BOHA Celebrating 50th Anniversary Banquet on Saturday, May 12 at Harpell Hall, St. Anne De Bellevue

This Saturday, May 12th. The party gets going at 6pm at The Harpell Hall: Highway 20 to Ste Anne de Bellevue, exit 39 go south on St.Pierre. The Hall is the 1st building on the right, next to the library. Parking is available at the Ste Anne de Bellevue train station just north of the lights at the Ste Anne de Bellevue exit. It is a five minute walk or take the shuttle van marked Chevrolet de L'Ile Perrot compliments of the BOHA Alumni Association. RSVP

Registration Instructions for Season 2012-13 for regular and spare players

Welcome to BOHA for season 2012-13 For the regular players: The following is important information to remain as a REGULAR PLAYER at Beaconsfield Oldtimers Hockey Association (BOHA) for season 2012-13. To remain as a “Regular Player”, there is no need to go into the system to update. As a “Regular Player” last season, the system will auto register you as a “Regular Player” for 2012-13. Should you decide not to come back as a “Regular Player”, it is appreciated that you log in and click on your name above the “Welcome” button. Once you are in your personal page, select one of the remaining choices available in the lower right corner of the page and click “Save”. The CFO has extended your $100 deposit deadline to May 12, 2012 to coincide with BOHA 50th Anniversary banquet date. If you have not done so, please give it to Paul at the banquet or: Make cheque payable to “Beaconsfield Oldtimers Hockey Association” and mail to: Paul Painter, 108 McBride Cr., Baie D'Urfe, QC. H9X 4B3 Please note that BOHA has many spares waiting to join as regular players. If your deposit is not received by the deadline, your status will be changed to a “Spare”. ================================================================================= Registration Instructions for the spares, players who played last season as regulars and those on leave of absence: Please do not fill in another online application. You are in the system already. If you are not changing your status, there is nothing to do. To apply for a “Regular Player” position or to change to other status, please log in and click on your name above the “Welcome” button. Once you are in your personal page, select one of the 4 choices available on the lower right corner of the page and click “Save”. Please note that all first year regular players during the 2011-12 season status is revert to “Spare”. Spot as a regular for these players is not guaranteed this coming season. Availability depends on the returns of former regular players on leave and other criteria. You need to select again. A $100 deposit from spares who would like to become a regular player when positions become available and those who are returning from leave last season is required. Should a position not be available to the spares, your cheque will be returned or destroy. Payment method: You can bring your cheque payable to “Beaconsfield Oldtimers Hockey Association”, dated June 1, 2012 to Paul on May 12, 2012 at the banquet or mail to: Paul Painter, 108 McBride Cr., Baie D'Urfe, QC. H9X 4B3 Should you have any questions, please contact Paul Painter at 514-716-0780, 514-697-3266 (ppainter.dc@gmail.com). Cheers, BOHA Registrar

Some BOHA and Community Service News for all Bohaniens

Just a short note to all Bohaniens (Regulars and spares). Instructions for registration for the coming season will be out shortly. Please do not register again. You are already in the system. Also do not pay by Paypal for your deposit. Registrar/Treasurer reminds the regulars for the last time to get your $100 deposit in before May 1 deadline. Many spares are vying for the limited number of openings. Don't get left out. If you snooze you lose. Any questions, contact Paul (514)716-0780. ************************************************************************* SPECIAL NOTE FROM BOHA PRESIDENT OFFICE: The upcoming first annual "A Night To Remember" gala on Saturday June 2nd in support of the Montreal Alzheimer Society. Scott Broady family has been affected (my dad suffers from the disease and was recently placed at the Sunrise residence on Elm) which is why Scott is on the organizing committee and an amazing party planned. They're now looking for corporate sponsors and silent auction donations so if anyone is interested I've attached the Sponsorship Package. Here is a link to the website for all the details http://www.nighttoremember.ca/index.shtml Saturday June 2nd, 8pm – 2am The Wave at Complexe Dompark 5524 St-Patrick #110 Open Bar Oyster Bar & gourmet hors d'oeuvres Live Entertainment & Djs Vale Parking Silent Auction & door prizes Raffle Prizes (SunWing return airfare to Florida) Tickets $150 VIP Tickets $200 Includes access to VIP Lounge (bottle & food services) Thanks very much and I hope you can make it to the party. Scott

Team White BOHA 50th Anniversary Playoff Champion

Advanced tickets sold out weeks ago, the expected overcapacity crowd started filing in to Centre Bell to witness the long awaited championship game between Team White and Team Blue. By 6:30pm, young fans and future Bohaniens had donned their skates and some in full gear to step on the most storied hockey franchise ice for the first time. With the concession stand grilling and to those who took out a mortgage to experience the famous “Forum” hot dogs, the place was ready, rocking and Teams Black, Green, Gold and Red provided the opening act. After a 5-5 tie between Black and Green, junior Field Reporter Robert Bowrin filed this game action report between Gold and Red. “Gold over Red, 4 -3. Stunningly beautiful goal by Marc Lemery, a la Bobby Orr, (after his knees went bad) with 18.2 seconds left in the game, lifting an 8 game monkey off his back where he was cursed with losses”. Soon the main event was ready and the game did not disappoint the diehards who chose to stay to witness the BOHA 50th Anniversary showcase... Time and again, Team White got in the way of Team Blue and did not allow them to play their game. With some added efforts in front of Blue’s net, Mike Rourke and Marco Romani, judged by the jury as Team White Playoff MVP led the rest of the hard working crew in neutralizing and grinding Team Blue potent offence into the ground while making the most out of their chances into a 3-0 lead. Almost a perfect defensive game, Team White Defensive corps made short, crisp passes and chip outs to move the puck up while steering Blue’s potent power forwards to the outside and blocking 39 shots along the way. Never gave up, a hard charging Team Blue, who let the last regular season game and first place slipped by to avoid the curse did not easily give up and started the comeback trail when Martin St-Amour threaded the needle just under the crossbar from the slot to make it 3-1. But Team White Neil Gargul, unexpectedly took care of business hauling Team Blue franchise player James Lavoie along with him to the sin bin for over 4 minutes late in the game allowing Team White a welcome breath of relief. With the most dangerous player at bay and Team White into a defensive mode, it was a matter of time before the siren went and to begin celebrating as the only team to win the BOHA 50th Anniversary Playoff Edition. As is the custom, a tribute and lineups of both championship teams in the historic game: Champion Team White lineup: General Manager & CEO: Roger Richard Goalie: George Tan Defense: Yves Quenneville, Scott Meehan, Mark Dubois, Joey Strati, Keith Imhoff Forwards: Mike Rourke, Neil Gargul, John MacIntosh, Adam Belley, Glenn Watt, Roger Richard, Marco Romani, Claude Lapointe, Ed Hussey. Playoff Runner up Team Blue: General Manager : Chris Wright Goalie: Dave Wood Defense: Chris Wright, Dave Morton, Paul Regimbal, Pierre Tardif, Ron Carriere Forwards: James Lavoie, Martin St-Amour, Terry O’Neill, Brad Belvedere, Daniel Lafrance, Greg Maloney, Rick Wyjad, Mike Downey, Michel Lorber, Steven Graham. Other news …………………. Injury Reports: Not good experiences for a couple of bohaniens on their first outing at Centre Bell. Not used to the ice surface, Ben Lesperance, who did not look good with his upper injury, has reported he is fine so far. Just sore. Hoping not to be more than a dislocated shoulder. Craig Ross, who has a lower injury, probably ACL, reported he hopes to be fine. As BOHA philosopher Ted Jackson, who doubles as the spare coordinator stated, both will always be able to recall, with vivid memory, their Bell Center experiences. Wishing them a speedy recovery leading into a wonderful summer experience. Hope to see them with spouses at the year end party. Pointe-Claire Oldtimers Tournament News for Bohaniens Participating in the tournament PCOT has changed the format for Friday night this year. Instead of being entertained, you will entertain. For all of you great or wannabe singers, here’s a chance to prove yourself in a world class Karaoke setting. There will be plenty of scouts watching your performance. Just don’t know what kind of scouts will be there !!! Enjoy. Cheers, Field Reporter

