By Harry Ballsonue

We will be looking at Tournament shirts in next few blogs …some creative Tomcats ( and wives) are out there !

December 18 is Pizza Night, so if you are not going to be there, let Stevo know now, so the correct amount of Pizza can be ordered. 

ALSO !  DOES anyone have either the green or burgundy ‘Property of Windsor Tomcats’ tee shirts? I know they are cool, but they are not yours to keep, please return them as we will need them for next week. 

Beer Bringers: TOMCATS Beer, Spirits and Pizza

Beer Bringers On Deck: FIRST NIGHT BACK JANUARY 8: Falcon (24) Rake (12)

Net Minders, The Terror, Falcon, Hollywood

Playing: Kamikaze, Jingles, Sunny, Soupy, Matador, Tunzie, The Rake, Doc, May Day, Snowpants, Beep, Killer, Chevy, Sparky, Junior, Chico, Stevo, the Big Easy

Not Playing:    Rocky, Bulldog, Slim Jim, Hurricane and 

On the IR: Skuz, Skippy, The Turk, Sheep Dog, Tonto

Possibly being called up from the Bad Axe Bearcats: Squid 

The Tomcat Skinny: Right now, we have  21  players, that means a mini. But, anything can happen. just like LAST WEEK   3 guys will bail on Tuesday and it will be down to 2 teams.

IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN’T PLAY JANUARY 8 LET ROCKY know  (ROCKY IS BACK running the franchise)

Something You Probably Already Know: In a mini, if there is a tie after a game there will be 2 one minute overtime periods with teams changing ends if no one scores after the first overtime period. In regular two team play, If there is a tie after two periods of play (one game) there will be two-2 minute overtime periods.  It is sudden death, so if someone scores thats it Goalies will change ends. 

By Harry Ballsonue

When you don’t where shin pads ..this can happen …Thanks Killer! (and Killer was not even there tonight).

Why are we getting 30 year Tomcat Anniversary Jackets? Cuz of moments like these way back when…back row Timmy Timmy Coco Puffs, The Rake, Bulldog The Turk…Front row Hollywood and Stevo.

Beer Bringers: Sparkalicious (24) Killer (12)

Net Minders: Falcon, Matador and Stevo 

Playing: Kamikaze, Jingles, Sunny, Soupy, Tunzie, La Bamba, Chevy, Bulldog, May Day, The Rake, Squid, Junior, Snowpants, Killer, Sparky, El Choppo and Rocky

Call Up from the Bad Axe Bearcats, a 2015 3rd round pick:  Squid

Not Playing:  Slim Jim, Doc,  Spinner, Terror, Chico, Hurricane, Big Easy, Beep, Tonto

On the IR: Skuz, Cribzie, Skippy, Turk, Sheep Dog, Kramden

Tomcats Find assistant to the Minister Of Pizza:  Congrats Jingles.

29 Track Suits ordered, Do you want on this list?  Razor, La Bamba, Rake, Jingles, Chico, Sea Lion, Hurricane, Bulldog, Sparky, Hollywood, El Choppo, Skuz, Big Ned, The Terror, Skippy, Stevo, the Danish, Kramdon, Green Giant, Matador, Turk, Sunny, Tunzie, Rocky, Soupy, Snowpants, Beep, Tonto, Crow and Lovie

The Tomcat Skinny: Right now, we have players, 19 players, Show Casing 1, that means a mini. BUT, you never know, someone always bails last minute. 

IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN’T PLAY RIGHT NOW:  Let Stevo know, why wait until Tuesday?

Something You Probably Already Know: But did you know in a mini, it is two 1 minute periods. Goalies Change Ends after one minute.  In regular play, two teams, if there is a tie after two periods of play (one game) there will be two-2 minute overtime periods.  It is sudden death, so if someone scores thats it Goalies will change ends.  This will apply in mini Tournament play as well.

By Harry Ballsonue

Teams:
Tunzie Black Mamba’s: Captain, Tunzie, La Bamba, Sunny, Kramden, Jingles, Bulldog and Hollywood

Beep’s King Cobra’s: Captain, Beep, El Choppo, Kamikaze, Soupy, Spinner, Rocky and Chico

Matador Tiger Snakes: Captain Matador, Sparky, Hurricane, Snowpants, Tonto and Stevo

First Mini in a long time, “I think, you will see with us getting closer to the Christmas Break, more and more guys will show up, I think you might see two more mini’s in the next two weeks,” stared Sparky and added, “Don’t complain, it’s better them one spare.”

