Introducing Player Cards

I've been talking about it for a while, but finally was able to get version 1.0 posted. Pretty simple, the Player Cards link in the stats section takes you to a different web site where the player cards are. Once there you can type in part of someone's name (first or last, it doesn't matter) and find the person whose card you want to view. Clicking on the front of the card will take you to the back, and clicking on the back of the card will take you back to the front of the card.

Some notes:

• Every player who has played on a night we've done stats is included
• I am very far behind in this season's stats (season 13) so there aren't many here for this season yet
• Colors / fonts are pretty basic right now.  I can update the design later if there are any suggestions
• There are many players that I did not know their last name, so their last name might simply be the first name of the person that brought them (or some other characteristic)
• No goalie stats yet
• The position, profile description, and pictures can all be updated for everyone.  In many cases the description will simply show up as a "null" which means nothing in tech-speak.  Maybe some of our guest writers like WPR or Big Board would like to write some of the profile descriptions,  If anyone wants to send me what they would like theirs to be, or specific images then they can.

Next to do:

• Update this year's stats
• Add a compare feature
• Add goalie stats to the card

Let me know what you think.  Hopefully we can decide by tomorrow if we're going to have enough guys to rent the rink on Friday / Saturday.

Reekly Wower Prankings

I just got word that WPR wasn't around this week...or last time we played...or...whatever...So here is another exciting round of RWP! (now with 50% less sarcasm and 40% less backbiting!)


10. Brendon - As usual, with any of my subjective rankings, when I am writing them I do not rank myself or else just put myself last by default so as not to be biased. I mean, what would you think of me if I placed MYSELF high on my own list?
What kind of a self-righteous jerk would do THAT? Exactly. So not gonna use any injuries as an excuse. I'm right here where I belong. But I sure could have used that early sub if Jean hadn't decided to take a 20 min bathroom break at the start of the game...foo on me for trying hard and expecting a sub on our bench, I guess. Ugh.
Next week, I'm going to pre-slice my own Achilles tendon just to take the suspense out of when it will happen during the game. Fun! (I was awful.)

9. Jared - What a great night he had. Had some nice plays. May have made top three on this list had it not been for the three straight times he teed up on poor Chris in net from 50 feet. He won the game against a winger on his side who had never even seen a hockey game before in his life (Jean), and a goalie that had never played a minute in net (Chris Y) prior to subbing for Dave. Nice.
Classic Jared. I heard he bought a bumper sticker that says: 'Kick em when he's down.' He's using it as hockey tape.

8. Jean - bless his heart...

7. Chris Y (the goalie) - Hey, what do you expect from an old man who has never donned the pads before and had to emergency sub? He did as well as about 90% of the rest of us would have fared...too bad his play as a defenseman can't have the same excuse...

6. Reggie - He never ceases to amaze me at the randomness of the questions he asks..Do I have a double A battery? Yes..Is it new or used? Used. Ah, forget it then. He just chucks his insulin pump away and puts up a four point night, that's all.
(Incidentally, I think he set a new record for the fastest three vulture assists in Saugus history...can't blame him though...Jared's eyes were on Chris and he smelled blood...I would have done the same thing if I was him...wait.....I did.) Moving on...

5. Steve F - Not a pretty week by any stretch of the imagination, but it got the job done. Next time he is on my team, I'm spraying his leg pads down with stick-um. He played well for a guy who is just a couple weeks off physically therapy. Think you can do better? Jump in net. But seriously, he probably crapped his pants a little last night...

4. Dave (the hobbled winger? hobbled defenseman? IDK) - I don't know what position he was playing when he was out of net, but clearly his foot felt much better than when in net. Had some nice plays on 3-on-1s (hey, there are a LOT of you who mess up on those mismatches!) and he almost got his team in a position to win that last game. Almost. Well, maybe not. 50-50. Get back in net, Dave.

3. Mike Ward - Mike is like the Dos Equis most interesting hockey player: "I don't always run hard, but when I do, I do it pointlessly..." After getting traded to the white team after game 1, Mike had zero goals and just one assist. Pffft. I could have done that...Oh, wait...I did. Moving on...

2. John R - Johnny might be the King of Saugus, but his Royal Court blows. ...I don't know what I mean by that...Moving on...

1. Mike M - This was my chance to get an old man a #1 ranking before he retired in FL at Del Vista Boca...Del Voca Bistro...Dell..Del Bocus Vistra...Ah, you know the place I mean. Next up Mike will be sporting some nipple-high hockey pants, some extra-strength Ben-Gay-dispensing leg pads and a stick with a cane hook at the end of it...hey....that's not a half-bad idea...think of the legs you could trip up with that....hmmmmmmm.....

Honorable mention: Lee - Last night marked the return of the famous (or infamous) seeing-eye-shot from Lee. It's steeped in an old Saugus Legend that has once again come back to show us all that you don't need to shoot hard or aim to get a 30 mph wrister to go in.
All you need is pound of pluck, which is worth about an ounce of luck, according to the Dept of Weights and Measures. Oh, and good to see he's not showing any signs of concussion from last time...I think...well in my defense, it's really hard to tell who's playing normal and who's playing 9 cents short of the dime. We all stink. End of review. And you are now dumber for having read it.

