reporters, "Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated". Masinek's return was a huge boost to the Cheers hockey team who will need the veteran to carry them through Black Ice weekend if they have any chance of making sunday's playoff round. Masinek earned first star of the game honors for his solid play on the blue line. The second star of the game went to Ryan "Silky" Brandt who was a stalwart on defense for Green. The third star of the game went to Tom "TC" Carroll for his spectacular "Datsyukian" goal that lifted the Doug crowd out of their seats. That was the final NAHL game before the Black Ice break. Although it has been unseasonably mild for the past week, temperatures are expected to plummet this week. Low's will be in the single digits by tuesday night. Chris "Brownie" Brown is not worried about any postponements ruining the party. Look for  special Black Ice Editions of the Pucking Files all week long.