Meet Rocky
Your Favourite Golfer / Athlete: I have two. Barry Sanders – no one ever carried the mail the way Barry did…you held your breath every time he broke the first tackle. The Captain, Stevie Y – the greatest leader in sports ever…no drama, no flashiness, always put the needs of the team first, always leading by example, what a true leader should be.
Your favourite Golf ball: Whichever of the many free ones my father gives me from his massive collection that also stays in my bag the longest.
Your favourite hockey player growing up: Mark Messier and Paul MacDermid
Your favourite present day hockey player: Connor McDavid
Your favourite band(s): If you need to ask this, you haven’t spent any time around me. The Holy Trinity of Rock has always been and will always be THE band for me.
Your favourite movie(s): The Shawshank Redemption
A highlight from High School: Going to a dance in grade 9 with my friend Hugh and as we wait to get into the gym, he says hi to a cute girl I had yet to meet. I asked him who that was and he said “some girl named Donna from my science class.” The pursuit was on!
If you could do one thing for the Tomcats, what would you do: Like many others, build a facility/clubhouse for the Tomcats so we could have a set up just the way we like and need it. That and get MGD to sponsor us with a lifetime supply of beer.
Your favourite Tomcat: There are so many, but easy for me it is The Falcon. We’ve been friends since like grade 3 when our mothers were volunteers at our school. He brought me to the Tomcats so I wouldn’t be here without him.
Your Favourite Tomcat Moment: For me, the Stanley’s Cup victories were fun, but they really don’t matter all that much. I really enjoy the early morning arrival on Tournament Saturday when we are working to get last-minute things in order, saying hello to some guys who haven’t been around for a while, etc. The gatherings downstairs at the Kapusta after the tournament or at Christmas time are also right up there.
One thing you would like other Tomcats to know about you: While I pretty much play defense full-time for the Tomcats, I really prefer to play forward.
Meet Stevo
Your Favourite Golfer / Athlete: Jordan Spieth now, but I use to be a big Freddie Couples and Seve Ballasteros fan.
Your favourite Golf ball: I love using the Noodle and the Calloway….and if I can find one, Titliest AVX
Your favourite hockey player growing up: Norm Ullman, Bruce Gamble Gilbert Perrault then Dominick Hasek.
Your favourite present day hockey player: Sidney Crosby
Your favourite band(s): Chicago, The Clash, Roxy Music (Bryan Ferry) Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay and Tea Party
Your favourite movie(s): In order 1-5: Love Actually, Brave Heart, Beautiful Girls, Mr. Destiny K-Pax
A highlight from High School: Wearing a brown tuxedo at graduation, we thought we looked so cool with he ruffled shirts.
If you could do one thing for the Tomcats, what would you do: State of the art facility ….all walls enclosed, benches on the side, with penalty boxes…dressing rooms, showers, a bar for beer…..a stick/equipment room (with ventilation) Underground parking, bleachers for spectators and a score clock handing from the ceiling like in the bigs.
Your favourite Tomcat: Every Tuesday sitting on stage watching the guys walk in…those are my favourite Tomcats….the smiles the laughs, you can ask those guys to do you a favour and they would jump at it…..no better set of friends then all the Tomcats I have had the pleasure to know. Come tournament time, getting chairs down for the team photo, those guys are my favourite Tomcats….all for one and one for all.
Your Favourite Tomcat Moment: Here are my top 10 (NOT IN ORDER) , 1) Nine Second Dave, 2) Essex 96’rs beating the Belle River Buckos, they left and we sat on stage smiling for an hour, 3) Bulldog after a tournament having a few pops falling too the floor as he was hanging on to the side curtains, he pulled himself up and said, “oh, I almost fell”. 4) I was playing goalie and got twisted around and now my ass was facing the play, and I’m on my knees facing the net, I put out my catching glove out to face the play and Hurricane shots it right in my glove, what a save, 5) Ditty streaking 6) Spinner interferes with me as I am going towards the net, I loose it, I start yelling, I whip my stick against the curtains, I turn around on stage and yell, “This is suppose to be for fun, and I’m not having any!!!!” 7) Winning a Stanley’s Cup with my son Big Ned, not sure who was happier, me or him. 8) Tomcat golf tournament back at Crispy’s and me fetching the Sealion Rye and Cokes….and his famous line, “ There’s no rye in this Belle River Pepsiiiiii Stevoooo 9) Every Tomcat Tournament when we lined up for the full Tomcat Team Photo…great moments. 10) Every tee shirt, jacket, hoodie, sweat shirt, touque, gym bag, track pants, shorts coozie, bottle opener and underwear.
One thing you would like other Tomcats to know about you: That every night in my prayers I ask for Love, Grace and Understanding for every Tomcat.
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