Smattville: January 2007

Monday, January 29, 2007

Pariah

Talk about an unfamiliar position.

The Eston Ramblers hockey team has become unaccustomed to losing many games, the past two games in particular seem to have shown it was quite the struggle for the Estonian hockey gods. As for current Rambler players, losing just isn't part of their mentality. The last couple games played both away and home has shown weakness in the team. Could it be that the Ramblers are trailing their love for the game? Not yet, although through recent conversations with the various Ramblers it seems as if some may have pinpointed this problem.

So with the recent firing of the Queen bee, Coach Blyth Stevenson, the Eston hockey gods are free to rule these lands without hesitation. As they have recently fought to regain what was lost before & to pursue more without ceasing. Last weeks game in Eatonia, the better-focused Ramblers put this dog to work. The Huskies had time for one pee-break and it was in that moment the Ramblers regained their honor and castrated this dog with a final score of 6-3.

Sunday hosting the Oyen Eagles, the Ramblers took no time in proving this bird of prey they deserve what they have worked so hard for. First period #12 Darcy Morrice having missed 3 games due to a game misconduct, hit the ice committed & scored the Ramblers first goal 16:26, assisting #17 Donnie Hartsook & #9 B.J. Becker. Start of second, Oyen Eagles figured it must now be time to join the game, scoring their first & last goal of the night, but not before Eston took back the lead by scoring 3 goals in second. 5:26 into first #9 B.J. Becker shot hands a goal with #12 Darcy Morrice & #20 Chris Schlenker assisting. 15:21 after a long absence #2 Troy McIvor shows he is worthy to still play for the team shot handing a goal. Assisting him #22 Dayton McIvor & #9 B.J. Becker.

Why did the gopher cross the road? To show his friends he could get run over by a car. by Zack McLeod.

Yah thats right third goal of second period 16:28 belongs to the one who skates like a gopher on Ritalin #33 Joel Switzer. Assisting him #9 B.J. Becker & #44 Matt Owens. Third Period proved to the small town of Eston Ramblers only give & dont recieve no crap from Eagl er Seagullls, who seemed to constantly be struggling to recover the puck the majority of the game. 14:41 into third #20 Chris Schlenker decides its do or die time, short handling & scoring his 14th goal of the season, assisting him #24 Darren Oliphant. With 15:48 left of third, Ramblers decide this bird is pretty much de-feathered, skinned & ready for the pot. #33 Joel Switzer takes the honors to turn the heat up & finalizing what was left of the Eagles by scoring Estons last goal of the night, assisting him was #44 Matt Owens & #22 Dayton McIvor.

Ramblers end the night with a final score of 6-1, & a finale you could only find at a WSW match 10 years ago. With 3 Rambler game misconducts for #24 Derren Oliphant, #20 Chris Schlenker & #9 B.J. Becker. Next Ramblers home game will be on Saturday February 3rd, where they will also try to salvage their rank of position in the SaskWest Leugue Standings. 24 hours later they will begin with a string of Provincial Playoff games, first one beginning 8:00 pm where they will first host Loreburn.

posted by Matt @ 6:25 PM 2 comments

Friday, January 26, 2007

NedSui Top Ten

1. 9 Crimes by Damien Rice

2. Paralyzer by Finger Eleven

3. If Everyone Cared by Nickelback

4. Simon by Lifehouse

5. Secret Of The Easy Yoke by Pedro The Lion

6. Silence Lends A Face To The Soul by Saxon Shore

7. Swallowed In The Sea by Coldplay

8. Paper Scars by Lovedrug

9. Cain & Able by Josh Kelley

10. The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars

posted by Matt @ 2:24 PM 2 comments

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Switzer's Sideline's

Hello everyone, its great to be back again for another whole semester of exciting Storm athletics. Currently we are preparing our indoor soccer teams for some more PAC League action, but more importantly right now we are right in the heart of our ice hockey season, getting in some good games before our big hockey tournament next weekend.

