Almost two full teams last night, which allowed for plenty of rest, thus the pace of play was quick…almost tournament quick.

Before hockey started, one of the nets needed attention as a bolt had snapped. How many Tomcats does it take to fix a net??

After the repairs, the games ensued, and Father Time, aka Chevy once again provided electronic time with his new fancy dancy clock from Amazon.

Teams:

Big Ned’s NorthStars – Bender in net, Big Ned, Matador, Shack, The Professor, Animal, Swifty and Snowpants

Hobbs’ Whalers – The Flower in net, Hobbs, Tonto, Soupy, Rocky, Shaft, Flintstone, Bullwinkle and Chevy

The teams were selected using ShackGPT, and proved to be overall even as each team won a game.

Next week reminders:

• Regular hockey at 6:30
• Year-end Christmas party afterwards with pizza and drinks
• All Tomcats welcome but we need to know who is coming/staying for the party as the Director of Pizza Procurement, Professor has to make the order ahead.
• We need to clear the stage and move everything onto the floor after hockey (some concert happening in the gym on December 20th)

Please let Rocky know if you are in for the after party, especially if not playing hockey. Rocky himself will not be playing and showing up later for the party due to a function in Detroit that evening.

SSSSEXY AF – Soupy, Sunny, Shack, Shaft, Animal, Flower in Net

CHPS & BS – Snowpants, Chevy, Hobbs, Professor, Swifty, Bender in Net

What was looking like being an almost full tomcat night, was not to be, after some last minute cancellations due to all the illness going around right now. 4 guys cancelled Tuesday afternoon, leaving the tomcats with 1 spare each, but this didn’t stop the boys from flying around the floor. Great plays and some beauty goals were on display all night, both games were close until the end with The CHPS & BS taking both 4-2 and 6-5, respectively. 

Tomcat newcomers Swifty, Flower, and Shaft are fitting in really well, happy to see some good new guys! Flower is quickly becoming a top goaltender for the tomcats, might make tourney time VERY Interesting. 

A welcome surprise showed up last night. Having gone for what seems like years without the “Sparky Clock”. Chevy took it upon himself to purchase an electronic score clock for the boys! Took a few to get used to it, but it worked perfectly. The “Chevy Clock” is quite a bit smaller than Sparky’s, but as we Tomcats all know, size doesn’t matter. Way to go Chevy! 

Remember Tomcat Xmas Party is Tuesday December 16 after hockey, be sure to let Rocky or Soupy know if you plan on attending. Pizza and Beer will be provided. Let’s keep the good weeks rolling and try to get 2 full teams for next Tuesday! 

Guest Column by H’aida D’ Salami