NYTEX Drop Ins/Euless I league/Week 8 Preview

Hockey News about where to play and such.

First: NYTEX drop ins and skills clinics.

Thursday nights: Adult Hockey Class
800pm to 900pm

“Instruction on skating, stick and puck and hockey general play. Instructors will be Dan Wildfong, Forbes MacPhearson and Knute Anderson. Cost is $15.00 for the class. $20.00 if players want to stay for the Drop-In Immediately afterwards.”

Thursday Nights: Adult Drop-In
915pm -1100pm

Cost is $12.00
“Both rinks may be used for a Higher and Lower Drop in, if you want an easier or faster skate depending on preference”

Second: Euless I league Next Season…

From Yockey:

“After conversing with your team representatives we have decided to make a few changes to accommodate you and your teams. In order to have successful sessions and encourage improvement as teams and players we have decided to split the I-League into two skill levels.”

I Major: 1 Practice/9 games
I Minor: 3 Practices/7 games

“Only lower level "Major I," players will be allowed the opportunity to play in "Minor I," and only higher level "Minor I," players will be allowed to play in "Major I." This is being done as to allow each of you individually, to improve as hockey players.”


“As to offer a competitive price we have also decided to provide a skills practice that each of you will be allowed to attend. This skills practice will be added to your punch card along with two free drop-ins and one free skate sharpening. The practice will be on a sign-up basis and will be taught by experienced hockey professionals.”

“Also we know that Saturday nights have been a staple night for I-League. We do want to encourage each of you to improve as hockey players and hope to keep providing you with a quality opportunity to do so.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact your coordinator.”

Price will remain $179 for the 10 week Summer Session.
Coordinators should have received Registration forms by now.


On to this week’s games…


With no gold games this weekend, the Silver takes the stage as epic battles ensue.

Brewzers vs Shockers 7:30pm
Brewzers have been the most difficult team to predict. One week their amazing, the next, not so much. Shockers have a shot in this one, but only if Goalie Chris Duran plays like he does on mayhem. Jamil Jabri is the one to fear. Jeff Vaughan says rob from the rich and swindle the poor.

Snipers vs Spiders Platinum 8:45pm
Spiders’ goalie Nina Bonifaz is still drunk off body shots and from the tequila in her water bottle. This will only allow her to make 50 saves on 49 shots (yes, 49) in this one. She’s that good. Snipers still frustrated from their loss to the komets last week will try and salvage their season with a win. Where was Ken Halford last week we ask?


Blue Devils vs Komets 10pm
A battle for outright first place is at stake. The Komets should have Chris Gallagher and Alex Atkins, however will be without their Captain Bruce “Old man and the Sea” Frankel, as well as Nate Hodges due to a one game suspension of I league. From Yockey’s office, “Due to a reckless and unprovocated violent hit, Hodges has been suspended from I league this weekend.” The winner of this game will pretty much have clinched a spot in the Keg pending Standing Chaos. From Blue Devils’ “Dancing Ferret” Ray Workman, “The komets have never beaten us in 4 seasons and their team of ringers will fail as well. Besides, we’re the (expletive) Blue Devils.”. Bold Words.

Fugaweez vs Leftovers 10:15/11:15 (Schedule is messed up, check with your coordinators)
Fugs lost a heartbreaker last week to the Spiders and virtually ended their championship aspirations. The Leftovers will try and take advantage of their downtrodden opponents and try to pull off their first win this season. Late game of the night means no penalties, and drunken players. Have Fun.


Practice schedule for Gold Division
Spiders/Stickmen: 6:30
Mayhem/Patriots 7:45
Ice Holes/Borrachos 9pm
Stingers/Warriors 10:15/11:15 (check with rink)
Puckers also have practice: 11:30

grab a fajita

Player/Coach Profile: Bobby Sirkis

After interviewing several players and even a ref, we decided to move on to coaches. Bobby Sirkis is a former I leaguer, who now coaches the powerful Mayhem squad. He also plays C league. We sat down and discussed his inner most thoughts...

Q. You're a pretty good skater. Have you played hockey your whole life?
A: No. I played football in high school and college although they never let me play during a game...they said I was too short and skinny. But I enjoyed the camaraderie of being on a team, especially after games.

