Where Do I Begin?

A great story teller once said, " to tell a great tale, you start at the beginning, go to the end, and stop". So that's what I'll do.

The secret meeting that never happened and wasn't secret at all, led off the night. Frendon thought reinventing the wheel was a good idea. The power of captaincy went straight to his head and seem to have caused some temporal dislocation, Frendon wanted to rule out redrafts, therefore making perfect sense to let Billy Driscoll slide to the forth round because he's 100 percent not going to show anyway and so.....you know....

Yet, even after his quest for a completely different system was debunked, he continued with his faulty logic and it cost him and his would be teammates dearly. If how I explained this doesn't make sense to you, then I described it perfectly. And here is how the draft played out.

The names were crumpled up and thrown into a burton ball cap which happened to be owned by burton. Iggy was blessed with the #1 overall pick in the draft. Followed by Mike Demaio, Frendon and Billy Thomas.

Iggy wasted no time selecting Jared with the first pick in the 2015 draft. Demaio just as quickly picked Borges second.....and here's where it all fell apart. Frendon with the third overall pick, picked the man who was hiding behind his menu. Yes, he picked Michael Vincent Ward with the third overall pick. The reason why he didn't pick Billy changed multiple times as he became more and more aware of his baffoonery. He eventually settled on that "him and Billy don't have chemistry". I kid you not. Ron, Nick, Johnny and Billy were still available. But no. The 9th ranked player skyrocketed up the draft to #3. To round out round one, Thomas took a goalie. Brett Driscoll. He knew all along what he was going to to with his fourth and fifth picks and immediately took Billy Driscoll in the same breath. What a turn of events! A goalie so high? We shall see. I know Ron already doesn't like Thomas' picks, but he's going to like the next pick even less because with the 6th pick in the draft, Ron leger was taken off the board by Frendon. Demaio again had a no brainier with Nick still sitting there. Falling and falling like Douggie Hamilton.

Now for the second hairpin picks. Iggy went with Griffin to sure up the backend. But would he now take a goalie? It was now or wait for the last goalie left. He decided to wait on a goalie and instead went with Johnny Riley in the third round. It was back to Demaio and he scooped up hunky. Now it was back to the enigma. This is where the child named Elliot was taken. Leaving Thomas an obvious pick in Drew and then the other prater they call Andrew. Forced to pick a goalie at this point, Frendon took the ole vet in net, Jackie. Leaving the rest to be automatic, with Austin going to Demaio, and Iggy landing melo.

TEAMS:

Iggy
Billy D
Griff
Andrew
Brett

Demaio
Borges
Nick
Austin
Tony

Frendon
Ward
Ron
Elliot
Jack

Thomas
Jared
Johnny
Drew
Melo

Haverhill Cup 2015 Mock Draft

UPDATE

Rounds 3 & 4

9 MVW – Ward will make it this far, and if he doesn’t, it means that Jared has the ear of his captain.

10 Tony – A proven winner……………… and a proven loser. 50/50 isn’t bad.

11 Drew – Remember when for 3 weeks Drew threatened Nick for the top defenseman in Saugus? And then Jared had to go and ruin it. Unacceptable. But if Drew is what we remember him to be, add one more to the list of players who can move Demaio from the front of the net. Not a bad get here if you’re still looking for a defenseman.

12 Austin – Really only thrives verse Jared. No scoring ability, as he hasn’t learned to shoot yet and the bigger players obviously give him more trouble. But effort could win out in this all day event and I’m picking Austin to be the dark horse in this fun filled friendly day of non-competitive hockey.

13 Jack – It’s a toss-up between Jack and Melo here, but Jack’s experience wins out. It’s fatigue that usually gets to Jack. If you can limit the shots (or maybe throw some early games) you have a chance with him. Could he become the oldest player to win the Cup? (record currently held by Ron Leger)

14 Melo – Inexperience cost him….1 spot anyway. In fact the only reason he’s picked this high is because he has to be picked here due to every team needing a goalie. His smiling after a bad goal could either keep his team loose…… or most likely, with this roster, infuriate them.

