From the Tomcat family to yours…Merry Christmas and Happy New Years…Tomcats Forever!
Santa’s little helper – Crow Elf
Santa’s other little helper – Stevo Elf
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By Harry Ballsonue
Rocky Rockets: Rocky, Sunny, Chevy, Stevo, Sheep Dog, Razor and Doc
Matador Mustangs: Matador, Crow, Soupy, Snowpants, Killer, Falcon, Kamikaze and the Rake
Cribize Comets: Cribzie, Tunes, Lovie. Spinner, Sparky, Skippy and Chico
The Matador Mustangs take the pre Christmas tournament with a commanding 8 points. The three star selection as selected by La Bamba, 3rd star, Tunes. the second star, The Matador and the first star, Crow.
The three stars, and with Christmas just around the corner, these three are also known as the three wise man.
Tomcat Christmas presents were also handed out to everyone, and Rocky had everyone wait, so that everyone could open the present at the same time, which they did. Dog tag bottle openers with Windsor Tomcats was one item and on the back of it, it read, “If found return to the Kapusta Kow Palace.” The second bottle opener was a classy iron bottle opener with Windsor Tomcats on it…a collectors item to cherish (and use) year after year.
The Tomcats attended the Tomcat club and ate pizza and consumed some beer and mixed drinks.
Snowpants clears the empties to make way for a second round of drinks for the boys.
Stevo made a toast wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and then stated, ‘Tomcats Forever’, to which the boys belted out (very very proudly) the Tomcats Forever song. God Bless the Tomcats.
Hockey starts back up January 14, 2014, and that is the night the draft will go too.
The draft order was selected and for details on the Captains and their place in picking, check out the St. Felix, due out January 2-3, 2014.
Well I wish we were under the mistletoe, so I could put my Harry Ballsonue.
Beer Bringers: Tomcat Christmas Party 4 Cases of Beer, Rye and Rum.
Net Minders: Razor, Falcon, Skippy
In the Line Up: Spanky, Rake, Sparky, Rocky, Lovie, Hollywood, Doc, Chevy, Spinner, Jingles, Killer, Cribzie, Stevo, Crow, Snowpants, The Matador, Chico, Soupy, Sunny, Sheep Dog, Tunes and The Kamikaze
Out of the Line Up: Bulldog, La Bamba, The Turk. Hurricane
I.R.: Zaba,
Not Sure: Mez, we shall try to find out, never showed up last week and never called…Hmmmmm!
The Skinny: Christmas Party Night…so expect a full squad out.
Mini or no Mini: Mini for sure!!! As it stands right now, if Mez is in, two teams with 4 spares and one team with 3 spares. Can you say fast and furious hockey?
Captains for the Mini: Cribzie, Rocky and Hollywood
Still not heard from re Major Tournament: Junior, Mez, Killer, May Day,
In The Press Box, Healthy Scratches: No One, everyone is playing on December 17
Tomcat Santa: Leave some room in your gym bag for Tomcat Santa as he will be there distributing a gift to all naughty and nice Tomcats….
TOMCATS FOREVER
Black Bombers: Falcon, Chevy, Soupy, Chico, Killer, SParky and the Turk
White Warriors: Razor, Spinner, Doc, Snowpants, the Rake, Hurricane and Jingles
A night where there was no Stevo, no Rocky and no Hollywood to lead the way, but there was still plenty of action. The Bombers started out quickly, but the Warriors kept the pressure on. The first game went down to the wire, as the Bombers scored in the dying seconds to take the game by a score of 10-9.
The second game went back and forth and ended with a 3-2 victory for the Bombers.
What a great night!
Tomcats Forever!
Beer Bringers: Sunny (24) The Matador (12)
Net Minders: Razor, Falcon, Hollywood
In the Line Up: Spanky, Rake, Sparky, The Turk, Hurricane, Doc, Chevy, Spinner, Jingles, Killer, Snowpants, The Matador, Chico, and Soupy
Out of the Line Up: Crow, Bulldog, La Bamba, Skippy, Lovie, Rocky, Sunny
I.R.: Zaba, Stevo, Cribzie (Cribzie set to return December 17th!)
Not Sure: Mez, we never know
The Skinny: Looks like a minny.
Mini or no Mini: Looks like a mini, almost 3 SPARES OVER.
