Gold Weasel Matt Fitzgerald hoists the Richelieu Cup before
a throng (not shown) of excited Weasel Fans at Portland City Hall
By R Inkrat, London Times Ice Hockey Correspondent
PORTLAND, MAINE, AUGUST 29, 2011 - The Yanks really love their North American ice hockey, and nobody loves it more than the Golden Weasel fans of the Morning Hockey Club. Consequently it was no surprise that the Weasel "rolling rally" to Portland's City Hall last week drew, well, a sizable crowd, if perhaps slightly smaller than expected.
Weasel star Matthew "Mattie" Fitzgerald, pictured above, carried the cup up the City Hall steps before a teeming throng of ecstatic Weasel fans, who unaccountably do not appear in the above photo (we have sacked the photojournalist who took the picture).
As fans of the North American sport eagerly await the next Cup playoff. the Weasels and rival Blue Dogs have played a see saw regular schedule in recent weeks, with both clubs winning and losing close contests. This morning's was typical, with the Weasels prevailing 9-8 despite a heroic 4-goal performance by Dog captain Gerald "Gerry" Nadeau, who had to drive hundreds of miles overnight in Hurricane Irene to secure an endangered vessel before returning to arrive at the rink this morning to lead his club.
The Cup has been turned over over to Weasel Richard "Gidge" Veilleux for the week. Veilleux was heard trash talking in French to the Blue Dogs as he left with the famed flagon. But the taunts were lost on his opponents who are barely literate in English at best, let alone understanding French.
As a side note, we are informed at the Times that negotiations are under way to bring the Weasels to London for an exhibition match with a local club of North American Hockey enthusiasts. Reportedly the main obstacle, one that may prove insurmountable, is the policy of Her Majesty's government prohibiting entry of "undesirable elements" into the United Kingdom.
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