Information On Hockey Night at Centre Bell April 10

Some important information for Centre Bell games 1st game – Black vs Green, 7 to 8:10 2nd game – Red vs Gold, 8:25 to 9:35 3rd game – Blue vs White, 9:50 to 11 No interior parking. Players find own parking. Entrance is from St. Antoine. Concession stand available to provide hot dogs, chips, sodas, etc. Dressing rooms to use 1 & 5 for first game, 3 & 7 for second game. Beverages to be supplied for after game nourishment. Regular player pays $10. Spare pays usual $20. Team Reps will collect. Timekeeping done by Centre Bell staff Picture taking during warmup. Kids that show up with dad on ice during warmup must wear helmets. Official BOHA Group photo at end of 2nd game if possible. No official photographer so bring your own camera. Vacate by midnight. Due to popularity of this special venue, Spares are unable to click in for the final games. For those spares interested in participating, please go to your “My Schedules” and click in your availability. Ted will do his utmost to get you a game. In order to have full participation, “All” regular players are encouraged to click in asap if you’re not able to be there. Teams will be populated into website schedule within a day or two to allow the regulars to click “Miss”. Finally, Mr. Treasurer final reminder to regulars to bring $100 deposit for next season. Deadline is May 1. BOHA Executive

Team Blue vs Team White for The 2012 Championship Crown at Centre Bell. The Curse Is Alive and Well

With four teams battling it out, Team Red had to win to put some pressure on Teams White and Black. Team Green, founder of the 2012 Spoilers Club, had other ideas, allowing team Red a 5-3 lead and then scoring 2 late goals to tie the game. With a must win situation, Team Red just could not do it. Both teams will be spectators in the Spoilers Club Lounge at Centre Bell on April 10. With Team Red out of the way, the only contest left was between Team White and Team Black. While Team White spent valuable time devising a strategy to neutralize the powerhouse Team Black, Team Black was busy in the Palais De Justice filing petition to secure free agent Geoff Kinnear away from Team White. On the pro bono advice of the team legal experts Marco Romani and Glen Brown, Team White released Geoff Kinnear to Team Black. The ensuing game statistics tell the story. Team Black outshot Team White 23 to 7, spent 80% in Team White zone, 80% of Team Black shots came from 2 players. Only 5 players on Team Black touched the puck. Ken Rowe alone has more shots than the entire Team White. But the critical statistics show Team White scored on 71.4% of their shots. More so, all Team White players touched the puck and with discipline and positional defensive game, skated away with a 5-3 win and a spot in the finale against Team Blue and will enjoy the last change as the Home Team. Sadly for Team Black, they are relegated to fifth place and will be playing for the figure skate trophy as an opening undercard game for the main event. Learning that they are in the championship game, Team Blue relaxed just a bit, tried out a few line combinations, practiced their reverse trap to counter Team White and in the process, allowed Team Gold to win 3-2 in the last game of the 2012 Playoff Round Robin. As Las Vegas heavy favourite to win the championship, Team Blue is looking forward to be the second team in hockey history to win their first championship in BOHA 50 year history, just behind McGill first championship in 135 years. Celebrating their 3rd place finish in the Round Robin tournament, a happy Team Gold retired to their suite and put out a gourmet spread with all the trimmings, earning Spiro Krallis as the third and final Iron Chef of the season. News from BOHA Apparel Division …. All Team Reps are instructed to collect their team jerseys/socks after Centre Bell game, wash and get them ready for the next season. Team Reps are also responsible for collecting jersey/socks from players who will not be at Bell. Ensure you bring extra jerseys/socks to Bell for your spares. Any questions to touch base with VP on ice Marc Lemery. Darien Trip This Friday…… Contact Spiro if you’re still interested. The bus leaves 8 AM. Cheers, Field Reporter

Team Blue 99.5% in Championship Game at Centre Bell. The 0.5% leftover for The Three Others to Fight It Out

In the do or die week 4, the spoiler club members were out in full force handing out coupons to a few reluctant candidates to join their club sooner than later. Team Green was primed to bring in Team Gold to their exclusive club. In this crucial first elimination game, both teams Blue and Black played a cautious defensive game. The publicly known strategy use by Team Black was again out in the open but Team Blue countered it thwarting and frustrating both Dave Pollock’s dipsy and Ken Rowe’s doodling repeatedly. Team Black still managed to tie the game with 2 minutes left in the game, but an over enthusiastic John Vernon, not in this position too often, got a bit too excited celebrating in the goal crease and got nailed for bumping goalie Dave Wood, who had been steady all night trying to backstop Team Blue into the history book as the first modern Team Blue to be in the Championship game. Team Blue, seeing blues after the goal, refocus quickly, unleashed their potent power play and PP specialist Terry O’Neill made it count sliding in the winner from a pass out with 30 seconds left. With the goalie pulled, it was a matter of time for Terry to bag in another one and the Player of the Night along with the 5-3 win. In their post mortem team meeting, Team Black Ken Labelle, whose off coloured socks are on borrowed time, spoke loudly about a chance of passing the curse to Team White, Team Black crucial opponent next week. With the slimmest of the slimmest chances of making a push to qualify for the championship game, Team Gold did a league approved final free agent signing. Unfortunately, even Gino Pallante could not help the Gold this night. The coupon was just too good a deal and now Gold will join Team Green in Level 200 at Centre Bell as paying customers to cheer on the finalists. Team Green Ted Jackson, who is in unfamiliar territory having been in the main showcase the past 3 years, was instrumental in Team Green 6-4 win. Team Gold could only score 4 goals on their 4 shots. Team White, the regular season last place team but fighting hard, with destiny in their own hands to get into the final, dropped the ball when their first draft choice, Mike “Air Hog” Rourke, took a part time moonlighting assignment to get some stranded Air C customers in a last minute move. Unfortunately, his replacement Ben Lesperance, caught the Team Black curse and could not make the crucial game. Still, Team White fought valiantly, but without the critical part of the puzzle, could only employ the Stationary Reverse trap strategy in the 5-2 loss to Team Red. Hopefully, the empty net goal is not the deciding factor in their quest for the final spot. As for Ben, the most important thing is the family is well. The rest is a bonus. Some interesting notes from BOHA Playoffs Rules Committee …………… The normal minimum points to get into the championship game is 7. In this anomaly season, 6 points will do it. Only Team Green and Team Gold are in the Spoilers Club. The four remaining teams could all have 6 points when the dust settles. BOHA standings rule is points, wins, Goal differential, H to H, Team White, etc.. So think twice before you pull your goalie !!!!!! Cheers, Field Reporter

