January 27, 2010

Hall of Famers to face off Feb. 21

Sunday, Feb. 21 will be a Hall of Fame day for Sunday Morning Road Hockey.

Celebrating 20 seasons of the evil orange plastic ball, Sunday Morning Road Hockey's regular game that day will be followed by a special Hall of Fame Game featuring some of the stars from the league's venerable past including its two greatest goaltending rivals, Goaltending Stalwart Wawrow and Lobsterboy.

"This will be a celebration of Sunday Morning Road Hockey," said the league's sole remaining founding father, the Living Legend. "It will also be a chance for the game's current generation to connect with its storied past."

Goaltending Stalwart Wawrow minded the nets for nine years, including the league's formative seasons at the old tennis courts and the Cariboo lacrosse box. His lightning glove hand and fearless determination to throw himself in front of Winkian blasts without the protection of leg pads earned him the disbelieving admiration of teammates and the grudging respect of opponents. His cutting cackle which punctuated many of his more spectacular saves earned him their wrath.

Wawrow became the first inductee into the Sunday Morning Road Hockey Hall of Fame when he retired in February, 1999 to pursue a new job in a faraway city.

Lobsterboy's colorful career spanned three generations of roadsters. Named for his use of his trapper mitt on its wrong hand that made it look like a claw, Lobsterboy's splayed shotstopping style and crazed pursuit of the evil orange plastic ball along the boards behind his net earned him a number of Stanley Stick championships and the league's first rule modification which banned goalies from covering the ball behind the plane of the goal line.

The Hall of Fame Game will face off at 12:30 p.m., after that Sunday's regular game. It will be followed by a gala reception at the newly-refurbished Terminal Pub.

Posted by jaysuburb at January 27, 2010 07:53 AM
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Hey boys,

Why aren't we on hockey day in Canada???

Posted by: Gump at January 30, 2010 03:00 PM

Sounds like a great day!

Posted by: Bomber at January 30, 2010 12:33 AM

I'll try and make the post game, maybe a little bit of the end of the game itself. i'll probably still be on crutches--no hockey for me. i'll try to video some footage :)

Posted by: pfg at January 27, 2010 08:28 PM

I guess it's not clear in the story; current roadsters will be able to play in the Hall of Fame Game. In fact, they're encouraged, as the site of aging, enfeebled roadsters flailing after the evil orange plastic ball may be too tragic on its own.

Posted by: Jay Suburb at January 27, 2010 05:40 PM

are we going vintage, ie wearing our old equipment? or are there any modifications?

Posted by: lobsterboy at January 27, 2010 03:51 PM

Very cool. I don't know how much of this I can stick around for, but hopefully I'll be able to catch at least a little of the "Hall of Fame" Game.

Posted by: Scrappy at January 27, 2010 02:30 PM