Sunday, November 10, 2019

2019 Shuley Cup pictures

Here are links to the 2019 Shuley Cup Pictures.


You have permission to use the pictures as long as you do not crop out the copyright watermark and give Jae D. Roh photo credit.
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Sunday, November 11, 2018

2018 Shuley Cup pictures

Here are links to the 10th Anniversary 2018 Shuley Cup albums.

You have permission to use the pictures as long as you do not crop out the copyright watermark and give Jae D. Roh photo credit.


Day 2
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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Shuley Cup 2017 Picture Links

Here are links to the 2017 Shuley Cup albums.

You have permission to use the pictures as long as you do not crop out the copyright watermark and give Jae D. Roh photo credit.

 Team photos (live)

 Awards Ceremony and others (live)

Friday


Bad News Beers vs Goal Dancers (live)

 #TBT Pictures from 2017
Saturday

 Icebergs vs Bad News Beers (live)
Thunder Bay Sake Bombers vs Goal Dancers (live)
Bad News Beers vs Thunder Bay Sake Bombers

 Icebergs vs Goal Dancers
Day 3

Consolation Game

 Bad News Beers vs Thunder Bay Sake Bombers

 Championship

 Icebergs vs Goal Dancers

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Monday, November 14, 2016

Shuley Cup 2016 Picture Links

Here are links to the Complete set of 2016 Shuley Cup albums.

You have permission to use the pictures as long as you do not crop out the copyright watermark and give Jae D. Roh photo credit.

Day 1

Hit the Pass vs Let 'em Know You're There

Barberrians vs California Golden Platypi


Day 2

Let 'em Know You're There vs Barberrians

California Golden Platypi vs Hit the Pass





Day 3






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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Shuley Cup 2015 Picture Links

Here are links to the 2015 Shuley Cup albums.

You have permission to use the pictures as long as you do not crop out the copyright watermark and give Jae D. Roh photo credit.


Day 1
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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Here are links to the 2014 Shuley Cup albums.

You have permission to use the pictures as long as you do not crop out the copyright watermark and give Jae D. Roh photo credit.


Trophies

Team Photos

Day 3 Championship

Day 3 Third Place Game and Celebrations

La Hacienda

Day 2

Day 2 Game 3

Day 2 Game 4

Day 1
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Sunday, November 10, 2013

I've added links to all previous Shuley Cup matches to the links section.

Enjoy!

- Jae
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

$5000

Oh and we've reached $5000 barrier because of two matches... NEW RECORD FOR SHULEY CUP!!!

2011: $4400 ($3000 w/o matches)

2010: $2300


That is over $11000 donated in 3 years. WOO HOO!!!

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Thank you!

Please take the time to read this -- there's a lot of work that goes into putting together the Shuley Cup so I have to make sure that credit is given where it is due:

First -- to the PLAYERS!!!!! We couldn't have a tournament without the 44 of you. Special thanks goes to those who traveled by plane, flew across the pond, crossed state lines, brought your toddler and family, etc. We truly love your dedication and hope you come back for the 2013 Shuley Cup! Thank you also to the FANS!! We had more fans this year than ever before.

MELISSA PARKIN -- my right hand person. Helps with decision making, fact checking, planning, logistics, you name it. She was instrumental in helping SNCF become a 501(c)(3). She also was responsible for Fri and Sat post hockey game festivities. It's an amazing thing to be able to share responsibilities with someone and feel comfortable about it.

CAPTAINS PAUL HUXEL, RON SWINNICH, MATT ST. HILAIRE, & KEN SCHROCK. These guys are not only amazing hockey players, they are standup guys and people I am proud to have represent Shuley Cup. When I first started thinking about the Shuley Cup, one of the important features was assigning captains who would not forget the purpose of the tournament (have fun!) and would help keep their teams motivated and inspired. These four guys are perfect captains and I am honored that they have accepted their roles willingly.

SNCF Board: MELISSA PARKIN, SCOTT PARKIN, MICAH ADLER, JORDAN MARTON. Melissa and Scott were instrumental with the 501(c)(3) process - we are almost there!! It was Micah's vision after the inaugural cup that has turned this tournament into a charitable event. Jordan joined the board this past year and put in several hours into the tournament running the very successful Fantasy Shuley Cup pool.

