Windsor Tomcats

Teams

Tomcats own Skippy awarded with Ontario Medal for good citizen ship ….” i did not think he liked metal I thought he liked soft Jazz”…said Chevy

Tunzie will be representing China in the next Winter Olympics …” me love you long time “…Tunzie

El Choppo stays by controls …he is ready to launch nuclear missile

 

Bringers of the Bottles:   Chevy (24) Jingles (12)

Between the Pipes: Falcon, Skippy, Scuz

Starting Line Up:  Chevy, Rocky, Snowpants, Doc, Kamikaze, Soupy, Spinner, Stevo, Killer, Matador, Hurricane, Jingles, Bulldog, Sunny, Beep, the Turk, the Rake, El Choppo, Tunzie, Razor

PUP (Physically Unable to Play):  Hollywood

POOTUP (Physically Out Of Town and Unable to Play):  Lovie

Healthy Scratches: Chico, LaBamba, Sheep Dog, Sparky, Cribzie

Sitting in Press Box:  Hicksee, Shack, Crow, The Terror

With the Bad Axe Bearcats, waiting to be called up: N/A

Captains for the Mini:  TBD

Skinny:  Razor will return to play some defense to test out the injury before suiting up between the pipes.

Three Weeks Left In First Half of the Season by Harry Ballsonue

TEAMS

The  Soupy  Pelicans, Soupy, Hurricane, Chevy, Rocky, Falcon (Netminder) Kamikaze, Skuz 

The  Spinner Toucans Spinner, Matador, Stevo, Snowpants, Cribzie, Killer and the Terror (Netminder)

I decided to go with some Florida birds in honour of Gerrard Gallant and how poorly the Florida Panthers handled him when they let him go this weekend.

December 13 Sparky is looking for a few good men to help with empties and to carry them out.  Then December 20 is the year end Christmas Party.  Your cost is $10 for Pizza. It is also the last night of hockey at the Kapusta Kow for the 2016.

As for Hockey last night, it was fast and steady and thanks to all those who did not show up to play.  Tomcats had two spares aside and the game was quick.  First game 8-5 for the Spinner Toucans and then 8-3 for the Soupy Pelicans. “ 2 teams and 2 spares aside are a great game.” stated Kamikaze.

Lebanese connection, Skuz, Matador and Tunzie, all that is missing is the Villain, he used to play…that would have made it four

Great to see a number of Tomcats at the Kamikaze’s Surprise birthday party this past Friday….nice to see people still get surprised, from Soupy to Kamikaze. The Green Giant was there and he drove 6 hours to be there.

The 104th CFL Grey Cup as a very very good game, maybe one day, the NFL will be that good….but I somehow doubt it.

Snowpants is looking to you to let him know if you are going to the December 17 Tomcat Christmas Party at Rock Bottom….Get a D.D. and Go !

Falcon had an outstanding game I thought last night, he flashed the leather on a number of occasion. Tomcats are still silent on the return of Razor, the franchise type goalie has been on the IR since the start of the season.  All Tomcats and fans are hoping a speedy recovery for Razor and that we see him in the line up soon.

And speaking of Falcon and Razor and goalies in general, Killer paid his 6 pack case of beer with MGD. (For hacking goalies last week) he actually brought a 12 pack.  Now that is a man who is sorry for his sins.

Truffle Butter has anyone had he chance to partake in this delicious event? (What? Never tried it……Google it….((Urban dictionary will point you in the correct direction)) then contact me if you have….love to hear about it)

While you are thinking,  ‘oh my God…Truffle Butter…love it’, do you think I could put my Harry Ballsonue.

