This Week in SCOHA – January 23rd, 2025

.Hey folks, there is no way in hell this guy will ever eat broccoli before heading to the rink. I keep it simple with chicken, pasta and carrots if you give a care. No? ok then let’s move on to last week’s game recaps.

United Division:

Redwings 4 Flyers 3: Justin Bisson scored with about 8 minutes left as the Wings edged the Flyers 4-3. Redwings have now won 2 straight and are starting to find their groove as we start to prep the table for the playoffs. The guys in red and white had call-up Nathan Bellhumeur in the lineup. This kid skates like a deer, has definitely found his Marc in this league. A couple big assists for the young fella helped propel the wings to victory. John Carvalho scored a few dirty goals, dirty enough to scare the cleaning lady. For the Flyers, a highlight-reel goal by Derek “I’m a bit tired, think I will lay down for a short” Napoli brought the announced crowd of 2 to their feet.

Bruins 5 Blackhawks 1: I said it twice and I’ll say it again, watch out for the damn Bruins. They have now won 2 out of their last 3 games after folding up the Hawks like a paper airplane 5-1. Jonathan O’Grady and spare sensation Steve Albanese both scored a pair for the winners. Darren O’Brien turned aside 26 shots for the win between the pipes, pretty impressive considering he had one contact lens on inside out. Marc “hey, I said no more cannonballs into the” Poulin scored the lone Hawk goal. His goal now puts Marc in 96,541,345th on the world goal scoring list.

Masters Division:

Penguins 3 Bruins 1: According to my TMZ reporters up in the bar, Bruins Wayne Sliwinski was a dismal -3 in this game. Don’t shoot the messenger, just passing along the stats… Penguins sniper Steve Horner lit the lamp twice and Bob “happy” Ballantyne chipped in with a pair of helpers as the Pens “wrote” off the B’s 3-1. Rochard Joliffe (got him in the hockey pool) scored the lone Bruin goal. Richard played 6 seasons for the Ipswitch Bees of the England Elite League before hopping on a plane for a new start in SCOHA. Richard has fit in well with his new club and anticipates a deep run into the playoffs this year.

Blackhawks 6 Devils 5: Hawks Jason Hoffman recently changed his sofa and tv snack routine from chips and soda to a more healthy celery and grape regiment and it has certainly helped his play on the ice. Jay had 4 goals as his Hawks edged the Devils 6-5. United super-sniper Marc Bellhumeur spared for the Devils and scored a pair while setting up 2 others in a losing cause. Can’t ask for anything more. He offered to lug the damn Zamboni around the ice to save on propane costs but the kid likes the smell of it so he thanked Marc and carried on.

Senators 5 Sharks 2: Senators are engulfed in a 2-game winning streak for the first time this season. Larry Litzgus has now scored 6 goals in 2 games after another hat trick. Despite taking 4 penalties, the Sens prevailed 5-2 over the Sharks. Stick tap to the ref who helped seal up an 8-foot rut in front of our bench before starting the game. It looked like Lulu from HeeHaw did a triple-sowcow for crying out loud. Dale Brons turned back the clock with an end-to-end rush that reminded us all of Rod Langway and finished it off with an amazing deke for the goal. Brad Stapleton and Joad Durst replied for the Sharks.

Grand Masters Division:

Stars 1 Sharks 1: Was there cellophane across the goal nets? Both teams were stymied by some pretty heroic goalkeeping as the final score indicated. Ron Cooper and Steve MacDonald were the only guys that could score. That’s all I got for this one, fellas. Great game by the marshalls of the meshed mansions, Richard Paquet and Brian Deanes.

Redwings 8 Flyers 3: Despite Michael Hawes and Tony Vastano missing from the Redwing lineup, the guys in white took care of the Flyers 8-3 on Bill Kircos bobblehead night. 7 different players scored for the Wings. Gord Bryce scored his 914th career goal in the loss. You’re the boss, apple sauce. Wiley veteran Bill Curran had a goal and 2 apples for the guys in orange. Thanks to Brad Ballman for performing double-duty Sunday, he has now played 463 games this season, a SCOHA record.

 

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Premium Plus Nailguns of the Week:

United Division: Jonathan O’Grady      Masters Division: Jason Hoffman      Grand Masters Division: Bill Curran  

Well that’s all from this end of the ice. Hope everyone’s week went smooth, bring on the weekend…

Chris Marttila

SCOHA Blog Guy