BOHA to Stage Playoffs Final at Centre Bell

Montreal Canadiens has moved its 197th farm affiliate, BOHA final day playoff games to Centre Bell on Tuesday, April 10 to begin celebrating BOHA glorious 50th anniversary. Start time and details will be announced shortly, but most likely the first under card game will start one hour earlier at 7PM. Once again, many thanks go to long time Bohaniens Jacques Aube and Fred Steer for making this happen. Now back to the 3rd playoffs week. In this critical half way point to the final, the playoffs standings are jammed with possibilities with the exception of Team Green, officially becoming the first member of the 2012 Spoilers Club. Team Red, fresh from a 3-2 victory against Team Black the previous week, dug themselves into a big hole early in the game when the first few shots unfortunately hit the back of the net. Team Gold, looking refreshed and full of energy after tying Team White previously, continued rolling pumping in the early goals and then cruised to a 5-2 win to get back into the mix in search of the minimum 8 points to have a chance of being one of the finalists. The last game against Team Blue might be the crucial game, if they get by the Green first. Team White, who vowed not to stop skating after being tied by Team Gold had a quick 29 seconds meeting. Nothing more needed to be said. Everyone knew his role, especially against the powerhouse Team Blue. Team White simple strategy of fore checking and the reverse collapsible trap in the defensive zone paid big dividend and adding a few tip ins in the mix, secured a 4-2 win. The only bright spot for Blue is Vegas still have them as 5-1 to win it all, down a bit from 4-1. Team Blue now has to contend with the Black and Gold, whom they have a dismal record against; especially both games are on the road. With the 5-3 win against Team Green, the curse is still there but a lot lighter to carry on Team Black broad shoulders. Leading 3-2 but suddenly switching to a defensive mode, Team Green only muster 3 shots in the second period. On the other side, a couple of Team Black top guns, as usual, took the matter into hands and skated freely around the D’s and with Team Green goalie, suffering from the stopuckatitis syndrome during this playoffs, it was a matter of time for Team Green to officially open the Spoilers Club lounge doors. BOHA Registration Department ……. The Treasury Dept. is now issuing the only two reminders to start planning for the 2012-13 season. To all regulars, ensure you hand in your deposit of $100 to the Treasurer (Paul Painter) to secure your place. BOHA is now in an enviable position with 125 spares and growing quickly. With limited positions available, BOHA can only accommodate a few of the many quality spares. So don’t sit on the fence and let the magic date of May 1 go by. You will be replaced, especially those that are on shaky ground. Cheers, Field Reporter

Curse Is Alive and Well with Help from Team Black

Playoffs hockey brings out the best and the worst. Unfortunately, so far it is bringing out the latter. A recent poll conducted by BOHA Survey Inc. prior to the start of the 2012 playoffs season shows that 100% of responders strongly endorsed the fun part. Barely 2 games into the season, the same surveyed population received 2 games ejections, 100% of those who received penalties mouthed off at the officials and took 36 seconds longer to argue and travel to the sin bin, reducing playing time for the rest by 13 minutes a game. Instead of 3 complains as predicted, 4 complaints were registered including twice by Team Green, who complained last night’s game and last week’s game again. Needless to say, 14 goals against in two games will do it to you. For the rest of the playoffs season, only one thing is certain, less will complain as Team Green is now boldly predicted to be the first member of the spoilers club and leading candidate for BOHA “Figure Skate” trophy. Team Green, a proud team, refused a pre-game trade and predictably, is now almost certain to be the first member of the spoilers club. Game was close for the first half with Team Green leading 1-0. But unfortunately, the game consists of two periods and once Team Blue warmed up, the only cold player on the ice was Team Blue Goalie David Wood, who watched his team, took eight shots and counted 6 in the second half for a 7-3 win. Team Blue, with their newly acquired Free Agents yet to show is now Las Vegas favourite at 1-12 to be the first team in the Final Showcase. The only bright spot for Team Green is Wayne Hart’s goal and “Player of the Game” trophy to bring to the Spoilers Club Lounge. Team Black, coming from behind and beating Team Gold last week to shake off at least the first game curse, never felt secure enough. With the curse still heavily in mind, Team Captain Darrell Irons gave the green light to David Pollock to go. It was a very impressive performance statistics wise. BOHA statistics Dept. shows Team Black touched the puck a total of 659 times, 651 by David Pollock and 8 times and change split among the rest of the players. Awesome statistics but Team Red was ready. Their scientific strategy devised by second in command John Hamilton worked out to the tee. Team Red scouts reported DP will breach 3 defensive walls and the fourth and fifth walls are critical. Overloading the expected route, Team Red reinforced the last walls and executed the plan with a bit of bumps to a well deserved 3-2 win and back in the race. With March break in full bloom, it was a matter of who will show for both Teams Gold and White. Frantic recruiting went on before the game. Team White got Geoff Kinnear and Team Gold got Glen Brown, the latter broke a record by playing in all three games. It was a case of Team White coming out strong in the first half and Team Gold coming out strong in the second half. The 4-4 tie left no room for any complain as Team Gold was happy to tie the game and break the “Eugene Virus” at the same time and Team White was happy to survive the onslaught. With the tie, Team Gold is now 11-0-1 this season, without you know who, a Team Gold record breaking the previous record, incidentally, held by the same but younger Marc “Pea Grower” Lemery in 2003, an impact power forward then. Plea from BOHA Officials ….. BOHA official playoffs survey indicated that fun play is the way to go. Yet, the on ice plays are indicating otherwise. Unneeded verbal comments towards the officials are at an increase. Deserved or not, if you are called for an infraction, go the box and stop arguing as the officials will not change their mind. If you persist, additional time may be added and then all kinds of unnecessary things happen. BOHA Donation Night…………. Couple of pictures from the donation night, courtesy of Procure. Frank Kruzich’s 359 pictures were rejected due to production quality. All images were blurred except Frank’s own image. Cheers, Field Reporter

50 Year Old Curse Partially Lifted by the “Eugene Virus”

The BOHA pre 50th anniversary playoffs season has a significant effect on certain teams, playing like there’s no tomorrow. As usual, through the first 49 years of BOHA flourishing existence, there is one common trait among all the teams. The tradition of complaining when they lose continues. Vegas have a 1-1 odd that next week games will have 3 more complainers. With the weight of the dreaded curse on their shoulders, Team Black labored through most of the game trailing Team Gold 2-0, who were controlling the game and appeared to add some extra weight; that is until Gold’s Eugene Buny took a slashing penalty. The tide turned as Team Black found their antibiotic and started to control the game. Team Gold, as if ran over by some virus, slowed down and succumbed to 5 unanswered goals losing 5-4 to the newly refreshed Team Black. With Team Gold’s talent, a week of rest and plenty of fluids should cure the “Eugene virus” along with Marc "Pea Grower" Lemery now 0 for 12 record and counting. 5 free agent signings before the trade deadline, Team White GM Roger Richard, along with newly appointed on ice captain Mike “Air Hog” Rourke, explained to the new recruits the strategy of the week “Shoot & Chase”, taken from Yves Quenneville’ best seller. While the new recruits were familiarizing with the complicated maneuver, Team Green took an early 1-0 lead and threatened to make it a long night buzzing around Team White zone for the first 11 minutes. Feeling more comfortable, Team White stuck to the strategy and made it work. Some shots did not even need chasing. The 7-1 win marks the highest winning score of the night and coincidentally, is the same opening score as the 1981 Playoffs Champion Team White, who also had 5 free agents on the team; Ed Hussey, Wayne Hart, Frank Kruzich, Jack Hubert and then rookie Howard Gosselin, all still active today, in the super veteran category. Team Blue GM Chris Wright, voted by the league of governors as BOHA 2011 GM of the year, did it again. Signing BOHA top free agent Dave Morton and goalie Shawn Farrell just before the trading deadline, Team Blue shook off the final minute loss to Team Red the previous week and taught Team Red a lesson not to monkey around with their quest. The 3-1 win brought Team Blue closer to their mission. Just a few more teams to dust off along their Holy Grail path. What’s it going to be next week? Will Team Black fully lift off the curse? Will Team Gold find their own antibiotic? Only one thing is certain. Three teams will complain. BOHA 50th Anniversary Dinner Party …………………… Serious planning is on the way for the once in a lifetime dinner party to celebrate BOHA illustrious 50th anniversary. This celebration party will bring back all former Bohaniens and the better halves to join the present and shoot some craps. Still on the survey stage but mark May 12, 2012, Saturday on your calendar. Theme of the dinner party contest is now open for all BOHANIENS, family, friends and Friends of BOHA. The winner will win a Special “50th Anniversary” hat beautifully embroidered. This hat is also available to all. Order yours through your Team Representative now and the shipping & handling is free. Cheers, Field Reporter & the 50th Anniversary Planning Committee

