Saturday Night Heroes

Thanks, all. It has been fun. Bye.

2010-05-18T14:50:00.004-05:00

Logston is Making the Game About Him

2010-03-02T16:45:00.006-06:00

minor i Snipers (2-1-0) 1 Silverwings (2-0-0) 7Matt Walker has one of his worst outings in recent memory, no surprise it comes on the watch of our new favorite Ref- Logston. Sergio Castillo scores the lone goal of the first period for the Wings, Sean Beeman collects a tiny two minute tripping penalty putting the Snipers down a man- There was much more between Beeman and Logston in the next

Weak Too

2010-02-23T19:48:00.003-06:00

minor i Minor Blue Devils (0-2-0) 0 Brewzers (1-1-0) 4The Brew crew has a big first period commencing with a Raul Gilbreath goal (no doubt his first eight games for the night), and Steven Collyard and Jamil Jabri make a three goal game into the first intermission. Collyard hits again in the second and the minor Devils begin to grasp the depth of their inadequacy, a problem that couldn't be

It's Opening Day, Again.

2010-02-14T20:00:00.005-06:00

So long Turco? Snipers (1-0-0) 3 Blue Devils (0-1-0) 1The Snipers are bouncing right back from their disappointing post-season destroying the Blue Devils on opening day. Lee Miller makes an appearance on the roster and collects a goal and a penalty, Aaron Hawley claims the only Blue Devil goal. Mike Moore fills-in ably for Matt in the net. Brewzers (0-1-0) 1 Stickmen (1-0-0) 3Moore makes

The Second Greatest Fortnight in All of Sport!

2010-02-07T14:16:00.003-06:00

First Round:minor i Brewzers (5-5-1) 3 Mutineers (8-4-0) 6In the opening minor i game the Brewzers turned the Mutineer power play on end starting the game with a shorthanded goal. The shots would be dead even all night and the Mutineer's power play would be the force that gained the victory over the Brew crew. The talented shooters on the Mutineer lines would carry their favorite status onto

Great Intro Video....

2010-01-30T15:19:00.003-06:00

All hockey intro videos should be this awesome.I miss you all.

I Have Returned. . . Didja' Miss Me?

2010-01-24T15:13:00.018-06:00

minor i Mutineers (6-4-0) 5 Blue Devils (5-4-1) 4It looks like the offense doesn't mind the early games, the Defense could use a little extra nap time before the game. This one started with a three goal first, Nathan Hamilton fires two for the Mutes and John Lloyd saves Devil face with the last of the frame. The Devils tie the game in the second with a Scottie Speelman power play goal, but

The iKeg, Soon. . .

2010-01-10T17:14:00.017-06:00

MINOR-I (sorta original six) Brewzers (4-4-1) 0 Blue Devils (5-4-0) 1The Brewzers defense let's their net minder down- yet again. The forwards fling a mere nine shots at the Devil net and allow nineteen to reach Mike Moore. Moore responds heroically, turning aside everything except for Scottie Speelman's shot, a pick on another defensive zone turn over. Can the Brewzers hold together if they

A New Year

2010-01-03T10:18:00.003-06:00

The third year of bciii begins this week with SNH readership at an all-time low. The play on the ice however is only building in drama.minor i Snipers (5-3-0) 1 LSI (3-0-0) 3The Snipers make the switch from hot hand goalie Matt Walker to Mike Moore in hopes that the veteran will better weather the Import competition, LSI responds with two first period goals from Matt Dever and Ken Lentz.

My December Swoon

2009-12-20T16:23:00.003-06:00

minor i Snipers (5-2-0) 5 Silverwings (0-6-1) 2A lively first period begins with an early power play goal for the Snipers a la Jeff Vaughan, Sergio Castillo makes a push for the Wings, but his tying goal is quickly erased by another Sniper goal, this one from Terry Redmon. Sean Beeman tries to get the last word in the first with the third Sniper goal but Redmon strikes again a few seconds

Hockey is Still Being Played, Without Me

2009-11-22T09:58:00.004-06:00

Jon Ellis is a fan ofO'Grady Plumbing CompanyCreate your Fan Badgeminor i Snipers (3-1-0) 6 Brewzers (1-2-1) 3 An I-league tradition, the sibling rivalry of Sniper v Brewzer. . . usually. The Snipers control the first period with their first goal originating from Raul Gilbreath and the follow-up from John Parker, not a sound