CHRIS PETERSON who has created the Shuley Cup Crests the last three years and also designed the SNCF logo that is featured on the key chain. I don't give him much time to come up with concepts but he comes up with creative crests that people associate with the tournament and each team.

Our tournament photographer JAE ROH who gives up his entire weekend every year for the Shuley Cup and takes phenomenal pictures that instantly become players' Facebook profile photos. :) Jae also captured the infamous "naked guys" photo that will be talked about for years to come.

DENNIS MARK for creation of the Shuley Cup website. Wonder why the stats were updated so quickly? You have to thank Dennis for his skills -- he makes data entry quick and easy. He also updated the Awards database for easy/quick entry.

MARK FOLEY and SCOTT MULCAHEY are our beloved men in stripes. We love these guys whether they're in stripes or not and they've been here since the beginning. I was very proud to hear that they did not take Commissioner Jordan's any bribes prior to the tournament. Thanks for being so upstanding guys!

JOHN and CAMERON MULCAHEY for scorekeeping and running the clock. Thanks for letting me actually watch the games this year!

LA HACIENDA (Frank) for letting us bring our 50 players, fans and family to eat, imbibe, and have a good time on Friday night. The food was fantastic, the venue perfect.

ATWOOD'S TAVERN (Patrick) for providing a great bar scene on Saturday night for us to chill out, drink premium beers, and munch on tasty appetizers. Thanks for working with us to accommodate our tournament players!

RON CREAMER (PAGEWORKS) for printing our tournament literature from our annual program to the Eizy Times insert.

RYAN EISENBERG for stepping up and helping Paul Huxel with the Platypus Avengers team, but also for team bio writeups and the amazing Eizy Times article.

Last but not least:
IKE MONTES (BOSTON AUTO DESIGN) -- Remote starter & installation
IKE MONTES -- Framed Bruins memorabilia
BOKX 109 (MIKE VARGAS) -- $100 gift card
JULIAN CHU (DONALDJPLINER.COM) -- $200 gift card
BOBBY QUINN -- $200 House cleaning
ROBIN OF TAGLIO SALON -- hair cut and blow dry
SPORTSWASH (MIKE MELISI) - two sports wash gift cards
ROBIN LUBBOCK -- two iTunes gift cards
STEVE O'CONNOR -- making sure our players' skates were in tip top shape
PULSE PRODUCTS -- 2 2012 Shuley Cup Hockey Mats
MELISSA PARKIN & JORDAN MARTON -- Pair of Bruins tickets, Signed Bruins T-shirt
KEVIN DONAHUE -- lunch at Google
RON SWINNICH, SHULEY NAKAMURA -- signed Bruins calendar, pair of Yankees @Red Sox tickets, 2013 Shuley Cup entry fee, 10 Wed hockey skates, whiskey stones




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Shuley Cup Awards - The Unabridged Version

For the abridged version, go to the Shuley Cup link:

This year's Shuley Award goes to Paul Huxel. Pauly went through a rigorous training program in Japan to prepare for the 2012 Shuley Cup and it certainly paid off. We hope he shares his trade secrets with everyone. We would like to congratulate Captain Pauly for crafting together not only a championship team but for promoting camaraderie among his players. Note, Pauly did not get this award for gifting Shuley with a  Platypi t-shirt.

The Swinny Award was presented to Ike Montes for his unbelievable performance in the Shuley Cup -- his six assists and nine points led the tournament. The Swinny award is given to the team player who is a playmaker and support player and this year, no one was more deserving than our very own Ike.

There was no question who would receive the Denny Award -- Julian Chu's game winning goal in the 3rd period of the Championship was essential to the Avengers' success. Who knows how the game would have ended? Shoot out?

The Eizy award was also a no-brainer. Bobby Quinn plays with heart and passion and usually shows up on the scoresheet in the scoring and PIM columns. This year however, Bobby Quinn played a clean game and did not accrue any PIMs during any of the 4 games he played.

Finnish sensation Tuomas Yrjola who was a sleeper pick in the Shuley Cup draft earned the offensive Platypus Award for his 7 goals (9 pts) -- a few of them which were breakaway goals. Fantasy owners of Tuomas would also like to thank him for his performance but realize that his salary will probably jump by tens of thousands of dollars next year.