Bringers of the Bottles:   Doc (24) Sunny (12)

Between the Pipes: Falcon, The Terror

Starting Line Up:  Chevy, Rocky, Snowpants, Doc, Kamikaze, Soupy, Spinner, Stevo, Killer, Matador, Hurricane, Cribzie, Jingles, Scuz

PUP (Physically Unable to Play):  Razor, Hollywood

POOTUP (Physically Out Of Town and Unable to Play):  Lovie

Healthy Scratches: Chico, Skippy, Sparky, LaBamba, Bulldog, Sheep Dog, Sunny, Beep, the Turk, the Rake, El Choppo, Tunzie

Sitting in Press Box:  Hicksee, Shack, Crow

With the Bad Axe Bearcats, waiting to be called up: N/A

Captains for the Mini:  TBD

Skinny:  A two-team night at this point.  Scuz will play out.

Tomcats More Than Just Mouse Killers by Harry Ballsonue

Sunny House Mouse:  Sunny, Falcon, La Bamba, Hurricane, Stevo, The Rake, Snowpants and the Turk 

Soupy Deer Mouse: Soupy, Beep, Chevy, Spinner, Scuz, Kamikaze, Jingles and Sheep Dog

Matador White Footed Mouse: Matador, Tunzie, Sparky, Rocky, Killer, The Terror and Doc

So you see guys get together and share a laugh here and there, but for 28 years, the Windsor Tomcats have been coming together each week to have some exercise, celebrate a nice save or a great pass and share a beer or two, it is always a wonderful feeling sitting on the stage after and sharing a story about a goal scored or a glove save made. (Which were many by the three net minders tonight…great work Falcon, The Terror and Skuz)

The great part of all this is that there is also the outside events, the Golf Tournament, the get togethers at Tomcats homes (Doc’s annual House Warming Parties)  and of course the Christmas Party.

The first year that the Tomcats had the Christmas Party there was a very large amount of Tomcats and their significant partner that attended. Chevy, Rocky, Snowpants, are hoping for a strong showing this year as well.  The party is at Rock Bottoms (Upstairs) on Saturday December 17, 7 p.m. start….all Tomcats should be attending, for a smile, a glass of beer and for a couple of chicken wings. This only lasts for so long and then next thing you know, you are in diapers in your wheel chair at Regency Park Nursing Home or Victoria Manor and you’re saying to yourself, “Man, I should’ve gone to those Christmas Parities look at me now, I don’t even know my name, what number did I wear with the Tomcats….damn”.

So pay your $25 bucks and show up…..small price to pay to show support for the Tomcats.

As for hockey last night……good hockey, a bit chippy but, as you all know, Tuesday Night Tomcat Hockey is the next step to the NHL.  You do well on a Tuesday night and the Las Vegas Golden Knights are calling your agent and saying , “Is Killer available”?   Speaking of Killer, he was fined a 6 pack for hacking the goalies. “Ha a 6 pack, I’ll bring a 12, this is a six pack” Killer said posting to his belly.

After lumberjacking his way to a few goals .killer apologized to all the goalies he was fined a six pack

Nice to see Tunzie in the line up, his smile lights up the stage.

Also great to see La Bamba, just with him there, you know everything is going to be alright.

Matador continues to be one of the best players out there, defiantly first round material for the main tournament and who knows maybe first overall. “I did not have the greatest of games tonight” stated Matador and added… “and Tunzie was not good either”.  (You got to love a player that calls it as he sees it)

The Turk blocked his 1,500th shot tonight (and that was only this season)

Winner of the night, the Sunny House Mouse, they were the oldest team ever fielded on a Tuesday night, “It was the first time ever that the years of all the players on the team added up to over a thousand” stated Sparky.

It should be noted that the House Mouse were sponsored by Geritol,  Viagra  and Depends ’the Adult Diaper’.

“Why can’t more guys play gentleman like like Jingles”..stated Falcon

You don’t get more gentlemen like then these two …La Bamba and Beep

Stevo was to bring a 12 and brought 28, that is Tomcat Spirit.

DECEMBER 13 Sparky is looking for a few good men to help move empties out of the Tomcat Room…..anyone able to that, please be at the Kapusta Kow at 6:10p.m. on that night to help.