BoxScore for 1/27/19

So in case you missed last night, here's a review: We're all old and injured. That about sums it up, I think...
Oh, and I found a left-handed stick on the bench after everyone left. I thought it was Jared's so I grabbed it... Why do I keep thinking Jared plays lefty? Maybe because he's always playing left wing? IDK.
Anyway, it's not his, and, as a matter of fact...I don't think anyone else who played last night was lefty, so......
Unless someone from last night claims it (and is, in fact, a lefty) then I guess it's up for grabs, as it was apparently left behind by the team prior to us, I guess.
I know JB is a lefty...who else? Nick? I can't remember ...I'll tell ya what: Next game we play I'm bringing it, and the first lefty to come up to me and claim it gets it.
It's a nice stick, too. Super light. Easton Synergy HTX, #43 curve, seems barely used. The price tag is still on it: $130.
So just to recap, if you want this stick, all you have to do is three things:
1) Read this post (done)
2) Acknowledge that you read by blog post (this is harder for some people to admit)
3) Be a lefty and be there next game (this has proven to be very difficult for some of you as of late)

If that doesn't get a few more people to show, then, I dunno, I give up. I wish we could get enough guys to have lines, like in the olden days...(humming softly: Mem-o-ries...of the way...we were...)
Oh, yeah, and before I forget due to old age, as last night was the last game I will have played while still in my 30's, here are some meaningless stats for your enjoyment:

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DATE: 01/27/19

rank	Player	Goals	Assists	Points	Games	Wins	GW	GWA	Team Goals	GA
1	Jared	8	1	9	3	3	3	0	15	8
2	John R	5	2	7	3	0	0	0	8	15
3	Mike M	3	3	6	3	3	0	3	15	8
4	Reggie	1	3	4	3	3	0	0	15	8
5	MVW	2	1	3	3	1	0	0	12	11
6	Brendon	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	11	12
7	Dave	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	4	5
8	Ignads	1	1	2	3	3	0	0	15	8
9	Billy T	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	8	15
10	Jean R	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	8	15
11	Mike D	0	2	2	3	3	0	0	15	8
12	Lee S	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	8	15
13	Chris Y	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	10

rank	Goalie	Games	Wins	Win %	GA	GAA	Shutouts
1	Steve F	3	3	100.00%	8	2.67	0
2	Chris Y	1	0	0.00%	5	5.00	0
3	Dave	2	0	0.00%	10	5.00	0

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** A couple of notes: The game 2 trade was Brendon for Ward; and the Goalie switch happened towards the end of game 2, so Chris was goalie for all of game 3, but I don't remember what the score was when he stepped in for Dave during the second game, so Dave inherited all the goals for game 2, even though one or two might have been on Chris when he subbed. Kinda like how a pitcher in baseball can be on the hook for runs scored even when he gets yanked...
...actually it's nothing like that; but I don't have anything else to go on, so, maybe John will enter it in differently, but for all intents and purposes, we stuck Dave with 2 full games here, deserving or not.
Chris: Expect to suit up next week! (and expect stacked teams, too!)

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Box-Score for Jan 6, 2019

What happened?

White team was rolling in the first game. Felt too easy. Maybe we just took the foot off the gas and got complacent. Can't do that. The momentum changed about midway through the second game, right after "the incident" took place.

I heard some people say that Billy swung his stick wildly at Lee and just cold-cocked him for no reason. I didn't see it -- I was on the bench for a half-hour, give or take, but I heard the thud from there.
Maybe that's why Jared was asking for a trade to get Billy. He is a weapon. I don't believe the rumors, though. Billy is innocent. He wasn't even near Lee.

It's also possible that I just made that whole thing up to sensationalize it (for people to read this) who weren't there. See how easy that is?
Facts get distorted so greatly, so easily. That's why you should never believe anything you read on this site. Billy hit Lee? "False!" (As Dwight Schrute would say.)

Home of the Lies. That's what we should call it. I sense more lies on its way from WPR this week. What fun! Here's some more lies (or are they?) for your enjoyment:

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DATE: 01/06/19

rank	Player	Goals	Assists	Points	Games	Wins	GW	GWA	Team Goals	GA
1	Jared	8	1	9	3	2	2	0	11	11
2	MVW	3	4	7	3	1	0	1	11	11
3	Mike M	1	5	6	3	2	0	2	11	11
4	Brendon	3	2	5	3	1	1	0	11	11
5	Brett	2	2	4	3	2	0	0	11	11
6	John R	3	0	3	3	1	0	0	11	11
7	Jason H	0	2	2	3	2	0	0	11	11
8	Ignads	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	11	11
9	Mike D	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	11	11
10	Nick	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	11	11
11	Chris Y	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	11	11
12	Lee S	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	11	11
13	Billy T	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	11	11

rank	Goalie	Games	Wins	Win %	GA	GAA	Shutouts
1	Jack	3	2	66.67%	11	3.67	0
2	Dave	3	1	33.33%	11	3.67	0

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Fun fact: Jared had FIVE straight goals in the third game. Our defensive strategy needs to be revisited...