Guest Referee #1
Special thanks to Tony Mederios who had the balls to step up as a Player Referee during a time of need.
Tony a 20-year (39-Seasons) veteran of the league first refereed in the Over-30 League as part of a mandated punishment by the Director.
Since then, Tony has honed his refereeing skills for Billerica Youth Hockey…, but even an experienced referee can make mistakes, just ask Steve Silveira
Steve received a one-minute penalty for tripping… But the problem is, Steve wasn’t even around the penalty…, and he ended up becoming an innocent victim of a “Drive-by Refereeing.”
Referee Mike Dube who was standing just 6-feet from the play and didn’t make the call (in his zone)…, so Tony stepped-up and made it for him (but) he was uncertain who it was. He was certain the perpetrator was definitely wearing a blue shirt and Steve was the unlucky recipient of the bad call since Seve fit the description of the assailant.
Kudos to Tony for stepping up…, and seeing firsthand how difficult it is to referee an adult game…, with a bunch of Over-30 HABitual Complainers.
Make-up Call
Google definition: Make-up call (mak'-up kahl) noun. The act of compensating for a bad call against one team by making an even worse call against the other team, usually in an immediate and obvious manner.
Steve Silveira didn’t wait around for the “make-up call”…, He took justice in his own hands when during a clearing attempt from his own defense of zone Steve's shot wound up hitting guest referee Tony Mederios right in his “Lying Pinocchio Beak.”
We asked steve about the clearing attempt hitting Tony and Steve said he didn’t see what happened…, just like Tony didn’t see what happened either.
New Goalie Definition
Now we’re not blaming the Royal Family loss on their goaltender Jeff Deharo.., but he was definitely a contributing factor in the loss…, (but) we will give him full credit for a new definition to be used in the future for when the league goalies are struggling.
“Unstoppable” (Un-Stop-pable)…, The way Scotty Rosato has been playing goaltending for the past few weeks both in the Over-30 League and from what we hear during the D1 Playoffs.
“Cantstopaball” (Can’t-stop-a-ball) …, The way Sean Roach played the first two weeks of the season (but not in the NBHL) and the way Jeff Deharo played last week.
Late Arrivals
Better late than never for the season to start for Garvin Chan and Tony Rolli.
Gavin was smart enough to stay away from week one to preserve his unbeaten streak… And Tony came back just in time to help his team get their first win of the season.
Remember you can’t miss any more games, or you are dropped from the “Lucky 13” raffle at the end of the season. What’s the “Lucky 13” you ask? Go read the two forums that you missed in your absences.
Welcome Gift
When you buy a new home…, it’s customary to receive a housewarming gift.
When you join the Over-30 League it’s customary to get a welcome check from Gary Goodwin who’s the chairperson for the leagues “Welcome Wagon” Committee.
Last week we watched Gary welcome rookie Sandbagger Eddie Chin to the league by putting “Chin” on his “Ass”…, You’re a made-man now Eddie… Welcome to the Over-30 League.
Oh, and let’s hope Eddie never gets hit on the “chin” with a hockey “ball”…, because as we like to say…, “The Forum writes itself”
#1 Whiff
Dominic DeFrancisco may have received the #1 Star of the game last week…, but he also gets the #1 Whiff of the game.
Dominic who’s notoriously a one-man wrecking crew (but not in the Gary Goodwin sense)…, Gary’s like a runaway freight train and Dom is all over the rink with a “very particular set of skills” that Dominc likes to remind players about when he plagiarizes Liam Neeson;
"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for a win I can tell you I don't lose, but what I do have are a very particular set of hockey skills.
Hockey skills I have acquired over a very long hockey career. Skills that make me a nightmare for teams like yours.
If you let my team win now that'll be the end of it…, I will not look for you, I will not pursue you, but if you don't…,
I will look for you, I will chase you down and I will score on you."
