Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Hockey Recap

Hey hockey fans! Here's a long-awaited blog....you'd think I'd find the time to do this more often since my involuntary retirement, but being Laura is a lot of work...

Ok - first - the Seattle game on October 25. Have I mentioned how much I hate Key Arena, the Thunderbirds, but most of all the Seattle fans? That was just about the ugliest hockey I have seen the Tips play - no focus, no plan, and what was with Kyle Beach and Taylor Ellington's fake moustaches? Seriously - I would have put them in the penalty box just for looking stupid.

But yeah - here's the recap of Tuesday's game against Tri-Cities: WORST REFS EVER! Smith totally sucked and the Linesmen sucked too. The only good news was that their bosses were in the stands watching them - maybe we can hang out once they are involuntarily retired too!

Great game, except that everytime we scored, the Tri-Cities scored too. We would score a killer goal and then they would answer. And you think that having the refs on their side would have helped them win the game - but no - we did it. We tied the game, held them off during OT and then yes - my new fav - Kellan "Tater" Tochkin (#16) won the game - especially sweet since Pickard (the Tri-Cities Goalie) would skate off and thump his chest for every shot he blocked.

And yes, fans, it was me who called into KRKO and announced to the world my new nickname for #16 - Tater Tochkin - and the guys loved it! Hockey Tom and Leo (who was grounded by his girlfriend from the hockey game according to Tom) won't let me ad-lib any heckles, but even Hockey Tom slipped and yelled "Nice job, Tater"....see, I'm like that - I eventually get to you and ya have to love me!

So, I'll be signing autographs at the next game during the periods out in the smoking section - please line up in an orderly fashion and have your $20 cash ready - no checks or credit cards please!