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Somnus est hostes hostiumBryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-88676315017172195622012-12-04T06:37:00.001-08:002012-12-04T06:41:29.879-08:00Secunde Hangs Up His Pads<em>By R. Inkrat, Special to Pravda</em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: large;">FALMOUTH, MAINE, DECEMBER 4, 2012 - The Morning Hockey Club
will be losing one of the great all time goaltenders according to an
announcement by league GM Gerald Nadeau yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The brief statement issued by the MHC began,
"Jimmy “the Glove” Secunde has decided to hang up his goalie pads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has some back issues that could become
serious if he continues bouncing around between the pipes."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: large;">This is the second net minding great forced to give up the
backstopping role in recent years, as fans worldwide remember the recent
retirement of Glenn Michaels over similar health issues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: large;">Among other achievements during his stellar puck stopping
career, Secunde led the legendary Gold Weasels to their successful run to
capture the inaugural Cardinal Richelieu Cup series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A converted forward, Secunde applied himself
with unparalleled diligence to the art of getting hit with the puck and often
amazed with his dazzling saves and position play, especially those patented helmet
and face mask stops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Book Antiqua;">With characteristic modesty, Secunde said, "I had more
fun than you could imagine, just a little disappointed I could never play quite
as well as I wanted."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Book Antiqua;">The good news is that Secunde will continue to skate with
the MHC, returning to the forward position come springtime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I'm hoping to work my way back into
some sort of aerobic fitness, so I'll be there for the upcoming Monday skates,
and will probably poach a few other sessions here and there, as well."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><o:p><span style="font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: large;">"Jim, we can’t thank you enough for the effort you put
in," Nadeau said, "your sense of humor and the great attitude you
have while playing, we all should take note. You’re a great sport and we’ll
miss you."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: large;">Secunde's career was not without controversy, however, as he
was subjected to the largest fine in MHC history over the Richelieu Cup for
"desecration of a relic" when he placed the eulogized ewer in his
fire pit and posed for a photo that due to his celebrity quickly went viral. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has been working off the $ 1 billion fine ever since
and was reportedly considering taking up a career as a male model to garner the
cash needed to retire it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a surprise
move, however, league officials have announced that given Secunde's decision to
trade goalie pads for shin pads the fine is being forgiven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neither Secunde nor league officials would
comment for the record but anonymous sources confirm that the league decided to
remit the penalty in recognition of Secunde's other contributions to Morning
Hockey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: large;">The MHC also announced that another outstanding forward, Jamie
Paschal, who has been filling in ably for Secunde here and there, will be
taking over in net on both Monday and Wednesday going forward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paschal's early performances have shown he
will be a capable successor to Secunde and all MHC players welcomed the
announcement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: large;">We know all good things come to an end, but the semi
retirement of Secunde is bittersweet for all MHC players and fans worldwide,
who will miss his unique style between the pipes. "It's like when Bobby
Orr retired," said MHC fan Shawn O'Hara of South Boston, "but maybe a
little worse. But at least we know Jimmy will still be out there with the
club."</span></div>
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Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-8804196300972557612012-11-13T19:04:00.000-08:002012-11-13T19:04:37.036-08:00Richelieu Cup Leads to Medical Breakthrough
By R. Inkrat, Special to the New England Journal of Medicine<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">FALMOUTH,
MAINE - In addition to the excitement provoked everywhere it goes, the revered
Cardinal Richelieu Cup has also now been a part of medical history, as it has
been found to be key to a hitherto unknown treatment for shingles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Morning
Hockey Club Blue Dog scoring machine Gary DiLisio, also a qualified physician,
discovered during his "day with the Cup" that the famed flagon was
the perfect device for mixing and delivering a solution that treats the chronic
condition successfully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I think
it's something in the metal of the Cup," DiLisio said, "that creates
a chemical reaction with the solution, increasing its effectiveness multiple
times."</span></span></div>
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</w:wrap></v:imagedata></span></v:shape><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Results are not all in yet but it
appears the medicinal brew prepared in the Cup is also good for acid reflux, hemorrhoids,
and erectile dysfunction, though control group testing on those conditions is
not yet complete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After metallurgical
studies are finished on the Cup attempts will be made to duplicate its
composition so that vessels with the same properties can be produced world wide.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Curiously,
however, Dr. Fritz Freiling of the National Science Foundation, who is
conducting the tests, reported that so far the scientists have not been able to
determine with certainty the Cup's metallurgical properties let alone duplicate
them. "Ve fear dat ze Cup is maybe one of a kind," Freiling said at a
press conference yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So while the
scientific and medical communities are hailing DiLisio's breakthrough, serious
doubts about our ability to duplicate it linger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br clear="all" style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The good doctor's experimentation
with the Cup in veterinary applications proved less successful. DeLisio
attempted to administer the solution to farm animals, using the Cup, but with
little success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I think it has to
be confined to humans," he remarked.</span></span></div>
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Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-48621064911701439192012-10-31T06:01:00.002-07:002012-10-31T06:02:40.310-07:00Cup Celebrations Continue<span style="font-size: large;">FALMOUTH, MAINE, OCTOBER 31, 2012 - Richelieu Cup fever continues to boil over as the Morning Hockey Club Blues have their individual "days with the cup," although the performance of individual hounds has been mixed at best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most recently, Cup MVP Walt Leland spent a couple of days with the famed flagon, but disappointed by providing no photos or video of the occasion. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Likewise Blue sharpshooter Gerry Nadeau had the cup, and unaccountably chose to leave it in his mouldering hockey bag for a couple of days before turning it over to Jay Hallet (no reports from him as of this writing). This is especially disappointing, as Nadeau is being sent to Hawaii to follow up on presidential birth certificate leads, and could have taken the Cup with him for suitable display! Recall the honor paid to the Cup by Steve "Mr. Freeze" Freese when he spent his "days with the Cup" bringing the valued vessel to Las Vegas where throngs of MHC fans were waiting for the celebration. Hockey lovers around the world are wondering whether some of these guys "get it."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blue defense anchor Brian Linscott did better, bringing the cup to inspire a crowd of young soccer players, whose enthusiasm for the Cup triumph couldn't be contained. Linscott is pictured below offering the impressionable youngsters a thrilling moment of opportunity to view and actually touch the historic trophy.</span><br />
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Brian Linscott (back to camera) Displays Richelieu Cup</div>
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"<span style="font-size: large;">I think some of the guys are just worn out after the Cup series," said ESPN hockey pundit Barry Melrose. "It takes so much out of you to win the Richelieu Cup. That may explain why the celebrations this season are a little weak</span>."<br />
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Hockey correspondents R. Inkrat, F. Inkrat, and D. Inkrat contributed to this story.<br />
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Dogs rallied for a 7-4 win over the Gold Honey Badgers to claim the coveted
Cardinal Richelieu Cup this morning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In this second playoff series for the famed flagon the
hounds won four in a row after an opening game tie, putting an exclamation mark
on their post season sprint to the Cup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Playoff MVP Walt "The Wall" Leland was awarded the
