I hate spring / fall time changes - they mess everything up. Here I am, all dressed up (in my road hockey gear) with no place to go. Why? Because it's 11:20AM NOT 10:20AM.

!@#$@!#$!@#$!@#$

Hope the game went well today.

so looks like i'm coming out tomorrow. But, i need to be done by 12:30. So i'm looking to start at 10:30, as opposed to 11. and hopefully everyone who's coming out can accommodate that too :)

Yup, will definitely be out for May 25th for Smith's wedding. Also, may not be able to make the following weekend as I'll be following Smith around on his honeymoon to get a leg up on the Paparazi...just kidding, I'll be available the last week of May.

congrats on the pending nuptials, smith! Where in the Shuswap are you saying "I do"? I grew up in Salmon Arm, so have a pretty good knowledge of the area, and cool places to go...

I also prefer the two weekends - rest needed...

I'm out for May 18(long weekend), May 25(getting married in the Shuswap - Gump and Cowboy likely attending), May 31 (honeymoon).

I am also participating in a run on May 4th, but I am only crazy enough to do a half marathon.

I am also a maybe for this weekend as I am running a race in Langely on Sunday morning. I should be able to make it back on time if the race starts on time.

I dont even want to verbalize the streak Ill have on the line...

The Colonel doesn't care when the Stick is - he'll be there making a charge for his third straight Conn Stick trophy!

I too do enjoy the week between the first and second games ...and also agree that the season has become too damn short. Last time I checked no one has complained about playing in nice weather... for a change.

Id prefer to make the season longer -not shorter. And c'mon, since when was mother's day an all-day event?

I'm out for the May 4th weekend. Also, I'm headed up to Whistler this weekend, so I'm out for this Sunday too. I'm too distraught from last weeks loss, need to see my therapist.

knowing the constraints of trying to organize a schedule, the all-in-one weekend sounds like a good idea. however, i would miss the anticipation, build up, mud slinging that invariably happens during the week between games (right Paul One?). And it's true, not everyone is going to be pleased. however, at least we are looking at the schedule now, so there is no surprises.
I hope to make the Stanley Stick, at least. We'll see how much having a baby gets in the way of that (or helps...:)).

When you pushed me from behind and I slipped and fell on the wet court. How quickly you forget.

And when the hell did I injure you Lak?

Mid May takes us into the Victoria Day weekend. Beyond that, we're into June and the weather starts to get too warm, and people begin leaving on holidays.
No date is gonna satisfy everybody, but we should try to make it work as best we can for as many people as we can; we'll place people on teams even if they can only play one of the two games, just as we've always done.
Last year, we finished on Mother's Day as well, and I think all who were there would agree, it was one of the most competitive, hard-fought Stick series ever, partly because nobody was wilting from the summer heat.
As for the Saturday/Sunday idea, it's hard enough to get people out one day a week, let alone ask them to give up an entire weekend away from their families, etc. And, given the intensity of the Stick, and many of our aging bodies, the week of recovery between games is pretty much essential. Plus, I work on Saturdays.

I am also in favour of having the two games of the Stick back-to-back, provided I have enough notice of the dates to book the saturday off work. As well, I think that mid-May would be a good time for the Stick, because that gives us a bit longer of a season and maybe a bit more time for the weather to improve.

Beetle I will not make it to hockey tonight because the Living Legend injured my hip flexor. And why is it that the Living Legend has injured me the most?

Much to say today. First that was a fun game and glad that the good guys won. Second the dates for the Stick suck. I am doing the Vancouver Marathon on May 4th so that date noo good! And why are the dates for the Stick so early. However, I do like the idea of playing back to back games on the same weekend. I say we take down the commiss and elect a new one.

Lobsterboy made an interesting suggestion a couple of weeks ago: host the Stanley stick on one weekend. Game 1: Saturday at 10:30 and Game 2: Sunday at 10:30. If a deciding game is needed it could be a full game at 10:30 the following Sunday. Does anyone like these ideas? I thought they had some merit.

Okay, the Mother's Day option for the Stanley Stick would not be great but I really don't want to have the Stanley Stick start in April!?!?! Since I started playing 5-6 years ago, almost a month has been shaved off the schedule!

yeah Beetle had it not been for your 'Flummoxing' -you guys may of had a chance...

Smith -drop me an email when you have a chance in case we need to jump in with ya next week! mark@sli-fi.com

That was a great game...it sucked to be on the losing end but it was such a fun game to be a part of.

Damn, those are awful pictures of me.

I think it was Elvis' tongue...or Beetle Boy's...

Hmmm ... I thought the final score was higher than 23 - 21. Wasn't it 25 - 23?

How many did the Legend end up with? I lost count at 5. He must also have been tickled pink. But who was doing the tickling?