The Schrocky Award (for defensive forward) was presented to a forward who was forced asked to play defense for the Avengers, Micah Adler. Micah held the blue line, protected his goalie and put up 4 points in the tournament.

The Nuge Award for best defensemen went to one of the bearded D on the Playtpus Avengers, Chris Peterson. Chris is not only a phenomenal artist. He also made sure goalie Tommy saw as few shots as possible, helped keep the crease clear of troublemakers, and even made a flying leap and catch to keep the puck in the zone on point. Nice work Chris!

Scott Parkin doubled his Creamer Award bobblehead count by taking it in back-to-back years, a first for Shuley Cup awards. Scott's rushes up the ice to stir up the offense on Rando Babos while still hustling back to cover the defensive zone warranted him this award.

Matty's award went to the spitfire Kevin Lane. Known for his explosive speed, his determination to never give up, his snipey, rapid shots and who couldn't forget his 5 goals -- one of which was a thrilling power play goal.

Fantasy Shuley Cup Awards:
Top Finisher was Adam Stober with a second place finish by Commish Jordan.. nothing fishy there.
Ike Montes was knocked out of second and took home 3rd.
At the very bottom of the pack, Olivia Parkin took home the "I try my best" ribbon for putting in great effort but for little no results.
And the "I like Myself" award went to Rich Lean -- for being picked the most by the fantasy team.
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Monday, November 12, 2012

Shuley Cup Finals

2012 Shuley Cup Champions are the Platypus Avengers.

Their story to the top is one to behold. After Pauly's team narrowly missed the finals in 2011 and finished last for the 3rd time -- we weren't sure what 2012 would bring. Going into their 3rd game against Legion of Doom on Saturday night, the Avengers were 2-0 with goalie Tommy Walsh playing like a 2011 MVP. They were certainly looking like the team to beat. 3 periods later, the team in white skated off after having given up 8 goals. No one is sure if the this 8-1 game was a ploy to give the Legion of Doom a false sense of security and confidence. By all accounts, it seemed like Captain Ron would repeat and take home the Cup on Sunday.

The championship game was fast and furious. The first period featured two evenly matched teams. Legion of Doom, known for its combination of stellar defense and strong offense versus Platypus Avengers, known for their insane offensive prowess. In the first period, with 50 seconds remaining sixth round pick and Finnish sensation, Tuomas Yrjola, scored the first goal of the game. 1-0, Legion of Doom.
Then, early in the second period, Mike Kunelius of the Platypus Avengers tied up the game, but three quick minutes later Nick Mantia with help from his linemates Tuomas and Kevin, regained the lead with a solid shot that landed the puck in the back of the net. A short while later, Tuomas got his second of the night making the score 3-1. Things were looking good for Legion of Doom but as most of you hockey players know, a 2 goal lead is one of the most precarious leads to hang onto. The two goal differential re-awoke the Avengers and released the inner Platypi! Kunelius (assisted by Micah) struck again to bring it within 1 goal. Then, as  we passed the "one minute left in the period" mark, Tony Nichol tied up the game setting up the greatest showdown in Shuley Cup history.

The Avengers began the 3rd period with a Parkin penalty but they made their kill look more like a man advantage power play. The Legion of Doom, gassed perhaps from scoring 8 goals the previous night, started slowing down and backing off on their forechecking. At 7:40 left in the period, Paul Huxel took a shot from point and Julian Chu tipped it past Paul Frere for what would become the game winning goal. The Avengers did not slow down or give up. As the clock wound down, Legion of Doom pulled their keeper but to no avail as the Platypus Avengers locked in the game with an empty netter. Congratulations Platypus Avengers!

Scoring Summary
1st period
Legion of Doom0:50 Tuomas Yrjola (John Durant)
2nd period
Platypus Avengers9:23 Mike Kunelius (Tony Nichol)
Legion of Doom6:29 Nick Mantia (Tuomas Yrjola, Kevin Lane)
Legion of Doom4:42 Tuomas Yrjola (John Durant, Ike Montes)
Platypus Avengers3:18 Mike Kunelius (Micah Adler)
Platypus Avengers0:56 Tony Nichol (Mike Kunelius)
3rd period
Platypus Avengers7:40 Julian Chu (Paul Huxel)
Platypus Avengers0:30 Tony Nichol (empty net)

Team1st2nd3rdTotal
Platypus Avengers0325
Legion of Doom1203
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2012 Raffle Winners

Thank you to everyone who solicited or donated items for the Shuley Cup Raffle!!! Second, thank you to those of you who bought raffle tickets!! Congratulations to the winners below!