first tour with the "charmed chalice" after standing on his head all
morning to thwart a determined Badger attack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Leland made key save upon key save to limit the Gold sharpshooters to 4
markers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the other end of the ice, Jim
Secunde was also brilliant as the multi-talented Blue forwards attacked in wave
upon wave and peppered him with shots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Gold opened the scoring and held an early 3-1 lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Les Bleus rallied, however, to knot it at 3-3
and then take a 4-3 lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gold fought
back to tie it 4-4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The contest remained
even for some minutes but gradually the persistent Blue offense, led by Gerry
Nadeau, broke through for goals 5 and 6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Hockey analysts will be studying this series for months to
come, but ESPN's veteran puck philosopher Barry Melrose observed, "It is
becoming clear the key to Cup play is Brian Linscott.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whichever team has Linscott wins."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this the mullet-maned maven was correct,
as Linscott won the cup last series with the Gold Weasels, as they were then
known, and this time backstopped Blue in its successful Cup run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Linscott, who seems to be suffering from a
delusion about a team he was on coming back from a 3-0 deficit in some past playoff
series, "played a good game" today and has been solid all series.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Canine JJ Mokarzel was in a celebratory mood after the
tilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He visited the locker room
occupied by several downcast Gold teammates to "look for a
broom."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This prompted many
observers to remember that in game 3 Mokarzel had been "lent" to Gold
for the match, leading to speculation that his role may have been more saboteur
than savior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is only one of several
"irregularities" that will be investigated before the Cup win becomes
official.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meantime MHC records will
reflect it with an asterisk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We congratulate them and look
forward to the next Cardinal Richelieu Cup playoff!</span></div>
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Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-58421460275171347352012-10-10T12:25:00.000-07:002012-10-10T12:31:09.233-07:00Replacement Official Controversy Hits Morning Hockey<em><span style="font-size: large;">By F. Inkrat, Technical Correspondent to the Toronto Globe & Mail</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FALMOUTH, MAINE, OCTOBER 10, 2012 - This morning's Morning Hockey Club contest between the Gold and Blue squads ended with cross complaints of inaccurate scorekeeping after the mysterious appearance of a replacement scorekeeper. When the final horn sounded, the scoreboard showed Gold ahead 10-9, but there are serious doubts about that score's accuracy.</span><br />
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The bizarre scoreboard kept during this morning's MHC tilt</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Blues pulled to an early 3-0 lead, only to have Gold rally but after the first 35 minutes the score was still 7-4 Blue. "Then we scored at least two more goals that were never put up on the board," said Blue defenseman Bryan Dench. Gold then "scored" a fifth goal that clearly appeared to ricochet off the iron and straight out but was tallied by replacement scorekeeper Paul Mullen, who inexplicably arrived at the rink and largely displaced regular scorekeeper and ombudsman Don Simms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Golden Oldies popped a series of quick goals and suddenly had a putative 8-7 lead that they then extended to 9-7. The clubs exchanged goals and Blue kept battling to bring it to a recorded score of 10-9 before time ran out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, if the phantom Gold goal that actually hit the post were not counted, and if the two or more unrecorded moody Blue goals had been logged, the true score would have been 11-9 for the aged Azures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gold players interviewed after the tilt were reluctant to defend the scoring and none would speak for the record. It is unclear what the explanation is for the apparent lockout of Simms and what action, if any, the Morning Hockey Club will take.</span><br />
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<em>By R. Inkrat, Illustrated Hockey News</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">FALMOUTH, MAINE, OCTOBER 8, 2012 - Blue Dog ace Gerry
Nadeau scored the first goal of the game and the Morning Hockey Club Blue Dogs
never looked back, winning a hard fought contest 8-5 to take a commanding 3-0
lead in games in the celebrated Cardinal Richelieu Cup playoffs here
today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The mood
in the Dog locker room was celebratory indeed on this Columbus Day
holiday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"No team in Morning Hockey
history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit," observed Blue defender William
"Wild Bill" Arnold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course,
this was merely stating the obvious, as no MHC club has ever rallied from ANY
deficit to win the cherished chalice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Gold Honey Badgers (f/k/a Weasels), who are the defending Richelieu
champions, were resolved to turn the Titanic around, however, and pointed out
that they were again short some of their key scoring snipers who were unable to
make the match.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The game
was scoreless for nearly 10 minutes before Nadeau broke the ice to give the
Dogs a 1-0 lead they never relinquished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They led by as much as 7-2 before the Badgers clawed their way back to
within three.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the hounds held and
the Badger comeback ran out of time as the final horn sounded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Badger
forward Eric Lagios had the goal of the game taking an outlet pass the length
of the rink to tuck the puck past stellar Blue netminder Walt "The
Wall" Leland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gold got solid
goaltending at the other end from Jim Secunde, who continues to play brilliantly
despite financial problems caused by the $1 billion fine he is still working
off for last year's sordid episode when he was pictured smirking at the famed
flagon sitting in the ashes of his fire pit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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the wall, facing elimination, with only one chance left, seeing their series
slip away, etc., etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-34764613307750233162012-10-07T15:03:00.000-07:002012-10-07T15:06:07.783-07:00Richelieu Cup Play Resumes Columbus Day!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FALMOUTH, MAINE, OCTOBER 7, 2012 - As New England shuts down
for the Columbus Day holiday, all eyes will be on the Family Ice Center where Richelieu
Cup playoff action resumes tomorrow. So far the series has been a real barn
burner, with the Blue Dogs reportedly holding a 2-0 lead over the Gold Honey
Badgers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Game one saw a draw at 7-7, which, though controversial and
still under review, set the tone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Game two was a narrow 8-7 win by Blue on a last minute,
literally, tip in by Gerry Nadeau.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Because your correspondent was on sick leave for scheduled
Game three, it is impossible to verify that the game in fact took place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unconfirmed reports state that Gold was
severely undermanned but had a comfortable two goal (the coach's nightmare) lead only to be overtaken by a flurry of unanswered Blue
goals with time running down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This improbable
scenario struck most observers as too much to swallow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, assuming its veracity, this would
give Blue a 2-0 series lead heading into tomorrow's contest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">With every game close and fiercely contested the hockey
world is going to be watching closely to see whether the full Gold squad will
"show up" and seize the momentum, or Blue will continue eking out
wins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No Morning Hockey club has
recovered from a 3-0 deficit in Richelieu play, so the Honey Badgers are not going
to want to let the Blue lead increase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-66225492637978369532012-09-24T05:43:00.002-07:002012-09-24T05:43:25.571-07:00Bravo, Les Bleus!! Dogs Prevail 8-7 in Richelieu Cup Tilt
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">By R. Inkrat, Special Correspondent to </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">T</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">he
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">FALMOUTH, MAINE, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 - Last minute heroics
are nothing new to Morning Hockey Blue Dog Gerry Nadeau, and he delivered again
today, tipping in a shot from the point by Pete Carlisle to give Les Bleus a dramatic
