The never finished season recap...

The Recap originated on March 31st 2008. It started as a one paragraph description of some observations by the veteran Triple P. And then Nick took over the reins. Even his original posts were small. But it soon started to develop. The audience requested longer and longer recaps with excruciating details. The amount of information never seemed to be enough. "He is too biased. I like Triple P better!" It certainly makes me feel great. (Is the world's violin we used for [insert name] still available?)

Yes, the recap has become the quintessence of Saugus Hockey. It has become more loved than the stats themselves...well, not really.

How Did the Stats begin?

The idea of the stats came up when we were preparing the hall for the Quick Build. Reggie was the first one to suggest this crazy idea. The first implementation was keeping track of the stats and then putting them into a spreadsheet. From there we would have to download from a website. The stats then fell apart as it wasn’t very accurate and people started losing interest. So, we ended up scrapping the original inaccurate stats and started from scratch using the database and website that John built. It was a boring site. No interaction. Just a couple spreadsheets. After that 1st season (2006-2007 season) Nick built the website we have now, and we’ve kept the database that John had created as the source of the stats.

The 2008-2009 Season: The Season the Stats Took Over.

"The stats have become the reason why I show at hockey...."

Nomination: The Greatest/Most Entertaining Debate of the Season

1. The Great Interference Debate of April 27th. Linky.

2. The Great "Ref" Debate of January 13th Linky.

Nomination: The Greatest Blunder of the Season

1. "Brad took three attempted “shots” at the empty net and failed miserably each time." Game Three of April 27th. Linky.

2. According to WPR (in the comments), Jimmy C had a great blunder on January 18th:

"Worst player of the week: This part is to inspire the person to do better next week.I think I let the cat out of the bag already but the honor this week goes to . . . . . Jim C for obvious reasons that everyone couldn’t ignore. The teams were stacked pretty well to off set his faults."

Linky

3. Mike D hitting the post 8 times in a two week period. Linky.

4. Not saying Goodbye to Reggie for the season after he played on December 27th. Linky.

Winner: The Best theme for a Recap

1. The Dumbo Theme of January 18th. Linky.

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The 2008-2009 season was the best year of hockey we have ever had. It was also the season with the most games we have ever played. Because of this statistical milestones were reached:

• John Riley 117 Goals
• It was, though, a tight race for second. Brett managed to eclipse Jared by 6 goals
• It was a breakout year for Mike D. 38 goals
• Lenny started to play every week...do you think he cherry-picks?

This will go down as the recap that just ended...it was never completed. Pulled from the archives.