Yeah, and I Wasn't Even in Austin

2009-11-15T13:05:00.003-06:00

minor iMutineers (2-1-0) 6 Silverwings (0-3-0) 2 The Mutes look out of place in this contest, Patrick Haley nets their first goal late in the first period, then he wisely vanishes from the scoresheet. The remaining Mutineers make a four goal run out of the early lead: Bill Turner, John Swartzbaugh, and Mickey Syrquin. Chris Arendall ends the shut-out with the first Wing goal, but the Mutineers

Fright Night

2009-11-01T19:36:00.003-06:00

We bid a fond farewell to the SND and gladly accept our prodigal teams, it's only one more game to write-up, right?minor iPuckers (1-0-0) 4 Silverwings (0-1-0) 2 The Puckers have launched an investigation, is this Jason Neal really just a thinly veiled James Neal moonlighting in Euless I-league? He starts his stats off strong this season with the opening goal for the Wings. Unfortunately there

Keg Night, and I Wasn't There. . .

2009-10-25T20:38:00.003-05:00

minor iBrewzers (6-6-0) 4 Stickmen (6-3-1) 3 Mike "More" Moore is back. And, he barely survives. After a period of punching eachother in the face Joe Tomme opens the scoring in the second with a Stick lead. Brian Hamstra's line produces the first Brewzer goal- a juicy rebound buried by Steven Collyard, Hamstra ends the period himself making a tentative Brewzer lead. Tomme powers one through Moore

SND with guest host jon ellis, from WhereHockeyHappens.com

2009-10-18T22:19:00.001-05:00

Saturday Night D-league gets its start on Thursday in the bizarro world we call Euless.Blue Devils (6-6-2) 3Canadiens (5-8-0) 2The Devil defense was hardly living up to its name as they allow forty-six shots on the night, the lead fell quickly to the Can-do offense, specifically Chris Gallagher and Gabe Rivera. Jared Junker collects the sole Devil goal in the first period, but no one could feel

KEG Prelude

2009-10-18T20:37:00.003-05:00

minor iWarriors (6-4-0) 4 Brewzers (5-6-0) 0 Needless to say the ice was clean when the Warriors skated off the rink. The Brewzers can't collect a single goal, not even a penalty- they follow the Warrior offense back into their zone and watch first Chris Dolbee score on Matt then Eric Johnson follows suit. The Warriors add to their unchallenged lead with goals in the final frame from Rudy

Here Comes the Keg

2009-10-11T16:08:00.006-05:00

Here it is incomplete, there are still games pending, but I will deliver the commentary on the remaining scores that I have before the sun rises.minor i Brewzers (5-5-0) 7 Mutineers (5-3-0) 2A theme for the weekend- the first team to score has no better chance to win than the other team. The Mutes scored first with a Dan Lowery shot, the Brewzers interject a Brian Flashbart goal but relinquish

Well, We Didn't Get Dressed Up for Nothing.

2009-10-04T09:50:00.005-05:00

minor iBrewzers (4-5-0) 5 Grave Diggers (3-3-1) 6 Th netminders appeared overmatched at both ends of this match, the only limit to the scoring was the clock on the wall. The Brewzers went up by two in the first with a goal by Kevin Cook and the next from Scott Edwards. In short order the Diggers' Ryan Kelley sparked the opposition and with his goal and following assist to Stephen Smith the score

Three Day Weekend!

2009-09-29T20:51:00.004-05:00

minor i Warriors (5-3-0) 3 Grave Diggers (2-3-1) 4The Diggers give their signature late session push, but this time it may be too late. Danny Grimes takes an early Warrior lead and Bruce Davis takes it away. Kent Taub tries to establish the Warrior dominance next, but again it's Davis leveling the field. Damon Lacey heaves the third Warrior lead into the twine in the final seconds of the

Gimme a Break, I've Been Under the Weather

2009-09-22T20:37:00.004-05:00

minor I Silverwings (1-4-0) 1 Brewzers (4-3-0) 5The Brewzers and Silverwings had a 3 goal line set just as the bets were closing but the first period had all of the bookies in a tizzy. The wiry Kevin Cooke delivered the first goal of the game and the expected Brewzer lead, but none of the rest of his crew could match the task and soon the match was tied when Kevin McCullough closed the period

OMG, Did You See David's Butt?