8-7 win in Game 2 of the Cardinal Richelieu Cup playoffs here this morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Nadeau's dramatic game winner came with just 20 seconds
left to play and nullified Matt Fitzgerald's game tying strike for the Gold
Honey Badgers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fitzgerald fired a long
shot that dipped and eluded Dog net minder Walt "The Wall" Leland,
whose brilliant goaltending had enabled the blue squad to hold a powerful Gold
attack in check for much of the contest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fitzgerald got the puck near the blue line and let go a shot that seemed
almost like a knuckle ball as it dropped and skittered through Leland's five
hole with a little over three minutes on the clock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Les Bleus then mounted a furious attack on Gold that the
flashing glove and pads of Jim Secunde repelled time and again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like his Blue counterpart, Secunde was
brilliant in the Badger cage, as both goal keepers amazed with tough save after
tough save.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The game looked to be ending
in a draw until Nadeau slashed through a seam in the slot to get his stick on
Carlisle's point blast and tip it deftly into the net.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Fitzgerald was philosophical after the game and even
congratulated Nadeau, calling out, "Nice tip in, !$%@&W%," in a
great display of the noble spirit of the Richelieu Cup and Morning Hockey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Constantia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The Blue Dog win gives them a 1-0-1 series lead, as Game
1 ended in an 8-8 tie, which is still under protest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FALMOUTH, MAINE, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 - The coveted Cardinal Richelieu Cup returned to the Family Ice Center arena this morning just a little bit worse for wear, and was on display rinkside throughout the Morning Hockey Club tilt won by Blue 7-4.<br />
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The Cup was brought to the arena by Steve Freese, who had taken the Cup on tour to Las Vegas last year as a member of the champion Gold Weasels. Freese located the cup following a nationwide search and returned it to league custody in a triumphal ceremony before game time this morning to share with his teammates now in Blue.<br />
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Clearly the reflected glory of the refulgent relic energized the Blue squad as it took the contest in hand early and never faded despite aggressive attacking hockey by Yellow.<br />
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Richelieu Cup play resumed Monday but unaccountably the Cup was not delivered until today. It will be rinkside for Monday's game two of the series. Game one resulted in an 8-8 draw that is still under investigation.<br />
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The Cup shows evidence of slight damage at the base that has been repaired with an unknown substance. The matter will be turned over to the French splinter group of religious monks that has had custody of the Cup since the death of Cardinal Richelieu himself, who was an ardent fan of ice hockey. <br />
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Precautions were taken to keep the Famed Flagon well out of the reach of goal keeper Jim "Red Light" Secunde, who is still under a $1Bfine for his desecration of the ewer last year.<br />
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<br />Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-68772824233985861042012-09-17T09:13:00.005-07:002012-09-17T09:13:50.936-07:00Sidebar on Goal Tending
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: red;">FALMOUTH, MAINE</span> - The opening game of the celebrated
Cardinal Richelieu Cup playoffs was marked by stellar, playoff quality goal
tending at both ends of the ice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blue
Dog netminder Walt "The Wall" Leland gave new meaning to the term,
"take one for the team," as he literally took a puck off the ear
midway through the contest and dropped to the ice in pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately, Leland was able to return to
action and appears to have suffered no long term damage, though he showed me a
long black mark on his goal helmet where the puck had struck the glancing blow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Leland was seen playing a second game in goal following the Cup match, leading to the conclusion that he's either fine or, perhaps, crazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Gold Badger keeper Jim Secunde was also on his game
at the other end of the ice, facing steady pressure from the formidable Dog
attack and making save upon save.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
helped his defense by good rebound control and apparently suffered none of the
jitters ,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>many feared he would
experience due to renewed demands for full payment of the $1B (yes, billion)
fine imposed by the MHC last year for his "desecration" of the
coveted Cup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On his day with the cup,
the Weasel back stop allowed himself to be photographed sitting by a fire pit
in which the famed flagon sat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Dissemination of the image provoked rioting worldwide and has placed
Secunde on "the list" of Les Gardiens de la Coup Richelieu, a
splinter religious order based in Paris, France.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">"I spent the summer scrounging for bottles and
cans on the side of the road, Secunde said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>"I bundled up several truckloads, and had them shipped to France.
Don't tell me they didn't get there! I knew I shouldn't have trusted that guy
from New Jersey."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He added, "Do
I get any slack since I actually polished the Cup? Those French monks are tough."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">By R. Inkrat, Special to the Toronto
Globe & Mail</span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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MAINE, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 - Bryant Field's shot from the point with less than a
minute to play found its way into the goal to give the Morning Hockey Club Gold
Honey Badgers (f/k/a Weasels) an 8-8 come from behind draw with the high flying
Blue Dogs in the opening tilt of the long awaited Cardinal Richelieu Cup
playoffs here today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Controversy swirled
about the game, however, as there were claims of inaccurate scorekeeping and
the invocation of a little know rule that may change the outcome to a Badger
win.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Field worked his magic just moments
after Dog sharpshooter Matt London had knotted the score at 8 with his third
goal of the contest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Badger sniper Tim
Boardman was on fire, scoring four and back checking and fore checking over the
entire ice sheet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The see saw contest
saw Blue take the early lead on back to back London markers, only to be tied
and eventually to fall behind 7-6 on a Boardman tally.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Gold Honey Badgers were missing
several key players who unaccountably failed to make it to the arena by game
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Initially it was feared they were simply
late and unable to make it into the Family Ice complex due to traffic and huge crowds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that did not turn out to be the
explanation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gold captain Pete
"Little Pete" Eremita was asked after the match whether a special
rule applicable only to the Richelieu Cup may have actually called for goals to
be added to the Gold tally, which would give them a win.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I don't know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm not sure," Eremita said sagely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both teams were missing key players but Gold was
one player short compared to Blue.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Under Article XXIV, Chapter 17B,
Section 202.332, Subsection 202.332-N, Paragraph (a) (vii), Subparagraph K,
during Richelieu Cup play only, "if at the drop of the puck the Gold team
only shall be less numerous than the Blue team due to unexcused absences of
players, then, in such event, there shall be added to the Gold team's final
goal tally one (1) goal for each player less than the Blue team taking the ice
for Gold during the contest."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
matter is under review by Ombudsman Don Simms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If applicable the rule could possibly give Gold a 1-0 edge in the
series, but as it stands now the draw leaves the squads in a dead heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This signals a high level of competition for
the future course of the series, especially if both clubs can get their full
rosters to the rink.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Dogged Dog Defenseman Brian
Linscott, always good for a memorable observation, thought for a long time when
asked whether he had "had a good game."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"I hooked Boardman a couple of
times," he said. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-69143600558831539852012-09-16T11:27:00.000-07:002012-09-16T11:27:05.184-07:00IT HAPPENED - NHL LOCKED OUT, BUT RICHELIEU CUP IS ON!!