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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Final Tally!

As a result of a successful weekend of fundraising, SNCF (Shuley Nakamura Charitable Foundation) will be giving $3000 to charity. Each of the four charities will receive money. The Cam Neely Foundation will receive the biggest portion, then the Leukemia Lymphoma Society will receive the next largest portion. Marklund Philips House and Horizons CT will receive the same amounts from SNCF.

An additional $1000 will be donated by private individuals directly to two of the charities so our efforts will total $4000.

Thank you everyone for your generosity, support, and kindness. Believe it or not, we are going to start the fundraising process just after the new year -- our goal is to get larger companies involved so that we can make a bigger impact on our charitable giving.

Happy Thanksgiving!
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Raffle Winners

Here are the 2011 Raffle Winners!

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2011 Thank you & Acknowledgements

A list of thank you's.. a bit belated.

Melissa Parkin: Right hand woman and COO of SNCF.
Ron Swinnich, Ken Schrock, Matty St. Hilaire, Pauly Huxel: Captains!
Scott Parkin: Legal Advisor to SNCF and had made SNCF possible!
Micah Adler: SNCF board member and inspiration behind making Shuley Cup a charity fundraising event
Denny Mark: Website Overhaul + Database
Ron Creamer: Program Printing
Chris Peterson: Logos/Artwork
Jae Roh: Photography
Ryan Eisenberg: Team Bios
Liz Young/Byron Masi: Raffle Item Solicitation
Steve O'Connor: Jersey logo
Mark Foley/Scott Mulcahey: Officiating
La Hacienda: Venue


Raffle Donations
Ike Montes/Boston Auto Design: Remote Starter Installation
Coolidge Corner Wine & Spirits: 6 Bottle Wine Basket
Mike Vargas: Morton's Gift Card
Julian Chu: Puma Gift Card
Bobby Quinn/Boston Brokerage: House Cleaning Service
SportsWash: 2 free washes
David/Amy Kenney: Assorted books, hockey puck artwork, Red Sox tickets
Todd Parkin: Stanhope Giftcard
Corrie Hulten: BU game tickets
Melissa Parkin/Jordan Marton: Bruins Tickets
Matt Porro: Tikatok kit, game used Axelsson stick
Liz Young, Byron Masi/Toscanini's: Gift cards
Liz Young, Byron Masi/Asgard: Gift card
Melissa Parkin/Arika Bjorkedal: Artwork
Elite Embroidery: Embroidery of SNCF jacket
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2011 Shuley Cup Awards

At long last -- here is a list of the 2011 Bobblehead Awards.

2011 Champions: Viking Horde
*Julian Chu - W
*John Durant - D
*Kevin Lane - C
*Ike MOntes - W
*Mark Rinaldi - D
*Ken Simon - D/W
*Adam Stober - C/W
*Luke Sullivan - D
*Ron Swinnich (captain) - D
*Tommy Walsh - G
*Curt Wells - C/D
*Liz Young - W

2011 Runner-Up: Matty's Team (captained by Ken Schrock)

Shuley Award -- Tournament MVP: Tommy Walsh
The vote to give Tommy the MVP was unanimous. Even non-voters came up to the awards committee to give their two cents on Tommy's performance. Tommy stepped up to play goalie when we were short a netminder. He posted a shutout in his first Shuley Cup game and gave up only 4 goals in 4 games.

Swinny Award -- Adam Stober
Adam received recognition for his 5 point tournament performance. Playing Center and Wing, Adam helped turn opportunities into goals. His efforts were certainly helpful in his team winning the championship.

Denny Award -- Ron Creamer
We really wanted to give Ron the Creamer award but logistically it was difficult to make this happen. Why did Creamer win an award? His goal in Game 6 (Matty's Team vs Viking Horde) was not only the first goal, but the GWG of the game. This goal ultimately defined which team would be in the finals. If Creamer had not scored, it could have been an Eisenberg Uncertainty Principal - Viking Horde matchup in the finals instead of Matty's Team.