Captains for the Mini: To be determined. If you want to be a Captain, get to the Kapusta Kow early and approach Hollywood
In For February Tournament So Far (As of 7:30 EST December 5) : in: Zaba, Stevo, Sheep Dog. Razor, Bulldog, Rake, Spinner, Skippy, Turk, Cribzie,Chevy, Sparky, Soupy, Rocky, Matador, La Bamba, Hollywood , Lovie, Bearcat, Snowpants, Sunny, Hurricane and the Eagle
Not In for Major Tournament: Ogie, the Kamikaze,
Have not heard from the following re major tournament: Falcon, Junior, Spanky, Jingles, Killer, Chico, Crow, Beep, May Day, Tunes, Flintstone and Bubbles
In The Press Box, Healthy Scratches: Sheep Dog, Tunes, The Kamikaze
TOMCATS FOREVER!
With Harry away, Bloggy not available, even Howie was missing from the press box. They should’ve seen it. There has not been a Canada vs Ukraine game in years, and yet last night it was Magic(not Johnson) on the floor. It was a hard fought battle between both teams, kind of like an old drunk blind guy chasing a young spry goat around a barn, trying to have relations with it.
Lined up for Canada was; Mike Falcon, Matthew Matador, Aye Tunes, Danny Mez, Victor Snowpants, Aaron Chico, and Sammy Soupy!
On the opposing side for Ukraine; Mykhaylo Hollywoodowsky, Kevin Jinglevych, Pavlo Sparkylenko, David Hannowsky, Stefan Shovevich, Andriy Docevinsky, and David Spinnerovych.
Ukraine opened up the scoring at 8:54 of the first period on a love pass from Shovevich to Jinglevych. Falcon did everything he could to stop that Strong Ukraine offense! Ukraine after first period was up 4-1. But like that dude on the subway that told Kramer “Ukraine is weak”! That is the motto that Canada went with in the next period, tying the score up. Evened up at 4-4, thanks to awesome playmaking and passing from Chico and Soupy!
It became very intense hockey, with neither team wanting to make a mistake, especially to give up that next goal! The final score of the first series ended up squared up at 6-6. Player/Coach Snowpants, was seen talking intensely to Matador and Tunes, on what has to be done in the next game. Meanwhile on the Ukraine bench, you could see the boys eating perogies, and drinking from their Vodka water bottles!
The second game was similar to first, Like a bunch of ‘Muricans fighting over a 54” TV in a Walmart in Mississippi on black Friday. Good hockey, but Ukraine was up 5-2 after the first. The defensive pair of Sparkylenko and Hannowsky were on fire. Docevinsky was a definite presence in front of the net, screening Falcon all the time!
Falcon was interviewed in between periods and said ”if you look at the shots for and against it says Ukraine 43, and Canada 11. I think we should get more shots on net, get in on Hollywoodowsky, rattle him a little bit, kind of get on his nerves”! Tunes said in his in between period “ shoot it, he knocks it down, I shoot it again he somehow sticks his stick out and magically knocks it down” on Hollywoodowsky’s performance on the night.
Team Canada came on strong in the next period, with a cople of goals from Mez and Snowpants, the next thing you know, 5-5 was the score.
It was a battle, but Spinnerovych put the final nail in the coffin at 14:34 of that period to put Ukraine up 7-6. Canada also took advantage of a time out with 1:03 left in the game to plan their final attack. But it was over at the final buzzer. Matador let out a final “hey”! Whatever that meant!
The final handshakes, sticks in the air, the crowd got what they came for good even, clean hockey! The teams even enjoyed bevies together after the game. Everybody was quoting the Matador,“HEY”!
Remember boys keep your wives close, and your girlfriends closer! Phil Landerer is not too far away. Cheers!
Beer Bringers: Doc (24) Hollywood (12)
Net Minders: Razor, Falcon, Hollywood
In the Line Up: Spanky, Rake, Sparky, The Turk, Hurricane. Lovie, Doc, Chevy, Spinner, Jingles, Killer, Snowpants, The Matador, Chico, and Soupy
Out of the Line Up: Skippy, Junior, Crow, La Bamba, Rocky, Sunny, Bulldog
I.R.: Zaba, Stevo, Cribzie
Not Sure: Mez,
The Skinny: First game after great Christmas party. We should all be recovered from the hangover by Tuesday!
