Were sure Ken “didn’t mean to do that”.., and if you were lucky enough to witness it… it was hilarious! Thankfully he was fully suited up in goalie gear as he didn’t’ even use his hands to break his fall… luckily the goalie equipment did its job for Ken as his first save of the night was the dek.
Top Secret(s)
Bagging the “Elephant” in the off season for Top Secret was one of the League Directors highlights in the off-season for. However Top Secret ended up bagging two “Elephants” by default with another legend in Joe Shannon.
Last week Joe Shannon showed what legends are made of.
Down a goal Captain Jamie Kehoe ordered Joe to “take the goalie”.., and before fill-in goalie Joe “Guido” Conray could even sit on the bench (after his sprint), Joe “The Canteen Man” blasted a shot from the point to tie the game with 1:20 left to play.
Then only 2:07 left into OT… Joey breaks up Jimmy Clark at the point and then goes in all alone on Jake Deehan. Joe might still have a wicked slapshot and a good finishing goal move… but he looked like it was laundry day “sprinting” in on a breakaway with $75 worth of quarters in his pockets.
Welcome Aboard
ReUnited played their first game with new acquired and highly recommended centerman Tony Rolli and what a debut it was for Tony with 1-goal and 1-assist (including the GWG) to help them start the season a 1-0 instead of last season’s 0-1 start.
With Tony added to the roster there will be no repeat 0-6 start from ReUnited.
New & Old Fill-ins
With the absentee’s running rampant on week one… we got a chance to look at a potential new player and watch another veteran fill-in.
First up; waiting list candidate Doug Morand filled in on defense for ReUnited. Doug played a very solid game during his unofficial debut and played a key role in the 3-man defense.
Whenever Doug would feel tired he would just look over at his defensive partner Mike “Mr Freeze” Surette who would take an icing and let Doug catch his breath. The only player not catching his breath was Assistant Captain Matty Iannello who spent the time yelling at Mike about the icings.
Next up: we finally got to see what Tony Mastrocola looks like. We thought Tony followed the yellow brick road into retirement.., but everyone knows you can’t keep a good munchkin down. Tony filled in for the Gold Miners on defense and played a very solid game to help them start the season 1-0.
Punxsutawney Steve
You can’t keep a good player like Steve Witkus away from the Over-30 League for long. Steve who relocated to western mass and unable to play the Winter Season is now available (because of work) to play in the Spring Seasons.
So remember if you quit (or get bounced) from the Winter Season and Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow.., that means 6-more weeks of Steve Witkus playing in the Spring Season.
Welcome back Steve… it was a short journey from an honorary ceremonial ball dropper to a #1 defenseman.., (we’ll maybe #2).., it’s been awhile so you’ll need to earn the #1 status again
Zero to Hero
Last week Gary Goodwin went from “Zero to Hero” with those “Hands of Stone”
Late in the 3rd period Gary had Omerta goaltender Dave Giusti down and out lying in the crease leaving 2/3’s of the net wide open..,but thankfully for Dave it was “Stonehands” out front with an open net opportunity as he watched Gary pull a 9-iron from his bag and shank that golden opportunity into the steel beam.., thus leading to cries of “Gaaaaary” and “Booooo” rained from Scoreboards Pub and earning him the “Gaffe Of the Week” award.
But only 22-seconds into overtime Gary put away his 9-iron and buried his second opportunity for the GWG in OT to win his second award of the night as the “Five Guys Player of the Week”.
IOC Decision
We have an international situation to address regarding Team Portugal’s goalie.., we checked Dave Giusti Vaccine Passport and found his papers had a discrepancy 
