March 07, 2004

Marine assault

On a day more suited to a marine invasion than a road hockey game, the Colonel and his troops assaulted the crease and pounced on rebounds to march to an easy 25-11 victory.

With a steady downpour making the concrete court as slick as ice, the victors quickly established their gameplan to pepper shots at the net and then chop home rebounds or loose balls as defenders struggled with their footing.

"Nobody's moving around out there," says the Colonel, who scored three of his career-high 11 goals on his first shift. "If you just keep banging away, and your linemates throw the ball in front to you, you just have to whack away at it. There's not a lot of skill involved."

Or a lot of drama, as the winners pulled away early.

"We got those three or four right off the start, and that just shuts the other team down," says Gump, who backstopped his team to the win for the second consecutive week. "Their defensemen got caught behind so much, and we had too many open chances."

"We got off on the right foot," says the Colonel.

"The other team's defense was nowhere to be found," says Elvis.

That made it especially frustrating for Ottoman, who tried desperately to hold the fort without reinforcements to clear his crease of invaders.

"They get in close like that, the ball squirts out or it's just sitting there, and you get a bunch of sticks right there and it pops in," says the soaked shotstopper. "On a day like today, they can just fire it from everywhere and hope for rebounds or hope it finds the back of the net."

"It just becomes a whack job from there," says the Colonel.

Posted by jaysuburb at March 7, 2004 03:02 PM
Comments

Page looks better and sharp in IE. The pictures and the links now appear on the right hand side versus at the very bottom of the page.

Posted by: COUCH at March 15, 2004 10:12 AM

Ahh..nice to see the Colonel posting under my name again...the comedy bit that never dies...

Posted by: Beetle Boy at March 14, 2004 03:31 PM

I think I may miss Sunday's game as I anticipate I will be hung over due to Saturday, late-night affairs and I am still afraid of the water. BB

Posted by: Beetle Boy at March 14, 2004 03:31 AM

You have the flu Wink? I'm sorry to hear that, I've heard it's a nasty strain this year.

Posted by: NewGuy at March 13, 2004 09:54 PM

I think the coding issue for PC's may be resolved. Could anyone viewing the site on a PC confirm?

Posted by: Jay Suburb at March 13, 2004 08:18 PM

Wink flu?

Posted by: Wink at March 13, 2004 05:03 PM

Colonel,I must be.

I will be unable to play Sunday due to an undisclosed injury.

Posted by: Newguy at March 13, 2004 04:49 PM

What's a New Guy?

Posted by: Wink at March 13, 2004 08:57 AM

NewGuy, you must be kidding ... and Subarb, you must think of all the Bill Gates fans around the world - they too deserve to view qulaity comments and pics from our beloved game regardless of the hardware / software they use to gain access to the virtual world.

Posted by: TheColonel at March 12, 2004 11:03 PM

It looks, and works, perfect on a Mac. For those of you reading roadhockey.net on a PC, get a real computer;-)

Posted by: Jay Suburb at March 12, 2004 07:42 PM

What the Hell is "Netscape Navigator"? ;)

Posted by: NewGuy at March 12, 2004 05:54 PM

For anyone using Internet Explorer to view the roadhockey.net site, don't. I just viewed the site using Netscape Navigator and it appears to be so much better laid out ... if only Jay Subarb had formatted the page to be viewed in multiple internet browsers ...

Posted by: TheColonel at March 12, 2004 05:48 PM

Thanks Elvis next time I'll remember to call you for a ride.

Posted by: Wendel at March 12, 2004 08:05 AM

Geez Wendel...even Beetle Boy showed up in the downpour.

Why didn't you just catch a ride with someone...not like your car was going anywhere.

Fixing your tire could have been an exciting way to spend Sunday afternoon instead.

Posted by: elvis at March 9, 2004 11:23 AM

Damn Bird!!!!

Posted by: Wink at March 8, 2004 03:23 PM

Apparently "whack job" is the type of thing you need to say during a post-game interview to get the coverage that, all to often, is reserved for the likes of Lak, Kid, and the Bird ... that dirty, dirty Bird!

Posted by: TheColonel at March 8, 2004 10:33 AM

Sorry Wendel.

Posted by: Wink at March 8, 2004 09:13 AM

Aw Wink don't be a wet blanket. I had all my best rain-gear on and was looking forward to playing in a game at a speed I could keep up with. Instead I had to go get a tire patched. Now THAT'S an exciting way to spend Sunday morning!!


Posted by: Wendel at March 8, 2004 07:54 AM

Hey Colonel, great game there...almost as impressive as your post-game quotes. =)

Posted by: Unabomber at March 8, 2004 03:40 AM

Sure you didn't miss today because of a wet tire? And a wet roof? And a wet hood? And some wet doors?

Posted by: Wink at March 7, 2004 11:08 PM

I missed today's game because my car had a flat tire. I think Billy Idol feared a rematch of last week's game. Or maybe it was the Kid. Whoever it was, I'm flattered someone feared my game enough to sabotage my car.

Posted by: Wendel at March 7, 2004 07:18 PM

Beetle doesn't know much about Wink...
And does anybody know anything about New Guy? Is he hiding in his closet or something?

Posted by: Wink at March 7, 2004 04:09 PM

Dammit, Wink beat me to the punchline by only a few minutes

Posted by: Beetle Boy at March 7, 2004 03:43 PM

Trust Colonel to know about whack jobs...

Posted by: Wink at March 7, 2004 03:08 PM