Over 30 Hockey League

Welcome back Derek Shaw… a little slow and a little winded, Derek was eager to get back on the dek and score some goals… and he couldn’t have scored any easier of a goal with a wide open empty netter in the waning seconds of the Midas Touch win over In Sinjin We Trust.

So if you ever have the chance to talk to Steve Oppedisano He’ll tell you how he’s been playing this game for the past 50 years.  Over the years Steve’s mind and legs have often failed to be on the same page. This phenomenon results in totally unprovoked and often random falls on the dek.  We thought this might be a result of Steve getting on in years… but a recent home video surfaced of a young Steve with a flowing red mop (back before) Bill Abcunas and the Over-30 league caused it turn gray and abandon ship… If you have any doubt Steve was a Ginger Kid, we’ll let the video speak for itself.

Snow and sleet conditions are not what the Wanna Be’s want to hear during the weekend weather forecasts.  Resident “shoot first and ask about a pass later” Nick Romano is out plowing and sanding Route 3 for Jim Barber’s safe travels to Chelmsford.  With sparks shooting from the plow blade, sand flying off the back of his truck.., Nick’s absence during the slightest of inclement weather is hurting the Wanna Be’s goal production with a league leading measly 8-goals.  Thanks to Billy Gardyski Jr’s performance in net and some stellar defense, the Wanna Be’s have also manage to post the league leading goals against with a stingy 10-goals. 

With constant bickering.., Matty Iannello and Ray nickerson are like an “old married couple” arguing on the dek about positions and passes. This left us wondering if Ray is like this on the dek hockey rink, what it must be like being “Mrs Nickerson” and married to Ray as an “old married couple”?

Sports Predictions in History

Babe Ruth signaling a Home Run off of Charlie Root’s next pitch.

Owen Nolan pointing over Dominik Hasek’s shoulder before burying a hat trick goal during the 1997 All Star game

John Colucciello guaranteeing that he would finally win that Dunkin Player of the Week award before his game

Two of those three predictions actually happened… but if you think that ONE, UNO, SOLITARY, LONE Shot is worthy of a Dunkin Donuts Player of the Week Award.  Then the next time Cooch is standing in line at Dunkin Donuts… he better have cash in his pocket, because last week’s performance was not worthy.

Scoring mentoring lessons from Matty Iannello are finally paying off for Tony Bono as he scored his 3rd goal of the season and moved closer to beating that pink stick bag challenge.

As the small crowd gathered and watched a streaking Tony barrel in on Billy Gardynski Jr.., and bury a pretty nice backhander… (Wait!, What am I doing… I’ll let Tony’s email finish the story as told to his son)

When I got home, Anthony (my son) asked me if I scored and I told him I stole the ball from the defenseman at center ice, went in faked the shot, froze the goalie and went backhand for the goal, he shook his head and said “NO SIR!!??”. Of course I embellished the story and made myself sound like Pavel Datsyuk.

So Billy Jr… Don’t get mad, how would you have known that Pavel Datsyuk was going to score on a breakaway.  Look on the bright side, the chances of Steve Oppedisano, Scott Young, Ray Nickerson and newly activated forward Bill Abcunas pulling the same move on you as Tony “Pavel” Bono are slim and none… as A) None the fore-mentioned players have the type of speed needed to generate a breakaway, and B) they are some of the only forwards left to have yet to light the lamp this season.

The premise behind this individual challenge is simple. Tony’s offensive point production has steadily decreased ever since he reinvented himself as a defensive forward in the Over-30 league.  We thought that this scoring slump may have also been due to Tony trying to balance his Over-30 league responsibilities with his son’s hectic and always changing youth hockey schedules. Thus, Tony was the consensus second pick for the dreaded Pink Stick Bag Challenge to prove to us that we are all wrong in our assessment of his talents. Simply put, Tony has to score 9 total points this season.  Otherwise, the Pink Stick Bag will be passed down from the first original loser of this Pink Stick Bag Challenge, Jim Barber, and Tony will have to carry onto the rink with him his new pink stick bag during the 2013 winter season, courteous of the Over-30 league.  

For those of you who are counting, here are the game by game weekly running totals for Tony’s chase for pink stick bag infamy.  This table will be posted on the website on a weekly basis so that you can all place your side bets and have a good laugh at Mr. Bono’s expense.

Tony Bono Pink Stick Bag point Watch 2013