We began the semester off with a game with our most common opponents, a local team in Eston called the Red Ribbons. We had a great showing from both of our players and a bunch of the Ramblers, having full three lines, and four defensemen. We began the game keeping things fairly square, they would score one, and we would get one back and so on. I would have to say that the TSN turning point of the game was at the end of the second when there was a little bit of confusion between Greg Moore, our all-star goaltender, and the rest of the team. We were down one goal, and everyone thought it was the end of the game, so the called Greg off of the ice, leaving our net unattended. The Ribbons are masters of taking advantage of weakness, and seeing their chance to increase the score they pounced quickly and made increased the deficit with a whole period remaining. This seemed to get us Storm down, and the Ribbons controlled most of the third and went on to win commandingly 10-6.

The next game of this semester was our first road trip of the year, all the way to Kindersley to take on the Barley Brothers. Tending the net again was our great goaltender Greg Moore, and with some key guest appearances from Johnny Meyer, Dusty Meyer, Darren Olyphant, and Phil Vanderberg we were fairly stacked against an older, more weathered Barley Brothers team. The story of the game was definitely found in our goaltender, only allowing 1 goal in 60 minutes of play. Also we had some key secondary scoring from Luke Moore, and Brad Hartsook that helped us jump out to a 7-1 lead much of the way into the second half. Our young, energetic legs seemed to be too much for a visibly older Barley Brothers team, so for the last 15 minutes we switched our philosophy to a more defensive stance, relying a lot more on our number one stay at home d-man Dusty Meyer. Despite the Brothers having a last minute surge of goals we were able to solidify an under-seven shutout, winning 9-4, and adding a much needed W to our stats. As the coach of the team I want to give a couple of honorable mentions out for some outstanding play in this last week. Johnny Scratch my back with a hack saw Meyer, always a solid reliable player. Darren Olyphant, a great addition to the team, and a great play-maker. Brad Quist, for always given-er and producing a lot of points. Nathan Frank, for being a great grinder in the corners. Luke Moore, for getting your first ice-hockey goal ever. Jeremy Cooper, for producing a lot of our key goals. Debra, for being a very distracting coach for other teams. Matthew Nickle, for being a great super team manager thus far.

The season is getting exciting, stay tuned for more Storm hockey updates as we venture out into this very competitive recreational hockey season. Till next time keep your stick on the ice, and taker easy.

-coach switz

posted by Matt @ 12:53 PM 1 comments

Friday, January 19, 2007

NedSui Top Ten

1. Swallowed In The Sea by Coldplay

2. Simon by Lifehouse

3. 9 Crimes by Damien Rice

4. Eat, Sleep, Repeat by Copeland

5. Paper Scares by Lovedrug

6. Silence Lends a Face to the Soul by Saxon Shore

7. Ache by James Carrington

8. Typical by MuteMath

9. Party Hard by Andrew W.K.

10. The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars

posted by Matt @ 1:14 PM 2 comments

Monday, January 15, 2007

Vengeance

The small island of Koh Phangan in Thailand they have yearly tradition where they would shoot or spear a full grown eagle. They would then cut of the head & drain the blood. To prepare the eagle portions they would remove each thighbone, some bones just below the knuckle and the end of each leg. This would allow the meat to shrink down during cooking. Then they would place the portions in a shallow dish with thyme, lemon and orange zest, garlic, star anise and a generous amount of salt. After that rub the mixture over portions. long after refrigeration for 24 hours they would place the eagle in a saucepan & place in the oven to 150 for 2-3 hours.

Now you wonder how does this all come into how the Ramblers played last night in Oyen? Well the island of Koh Phangan now has something to celebrate. Ramblers traveled to Oyen, Alberta last night, and were met in battle with the Oyen Eagles. First period 3:02 into play Ramblers #11 Scott Poulter scoring the first goal assisted by that Rambler who never seems to grow any taller #7 Nathan McLean. 13:32 blue once again had it in them & attacked with #20 Chris Schlenker & #24 Darren Oliphant assisting. Oyen managed to get a goal, ending the first period. Second Period Oyen once more manages to show their talons as they dig in another goal, matching the Eston Ramblers & tying up the game by the end of second.