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><em>By IRA
PODELL</em> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">NEW YORK
(AP) - The clock struck midnight, and the NHL turned into another sports league
closed for business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: red;"><strong>Fortunately,
however, hockey fans will still be able to enjoy the sport's premier competition
as the Morning Hockey Club was quick to announce the NHL lockout will have no
effect on the Richelieu Cup playoff commencing tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unable to
reach agreement on a new labor deal, the National Hockey League locked out its
players at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, the third major pro sport to impose a work
stoppage in the last 18 months, behind the NFL and NBA.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Meanwhile, the MHC Gold Honey Badgers and Blue Dogs were preparing for the long awaited start of the best of seven playoff for the coveted Cardinal Richelieu Cup. The Honey Badgers (f/k/a Gold Weasels) are defending champs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is the fourth shutdown for the NHL since 1992, including a year-long
dispute that forced the cancellation of the entire 2004-05 season when the
league successfully held out for a salary cap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman followed through on his longstanding
pledge to lock out the players if no deal was in place. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Morning
Hockey Club Commissioner Gerry Nadeau commented, "We tried to help the two
sides out by suggesting the NHL adopt our compensation plan (MHC pays nothing
and only imposes harsh player fines), but it didn't fly."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"We
have been suggesting our players apply for permission to play in the Richelieu
Cup playoff," player association representative Steve Fehr said Saturday
in a written statement. "Don Fehr, myself and several players on the
Negotiating Committee were in the City of Portland and prepared to meet. The MHC
said that it saw no purpose in having a meeting."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">MHC director
of player/personnel JJ Mokarzel said, "The NHL guys are great but we
really don't need them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides, our
fans expect a higher caliber of play and we do not want to water down the
product."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">"It's a
sad situation for everybody. Nobody wants to be in this spot," Detroit Red
Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall said. "We couldn't agree on a deal with
them [Morning Hockey]. We see it one way, and they another way
unfortunately."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On Friday,
the Quebec labor relations board rejected a request from the players'
association for a temporary injunction to require the Morning Hockey Club to
accept NHL players. The board ruled that it had no jurisdiction over playoffs
in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-89808990863922816162012-09-14T06:58:00.002-07:002012-09-14T06:58:24.800-07:00My Telephone Interview with Richelieu Guardian
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><em>R. Inkrat, AP Hockey Writer</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FALMOUTH, MAINE, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 - Your correspondent was able to reach Brother Louis Philippe
Richelieu, the great, great, great grandson of the infamous Cardinal himself,
and the spiritual leader of Les Gardiens de la Coup Richelieu, the French
secret society of breakaway clerics who maintain the security and safety of the
Cup between playoff series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I called him at approximately 8:00 p.m. Paris time. </span>I wanted to
know whether<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bro. Etienne LaFond, who
escorted the Cup to the States last year, would be on hand for the start of the
Cup tournament next week, now that the Cup has been found and is being readied for Monday's tournament opener.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The following is a verbatim transcript of our conversation:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Brother Louis Phillippe:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Allo,
oui.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">R. Inkrat:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Hello,
is this Brother Louis Phillippe Richelieu?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">BLP:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Oui,
yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oo eez dis?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">RI:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>I'm
R. Inkrat, your sacredness, the special hockey correspondent assigned to cover
the Morning Hockey Club Richelieu Cup series that starts Monday in America.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">BLP:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Ah,
oui, yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am very well aware of zee Coup
playoffs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">RI:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> My French is not very good, your sacredness. I hope you don't mind speaking to me in English. </span>I
was calling to find out if you had learned the missing Richelieu Cup has been
found.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">BLP:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Oh,
yes, yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have heard immediately the
reports he eez found, yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good thing
that, for Monsieur Freese, he himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">RI:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> Yes. </span>Any
reaction?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">BLP:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Of
course we, my brothers and I, are very happy the holy relic eez recovered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have also recalled the assassins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">RI:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> <span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">The what!?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">BLP:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>The
assassins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know, keelers?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Weez zee peestols?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had zee Coup not been found him, we of course
must have taken action to defend the sacred honneur de Cardinal Richelieu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pour la gloire de la France!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pour Les Gardiens de la Coup Richelieu!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">RI:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>[momentary stunned
silence] Er, yes of course, your sacredness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
I think we can all be glad that was not necessary. </span>Um, will Brother Etienne LaFond still be coming personally to the United
States for the ceremonial puck dropping next Monday?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">BLP:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Zat it is still not yet being
decided.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Bro. Etienne, ee eez him a little, how you say in English, nuts? </span>Leesten, you are nice young
fellow, yes, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but I myself, I must go
now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The brothers and I are watching
"The Doberman Gang."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eet eez
our movie night here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goodnight now,
okay?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">RI:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Yes,
yes of course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you and enjoy the
movie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">BLP:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Oh,
wait, eez heem that Secundo goal person still playing zee ockee weez dem?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">RI:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Ah,
[Jim] Secunde, yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He's still starring in
goal for the Gold team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">BLP:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Tell
heem for us we are expecting right now tout de suite <strong>full payment</strong> in Paree,
France, of zat beelion dollar fine for what he himself did to the holy
vessel!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You tell him, okay?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You tell heem we watch heem, okay?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>D'accord, yes?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">RI:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Yes,
your sacredness, I'll tell him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Enjoy the movie. </span>Bye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-31532045391500014672012-09-13T06:48:00.001-07:002012-09-13T06:50:14.130-07:00Richelieu Cup Found!!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">PORTLAND, MAINE - Morning Hockey Club officials have announced that the world famous Cardinal Richelieu Cup has been found, just in time for the commencement of the <span style="color: red;">Cup playoffs</span> that begin Monday in Falmouth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">MHC ace Steve "Mr. Freeze" Freese issued the following bulletin late yesterday:</span><br />
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"The coveted Richelieu Cup has been found!! Due
to its extensive travel itinerary, some minor repairs are in order. It will be
returned Monday morning for the opening ceremonies and put on display for team
blue cheese dogs to wonder...<em>what if</em>....members of blue cheese shall not speak
of the cup until they earn it..."</blockquote>
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The last known whereabouts of the Cup had been Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where it was photographed during Freese's triumphal tour of sin city. It had been feared that the Vegas showgirls pictured with Freese had been unwilling to let the Cup leave town.</div>
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"<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is extraordinarily good news," said MHC Chief of Operations Don Simms. League officials were quietly expressing concern that the famed flagon might not be located before play resumed Monday, when Bro. Etienne LaFond is expected to be in the United States for the opening ceremonies and the dropping of the first puck. "We were not looking forward to having to explain to Brother Etienne and the Order that we had misplaced the Cup," Simms said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Gold sharpshooter Matt "Dipsey Doodle Dandy" Noone, who captained the then Gold Weasels to the Cup last year, announced his return to active play and issued the challenge to the Blue Dogs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">"If noone had been there we
would have won by 9. Challenge offered, challenge excepted! Can't wait until
Monday. Better wear your shoulder pads bitches!" </span></blockquote>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Blue Dog star Gerry Nadeau was dismissive of Noone's remarks. "I didn't even know he played Mondays," Nadeau quipped. Team rosters and additional playoff coverage will appear here in the days to come as the hockey world eagerly anticipates this long awaited spectacle.</span><br />
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Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-50902509884421611732012-09-12T08:29:00.004-07:002012-09-12T08:29:38.479-07:00Hockey World Breaths a Deep Sigh of Relief - Despite NHL Lockout There Will Be Playoff Hockey!
