Slayers Hen Pecked by The Birds: Slayers 3 Cuckoos 4

Slayers lose Tuesday Feb 26th to the Chicken House. It was a great game but the Slayers had a hard time getting it past the Birds comp goalie Peter Gasigna. The Slayers battled hard and had numerous scoring chances down low late in the 3rd but NHL level goalie Peter stood on his head keeping the puck out from the back of the net. The Slayers were able to get one past him in the 3rd, but could not get the equalizer to send the game into OT. The Slayers are 1-1 for the spring 08 season.

Game Notes:

Goals:
Harper 1
Richard 1
Driver 1

Helpers:
Harper 1

Slayers skated without flu infected Brian and Kevin. Dale was in goal for the Slayers and Peter Gasigna for Cuckoos.

Scott Simmons Voted MVP by his Slayers Teammates

Due to Scott's work ethic, tenatious playing style and his ability to score timely goals earned him MVP for the Winter 08 season voted by his teammates. Way to go Scott!

image: Scott, at Chapman Hill, made a few turns with one of his boys right after the championship game!


Runners up for MVP were Brian Cartwright and Tom Van Buskirk

image: Brian, Scott and Tommy




Congrats to all the Slayers. Another fun and enteraining season for sure. The Slayers play as a team and sure can drink a beer or two as a team.

Slayers Kickoff Spring Season vs Old Dawgs: Slayers 7 Dawgs 5

Just as the last drop of the champagne was sucked out of the cup, your division 2 champions hit the ice against the Old Dawgs Tuesday night. The Slayers, like the the Old Dawgs were skating a short bench due to injuries, travel and the flu. The game was a high scoring affair despite each team having just a couple subs on the bench. The Slayers jumped to a 6-2 lead in the 2nd period, but sat back a bit in the 3rd. With the hard determined play of Brit Eaton the Dawgs climbed back into the game and was within 2 goals late in the 3rd period. But the Slayers scored their 7th goal to seal the victory. Both goalies had made some great saves. Most of the goals were from sweet shots or hard play in and around the crease.

Goals:
Tommy 1
Will 1
Scott 3
Dan 2

Assists:
Tommy 1
Will 2
Scott 2
Dan 1
Drew 1

Game Notes: Dingo took a high stick to the upper lip in the 2nd period and left the game. He missed just one shift, Drew Barber sat in the box to feel shame. Old Dawgs signed Adam Howell for the Spring 08 Season. Adam brings hustle and a good scoring touch. Paul Wilson was the net minder for the Dawgs and with Dale out with the flu Darrin Ferguson played in goal for the Slayers. Thanks Darrin. Slayers were without Mike, Cory, Brian, Richard and Dale. Dawgs were without Stan, Henry, Jim, Spencer and Frank.

Click the team image. This is the new team photo after the championship. Man they look haggared.

SAN JUAN SLAYERS WINTER 08 CHAMPS! Slayers 2 Cheapskates 0

Last night the Slayers pulled off a hard fought 2-0 win over Cortez. Cheapskates brought their hard work ethic and strong goal tending by Landon Johnson. However, Cheapskates, the best team on paper with an impressive 7-1 record could not find a way to score due to the stellar work of the Slayers blue liners, pesky play of the forwards and the fast glove of goalie Greg Sykes. The game was a chess match of sorts, with both teams getting good scoring chances, but neither team could find the back of the net. Late in the 3rd, with 4:10 remaining Slayers winger Will Blanchard flipped a pass from just inside the blue line to Brian Cartwright who was moving from behind the Cortez net. Brian gloved the puck down, made one deke and scored high on Landon's blocker side. Brian, the fans and the rest of the Slayers erupted with excitement. A few moments later Tommy Van Buskirk sealed the victory by blasting a rebound past Landon on the glove side. With less than 4 minutes remaining the Slayers shut down any play Cortez tried to generate. Once the final seconds ticked by the Slayers flooded the ice celebrating another championship. After the hand shakes and photos the Slayers enjoyed a couple beers, a couple pizzas at Just Bo's all washed down by a couple more beers and Crown Royal. Spoils to the victors eh?

Goals:
Brian Cartwright (GW) 1
Tom Van Buskirk 1

Helpers:
Will Blanchard

Game Notes: This was the Slayers 3rd consecutive Championship.
Mike Davis left the ice midway through the 3rd due to a dislocated knee. Slayers activated goalie Greg Sykes to replace Dale who has been hammered by the flu. Thanks again Greg, you were a big help and it was great having you play with us. Greg made 17 saves on 17 shots for the shutout. Cheapskates had Landon Johnson in the net who played very well. Coach Jeff Watson was on the bench for the Slayers. Big thanks to all the families and friends who came out and supported us.

FUKENEH!

Slayers

Championship Sunday was Family Fun Night at Chapman Hill Ice Arena

Thanks to all the families and friends that came out to cheer on the Slayers.

images: Richard and the family, Matt and his family, Tom and Lucy, Beth and Ila, kids
images by: will blanchard

Slayers and 08 Playoffs

The Slayers last regular season game ended in a tie against Fire and Ice. The tie gave the Slayers a bye in the first round of the playoffs. Slayers ended the season in second place behind Cheapskates with 4 wins, 2 loses and 2 ties.

Playoffs round 1:
Cuckoos (W) vs Old Dawgs 5-0
Fire and Ice (W) vs Ranch 6-0

Playoffs round 2:
Cheap Skates (W) vs Cuckoos 8-1
Slayers (W) vs Fire and Ice 4-3

Championship Game: Sunday 5:30 pm
Slayers vs Cheapskates



Slayers battled a fierce game against Fire and Ice on Saturday night at the Chapman Hill Ice Arena. The two teams went goal for goal the entire game. Late in the 3rd the Slayers had a 3-2 lead until a streaking Mitch Carrier walked in and blasted a high shot past Greg Sykes. Moments later the Slayers were called for a trip (more ref blinding due to the jiffy pop ceiling). With the man advantage Fire and Ice worked hard to get the go-ahead goal. However, their dreams were shattered when Scott Simmons stole the puck in neutral ice with less than 90 seconds remaining. Scott ripped down the far side and buried the puck past Fire and Ice goalie Griz Kelley on the blocker side. The shorty had fans and Slayers alike cheering Scott's wicked shot. With a minute and some change remaining, Fire And Ice remained on the power play and nearly tied the game with 24 seconds left. However, the solid play from the Slayers blue-liners and a timely back check from Simmons kept most of the play to the outside. That was until a nice pass found a Fire and Ice player down low breaking fast to the net. Diving through the crease Dan Driver poked the puck off the Fire and Ice players stick just as he was about to unload a point blank shot. The Slayers continued to force the rest of the play to the boards and earned the 4-3 win. With the win, the Slayers now move on to face Cheapskates in the Championship game.

Game Note: Slayers skated without Cory Harper and Dale Womack. Greg Sykes played between the pipes for the flu infected Womack. Thanks a ton Greg. Fire and Ice was without Jordan due to a shoulder injury.

Goals:
Richard 1
Tommy 1
Drew 1
Scott (GW) 1

Helpers:
Brian 1
Drew 1