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“R” LEAGUE WEEKLY UPDATE – FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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YOU GOTTA LOVE OUR SUNDAY SCOREKEEPER AT HAZEL PARK!

HE’S GOT HIS CANOPY AND HIS HEATER IN A VERY TOASTY ENVIRONMENT – LOL!

PLAYOFFS – WEEK TWO

WINGS   4    SHARKS   2

Captain Brian Belloli scores the Wings final two goals as they defeat the Sharks.  Mike Lawson and General Robert E. Lee with singles.  Pressed into goaltending duty – jack of all trades – Mark Smyth with an outstanding performance in nets!  Mike Krueger and Steve Dietrich score for the Sharks.

FLYERS   3     BRUINS   1

The swift Jimmy George scores twice in the initial period to lead the Flyers to the W.  Sniper Ronnie Meltsner with their insurance goal.  Puck stopper Mike Haines was his usual reliable self between the pipes.  Bruins Captain Steve “Mario” Lemieux with the Bruins lone goal.  My teammate on Sunday at Hazel Park Keith Lutz – assisted on the goal, as he also assisted me pregame Sunday, as I forgot my cup and luckily Keith had a spare – Lol!

HAWKS   4   HABS   1

Deuces wild for speedsters Billy Hagen and Paul Violassi as the Hawks upend the French guys.  Goaler Al Clark was outstanding in nets!  Adam Godard with the Habs marker.

SHARKS   5     BRUINS   2

Eddie “The Eagle” Higgins with the natural hat trick in the first period, sparks the Sharks to the victory.  Robert Stempian and Keri Topouzian also score.  Robbie Porter and apparently his hockey retirement is a myth – playing in game two today – Keith Foucher score.

FLYERS   5     HAWKS   4

This was a fun game to watch!  4-2 Flyers following period one, as the Flyers hold on for the victory.  Flyers – Bill Murdock, Sammy “The Bull” Bonanno, Ryan O’Rourke, Chuck Bowers and Ronnie Meltsner.  Billy Hagen and Paul Violassi once again find the back of the net for the Hawks.  Pat “Crazy Legs” Berry and Dave Debrincat(Shown Below With Grandson Archie) also score.

WINGS   3   HABS   1

The Wings sweep on the day behind the stalwart goaltending efforts of sub goalie – Mark Smyth!  The Wings receive all of their goals from subs – Ergin, returning from parts unknown – Mark Oyama and Vegas head coach lookalike(See Picture Below) Ken Debus.  Mike Ala scores for the Habs who only score once in each defeat today.

The three Plager brothers — Barclay, Bob & Bill — played together with the St. Louis Blues between 1968 and 1972.

Name me the second trio of brothers who played on the same team.

Not the Blues team.

No – It’s not the Sutters!  Lol!

The Stastnys — Marian, Peter, Anton — became the second trio of brothers together in the early 1980s with the Quebec Nordiques.

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Michigan Sting is a premier men’s ice hockey club located in Troy, Michigan. Since our establishment in 2004, we have grown into one of the largest and most successful senior hockey clubs in the Midwest. With two competitive leagues, we offer opportunities for players (35+) to compete and enjoy the game we love.

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