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">By R.
Inkrat, special to the New York Times</span></i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">FALMOUTH, MAINE - With an apparent NHL lockout looming,
hockey fans around the world have been thrilled to receive the news that there
will be playoff hockey after all!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Morning Hockey Club has announced the resumption of the celebrated Cardinal
Richelieu Cup series this month, beginning Monday, September 17, in a repeat of
the best of seven cup challenge played last year, with the Cup going to the
(undeserving) Gold Weasels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">"I have to say it is a huge relief," said Boston
Bruin Tyler Seguin, who has just extended his contract with the 2010 Stanley
Cup champions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"We don't seem to be
getting anywhere in our negotiations for a new CBA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was looking like there may not be any top
level hockey this season, or not until much later anyway."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seguin's comments echoed those of many NHL
players, though their enthusiasm seemed to dampen when this reporter told them
they were not likely to be picked up by either of the MHC clubs for the Cup
series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"We understand that," said
Bruin sparkplug Brad Marchand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"We
are not old enough or worn out enough to qualify for the MHC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe someday."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The teams for the famed flagon fixture were finally set this
week by Gold captain Peter "Little Pete" Eremita.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has petitioned the league to rename the
Gold squad the "Honey Badgers," stating, "the weasel community
objects to the use of the name 'Gold Weasels' as demeaning to weasels
everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In respect for this we are asking
the MHC to allow the name change."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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squad and the Blue Dogs decided by a single goal after the winning team has rallied
to come from behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In future reports
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religious foundation in France that has been the custodian of the sacred
Richelieu Cup is said to be traveling to the United States to drop the puck on
the opening faceoff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Officials are
scrambling to locate the Cardinal Richelieu Cup, which has not been seen since
its delivery to the Gold Weasels last summer after the previous series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One hopes that the Gold Weasels will not have
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R. Inkrat has been on hiatus due to shoulder surgery and a temporary (failed)
transfer to the political beat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Morning
Hockey News has to settle for him to get<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-12023545450219160102012-02-22T09:36:00.000-08:002012-02-22T09:39:15.032-08:00Gold Prevails in See Saw Tilt, Berman Nets Hat Trick<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>By R. Inkrat, Special to the Illustrated Hockey News</em></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Gold jumped to a 2-0 lead on goals by Jeff Berman and Gary Ouellette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Berman, who led all scorers with a hat trick, popped the first goal within seconds of the opening faceoff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ryan Foresman assisted on Ouellette's goal with a nice pass out front, and Foresman duplicated the move later in the contest on a goal by Mike Cousins.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Bryant Field sent a nice shot in from the point that beat Gold net minder Jim "Red Light" Secunde, who got a piece of it with his shoulder only to have it deflect into the cage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secunde was his usual brilliant self, ending with 31 saves, many stellar, in the losing effort.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Field's goal seemed to flip a switch for Blue as his goal was followed by goals by Steve Freese (2 goals) on a nice shot to the upper corner, Matt Fitzgerald, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alec Newcomb, and Gerry Nadeau (2 goals), giving Blue the lead 5-2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For awhile it looked like Blue was in control, but in MHC play nothing ever stays the same for long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Momentum shifts often tell the tale.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gold retook the initiative and positively peppered Blue backstop Walt "The Wall" Leland, swarming around the net.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leland was amazing, finishing the game with 43 saves, but even he could not stave off the determined Gold squad as Eric Lagios (2 goals) tipped in a Leo Iacopucci drive to make the score 5-3 and Jason Willey's goal made it 5-4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nadeau countered minutes later breaking in on Secunde for his second tally to make the score 6-4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then Berman kept the puck in the attacking zone as Blue nearly broke out, he wheeled left and came in on the net to score and bring Gold to within one at 6-5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With about 29 minutes to play Gary Ouellette knotted the tally at 6-6, and minutes later Mike Cousins took a pass from Foresman to score and give Gold the lead, 7-6, which it never relinquished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Blue fought back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Secunde stopped Nadeau three times in close to the net as Blue battled to get back level, and seconds later Leland made a beautiful save on Berman coming in on net as the back and forth action continued.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The edge went to Gold as Cousins scored again after Leland stopped two Gold shots in close but could not stop the third.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was followed by goals from Berman, Lagios, and Iacopucci.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lagios's goal was the highlight goal of the match as he came in alone on Newcomb defending and stick handled right, then left, before deftly popping the disc into the upper corner past a helpless Leland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a remarkable move, and even Newcomb had to acknowledge he had been had.</span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Portland, Maine, January 14, 2012 - In a busy weekend for all the major sports, one event took center stage, as the Morning Hockey Club squads faced off at the Cumberland County Civic Center here tonight. The clubs play special matches at the CCCC periodically through the year and they are always spirited contests. This one was perhaps the best calibre of play and pace of any of them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Blues ultimately prevailed over Gold 5-3 in the see saw battle that took the focus of the sporting world away from such lesser events as the NFL playoffs, Bruins NHL hockey, and the Boston Celtics. "Those are all great," said one fan, "but nothing can compare to this."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">An enthusiastic crowd variously estimated at 12-35 people watched as Blue jumped to an early two goal lead. The second blue goal came on a nifty effort by Andy McGlauflin, who got his stick on a cross ice pass at hos own blue line and dashed all the way down the rink to score.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As usual conditions in the CCCC were challenging, especially the unusual warmth contrasted to the familiar MHC surroundings at either Family Ice Center of Portland Ice Arena. "It was very hot out there," commented Blue star Doug Pocock in the locker room after the game.