Unless those particular set of skills malfunctions and you find yourself wide open standing net to the net with Dale McIsaac lying down in the crease getting a chalk outline drawn around himself… and all you have to do is “Roof” a top shelf goal.., but instead of burying a WIDE-OPEN net… you actually hit the “Roof” of the building.
2 for 57
The one lonely highlight for the Tealsters Union was Ray Dow and his shot from the point that found its way past Scotty Rosato for only the second time this season.
Only 6-players have scored more goals than Scotty has let in since week #1. Officially on paper Scotty has faced 57-shots and only (2) got past the current #1 Goalie.
Those are some Steve Taddonio numbers in the making and we all know where that went and who was Steve’s Captain at the time??…, (just saying)
Scotty Rosato and Dominic DeFrancisco starring in:
Black Magic! (The Roadrunners Sequel) – Part D’uex
Guest Referee #2
No Jason Carrien wasn’t fulfilling a league ordered mandate to referee as punishment for his pre-game wardrobe malfunction two weeks ago.
Jason was actually scouted by the league for his previous refereeing during a “Non-Over-30” Jamboree. Jason appeared to take the role seriously as he moved swiftly into position and even refereed without a beer in his hand.
The only downside to Jason’s refereeing is that it takes him away from his primary job as “Hecker-in-Chief.”
First & Worst
This week’s marquee match is the 4:30 game between the still undefeated Black Magic and the still winless White Lies. 2-GAA vs 17-GAA…, Dominic DeFrancisco vs Jim Barber and the most important matchup Bill Abcunas vs his hamstring.
Place you bets:
Over/Under: 7.5 goals (-125)
Bill’s Hamstring: 9.5 minutes (-200)
2 for 3 = 8
Mike Duggan has played 3-weeks… scored 2 Hattricks… and has a total of 8-goals to start the season and we’re not even through the first turn yet.
And.., Mike also got screwed out of a goal…, as the original game sheet listed the victory at a 6-2 (but yet it was running time) that’s because of the 7th goal of the game and Mike’s 4th was not on the initial uploaded game sheet.
We’re just curious who called their Captain Jamie Kehoe first to have him log a formal complaint to the league’s front office. Was it Mike Duggan who got screwed out of his 8th goal… or was it Ray Nickerson who got screwed out of his 2nd assist?
Record Pace
You know us by now…, we love stats and tracking. Right now, Mike Duggan has 8-goals in only 3-games (2.66 GPGA).
This Goals Per Game Average can be easily calculated to:
2.66 GPGA x 15-games = 39.9 Goals for the season.
But remember, he hasn’t faced Jeff Deharo yet this season so that 2.66 could move up a couple of decimal points and put him on a record pace to not only the 30-goal club, but also the record breaking 36-goals and even perhaps be the first and probably only 40-goal club member.
For added fuel…, Remember when Mike was chasing 30-goals and Jeff missed the last game of the season and Mike Viera filled in for him and shut Duggan down and crushed his 30-goal quest…, Rember that? Mike Duggan does (and that’s all we’ll say about that).
Angelo De Luca might want to pack some Aloe for his goaltender today.
Injury Update
John Picard ended up suffering a dislocated shoulder during his first NBHL playoff game.
Pic is on the road to recovery but won’t be refereeing until he can raise his arm high enough to call Mike Surette for icing. We hear he might go into the booth for play-by-play calling and timekeeping duties.
2023 MISI Champions
We wanted to send our apologies to Hook Em's the 2023 MISI League Champions. We recognized all the other players from the Over-30 League that won off-season championships, but failed to recognize the MISI League Champions
Previously referred to as a “Bush League” or the “Over-30 AAA Farm League”… The MISI league just celebrated its 5th season.
This past season, the “Ladies” of the MISI were tapped to be Captains with their first pick being one of the previous season captains. After choosing Dave Costa…, Emily Norris drew first pick and had to decide between her boyfriend Mike O’Neil or the younger and more talented Mike Duggan. “Love vs Talent”…, and as the picture below shows, Emily made the right choice.
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