Eizy Award -- Dave Lahr
The Eizy Award is typically akin to the NHL "Lady Byng" award for gentlemanly player. Past winners demonstrated clean, unselfish, penalty-free hockey. This year, we decided to award it to a player who modeled his style of play after Eizy. Eizy is known for his antics on the ice from clutching, holding, sitting, face washing, you name it. This year, we felt Dave Lahr's aggressive defensive tactics on the ice made him worthy of the Eizy.

Platypus Award -- Julian Chu
This award was created to recognize a player with offensive prowess. At the end of Saturday night, Julian was the tournament point leader with 5 points. A natural playmaker, in the right place at the right time, Julian finished the tournament with 3 goals and 2 assists.


Schrocky Award -- Andrew Rossi
The Schrockiest Schrock in Schrocksville was Andrew Rossi who scored his first career hat trick in the 2011 Shuley Cup. A goalie turned winger, Rossi's lightning fast moves, his ability to move the puck into the zone, his skill at protecting the puck, and his innate hockey sense make him an asset on any team. This is Rossi's second Bobblehead.


Nuge Award -- Nick Mantia
In Game 5 (Eisenberg Uncertainty Principal vs. Pauly Exclusion Principle), Nick Mantia made an amazing defensive play on Bobby Quinn's breakaway. He successfully caught up to Bobby and made a clean diving play to break up any scoring opportunity for Bobby.


Creamer Award -- Scott Parkin
The key play that made Scott Parkin a front-runner for this award was his power play goal in the finals game. As a defenseman, Scott looks like Mike Green on the ice: Doing his best to light the red lamp, but not forgetting to backcheck and protect his keeper.

Matty Award -- Chris Peterson
In Game 5, Chris Peterson hit the post. In the 3rd place game, he scored a crazy goal where it seemed like all time stopped, he did a little tap dance, hypnotized the goalie, and scored a goal. His moves on this goal got him nominated for this award.

SuperStar Ribbon Award -- Bobby Quinn
We felt Bobby Quinn had to be recognized for his Gordie Howe Hat Trick in the 3rd place game. In addition to this feat, Bobby logged 6 points (3G, 3A) in the tournament. Not too shabby!

Potty Training Ribbon Award -- Ryan Eisenberg
Our very own Eizy has won this award twice now. He led the tournament in penalty minutes and kept his team's penalty box nice and warm.
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Friday, November 18, 2011

1st Place Game

The two teams with the shortest names found themselves vying for first place on Sunday November 13. Nerves, nerves, nerves!! It was going to be one heck of a game. This was Captain Ken's third consecutive trip to the finals and Captain Ron's first foray out of the 3rd place bracket.

Having been shutout by Matty's Team the previous night, Viking Horde tweaked their lines to up their offense. They moved versatile Curt Wells from D to Center and moved Winger Ken Simon to play D with Chara-like defenseman John Durant. Let the game begin!

Puck dropped and immediately Viking Horde took control. Adam Stober made a breakout pass to Curt Well who raced down to the other end and scored on Marco. The next six minutes featured non-stop action between the two teams and both goalies standing on their heads. Save after save, rush after rush, scorekeeper found herself unable to sit down. At just under 4 minutes, Jordan gained control of the puck in Viking Horde's turf. He lifted his to fake a shot and veteran captain Ron went into a sliding block. He ended up taking Jordan out, the ref's arm shot up, and the whistle blew as the Vikings touched the puck. Opportunity for Matty's Team, but definitely an uphill battle for them as Viking Horde's unmatched defense and goaltending fended off any attempts to light the red lamp. Just one second after the power play expired, JD powered a shot off point and scored. JD's protege Kevin Lane was credited with the assist. Just 30 seconds or so later, Curt Wells padded the lead with another goal with help from Ken Simon. The next shift on, Kevin Lane (I think) powered into Matty's Team zone and teed off to shoot but was foiled by a sliding Scotty Parkin. Scotty was called for tripping and Viking Horde found themselves on the power play for the last 22 seconds of the period. The period ended with Viking Horde up a decisive 3-0.

