The puck was supposed to drop at 6:00 pm Sunday night to kick off the regular season, but by 6:01 the Red Army was already 1-0. The Red Army earned a victory by forfeit and now sit atop the Gold Division standings. It was a bittersweet triumph, as many players were looking forward to the early season test.
"Yeah it would have been great to play the Grenades, they have always been a tough matchup, but those two points may come in handy at the end of the season and in this league you have to take what you can get. That's my view on sexual endeavors as well." Unofficial Captain Mark Hendricks said.
The team did make the most of the time, scrimmaging for an hour. For a few players it was the first time being reunited with their teammates in a long while. The teams in the scrimmage were M. Hendricks, P. Hendricks, Hand, Schram, Duhaime, and a good Samaritan goalie against Lotocki, Funk, Simek, Sorbal, and Spitzel. Lotocki's crew was aided by an Individual Team's player. Watching the scrimmage gave many fans in attendance more confidence in a magical run this year. It was evident that Sorbal's offseason training in Alberta had paid dividends. He was consistently strong on the puck and a force on the rink. Duhaime was also a welcoming sight. With him inserted back into the lineup the power play could be lethal.
Notes: Hand notched another hat trick in exhibition play. As usual he was giddy after the game. "They say 100% of the shots you don't take don't go in. They should say 100% of the shots you take are mistakes cause you should pass to me."
Bonafide sniper Mark Hendricks used a different stick last night with a more severe curve. His shot was never on point but his stick-handling was the best I've ever seen from the 20 year old winger. It will be interesting to see if he opts to to continue playing with the curve or goes back to his Jagr curve of olden days. He told me afterwards much of it depends on if he can turn his financial situation around. "Yeah... I owe a lot of people money." Mark said as he hid behind the Powerade machine trying not to be seen by his older brother. "I owe him 80 bucks. There's only so many places to hide in my house too, last night the attic was compromised when he went up there looking for Christmas ornaments and found my secret room. That was golden too... look how it worked for Anne Frank... wait did that pan out well? I never read that book. Well you get my point."
Well it's break time at the office. I'm going to grab some lunch and go moonlight at a daycare. I'll update if any big news happens.
UPDATE: Rookie Andy Schram will be a healthy scratch for Thursday night's tilt against Old School. Brad Lotocki is questionable.
The last time the Red Army faced Old School was in the playoffs two summers ago. Game one alone had over 93 penalty minutes assessed in the game. This storied rivalry will be the topic of a story before Thursday's marquee matchup.
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