Mini or no Mini: Looks like a mini, right now it would take two cancellations for it to be just two teams.
Captains for the Mini: To be determined. If you want to be a Captain, go see Hollywood.
St. Felix: Came out Thursday November 28. If you have not looked at it, check it out.
In The Press Box, Healthy Scratches: Sheep Dog, Tunes, The Kamikaze
Sparky Says Thanks for the Help: Soupy, Sunny, Chevy, Hollywood, Razor, Falcon, Stevo, Sea Lion, Spanky, Lovie, Spinner, Matador all pitched in to carry out the empties for Sparky. La Bamba supervised the event to make sure it all ran smoothly, then Sunny and Sparky loaded up the truck. Thanks to everyone for
pitching in. “Hey, where are those three LA King girls?” Chevy had asked but was told, “Here take this down the fire escape”.
TOMCATS FOREVER!
I just want to thank everyone for coming out to the Christmas Party, another fantastic time….we should do these once a month. Special thanks to Chevy, Snowpants, Sunny and Hollywood for a super fantastic job organizing the event. Also thanks to Crow for the bus, (And Alistair for driving the bus) I know with the huge success of the bus ride there and back, we may need to get a Tomcat bus of our own, that holds 25-30 for the party next year. Love that stripper pole!
Love you guys, Stay Beautiful,
Stevo
Mrs. Snowpants and the President
Mrs. and Mr. Sea Lion, Kamikaze, Lady Bird Jaworiwsky, Mrs. and Mr. Snowpants
Tunes, Ogie and The Matador…not sure who was having the most fun!
Sparky, Doc and Lovie…not a better trio of Tomcats there can be!
Black Meat on White Street…Rocky, Snowpants, La Bamba, Razor, Spanky, Sunny, Hollywood and Spinner
Soft White Underbellies …Sparky, Rake, Lovie, Matador, Soupy, Chevy, Hurricane and Falcon
No mini last night but a great night of two-team hockey. The first game saw some of the best goaltending of the season as the Falcon and Razor traded great save after great save. Both teams were loaded with scoring talent but neither team could figure out how to get the ball past them. After 20 minutes of first period play, The Underbellies had 1-0 lead.
It took 12 minutes into the final period before the Black Meat could tally their first goal, coming on their 45th shot of the game. It was quickly answered, however, when the Soft Underbellies found pay dirt for a second time. They extended that lead shortly thereafter, leaving the Black Meat in 3-1 deficit late in the game.
Coach Sealion called a late game timeout to rally his Black Meat troops. Not sure what was said exactly, but it had something to do with looking to go back door on the Falcon. The fire was lit under the Black Meat and they came out humming. Very quickly, they were able to pop a second goal by the Falcon – score now 3-2. With a mere 7 seconds left on the clock, Spinner laid a beauty of pass across the front of the net to Snowpants for a pretty little “back door” tap in to tie up the game. I have never seen a tie-game for exciting to watch than this one!
Coach Sealion explains the back door play …” Everybody loves going thru the back door Spinnnnneeerrr!”
The back door reference really struck a chord with the Black Meat as the second game was much more open, with a lot more scoring. The first period was back and forth, with each team taking their turn scoring. The game was within one goal or tied most of the way. However, in the shortened second period (15 mins as compared to the usual 20), the Black Meat showed a little more jump and were able to end the game with 3 goal lead.
A solid goes out to Chevy for bringing a case “just because,” and also one for Lovie for bringing a case of “Rolling Rock.”
Rumor has it that the Tomcats and their significant others will be attending a holiday gathering this coming Friday evening at Rock Bottoms. While credentials are needed to get into the VIP section of the club, where the party is hosted, it might be a great opportunity for Tomcat fans to get close to their hometown heroes. Snowpants is known to leave the velvet ropes and walk amongst the fans, signing autographs or women’s breasts without hesitation.
Standing in for Harry, this is Howie Feltersnatch
Beer Bringers: Stevo (24) Rake(24)
Net Minders: Razor, Falcon, Hollywood
In the Line Up: Spanky, Rake, La Bamba, Sparky, Rocky, The Turk, Hurricane, Lovie, Doc, Chevy, Spinner, Jingles, Killer, Snowpants, The Matador, Chico, Soupy, Mez and Sunny
Out of the Line Up: Crow, Bulldog,
I.R.: Zaba, Doc, Stevo, Cribzie
Not Sure: N/A
The Skinny: Looking for some clean fun hockey this Tuesday
Mini or no Mini: Looks like a mini, right now it would be three teams with 2 spares a side on each team.
