LAST SATURDAYS TORONTO/PANTHERS GAME. “I MEANT TO BLOW THE WHISTLE!” THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO EVEN THINK OF BLOWING THE WHISTLE. THE PLAY WAS ONGOING! A HUGE BLACK EYE FOR THE NHL AND MR. GARY BETTMAN!   FLYERS   7     SHARKS   4 4-4 entering the final stanza.  Then the Flyers promptly score twice in first two…

LAST SATURDAYS TORONTO/PANTHERS GAME. “I MEANT TO BLOW THE WHISTLE!” THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO EVEN THINK OF BLOWING THE WHISTLE. THE PLAY WAS ONGOING! A HUGE BLACK EYE FOR THE NHL AND MR. GARY BETTMAN!   SHARKS   2    FLYERS   1 Sharks puck stopper Brian Miller stands on his proverbial head and steals this game for…

CONGRATS TO THE MACOMB OLD STARS, FLORIDA PALMS UNDEFEATED HOCKEY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!     RIP PETR KLIMA!  MAYBE PETR AND PROBIE FOUND A GOOSE LOOINES BAR UP THERE!   WE HAVE ONE LESS FAN IN THE STANDS! CONDOLENCES TO JACK PRIAUX, WHO LOST HIS SISTER PEGGY TWO WEEKS AGO! SHE WAS ALWAYS WATCHING BROTHER JACK!   WINGS  5    BRUINS…

CONGRATS TO THE MACOMB OLD STARS, FLORIDA PALMS UNDEFEATED HOCKEY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!     RIP PETR KLIMA!  MAYBE PETR AND PROBIE FOUND A GOOSE LOOINES BAR UP THERE!   WE HAVE ONE LESS FAN IN THE STANDS! CONDOLENCES TO JACK PRIAUX, WHO LOST HIS SISTER PEGGY TWO WEEKS AGO! SHE WAS ALWAYS WATCHING BROTHER JACK!   HABS   4  …

AN INTERESTING MIX OF TEAMS. I REALLY DO NOT SEE A PROHIBITIVE FAVORITE. NICE TO SEE SOME RETURNING PLAYERS: BILLY MCCAULEY JR., ANGRY JOE, BILLY KNIGHT, ROBBIE OLMSTEAD AND CURRENT PLAYER, CRAIG BASTUBA BACK WITH HIS OLD BUDDY REX! SOME ROOKIES ARE ALSO WELCOMED TO THE LEAGUE.   HAWKS –  Goalie is an unknown to me.  Like the defense.  This…

HAWKS –  A competitive team, with excellent goaltending and solid D.  Proven goal scorers at the forward position, but a little long in the tooth at that position.  Pass the Geritol please! BRUINS –  Goalie and defense is the strong part of this team!  You know – when the top defenseman in the league are mentioned and rightfully so –…

    HAWKS   6    WINGS   4 An epic ending to an epic season!  The high flying Wings finish in first place in the first and second half seasons and the playoffs, only to come up short in the Championship game!  This was a stirring victory for the gritty Hawks, who assemble a five man specialty unit to…

FROM PAUL ELSEY – PRESIDENT: I spoke with Karen one of our great ladies who does the timekeeping for us.(Rink #2) I have known Karen since the fourth grade and Karen has just been told she has leukemia.  Suddenly refs, subs, and winning doesn’t seem that inportant. I would like everyone in the Sting Hockey Club to keep Karen in…

FROM PAUL ELSEY – PRESIDENT: Tuesday night was not a good night at the rink. Mike Riddle had a heart attack on the bench during our pick up skate. Nate McCaughtry was next to him and assisted him . Two people from the lobby came over and gave him CPR. After a couple of minutes they had to use the…

FIRST AND FOREMOST! A VERY SCARY INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE “A” LEAGUE PICKUP SKATE TODAY IN ARENA ONE. LONG TIME NORTHWEST AND STING LEAGUE PLAYER MIKE RIDDLE SUFFERED AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK ON THE BENCH! TWO BYSTANDERS, REPORTEDLY A POLICE OFFICER AND A NURSE CAME TO THE RESUCE AND REVIED THE FLAT LINED   RIDDLE, WITH THE STING PURCHASED DEFIBRILLATOR!…