Summer is OVER! Adirondack Over 30 Hockey 2008/09 Season Begins!

A female Olympic swimmer was talking with one of her team mates about using steroids. She claimed that she was going to quit taking them because she was growing hair in scary places.

When her friend asked her where the hair was growing, she replied, "On my nuts."
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Hello Everyone,
Let me start with I hope you all are having a good summer! Lots of Beer and Barbeque!

Now let’s get down to business! I have scheduled 4o skates with the Civic Center. On 11/24 this will be an open skate with a sign-up sheet. (Over 3o vs. Neil & Dean Team )
There are 20 Monday nights and 20 Thursday nights. Time 9pm - 10:30pm. On 1/15 Thursday the start time will be 9:45. Also one Thursday night game will be played on 12/22 Monday. I wanted to provide 20 games for both nights and this is the only way I could do it.
Full Time Players will pay $500.00
Half Time Players will pay $275.00
The First week of hockey will start on October 2, 08 and October 6, 08.
No letters this year! Please spread the news around and have people check the blog for information.

Please send me ½ of the fee (Make checks payable to Adirondack Over 30 Hockey) to reserve your place as a Full Time or Half Time Player. Half Time Players need to inform me of the preferred night (Monday or Thursday).
Full and Half Time spots will be filled based on my receiving notification and payment.
Start sending me this information and money as soon as possible.
When all of the spots have been filled I will put your name on the Sub List.
The old timers have first priority to the Full and Half time pots.
Openings during the season may occur and I will fill the openings with people from the Sub List.
The Balance will be due on the first week of hockey (Oct 2, and 6 08).

Over 30 Hockey Subs:
The fee for substitute players will be $15.00 per skate.
Full and Half Time Players should use the posted Sub List.
All subs need to find and pay me at the beginning of the skate.
Ideally, if everyone uses the list and arranges for their own subs, we will have full strength teams on a regular basis. Also you will get back $10 to offset your losses.

This is New for this year. NO ONE WILL SKATE AT THE CIVIC CENTER until the ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND RELEASE form is signed by all of you! I will have the forms there at the first skates and for the rest of the year for the subs to sign as they are needed!

If you know anyone who may be interested in joining us, share the above information.
Contact Information

David Lafleur
14 Tanglewood Dr
South Glens Falls NY 12803

792-3536 = Home
260-9998 = Cell
926-3781 = Work
spike_lafleur@yahoo.com

Softball Anyone? Benefit Game to help Ron Loomis!

Co-Ed Softball
Benefit
Tournament


For Ron Loomis and family
Ron is afflicted with
Lou Gehrigs Disease
Help differ the cost of medical bills.

August 9-10, 2008


On the outdoor fields at the Adirondack Sports Complex


• High Arc
• At least 5 women
• Men bat opposite
• 18 years or older
• Double Elimination
$100.00/team
or
$10.00/player


Raffles
50/50



Full Concession



For more information about the tournament, to sign up
a team, or to make a donation, contact Tammy at
761-0792 or goaliewings25@aol.com. Registrations can
also be turned in at the Adirondack Sports Complex.
Registration Deadline:
August 6, 2008, unless tournament fills prior to that date.
326 Sherman Ave.
Queensbury, NY 12804
518-743-1086
info@adksc.com
www.adirondacksportscomplex.com

It's looking Good for next year!

I have been talking with the Civic Center new management and my BIGGEST concern was ICE TIME! The Post Star was nice enough to expose the closing of the LG Forum to us all and the Civic Center ICE Time became a hot topic! Hotter then the showers last year! Haaa!
The person I have been talking to has been very good with me and we have put together a tenative schedule for the year. Thanks Jennifer!!
Starting the first week of October 08 and finishing the last week in March 09.
Aproximently 20 games for Monday and Thursday! 9:00pm - 10:30pm!

It's looking like Hockey at the Good Old Civic Center for the Old Farts!
So Boys start feeling up that hidden coffee can in the garage with ice money!
I will be looking for names and money at the beging of September!
Have a GREAT SUMMER everyone! Lots of Beer, get that percent body fat up!

Hey I have two boys Shane (16) and Christian (14) looking for summer work! If anyone is looking for help, give me a call? Thanks!

Will the Yanks and Sox keep the RAYS from winning the Eastern Division? The RAYS!!!

Now last time I posted pics of Roger's girls!
Here are a few of my friends!