Blue Tumbles From 1st to 3rd With 42 seconds left in Game

In the season finale, all teams went out to play for different reasons. Team Blue was trying for their first ever regular season championship and Team White, with more experience, try to play the historical odd. The regular season finale started with Team Gold trying to improve on its standings to get one less 11Pm game. Not an easy chore as Team Black has its own agenda and denied Gold's dream with a 4-0 win. With the shutout loss, Gold drops to fifth place while Team Black now is crowned the regular season champ and carries the curse to their dressing room. BOHA Historian Bob Roe, who was there on another chore brought a page of historical facts with him and indicated that the 2012 Team Black has the identical record as the 2001 Team Black, who also finished in first place, but sadly, succumbed to the curse losing all their playoff games. Upon hearing this, Gold CEO Tom Simpson’s eyes lit up as the article also mentioned something about Team Gold coasting along but could not see the rest of the article when it says “Go to Page 2”. Team White, betting on historical odds, stayed in 6th place and pulled their goalie with 3 minutes left in the game but scored their 3rd goal in a 5-3 loss to Team Green. The goal was significant as history is now on Team White side. The 1998 White, who lost their last game of the season to the 1998 Team Green with the identical 5-3 score, went on to win the playoff championship. Team Blue, coolers filled with champagne started celebrating while leading 2-1 with two minutes left in their game against Team Red. And then everything came crumbling down starting when a shot from inside the blue line along the ice by Karl Boivin eluded Dave Wood. Obviously rattled, Team Blue played defensively but gave up a 2 on 1 to Team Red Gary MacLellan who lateral pass to Rob Bowrin, cutting in to the slot and scoring Team Red winning and Blue’s dream busting goal. With the standings settled, the closest ever in BOHA long history, all bets are off and teams are preparing their playoffs roster hoping to get an edge. BOHA Donation News …………………… BOHA presented cheques to many worthwhile recipients in a between game ceremony and witnessed by numerous past and present Bohaniens. A total of $42,000 was distributed to charitable organizations in the social services, sports and educational organizations. Cheers, Field Reporter

Rourke " Spin-NO-rama" Move Seals Team White Fate

With Team Black request, BOHA extended the regular season with a bonus game allowing Team Black a chance to take over first place from Team Blue. Team Blue protested just a bit after weighing the pros and cons of winning its first ever regular season championship or take a chance with the dreaded curse. Not in too distance past, Team Red was the envy of the league and in first place looking down at all the bottom dwellers. Red even tried to bolster their lineup trading their winger Glenn Watt to Team White for Rockley Beach Rockets owner Gord Parkinson. Since the trade, Team Red has spiraled downward while Glen has gone on to become a designated sous chef with Team White and leading all BOHA right wingers with 3 goals. Team Red CEO Rob Bowrin has now suspended his sideline as a Junior Field Reporter to concentrate on righting his half sunken ship after losing 8-4 to Team Gold. A combination of Red loss and White win will officially classify his Team Red as the Team who never was. Team Gold in the meantime is coasting and is now 11-0 without Marc “Pea Grower” Lemery. Team White, desperately trying to move up the ladder, actually played much better than normal despite being outshot 45-10 by Team Black, who as usual skate around with authority. Trailing 3-2 with a minute left, a penalty shot was awarded to Team White after a crease violation. With White assistant to the assistant captain Mike Rourke drawing the assignment, he skated beautifully for the first 95.33 feet then attempted to execute the “Lars Eller” spinarama move, except the “Air Hog” did the 3/4 “SpiNOrama” move, taken from Chapter 4 in the best seller “Penalty shot moves for Dummies”. Sadly for Team White, they must win the last game of the extended regular season and a favour from Team Red to avoid Team White first ever as the basement tenant. A bit shaky due to all the pressure of sealing the regular season championship, Team Blue played shaky and lost 6-4 to Team Green. Team Blue must wait for another week before celebrating, either for the first ever championship or avoiding the curse. As for Team Green, the chance to finish first overall with a win over Team White next week is still there. With Ted Jackson’s magic fingers, it should be a cinch. BOHA News ……………. The Donation Committee is hard at work putting your hard earned tournament $$$ in good use. Led by Donation Chairman Scott Meehan, an official transfer of money ceremony took place recently from Tournament VP Peter McCusker, Paul Regimbal and their committee members to Scotty’s left pocket. Many organizations will be sending their representatives to the on ice award ceremony next Tuesday between the first and second game (9:15PM). All Bohaniens are asked to be present to show these worthwhile recipients what BOHA and the Bohaniens are all about. As BOHA International Inc. continues to look for expansion opportunities to all corners of the globe, representatives were sent to the World Pond Hockey Championships, somewhere in New Brunswick. The MacLellan clan of Gary and son Shawn, uncle Gord MacLellan and a couple of other QMHL juniors name Frank and Adam, went 4-1 and was awarded a picture and other unmentionables alongside the Budweiser girls. Their next year plan is to have both BOHA new franchises, the Bahamien Rockley Beach Rockets and the Buds’ girls in the same picture. Cheers, Field Reporter and the Budweiser Girls

Team Blue Clinches First. Must Face Dreaded Curse

With one game left in the regular season schedule, only one thing is certain. Team Blue has clinched the title as regular season champion. All other five teams depending on what they do can finish anywhere from second to last place. All games are 4, 3 or 2 pointers. This is the closest in BOHA history. Las Vegas is having a field day setting the odds. To complicate the matter, BOHA Parity Department has instituted the replacement player policy for the Playoffs and any team caught roster maneuvering will pay a heavy price. The stern warning from league office to all the Team Representatives is to ensure all missing players are clicked in as “Miss”. The policy takes effect next game. With a couple of minutes left in the game and upon learning that they had clinched first place, Team Blue slowed down and allowed Team White to pull their goalie for an extra attacker. Team White, until then playing the perimeter strategy that they do so well, loaded the extra attacker in the slot area. The move paid off as Team White Mark Dubois potted the tying goal with 9.9 seconds left in the game. With his 2 goals, Mark is now leading Team White with 17 goals and with his 26 assists and an improved -12, he is a leading candidate in the Norris Trophy race with Team Black Dave Pollock close behind with 24 goals, 0 assist and -29. With 22 points in the standings but in last place, next week is a crucial game to move up to at least 5th place. Celebrating their league championship after a 19 year wait, a gourmet spicy lemon chicken stew was served with pita bread in the Blue dressing room courtesy of Madame Pierre Tardif. Team Gold, a strong challenger for first place not too long ago, is now in fifth place after a disastrous first five minutes of the game down 5-0. The spread was just too much to mount a comeback but with less than 8 minutes left in the game, a goal here and there almost got them back but eventually ran out of time losing 10-7 to Team Green and destroying hopes for Kerry Gilling’s chance of winning the “Ron Burla” trophy as a rookie. For Mark “Pea Grower” Lemery, he is now 0 for 11 in the win column when he plays tying team mate Alan Turpin, who held the record with the 2006 Team Green. Determined to improve his plus/minus rating, Team Black Dave Pollock played up front and made an impact immediately scoring and leading Team Black to a 7-3 win over Team Red and improving his scoring statistic to 27 goals, 0 assist and -25. More importantly, Team Black is now in second place where they should be and another win will give them one less 11pm game. Team Red strategy of playing with 6 skaters fell through when their goalie Pierre Lacoste showed up in the last minute and with the confusion, did not handle it too well. In first place most of the season, Team Red must regroup quickly or find them in the basement by season end. Cheers, Field Reporter

