Did you laugh when the cranberry sauce made that noise coming out of the can? We all fall guilty to this and it will never change. Anyways, hope you had a great long weekend eating and relaxing as the SCOHA season is in full swing. I was away on a work trip last week so I should stop yapping and get right to business.

United Division: Oct.4th

BLACKHAWKS 3 FLYERS 1: This Blackhawk team has the energy of a horse running through an open field. Go ahead, set up a fence. They will just make a horse noise, jump over it and carry the hell on. Terry Davidson scored the game winner as the Hawks beat the Flyers 3-1. Flyers were down 4 key players but the rest of the team showed up ready for a war and didn’t disappoint the announced crowd of 4. Long story short, it’s still early. Flyers and Blackhawks will be bitter rivals before Christmas, you heard it here first. Flyers got a goal from captain Mike Haslam, who passed Rocket Richard for all-time goals scored. Great game, Mike!

REDWINGS 6 BRUINS 2: As a multiple eclipse survivor, this Redwing team has a bright future with the likes of Trevor “Salisbury steak” Swanson, Bob “Wimbledon” Tenison and don’t forget about John “stay between the” Lynes. Superstar John Carvalho scored twice as the Redwings folded up the Bruins like an origami swan 6-2. This game was closer than the scoreboard appears, folks. Matt Sills and whoever #15 is scored some pretty impressive goals in the loss, something to build upon for their next game. I spoke to Bruins veteran Peter Tompkins for a while on our weekly “Pucks in Deep” podcast about a bunch of things and he said they are still having fun coming to the rink and that he can’t wait to go skiing in a few months.

Masters Division: Oct.6th

BRUINS 6 BLACKHAWKS 3: The Bruins got a hatty (3 goals) from power forward Wayne Sliwinski as the Bruins continued to roll over the opposition. This time it was a 6-3 drubbing over the Blackhawks. Big Wayne also set up 2 goals as they continue to climb the SCOHA ranks in a rather tazmanian devil-like way. I spoke to Bruins forward Mike “12-string acoustic” Guitard after the game and he said they are not showboating until the cooking is done and any team can win on any given night. Tim Visser spared as the Bruins goalie and turned aside 34 shots for the W. Jeff Davis, Peter Subar and a #24 scored for the Hawks who will go over some game film on captain Jason Hoffman’s vhs machine this week.

PENGUINS 3 SENATORS 2: This game had a playoff-feel to it. Steve “around the” Horner scored the game winner, his 2nd of the game, with a buck 49 left on the powerplay as the Pens edged the Senators 3-2. For the Sens, Nick Polimeni and Warren DeForest scored in a losing cause. You should put your phone down and go for a walk if you think this Senators team is going to lose many games this year. They are just warming up the car, so stay out of the way. Both goaltenders played well in this one, arguably the top 2 goalies in this division but there’s 4 others that will have something to say about that.

DEVILS 4 SHARKS 3: Nick Miscione scored with a few minutes left as the Devils got past the Sharks 4-3 in a pretty spirited game. Sharks were missing Darren Corneau so that’s why they lost. This Shark team has all the pieces to contend. They planned several off-ice practices this past week so we will see what happens. Devils also got goals from Alfonzo Tinebra, Paul “don’t call me Tim” McGraw and Steve “killa” Watt who continued to light up the scoresheet with his strong play of late.

Sharks had goals from Dave “Le Legende” Langille, Brad Stapleton and spare player Joad Durst (good rock band singer name).

Grand Masters Division: Oct.6th

SHARKS 4 STARS 2: Walter Domingos scored the eventual game winner and even took the game puck home as the Sharks doubled up the Stars 4-2. Ernie Dunston dropped a deuce for the Sharks while Alastair Kermack and Ed Venema (best wrestler name) replied for the Stars who will find their way despite the slow start. If the Stars come back and win this division championship I will personally get a Stars jersey with captain Chris Barratto’s name on it and ask him to sign the damn thing for me. That my friends is showing confidence in a struggling team.

FLYERS 6 REDWINGS 2: I think Pat Sergi scored 2 goals as the timekeeper appears to have used his other hand for this game. Gord Bryce also scored so he is certainly earning his keep after signing a lucrative 1-year deal in the summer. He seemed more excited than unwrapping a punchbowl set after scoring his goal, a memory us SCOHA fans will remember for a few weeks. Gord’s bend not break style of play is something others can emulate as the season goes on. Redwings got goals from Brian “whipper” Watson and a promising young upstart named Mike Norman who wears number 50 after his favourite beer.

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This week’s winners are:

UNITED: JOHN CARVALHO (Redwings)

MASTERS: WAYNE SLIWINSKI (Bruins)

GRAND MASTERS: tie ERNIE DUNSTON / PAT SERGI

Well fellas, I am all out of ways to describe last week’s action. The 2 United games played the other night will be added to the next blog because I am still waiting to watch the game films.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and are looking forward to getting back on the ice. Enjoy the rest of the week.