15 Andrew – Closer to not being a child.

16 Elliot – A child.

Captains: Frendon, Mike D, Ignads, Billy T

Roster: Borges, Jared, Johnny, Elliot, Andrew, Austin, Drew, Ron, Griff, Nick, Billy D, MVW

Goalies: Jack, Tony, Melo, Brett

Rounds  1 & 2

1 Jared – 2-time champions of the Haverhill Cup are hard to come by, especially since we’ve only had it for 3 years. Frendon might be the only one to pass on Jared with the first pick due to the odds of Jared winning 3 out of 4. 

2 Borges – Borges took quite a blow to his reputation on Jan 1 2015. While recent history hasn’t been kind to JB, his overall track record is more than reliable in these kinds of tournaments.

3 Nick – Even if Billy T has the 3^rd pick, Nick is worth it. Put him on D and you never have to worry about him. Billy can play some sort of defensive center just like Johnny did year 1 Florida.

4 Billy D – If Billy gets to this spot, and he will, he’s a steal…….potentially. Rollerblades or not his pure hockey skills are unmatched by any others attending this event on April 11^th. The only thing to stand in his way is attendance. But can we really be mad at Billy for making us re-draft? Something we all love to do?

5 Griff – This is it! This is the Year! With the deepest draft class in history, Griff will actually benefit from this and not be relied on so heavily for offense and defense.

6 Ron – Usually a year older means a year wiser. But the decision to play in this terrible tournament year after year has me questioning whether he actually is wiser. What we do know for sure, though, is that he’s older. He may still be fat and happy from last year’s championship; not a good thing.

7 Johnny – The Payton Manning of these things. His team usually does great in the opening rounds, but in the playoffs…….Johnny has yet to sniff the finals, or even put up a decent fight in the first round. Maybe now that he’s been stripped of the “C”, he can play his game while submitting to someone else's (Frendon’s) leadership. Johnny is low risk, high reward if he makes it to this point in the draft.

8 Brett – And here we have our first goalie being taken. As Jared always says, Brett’s style fits in with these smaller rinks. And while being the better of the goalies, he’s not enough to win the tournament for a team (none of the goalies are). He tends to lose focus and finds himself wishing he was reffing/videotaping instead of playing. 

Hockey Tonight 1/23 7:30 outside

Rink is booked, I pushed back to 7:30 just for you billy.


In:  Praters, Ward, Jared, Nick, Billy, MikeD, Johnny, JB, Ron, Brett

Hockey this Week

So initially I thought that I would not be able to play this Friday, but as it turns out now, I can.  I know there are some that can only play on Saturday (Billy, Joe).  Who can play Friday and who can play Saturday this week?  I would like to book the rink tomorrow.


Update: Currently the rink is booked for Saturday evening at 7:00.  Let me know what times you can do so that I can either change the day / time or confirm.

Haverhill Cup (Invitation Only)

Saturday April 11th 2015

Start Time: 12:00 PM

Players In so far: (16) Borges (if there's a defibrillator on site), Billy T, Billy D (rollerblades), Andrew, Elliot, Frendon, Griff (regrettably), Johnny, Mike W, Iggy (at the right price), Drew, Jared, Mike D, Ron, Nick, Austin

Goalies in so far: (3) Tony, Jack, Melo

UPDATE!!!

Captains for the Haverhill Cup draft: Frendon, Iggy, Demaio, Billy Thomas.

Draft to be held at BWW the week after the Super Bowl. Or maybe Fat Cactus where there will be plenty of seating for all who want to see where in the 4th round they get drafted.

Hockey is this Friday, 7:00 Outside Rink

Let me know who is in.


In: John, Jack (G), Billy, Mike D, Elliot, Andrew, JB, Nick, Griff, Ward, Jared, Iggy, Joe (G?)


Out:  Brendon, Steve, Austin


Not sure yet:  Brett, Mike M


Update: We are going to play at 7:00 instead of 7:30.

Atleast its only 4 minutes long

Lets see what the software was able to put together for a video montage.

Hockey this Friday, 7:30 Outside Rink

I have booked the outdoor rink from 7:30-9:30 this Friday.  Three questions:


1. Would everyone rather play indoors this week?  If so the only time slot is from 10:00-12:00.


2. If we stay outdoors do you like 7:30 or do you prefer 7:00?


3. Are you in?


Also, season stats have been updated.


In:  John, Jack (G), Joe, Billy, Mike D, Jared, Mike W, Elliot, Andrew, Brendon, Griff, Nick, JB


Out: Brett


Maybe: Ron

Here's a Huge Waste of Time