Ringers Licked by Casalinga 9 to 1

Karin: "Good morning, sweetie. How was hockey?"
Me: "We lost, like 9 to 1"
Karin: "Aw, that's too bad. Did you put out the garbage?"

And with that, the events of last night are neatly closed and put away.

But some images just linger around and refuse to go away, just like the first time you watched Schindler's List. And I'm afraid to report that most of these moments occurred during post-game discussions in the locker room, and had something to do with body hair. More specifically, the removal of male body hair. Hey, I'm not naming names, but let's just say we've got some over-shavers and some under-shavers on the team. And we learned way too much about the chemical properties of Nair.

"Ahh, Rich, did you just compare adult recreational hockey to the holocaust?" No. Well, maybe.

Anyway, the cunning linguists from Casalinga pulled off an exceptional win, with excellent, controlled puck movement and effective positioning around the net to force Eric "Red Light" Petersen to play goal AND defense while Rob "Doberman Pincher" Todd was attacking the opponent's net waiting for a one-timer.

We held them to 2 goals in the first and had high hopes of holding it tight, but a few quick scores by Casalinga in the second had our backs up against the wall, and by midway through the 3rd, we only needed 5 to tie. The second half of the third saw a barrage of shots from the Casalinga show-boaters looking to add to their highlight reels.

Mercifully, Craig was able to deflect a cross-crease pass/shot off the Linguist goalie's skate to prevent a shutout.

Brian Chauder left a little disappointed he didn't have the same penalty-box party from last week. He tried again and again to start the party, but no one else showed up.

Next game: NDA Brew Crew, Tuesday Feb 14 @ 9:30
Let us know as soon as possible if you'll be out for Valentine's day (*cough* sissy *cough*)
Beer cart girl: Bodie