9-1 win over Valley Outlaws.....

Playing the trap better than the NewJersey Devils , SVCU all but shut down the Valley Outlaws. Mike "Smitty" Smith's shutout bid was busted with 20 seconds left on a snipe by smooth skating Outlaw forward Kevin "Benny" Betcher.
After a scoreless first 15 minutes, Rex " Golden Vet" Leach opened the scoring on a tic tac toe passing play that left Outlaws tender Andy "Butch" Hodgson down and out. Warren "Wheels" Gray led all scorers with 4 goals, rounding out the scoring were singles by Blaine" Soup" Campbell, Jake "OT Kid" Gray, Derek "Hips" Henklemen, and Patty "Crash" Morden.

Ahhhhh, Just One More....

Ya Gotta Love Super Bowl Commercials.....

Beer, Wings, 9 - 1 score, Does it Get Any Better ? .......

Rounding out the week with a road trip to Benito to take on the Kenville Flyers, SVCU Old Tymer's continued their goal scoring prowess. Playing to a near scoreless draw, Jake "OT Kid" Gray put SVCU on the score board with less than 1 minute to play in the first period. Held scoreless in the first, the line of Bowles, Clarkson, and McDonald drew blood early and often in the second frame. Marvin "Sniper" Clarkson struggled to find the back of the net in the first frame, put to rest any thoughts of a scoring drought in the second frame, where he led the charge with 5 plus markers. Dennis "Nogoaloff" Bowles and Rob “Stone Hands" McDonald kept the big center men well fed all evening. Adding some speed and finesse to the veteran line of Barry "Shooter" Eggie and Rex "GoldenVet" Leach, Jake Gray making crisp passes, set the plate on countless occasions. The defensive trio of Blaine "Soup" Campbell, Craig "Head High" Zamzow, and Warren “Wheels" Gray moved the puck with ease, jumping in on many offensive drives. A relatively quite night for puck stopper Mike “Smitty" Smith, allowed the mask man to fine tune the basics of his game. Post game discussion seemed to center around the defensive commitment of Marvin "Sniper" Clarkson. At times being mistaken for a third opposition defenseman, Clarkson was quoted as saying "You can't score 10 goals in your own end". SVCU hosts the Valley Outlaws Wednesday and then has an encounter with the RCMP Thursday, and finishes out the week with a Sunday evening tilt with the Swan River Raiders.

11 - 2 Tarnishing of the Silver Seven ....

Even the -40 temperatures could not cool off the offensive display by SVCU. Skating with a full squad for the first time this year, SVCU continued to have their way offensively. With all three lines contributing, SVCU scored early and never looked back. Veteran forward Rex "Golden Vet" Leach, skating and fore checking like a 49 year old, made numerous tape to tape passes. The game took an ugly turn when scrappy left winger Dennis " Surgeon " Bowles was blindsided with a crushing blow by a frustrated Silver Seven Defender. The questionable tactics did not end there , as freewheeling center men Jeff " Skinny" Knight was the recipient of no less than two possible season ending checks. Bowles, trying to shake the cob webs, was forced to hit he showers early. Later quoted "I didn't see the fucker coming, Hey did Barry score on my perfectly fed pass? " Stalwart on the blue line, the combinations of Zamzow /Gray, and Henklemen/Campbell proved to be impenetrable to the Silver Seven offensive forays. Mike "Smitty" Smith played a solid game despite ongoing equipment and vehicle issues. A spectacular glove save seemed to give the net minder the reassurance that the $300 purchase may well have been worth it. Thursday SVCU travels to Benito to take on the Kenville Flyer's.

Marvin "Sniper" Clarkson sets new SVCU record, but yearns to have moves like this 13 year old...

A game in which the score rivaled that of any "All Star" exhibition played on the weekend, SVCU skated to a 16-6 victory over Swan River Action. Demolishing the single game goal scoring record, Clarkson inked his name into the record book by denting the twine no less than 10 times. Gary "Duke" Kennedy opened the scoring with a tricky floater that seemed to handcuff the opposition goaltender. Freshly off a "fun in the sun" hiatus, Kennedy seemed preoccupied,deperately trying to shake the sand out his skates. Dennis "Surgeon" Bowles, recently returning from Vegas with his shirt still on his back, played a strong game, feeding Clarkson on many of his record breaking goals. Veteran blue liners "Hips" Henklemen and Craig "Zammer" Zamzow provided some offense punch potting a pair each. Pat "Crash" Morden and Jeremy "OT Kid" Gray, seeing duty on the blue line, played a strong, physical game. Still working out equipment issues, Mike "Smitty " Smith turned the game around with a stellar leg save on the last of three penalty shots that he faced. SVCU continues this week with a home game Wednesday night against the "Silver Seven", then finishing with a road trip to Benito to take on the Kenville Flyers.

Oh What a Great Tennis Player ! ! .....week off for SVCU Old Tymer's.

SVCU Tourney Roster Update...

January 17, 2008
For Immediate Release
Swan River, MB --

As the Credit Union Old Tymer's prepare to host their 33rd Annual spring tourney (April 3-6 2008) several recent roster developments have fired up the local rumour mill.
SVCU wish to announce that they have traded the tourney playing rights of LW Dennis "Surgeon" Bowles of Big Woody and LW Garry "Duke" Kennedy of parts unknown to the Prairie Road Apples for two cases of "stubby" Club leftover from the 1994 SVCU Xmas Party. Apparently "Hack" and "Slash" were aggressively recruited to participate in a 55+ Hockey Tourney in Victoria, BC. Dickie Dunn of the Vancouver Province reports his investigations have gleaned that this tourney is really an off-shoot of the Hockey Gladiators operated by Darryl "Beef" Wolski. Apparently he now feels fans will enjoy the entertainment much more if participants can use their sticks. Odds makers say the smart money is on the "Surgeon" but only because Rob "Blogmeister" McDonald is academically or age ineligible. Kerry "Fuzzy" Lowe will serve as a surviving witness to Rob's stickmanship.
In an unrelated story it appears SVCU has also lost the services of Brian "Scoop" Gilroy for this year's tourney. Despite being the first player to pay his dues this year, (despite challenging the current post game pop legislation) Gil has only made one game all season. Time will tell if he can surpass Pat Morden's team record of paying full dues and only making 2 games in the 2005-06 season. "Gil" advises the annual newspaper convention is in Winnipeg that weekend but further research has uncovered Denis Savard will be at the MTS Centre looking to fill the lead role in "Spin-A-Rama - The Denis Savard Story". The current Black Hawks coach was quoted in the Chicago Tribune of hearing of a Dauphin Kings sniper of the 1980's who replicated Savard's signature move at the old DMCC barn. Only after coming to Manitoba on a bender with Winnipeggers Johnathan Toews and Cam Barker did Savard realize the rumors were true.
As bad news come in threes, SVCU has also lost the services of Rick "Red Light" Reich for the balance of the season. Some teammates have questioned his intestinal fortitude comparing his 2006 fall to that of Greg Louganis in the 1984 Olympics. Reich is quick to point out that he landed on concrete as compared to Louganis hitting the diving board before landing softly in the pool. In his one appearance in the 2007-08 season Reich was handicapped by poor defensive coverage and the standard non-existent SVCU back checking. More importantly the club serves notice that it plans to host a garage sale to sell off Reich's equipment that takes up three stalls in the club's overcrowded locker.

For more information contact:

Mike Smith
Exec VP and one and only active goalie
SVCU Old Tymers