Second period started with Matty's Team on the penalty kill for just over a minute. Fortunately for them, the Vikings were unable to score during the man advantage. At 9:19, Liz Young was given a slashing penalty when she went in hard on her forecheck and her errant stick audibly whacked the back of one of Matty's Team Players' leg. Once again, no one scored on the power play and the score remained at 3-0. At just over 6:30, Kevin Lane had a breakaway opportunity. Scott Parkin went from zero to max velocity almost instantaneously and made a diving play to prevent Kevin from getting a shot off. However, just seconds later, Ike scored a goal (Mark Rinaldi assisted). 4-0.. would Tommy get another shutout? Not so fast -- as usual when Matty's Team is under pressure, Captain Ken is always there to rescue his team. At 5:08, Ken dashed away any hopes of a shutout for Tommy. Jordan Marton and Ron Creamer each got a point on their assists. As the clock started to run down, Viking Horde took control of the game and really didn't give Matty's Team a chance to go beyond the neutral zone. End of the second, Viking Horde up 4-1.

Third period moved fast -- with the clock running continuously it was important for both teams to minimize stoppages and change lines quickly. The period was action packed and exciting and the scorekeeper felt Matty's Team had the advantage. Perhaps it was them being at least 10 years younger on average than the Vikings. At 7:00, JD got called on an interference penalty. Matty's Team worked the power play and on the very last second, Scott Parkin scored a power play goal. At this point, the game elevated to a different level. A 2 goal differential is not insurmountable and it was obvious Matty's Team knew this. At the 2 minute mark, the game went from running time to stop time due to the 2 goal differential. Shot after shot rained in on Tommy but he put a great effort in the last couple minutes. When the buzzer finally sounded at the end of the third, the team in Red, the Viking Horde, spilled onto the ice to celebrate. Winners!

Final Score, 4-2, Viking Horde.
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3rd Place Game!

**Apologies for the delayed game summaries**

The Third Place game featured Pauly's Team, Eisenberg Uncertainty Pricipal, and the Real Matty's Team, Pauly Exclusion Principle. With a 2-1 record, EUP was heavily favored to win the contest against 0-3 PEP.

Game started with EUP coming out of the gate strong. Early on in the first, defenseman Nick Mantia got in a fight with the boards and injured his wrist and had to withdraw. This left EUP with nine skaters. Their top line (previously known as the Triple Threat line, renamed the Tour de France line due to their puck cycling abilities) managed to control the puck and the pace of the game. Former captain Eizy drew a holding penalty at 6:20 in the first. He felt shame. With only 3 men on the EUP bench, and a man advantage for PEP, this was PEP's chance to set the tone. They did not capitalize and the power play ended. As the minutes counted down in the first, it was EUP who were the first to light the lamp. Tony notched his 4th goal of the tournament at 3:36. Linemate Mike Kunelius was credited with the assist. Three minutes later, Tony returned the favor to Mike as Mike scored on Tony's assist. End of the first 2-0. It was looking good for EUP.

Between periods, PEP had obviously regrouped. Just over a minute into the period, Bobby Quinn got his name on the scoresheet. Kevin Donahue got the nod for the assist. With a one goal deficit, there was a whole lot of hockey left in this game. At 6:34, the refs stopped the game for an injury timeout. Mike Kunelius and Todd Parkin had a run-in near PEP's blue line. The injury report showed that Mike had suffered a severe knee sprain. He, too, would have to withdraw. Now down two men and the Tour de France line incomplete, it was looking grim for EUP. At 5:33, Jonathon Gais tied it up at 2. Matty assisted on this goal. With momentum on their side, PEP continued to dominate, Chris Peterson scored at 3:40 with help from Bobby Quinn and Corrie Hulten. This would be PEP's first lead in the game. Could they hang onto this slim lead? The period got even more interesting when 14 seconds later Todd Parkin drew a penalty for tripping. (Random Fact: All three Parkins spent time in the penalty box for a total of 9 minutes.) PEP succeeded in killing off the penalty and the period came to an end with PEP leading 3-2.