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As the game progressed momentum shifted to Blue. Chris Greenwood picked up a loose puck at the corner of the net and got it up over Doucette, who had already made two saves, to make the score 3-3. Blue ace Gerry Nadeau just missed a goal before Matt Noone, always a factor, scored from the slot minutes later to give Blue the lead 4-3. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Peter Carlisle added a fifth goal for Blue on a hard shot from the point that Doucette saved at first, but the puck fluttered in the air and somehow trickled in behind him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Both clubs showed verve on the attack and steady defense, none steadier than Gold blueliner Scott Fone, who made a number of brilliant defensive plays in the losing effort, including sprawling full length at one point to knock the puck away from his own goal area and out of the zone.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"I don't know why the league scheduled our game on the same night as the MHC Classic," said Patriot quarterback Tom Brady, who has often chafed at the lack of attention paid to his club and to himself, before the match-up between New England and the Denver Broncos. "We prepare the same way whether anyone will be watching or not," commented laconic Patriot coach Bill Belichick when told the MHC classic likely would distract many fans from the Pats Bills showdown, reportedly won by New England.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">By R. Inkrat, Special Hockey Correspondent to the Los Angeles Times</span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: large;">LAS VEGAS, December 16, 2011 – The prestigious Cardinal Richelieu Cup, awarded to the Maine Morning Hockey Club playoff champions, was brought to this desert town for a frenzied celebration of hockey madness unparalleled in anything seen here before, when MHC Gold Weasel sharpshooter Steve “Mr. Freeze” Freese brought the famous flagon to the Vegas strip recently. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: large;">Freese (pictured below with the Cup), a noted Portland, Maine, restaurateur and athlete, had been asked to bring the Cup to Vegas as part of his time with the relic. Each player on the winning club gets to take the Cup for a prescribed period in order to share the accomplishment with family, friends, hometown, or anyone of the player’s choosing. Given the illustrious provenance of the Cup and its namesake, Freese, an alternate captain on the Weasel squad, thought that Las Vegas was probably the best place in America for the Cup to be displayed in all its glory. “I figured that if any American city was the right place for a cheap ewer it was Vegas,” Freese said, surrounded by an admiring crowd of Elvis impersonators. “These guys with me here today represent fully the class of the Richelieu Cup and the Gold Weasels,” Freese added.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">The occasion of the display of the Cup in Sin City was so momentous that Brother Louis Philippe Richelieu, the great, great, great grandson of the infamous Cardinal himself, and the spiritual leader of Les Gardiens, a suppressed French secret order that keeps custody of the Cup between playoffs, personally traveled to Vegas for the ceremonies. Richelieu, pictured below with some local showgirls, declined to speak or be interviewed. Through a translator he said, “This is too emotional for me given my family connection to the Cup and the greatness of this honor. After I spend more time with some of the local entertainers I may be able to talk to the press, but not now.” </span></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: large;"> Other Weasel players have also arranged for high honors for the Cup during their time with it. Sniper Matt Fitzgerald brought the Cup to Portland City Hall for a gala celebration. Wiley Weasel all purpose player Pete Eremita took the Cup to Boston for a celebration with Boston Bruin legend Bobby Orr.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: large;">But hockey lovers and commentators worldwide agree that nothing could top the pomp and dignity of the Las Vegas events orchestrated by Freese and his people. “I have to admit I have never seen anything quite like this,” said hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, who had come from Phoenix, Arizona, to Las Vegas for the event. Current Bruin goalie Tim Thomas remarked, “I am just glad Glenn (legendary MHC goalie Glenn Michaels) retired before this happened.” Versus network hockey analyst Barry Melrose said, “There is no chance the Bruins will beat the Philadelphia . . . er, they what?”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bruin Legend Bobby Orr Celebrates with the Richelieu Cup</td></tr>
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">By R. Inkrat,</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hockey Correspondent for Pravda, Special to the Boston Globe</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER 25, 2011 - Many hockey lovers think that Boston Bruin legend Bobby Orr was the greatest hockey player ever to lace a pair of skates (sorry, Wayne). </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Certainly that’s the way they feel about it in Beantown.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Orr has received many honors, awards, and accolades over the years.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">But somehow none of them ever seemed sufficient to give Orr the glories due to him.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Not until now, that is.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Recently Morning Hockey Club Gold Weasel Peter “Pistol Pete” Eremita was in Boston to share the triumph of the Cardinal Richelieu Cup with Orr himself, and at last it seemed that Number 4 reached the pinnacle he deserved, even if it was shared with Eremita, the star of the MHC Gold Weasel triumph in the Cardinal Richelieu Cup finals earlier this year.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It was a characteristically gracious gesture by Eremita, sharing the Cup with Orr, whose multiple Stanley Cup championships as a Bruin, while remarkable, pale of course in comparison to winning the Famed French Flagon, the Richelieu!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“This is the greatest day in my life as a hockey player and lover of the greatest game on earth,” said an obviously emotional Orr, as he struck his famous goal celebration pose with the Cup and Eremita.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Brother Louis Philippe Richelieu, the great, great, great grandson of the infamous Cardinal himself, and the spiritual leader of Les Gardiens</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> de la Coup Richelieu, the French secret society of breakaway clerics who maintain the security and safety of the Cup between playoff series, was present for the ceremony. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“This is the first trip I am making outside France,” he said in somewhat stilted English. “My brothers and I are so glad ourselves to see the honor of the Cup Richelieu placed on the great Bobbee Orr. It is so good of the magnificent Belette D’Or [Pete] Eremita to bring this day to come.”</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“Stanley Cup rings are great,” Orr said, “and I will always treasure my days with the Bruins, but this is something special that I will never forget.” </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“All of us who grew up in New England looked at Bobby Orr as the ultimate hockey super star, and the player we wanted to be like,” said Eremita. “The minute the Cup came into my hands and I stopped shaking with nerves, I knew I had to bring it to Boston for a tribute to Bobby Orr.” </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As Eremita finished speaking, Orr, a Gold Weasel jersey draped over his shoulders, embraced him and sobbed quietly on Eremita’s shoulder for several touching moments. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Several current Bruins were also on hand to join in the tribute to Orr. “Yeah, we got the Cup,” said forward Patrice Bergeron, referring to the Stanley Cup. “And that was great. But this is a once in a lifetime experience with la Coup Richelieu. I’ll never forget it.” </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> “We are all grateful to our friend Pete for making this day possible,” added Bruin Captain Zdeno Chara, as he stood with one hand on the Richelieu and the other arm around Eremita, who came about to his waist.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The famous French flagon is named after Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642) noted for his political intriguing in 17th Century France. The nobleman acted as the first minister for King Louis XIII. Known as "The Red Eminence," Richelieu, though a man of the cloth, had a reputation for wily political intrigue and bested many political rivals, include the King’s own mother, Marie de Medici, who lost a power struggle with Richelieu and was sent into exile. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> “We think the Cardinal’s example fits the spirit of the Gold Weasels perfectly,” said Gold Weasel Captain Matt Noone, also on hand for the festivities.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Secunde Celebrates, But Did His Sacrilege Jinx the Weasels?</td></tr>
