The last time Tomcats played an official game of ball hockey was March 10, 2020. It only took 263 days for the next games to be played (the longest gap between games since the inception of Tomcat hockey more than 30 years ago).
The COVID Classic was played on November 28, 2020 at Realtor Park. The weather was incredible for late November…sunny and in the low 40s. Felt much warmer once the games began.
Teams:
White Modernas – Rocky, Snowpants, Chico, Junior, Hollywood and The Lizard
Black AstraZenecas – Sunny, LaBamba, Shack, May Day, Soupy and Hurricane
First 3 games were played to 3 with Black taking each one. The final game was played to 5 and actually saw White finally overcome the slick passing of Sunny, LaBamba and Soupy to take their only victory.
Good old Tomcat spirit was alive and well. The first indication was when Hurricane scored, the crowd started chanting “ABH’ ABH!” Also, at one point, a very fine looking lady went jogging by. Time out was called and Junior declared he was going for a run!
Big thanks goes out to Snowpants. Instead of sweeping the floor as he typically does at the Kapusta, he was seen removing individual leaves and twigs from the playing surface to ensure safety of the Tomcats in this new environment. Also a shoutout to our photographer, Sheepdog, for coming by to watch and have a few. Matador also stopped by to see the boys and share in a few good stories!
In between games, as expected, the boys recreated “the stage” next to the court and shared in some MGDs. Not sure who said it, but after all games were played, while enjoying the cold drinks, reviling once again in playing Tomcat hockey, it was stated, “This was good for the soul!”
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