Playoffs Picture Shaping Up

Only 5 points separate all teams from the top to the bottom. Teams Black, White and Green are all relieved from the dreaded First place curse. There is still a chance for one of these teams to finish second and get seeded for only one late game. Historically, the team that finishes in fifth place has gone on to win 22 playoffs championship games followed closely by the second place finisher with 17. Team Blue, monitored by the league Roster Maneuver Investigative Unit, did it again and played 1 player below the minimum roster. Missing their top three guns, the depth was just not there and played catch up game all night. Team Black, rewarded by BOHA Replacement Players Unit, had no problem controlling the plays and could have scored more than the easy 3-1 win if not for the heroics of goalie Dave Wood. Still in first place however, one more win against Team White next week will secure Team Blue with first place. Staying close to the pack, Team Green scored a 5-3 win over Team Red. Led by yogaist Jeff “Jet” Jones, his sun dog position has increased his balancing act helping Team Green out of the gate faster with a couple of quick goals and then cruise the rest of the way. Challenging Team Blue all year long for the top spot, Team Red lets one get away and now must rely on the other teams to do them a favour if first place is what they want to finish in. The finale of the soiree saw Team White called up some young gun to bolster up the wings. The strategy helped as newly acquired Nicholas Bergamin potted in a few goals against Kerry Gillings of Team Gold, who played a solid game. With the sorely needed win, Team White is solidly in 5th place a point ahead of Team Green. Sadly, Team Gold Defenceman, Marc “Pea Grower” Lemery is 0 for 10 when he plays, a 0.00 win percentage. BOHA News ……….. BOHA Donation Night, headed by Iron Chef Scott Meehan is scheduled for Feb. 21. Make sure you’re there to witness the on ice presentation of cheques to many charitable organizations. Courtesy of all the Bohaniens’ hard work at our annual invitational tournament !!! More details to follow. Cheers, Field Reporter

BOHA Players Experienced Jet Lag In Off Hour Games

With the unapproved change of game times for this night, the BOHA Players Association protested by boycotting their games. With the exception of Team Green's Jet Jones, those who crossed the picket line complained of jet lag when their scheduled games were switched to the Central Time zone. A total of 23 misses were duly reported and another 10 who did not bother to report including a goalie. Replacement free agents enjoyed a special deal. Some played the three for 1 package deal while some took the more beverage option. Plenty of culinary delights were offered in the stands to the fans for sampling or consumption. BOHA suspended the reporting of the sloppy games and to avoid the embarrassment of recording the first ever statistics of free agents scoring more points than the regular players. Players of the Night go to all the free agents and big zero to those who did not report their misses. Cheers, Field Reporter

Team Blue About To Lose Franchise to Rockley Beach Red Rockets

After dressing less than the league required minimum number of players the previous game and followed by four Awols last night, subpoenas have been sent to the violating Team Blue players to report their misses or lose their franchise to BOHA new International Franchise Rockley Beach Red Rockets. Missing their top players, Team Blue just could not compete losing 9-3 and mustering a total of 10 shots against Team Green, who took the opportunity to practice their breakaways, some with Jet Jones one handed shots against a frustrated Blue goalie David Wood. The gift got Team Green out of their basement dwelling at least for a week. With the two losses, Team Blue drops to second place and on the fringe of losing their franchise license to the popular Rockley Beach Red Rockets With full roster and more entertaining hockey, Teams Red and Gold had a seesaw battle in the trenches, but with co-player of the night Gary MacLellan new found image, a few goals and assists will do any team in leading Team Red to a 5-3 win and back to first place in the Standings. Claude “Doc” Lapointe got Team White on the board early when he found himself alone in front of Team Black goalie. With his patented one two back hand flip, no chance for Keith Bertoia as the “Doc” scored at 2:15 of the first period and got co-player of the night Mike “Air Hog” Rourke flying high. Combining with next week’s player of the night John McIntosh, the tandem handled Team Black with ease scoring a couple of goals and a few assists each and outscoring Team Black 6-3 in an otherwise defensive game. Team White is now on a four game winning run and no signs of slowing down. BOHA Website Dept. News …… Sincere apology to BOHA readership when the website went down for a while last week. Explanation from the internet provider is that there was a surge in the visitors to the site crashing the Visitors Counter. The counter has since been upgraded to the ever increasing guests after Gord Parkinson secured the Barbadian Rockley Beach Red Rockets franchise. Over 500 clicks. BOHA Players Association Report….. A total of 10 players clicked in their misses for last night games as required by the collective agreement with BOHA and these positions were quickly filled by spares. Unfortunately, another 10 players did not report in their misses. Spare Coordinator record shows there were 11 spares requesting to replace. A loss of spare revenue but more importantly, some teams were unable to compete. Cheers, Field Reporter

Team Red John Hamilton Scores, Gord Parkinson Scores X’mas Belles and Dan Goodale Hopes to Score

In BOHA first in between holiday game ever, over 40% of the regular players were no shows of which 15% were AWOL, perhaps not able to move after the turkey meals. Replacement players had games galore as some signed up as free agents for all 3 games. Some teams could not pull their goalie out for extra attacker as there was no one left on the bench. The first game Between Team Black and Gold was slow paced mainly to conserve energy. Team Black scored one more goal than Team Gold and with the 5-4 win is now out of the basement apartment, just ahead of the new tenant Team Green. Team White, the underdog against every team they play, somehow found a way to beat Team Green this night when the Greens were loaded with talented free agents. Team White Captain Roger Richard, sensing his goalie’s lower body injury, put his outside diversion strategy in place and the Defensive Corps of Keith Imhoff, Scott Meehan, Benoit Chiasson and Mark Dubois played it to perfection containing Team Green premier free agent Scott Broady. Meanwhile, the offensive guns threw a few on Team Green goalie Ted Jackson and his Christmas spirit was still in full, gift wrapping 80% of the shots thrown at him. With this 9-4 Christmas bonus win, Team White is on a three game roll and is closer to the top than to the bottom. With the only fan in the stands cheering for Team Red, Sandra Brunicardi, premier fan of Dan Goodale, was there to witness his showcase. Of course there was no disappointment as Dan scored at least one and then reserved his energy perhaps to score another one later and leading Team Red to an exciting 5-4 win over Team Blue. Team Blue, who had a complete roster till a few hours before game time, had dwindled down to seven skaters, but nevertheless, put up a valiant fight but facing John Hamilton’s seeing eye howitzer shot and Dan’s own mission, Team Blue goalie Dave Wood could not overcome all the short comings. Still in first place, Team Blue is looking at Team Red, back waiting in line to displace them from first place. BOHA NEW FRANCHISE (For 18+ only) BOHA Mission Statement is to promote hockey and expand by searching new franchises. Gord Parkinson, who is on a scouting trip in Barbados signed up BOHA first international farm team and proudly introduce the Barbadian “Rockley Beach Red Rockets". From BOHA Executive, Happy New Year and Safe Driving. Cheers, Field Reporter, Sandra Brunicardi and the Rockley Beach Red Rockets

Twas A Few Nights Before Christmas

And a bunch of boys who identified themselves as Bohaniens eagerly looking forward to their 49th traditional after game Xmas celebration. With new executive VP Off-ice Kevin Race anxious to show off his assignment, the night kicked off with the delivery of the first course, a Johnny Walker for each dressing room, just the right ingredient to get the adrenalin pumping. Guided by Team White new captain Mike ”Air Hog” Rourke, who knows a thing or two about flying, Team White was soaring high, perhaps influenced by a shot or two, winning 5-4 against Team Red, who has been grounded since the big trade. Back on land, both dressing rooms quickly emptied and headed towards the stands to be greeted by the Cunningham girls and the steaming honeyed buffalo wings and squared pastas. On the ice, Team Blue shut out Team Gold 7-0 but nobody really paid any attention to it other than watching, between munches, Team Blue Dan Lafrance missing a goal when he tried to deke the open net. Soon the second shift was in queue asking for more wings than the carbohydrate, while Chef Bob McEwen brought out more trays of the cholesterol laden delight. With more yelling from the stands than plays on the ice, the finale game saw Team Black continued their league leading goals counting 5 more against Team Green who managed 2 goals in return. That was about it for hockey. Meanwhile, Xmas celebration continued and carried back into the hallways and the dressing rooms until “Dix minutes” gave his signal to close out another successful night. BOHA Interim Awards and other news …... With his introductory two course presentation, Kevin Race is designated as the next “Iron Chef” and now joins the exclusive BOHA Culinary Club with Mark Dubois, Scott Meehan and The Dude with Sous chef Glenn Watt on the waiting list. Among the standing room only crowd were some past super Bohanien stars John McCarthy, Wayne Frizzell and Bob Roe. An email from a valued spare “Andrew Holman” who unfortunately has to continue his hockey journey somewhere in the south. This is what BOHA is all about !!!! George, Just a quick note to say thanks to you, and through you to Ted and others in the BOHA leadership, for providing a way for me to play some really fun hockey this Fall. Last night's game was my final one; I head back to Massachusetts on the 27th. I had a great time playing with (and against) you folks. I managed to play for every team at least once and felt welcomed with every one. You guys know how to have fun. I wish all of you in BOHA continued success. Andrew Holman 5 Baker Street, Plymouth, MA 02360 USA 508-333-2967 a2holman@bridgew.edu Andrew, hope you're seeing this. Good luck and when you're in town, click in or give us a call. We'll find ways to get you a game !!! BOHA Investigators looking into Team Red Gary MacLellan allegedly exhibiting improper boxer shorts and Christmas knee socks before the game. So Bohaniens, next game Dec. 27 is on. Remember, if you're not going to be there, click the "Miss" button. We have many valued spares requesting to play that night !!!!!! President Mike Rourke and his executive wish every Bohanien and his family, Friends of Boha a very happy holidays !!!! Cheers, Field Reporter and the Cunningham Girls