Third period was were this Eagles flew. Oyen decided to pick up their skates & managed once again to astonish even their own crowd, by making the game 3-2 for Eagles. But Ramblers dont take crap, especially from Eagles. With 15:00 in third, #17 Donnie Hartsook sinks one in, assisting him #20 Chris Schlenker. So once again the game is tied, but some spoke to soon. Ramblers are known to never quit. 16:57 left in third #19 Quinn McLean short-hands a goal & sets the bar scoring Ramblers 4th goal, alongside assisting him #24 Darren Oliphant & #7 Nathan McLean. Eagles take a time-out & with 19:57 left into third, and no goalie in the Eagles net, #22 Dayton McIvor scores the 5th Rambler goal. Final score 5-3 for Eston Ramblers. Next game is Friday January 19th against Luseland Mallards at 8:00 pm. After that on the 20th Rambler in Eston, where the will face the Unity Minors at 8:00 pm.

posted by Matt @ 6:40 PM 2 comments

Friday, January 12, 2007

Justice

-Matt I have a confession to make, our missionary Ken has the entire seasons 4 and 5 of Smallville and I got completely hooked. I wasnt going to but I got sucked in. It was like Clarks powers sucked me in. I love it, its the best thing since nachos and cheese. We watch an episode everyday and sometimes 4 in one day. We are in the middle of season 5 now and someone has to die and its killing me cause I think its gonna be Lana so that Clark can hook up with Lois. Oh boy I cant wait to get home to watch it again. -Dan

posted by Matt @ 8:38 PM 3 comments

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Bound

De JaVu is defined feeling as if one has lived through or experienced this moment before. Now relate this to the last Ramblers game in Eston & last night's game in Leader. First period Leader astounded the minuet Eston crowd by scoring 2 goals, while Ramblers struggled to keep up. Second period Ramblers gain their ground in which they lost with #20 Chris Schlenker unassisted goal 6:01 into play. Leader seemed to be bound by hand & foot, as they made no 2nd period goals.

Halfway through the 2nd period at 10:02 #20 Chris Schlenker decides to go for a little stroll down memory lane as he makes his second goal of the night. Assisting him #22 Dayton McIvor who later breaks into fight way into third. Alongside Dayton, #9 Brant Becker, #12, Darcy Morrice & #20 Chris Schlenker all slumber in the dressing room. Final score 5-2, for the Leader Flyers. Some may ask "What happened?", the answer may never be known, but as for the Ramblers they may have had a little to much food from Christmas break. They have two weeks to get in shape, as their next game will be against the Luseland Mallards who have taken the top position in the league. See yah in two weeks!

posted by Matt @ 1:56 PM 2 comments

Exile

Catastrophic. That’s one word to describe it. Ramblers choked, not once twice. That's a little foreshadowing. Friday night’s game took place in the town of Eston and with Ramblers fans watching in horror, all we saw was a defeat that would somehow desecrate our position in the board. However, we had an outstanding comeback in third period. Goals that were made in first period was the riddle of the night. How can a short person skate so fast & weasel past opponents while making a goal? Well the answer: 4:34 into first, Ramblers #7 Nathan McLean makes his 4th goal of this season, assisting him #20 Chris Schlenker. At the same time Leader managed to make 2 goals.

Second period Ramblers struggle to make some outstanding plays, but the outcome only reside in Leader scoring 4 goals.
Third period a power play is in place #9 Brant Becker takes advantage of this opportunity by scoring Ramblers second goal 4:54 into third. Assisting for the second time, #20 Chris Schlenker. Shortly after #2 Troy McIvor makes not one but two goals on Leaders net. Assisting him both were #16 Jeremy Cooper & #12 Darcy Morrice. Time of goal 10:28 & 17:59. However, in the long come Leader once again scores another two goals. Making the final score 8-4 for Leader. Ramblers will meet their revenge tomorrow night in Leader.

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