Drop-ins added

After customer complaints, StarCenter Euless has reinstated Sunday morning pickup games through the end of August. Tomorrow's game is 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. There's also a Sunday night game this week, at 8:45 p.m., for those of you tasteless souls not committed to Deadwood. http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/ (or who don't have TiVo).

Tonight: Return to Action

At least one of the undefeated teams will go down, as Phantoms play Spiders at 11 p.m. Tonight's schedule:

7:15 p.m.: Fugaweez vs. Stingers
8:30 p.m.: Patriots vs. Ice Holes
9 p.m.: Stickmen vs. Blue Devils
9:45 p.m.: Puckers vs. Komets
10:15 p.m.: Brewzers vs. Snipers
11 p.m.: Phantoms vs. Spiders
11:30 p.m.: Wolverines vs. REDRUM

News: The Rest of the Schedule

This just in minutes ago from Knute. Note confirmation that we play in one big division this season for one Stanley Keg, the way Lord Stanley would have wanted. Also note that there are no games or practices on Labor Day weekend. Thirdly, note that Sept. 9 games coincide with the Coors Light Four-Sport Tournament (http://www.drpepperstarcenter.com/hockey/coorslight.htm). So most I-leaguers are out of luck if they wanted to participate in the poker portion of festivities. Click on the image above to make it bigger.

Open Ice, Where Are You?

Dear friends, a conspiracy of events -- youth hockey camps, namely -- has left us out in the cold recently. Drop-in hockey times are few and far between, it seems, especially for working stiffs who can't play at noon on a weekday. Even if you can, you're out of luck this week. Take at look at the Euless drop-in schedule.

So, here's to you, Mr. Working Stiff Bad Hockey Player.

Just for you, we're resurrecting the old drop-in hockey roundup. Here's where to find ice time this week around the greater Euless-and-environs metropolis. If anyone is interested in forming an I-D league flashmob at one of these pickup times, leave a COMMENT below. (Subliminal message: Sunday night at Euless might be good.)

For week of Aug. 6-12 (Sun.-to-Sat.)

Euless StarCenter: There's a drop-in Sunday (also the following Sunday) from 8:45 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. There is NO NOONTIME drop-in until Friday. That's it for the week.

Farmers Branch StarCenter: Noontime drop-in every weekday but Thursday. Adult stick and puck is Tuesday-Wed.-Thurs. from 7 a.m. to 8:30. On Friday, there's always a good drop-in from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

Duncanville StarCenter: Noontime drop-in every weekday but Thursday. There's a drop-in at 5 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday, 9 p.m. Thursday.

Ice Training Center (Richardson): There's drop-in at 10 p.m. Sunday, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays (Wednesday is a good crowd but a tough game.), and there's a 35-and-up dropin on Friday night at 9 p.m.

Grapevine StarCenter: There's sticktime every weekday morning from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and pickup every Friday and Saturday from 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Note: All this info is according to their websites. There are links here on the homepage; check the right side of your screen, Einstein. Please check for changes before you go. Otherwise, don't blame us for goofy rink schedule changes.

Standings After Week 3

This week: Practice

Saturday's practice times

7:15 p.m.: Fugaweez and Stickmen

8:30 p.m.: Phantoms and Ice Holes

9 p.m.: Wolverines and Snipers

9:45 p.m.: Komets and Stingers

10:15 p.m.: Puckers and Spiders

11 p.m.: Blue Devils and REDRUM

11:30 p.m.: Patriots and Brewzers