Over 30 Hockey League

The winner of the weekly AARP award is Rob Valley of Vulcan Grip.

In a close game, Rob played a very smart and steady game on defense, minimizing turnovers in his own zone, while making smart dump ins giving his forwards a chance to run down the ball.

All game, Rob was reading the play in front of him, playing solid positioning, keeping any scoring chances out on the perimeter.

 The winner of the weekly AARP award is Jeff Deharo of Vulcan Grip.

Jeff stopped all 24 shots faced in his game to earn his first shutout of the season.

Jeff has been consistent all season in only giving up three goals or less in games he has played this season.  All season he has been close to the top in the leading goalie race by average.

The winner of the weekly AARP award is Gary Goodwin of the Roadrunners.

For the third game out of his last four games played, Gary has been consistent on offense.  Once again Gary scored 2-goals to move into 3^rd place on his team for scoring.

By doing so, Gary easily beat his Pink Shirt Challenge in 10 games, after starting the season with only one goal scored in six games.

The winner of the weekly AARP award is Joe Shannon of the Roadrunners.

With his short-handed and playing with only three defensemen, Joe played a lot of minutes and took over the quarterback role for his team on defense.  Joe set up his team’s first goal.

His rink awareness, positioning and leadership were clearly evident.  What also stood out was how effortlessly Joe did all the little things playing defense, including using his stick to constantly get in the way to break up any scoring chances.  It was a classic example of anticipating the play and outthinking his opponent.

The winner of the weekly AARP award is John Kelleher of Vulcan Grip.

With his team down by two goals just under three minutes into the third period, the captain led by example to get his team back in this game, hustling to set up a goal, then capping off a four-goal outburst by scoring a goal.

The team gained momentum from this effort to shut down their opponent to put an end to their two-game losing streak and move up the standings.

The winner of the weekly AARP award is Mike Delorey of the Goombahs.

Coming into this season, Mike was asked to move up front and play forward, as the league had a surplus of defensemen.

Mike has transitioned seamlessly into the position change with no issues, scoring his first goal of the season in the process.

The winner of the weekly AARP award is Tony Bono of the Goombahs.

One thing you can always say about Tony is he may not get his name on the score sheet, but he is always consistent in his play, especially throwing blanket coverage around his opponent.

Tony factored into the scoring outburst by his team, setting up three goals, getting rewarded for his defensive play.

It was a well-deserved recognition, as Tony’s all-around play stood out with the voters.

The winner of the weekly AARP award is Tony Fosco of Roadrunners. 

Some players this season are having breakout seasons and getting noticed.  Tony is one of those players.

Finally drafted away from the shadow of his cousin John Mastrocola, Tony’s skills are on full display, scoring 2 more goals, while scoring both game winning goals for his team.

Tied for the goal scoring lead on his team, Tony has emerged as another surprising scoring threat for his team, that opponents can no longer take lightly.

The winner of the weekly AARP award is Mike Luise of Justice League.

Playing a solid two-way game, Mike had 2-assists and drove that second line standing out as their team’s offense in scoring 4 out of their 6 goals scored in their game.

The winner of the weekly AARP award is Ron Aquino of Justice League.

The Flyin’ Hawaiian had an impact game, stepping up on offense to score

2-goals a minute apart, early in the third period, to break open a close game.

Ron’s play usually goes unnoticed but he uses this to his advantage, catching the opponents defense asleep to take advantage of that. 

The winner of the weekly AARP award is Lee Nogler of Devil’s Disciples.

Fresh off an impressive rookie season where Lee finished in the top five in scoring, and known for the “unofficial” hardest shot in the league, Lee made his season debut and picked up from where he left off.

Only three minutes into the game, he assisted on the game’s first two goals, then added his own 2-goals later in the game, as his team routed their opponent.

Rumor has it that Lee will be making a strong bid to lead the league in scoring this season.

The AARP Player of the Week award winner is Rob Sheridan of Justice League

After taking a prolonged absence of seventeen years from playing in the Over-30 league,
Rob decided to come out of retirement and see if he could still keep up with the talent.

If week 1 is any indication, the answer is yes, as Rob factored in on both goals his team
scored in posting a 2 – 0 shutout. As we have seen in the past, Rob makes heads up
plays creating time and space for his team mates, while delivering pinpoint passes on their
sticks.

Not a bad way to start the rebirth of his league career. We can’t wait to see what else Rob
can do once he gets his running legs back!