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The Championship weekend in Euless I-league

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Keg Night, and I Wasn’t There. . .

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Brewzers (6-6-0) 4
Stickmen (6-3-1) 3
Mike “More” Moore is back. And, he barely survives. After a period of punching eachother in the face Joe Tomme opens the scoring in the second with a Stick lead. Brian Hamstra’s line produces the first Brewzer goal- a juicy [...]

Shoot-out tips for shooters and netminders

The shoot-out is a skills test which at times decides a game (whether this is good or not, it’s sure exciting). Here are some suggestions for both shooter and goalie!

Jon guest stars on. . . the SND Weekend Wrap-up

Saturday Night D-league gets its start on Thursday in the bizarro world we call Euless.
Blue Devils (6-6-2) 3
Canadiens (5-8-0) 2
The Devil defense was hardly living up to its name as they allow forty-six shots on the night, the lead fell quickly to the Can-do offense, specifically Chris Gallagher and Gabe Rivera. Jared Junker collects the [...]

KEG Prelude an update on the Euless I-leagues for the weekend of October 17, 2009

Sunday, October 18, 2009
KEG Prelude
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Warriors (6-4-0) 4
Brewzers (5-6-0) 0
Needless to say the ice was clean when the Warriors skated off the rink. The Brewzers can’t collect a single goal, not even a penalty- they follow the Warrior offense back into their zone and watch first Chris Dolbee score on Matt then Eric Johnson [...]

Backward Skating… Made Easy?

Mark Tabrum, the Director of Coaching for USA Hockey, says that it is important in backward skating, as it is in forward skating, to emphasize power, which can be achieved by using your leg muscles, body weight and your skate edges.
“Start in ready position, head up, knees and ankles bent, with your back fairly straight. [...]

Coordinators Rebuked! Saturday Night I in Euless

The following was released this evening by Tom Yockey.
It looks like we have room for 14 I league teams this season. How that is split up we will see when all teams submit the forms and $$. We will rotate best we can the late times. But at least you can see what [...]

Euless I-league Update, weekend of October 10, 2009

Here Comes the Keg
Here it is incomplete, there are still games pending, but I will deliver the commentary on the remaining scores that I have before the sun rises.
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Brewzers (5-5-0) 7
Mutineers (5-3-0) 2
A theme for the weekend- the first team to score has no better chance to win than the other team. The Mutes [...]

The Concussion

Ice hockey is a contact sport, even in the leagues where contact is against the rules it happens with or without purpose. But with the help of smart players, diligent officials, and the proper safety equipment this sport can provide a lifetime of innocent fun.
There are still guys out there that I have played with [...]

Faceoff Domination

Winning face-off’s is important as getting goals and assists even though you may not end up in the stat sheet.

SND – Euless – 3 Oct 2009

It was Monday evening before the Saturday Night D-League was able to finally complete it’s weekend games; everyone is waiting for more word on how many teams will remain after the Great Culling of 2009 takes place in a few weeks. Thus far, we’ve got SND teams dropping back into the I-League as well as [...]

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