Windsor Tomcats

Maybe it was the nice unseasonably-warm weather, maybe it was the after effects of the flooding, maybe it was just the alignment of the stars…nonetheless, the turnout was sparse with only two teams and one spare a side.  Lots of cancellations leading up to the 6:30pm start.  The Tomcats ask that everyone write down this number and text any last minute absences:

226-345-5422

Late emails on Tuesdays do not work…you must text 226-345-5422…TEXT TEXT TEXT.  Take 1 minute now and add this to your phone contact list.

Okay, back to the action…

Black Bazookas – Sheepdog, Sunny, The Danish, Snowpants, Rocky and The Rake

White Weapons – Skippy (playing out), The Falcon, Tunzie, Hollywood, Soupy and Jingles

Two 17 minute periods were played in the hot, moist air of the Kapusta.  The Weapons played without a spare for the first period, so a mid-period break was given to cool off and wipe up water spots still dripping from newly refinished roof.  The pace of hockey was decent while players worked off the rust from the off season.  In the end, the teams tied 3-3 in a great, evenly balanced game.

Game two saw the period time shortened to 12 minutes due to the low numbers, heat and being the first week back.  The passing and ball movement improved with lots of quick cross passes for goals.  The second game was slanted a bit more to the Bazookas who ultimately prevailed at the end of the evening.

MGD was served ice cold thanks to a 24 from Hurricane (how did he bring beer when he didn’t even play???) and a 12 from Rocky.  Sheepdog also brought out a 24 of MGD for his initiation case, but the Tomcats will save those for a busier turnout night.

Shout out to Tunzie and Sunny who took the initiative to set up while the new President dealt with first-night jitters and last minute calls.

Players paying their $40 start up fee were treated to a great gift.  We would have take a picture but want to keep the droves of Tomcats who didn’t play in suspense for their first night.