Xmas Party On Dec. 20

Make sure you stay around after your game. X'mas beverages and foods supplied by BOHA served by the Cunningham girls !!! throughout the night!!!! All Bohaniens including spares most welcome !!!!! Games schedule is changed for this night only. Don't show up late !!!

Team Red Back On Track. Voted As Team "Players of the Week"

Winning their first game since the end of October, Team Red did it with authority pummeling Team Black 9-3 in the process. With 12 players involved in the scoring, the whole Team Red was selected as the “Players of the Week” by Robert Bowrin, the Junior Field Reporter. As for the other two games, they were not worthy of news reporting other than Team Gold Beat Team Green 6-3 and Team Blue roller coastered Team White 7-5. Cheers, Junior Field Reporter

Team Blue on Top. Red Spirals Down From First To Fourth In One Week

Team Green, who won a controversial game last time they met Team White, thought they might squeeze out another story book ending. Unfortunately for the Green, White had another plot for them. With just 12 shots, 5 were quality flippers ruining Team Green story line ending. With the 5-2 win, Team White went to the dressing room eagerly looking forward to Iron Chef Applicant Glenn Watt’s presentation. Unfortunately, a schedule hiccup made the judges waited for the excellent Romani deluxe pizzas. With great reluctance, the tough BOHA Iron Chef Mark Dubois was only able to designate Glenn as a “Sous Chef”. All was not loss, however, as the title carries a bonus “Player of the Week” award along with a published picture. In one short week, Team Red went from first to fourth place courtesy of Team Blue train wrecking surge and a reported roster maneuvering move. With uneven manpower, Red was a bit off-balance trying to generate some offence while Team Blue had no problem circulating their two centres controlling the Red’s overcrowded Defense Corps and an easy 5-2 win. A bit disturbed after going winless in five games since the trade, protest was quickly filed to BOHA VP Roster Division, but went unanswered as the official in charge Marc “Pea Grower” Lemery was away scouting his farm team. The difference between Team Gold and Team Black in this game is Gold played as a team and Black continues to display their individual talent. One of the fastest game this year, Gold went up 6 – 3 and thought the game was in their pocket. With goalie pulled in the last couple of minutes, Black made a little surge and scored 2 quick ones. Coming back from 3 goals deficit is huge but this dysfunctional team is starting to function once more and almost scored the tying goal but ran out of time in this 6-5 loss. Unfortunately with the loss, Team Black is still looking up from the basement for at least 2 more weeks. Cheers, Field Reporter

Team White Survives Another Week Out of the Cellar Courtesy of Team Black

Team Gold, who has yet to win against Team White, use their speed to take advantage of Team White slow start and pummeled BOHA new whipping boys with a season high 43 shots. Despite the lopsided game, it was still a game until a late power play goal secured Team Gold their first 3-1 victory over Team White. With the loss, Team White continues the downward journey and the key to the basement apartment ceremony will wait for maybe a week as Team Black is not doing any better. In the cellar for two weeks now, Team Black is not desperate in getting out of the hole yet. Team Blue gave the blacks many chances but at the end of the game, still came away with a 7-5 win. It is predicted that by next game, Team Blue will be sitting on the top looking down at the pile, probably for the rest of the season, according to a new poll taken recently. With Team Red issuing 9 regular players with vacation notices, it was not a big problem for Team Green to skate around them while the replacement players are still introducing to each other and an easy 4-2 win. Team Green now jumps to first place heading into next week on the virtue of one more win than the Red. For the Red, all vacation applications are now suspended until they get another point which has been a chore since the trade. BOHA News Dept ……….. A notice to all players and your friends. A chance to clear out your good conditioned pre-owned equipment. Couple of Bohaniens is starting a program and will gladly collect them next week (Nov. 22 at BOHA home rink). The purpose is to introduce this wonderful game to kids who have yet to experience it. Shin Pads Pants Jocks (maybe not unless steam cleaned) Elbow Pads Shoulder Pads Gloves Helmets Face Masks Sticks and other useful equipment all welcome. Need more info? Contact these two Bohaniens. Peter McCusker 514-206-2996 - peter.mccusker@sympatico.ca Glen Brown 514-497-1811 - gbrown@gascon.ca Cheers, Field Reporter

Scott Meehan and “Dude” Join BOHA Iron Chef Club

A third of the season completed, Team Red is still hanging around in first place despite not winning for the last three games while Team Black is back in the basement maybe for just a little while. A fairly even game, somehow Team Green scored four more times to skate by Team Black 8-4. For the Blacks, 18 goals against in two games are going to drop you down to where the rats hang around. Wonder when the memos will start going around. With both goalies out for lunch, both Teams Red and White finished the game 6-6. Forget about any highlights. There is no highlight other than the culinary experiences that went on after the game. In Team White room, Chef Scott Meehan presented the Viennese grilled sausages mildly spiced warmed in a controlled temperature crockery pot and trimmed with honey Dijon mustards and West Island IGA sauerkraut. Down the aisle, a Team Red version of pulled pork seasoned with country herbs and slow cooked to perfection, courtesy of the “Dude”. Sampling of both delights by former Red and now White member Glenn Watt convinced BOHA Iron Chef Mark Dubois to award both the newest “BOHA Iron Chef” designation and the “Players of the night” as a bonus. One of the two awardees was seen filling out an application form handed out by Dagwoods Spiro Krallis. With over half of the D Corps awol and the top player not around, Team Blue called up some farm help. With the chemistry off a bit, Blue struggled and went behind early for most of the game. A couple of late goals got them to within one and that was about it eventually losing 5-2. Blue is not concerned with this minor set back. It’s just a ploy to stay with the rest till playoff time. Cheers, Field Reporter

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Teams Red & Blue Showcase Potential Championship Game