Hey Everyone, Introduction with New Management, Done!

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I have meet with Jason Blumenfeld in person at the Civic Center.
It was brief and we chatted for a little bit.
The Old Management team gave us High Marks and Jason has commented he will continue to schedule Over 30 Hockey on the same nights and time.
He did follow that comment with a statement that his scheduled events have priority over the Over 30 Hockey schedule! Can you believe this guy! Come ON! HA,ha!
I will continue to check in with Jason and post anything of interest throughout the summer!

Spring has arrived and summer is not far away! Right Girls!
These pictures were given to me from Roger Clemens!
Apparently he liked to have a different Catcher in every Town! HA,ha,ha!
No wonder he couldn't travel to away games.
The Wife must have had him on a real short leash!
Roger, Roger, Roger, just what is a Fan to believe?

It's Over! Now to try and save Over 30 Hockey for next year!

Monday night finishes with a tie! Great end to the season!

Tom and John Q wanted one more night of hockey, so I told them "What the Heck" come have some fun!
The teams were picked having Matt throw sticks from the center of the ice to both sides of the rink!
Teams were ready to play! I said a few words in regards to saving Over 30 Hockey next year! Then it was Time to have some fun, the puck drops!
Now with both Q's on the bench yelling "Hit'em, Knock'em off the puck, lets play some Old Time "Q" Hockey, I'm thinking, OK, maybe a little hitting on the last night could be fun! AND IT WAS! Nothing crazy happened and I'm not about to change the league to a checking league for Crazed Old Hockey Freaks but we had some fun!

Enjoy the summer everyone and keep checking the Blog for the latest News and Yes, More pictures!

Will Hockey next year look like this?
Hey look what I found at Rink #9!!!!!

Thursday finishes with a tie!

Thanks everyone for another good year of Hockey!
Thank you Maurice for Blowing the whistle and a job well done!
Mark, Matt, and Michael great job! Everyone appreciates your superb attendance!
A good group of Goalies is key and you're the best! Thanks!
Special thanks to Tony and Willy for their efforts to bring water / pucks most every night!

I spoke about the future of Over 30 Hockey on our last Thursday night and will share my thoughts with the Monday night group as well.
Most of us all know about the LG Forum tax problems and the Civic Center change with management.
At this point in time everything is up in the air and I'm not sure how things are going to play out for next year!
I will do my best to keep Over 30 Hockey alive and hopefully keep the same schedule that we have had over the years. I will be honest with you all, if they push Over 30 Hockey to a later time in the night I will resign and someone else will have to run the league.
I will share my talks with the new management with you all and post all of the news on the Blog.
So keep checking the blog through the Summer and hopefully we will play Hockey next year!
I have noticed that some of you have wrist or hand injuries.
Do the Blog pictures have anything to do with this? Ha-ha!

Matter of Perspective
Two boys are playing hockey on a pond in the park in Toronto, when one is attacked by a rabid Rottweiler. Thinking quickly, the other boy takes his stick, wedges it down the dog's collar and twists, breaking the dog's neck. A reporter who was strolling by sees the incident, and rushes over to interview the boy. "Young Leafs Fan Saves Friend From Vicious Animal," he starts writing in his notebook. "But I'm not a Leafs fan," the little hero replied. "Sorry, since we are in Toronto, I just assumed you were," said the reporter and starts again. "Little Jays Fan Rescues Friend From Horrific Attack" he continued writing in his notebook. "I'm not a Jays fan either," the boy said. "I assumed everyone in Toronto was either a Leafs or Jays fan. "What team, do you root for?" the reporter asked. "I'm a Boston Bruins fan." the child said. The reporter starts a new sheet in his notebook and writes, "Little Bastard from Boston Kills Beloved Family Pet."

WOW, 45minutes before first goal scored!

Mark and Matt were HUGE in goal last night! After 30 minutes and no score yet for either team, they had this Goalie Thing happening!
Who was going to be the first to give it up?
Andy gets a breakaway chance to score on Matt and after 45 minutes of play the Dark Side scores! Sorry Matt! Mark Wins!
Hell of show boys!
So the rest of the game was like drinking beer! Once you break the seal it's over!
The Dark Side wins 6-3! Good Game everyone!

Today the Redsox win and the start of the baseball season has begun!
Redsox are in first place!HA, ha!
I thought I would share with you all why the Baseball Players don't mind traveling to Japan to start the season! See anything to complain about?
I just hope the sushi isn't BAD! Right Yankee's!