2009-09-13T20:46:00.004-05:00

minor I-league Snipers (2-1-1) 0 Grave Diggers (1-4-0) 0Pointstreak is again, very difficult to follow. I am assuming that this game was a casualty of the aforementioned schedule change. According to what I see here one team was out of the loop, along with me, as only the Snipers showed-up. Both teams played later in the night, the Diggers more specifically early Sunday morning, I'm not sure

Laborious Pointstreak

2009-09-09T22:52:00.003-05:00

Well we survived a weekend without hockey, at least you did, I picked-up a cool little gig in Grapevine on Saturday afternoon. Tom Yockey has updated your schedule for this weekend on Pointstreak,, so check your game time, now!Also, if you want an angst ridden rambling on the hockey season ramping-up, feel free to visit WhereHockeyHappens.comThank you for your courage!jon-jon

I'm late, Don't Worry, It's Not Yours

2009-08-31T20:45:00.003-05:00

Eu minor I Silverwings (1-2-0) 4 Grave Diggers (1-2-0) 1Are the Diggers feeling the effects of the Bob Sirkis hex. . . or is it just the typical slow start? The Silverwings knock-in two late in the first- Will Hinton squeezes in the first and Troy Ramsey follows-up. A. J. DiBenetto spends the intermission trying to cut the net out of the back of the goal, but mistakenly attacks the wrong end

Guess Who's Back? Back, Again.

2009-08-23T20:08:00.005-05:00

Your weekend. . .I-league Major Whalers (0-4-0) 1 Patriots (1-3-0) 4 The Whalers hoped to turn their season against the flailing Pats and Hamstra obliges with the first goal of the contest. But, the Pats had this one marked on their calendar also and twenty seconds later Butch Hutchinson ties the game. With a power play opportunity the Pats take the lead with Jeff Eagle's swift stick.

Fun With a Purpose

2009-08-22T18:55:00.002-05:00

Maybe I'm just a little immature, hanging-on to my youth with this hockey gig, but their are moments when I can justify my participation in more substantial ways than a healthy, recreational workout. A large part of the life affirming feeling that I get is from the charitable associations that present themselves in such a close community as ours. Another one of those opportunities has come to

Minor Changes

2009-08-09T19:14:00.004-05:00

Minor IWarriors (0-2-0) 3 Brewzers (2-0-0) 4 Minor's opening weekend was a modest one, just the one game, the Brewzers were prepared at puck-drop. John Parker puts the Brewzers in control with two goals and Eric Johnson closes the all Brewzer period. In the second, the Warriors flip the flop- Chris Dolbee scores two and then, oops. Eric Johnson claims his second goal to bolster the Brewzers and

Episode XXVI a New Hope

2009-08-02T20:08:00.009-05:00

Just last week in an ice rink in Euless the champions were crowned for both the I-league and the thinly veiled SND. We all had a pretty decent time, I even got the opportunity to do the introductions and sing the anthem for the Keg game, much to the chagrin of the referees on watch. The pictures. . .There are more on my Facebook. You may also notice on my "wall" that Frank Casperson is

The Stanley Keg is in the Building

2009-07-27T19:54:00.004-05:00

I-league Brewzers (2-9-1) 1 Mutineers (4-7-1) 3We all know how hard a time Raul Gilbreath has putting pucks in the net so perhaps he should try keeping them out, makes sense, right? Wrong. The Brewzers make the first goal of the game hoping that a Steve Daniels' lead offense will balance out the lack of experience in the net. The Mutineers make adjustments for the cherry-picking and tie with

Euless-GV game thrives

2009-07-22T15:49:00.003-05:00

Way, way back in the fall of 2005, when I was just learning to stand up on skates, I just couldn't get enough hockey. I went to Stars games, I bought the Center Ice package. I drove my wife nuts. And, I joined not one but three I-league programs. Those were the days.Anyway, we were coming up to the end of seasons in both the Euless and Grapevine leagues. I approached the coordinator in GV (Steve

First Round Follies

2009-07-19T18:14:00.003-05:00

I am not informed, nor can I figure out who is playing for the Keg (I-league championship), but here's how the scheduled games played-out. If I had more time, I'd do the research but as it happens I left my six year old daughter to be babysat while I was doing some of my work for the blog with a movie. I thought it was "National Velvet", young girl, horses, blah-blah- success. Turns-out I

Bonus Update, SND

2009-07-12T21:55:00.003-05:00

Well, fed-up with the unfair commentary on my lack of devotion to the Blog, I return with a purely gratuitous update on a Saturday Night D-league set of games. Not even I-league, as the Blog is chartered- but my love for you guys and hockey exceeds my call to duty.All of you "I-leaguers", be patient, the wait is almost over- and the ice is still cold.Euless SNDKomets (8-2-1) 6 Privateers (10-0-1)

More Tom Foolery!

2009-06-29T23:48:00.004-05:00