Goalies are a vital part of any organization …when Falcon and Terror could not play Stevo Hollywood and Chico stepped up !

“Tomcats are getting older, we need some new players,” said President Rocky at the Press Conference on Monday December 3.  Enter Kramden,  New kid on the block, a Tomcat 4th rounder in 2006, Kramden, finally made it to the big club.  He took a regular shift and even killed a penalty. “I knew if I worked hard and just kept my nose to the grind stone, that maybe one day I could play in the big league and here I am, pinch me, I must be dreaming,” Kramden said, holding back tears.

Track Suits were on display, if you are interested, please get sized and hand in your $40 to Stevo. You do not want to be the only one not wearing a 30 year anniversary Windsor Tomcat Track Suit on Tournament day in the picture do you?  It’s only 40 dollars and…you can keep it for the next 40 years.  NOTE:  The Tomcat BoD decided the suit will be a dark grey jacket with black pants.  Also, jacket can be ordered with or without a hood.

Snowpants had his own take on what the pants should be.  Should Snowpants be renamed to Jammy-pants?

KUDOS
This is how great it is to be involved with the Tomcats, The Turk, who is unable to play due to a lower body injury, shows up and brings a 24. The Sea Lion who only refs helping the Tomcats a great deal, brings a 40 banger of Rye for the Tomcats to enjoy in a few weeks, because he is unable to be there.  Rocky, just because, brings a bottle of Rum for the Tomcats to enjoy at the Christmas party because he is not able to be there and El Choppo, who missed a few weeks, felt bad, is not a drinker brings a 24, just because.  Put her there boys, you are the Tomcat Spirit that everyone talks about.

A Legendary idea
La Bamba, future Vice President with the Tomcats, hell, maybe the world, suggested that next year, Tomcats who no longer play, would/could be Captains of a team, you could have the Bundura, Sea Lion, The Legend, Rexy pick a team, they would have to be out a few weeks in a row to see the players, they do not know.  Then why not add Bucko, Crispy, Mez and Finner as a coach behind the bench.  You could have a coach and a GM.  What a novel Idea, by La Bamba.  I am sure the Tomcats will be pursing this idea.

December 18 is last night of hockey, it is the Tomcat Christmas Party downstairs.  Tomcats paying for pizza, beer and spirits.  All they ask is that you have a designated driver if you plan to indulge.

Hey whilst you are thinking of riddle that is similar to the headline, such as ‘ How can people without noses smell?…. ANSWER ‘If they don’t shower’, do you think I can put my Harry Ballsonue

Beer Bringers: Tunzie (24) Hollywood (12) Brought a few weeks ago

Beer Bringers:  Sparkalicious (24) Killer (12)

Net Minders:  The Terror, Stevo, Hollywood

Playing: Kamikaze, Jingles, Sunny, Soupy, Matador, Tonto, Tunzie,  Hurricane, Spinner, La Bamba, Snowpants, Beep, Killer, Sparky, El Choppo, Rocky, May Day and Kramden

Not Playing:   Chevy, Slim Jim, Doc, Bulldog,  Big Easy , Sheep Dog, The Falcon

On the IR: Skuz, Rake, Cribzie and Skippy

Out for the Season: The Turk

The Tomcat Skinny: Right now, we have 22 players, that means a mini. 

IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN’T PLAY RIGHT NOW:  Let Stevo know, why wait until Tuesday?

Something You Probably Alredy Know: If there is a tie after two periods of play (one game) there will be two-2 minute overtime periods.  It is sudden death, so if someone scores thats it Goalies will change ends.  This will apply in mini Tournament play as well.

By Harry Ballsonue

Teams:

Bulldog Honey Badgers: Captain Bulldog, Soupy, Chevy, Doc Tonto, Hollywood, Kamikaze, Jingles and Chico
Hurricane Hornets: Captain Hurricane, Beep, Rake, Matador, Snowpants, Falcon, Stevo, Killer and Junior

The teams split the series, 11-9 for the Hornets and then in overtime, Tonto scores to make it 8-7 for the Honey Badgers.  Hockey was a bit choppy so the league is asking that the boys watch their sticks and the hacking and whacking.  Jingles took a spill in the North West corner of the Kapusta Now, but early signs show him playing next week.Tomcat medical staff listed him as day to day with a lower body injury.