Hockey goes to December 20 this year….extended a bit, due to first part of the season starting later due to roof leaks. Rocky will be looking for a head count for that night as he will be needing to order pizza, MGD (The official Beer of the Tomcats, Rum and Rye) So if you know you will be there on the 20th, please let Rocky know..

And hey, if you are thinking I forgot to mention the Filed Mouse in the team names, keep in mind there were only three teams to mention and I wanted to put in the team name of the White Footed mouse, and of course house mouse rhymes, so I wanted to use that, and while you are thinking, ‘I didn’t know there was a mouse called a white footed mouse’, do you think I could put Harry Ballsonue.

Bringers of the Bottles:   Soupy (24) Stevo (12)

Between the Pipes: Falcon, The Terror and Scuz

Starting Line Up:  Chevy, Rocky, Snowpants, Doc, Kamikaze, Soupy, Spinner, Turk, The Rake, Stevo, LaBamba, Beep, Killer, Sheep Dog, Sunny, Sparky, Tunzie

PUP (Physically Unable to Play):  Razor, Hollywood

POOTUP (Physically Out Of Town and Unable to Play):  Lovie

Healthy Scratches: Chico, Skippy, Cribzie, El Choppo, Bulldog

Sitting in Press Box:  Hicksee, Shack, Crow

With the Bad Axe Bearcats, waiting to be called up: N/A

Captains for the Mini:  TBD

Skinny:  Should be a mini…but we know how things go come Tuesday

GLASS IS FULL WITH ROCKY AT THE HELM By Harry Ballsonue

Teams:

Soupy Condors Soupy, La Bamba, Chevy, Stevo, Matador (Net Minder) and Doc

Snowpants Buzzards Snowpants, Rocky, Kamikaze, Sheep Dog, Hurricane (Net minder) and Rake 

Spinner Vultures Spinner, Cribzie, the Turk, Scuzie (Net Minder) Killer and Bulldog

With 8 weeks into the Windsor Tomcat season, very little has changed, Rocky seems to have it down to perfection running the well oiled Tomcat machine. There was a slight delay to the season due to roof leaks, but Rocky handled that keeping everyone advised.  At the start of the season a great start of the season gift was handed out (See photo above). “I think he is doing a super fantastic job”, stated La Bamba, “The Tomcats have not missed a beat with him at the helm”. La Bamba finished.

Hockey on the 15th was very good, the Headlines could have easily been. SPINNER POSSESSED SCORES LIKE A MAD MAN or SKUZ STEALS GAMES…. A REGULAR DOMINK HASEK and or SOUPY SAVES DAY AND GETS ICE. Spinner was scoring, passing, checking, scoring and just about doing it all. Scuz was incredible in net (so was Hurricane and the Matador) but the Scuz was a game stealer and made some fantastic saves.  Soupy, not afraid to take charge, came up with the ice and placed on the beer..thus being a super hero game saver.  In case you are wondering, the Soupy Condors won the mini.

Some issues with the score clock at the start of the night, but Rocky and Kamikaze got the tools out and checked the Knutson Valve and the Johnson Rod and seemed to make it work, so the Sparky score clock worked and the night was saved.

Keep in mind that the Tomcat Christmas party is on Saturday December 17th.  Snowpants and Chevy are collecting money, so get your money in to them, so that they know you are going.  Be courteous be kind. Snowpants has indicated that there will be door prizes and “ it should be a good time” stated Snowpants.

A search is on for a bar to replace Purples, (Who is kidding who…how can you ever replace Purples) but some of the boys, Hurricane, Stevo, Kamikaze and Doc went to Orwells, located at the corner of Shepherd and Kildare.  “what a great atmosphere” stated Kamikaze.  “I loved the bar and the feel of it, I think it is definitely a place where the Tomcats can go and have a drink and some food” Stated Doc.  Hurricane stated, “It is a block or two further away than Purples, but really it is close by, guys will like it” Stated Hurricane.

