Can this month end already? Honestly, it feels like this month has been going on since covered wagons drove up and down Barton Street. No games this weekend for the Friday United Division so they have time to heal any soreness before the last push to the playoffs start. These guys can skate!

Congrats to Grand Masters Brian Deanes as he tied the knot! Not his skate laces, his marriage!

United Division:

Flyers 5 Bruins 5: This game was nuttier than that Planter’s 4-section round tray we always get for Christmas. The honey-covered one’s are the best. Anyways, Kyle Relf scored the equalizer with 32 ticks left to tie it. The Bruins played a strong game despite missing one of their better defencemen Jamie McGinnis who took his turn working at the arena snack bar. Flyers were missing 4 guys including Dylan McInerney who is turning into a prolific scorer in this damn league and Brent Haslam who has missed 2 games since I complimented his efforts in this write-up, go figure. Jeff “lemon meringue” Pye scored a pair for the Bruins, who have collected points in 3 of their last 4 games. Flyers have just 1 win in their past 4 but aren’t worried too much, playoffs are when it matters most.

Blackhawks 8 Redwings 2: Despite missing Peter Tompkins, the Blackhawks powered past the Redwings 8-2. Hawks were down 6 troops but brought in Richard Forster to save the day. Shawn James scored a hatty while Todd Baranowski added a goal and 3 plant-based hamburger helpers made with mashed baked beans, lentils and a few other mixed holiday legumes. For the Wings, they were missing their big guns and it showed. Spare player Nathan Bellhumeur skated his tail off, scoring a goal, as did Trevor Swanson. The Hawks were out for blood in this one right off the opening faceoff. I would’ve rather got my ass kicked. Healed. And then get my ass kicked again then be in net for this game. Hawks finished with 59 shots on goal.

Masters Division:

Bruins 4 Sharks 3: Wayne Sliwinski scored late as the Bruins edged the Sharks 4-3. He finished the night with 2 goals and 2 apples to pad his lead atop the scoring race. The Sharks got a goal and an assist from rookie Joad Durst in a losing cause. After a brief stint with the Alberta Clippers of the SNOHL, Durst is starting to make his presence felt in this league. I feel as if Durst is driving the tank for the Sharks as we approach the playoffs. Keep an eye out for #7, and his rookie card is worth 28 bucks right now.

Penguins 4 Blackhawks 0: Sandro Marrone kicked aside 26 shots for the poppyseed bagel as the Pens wrote off the Hawks 4-0 in front of a modest crowd of 9. No one claimed the 50/50 draw so it will carry over to this weekend’s Hawk game. Ghislain Piche lit the lamp twice for the winners while adding an assist. The usual suspects also scored: Walter Blagdon and Steve “around the” Horner. The Hawks workhorse of the game boot went to Glen Mannella who skated stride for stride with the whole Penguin team but unfortunately couldn’t score. Glen continued his tradition of getting to the rink early to get the crowd fired up, to no avail.

Devils 4 Senators 3: This game was bananas. The Devils squandered a 3-1 lead late but eventually scored with 12 seconds left on the damn clock to steal a tie away from the Sens. Give credit to Alfonso Tinebra for winning the draw back to Paul McGraw for the winner. Sens gave it their best effort but fell a bit short. Regroup, get ready for the next game yadda, yadda, yadda…. Larry Litzgus continued to scored goals at will, adding another to his sensational season. This was the Devils first win in 6 games so hopefully they start turning the tide. Strong game from rookie Eddie D’Ostilio as he played a tough game for the Devils, deserves a stick tap.

Grand Masters:

Redwings 3 Sharks 1: These Redwings are rolling, folks. Now 4 straight wins, this time a 3-1 win over the struggling Sharks who haven’t won in 5 games. Max “pepperoni, ham, bacon” Pizzingrilli scored the eventual game winner for his Redwings and took home the game puck for his mantle. Sharks were missing Dave Cathcart and Grant King, 2 guys that tend to lug the mail for this Shark hockey club. Cathcart is smoother than a chenille bath mat out there with his skating and precision passing, something we all try and emulate game in and game out. The Sharks will be ok, folks. They stopped reading the media’s comments on twitter and are practicing harder than ever to turn this ship around.

Stars 4 Flyers 2: Stars needed this win. First win in 5 games as captain Chris Barrato rallied his troops to a huge 4-2 win overt he Flyers. Spare player Roland “taco bell chicken double-cheese Chalupka played a pretty good game and fit in well with the guys in orange. Terry “hitman” Hughes assisted on the Flyers first goal to continue his record pace. The game winner went to Dan McLaughlin who was all serious during this game.

Premium Plus Nailguns of the Week:

United Division: Todd Baranowski      Masters Division: Wayne Sliwinski      Grand Masters: Dan McLaughlin  

Well that’s it from this end of the ice, what a week. I am as tired as a pair of dentures after a cold buffet. Time to relax and await Sunday’s games. Enjoy the weekend, folks. Catch up later.

Chris Marttila

SCOHA Blog Guy

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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!