BREAST MILK
A Japanese exchange student sat in a science classroom, totally stumped at a question on the final exam.

The question asked: "Give four advantages of breast milk."

What to write? He sighed, thinking he could not use personal experience. Suddenly, he smiled, remembering some things he has overheard his mother say. He wrote:

1. No need to boil.
2. Never goes sour.
3. Available whenever necessary.

He still needed a fourth answer. He tried to put himself in the place of a child, but that didn't work. Suddenly, he smiled again. He wrote as the final answer:

4. Available in attractive containers of varying sizes.

Father & Son's pick teams!

Bryan and John with there sons pick teams Thursday and the Battle was on!
Darren scored the first goal for the White Team getting the team off to a good start.
The Dark Side kicked it up a notch and before you know it the score was 5-2!
The White Team made some adjustments and turned the Big MO around!
The score evened-up at five and then it was a game of ping pong!
The Civic Center staff had their timing all wrong! 15 minutes into the game they want to open the doors and had to be told whats-up! Go Away!
When it was time to open the doors he was late!
During the extra ice time the White Team is trying desperately to hold off the strong effort of the Dark Side to pull out the win. The White Team scores and the Door finally swings open, 12-10 the White Team Wins!

As much as I like Hockey, Bring on the Baseball Season!

Comedian Rich Hall said he figured out why Pete Rose isn't in the Hall of Fame.

"Pete was probably sitting in some bar and told this guy he wouldn't make the Hall of Fame."

"That's crazy,'' the guy replies, "Of course, you can get in. Look at all the records you set"

"Bet you a million bucks I don't get elected."

St Patrick Day Hockey

The White Team made the Dark side Green, with envy!
I think Mark Pepin offered up free cable to anyone who would let him skate and score freely!
Larry played defense and did a good job back there! Larry everyone took notice! Welcome to the defensive club! Despite Larry's excellent play the White Team wins.

So I may have forgotten what week I was in and made a mistake in the number of skates left for the year. Here is what's left of the schedule!
3/17 ------ 3/20
3/24 ------ 3/27
3/31

March Madness is here and Good Luck to you all who get into the pools!
The cheerleaders are the best! Go Team! Tell me which one is your favorite?

The desire to win is intense!
The captain of a team says to the ref, "My coach wants to know if there is a penalty for thinking." The ref says, "No." The captain says, "Well my coach thinks you're an asshole, then."

OK, I'm tired!

It was the traditional end of the season Goalies pick the teams night!

It was Funny! After the teams were picked there was 12 on one team and 6 on the other! After listening to the talk about the game at the forum maybe Mark thought smaller is better! We even the teams up and played some hockey. The game was close and the White Team I believed paid off Maurice! The White Team wins 6-3!

The Thursday night group has one more skate to play! It's almost over!
Monday group has 2 skates left.

Still working on next Saturday for a re-match with the LG team at the Civic Center!

Now for a little Irish Fun!
Two Irishmen, Patrick Murphy and Shawn O'Brian grew up together and were lifelong friends. But alas, Patrick developed cancer, and was dying. While on his deathbed, Patrick called to his buddy, Shawn, "O'Brian, come 'ere. I 'ave a request for ye." Shawn walked to his friend's bedside and kneels.

"Shawny ole boy, we've been friends all our lives, and now I'm leaving 'ere. I 'ave one last request fir ye to do."

O'Brian burst into tears, "Anything Patrick, anything ye wish. It's done."

"Well, under me bed is a box containing a bottle of the finest whiskey in all of Ireland. Bottled the year I was born it was. After I die, and they plant me in the ground, I want you to pour that fine whiskey over me grave so it might soak into me bones and I'll be able to enjoy it for all eternity."

O'Brian was overcome by the beauty and in the true Irish spirit of his friend's request, he asked, "Aye, tis a fine thing you ask of me, and I will pour the whiskey. But, might I strain it through me kidneys first?"

LG vs. Over 30 wasn’t as pretty as Ashley Dupre “Kristen”

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Well the long awaited game with LG has come and gone!
It sure did put our style of Hockey into prospective!
Ah, when the competitive juices flow within us and we starting thinking we can play hockey at a higher level, SLAM, reality hits you right between the eyes!
I’m still seeing stars! Come on you know I’m right! 10-1 Ouch!
The only player to score for Over 30 was a Girl!
Nothing personal Melanie but the facts are what they are!