The season is only 8 games old and Las Vegas has already received record booking pegging Teams Blue and Red at 4-1 to be in the championship game with Team Blue holding a slight 3-1 edge in winning it all. After the famous trade with Team White, Team Red has yet to show a win but against the surging Team Blue, it was a heavy chore to get even a point. Both teams played aggressively with shots galore but in the end, it was the Player of the week Andre Blanchette who made the end to end rush along the board before cutting in to the slot and releasing a top corner shot into the back of the net with 10 seconds left in the game. Team Red goalie Pierre Lacoste, who had just made a couple of brilliant stops, had his angles all figured out just like an engineer should but the cut back move was just a bit too much. Like all his team mates, the Reds will have to wait till next week after the 5-4 loss to get that win since the trade. Might be a bit tougher now after losing smooth skating Steve Dutile who has a suspected broken wrist after falling heavily into the board after scoring the short lived tying goal. Team Gold, last season regular season champion but in the basement so far, made the first move to get out of the dreaded dungeon by clobbering Team Black 10-6. While Gold is still in the cellar, their 10 goal outburst gave them one more goal and only one less point than the new inept Team White. Ted Mulhern, Team Gold first pick and very influential in the Balancing Committee, has a grin from cheek to cheek liking what he is seeing from the new Gold team and boldly predicted that Gold will surpass White by this time next week, especially when they’ve called up Craig Ross from their Vancouver affiliate. Team White, outgunned, out speed, outplayed, tried a different tactics by throwing flip shots from the blueline and almost got rewarded scoring 4 goals against Team Green. Leading the entire game with less than 2 minutes to go, a crucial penalty call against ex Team Red winger Glenn Watt found Team White short a man for the rest of the game. Make a long story short, White blew the lead and lost 5-4. Team White is now the fewest goals scoring team in the league and Vegas has a 1-8 odd that they will remain there as well. For his undisciplined move, Glenn Watt is penalized by Captain Roger Richard to a cruise on the Discovery Line to somewhere. A few team mates muttered he should just stay there. Meanwhile, the game was quickly forgotten as the new iron chef Mark Dubois prepared and served hot succulent pull pork in Portuguese buns and Cole slaw while Gord MacLellan, Team Black self proclaimed iron Chef, paid a visit and munched on the pig eagerly. BOHA Public Relation News …… There has been an increase demand to publish some community news. BOHA PR Dept. is pleased to announce that a “Community Service News” is in the works but in the meantime, members can publish their news using the self served “Trading Post”. Any Bohanien can announce news, items for sale with pictures and all pro bono. Just need to log in with your pass word and click the Trading Post on the top right corner…… Cheers, Field Reporter

97.777 % of Players Relieved They're Still With Same Team

Bags unpacked and stress off for a while, all Bohaniens resumed their play for their own team except Glen Watt who happily reported to Team Red camp after receiving his walking paper from Team Red. Newly appointed Junior Field Reporter, Robert Bowrin, in his first assignment, was able to investigate and retrieved an internal memo of the real reason of the trade. “Attention: All Team Red Players Just to inform you that Glen Watt has been traded by the team owners of RED to the WHITE team. Glen has been unhappy with some of the racist and off-colored jokes that have permeated the dressing room like a foul stench since the beginning of the year. He was also distraught at being cast down to the third line like some idle piece of trash. The final straw came 2 weeks ago, when someone threw a pomegranate on the floor and accused him of (deleted), holing out at Chalet Beaconsfield instead of Las Vegas as he claimed to be and refused to report to any on-ice BOHA activities until he was traded. His wish has finally come through. Robert Bowrin, league-puppet, Red team” A rejuvenated Glenn Watt, proceeded to get 2 assists, maybe even a goal, logged in 28 minutes of ice time and played on Team White first line of Mike Rourke and Claude Lapointe in a 6-4 win over Team Gold. In the exclusive interview, he confided how happy he is in the White’s room and at the same time, gave encouraging words to Adam Belley, who was a bit down trying to analyze how he missed two sure goals on a clear break away at the open net. Next time, don’t deke at an open net, encourages Glenn. Meanwhile, Team Gold, further down the hole but only 2 points behind Team White, could still dig out with a small shovel. Captain Ted Mulhern, who has some connections in the Balancing Committee, is busy lobbying for a quality Defenceman. Gord Parkinson, who got a verbal release from Team White, reported to Team Red camp and played on the third line feeling like an idle piece of trash but quickly rubs it off, got an assist and 4 scoring chances in his best outing of the season contributing to Red 5-5 tie with Green. Team Green management, down 5-4 with a few minutes left, gave defenceman Andy Leroux the green light to go and did not disappoint his manager, scoring the tying goal with a two move toe drag deke goal. Team Red Kieran Hackett, who was the victim of the play, is still mesmerized by the move. Two pretty good teams went at it in the finale. Team Blue, best team in Las Vegas opinion but still not satisfied with BOHA spare policy, took a page from Andre Martin’s “Roster maneuvering for dummies” and called in their own scab players, violating BOHA Players Association regulation. A memo from the Players disciplinary committee has been served to Team President Chris Wright to explain his team’s action. Despite the maneuvering and a 3-0 lead, a small leak between the pipes became a burst allowing Team Black to score 6 straight goals for a 6-3 win. The win is refreshing for Team Black as better worded memo is probably circulating among the players just about now. BOHA News …… Darien Winter Club from Darien, Connecticut is in town this week-end starting with the Old–Men cup this Friday at 6PM. Ed Hussey (ehussey@videotron.ca) is the man in charge. Saturday is at 1PM and John MacIntosh is in charge. The finale is on Sunday 10AM. Adam Belley (adambelley@hotmail.com) is still busy recruiting for players. Cheers, Field Reporter assisted by Junior Field Reporter

Historical Trade Made Through Lottery

In the weekly news conference at BOHA Headquarter, President Mike Rourke presided over the Trade Lottery draw. Two teams were pulled from the hat and subsequently Glenn Watt of Team Red has been sent packing in exchange for Gord Parkinson of Team White. No questions were taken from the Field Reporters other than the notice to all the players to unpack their bags. They are safe for at least another week.

Team Red Meanders Into The Dreaded Trade Theater

With the trade deadline under clause 12.6 between BOHA and BOHA Players Association CB agreement approaching, the Balancing Committee is busy mulling over 18 trade scenarios. Signals have been sent out to all players to get ready to pack their bags and wash their jerseys as swapping may occur to anyone shortly. Some teams are ignoring these signs and continue to perform as if it is playoff time. A classic last shot wins the game, Team Green and the dysfunctional Team Black went at it. Never more than a goal apart, Team Green Jack DiGiacomo and Jet Jones potted two late goals to squeak out a much needed 7-5 win earning a dual All Stars of the night. Team Black went away and will probably send each other more praising memos shortly. It appears Team Blue, playing possum early on, is starting to wake up. Reinstated as Las Vegas 3-1 favourite, this team is on an upward trend and climbing fast. Team Blue has won 3 convincing games in a row and is now under the microscope of the league’s BC scouts. More wins and a few of their boys may be wearing another colour jersey sooner than later. Team Gold, in the basement with Team White but breathing fresher air just need to iron out their defensive formation. With two of their players in the BC, they’re in good hands. A 6-3 loss, Team White is becoming the favourite team to play against. With some upgraded replacement players, there are still no offensive threats. The perimeter offensive formation is just not working when shots are flippers and everyone is outside the scoring zone. Worst of all, against the big Red machine, back checking is just a couple of words. Reports from reliable source indicates that BOHA BC Dept. had scouts in this game busy analyzing the players and recommendations will be submitted to BOHA Team Parity Commission shortly. BOHA News Dept. Our sister club Darien Winter Club from Darien, Connecticut will be in town on Oct. 28, 29, 30 for the annual hockey extravaganza. Mark the dates and participate in it. Friday game is at 6PM followed by some gourmet meals and Ed Hussey is the man. Saturday is at 1PM, followed by lunch and then off to downtown and take in the Habs game. Johnny MacIntosh organizes this. The mixed Sunday at 10AM is handled by Adam Belley and plenty of positions are usually available for those who wish to taste the Darien experience. Cheers, Field Reporter