Chris Marttila

SCOHA Blogologist

Hey folks, did anyone else feel like they hung drywall for 8 hours after their game this week? Only 3 weeks into the season and most teams have already found more grooves than a Barry White album. Others meanwhile were forced to hit the reset button before this week’s upcoming games.

United Division:

FLYERS 9 BRUINS 3: The Flyers took the Bruins behind the woodshed. Dylan McInerney doesn’t panic when pressure arrives. His 3 goals and 3 assists proved that point. Mike Rostecki also chipped in with a pair of snipes while Lucas Palamamarchuk, hope I spelled that right, scored a goal and added a hamburger helper for the winners. Don’t worry about the Bruins, fellas. These guys can walk off a broken leg and be ready for next game. They will be ok.

BLACKHAWKS 4 REDWINGS 3: Paul “quick draw” McGraw scored the eventual game winner, his 973rd of his illustrious carrer, as the Hawks edged the pesky Redwings 4-3. Quite the spirited game as we saw on the Cable14 Game of the Week. Both teams had their fair share of point blank chances in the slot but couldn’t fire them home. Redwings Bob Tenison found his way back onto the gamesheet, scoring a beauty, what else is new…

Masters Division:

BRUINS 9 SENATORS 2: The Bruins battled through the echoes of the whistles all night long as they folded up the Sens like a Manitoba street map 9-2. Wayne Sliwinski and Dave Graham had matching 2 goals and 2 assist games for the B’s. Gotta give some flowers to the Bruins defence who thwarted the Sens attack time after time. Also helped that their spare goalie Chris Harvey stood on his head all damn night for the W. Senators got 2 goals from speedy veteran Henry Marfisi in a losing cause. The Sens promise to keep the compass pointed north and will give their fans a better game this weekend against the pesky Penguins, undefeated so far.

SHARKS 9 BLACKHAWKS 5: Mike Christensen and mystery player #7 both scored a pair of goals as the Sharks took a bite out of the Blackhawks 9-5. Sharks might as well have played with orange construction vests on as they definitely brought their work boots on this night. Hey look at that, mystery guy #7 also had 2 assists, great game fella! Newcomer Brad Stapleton is a nail gun out there, folks. He set up 2 goals and had a strong game out there, earning a solid spot on this Sharks roster. Jason Hoffman dropped a deuce for the Hawks who are close to turning things around. I am predicting a big win this weekend, heard it here first.

PENGUINS 6 DEVILS 3: Steve “take the bull by the” Horner was his usual self, scoring a pair of snipes as the Pens wrote off the Devils 6-3. Mike “golden” Archer added a goal and 3 assists for the winners as he continues to raise eyebrows amongst fans and his teammates. This Penguin team drafted Tim Manning for his tenacity and defensive prowess that he perfected during his 4 year stint with the Wichita Magnets back in 2004.

Grand Masters Division:

FLYERS 4 SHARKS 1: Terry “electric avenues” Hughes scored his 651st career goal as the Flyers harpooned the Sharks 4-1 in front of an announced crowd of 4. During the postgame media scrum, Hughes looked agitated when a Burlington Bugle reporter asked him if he was starting to slow down at this point of his career. Hughes took the high road, raised his right eyebrow, and turned to another question. Gord Bryce had 2 penalties for the Flyers, he must’ve had crispy skinned bass for a pre-game meal. Paul “jersey” Shorer had the lone Devil goal then spray-painted the Flyers team bus before heading home.

REDWINGS 9 STARS1: The Wings seared the Stars on both sides, folks. Make the final 9-1 as Dave Jarvis had his 8th career 5-goal game! Dave sat down with us for this week’s SCOHA Pucks in Deep podcast and said his work in the gym has definitely helped his game. He added that he had some luck on a couple goals but was quick to praise his linemates for the big game. Dave definitely added some strength over the off-season, looks like he could curl an HSR bus. Richard Paquet played a solid game sparing for the Redwings. He said post-game that he hopes this confidence carries on well into the season. He stuck around afterwards and signed autographs out in the lobby.

 

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This week’s winners are:

United: Dylan McInerney (Flyers)

Masters: Dave Graham (Bruins)

Grand Masters: Dave Jarvis (Redwings)

Well that’s all from this end of the ice. Have a great rest of the week. Thanks to all players for their moment of silence Sunday for John Elter. We will pass along funeral notice once we see it.

Everyone received the email with the hockey pool sheet. Hurry up and get yours in before opening night!

Chris Marttila

SCOHA Blogologist

Well week two is wrapped up and the weekend is just a million days away so let's recap the goings-on from Scohaville this past weekend.

Well gang, week one is under the bridge and things went as planned for some teams but a bit of a slow start for others. This guy is glad his blog contract got renewed for another year so let’s recap the goings-on from this past weekend.

Before we do that, let’s give a SCOHA stick-tap to one of the great guys in our family, John Elter, who is on our minds as the season starts. John, we miss you out on the ice badly and hope you can come see the guys soon! Cheers, buddy!