Q: Why is that?
A: We'd hit the shower room and soak down our sweaty bodies.

Q. Have you ever had a favorite uniform?
A. The cheerleading outfits the rest of the team made me wear made me look my best. I have never looked better.

Q. Could you ever date a person of another religion?
A. That would never happen because we would both be worshiping the same god: me.

Q. People say you are a gifted athlete. Do you agree?

A. I decended from Hercules himself. Girls flock to me just so they can smell my man odors.

Q. If you could be an animal, what would you be?
A. The werewolf is something I respect and admire.

Q: Do you have any advice for new hockey players?
A: Yeah. watch Jason Isham. He is phenomenal. I've seen him do things with the puck that Crosby has only dreamed of.

Q. Talk a little more about Isham.
A. Isham is a great skater, you can’t check him. Unlike him, I have a problem taking hits cause I can’t skate backwards, I have the balance of an 80 year old cripple and for the most part play with my head down. I need to learn more from him.

Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Probably "Too Wong Foo". That movie changed my life. But the Notebook made me cry, I am a very sensitive individual.

Q: What do you do with your spare time?
A: I'm sorry, what was the question again? I was daydreaming about monkeys again. You know how much I like monkeys.

Q. Do you have a favorite food?
A. I am the biggest fan of pickles.

Q: Anything else you like to do in your spare time?

A: I like to work out a lot. It keeps the guys happy.

Q. Why did you start coaching?
A. Because I knew I would never be able to outplay Isham or Hodges on the Ice.

Q. Do you have any weaknesses in life?

A. I can’t seem to change a flat tire.

Q: Do you work out to improve your hockey game?

A: No. mainly because I like to look at myself in the mirror. Since I live alone I spend a lot of time by myself.

Q: What do you think about our favorite referee Scott Olson?

A: Olsie is great. He's like my second dad. Sometimes I even call him daddy. We work out together too. That man has extraordinary buttocks.

Q. What does Mayhem need to work on as a team?

A. We are perfect in all things accept scoring on empty nets.

Q. Did you want to coach Mayhem at first or did you have other preferences?
A. I really wanted to coach the Patriots. They are all great skaters, we were so lucky when we beat them in the Keg. I thank God we don’t have to play them in the first round this season. Our mayhem team is still having trouble getting over that shutout loss to the Patriots this season.

Q. Will you beat the spiders this weekend?
A. Hell yea son. Last game we were shooting on our own net just to make the game fair, and we still beat the crap out of them. I still have more holes to shoot in that keg.

Week 7 Recap

The Gold division has wrapped up its regular season, after a week off practice, playoffs will begin. Even at the grumbling and whining of haters.

As far as the silver is concerned, the race got a little closer as the weeks narrow down with only a couple of teams in the running for the championship game.

3 Stars
1. Rick Gregory: Puckers- 2 Goals. (GWG). Puckers 2-1 win.
2. Chris Conner: Mayhem- 2 Goals. (GWG). Mayhem 4-1 win.
3. Greg Mersberger: Mayhem- 2 Goals. Mayhem 4-1 win.

Goalie of the week: Nina Bonifaz: Spiders Platinum 35 Saves/36 Shots. 2-1 Spiders win.
Honorable Mention: David Blublaugh: Stickmen: 17 saves on 17 shots. Shutout. Stickmen 1-0 win.

Mayhem 4 Spiders 1
Still trying to shake off their loss to the Patriots, Mayhem was able to clinch a playoff spot as they end the regular season on a high note, crushing a demoralized spiders squad. Spiders never really had a chance in this one as Head Coach Bobby Sirkis coaches an almost flawless game. Greg Mersberger scores in the first 7 seconds of the game to start the mayhem night off strong. Mersberger would add one more while Chris Conner tacks on two goals as he maintains the league lead in points. The spiders were able to get a nice goal from Rahul Sharma to keep the game close, but not enough against the relentless Mayhem attack. Sadly for the spiders, they will have to deal with this same team in the Gold Semi-Finals. From Coach Sirkis, “I hope they took notes, cause its going to be worse next game. I've already bought my suit for the keg game.”

