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| Tayler got the Celly of the Year Award for blowing a kiss to his girlfriend after scoring the first goal of his life! |
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| Tony had a hell of a summer season leading the team in points. |
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| John Barlow gets yet another ASOTG Award for hjis stellar play between the pipes. |
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| Berk comes to one game and get the Shootout winner!!!!! |
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| Andrew gets the worst idea ever award for not letting go of the rope while surfing. The result is a spiral fracture, but at least it's not his "lovin" hand..... |
The Hot Rods Hockey Club started the 2016 Summer Hockey Season off with a victory, winning 4-2 over Nuclear Winter.
After a quick goal from Nuclear Winter, Chris Potter scored what could be the nicest goal of the Summer Season early in the first period to tie the game 1-1. Reid Tanigami later put the Rods up 2-1 on the power play with a laser from the point. By the end of the first, Nuclear Winter had the game tied 2-2.
Tony Schellenberg was able to pot a clapper from the circle in the 2nd period, and Tom Hautzinger put the game on ice with a shot from the point. Unfortunately, his age is started to show as he heard something "pop" when he shot the puck. He was unable to finish the game, but he was fortunately able to drink a few beers. He did complain of discomfort when laughing really, really hard at an extremely long and airy fart by a teammate in the parking lot.
The Hot Rods posted the most total penalty minutes in a game on Wednesday night, with Kevin "Goon" Csada leading the way. Not sure what a kneeing penalty is but whatever. The Rods were given a speech about the importance staying out of the box. The giver of the speech then proceeded to be the next guy to head to the box......
Luckily for the Hot Rods, Scott Kasaboski was able to stop both penalty shots for the 6th and 7th infractions they received. This and his stellar play throughout the game earned Scott the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award as the Hot Rods player of the game.
Nice win boys!!!
The Hot Rods Hockey Club pulled out a victory in their last game of the 2015-2016 season, beating the Bad Pandas 5-4.
Tom Hautzinger earned the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award for his 2 goal performance, as well as his iron man streak. He was the only Rod to play all 30 games this season.
The Hot Rods also got goals from Ian Silkstone, Sean Vander Linden and Kevin Csada. John Barlow played well in goal for the Rods, minus one or two plays he would like back.
The Playoffs start Sunday, April 3rd with the Hot Rods going up against the only team they have yet to beat this year, the Rustlers.
The Hot Rods Hockey Club earned their fifth straight victory Monday night with a hard fought 3-1 win over the Ice-oholics.
Andrew McAllister opened the scoring with a tap in from a cross-ice feed by Chris Potter. That display of raw speed and sweet back door play earned McAllister the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award. Potter was able to bat a rebound out of the air to take the score to 2-0. The Ice-oholics were able to pull within one, closing out the second period at 2-1 Rods.
The Hot Rods went into shut down mode for the third period and Cam Campbell put the nail in the coffin on an empty-netter with 32 seconds left.
Tayler Delannoy played a superb game, coming through for the Rods when they needed him.
ICE CHIPS....
- while the Rods played well defensively in the third, offensive chances seemed to be hard to cash in on for them. At one point, they were able to get a 3 on 1 and couldn't even come out of it with a shot.... There's always next time!
The Hot Rods Hockey Club pulled out their fourth win in a row, beating the Blues 8 to 5 in NCHL South action last Saturday night.
Tony Schellenberg is probably one of the most giving teammates you will ever play with. He led the Rods with a hat trick, even though the official score sheet only had him marked for 2 goals. He wanted to give his other goal to someone who needed to boost their stats. We're not sure who got it but I'm sure they're saying a big thank you to Tony.
Also scoring for the Hot Rods was Nick Giannoulis, Kevin Csada, Henry Leaver, Trevor Bueckert, Sean Vander Linden and Chris Potter. Tayler Delannoy kicked in 3 assists from the blue line and John Barlow was once again solid in net.
ICE CHIPS....
- John Barlow and Josh Delannoy both took roughing penalties for scrums after the whistle. I believe John felt bad that Josh was taking all the penalties and wanted to help him out so he didn't feel like he had to take more.
- Tony Schellenberg earned himself the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award with his offensively performance. To celebrate this distinction, he went curling and injured himself, hitting the IR for an undetermined amount of time with a lower body injury.
The Hot Rods Hockey Club fought hard for their third straight win, beating the Bounty Hunters 4-3 in NCHL action Sunday night. After falling 2-0 early in the first, the Rods were able to get within 1 by the end of the frame on a nice goal by Ian Silkstone.
Henry Leaver scored early in the second to tie the score 2-2. The second period ended with a total of 8 penalties between the two teams and even more animosity.
Nick Giannoulis took the score to 3-2 with a quick shot right off a faceoff win by Kevin Csada. Chris Potter got the eventual game winner not long after the Giannoulis goal, in what was clearly poetic justice for multiple elbows and crosschecks to the head and upper body area late in the second. His effort somehow earned him the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award. The Bounty Hunters would pull within one late in the third but the Hot Rods were able to stymie any hopes of a come back, making the final 4-3 for the good guys.