And while you are looking at the team names and thinking those are scavenger birds, the condors, a buzzard and a vulture, do you think I could put my Harry Ballsonue

Bringers of the Bottles:   LaBamba (24) Killer (12)

Between the Pipes: Hurricane, Scuz and Matador

Starting Line Up:  Chevy, Rocky, El Choppo, Snowpants, Doc, Kamikaze, Soupy, Cribzie, Spinner, Turk, The Rake, Stevo, LaBamba, Beep, Killer, Sheep Dog, Bulldog

PUP (Physically Unable to Play):  Razor, Hollywood

POOTUP (Physically Out Of Town and Unable to Play):  Lovie

Healthy Scratches: Chico, Jingles, Skippy, Sunny, the Falcon, Sparky, Tunzie

Sitting in Press Box:  Hicksee, Shack, Crow, The Terror

With the Bad Axe Bearcats, waiting to be called up: N/A

Captains for the Mini:     Snowpants, Spinner, Matador

Skinny:  Should be a mini…but we know how things go come Tuesday

NOTE:  Found White Long Sleeve Out Door Tomcat 2013 ….From last week…
It has been found…recovered and washed…and will be with Stevo.

Please claim it on Tuesday.

New Goalies for Tomcats, New President for the USA..by Harry Ballsonuue

The Peashooters Kamikaze, Tunzie, Sunny, La Bamba, Snowpants, Stevo and the Terror

Hawker Fury Doc, Beep, Soupy, Matador, Scuz, Falcon, Turk

The Thunderbolts El Choppo, Chevy, Cribzie, Spinner, Rocky, Hurricane, Skippy and the Rake

Hockey was excellent, it really was, there were a couple of incidents Kamikaze high sticking Beep, in the back of the head,  Doc knocking Kamikaze down and breaking Kamikaze’s nail, Matador, getting speared by his own stick and of course, Doc tripping Soupy on a break away, problem with that  is, they were on the same team.

Doc and The Rake had a ‘go at it on the floor’, but then Doc called Rake over and they spoke about the Tomcat brother hood and the love that everyone needs to have for each other.  Groovy move by Doc for Peace Love and Happiness.

Two Love Sparrows …talking about Swallows ..”hey would you “? Asked Doc as Rake looked lovingly at Doc.

Speaking of Doc…..

Doc spotted wearing his daughters shoes

Tomcats announced at the end of the game the signing of The Terror, the Terror had signed a try out contract last year and the Tomcats were impressed, the deal was held up by some of the demands that the Terror and his agent hard.  The demands were: 1) he wanted a 5 year deal at 4 million a year which he got, 2) he wanted number 31 because his favourite goalie Cujo wore that number for the Leafs, he got that number.  3) He asked that in the next Tomcat program that he be listed as 6 feet tall, Tomcats agreed. 4) The Terror also asked that he be allowed to continue his landscaping business, and the Tomcats agreed.

So Tomcats have a new goalie to go along with the signing of Scuz a few weeks ago, both were presented with Tomcat towels….#31 to the Terror #37 to Skuz. Welcome to the Windsor Tomcats.

Caption; ‘The Terror signs a 5 year deal, “I’m so excited, I can’t believe it,  pinch me” stated the Terror’

Matador has been tasked with training Tunzie as the new beverage beer cooler guy.  “I am honoured to be given this position, I will never let the boys down, the beer will always be cold”. a beaming Tunzie had stated.

RULE NOTICE Everyone is reminded that YOU MUST wait for everyone to be in place after a goal is scored or if the ball goes out of play.  You are allowed to move the ball as quickly as you want after the goalie makes a save and places it behind the net.

TOMCAT CHRISTMAS PARTY Snowpants and Chevy want everyone to know, that the Tomcat Christmas party is on Saturday December 17 this year.  7 p.m. start, $15 per person, $25 per couple.

There will be finger foods that will be brought out twice that night.  It’s worth just going for their chicken wings.

Snowpants will be sending an email to everyone trying to get a head count. “I certainly would love to see everyone go, it’s a Christmas party and we are the Tomcat Family, please come and bring your significant other.” Stared Chevy.

