A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL, AS MEMBERS OF THE MICHIGAN STING FACED OFFED AGAINST THE MICHIGAN FLYERS, A DEVELOPMENTALLY CHALLENGED HOCKEY TEAM LAST SATURDAY AT SCS ARENA. STING PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED: BACK ROW FAR LEFT:  DON COURTLEY(DON FELT MORE COMFORTABLE ON THAT SIDE!) BACK ROW:   MATT LINNELL, KENNY WILKINS, LARRY ROWE, CURT LESNAU, SHANE MCKIBBEN, DAKOTA DANESCU FRONT…

CONGRATS TO TRAVIS TWITT LOOKALIKE(PICTURE ABOVE) – SUB MIKE MILLER – WHO RETURNED TO THE STING LEAGUE AFTER A THREE YEAR HIATUS DUE TO BACK SURGERY! ONLY SCHEDULED TO PLAY THE FIRST GAME, TEAMMATE JIMMY BROWN WENT DOWN IN GAME ONE, SO MIKE ALSO PLAYED GAME TWO. NOT A BAD RETURN – AN ASSIST IN GAME ONE AND THREE HELPERS…

APPARENTLY A LONGTIME HOCKEY CAREER HAS REACHED IT’S END. DUE TO REPEATED INJURIES, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT KEITH FOUCHER WILL HANG UP HIS SKATES. HAPPY HOCKEY RETIREMENT KEITH! – – WINGS   3     HABS   3 With the goalie pulled – Habs sub Todd Schurman ties the game up with 45 ticks left on…

OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL SHOT GLASSES FOR MY SUNDAY NIGHT HOCKEY TEAM AT HAZEL PARK! U GOTTA LOVE IT! – – IT WAS A RED LIGHT DISTRICT TODAY – WITH 53 PUCKS FINDING THE BACK OF THE NET!! POSTGAME – THE ZAMBONI DRIVERS WERE DIRECTED TO CHECK THE TWINE ON ALL THE NETS! SOLARCAINE WAS HALF OFF AT THE WALGREENS POSTGAME…

OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL SHOT GLASSES FOR MY SUNDAY NIGHT HOCKEY TEAM AT HAZEL PARK! U GOTTA LOVE IT! – – RETURNING FROM A TWO WEEK HOLIDAY HIATUS! BRUINS   4    HABS   2 The Bruins play a great game and dispatch the French guys!  Steve Lemieux scores twice for his Bruins.  Dougie Roehl with a goal and three helpers.…

HAPPY NEW YEAR! – – SHARKS   8    BRUINS   4 Scoring his first of two goals 28 ticks into the game – Detroit Tiger pitcher lookalike Alex Faedo (See Picture Below) Ryan Boyette commences the Sharks on their feeding frenzy.  Angry Joe Ventimiglio also with a two goal game.  Singles for Anthony Amato, Mark Micolo, John Siedik and…

ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18, 2024 I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ATTEND THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF LIVING EASTSIDE HOCKEY LEGENDS PROBABLY EVER ASSEMBLED IN ONE VENUE – AT THE ANDREWS ON THE CORNER BAR IN DETROIT. THE LONGTIME CONSUMMATE HOCKEY BAR! I WOULDN’T PUT MYSELF IN THESE GUYS  CATEGORY, BUT I HAVE PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST MOST OF THEM. EASILY OVER 100 HOCKEY PLAYERS WERE IN ATTENDANCE!…

  MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! DON’T FORGET SANTA SHOOTS LEFT AND HE’S A CHERRY PICKER – LOL!   A SCARY AND VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT UNFOLDED LAST WEEK! SUBBING FOR THE WINGS, LONGTIME STING MEMBER BRENDAN BROSNAN DID NOT FEEL RIGHT AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING GAME ONE, AT THE URGING OF TEAMMATES DAR AND TERRY BOYETTE, WHO BOTH HAVE…

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! DON’T FORGET SANTA SHOOTS LEFT AND HE’S A CHERRY PICKER – LOL!   FLYERS   2    BRUINS   1 A well played game by both squads, as both goalies – The Mikes – Haines of the Flyers and Schlimgen of the Bruins shine in nets!  Ryan O’Rourke and Jimmy George do the honors for the…

CONGRATS TO THE 60A MICHIGAN STING WINDSOR TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!   HABS   6    BRUINS   1 2-1 French guys entering the final stanza – then the Habs rattle off four final period goals for the decisive W!  Goalkeeper “Smoking” Joe Polizzi had his glove hand working this game!  Deuces wild for Jamie Smith and Jim Roble.  Steve Bayagich and…