My thoughts and observations of what is and what should be
West Side Arena - September 10, 2023 - Blessed Are The Playmakers - 2010 Flames In a nutshell, goals can be scored without assists, but assists cannot be recorded without goals. Assists are the passes that lead to goals. Passes don't always lead to goals, but they do utilize teammates and usually make everyone on the ice a threat to score. Continue Reading...
September 09, 2023 - The Opener - 2010 Flames - 2023-2024 Many a goal against the opening opponent. The scheduler lines them up. The kids play the games. The Flames scored early, and more often as the game went on and cruised to a 14-1 win in the opener. Continue Reading...
June 11, 2023 - NH Whalers 2010 - The Champions. After earning the #1 seed, the 2010 NH Whalers had to wait until late Sunday afternoon to finish their tournament run. They played the NYC Falcons in the Championship Game. Continue Reading...
June 10, 2023 - NH Whalers 2010 - Four Straight Wins. On Saturday, the 2010 NH Whalers swept the Greenwich Division, after four straight wins. They earned the #1 seed and a trip to the title game. Continue Reading...
June 10, 2023 - NH Whalers 2010 - 3 For 3. The 2010 NH Whalers entered Saturday having already beaten the other two teams in their division. Now they had to face the NYC Falcons again. Continue Reading...
June 9, 2023 - NH Whalers 2010 - Win The Day. The 2010 NH Whalers took on the Southampton Penguins in their second game of a busy Friday. The Whalers played even better than they did in the opener and won handily. Continue Reading...
June 9, 2023 - NH Whalers Win The Opener. The 2010 NH Whalers were down in Rhode Island for the Ocean State Lobsterfest Hockey Tournament and they won their first game, 4-1. Continue Reading...
Ordinary Extra - June 6, 2023. D-Day Remembered. “Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely…I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory! Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking” Continue Reading...
Winter Snowfall 2022-2023 (starts with the first snowfall of the season) As it turns out, we had quite a bit of snow this winter, but that is also somewhat misleading. It was not a cold winter, and much of the snow was heavy, wet, damaging snow that was quickly compacted and mostly gone within hours of it falling from the sky. Temperatures overall were mild, and it made for a terrible winter to Continue Reading...
Ordinary Extra - June 5, 2023. Monday Mundane. Monday morning, the rain fell softly and quietly in its overcast scene. The wet gray scene did not inspire anyone in our home to rise, shine, and hit the ground running. Continue Reading...