Puckers 3 Shockers 1
Puckers hold right with the Blue Devils and Komets in a race for the keg spot to be determined in a couple weeks. Puckers were up in this one the entire game on two goals from Rick Gregory, one of which was on the power play. Puckers would push it up to a 3-0 lead on a Chris Kirton shot that bean shockers goalie Chris Duran. Shockers tried to rally behind a Matt Weinrich goal, but solid defense by the puckers denied any comeback attempt, not to mention pretty good goal tending from Casey Jenkins. Puckers will have a practice next week and have a regular season finale and a shot to go to the keg up for grabs as they play the Blue Devils and Ray "Prancing Pony" Workman.

Ice Holes 2 Patriots 1 (Shootout)
The Patriots knowing they had clinched a playoff spot, played almost in a sleepwalk state for almost this entire match. A weird angled shot by Steve Junker squeaks by a battle weary Jesse Gonzales, who had played 3 games before hand, and inside the post for a 1-0 Ice Hole lead. This lead would stay the same as both squads continued to play sloppy back and forth-neutral zone trap hockey. Finaly with 50 seconds left in the third, the Patriots scored a desperation goal off the stick of Rahul Sharma to tie the game. A scoreless OT led to the shootout where the Patriots all fired blanks, while Michael Cook drives the winning marker home. Props given to Jared Junker on the night who played very well in net. The Patriots will take on the Stingers in the other Gold Semi-finals.

Spiders-Platinum 2 Fugaweez 1
The Spiders pull off their biggest upset of the season with a win that pretty much doomed the Fugaweez playoff hopes. Spiders began the night on a Peanut Ratliff goal and followed it up late in the first with a Pete Clark goal on a Patti Greco assist. Fugs made a game of it scoring from Chris Leary on a Patrick Steward assist. But the story of this game was Nina “Roach” Bonifaz who in between saves was taking shots of tequila. Bonifaz withstands a barrage of shots and stops 35 of 36 on the night. Someone check her green card. Fugs will need a miracle to get back into the keg hunt.

Stickmen 1 Stingers 0
Inspired by the Patriots win over Mayhem, the Stickmen learned the ways of overcoming all odds to victory. In what was the greatest upset of the season this season, the Stickmen played well enough to limit Stingers offensive chances, and Stickmen Goalie David Blubaugh played up to the challenge denying all 16 shots. Stickmen’s goal came with under two minutes left as Jesse “Brown Eyed-Girl” Henderson pulls the werewolf on Jason Isham and beats Total Eclipse far side. For the most part, this game was a gladiator match; all it lacked was lions and Christians. The Stingers however played without purpose after securing first place last week so the lost, although painful, was not something that has the Stingers worried. Hockey Gandhi Josh Briscoe was nearly decapitated in this one, only his greatness saved him. From Briscoe after the game, “We decided to give the Stickmen something to cheer about for their season; we have a keg to win.”

Komets 3 Snipers 2 (OT)
The Komets once again get their hired guns to deliver again in a very impressive win over a tough Snipers squad. Chris “Junior B Ringer” Gallagher scored on his first shift of the night on a breakaway for a 1-0 Komets lead. Snipers rally back on a goal from Big Joe Tomme who muscles his way to the net for the equalizer. Komets would then take the lead on a Nate “Crazy Ivan” Hodges’ breakaway strike for a 2-1 lead. The lead would hold until the 3rd when the snipers tied it on a Brandon Armstrong goal. However in OT the Komets would prevail on relentless forechecking by Sergio Castillo and Gerrald Cappers as Castillo is credited for the game winner on a play that had Snipers goalie Patrick Donaghue confused. Komets hold their own destiny in their hands as they take on the Blue Devils next week. A team they have never beaten.


Borrachos 5 Warriors 0
102 Penalty minutes in this game… holy crap

Brewzers 2 Leftovers 1
Brewzers have a scare in this one as they find themselves down 1-0 as the great Chuck Dolbee scores in the first period for the Leftovers’ early lead. However that lead would be short lived as in the 2nd the Brewzers tie it up on a Jamil Jabri goal. In the 3rd, It would be Steve Sepeda who would get the game winner with under three minutes to go in the period. Jason “Islam” Isham got his first crack at coach, and came within site of his first victory, but to no avail. Rumor has it Isham will coach the Spiders as they go against Mayhem. Should be glorious

Preview: Week 7

Must Win week is here for teams still vying for playoffs. Losers can go hide in a corner while the winners will be exalted.