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<div style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">By R. Inkrat, Special to O Magazine</span></div><br />
FALMOUTH, MAINE, NOVEMBER 7, 2011 - A weary Jim "Redlight" Secunde slowly peeled off his goalie gear in the locker room at the famed Family Ice Center in Falmouth, Maine, this morning, wistfully reflecting on the glory days just a few months ago when his Gold Weasels won the coveted Cardinal Richelieu Cup in Morning Hockey Club playoff competition. Secunde (pictured above with the Cup in less than suitable display) had anchored the Gold Weasel four-game sweep of the Blue Dogs in Cup play last summer. <br />
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"Did you notice the newspaper in my picture last summer," Secunde moaned as he tried to come to terms with the Weasels' 8-1 drubbing this morning at the hands of the Blue Dogs, led by a four goal tour de force by Frank Cerullo. "Flying Frank" had found the range on Secunde who, despite the score, played very well in the loss. But he was clearly thin king back to the playoffs and wondering what has gone wrong.<br />
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In the photo above, the headline reads, "Weasels, Champ Again." Apparently someone at the Portland Press Herald does not know that words in the head have to agree in number, but leaving that aside, Secunde apparently is still clinging to that former glory. But many observers think that the string of wins by the Blue Dogs since then could be attributable, at least in part, to Secunde's shameful mistreatment of the Sacred Cup as shown in this picture. <br />
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He was fined $1 billion by the Club last July for this misconduct and as far as anyone knows is still working that fine off. The "O" network is planning to have Secunde on an upcoming show with Oprah Winfrey and special guest Dr. Phil in hopes that someone can lift Secunde, and thus the Gold Weasel club itself, from its funk. "I just don't know what's gone wrong," Secunde said, "I don't even know who I am any more." The hockey world is with you, Jimmy, hoping you find your way (but only after Blue wins the Cup the next time).<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>By R. Inkrat, Toronto Globe & Mail</i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">FALMOUTH, MAINE. NOVEMBER 7, 2011 – Superb goaltending, exceptionally stubborn defense, and a high powered offense sparked by four goals from “Flying Frank” Cerullo, led the Morning Hockey Club Blue Dogs to an 8-1 win over arch rival Golden Weasels in action at the Family Ice Center this morning.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The defending Richelieu Cup champions scored the first goal of the game, but they were held scoreless after that.<span> </span>Blue Dog keeper Walt “The Wall” Leland made brilliant save after brilliant save to bar the door through almost 70 minutes of fast moving hockey.<span> </span>Leland got solid defending in front of him, as the Weasels were aggressive and creative as usual, but without the usual degree of success.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">The Dogs displayed crisp passing and kept the puck moving and were quick through center ice.<span> </span>The Canines got tremendous offensive support from Cerullo, whose patented rink length rushes kept the solid Weasel defenders working hard.<span> </span>His goals were a sight to see, with a couple simply nailing high corners, the one chink in the armor of Weasel netminer Jim Secunde, whose good goaltending was belied by the final score.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Blue Dog attackers Gerry Nadeau and Leo “The Lion” Iacopucci added two markers each to bolster the Hound assault on Secunde.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Weasel superstar Peter “Pete” Eremita may have been worn out after spending a celebratory weekend with the Cardinal Richelieu cup, as it is now his turn with the Famed Flagon.<span> </span>Apparently there was a huge parade and outpouring of civic pride in Brewer as favorite son Eremita was feted by Bangor’s sister city.<span> </span>“I don’t know how that happened,” he commented, “sometimes it’s just not your day.”<span> </span><span> </span>Canny Weasel defenseman Brian Linscott was unavailable to the press after the game but is presumed to have played a good game.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Hockey fans worldwide are wondering when the next Richelieu Cup series will come around.<span> </span>It is a recurring but irregular event that so far the MHC has not rescheduled.<span> </span>If today’s match is any indication, the Dogs are hungry and ready for the rematch.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">-30-</span></div>Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-84695164871623720862011-10-24T06:49:00.000-07:002011-10-24T06:49:42.921-07:00Blue and Gold Battle to Draw 7-7<span style="font-size: large;"><b>By R. Inkrat, Illustrated Hockey News Correspondent</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FALMOUTH, MAINE, OCTOBER 24, 2011 -</b> Proving that no lead is ever safe in Morning Hockey play, the MHC Blue Dogs coughed up a 5-0 lead this morning but still managed to eke out a 7-7 draw with the Gold Weasels, who overcame the 5-0 deficit despite not scoring until there were only 20 minutes left in the game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For much of the game the Dogs dominated and looked to be cruising to a rare Morning Hockey Club shutout. Walt "the Wall" Leland was stellar as usual. But as is so common in MHC play, the momentum shifted when Matt "Dipsey Doodle Dandy" Noone pocketed on with just over 20 minutes to play. The rodents chipped away and then took a 6-5 lead before Blue came back to tie it and then take the lead as Tim "the Man" Boardman's third goal made the score 7-6. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With moments remaining canny veteran Eric Lagios and Noone combined for a picture perfect strike. Lagios's long pass through center ice went tape to tape onto Noone's stick, sending him in all alone as ace Dog defender Pete Carlisle sprawled on the ice just short of knocking the puck away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leland had no chance on the score, which at the time was erroneously recorded as giving the Weasels an 8-7 win. However, Dog protests were validated as league Ombudsman Don Simms ruled that the sly Weasels had posted their sixth tally twice! Leave it to a bunch of weasels to try a stunt like that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The goal of the match was Matt Fitgerald's amazing tally following a looping flip pass from Travis Phillips. Phillips was behind the Weasel cage and somehow saw Fitzy at the far post, lofted the puck over the defense and Weasel netminder Jim "Red Light" Secunde and on to his linemate, who knocked home the disk as Secunde had zero chance on the play. Secunde saw a lot of rubber and was brilliant as usual in the come from behind effort, but after the game remarked, "I have no idea how he did that," referring to the miracle pass from Travis Terrific to Matt F.