Windsor Tomcats

Draft night always brings Excitement by Harry Ballsonue

 

“I’d been friends with Rick Curran, and Rick was Eric’s agent back then, and from the time he was in Junior I was always keeping tabs on him through Rick on what’s going to happen. So when he was drafted by Quebec, or before that, I knew the feelings of the kid and the family that he didn’t want to go there.”

                                   Neil Smith, New York Rangers Former General Manager

 

I want to touch on the mini last night and the teams and then go into the draft and the teams drafted.  Beep’s Honey Badgers took the mini last night, but hockey was very good all around.

Everyone is reminded not to dig for the ball on the goalie.

Two rules you should familiarize yourself with, even though the rule has been around for 25 years and even longer, if you think back to your days in grade school.  If the ball goes out and it is Black ball, then Black has to wait till White sets before play can start.

It is the same for after a goal is scored, the other team, has to set before the play can be started. The only time you do not have to wait and set is when it’s ‘Goalie’s Ball’  and the goalie can play it or put it in safety zone, but there you don’t have to wait for the other team to set.  I hope you understand it, appreciate it and can apply it.

 

Teams from the mini last night….

Beep’s Honey Badgers, Beep, Sunny, Cribzie, Sparky, Stevo, Jingles and the Danish

Soupy’s Sex Symbols’, Soupy, Chevy, Flintstone, Hurricane, Razor, Spinner and the Kamikaze

Matador Marlies, Matador, Lovie, Snowpants, Green Giant, the Turk, Doc and Chico

 

Well the draft went as planned and so far, no one has pulled a Lindros and said they would not report.

 

First pick: Soupy’s Sex Symbols, Soupy, Flintstone, Spinner, Bulldog, Crow, Falcon, Sheep Dog and Killer

Second pick: Beep Honey Badgers, Beep, the Turk, Sunny, Shack, Razor, Stevo and Cribzie

Third pick: Tunzie Titans, Tunzie, Jingles, Lovie, Chevy, May Day and Kamikaze

Fourth pick: Matador Marlies, Matador, Sparky, Doc, Green Giant, Danish, Eagle and Snowpants

 

Crow goes first over all, two pictures of the Crow….

 

“I am very happy with my team, can’t wait for the tournament”. Soupy

“This team is built to win, I love my team”, Beep

“Wow, if you would have told me before the tournament, that I would have Lovie, Chico. Chevy…..I would have said yeah right”. Tunzie

“There are good teams, in this tournament, I know that, but we are a very good team, this will be the year for the Matador Marlies.” Matador

 

Cost of Tournament this year is $25 per player, that includes, hockey time, beer and a brand new Tomcat Tee Shirt.

The schedule is as follows….

Please note that the games are 16 minutes in length (2-8 minute periods)

Beep  Vs. Tunzie

Matador Vs. Soupy

Full Tomcat Team Photo

Tunize Vs. Matador

Soupy Vs. Beep

Soupy Vs. Tunize

Matador Vs. Beep

Tunzie Vs. Beep

Soupy Vs. Matador

Matador Vs. Tunzie

Beep Vs. Soupy

Tunizie Vs. Soupy

Beep Vs. Matador

 

Championship game, top 2 teams make it into the final, Points, then plus minus, then record against that team. is how it works.

All Games MUST be played.

Along with the 8 minute periods, it is also Stop time last minute of each period and there is 1 time out per game.  There is a face off after every goal scored.

Sheep Dog has been hired as a Minor Minor league Ball Hockey Coach. (See photos below)

“I am grateful for this opportunity, I am thinking when Coach Sea Lion retires or gets fired,  I can maybe  be considered for his position”. Stated Sheep Dog

 

 

 

Snowpants, would like everyone to know that the Tomcat Golf Tournament will be Friday June 17, 2016 this year, so book it off now. Very simple, no silly excuses. Snowpants, the Minister of Golf is looking at booking Sutton Creek for the prestigious event.

 

While you are going over the tournament teams and thinking who will be this year’s Stanley’s Cup Champion, do you think I could put my Harry Ballosnue.