So after saying all this, let’s do it again! Ha-ha!
I’ll be talking to the Civic Center so check the Blog!

Well the “Love Gov” has stepped down! Boohoo, I was having so much fun!
Eliot has quickly transitioned into his new job in downtown Manhattan.
I have a photo of him in his new business attire and the girl of his Wet Dreams!
Someone asked me; how did this happen to such a powerful man!
It was Beauty that killed the Beast!
King Kong dies on the Empire State Building!
Spitzer dies from Emperor Escort Service! Hummmmm!

Now that's more like it!

A good hockey game everyone and the night ends with a 4-4 tie!
Now rest up everyone and get ready for Game 1 against Neil's team!
Wednesday night 8:30pm at the forum!

Now the buzz of the night was all about the Love Gov Spitzer! Everyone wants to know; is she a Spitzer?
Hey if I were a women in NY state I would kill someone to get a job under Mr Spitzer!
He pays well, $5000.00 an hour! Did that come with health benefits also?
$5000 an hour put into hockey terms is A LOT OF PUCKING!
Wow that had better be the best Puck ever!
Got to love Letterman! He is ripping him apart!
Bill Clinton stated; What he paid for it! He was in Washington DC and he paid for it! All he had to do was call me! I think I still have some old cigars hidden somewhere!
You know what Bill Engvall would say;Mr Love Gov, "Here's your sign!" HA-ha!

Sunday Hockey or was it Football?

Double didget score! WOW!
The largest crowd in attendance must of been the reason for this! HA-ha Some of us just have to Show-off!
I believe after talking to Michael he thinks he had 16 pucks slide by so we'll go with 16 - 15 the White Team wins with the last goal scored! Some of you Die-hards would like to still be playing!
I was surprised not to see the door open! Maybe a gift from the Civic Center for the schedule mishap on the previous Sunday! Thanks, I think!
This week should saturate your Hockey desires! Sunday, Monday, Wednesday (LG 8:30pm), and Thursday!
March will have some of us being thankful spring is here! I see a lot of R&R in the fishing boat in my future!
Now this week drink specials to keep the body loose are pictured above!

Dark Side Edges one out!

Tom and John did well in picking Teams!
John shortly after picking his team, comments to us all wearing Dark Jerseys: Defense will win the game tonight!
OK I’m thinking, lets score hard and fast and with some good luck, maybe we can hold off Andrew and another younger Q (Mark).
Well, as luck would have it, the Dark Side built up a nice lead and at 10:29:59 the door flew open! A good skate it was and the score in the end was 9-8. Dark Side Wins!

I double checked with the Civic Center and we are playing this Sunday at 4pm!
Sunday 3/9/08 4:00 – 5:30pm Over30hockey (Thursday Group)


Her Body's a Temple
Patrick O'Malley hoisted his beer and said: "Here's to spending the rest of me life between the legs of me wife!" - and he took home the top prize for the best toast of the night.

In bed later that night, he told his wife: "Mary, I won the prize for the best toast of the night." She said, "Aye, Paddy, what was your toast?"

So he told her: "Here's to spending the rest of me life sitting in church beside me wife."

"Oh," she said, "that is very nice, dear."

The next day, Mary ran into one of Paddy's drinking partners in the street. Mischievously, the man said: "Did you hear about your husband winning a prize in the pub the other night for a toast about you, Mary?"

She replied: "Aye - and I was a bit surprised. Till now, he's only been down there twice. Once he fell asleep, and the other time I had to pull him by the ears to make him come

The last Month for Hockey!

Over 30 Hockey is in its last month of hockey and before you know it the snowblower will be replaced with the lawnmower! Bring it!
Could we have another Fucking foot of snow! Please!
A Redneck told me once; You Yankees might think we're stupid down here! But none of us retire and move NORTH! Hmmmmmm!

The first game of March was a good one if you were wearing White. The game was close for the first half of the night. Then in the second half the White Team cashed in, and made it tough on Mark with some really nice passing and the shots got through.
The Dark side made a lot of solo runs at Matt and he did a great job of shutting them down. The White Team wins!

Don't forget that March is a month to celebrate the coming of spring like an Irishman! Time to drink plenty of Beer and piss away the snow banks!


