First Take
With the first third of the season complete.., there are a few noteworthy surprises this season.
Defending Champions Olive Pits were not playing “Championship” hockey until their last game of the first third.
From “First-to-Worst” is where the Drama Queens are spending their Saturday nights.
Jake-O-Lanterns lack of a playoff appearance had them jump out to early 2-0 lead only to level off and play .500 ball for the first 4-games.
Shockwave’s Captain Dominic DeFrancisco has yet to win a weekly star
Snow White finally has their “Princess” back and the Dwarfs are responding accordingly with a tie for first place.
Goalie Interference?
“After further review.., we have a good goal. Shockwave will not be charge with a timeout.”
It was good to see the Referee’s get together and discuss Jim Barber’s jumping screen and goalie interference that allowed Mauro Colucciello to score top corner on Shawn Roach.
Wellness Check
Hey Dan Broderick we noticed you were out last week.., was your absence associated to your fall two weeks ago when Gino Tammaro turned you inside-out?
If you need a league sponsored Medical Alert necklace please let us know and we’ll come up with another “Fresh New Idea” and raffle to help pay for it.
Poor Plan
Who’s idea was it to put one of Shockwave’s deadliest shooters on Defense?
Tony Medeiros had to fill in for missing legend Dan Broderick..,in doing so we learned what Tony’s favorite part of a cupcake is.., the “icing”.
Jinx vs Curse?
For years-and-years-and-years.., it was Dave Hill and Gary Goodwin that were the league’s most notable “Cursed” players. If you had either one of them on your team.., you were better off throwing your league dues into an office shredder because you were not winning a championship that season.
That moniker somehow by default has transitioned over to Luigi DeRenzes as he is now the longest tenured player without a championship.
However during our internal investigation we discovered the difference between a “Cursed” player and a “Jinxed” player
John “Cooch” Colucciello is not a “Cursed” player.., as he has (2) championship jackets from 14-Years ago.
“Cooch” is more of a “Jinxed” player as the latest example shows;
Brother Mauro Colucciello who has one more (and back-to-back championships) than his brother (thanks to Mixed Nuts & Olive Pits). If you look back.., 3-weeks ago Mauro had 3-Goals and 1-Assist and earned him the Player-of-the Week.
The very next game Mauro was excited to have his brother fill in for a depleted Olive Pits.., only to get blown out 7-1 by Snow White.
Then last week (No Cooch) in Mauro’s game.., he pops another 2-goals to bring his leave leading total to 5-goals (in four games).
Furthermore “Cooch” could become the longest recipient of the “Pink Stick Bag Challenge”.., so we ask you Mauro… Are you done playing with “la famiglia”?
GoFundMe
Sorry Donny Maccini.., you have quickly become a Forum Favorite.., the latest tip sent into the forum writers is that the league should start and sponsor a “GoFundMe” page.., the only question is how much does the league need to raise for all of the following;
- New gloves ($25)
- Matching shin pads ($30)
- New sneakers with Velcro ties ($45)
- Two new knees ($10k)
- Additional speed (Priceless)
25% Doomed
Good news for “jinxed” John Colucciello.., your reign of the pink warm-up jersey is almost over.
Current Challenger Jason Carrien is 25% doomed so far with 0-goals after 4-games.., and with the BYE week.., he’s only getting colder.
Blown Gasket Quote
Is there a mechanic in the Over-30 League? We need to get a quote for a blown gasket on a Goalie.
Initial reports had Colleen O’Connell beating both Jason Carrien and Mike Naczas in the first goal race.., but upon further review her “goal” was awarded to Snow White Rental Player Jeff Harris.
As the fans booed Toronto’s reversal.., Drama Queen’s Goaltender Jeff Deharo starting steaming and got a little overheated at the thought of being the first goalie to give up a goal to “the girl”.
The good news for Colleen is.., even with the awarded “assist”, you are now officially qualified for the “Spring Challenge Raffle”
“The Next One”
He’s the self-proclaimed himself “The Great One”.., turned 50 and became “The Great 5-0”.., but there’s a new nickname brewing for Matty Iannello after he buries his next goal.., he will officially become “Mr 500”
Could we see a short-term return to forward to quickly achieve “his goal” ?
#73 Wager
There was almost another bet to be had in the Over-30 League.., there was texts floating around asking “Who will be the first #73 to score a goal.., Jason Carrien, Mike Naczas or Charlie McAvoy?”
But before we could get the odds makers at Draft King’s to set the betting line.., 3:41 into Overtime vs the Blackhawks Charlie McAvoy erased all doubt of who “The Real #73” is.., the other two wannabe’s are just fans of a real defenseman.
With Charlie blowing up our potential wager.., and with Colleen O'Connell almost scoring we might have to poll our readers with the question;
Who will score first?
- Jason Carrien
- Mike Naczas
- Ed Nigro
- Colleen O'Connell
- or... None of the above
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