Captains for the Mini: To be determined. If you want to be a Captain, get to the Kapusta Kow early and approach Stevo.
St. Felix: Will be out this Thursday November 28. Some photos from last year’s party in the issue, so check it out.
In The Press Box, Healthy Scratches: Sheep Dog, Tunes, The Kamikaze
Sparky Asks That Guys Help: Sparky wants to move the empties out of the Tomcat Room, so is asking for helpers to show up a bit early on Tuesday to get the empties out, down the fire escape and into the back of his truck. So please consider giving him a hand.
TOMCATS FOREVER!
The only physical contact allowed on the Kapusta floor:
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By Harry Ballsonue
White Snow Storm: Snowpants, Sunny, Matador, Tunes, Chico, Razor, Killer and the Kamikaze
Black Thunder: Hurricane, La Bamba, Chevy, Sparky, Jingles, The Turk, Bearcat and the Rake
Yellow Sun Shine: Stevo, Spinner, Soupy, Cribzie, Spanky, Sheep Dog, Hollywood and the Bulldog
It was an intense night of hockey and the Black Thunder took the tournament. Congrats to team Captain Hurricane for selecting his team. “I felt confident going in, I know I had some slower D man, but I knew they would pull us in to the Championship Win Colum. along with the goal scoring forwards I had selected.” stated Hurricane. (who did not score a goal on the night).
The three star selection, as selected by La Bamba, 3rd star, Tunes, 2nd Star, Bulldog, and the first star, Bearcat. “When the names were being read out over the PA system and I heard the third star and then the second star, I thought, WTF, the bastards won’t even include one of our players (Black Thunder) to be a star, but then I heard Bearcats name and I felt better.” indicated Black Thunder super star/ scoring sensation, Chevy. (who got yelled at by Stevo for elbowing the Matador in the head)
At the end of the night, I was not privileged to the speech that Stevo gave, but it had something to do with all of the guys on stage being friends, and that Bearcat and Bulldog were brothers, and that the Matador and Tunes were friends, and that Snowpants and Cribizie were friends and that the Rake and Killer were lovers and that Chico only had Doc as a friend and everyone felt sorry for him so Soupy stood up and said, “I will be your friend Chico”. So now Soupy and Chico are friends…and the lesson was, let’s take care of each other on the floor and lets play hard, but not over do it. Stevo just does not want to see the over zealousness on the floor and after 25 years, is tired of yelling “Play The Ball”.
At the end of the night, Ghost Crossing shirts were presented to the three ‘Show Case’ players…..the reason for that is that that they have been coming out, loyally when asked to. Spanky also got a Ghost Crossing shirt, for joining the Tomcats. “I had to smile and say, ‘Fraser is down’, when Spanky took his first shot on net and then fell down”, indicated a smirking Turk.
A super solid on Spanky’s part was that he brought 12 Tall Boys of a Sleeman Product, just because!
The boys stayed on stage later then normal….
Tomcats at the Tomcat bar…Tomcats Forever!
Stevo, on his own, with no one around him, when down for the second time in two weeks, leading hockey insiders to wonder if he is done for the year and possibly his career. After he went down in the third game, he did not return, Tomcat Medical Staff had this to say, “Stevo suffered a lower body injury (believed to be his knee) and will be assessed in the days to come. We are hoping that he is in the line up next Tuesday”.
It should be noted that Sheep Dog and the Kamikaze both scored their first Tomcat goals last night…..I am hoping that someone picked up the ball for each guy.
Sparky is looking for guys to help carry beer empties out to his truck next Tuesday before hockey. “If we just formed a line and brought the empties out to my truck, it would be a great deal of help, could guys try to get there a bit early next week to help. I also hope that it will be in the ‘What the Tomcats know” next week, just to remind those that can and want to help.” Stated Sparky.
Hey, you think, while you are walking down the stairs with empty beer cans and bottles, I can put my Harry Ballsonue.
Windsor Tomcats 