Two Irish lads

Two Irish lads had been out shacking up with their girl friends. One felt guilty and decided he should stop at the church and confess. He went into the confession booth and told the Father, "Father, I have sinned. I have committed fornication with a lady. Please forgive me." The Father said, "Tell me who the lady was." The lad said he couldn't do that and the Father said he couldn't grant him forgiveness unless he did. "Was it Mollie O'Grady?" asked the Father." "No." "Was it Rosie Kelly?" "No." "Was it that red-headed wench Tessie O'Malley?" "No." "Well then," said the Father, "You'll not be forgiven." When the lad met his friend outside the friend asked, "So, did you find forgiveness." "No," said the other, "but I picked up three good prospects!"

NO HOCKEY TONIGHT! SORRY

I went to the Civic Center to check if the ice would be ready for the Game tonight.
I found out from the maintenance crew that we didn't get scheduled and Youth Hockey has the 4pm time slot.

Sorry everyone! Just Fire me will ya! I'll talk to the Civic Center Office tomorrow and see about re-scheduleing.

Follow the normal schedule.
Thanks Dave

Over30 vs LG tonight at Civic Center

Sorry Everyone if I didn't communicate clearly where we are playing.

Tonight we play at 4pm in the Civic Center.

Matt and Mike will share time in the goal.
Spread the NEWS! Thanks!

Why did I come back? This week has been snowblower hell! Who has connections with Mother Nature and is punshing me for going to Florida?

I played golf with RedSox Trainer Paul Lessard. Anybody want some steroids? HA-ha. Got to meet Jim Rice and snapped a photo to cherish the moment!

Florida here I come!!!!!!!!

Sorry Mark, the defensive play was sloppy for the White Team and Baby Miller cashed in on our mistakes!
The Dark Side wins! Two wins in a row for Mike! Way to go!
I have one question, how did that back hand shot from the Blue Line score? HA,ha!

Lake George vs Over 30 Hockey
The dates are final. Please look for the sign up sheet.
March 2nd Sunday at 4pm and March 12th Wednesday 8:30pm
$10.00 per game please! See Andy Clark for the sign-up sheet.
15 total people per night. If the Lake George team is short, some of us could play on their team to even up the numbers!
Goalies please talk to each other as to who would like to play on which night is best and maybe split time on some of the games.
Beer and Laughter to follow the games!

Florida, golf, fishing, and hopefully good weather!
Gee I'm going to miss you guys! Hold on, a few pictures are entering my mind! Want to see, what I see?

Hey, where was everybody?

The White team cashes in on the New Goalie!
Maybe it was the first time jitters, or maybe it was Willy accidently Ringing the New Goalies Bell! Wow that was sacry for a moment! Thank God all is well, I hope! I bet poor Jim who was filling in for Matt was a little sore today!
The White Teams big lead holds up. A last minute goal scoring fury falls short for the Dark side.
Did everyone get enough Ice Time? I'm sure a few extra pounds were lost.

I just can't seem to loose weight!
My son wakes up 3 nights in a row when he hears a thumping sound coming from his parent’s room. Finally one morning he goes to his Mum and says, "Mummy, every night I hear you and Daddy making noises and when I look in your bedroom you're bouncing up and down on him." His Mum is taken by surprise and says, "Oh... well...ah....well I'm bouncing on his stomach because he's fat and that makes him thin again." And the boy says, "Well, that won't work!"

His Mum says, "Why?!?" And my son replies, "Because the ladies next door come by after you leave each day and blow him back up!" Would you like to see a picture of them?

The streak has ended! Dark Side Wins!

Chants from the Dark Side bench, "White Team Sucks" may have inspired the White Team to play better hockey then had we kept our yaps shut. oops!
What better then to fire up the competition!
The Dark Side was determined to put an end to the losing streak and it turned out to be one heck of a good hockey game. 8-7 win for the Dark Side!

Now for some Scheduleing news
The best I could do for scheduling a game with the Lake George Team and a make-up game for the Thursday group is as follows.

Over 30 Hockey Thursday make-up game will be played on Sunday March 9,2008 4:00 -5:30pm.

I hope most of you will be able to make the games. I will start a sign up sheet for the Lake George game soon. $10.00 per person please.
Schedule for the remainder of the year
Feb 08 (Mondays-3) (Thursday-3)
2/4 ------- 2/7
2/11 ------ 2/14
2/18 ------ 2/21
Mar 08 (Monday-5) (Thursday-5)
3/3 ------ 3/6
3/10 ------ 3/9 [Sunday]
3/17 ------ 3/13
3/24 ------ 3/20
3/31 ------ 3/27

Valentines Day will be here soon. I want to share with you what TRUE LOVE is!