The Rake ..Hollywood and Chevy bought new Tomcats tee shirts for everyone …” we wanted to do something for the boys …lots of coloured shirts …we wanted a new white one …we are not acist …just so you know “stared The Rake

A big thank you goes out to three Tomcats who, on their very own got new tee shirts for everyone.  ‘It was a matter of getting a white tee shirt in the mix and we thought, if we pooled our money we could get everyone a new shirt”. Stated a smiling Chevy.  Chevy has been very generous over the years to the Tomcats and won an award last year for his Tomcat Spirit.  The Tomcats thank the guys for their Tomcat insight. The logo is an old design and instead of a black tee shirt, which is where it was placed originally, it has now been placed on white tee shirt. If you did not get your tee shirt this past Tuesday, Rake will get you one on your next Tomcat night.

ON THE INJURY FRONT

On the injury front, we are being told that Cribzie’s upper body injury, believed to be a back, has been healing and he should be back in January.  First Shea Weber returns for the Habs and now Cribzie returning for the Tomcats. another Festivess Miracle. As for Skuz, his recovery seems closer and he is eyeing a December 18 return, “Hey when I come back, they’re throwing me a big party downstairs, free pizza, beer and spirits, after all, I was the MVP in last year’s tournament”, stated a smiling Skuz.  (December 18 also happens to be the Tomcat Christmas Party.)

Skuz also feels he will be ready to play net for the tournament, come February 23.

TOMCAT CHRISTMAS PARTY

Rocky wanted a big thank you to go out to Sunny, Chevy and Snowpants for organizing the Christmas Party at Rock Bottom, “It’s a lot of work, sometimes its like herding cats, but Sunny and the boys do a great job, Chevy always comes through for us with a spot to have the party and the food.  Thanks boys, very much appreciated by everyone,” Rocky stated.

Tomcats were very happy with the turnout.

20 members of the Tomcats attended the Tomcat party this year, good times at Ridgemont High.

Brotherly love, they are not from Philadelphia but the brotherly love is there. Bulldog came out for the Tomcat Christmas party, nice to see!

3Oth YEAR ANNIVERSARY GIFT

As mentioned last week, Tomcats looking at doing a 30 year anniversary gift and a full track suit is being looked at. “Instead of having 25 track pants and jackets on stage, and everyone saying ‘oh I think that one is mine,’no that one is mine’, the Tomcats will get numbers on them, we will get numbers on the sleeve and on the pant thigh area”. Stated an information giving Rocky

Hollywood spoke to the boys on stage indicating that he will have samples for guys to try on starting next week.  A rough estimate of what it will cost each guy is $40 for a 90 dollar track suit. (That is just a estimate, contributions may be less, the numbers still have to be crunched). Top and Pants, with logo and your number on the sleeve and on the pant leg.  30 years together it certainly would be a collector’s item.

So for track suits and new jacket number issue, here is what we know:  IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR NUMBER OR ASK FOR A NEW NUMBER, SEE ROCKY OR STEVO.  MOST OF THESE NUMBERS ARE ALREADY ASSIGNED, BUT SOME MAY WANT TO CHANGE THEIR NUMBER. (of course this is if everyone on this list would want a track suit)

1 The Danish
2 The Rake
3 Bundura
4 Sparky
5 Jingles
6 Tonto
7 Sea Lion
8 Eagle
9 Crow
10 Matador
11 Zaba
12  Beep
13 May Day
14 El Choppo
15 Slim Jim
16 Junior
17 Sunny
18 Soupy
19 Stevo
20 Sheep Dog
21 Tunzie
22 Lovie
23 Cribzie
24
25 La Bamba
26 Chevy
27 Big Easy
28 Kamikaze
29 Razor
30 The Falcon
32 Hollywood
34 Terror
35 The Turk
39 Chico
40 Bulldog
44 Spinner
50 Skippy
55 Snowpants
88 Tweetie Bird
73 Doc
81 Rocky
84 Hurricane
87 Helios
91 Big Ned
93 Killer
97 Sol

Players who are not active and may not read the blog (I cannot believe someone does not read the blog), will be contacted to see if they are interested in a track suit.

