Recap: 2/16/2007 Titans vs Canucks

The Nuckers managed to pull off a 7-6 win over the Toronto Titans on Friday night. In an effort to get something resembling defense and goaltending in our game next weekend, the teams have decided to use a beach ball instead of a puck. Apparently, anything smaller than a beach ball was completely unstoppable on Friday night. The shots on goal were pretty much in the single digits, which tell the tale of what can go horribly wrong if the starting Canucks goaltender skips work and injures himself snowboarding on a Friday afternoon. Come on Chris, when’s the last time you heard of an NHL goaltender going snowboarding the day of the game? Where’s your game-day mental and physical preparation? Perennial rink-rat Mike stepped in between the pipes for us with only a few hours notice and managed to stop at least two shots, which was all we really needed. The goal-scoring machine known as the Canucks (even without our Injured/Suspended/Globetrotting/Snowmobiling linemates) knew that it doesn’t matter how many times we get scored on, as long as we get one more than the other team. It took a while to get the machine going however, as a shortage of men on the bench, combined with a pre-game diet of beer and cigarettes contributed to an embarrassing 4-1 deficit going into the final minutes of the game. With only 12 minutes remaining in the game, the Canucks scored goal after goal to tie up and pass the Titans. The opposition fought back though, and the lead changed hands a few times, until it seemed that whoever had the puck last was going to win the game. After the game-winning goal the buzzer mercifully went putting an end to one of the biggest debacles in Nuck history.

This game also marked the final appearance of Fu Manchu as a referee in a CRHL game. With his contract expired, different refs will be acquired for the playoffs and for next season. We’d like to thank Mr. Manchu for turning the B-Central into a complete cluster@#$%, and pissing off half the league - or at least anyone who was not potty trained in the last fifteen years. If any other team gets this ref again, there will be an official complaint sent to that team rep and/or the league. The CRHL rules indicate: “If one of the teams is not comfortable with the game officiates…”

Anyways, only one more game left till playoffs. The game is in T.O. @ 7:30 so we’ll carpool from the Coachman at 6:00.

Sorry Canuck fans, no video this week.