ICE CHIPS......
- Trevor Bueckert had the opportunity to take a penalty shot after drawing the sixth penalty on the Bounty Hunters. He knew he was going crest from the red line.
- Tayler Delannoy took a break from his goalie sub duties to play defence in place of his brother. Although he had one questionable shot that looked like one Josh would take, he may be asked to fill that role a little more often.
- Ian Silkstone had a rough game in front of the net. It was a great distraction so his line mates could score.... Although he might not agree that it was worth it.
The Hot Rods Hockey Club came away with the victory on Thursday night, topping the short-staffed Bluebird, 6-5. This was the second in a row after a lengthy winless streak that the Rods had had quite enough of.
The Hot Rods were able to get a 4-0 lead early in the second versus the 8 skaters on Bluebird's bench. Then, the Rods turned off the switch. They seemed to go into coast mode and allowed their opponents to score 3 goals and get themselves back in the game. The line of Galambos, Schellenberg and Potter were able to cash in twice in one shift to take it to 6-3, but Bluebird fought back to 6-5. Much to the relief of the Hot Rods, that was as close as they came.
Chris Potter led all scorers with 2 goals, which normally wouldn't be surprising but on this night he actually didn't even score.
Tayler Delannoy filled in for John Barlow and was solid for the Hot Rods yet again.
ICE CHIPS......
- the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award was never officially handed out after the game, but Tony Schellenberg earned it in another hard fought effort. He was credited with a goal and an assist but had at least 4 points on the night.
- Andrew McAllister was at least -4 on the night.
Well... It finally happened! The Hot Rods Hockey Club broke an 8 game losing streak by beating the Bad Pandas 7-3 in Thursday nights game.
The Rods made some improvements in their positioning after some whiteboard work in the dressing room prior to the game. The breakout was working well and a swarm style defence in their own end helped to get the victory.
Tayler Delannoy earned the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award for a great performance in goal, filling in for John Barlow. He was so excited after the game, he just had to "Dab".
ICE CHIPS.....
- the last time the Hot Rods won a game was November 15th, 2015.
- the win Thursday night had absolutely nothing to do with Chris Potter's absence, no matter what anybody says.
In an effort to turn around their current slump, the Hot Rods Hockey Club had the 90s music blaring in the dressing room before the game. But even Sir Mixalot, Vanilla Ice and Metallica could not help them on Thursday night as they dropped their 8th in a row, losing 2-0 to Nuclear Winter.
The Hot Rods had control of the game for the most part, as well as many good quality scoring chances. Even though the score doesn't reflect it, the Rods out shot the Winter by a large margin, but just couldn't seem to find the back of the net.
John Barlow was once again solid in net but couldn't get any offensive help for his performance.
ICE CHIPS......
- Tom Hautzinger's face turned red after tripping on the face off dot in his own end during the second period. To make things worse, it was the same spot where Tony Schellenberg had tripped during warm up, and Tom had subsequently pointed and laughed at him.
- Trevor Bueckert earned himself the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award for running over a much smaller fellow while on the forecheck. It was a beautiful hit, but wasn't as appreciated by the victim. This was evident by the hack Trevor received right after he put the guy on his back.
The Hot Rods Hockey Club continued their losing skid on Thursday night at Scott Seaman, dropping their seventh in a row to the Duffmen by a score of 6-3. It was a frustrating loss for the Rods as 5 of the 6 Duffmen goals were redirected off someone or something. It seemed like they just couldn't catch a bounce.
John Barlow played a hell of a game but was plagued by those bad bounces. His performance still earned him the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award despite the loss.
Goal scorers for the Hot Rods were Sean Vander Linden, Tom Hautzinger and Chris Potter, who got it past the Duffmen goalie with a blistering off-speed wrister from the point.
The Hot Rods next game is an AWAY game against Nuclear Winter on Thursday, January 21st at 10:30 pm at Scott Seaman. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.ca but are going fast.
ICE CHIPS....
- Andrew McAllister finally showed up to a game
The Hot Rods Hockey Club lost their sixth in a row on Thursday night by a score of 6 - 1 to the Rustlers.
The Rustlers came out flying scoring 4 goals in the first and 2 more in the second, despite a great effort in net by Tayler Delannoy.
The Rods were able to get on the board with just a few minutes left in the third to break the shut out.
We'll get em next time.
ICE CHIPS.......
- the Hot Rods have yet to win a game since donning their new jerseys.
- many thought the new helmet stickers would be the good luck charm to end the streak.
The Hot Rods Hockey Club lost another game on Sunday night against the Drillers, losing 4-1. Apparently the Sunday night after Christmas holidays before everyone goes back to work is a bad time to play hockey. It felt like I was skating in quicksand!
That's five in a row for the Hot Rods, who are in a slump that has seen them go quite a while without a win.
ICE CHIP'S.... We learned that Nick can actually break his own stick with his skate.