Puckers vs. Shockers 6:30
Puckers are in need of a win to maintain their chase of the Title game. If the puckers team that has played the last few games shows up, it should be no problem. Shockers though had an all out offensive assault last week, we’ll see if Otto Bielss can roll another hat trick this week.

Leftovers vs. Brewzers 7:30
Brewzers should make quick work of a spunky leftovers squad, however if the leftovers are going to win a game this season, this would be the trap game. Jeff Vaughan says bring a flask to this game. Jen “S to the crappy” Leonard is said to have taken her vitamins before this one in search of her first hat trick.

Komets vs. Snipers 7:45
A huge game for the Komets as they will have to do battle with the Ken Halford goonery. Komets won a meeting between these two last seasons, but much has changed since that last meeting. Canadians are fired up about the Jeff Vaughan vs. Chris Gallagher matchup in this one. From Komets own Sean Kerr, “The Snipers are a fake, a fraud, a phony. I can’t believe this team won the keg last season.” Ouch, harsh. Snipers can get back into the keg game with a win, believe it or not.

Spiders-Plat vs. Fugaweez 8:45
Fugaweez are on a roll, and no thanks to epic goaltending. Rumor has it the Spiders will be shorthanded in this one. A Fugs win would continue to make the silver division interesting for another week. Mark Gragg is probably the most underrated players in the Silver Division. Fear him…and the New Orleans Saints.

Warriors vs. Borrachos 9pm
The Borrachos have found their groove and are looking to bury the dagger in the Warrior’s postseason hopes. From Warriors' ringer Dallas “TO” Lehr about the game, “Many can drink, but only one will win.” The Borrachos should take care of businesses if they play as well as they did last game. Super Ringer Sean Haley will be chugging beers as he skates up the ice. This will be the first time these two teams have met.

Spiders vs. Mayhem 10pm
After suffering losses to the Patriots and the Stingers, the season is on the line for the defending Gold Keg champs as they face a must win against the Spiders. The Spiders have held their own against the Gold Elite teams. However, John Pinnard should be making a return for Mayhem. From head coach Bobby Sirkis, “When I returned from my vacation, we practiced non stop for 83 hours, that will teach my boys the price of losing.” Spiders will also be without some of their D, which could be a problem against the Conner Brothers.

Stingers vs. Stickmen 10:15
The great Josh Briscoe will once again lead his mighty group of warriors into battle, this time, against a downtrodden Stickmen team. From Briscoe about the game, “If I was the stickmen, I wouldn’t even bother showing up.” (note: he really said this, not the fictional Briscoe) Polarizing. Stingers can clinch the top seed with a win, and they way they are rolling, it is debatable if anyone can beat this team of God. Stickmen will send Alex Eysermans as their secret weapon, but even his greatness might not be enough. Stingers underwear is now on sale in the proshop.

Patriots vs. Ice Holes 11:15
Patriots still are rolling with a glorious win last week. The defensive holy trinity will be unleashed yet again for the pats, and we expect nothing but mighty hockey. The Ice holes will have to put up at least 3-4 goals for a win Daniel “Scoreboard” Barr will make his return in this game, will the Skupiens be able to shut their D league teammate down? The Millennium Falcon will make the Kessel run in this showdown. For what its worth, the Pats shut the Holes down 3-0 last season. The Pats have already secured a playoff spot, as have the Spiders and Stingers, so one wonders how these teams will play.

Blue Devils Practice

Week 6 I league Recap

3 Stars
1. Otto Bielss: Shockers- 3 Goals, 2 Assists (GWG) Shockers 5-2 win
2. Matt Osbourne: Fugaweez- 2 Goals, Fugaweez 4-1 win.
3. Jack Stuckeman: Borrachos- 1 Goal, 1 Assist, Borrachos 6-2 win.

Honorable Mention: Roland Widmann: Stingers- 1 goal, 1 Assist, Stingers 4-2 win

Goalie of the week: Jesse Gonzales: 10 saves/10 Shots, shutout: Patriots 1-0 win. 24 saves/26 shots, 1 Assist: Borrachos 6-2 win.