White WASH!!!!!!!!!!

The White Team wins again! Smoking hot they were! White Hot!
Can't remember the score! Something like "Wow to ok!
My luck I'll be picked for the White Team and that we'll be the night they get smoked!
Were the Giants wearing White? Boy that game did frost the old Bananna!
Did sosmeone say Bananna?
Female Gorilla
A small, rural West Virginia Wild Animal Park had acquired a very rare species of gorilla. Within a few weeks, the female gorilla became very difficult to handle. Upon examination, the park veterinarian determined the problem, the gorilla was in heat.
To make matters worse, there were no male gorillas of the species available. While reflecting on their problem, the park administrators noticed Ed, a part time, redneck intern, responsible for cleaning the animals' cages.
Ed, like most rednecks, had little sense, but possessed ample ability to satisfy a female of ANY species. So, the park administrators thought they might have a solution.
Ed was approached with a proposition. Would he be willing to have sex with the gorilla for $500? Ed showed some interest, but said he would have to think the matter over carefully.
The following day, Ed announced that he would accept their offer, but only under three conditions.
"First," he said, "I don't want to have to kiss her.
Secondly, you must never tell anyone about this."
The park administration quickly agreed to these conditions, so they asked what was his third condition.
"Well," said Ed, "You gotta give me another week to come up with the $500."

Cowabungaaaaaa!

The White Team is on a winning streak and another Victory for them last night!

The Dark Side did give them a healthy lead and the White Team also provided a little Charity thanks to Bryan D scoring the first goal for the Dark Side.

Not even John Q dressed in Green showing up unexpected hitting the bench on the Dark Side was having any kind of impact. At the half way mark and the White Team up 6-1 the Goalies changed sides.

The White Team was now going to have to shift gears and try and hold off the Dark Side!

With Time running out and again at 10:29:59 the door flies open and the White Team Hangs on to Victory 10-8!

Now I have a little test for you all! This summer I drove past the Randles Farm and was curious as to what kind of Cows he had on the farm making his Cheese.

Can anyone tell me which one of the photos is a picture of the Cows on Willy's Farm?

Allstar inspired Play!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Little Q fires up the White Team and with some nice passing boom 1, boom 2, boom 3, then BOOM Sandwhich Q! Though John tucks the plenty shot in past Mark and makes it a 4zip lead the Dark Side shuts down the White scoring spree. A couple of goals for the Dark side and we have a game. A lot of nice saves by both goalies!

Tick tock and 10:29:59 the door flys open! The White Team wins 4-2!

Slashing, hooking, and checking getting a bit chippy out there!!!!!!!!!!
Remember everyone be respectful of each other and keep it FUN!

Speaking of Hooking!
Now I would like your opions on something.
I have been so blessed in my life. Great parents, great wife and kids, great job, and great education.

I really like to spend time enjoying my favorite pastime -- bass fishing. I got my own little fishing boat and tried to get my wife to join me, but she just never liked fishing.

Finally, one day at the Bait &Tackle Shop, I got to talking to Sam - the shop owner - who it turned out loves bass fishing as much as I do. We quickly became fishing buddies. As I said the wife doesn't care about fishing; she not only refuses to join us she always complains that I spend too much time fishing.

A few weeks ago Sam and I had the best fishing trip ever. Not only did I catch the most beautiful bass you've ever seen, only a few minutes later Sam must have caught the bass' twin brother! So I took a picture of Sam holding up the two nice bass that we caught and showed the picture to the wife hoping that maybe she'd get interested. Instead she says she doesn't want me to go fishing at all anymore!

And she wants me to sell the boat!

I think she just doesn't like to see me enjoying myself.

What would you do?
Tell the wife to forget it and continue my hobby or quit fishing and sell the boat as she insists?

Help me out guys! What should I do?

PS. I have enclosed the picture of Sam showing off the bass we caught.

The Dark Side has "Can do attitude"!

Finesse vs. Tenacity!
The White team appeared to have the game going in their favor with some real nice passing, and the sneaky play of Tom Q Hanging Back waiting for the long pass from Little Q! The White team jumped out to an early lead but Marc S on the Dark Side wouldn't quit! The Dark side made a game of it and tied the score! The White Team pulls out the Victory in Overtime!
Thanks Matt for stepping in for Michael who called in sick!

