“All good things come to an end”
– Soupy Salaris
And just like that another Tomcats’s regular season has come to an end. On the final Tuesday night hockey of the season, the boys put on a spectacular show. Everyone looked in playoff form, gearing up for this Saturdays year-end tournament.
In order to get a little practice in before Saturday, Tomcats went with a three goalie rotation. Terror, Bender, and Falcon, donned the pads, all making save after save, keeping the games tight!
Sunny Cork Soakers – Soupy, Shack, Sunny, Hobbs, Big Ned, Smiley, Hurricane, Professor
Tonto Knob Gobblers – Matador, Tonto, Bullwinkle, Chevy, Snowpants, Animal, Chico
The Cork Soakers took both games, 6-4 and 7-6 respectively. Plenty of shots, great saves, and fancy passes on both sides of the ball. No one seemed to be “taking it easy” in preparation for Saturday, but it was all good, clean play!
Afterwards on stage, announcements were made, story time with Snowpants, and a few cold ones cracked. By the end, more than a half a dozen tomcats stayed late to chat, share some laughs, and have a beer. That is what it is all about!
It should be noted that newcomer Smiley (killers buddy) was one of those that stayed, he has been a welcome addition to the tomcats, and seems to fit right on with the guys. Way to go Smiley!
Lastly, in a complete honest mistake by the Hurricane, after scoring yet another hat trick on the night, forgot to pay his $5 fee. When asked about it later on he said “oh, I didn’t forget to pay, I’ve been asking for a Seniors Discount for years now, and the board of directors keep saying no, so I figured it’s the last night, I’m taking my own discount!”
You know, when you’ve played as long, and scored as many goals as the Hurricane, in my opinion, you could do whatever the F$CK you want! In a nice move of generosity, his arch- nemesis, and mentor, Chevy, threw in five bucks for him, stating, “I couldn’t beat him on the score sheet tonight, so I’ll have to kill him with kindness.”
Also, a reminder that the Board of Directors meeting will be held a few weeks after the Tomcats season concludes, on a Tuesday night probably in early May. As usual, it will be held at soupy’s garage and a email will be sent out with date and time. All Tomcats are encouraged to attend, as well as some of the newcomers to maybe provide a fresh insight into the future of the Windsor Tomcats.
Watch out for an email from Soupy with details for Saturday’s tournament .
Enjoy Guys
Guest Column by Haida d’Salami
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