Stingers 4 Mayhem 2
Obviously still feeling the effects of their loss to the Patriots, Mayhem drops another one, this time to a red hot stingers squad. Mayhem actually had the lead in this one, on a goal from Trevor Lichy and one from Robert Gullinese, both coming in the first period. Stingers would get a much needed goal late in the period from Roland Widmann to trim the Mayhem lead to one. The second period was all Stingers who fire off three goals. Euless hockey messiah Josh Briscoe scores on the prettiest play in I league thus far on a tic tack toe play from Mike Best and Jason “Werewolf” Isham. Also scoring on the night was Greg Carter on a the game winner via a nice play in front of the Mayhem net and Mike Best from Dan Finili and Widman for the fourth and final goal. From Briscoe after the game, “For all those interested, you can go to Mayhem’s new website at Mayhemblows.com”. Also discovered on the night was the secret to the Stingers success this season…..Team Underwear Sharing.

Patriots 1 Warriors 0
Patriots still feeling overjoyed by their glorious shutout win over Mayhem earlier in the season get yet another shutout, this time in abuse of the scrappy Warriors squad. In a game which could have been a lot worse, the Patriots missed several open nets and caught a couple pipes, not to mention Warriors keeper Phillip Talley played out of his mind in this game. Patriots outshot the Warriors 8-0 in the first, but still found themselves tied at 0-0. The Second and Third periods had more of the same, dominating Patriots hockey, with sporadic Warrior counterattacks, all snuffed out by Patriots goalie Jesse Gonzales. For the second straight week the Patriots found themselves in the extra period. It took 14 seconds into the frame before Nate Hodges scores on a sassy top shelf goal on a great Steve Benfield give and go play for the winner as the Patriots clinch a playoff spot. The Millennium Falcon is the official vehicle of the Patriots hockey club. The Sharma/Vaughan/Hodges Trinity once again worked wonders as they put a show on for the conveyors who watched the game.

Fugaweez 4 Brewzers 1
The Fugaweez are on fire as they win yet again to crawl within a game of 2nd place in the silver divison. Fugs get two goals from Matt Osbourne while Carl Thomson and Damon Lacey score in a game that was completely dominated by the Fugaweez. The score had a 4-0 fugs lead until Ken Thom scored for the Brewzers who are all but out of the Keg race. Great goaltending by Fugs keeper Creighton Bowsher, stops 15 of 16. Fear the Fugs.

Borrachos 6 Ice Holes 2
Borrachos win big in this one and look to have found their groove with a couple games left this season. Ice Holes actually had the lead on a Jason Junker goal, however it would be all Borrachos pretty much after that. Dan Stuckeman fires off a couple goals, followed up by Jim Stuckeman who got two more goals. Not to be outdone, Jaaaaaaaaaack “Where’s Zack” Stuckeman for the 5-1 lead. To cap the night off Sean “Super Ringer” Haley scores to complete the Borrachos’ massacre. Ice Holes get one more off a Steve Junker goal, but no more. Some people might say this game was dominated by ringers, however the non-ringer side of the borrachos had the best game of their careers as players like Todd Kilgore, John Cervantes, Igor Teplitsky and Steve Livesay (amongst others) actually touched, passed, shot and advanced the puck. We tip our cap to these warriors.

Puckers 2 Snipers 1
Puckers bounce right back from their tough loss last week to Chris Gallagher’s Komets, in a very good win over the snipers. Puckers still are within striking distance of the keg game, but have to play near perfect hockey the rest of the way to make it. Puckers started this one on a Rick Gregory goal from Chris Kirton and Gary Bodner. With under 2 minutes left in the period the snipers tied it on a Kevin Cook strike for the equalizer. The second period had the Puckers up for good on a goal from Steve Niekamp from Guy Riggs. This one would hold up for the game winner as Casey Jenkins denies 16 of 17 shots on the night. Snipers racked up a total of 18 minutes in penalties in this game, and Ken Halford wasn’t ejected? Shocking.