BAG OF STUFF…Tomcats are building a bag of clothes shoes, etc.  It is for any one that forgets an item.  The bag needs some different size shoes and a pair of track pants.  Matador used a pair of shorts from the bag last night, so it already has come in handy.  If you borrow the item you take it home and wash it and bring it back and place it in the bag for the next user.

Doc and Kamikaze will need to know your commitment for the February 23 tournament. Who does
not want to be involved ? Look at this fine group. La Bamba knows how to put a team together. (One of the best Tomcat tournament tee shirts)

This is funny…Two psychotherapists pass each other in the hallway. The first says to the second, “Hello!”

The second smiles back nervously and half nods his head. When he is comfortably out of earshot, he mumbles, “God, I wonder what *that* was all about?”

Hey while you are thinking about the Psychotherapist story, perhaps, I can put my Harry Ballsonue.

by Harry Ballsonue

 

Teams: Rake’s Raiders. Captain Rake, Soupy, Tonto, Chevy, Sheep Dog, Kamikaze, Snowpants and Rocky (Yes Rocky) and Terror in between the pipes.

Doc’s Lions. Doc Captain, Doc, Sunny, Matador, Sol, Helios, Chico, Sparky and Stevo in between the pipes.

What a night of Hockey, if you are not playing, you are missing out, stop making excuses about not coming out and come out. Be part of the excitement.

The Lions take the first game, 9-6 and then the Raiders storm back with an 11-9 victory, with Kamikaze scoring the winning goal with1:07left on the score clock. The Lions pulled the goalie but, to no avail, Raiders win, Raiders win. Snowpants chimed in, “Tonight, incredible hockey, Stevo, in net was on fire, you have to throw him in the water”.

Stevo, with the second game going, said to his team.”I only have a few super stupendous saves left in me, try to get a 3 goal lead”. Which the Lions did, but the Raiders were relentless in their pursuit of a victory.

Sunny’s boys were called up, they both played well, the future is bright when you have Sol and Helios in the wings. “ The fans, well, they’ve just been loving on us “ said Helios of his brother and him, with a smile on his face, bigger than the state of Montana.

In other news, Sheep Dog, who was suppose to bring a 12 next week, brought a 24 of MGD this week cuz he will not be there next week, put her there Sheepie. “Some guys come to score goals”, Sheep Dog said, and then added, “ and some come to drink beer”. (Season ticket holders who just come to see Sheep Dog play, can get their money refunded for that night at ticket windows 36, 54 and 72)

After Hockey, Terror, Doc, Sheep Dog, Kamikaze and Stevo went to a bar called Holligans, where Kamikaze picked up the tab. What a guy! Tomcat spirit !

December 18 will be the Tomcats last night of hockey for 2018. 2019 will mark the 30 years of the Windsor Tomcats (They were called the Fabulous Thunderbirds for two years prior to the Tomcat name) but the club has been indeed in inexistent for 30 years. 1989 The Turk said, “We can play basketball at St Vlad’s hall”. Now affectionately called ‘The Kapusta Kow Palace’ (named by Tomcats very own Spanky). Which brings me to my next point in this very interesting blog, the Tomcats are indeed looking to commemorate the 30 year anniversary with limited edition Windsor Tomcats Track suit. (Yes pants and top) Tomcat logo to be embroidered on the left chest area (Where the heart is almost) with your Tomcat number on the left sleeve and on the pants your number and Windsor Tomcats embroidered just like on the shorts that Sunny had done a few years back.

Rocky spoke to the troops that were present on stage last night. The Windsor Tomcat executive is interested in knowing if you are interested in purchasing an item like this? They would subsidize the item of course and your cost would be a fraction of its cost.

Tomcats will also issue new numbers in the series.  So start thinking about a number.  Also, the suits are open to any one who has played in the past as well.

Let Stevo, Rocky, Sunny or Doc know if you are interested. “Right now, we don’t know the cost. Hollywood is talking to his guy about getting us a price and then we will go from there”. The plan is to get a number of sizes for everyone to try on a jacket and pants so that the sizing would be perfect.

WithDecember 18being the last night of hockey, means the Tomcat Christmas Party in the Tomcat Club located in the lower level of the Kapusta Now Palace. Tomcats ask that if you plan to indulge, please make sure you have a DD. Tomcats will be paying for Pizza and supplying spirits and beer.

Hey, whilst you are checking out the mouse and wondering if it would work on the same principle as a gerbil (after removing the teeth), do you think I could put my Harry Ballsonue.