Third period consisted of constant back and forth action. Still down two men, EUP battled hard against the fresher PEP team. Both teams had several opportunities to score, but neither would give up a goal. At 2:00, Tony scored an unassisted goal tying up the game. Based on how the period had been played, I was convinced the game would go into OT, which meant shootout. Not to be undone, Bobby Quinn answered back just 33 seconds later. Todd Parkin started the play with Jonathon Gais helping out in the middle. I knew the last 90 seconds or so of the game would be intense* with both teams wanting to win this bracket. With just under a minute, there was a faceoff in PEP's zone. Center Eizy and Bobby stood by glaring at each, sticks poised to win the faceoff. As the puck dropped, Eizy threw his gloves down and grabbed Bobby. Bobby followed suit, threw his gloves and both started spinning around trying to pull the other's jersey over his head. Then all of a sudden the three on EUP's bench flew over the boards and both teams were on the ice. I watched in horror as I saw Tony threw his gloves down and race towards Jonathon Gais. These two need to learn how to fight. They started pawing at each other and did a weird little awkward dance. It was at this point the fans in the stands realized that this was no real fight but a fun stunt to lighten the air and add levity to the tournament. Both Bobby and Eizy were charged with 10 minute game misconducts and placed in the penalty boxes.
With only 45 seconds left on the clock, the game slowly rolled to an end.. PEP would win the 3rd place bracket. And team EUP guaranteed themselves the first pick for the 2012. Final score 4-3, Pauly Exclusion Principle.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Day 2 of Shuley Cup '11 - Game 6

Final game before championships featured Beer o' Clock heavy Matty's Team and veterans Viking Horde. While Captain Schrocky is still a spring chicken, his hockey sense is full of wisdom and good judgement.

First period was tense -- the teams seemed pretty evenly matched with both keepers playing ridiculous well and each defense shutting down any offensive threat. Viking Horde came out strong and perhaps this is why Matty's team ended up 4 penalties overall. At 10:05 in the first, Roman Chicz was called for tripping. A desperation move perhaps? No PPG for the Viking Horde on this opportunity. The action continued again until Kieran drew another tripping penalty at 5:24. This was not too surprising -- a Schrock On! alum, he learned well under the tutelage of Eizy. Once again, the Vikings were unable to capitalize -- they were starting to look like the 2010 Bruins.. a great team who couldn't figure out the power play! As the clock wound down to 0, both teams seemed happy to have a second to catch their breaths. End of the 1st, no goals.

The second period continued at a whirlwind pace -- I was convinced this game would end in a 0-0 tie. The defense were doing an amazing job at stopping many of the players the their blue line and if for some reason someone got through, the goalies stepped up and prevented any goals. At 1:17 in the second however, a brief fumble and a huge skirmish in front of the net occurred and the pinching defenseman Ron Creamer forced one through during the confusion for the first goal of the game. Jordan Marton was credited with making the pass to Creamer.

Third period -- 12 minutes for the Viking Horde to at least tie it up. They kept the pressure on, but Marco Show finally was on full display. At 9:26 a big shocker as Melissa Parkin got thrown in the box for a high stick. Not sure how we feel about a SNCF board member being in the penalty box. :) Could this be the break the Viking Horde was waiting for? Matty's Team had a great kill and succeeded in keeping the score at 1-0. With just under 8 minutes to go, the game moved at an incredible pace. At 1:02, newest member of the hat trick club, Andrew Rossi drew an interference call. I could see the disappoint and anguish in his face as he felt he had let his team down. This was a gift the Viking Horde could not squander -- would they use it wisely? The puck drop was in Matty's Team's zone, so Tommy was pulled from net to give a man advantage. The Viking Horde controlled puck well for the first 30 seconds, but the puck then squirted out and Jordan took a shot on the empty net. Not this time! Viking Horde regrouped and set up their power play again, only to be foiled by Ron Creamer who stole the puck and made a pass to Jordan. After missing his first empty net, Jordan took it upon himself to skate it out of the zone and tossed the puck in on the empty net. Short handed goal on an empty net. As the goal crossed the goal line, Andrew Rossi punched the penalty box glass in appreciation, glad that it wasn't his goal line the puck crossed. 2-0 with 0:52 seconds to go, the puck would drop a final time.

Final score, Matty's Team 2-0.
Shutout for Marco Solia.