Spiders 4 Stickmen 1
Spiders stay pace with the Stingers with a solid win over the battle weary Stickmen. Stickmen actually had the lead in this one on a 90 foot shot from outside the blueline from Jesse “Dy-no-mite” Henderson. The lead would stay until the beginning of the second when Alex Adkins would get the tying goal. The third period would be all Spiders who get one from Andrew Patti and Kris Navarro, while Adkins would get his second late in the third. Stickmen tried using Ohio State Eye Black as a good luck charm in this game. From Alex Eysermans’ after the game regarding the makeup “I don’t know why we tried this gay idea. This one is worst than the time Jesse wanted us all to wear mini skirts on the ice.” Back to hockey…Spiders will have their hands full as they have to do battle with Mayhem.

Blue Devils 2 Leftovers 0
The outcome of this one was never in question really. The great David Ogle would score on a helper from Ray “Dancing Flamingo” Workman for an early 1-0 advantage. The evil empire would then get another one in the second, this time from the hot Gloria Buehl on a tremendous feed from Todd “Barry Bonds” Smith. Leftovers only threw 6 shots at the Blue Devils net, a pretty easy job for Phil Garlow. Blue Devils are still in complete control of their division and are only a couple wins short of making the keg game for the second straight season. Also in a transaction note, the Blue Devils have been having friendly negotiations with the Patriots in a cooperative agreement. One wonders what this means for the Silver Keg…

Shockers 5 Spiders Plat 2
Shockers get their first win of the season in a hard fought battle. The Shockers came loaded in this one as Otto Bielss gets the hat trick and two helpers while Bryan Voskuil gets two goals and two helpers of his own in the winning cause. Spiders tried to make a rally when trailing 3-0 in the third, getting two goals from Lynn Kresta. But a spiders team lacking Freeman and Hodges still lacked a punch seen in other games. Spiders Goalie: Nina Bonifaz battled like a champion, trying to hold her team in this one, but too much firepower for the shockers in this one.

Playoff Possibilites: With only a couple weeks left in the silver and one week left in the Gold, this is how things will be looking for the playoffs.

Gold Division: Patriots, Stingers, Spiders have secured a playoff spot. Question is where will they be seeded. Mayhem must win to clinch a spot, however the warriors aren’t out of the hunt yet, as a win over the borrachos and a mayhem loss gets the warriors into the dance.


Silver Division:

Blue Devils are sitting very nice right now with a great record, a slew of head to head tiebreakers and a mighty Goals Against stat. One win in their next two should get them into the keg game. However these two games are against the Komets and the Puckers. Not an easy Task.
Komets have an advantage for one, because of a game in hand they have over the Puckers and the Blue Devils. Also the Tiebreaker over the Puckers could be huge in the end. But a Snipers team bent on spoilers could mean trouble for Los Komets. Also, the komets have the Blue Devils and Fugaweez to deal with, two teams also in the championship hunt.
Puckers will have to win out for the most part to get into the keg game. Their loss to the Komets really hurt their keg chances, but this is a very talented team who could beat the Komets or Blue Devils if matched with.
Fugaweez are the hottest team in the league as they are scoring at will and have a pretty easy schedule ahead playing the Spiders Plat and Leftovers. However they have a finale against the Komets which would certainly have keg implications.

Blue Line/NYTEX I league

As promised, we would bring you info on the leauges opening up at blueline when they occured.

We talked to Knute Anderson over at Blueline/NYTEX (whatever they're calling it these days)

and in order of serving you, the north texas hockey player. We give you more hockey (as Blog Captain says, we are not bound to one rink or the other) LET CAPITALISM FLOW!!!!

For the I league at NYTEX: Begins July 21-Oct 13
-$2900 for a team.
-$199 per player

-Coaches are USA hockey certified
-3 Practices
-9 games: 14 min Periods, OT, Shootout if needed
-Refereed by MOAH refs (is that a good thing????)
-Players recieve pass to Adult Clinic which takes place thursday nights.
-Pretty much a big stick in puck with Anderson and the Bramahs coaches. Specialization on hockey skills and game situtations.
(we heard this thing as a whole was going to be cheap)

-3 Drop in Passes

-Each team sends a representative to an All Star team halfway through the season. Teams send two representatives, coors lite will sponsor the event providing jerseys. All Star game is a way for players to be identified to move to next league up. (Every league will have an all star game)



From what we hear, Euless will also be doing an all star games for the same purposes.

We may help everyone out and make a big spreadsheet making a comparison so you the hockey player dont have to pull your hair out trying to figure out where you want to play