Thanks for the Good Times

By Commissar Patty
(The Commish)

Great season hockey people! Have a great Spring and Summer. See you next year!

That's It...

Commissar Patty
(The Commish)

That's all folks. We played the last outdoor game this Saturday. Now, there's nothing but the crying left. Oh sure, it wasn't a big turnout, 6 players in all – but we managed to cobble together a hockey game of sorts. Though it may have been a whimper instead of a thunder, it was good fun, skating, passing and shooting for the last time outside. Even the "drunk guy" managed to have a great time too! Despite the undignified crawling on his knees to the parking lot to get a stick out of a car. Or, when we asked him not to barf on the ice, but over the boards, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, thanks. Ahh, great attitude and good times, that's what it's all about!

A location switch was thrown in the mix this Saturday too. Sadly, warm weather decimated our usual, reliable home ice of Strachauer Park, in Edina. But, even with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees plus, our location change to Normandale Park proved to be an excellent alternative. The ice at Normandale Park was freshly flooded, hard, and awesome. What more do you want?

Now it's on to the CHAMPIONSHIP game! Augsburg Arena...we await your punishment.
The Big Fart F-er Hockey Trophy beckons your VICTOR!

Hockey Day...F-er Style

Commissar Patty
(The Commish)

There was a din of possibilities on the fringe about what people were planning for "Hockey Day in Minnesota" over the last week. I for one had not heard or grasped the meaning of the so called celebration until much later. In fact, one might say that in F-er Hockey Country, we celebrated it organically, naturally, the way hockey has always been meant to be played... outdoors.

In some ways, Hockey Day was a more meaningful celebration to those that played than even yours truly, (The Fearless Leader) had realized. After all, isn't a celebration something everyone generally acknowledges and sets aside some reflective time into, and make "Plans" to participate? When people say..."Hey Commish... did you celebrate Hockey Day in Minnesota?" Perplexed and confused at such an audacious question, I simply reply on behalf of all the F-er Hockey players..."Celebrate?" "F-that, I lived it!"

In the end what do we all remember about Hockey Day... 14 players having fun, making shots, scoring goals, and eating AWESOME donuts.