As it turns out, we had a 3-way tie for the championship game. Had Viking Horde won, it would have been EUP vs Viking Horde in the finals. It ultimately came down to goal +/- differential. With a +9 overall differential, Viking Horde claimed the first spot. With a +2 differential, Matty's Team claimed the second spot.

Good job to both teams. Good luck on Sunday.
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Day 2 of Shuley Cup '11 - Game 5

Showdown between team names derived from Captain's and quantum mechanics equations. Gosh.. we are a smart but nerdy bunch. Eisenberg Uncertainty Principal versus Pauly Exclusion Principle. Now some may wonder about the "No Platypus" logo -- I can explain. Years ago when Pauly was on the ice, cheering for just plain "Paul" seemed bland so it morphed into Pauly..and it just wasn't enough.. so I thought a little alliteration would help. Somehow, Pauly Platypus had a nice ring to it, and then it was born. So for those of you wondering about it, it has been explained. Sorry it wasn't more exciting. Okay, back to the game summary.

The pace of the game was fast and furious with back and forth non-stop action. Emma came up with the first save of the game at 8:39 in the first period. At 7:58, Todd Parkin took a 'good penalty' in front of the net when he took down an EUP player. The game was heating up! At 6:00, it was Billy's turn to put up a big save when he had to shutdown powerhouse Bobby Quinn not once but several times, as Bobby chipped away at his own rebound. No goal! At 4:00, Chris Peterson got oh so close when he hit the post. Team Blue (PEP) let out a big "Oh!!!" while EUP cheered happily. It was crazy -- I certainly got caught up in the excitement! Bobby Quinn put his name on the scoresheet when he drew an elbowing penalty at 2:58. Just after EUP finished their power play scoreless, our little friend Eizy decided it was his time to sit in the box. No more triple threat for at least 90 seconds.. or could it be double trouble? At 1:04, the Double Trouble line lit up the red lamp. Tony was credited with goal, Mike with the assist. 1-0 end of the first, EUP. According to my scoresheet this was a shorthanded goal. I've simply lost track at this point in time.

Second period started with Eizy in the box for another 13 seconds. PEP was unable to capitalize and both teams hit even strength. At 6:29 we saw Jonathon Gais finally get payback for his Olympic diving tactics (sorry, had to throw that one in there!) when he was called on a penalty for tripping. I believe it was during this short-handed time that Todd Parkin managed to finagle the puck for a short-handed bid and boy was it close. I believe it was the same penalty, that Bobby on the power play had an amazing breakaway attempt. The only person in his sight was goalie Emma. From out of nowhere, Nick Mantia chased him down and accelerated and made a CLEAN sliding play to take Bobby out of the play. Can we say HIGHLIGHT REEL! Simply amazing!! The action continued until 1:56 when Triple Threat Tony Nichol took matters into his own hands and scored for EUP. On the other side, at a mere 0:37 seconds, Todd Parkin made another "good play" when he drew an interference penalty. The third period would start with PEP a man down, and the score at 2-0 for EUP.

Third period -- both teams had a lot at stake. A win for either team meant a chance at the championship game. PEP successfully killed off the Parkin penalty and the game resumed. Both teams continued to keep the pressure on at both ends, but the Triple Threat was just a little too much. At 9:11, Mike notched his first goal of the game and gave a thank you nod to Eizy for the assist. 3-0 EUP. Not looking too rosy for PEP but 3 goal leads are not insurmountable. As the clock wound down it did seem like Billy would get his first ever Shuley Cup shutout...  PEP kept the boys on EUP busy. Any time a PEP player broke through the blue line, the puck would systematically be hurled out of the zone. At 1:55, Eizy decided it was time to take a rest and he hooked a PEP player. This time, PEP was ready. A combo play from Todd to Gais to Bobby confirmed there would be no shutout, at 0:44 in the third, PEP lit the lamp. The last 44 seconds were energetic. PEP worked hard to break the puck into the zone but sadly, they would not be able to tie it up or win tonight.

Final score, EUP 3-1. The next pair of games would determine the playoff bracket.

p.s. Another tidbit, this showdown was bittersweet for both teams. Team PEP is formerly Eizy's team so I'm sure he had trouble sleeping the night before from having such mixed feelings.. NOT!
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