Balancing Act About to Begin. The Have Teams Already Pleading Nonsense

Direction has been given to the Balancing Committee to review the haves and the have not teams. The feedback is normal and predictable. All the teams are seeking advice from barristers to plead their case, good and bad, as well as exhibiting the usual signs but in the end, it comes down to some actions by the Committee. Team White, one of the have not teams, for the second consecutive game, could not get the puck out of their zone. With lead feet and cement hands, this combination is just not a good remedy trying to stay afloat against the best team in the league. Team Blue, who lost to Team White in the first round, did not forget easily and showed no mercy. With plenty of skating legs and hands, huge waves surged over Team White wingers and breached the D Corps flimsy wall easier than Katrina breaching New Orleans’ wall enjoying a 5 on 3 all game long and pumping 7 goals into the leaky pipes for an easy 7-1 win. While Team White is onto a rebuilding phase, Team Captain Ed Hussey, who has experienced this type of storm surge before, introduced to the wingers the “Collapse to Face off Circle Wall” defensive system. Field Reporting headquarter received an anonymous note from Team Red. Although another note was received after their last game to withdraw the initial comment, Field Reporter abides by the news code in reporting all news. It appears upon more investigation, although the email address came from Team Rep Robert Bowrin, certain player with initial J.H. wearing #25 Red was the author of the following: Barristers for TEAM RED are preparing a civil case against GOLD, WHITE, BLUE, GREEN, and BLACK teams. The commonality of the suit stems from allegations that these teams are systematically playing below their skill level in efforts to ward off the dreaded "FIRST PLACE CURSE" (FPC). Their "cartel of mediocrity" is unduly making RED TEAM looked talented, forcing them into an early exit in the 2012 BOHA playoffs. Urine and blood samples as well as game footage are being filed today in provincial court, building 7. No sooner than later, Team Red joined the rest of the teams in this allegation and got pounded 8-0 by Team Black, who obviously did not give a hoot, case or no case. Concerned with the potential case by Team Red, Team Gold recruited their legal counsel Glen Brown to observe what is becoming the topic for the next little while. Pro bono advice was given to play hard as a start and proceeded to show by example with two quick penalties, Glen Brown style. Nevertheless, the message was clear and taken by Team Gold. With the 4-3 win and now out of the basement, Team Gold may be off the radar for a while as a have not team. Team Green’s Peter McCusker, a Loyola schoolmate of Glen Brown, was seen conversing with his high school buddy, perhaps seeking advice what Team Green's options are now that they have replaced Team Gold in the basement. News for BOHA Valued Spares ....... It is nice to see many new spares participating so far. BOHA is trying to have as many participate and enjoy the Bohanien experience. In order to equalize the playing time, the Spare coordinator, Ted Jackson, can over ride the system. It is important then that if you do not have games available for you in your "My Schedules", and you wish to play that night, make sure you click the games that you are available to play. Ted sees them and will do his utmost to get you a game. Please remember that by clicking on the games your are available for, it does not mean that the system will automatically insert you into a game once a position in your ranking range becomes available. You still need to go and click "Apply" to get it. Cheers, Field Reporter

Back to Regular Games

With the highly successful tournament over, it is back to regular season games. The break did wonder for some players and disaster for others as those who took the week off the ice felt their wonky legs all game long. Most should be back to par for their next game. News is circulating that the Team Red machine is being investigated and the entire team player contracts are being read by BOHA Legal Dept. for trading clause exclusion. Team Red shook the news aside and went about their hockey business pummeling Team Gold 6-2 after learning that Team Gold has been in contact with BOHA labor legal advisor Marco Romani, who also sideline as a player for Team White. Team Blue, under achieving so far, finally got tired of the label and is starting to show their true color defeating Team Green 4-3. Andre Blanchette, drafted in the 3rd round in the defence category, is making all the Team drafters look silly just about now. And to close out the night, Team Black who lost their first season game to Team White, spared no prisoners and took no prisoners this time around zooming in Team White zone freely and frequently at will winning an easy 5-2 game. On a two game winning streak after a shaky beginning, all chances of executing a trade are now off for Team Black. For the Team White, it's just a temporary setback. They'll be back. Who is in the trade pictures? Will there be any trades? Tune in next week for the next episode of Hockey Night in BOHA. Cheers, Field Reporter

BOHA Tournament Raffle Prizes Winners

Bohaniens, please check the list to see if you are a winner, the winners that you may know or may have sold tickets to, even to help with delivery of the prizes. Winners can contact eugene.bunys@hotmail.com to make arrangements for pick-up. Click here to view list of winners

Jello Girls Gone Wild at BOHA Tournament “Jam Night”

The stars studded "BOHA Jam night" lived up to its billing in front of a standing room crowd only as one star after another went on the bandstand performing their best as the standing room only crowd munched on the freshly grilled chicken souvlaki served with all the trimmings. Competition for the “Dagwoods 10 people catered lunch package” was fierce as the all stars lineup were backed up by believe it or not April Wine drummer Blair MacKay and the Sofa King. Not to be outdone, Les Jello Women Hockey Team joined the competition and showed the boys other than hockey skills, they’ve got the vocals and some nasty body movements.

BOHA Tournament 2011 Volunteer List and Other Documents

Click for volunteer list here Click for Sponsor Letter here Click for Ad Receipt here Click for Ad Receipt Word here Click for Lettre Commanditaire here

Field Reporters Association Voted Two “Player of the Night” Awards. Mark Dubois and Jeff Jones

Week three is over and all teams are in mid season form; some more than others. Many players are impressing the Field Reporters Association particularly on the night when many Field Reporter Trainees are in the stands doing their final stage of their Grade A apprentice license. Team Gold had something to prove after a disastrous two game losing streak and a goal differential of minus 7, a tall order to overcome considering that their opponent was the Vegas’ favourite whipping boy Team Blue. Team Blue, best talent in BOHA but at a disappointing 1-1 record, was not going to get whipped again and came out strong leading 4-1. But soon the lead dissipated when Team Gold scored two quick goals to close out the first period only down 4-3. As usual, Team Blue jelling was a tad slow, and the pudding was still in liquid form when Team Gold scored a couple more downing Team Blue 5-4. Along with the loss, Team Blue is also officially classified as the “Underachiever of the month”, so far. Teams Red and White, slotted to finish in the basement at the start of the season by the “President’s Choice” prediction, surprisingly are ahead of the pack. Team Red, with all kinds of confidence, could have easily finished off Team White’s shaky goaltending and some early pick the corner goals. Down 4-1, at the break, Team White Defensive Captain and a twenty five year veteran, Yves Quenneville, gave a speech and mumbled something about the team building block from the D out. The Pep talk rejuvenated Team White and especially defenseman Mark Dubois, who scored on a penalty shot with a side lateral deke move and then tap in the all important 5-5 tying goal half a second before the game ending buzzer. In the post game interview with a Field Reporter trainee and welcoming a few pats on the shoulders by his team mates, a jubilant Mark Dubois high fives some more with the capacity crowd upon learning he was voted as the Player of The Night. At the award ceremony, Dagwoods Spiro Krallis, presented a turkey sandwich to Mark, courtesy of Adam Belley. It appears Team Green manager, Jack DiGiacomo’ new philosophy of only team players on his roster is paying big dividend. A convincing 6-2 win against Team Black, Team Green employed their “Neutralize Target” strategy design to zero in on a few identified Team Black individual players. Achieving the first phase of the strategy, Team Green unleashed their second phase, the “JJ Blue” passing play, resulting in four goals by blue line squatter Jeff Jones and earning the Player of the Night award. At the award ceremony, co-player of the night Jonesy was given an extra portion of pacific smoked salmon, with all the trimmings included, courtesy of someone from Team Green. A glimpse of Team Black dressing room showed Captain Darrell Irons pointing to the wall chart something about more passing plays by the team that is loaded with individual talent. Team Blue, take note of this team. BOHA News, Odds & Ends …….. BOHA Tournament is getting closer and becoming more popular. Already a strong waiting list. This tournament is promising to be a biggy. A little advice for our valued spares. Participate and good things happen when it comes to playing time. To all players, when Kieran Hackett comes to you to fill in the work schedule, say “when” not “Not Around” !!!! Thanks to all our sponsors, boha.ca is getting stronger and new features are added regularly. One important feature is new function in our spare manager solution. It now allows a spare to notify our Spare Coordinator the games he is available to play when there is no game available for him. The spare coordinator has a page where he sees the detail history of games played by each spare, allowing him to distribute games more equally. Our aim is to fill every open position for all games and have ALL the spares play as much as possible. For the regulars, make sure you click the “Miss” button if you’re missing a game. Last night games we had 12 missing, all spots filled and still 13 spares were available to play. Yes, BOHA is healthy in the spares category. IT Dept. is pleased to introduce the “Send Email” function for the Team Representative as suggested by Team Black Rep Darrell Irons. Team Rep, you can now send email to your players from the site. All these and more are supported by our sponsors. Support our sponsors and more importantly, become a sponsor !!!! Cheers, Field Reporter

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