WEEK THREE – PLAYOFFS BRUINS    5    WINGS   1 The Bruins open up a 2-0 lead within a 16 second first period span and dominate this contest!  Eddie “The Eagle” Higgins with a two goal game.  Singles for Dougie Roehl, Steve Lemieux and Wayne State alumnus Bo Altherr.  Appearing from parts unknown, sub goalie Rick “Ticker” Chauvin with…

  LAST SATURDAY AT SCS CIVIC ARENA. A STING CONTINGENT PLAYING THE SPECIAL NEEDS  MICHIGAN FLYERS TEAM. A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!   HAPPY NATIONAL MARGARITA DAY! THE 44TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MIRACLE ON ICE!   PICTURED ABOVE IN MY BASEMENT, ALONG WITH OLYMPIA  PROMENADE SEATS.   PLAYOFFS – WEEK TWO  FLYERS   3     BRUINS  …

  LAST SATURDAY AT SCS CIVIC ARENA. A STING CONTINGENT PLAYING THE SPECIAL NEEDS  MICHIGAN FLYERS TEAM. A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!   PLAYOFFS – WEEK TWO  FLYERS   6    BRUINS   0 The Flyers jump all over the Bruins, scoring three goals in a five minute opening game span!  Pat “Crazy Legs” Berry with a two…

HAPPY PACZKI WEEK! NOW YOU CAN WASH DOWN THOSE GOODIES WITH THE BELOW! WEEK ONE – PLAYOFFS – BURP! HABS   3    SHARKS   1 Sharks up one zip entering the final period.  Then the Habs rattle off three goals for the hard fought W!  Brian Moore, Greg Stacy and with the game winning goal – home town Laval…

HAPPY FAT TUESDAY!   NOW YOU CAN WASH DOWN THOSE GOODIES WITH THE BELOW! WEEK ONE – PLAYOFFS – BURP! HABS   2    SHARKS   0 Scoreless entering the final stanza, then the Habs Sammy Bonanno scores three minutes into the final period, followed by a last minute insurance goal from Kenny Wilkins.  Goalie Dave Gaskey with the well…

HAPPY MILESTONE BIRTHDAY TO ME!   I KNEW I LIKED THIS GUY! HE’S ONE OF US!   CONGRATS TO THE FIRST PLACE FLYERS AND SECOND PLACE WINGS! THE INTERNET WAS DOWN IN RINK THREE SO POINT STREAK DOES NOT REFLCT THOSE TWO GAMES. I WORKED OFF THE HAND WRITTEN SCORE SHEETS OF THOSE GAMES. HENCE THE OMISSION OF THE SEASON…

HAPPY MILESTONE BIRTHDAY TO ME! I KNEW I LIKED THIS GUY! HE’S ONE OF US!   CONGRATS TO THE FIRST PLACE HABS AND SECOND PLACE FLYERS! STAT LEADERS: POINTS – BILLY HAGEN AND ROBBIE PORTER – 30 GOALS – BILLY HAGEN – 19 ASSISTS – ROBBIE PORTER – 20 PENALTY MINUTES – RYAN O’ROURKE,CHRIS RABER AND SUB  KEN DEBUS- 10…

FOLLOWING THE DETROIT LIONS DEVASTATING LOSS SUNDAY, I DECIDED TO CHECK OUT NEXT YEAR’S SCHEDULE. OPPS – ALL I FOUND WAS THE 1967 SCHEDULE I HAVE!!   WINGS   8     SHARKS   2 I always say, when you can win big and your big gun – in this case Zach – doesn’t score a single goal – that’s…

FOLLOWING THE DETROIT LIONS DEVASTATING LOSS SUNDAY, I DECIDED TO CHECK OUT NEXT YEAR’S SCHEDULE. OOPS – ALL I FOUND WAS THE 1967 SCHEDULE I HAVE!!   HABS    2    FLYERS   1 Moncton call up Larry Rowe and center Sammy Bonanno score within a minute of each other in the first period and sub goalie Billy Papciak does…

Brendan Shanahan was asked this question: Is hockey hard? I don’t know, you tell me. We need to have the strength and power of a football player, the stamina of a marathon runner, and the concentration of a brain surgeon. But we need to put all this together while moving at high speeds on a cold and slippery surface while…