http://www.roadhockey.net/ roadhockey.net is the weekly weblog of Sunday Morning Road Hockey. en-us 2012-04-22T21:07:18-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000337.html Five goals from five different players in the first period set the tone and propelled Chico and his mates to a decisive 20-12 win Sunday and a sweep of the two-game Stanley Stick final. It was, said the sophomore goalie... jaysuburb 2012-04-22T21:07:18-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000336.html With his team down 10-4 and his goalie flailing Bam Bam sensed the panic setting in. He corralled Chico and settled him with some reassuring words, then he gathered his teammates and proposed rolling players rather than switching off two... jaysuburb 2012-04-15T22:13:27-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000335.html Next week's Stanley Stick will be unlike any other. A number of veterans have retired or haven't played enough games to retain their eligibility for the championship series while a handful of rookies will get their first taste of the... jaysuburb 2012-04-08T19:10:23-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000334.html Doo's comeback started with a bang, but ended with a whimper. The speedy scorer struggled to find his offensive game, and while his teammates waited for Doo to alight, they squandered an early 6-1 advantage to lose Sunday's game 19-12.... jaysuburb 2012-04-01T17:02:53-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000333.html With his team back on their heels after giving up eight straight goals, Chico gave his mates a much-needed wakeup call to snap their stupor and propel them to an 18-16 win in the first warm-weather game of the spring.... jaysuburb 2012-03-25T19:54:11-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000332.html Gump's return Sunday to the crease for the first time this season following knee surgery answered some question's about the league's goaltending corps heading into the season's home stretch. But he didn't have any answer to the Living Legend's six... jaysuburb 2012-03-18T19:23:58-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000331.html Bing scored six goals, including three in a row, to lead his team to a decisive 20-13 win in Sunday's game. It was a breakout performance for the newly-minted roadster who showed opponents his touch around the net is as... jaysuburb 2012-03-11T19:36:07-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000330.html Freed from the bonds of the thick goal pads he donned last week, Colonel scored seven goals, including four in a row, to spark his team's 12-10 comeback win in Sunday's game. The versatile veteran, who reluctantly tended net a... jaysuburb 2012-03-04T17:26:36-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000329.html Sunday Morning success usually lives and breathes on the play of the goalies. Especially when the same goalie is playing for both teams. Colonel made some huge glove saves as Sunday's surprise starter that allowed the aging team to forge... jaysuburb 2012-02-26T22:38:44-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000328.html Yak and Living Legend turned defence into offence early in Sunday's half-court game to spark a 10-8 win over Bam Bam and Weeble. With Chico as the swing-man extra attacker, Yak and his veteran linemate Living Legend forechecked aggressively to... jaysuburb 2012-02-19T15:46:03-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000327.html Bing led his team to a 15-7 win in Sunday's game. And he wasn't even there for most of it. The rookie forward's early departure in a tight battle sparked his mates to score four straight goals and roll to... jaysuburb 2012-02-12T16:44:58-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000326.html In his first game of the calendar year, Beetle Boy shone as brightly as the golden sun that brought him out to play in the first place. The veteran fair-weather roadster scored his team's first three goals, and four of... jaysuburb 2012-02-05T20:51:30-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000325.html Sometimes a disadvantage can be an advantage. Despite playing without the advantage of an extra man to spell off tired teammates, Franz Beckenbauer and his mates were able to control the tempo of Sunday's soggy game and roll to a... jaysuburb 2012-01-29T20:02:54-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000324.html Chico's team prevailed in Sunday's game 15-7, but there was no loser. That's because the fact there was a game at all was a triumph of all the roadsters. A week of snow and frosty temperatures followed by a soggy... jaysuburb 2012-01-22T22:20:55-08:00 http://www.roadhockey.net/archives/000323.html A cold snap and overnight snowfall achieved what indifferent attendance hadn't yet been able to achieve this season. Sunday's game was cancelled when only a handful of players negotiated slippery streets in hopes the traditional pre-game shovel brigade would ensure... jaysuburb 2012-01-15T17:25:57-08:00