There is Nothing like sharing a cold beverage with the greatest guys in the world .

I think the Matador has become one of the top Tomcat players.  He seems to see the floor well and has a great snap shot that seems to beat the goalies. I also thought Stevo had a good night and seemed like his usual self scoring a few goals for the Peashooters. All three goalies, Skippy, Falcon and The Terror all played great, thanks boys for being goalie and being you!

Hey, while you are looking at the team names and thinking to yourself, what kind of names are those, locomotives, vacuum cleaners or fighters planes, do you think I could put my Harry Ballsonue.

Bringers of the Bottles:   Sparky (24) Skippy (12 from last week)

Between the Pipes: Falcon, Skippy and The Terror

Starting Line Up:  Chevy, Rocky, Tunzie, El Choppo, Snowpants, Doc, Kamikaze, Matador, Sunny, Soupy, Cribzie, Spinner, Turk, The Rake, Jingles, Stevo, LaBamba, Beep, Hurricane, Scuz

PUP (Physically Unable to Play):  Razor, Hollywood

POOTUP (Physically Out Of Town and Unable to Play):  Lovie

Healthy Scratches: Chico, Killer, Sheep Dog, Sparky, Bulldog

Sitting in Press Box:  Hicksee, Shack, Crow

With the Bad Axe Bearcats, waiting to be called up: N/A

Captains for the Mini:     The Rake, Kamikaze and Doc

Skinny:  Should be a mini…but we know how things go come Tuesday

A two-team night with full benches led to a scoring fest.  On paper, the night started out evenly matched:

Whitecats – Sparky, Cribzie, The Falcon, Snowpants, Soupy, Chevy, Doc, El Chappo and Kamizaze

Blackcats – Sheep Dog, Spinner, The Turk, The Danish, Rocky, Sunny, The Matador, The Rake

Maybe having too many players with nicknames starting with “The” on one team was a bad idea, as by the end of the night, the teams were not evenly matched.  The Whitecats took both games 11-8 and 10-8.  The goals came early and often for the Whitecats, requiring the Blackcats to dig deep and pull off a few scoring flurries just to keep the scores respectful by the final buzzer.

As usual, the beer and good cheer flowed freely on stage afterwards.  Shout outs to Snowpants and Sunny.  Once again, Sunny showed up and took it upon himself to set up the floor for hockey.  President Rocky Comartin asks all Tomcats to do their part…if you show up early, help with set up.  If you didn’t come in time for set-up, then you better be one of the guys taking things down and not just heading to the stage.  It is just good Tomcat-common sense don’t you think?  Snowpants, a very dedicated and involved Tomcat, took time between games to sweep the floor.  Guys like Sunny and Snowpants are what make the Tomcats great!

Watch out for information from Snowpants regarding the Tomcat Christmas party.  Please consider taking part in this great event.  The event is always better when we fill Rock Bottoms with Tomcats and their significant others.

Until next time,

Howie Feltersnatch

Bringers of the Bottles:   Turk (24) Skippy (12)

Between the Pipes: Falcon, The Danish and TBD (waiting to hear from the Terror or Scuz)

Starting Line Up:  Chevy, Rocky, Tunzie, El Choppo, Snowpants, Doc, Kamikaze, Matador, Sheep Dog, Sparky, Sunny, Soupy, Cribzie (24 for last week), Spinner, Turk, The Rake

PUP (Physically Unable to Play):  Razor, Hollywood, Jingles

POOTUP (Physically Out Of Town and Unable to Play):  Lovie

Healthy Scratches: Chico, Bulldog, Skippy, Killer, Hurricane, Beep, LaBamba, Stevo

Sitting in Press Box:  Hicksee, Shack, Crow

With the Bad Axe Bearcats, waiting to be called up: N/A

Captains for the Mini:     Sheep Dog, Kamikaze and Doc

Skinny:  Maybe a mini…we’ll see what Monday (Halloween) and Tuesday (warm temperatures) do to the cancellations.