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The MHC Gold and Blue clubs played a vigorous match Friday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center before a spirited throng of fans. Gold popped to the early lead in this one but Blue came back and, at least according to scorekeeper JJ Mokarzel, though some doubted it, won the match 8-6. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, the Pirates were not as good as the MHC and were shutout 3-0 by Adirondak. Clearly the home squad was jinxed by Ronnie Eubanks and his family who all wore Philadelphia Flyers jerseys. The Pirate players were clearly rattled by this display of hooliganism and, surprisingly, the Eubanks family got out of the rink without incident.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">-30-</span>Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-62663032823129140332011-10-17T19:37:00.000-07:002011-10-17T19:41:35.928-07:00Another Hockey Career Cut Short by Injury<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>By R. Inkrat, Special Report to Sports Illustrated</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Pat Lafontaine. Bobby Orr. Cam Neeley. Adam Deadmarsh. Paul Kariya.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">These are just a few of the great hockey stars whose careers were shortened or ended by the cumulative effects of injury.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now, perhaps saddest of all, another brilliant career is cut short by injury, that of Morning Hockey Club goalie Glenn Michaels. From his combative on ice persona, to his signature NGOAL4U license plate, to his faithfulness to the MHC and fellow players, Glenn Michaels was, and is, one of a kind.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a former forward converted to the goal (what, was he crazy?), Glenn brought unparalleled passion and hard work to his backstopping role. Time and again, Glenn's brilliant saves kept his team in matches, even when out manned by the opposition. ON those rare days when things were not going well for Glenn, he was likely to show his frustration by taking it out on his goalie stick, the cage, a water bottle, or any other inanimate object unlucky enough to be handy. He took it out on himself. But never, never on a teammate, even those whose mistakes put Glenn in the hole.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"As many times as I blew a defensive play and let someone in on Glenn all alone," said MHC defenseman Bryan Dench, "he never once blamed anything on me, though he could have often." Michaels played the game hard, but with grace and a comradely spirit that made him a pleasure as a teammate or adversary. Oh, he might have sunk into a dark study in his corner of the locker room after a tough outing. But he focused on himself and how to do better next time. Never on recrimination or shifting blame (even when the blame would have been well deserved).</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Glenn was also famous for his wry wit, and one liners that were so bad they were good! Though Glenn customarily dressed in "the Library," the quiet dressing room for adult players, he would nonetheless liven the chatter with his sense of humor and broad knowledge and interest in all sports and their history.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michaels was hurt a few months ago, when helping Vezina Trophy and MVP winning goalie Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins at a Tim Thomas goalie camp in Falmouth, Maine. "I had asked Glenn to show me some moves for getting across the goal crease quickly," Thomas remembered sadly, "and Glenn's knee just gave out on him all of a sudden. It was awful. I couldn't feel worse, because it was just like Glenn to try to help out a fellow goalkeeper and this happened when he was trying to help me."</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Michaels was characteristically gracious and philosophical about it and never once complained. He underwent surgery and followed it with a long convalescence. Last week, however, it became clear once and for all that Glenn could not return to competition.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Usually for a patient Glenn's age euthanasia would be the treatment of choice for any serious sports injury," said surgical team leader Dr. Sanjay Gufbahal at the time of the surgery. Last week he said, "We are just glad we could save him. If we can now get him to observe the limitations of his treatment plan [no beer] there is a chance for a normal life." </span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"After 4 weeks of working from home, 8 weeks of gradually working up to full time, not being able to drive for a month, 8 months of rehab (6 still to go) and more I have decided I can't risk another major injury like this," said Michaels in announcing his decision to retire. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The accolades and well wishes poured in. Typical of them are these. "Get well brother, you will sorely be missed," said the MHC's Alec Newcomb. "Playing against and with you was always a blast." Dan Fahey, who played defense in front of Michaels often, added, "It was a pleasure playing with you and you will be missed. Hope your rehab continues to progress well."</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Asked what he will miss the most, Michaels said, "The friendships and memorable moments (hearing Leo [Iacopucci] say #$$#%%^#!! after he was robbed...the faces of the players who realized that I took your space...and having someone asking for me to prove the puck was in my glove after a save (I didn't know I had in me) all will never be forgotten.</span></span><br />
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/>Bryan Denchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11479088613552890824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111344020709899940.post-81289894068955638572011-10-10T18:12:00.000-07:002011-10-10T18:14:30.791-07:00Mokarzel "Channels" Nadeau to Spark Blue Dog Win<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i style="color: blue;">By R. Inkrat, North American Hockey Correspondent to the London Telegraph</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FALMOUTH, MAINE, OCTOBER 10, 2011 - Observers have long suspected that Morning Hockey Club forward JJ Mokarzel had been gaining some sort of edge from his special, radio controlled helmet, which first appeared during the Cardinal Richelieu Cup playoffs last spring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These suspicions were well confirmed during today's contest, a 9-5 win by the MHC Blue Dogs over the cup winning Gold Weasels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mokarzel, in an amazing display of being in the right place at the right time scored five of his team's goals, and did so in many cases by camping out on the goal post like his sometime rival Gerry Nadeau, who was not at the game today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Or was he?</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gold Weasel players were griping the locker room after the game that they believed Nadeau was in secret communication with Mokarzel via the satellite linked communications device within Mokarzel's special silver helmet, <b>one unlike those worn by any other player.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Among those complaining was the usually chipper Brian Linscott, who with Gold teammates remarked that, "JJ [Mokarzel] was camped on the post all day today," whereupon another Weasel chimed in, "it was just like Gerry [Nadeau]." Asked if he had a good game today, Linscott said, "No. I did not." Some said Linscott's uncharacteristic downbeat mood was attributable to having to coach a U14 girls soccer team all weekend, an experience that can be draining even to the very best of mentors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Goalies Walt Leland and Jim Secunde were outstanding as usual.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">MHC officials refused comment on the Mokarzel helmet after the match, but one MHC insider did confirm off the record that the equipment will be checked for compliance with MHC standards (which are low).</span><br />
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