I know the showers have been cold lately and maybe that's the price we have to pay for having the Lights turned up! Here is an Image to for Ya, that should heat things up! Don't want you going home with a shrinkage problem!

Good Game!

Both sides put up a good battle and in the end the White teams wins! 8-7? maybe?
Andrew gets his new year check in!
Over30Hockey sets a new record for penalty shots!
The funny thing is that the goalies did a good job in shutting it down.
Most of the goals scored were nice goals!
Good Skate!

New Year, New England Patriots vs New York Giants, Future New President, so What's New? Oh and Willy New sticks!

Matt almost gets his shut out!!!!!

10:15 and finally the Dark side scores! The last 15 minutes of the night is when all of 2 goals found there way past Matt. The White team prevails! A good night of Hockey!
What's up with you Willy? For years you only played with one hockey stick and this year I think you have broken Two! Price of Cheese just went up!!!!Ha,ha!

A lot of politics being talked about! So why not jump in with both feet!


" An obvious choice can be unnerving. When the
apparent perfection of one option or the unspeakable
awfulness of another makes a decision seem too easy,
it is human nature to become suspicious.


This instinct intensifies as the stakes of the given
choice are raised. American voters know no greater
responsibility to their country and to the world
than to select their president wisely. While we do
not yet know who the Democrat and Republican
nominees will be, any combination of the leading
candidates from either party will make for the most
obvious choice put to American voters in a
generation. To wit, none of the Democrats has any
business being president.

This pronouncement has less to do with any apparent
perfection among the Republican candidates than with
the intellectual and experiential paucity evinced by
the Democratic field. "Not ready for prime time,"
goes the vernacular, but this does not suffice to
describe how bad things are. Alongside Hillary
Clinton, add Barack Obama's kindergarten essays to
an already confused conversation about Dennis
Kucinich's UFO sightings, dueling celebrity
endorsements and who can be quickest to retreat from
America's global conflict and raise taxes on the
American people, and it becomes clear that these are
profoundly unserious individuals.

To be sure, there has been a fair amount of rubbish
and rhubarb on the Republican side (Ron Paul, call
your office), but even a cursory review of the
legislative and professional records of the leading
contenders from each party reveals a disparity akin
to adults competing with children.

For the Republicans, Rudy Giuliani served as a
two-term mayor of New York City, turning a budget
deficit into a surplus and taming what was thought
to be an ungovernable metropolis. Prior to that, he
held the third-highest rank in the Reagan Justice
Department, obtaining over 4,000 convictions. Mitt
Romney, before serving as governor of Massachusetts,
founded a venture capital firm that created billions
of dollars in shareholder value, and he then went on
to save the Salt Lake City Olympics. While much is
made of Mike Huckabee's history as a Baptist
minister, he was also a governor for more than a
decade and, while Arkansas is hardly a "cradle of
presidents," it has launched at least one previous
chief executive to national office. John McCain's
legislative and military career spans five decades,
with half that time having been spent in the
Congress. Even Fred Thompson, whose excess of
nonchalance has transformed his once-promising
campaign into nothing more than a theoretical possibility,
has more experience in the U.S. Senate than
any of the leading Democratic candidates.

With just over one term as a Senator to her credit,
Hillary Clinton boasts the most extensive record of
the potential Democratic nominees. In that time,
Senator Clinton cannot claim a single legislative
accomplishment of note, and she is best known lately
for requesting $1-million from Congress for a museum
to commemorate Woodstock.

Barack Obama is nearing the halfway point of his
first term in the Senate, having previously served
as an Illinois state legislator and, as Clinton has
correctly pointed out, has done nothing but run for
president since he first arrived in Washington.
Between calling for the invasion of Pakistan and
fumbling a simple question on driver's licenses for
illegal aliens, Obama has shown that he is not the
fellow to whom the nation ought to hike the nuclear
football.


John Edwards, meanwhile, embodies the adage that the
American people will elect anyone to Congress --
once. From his $1,200 haircuts to his personal war
on poverty, proclaimed from the porch of his
28,000-square-foot home, purchased with the proceeds
of preposterous lawsuits exploiting infant cerebral
palsy, Edwards is living proof that history can play
out as tragedy and farce simultaneously.

Forget for a moment all that you believe about
public policy. Discard your notions about taxes and
Iraq, free trade and crime, and consider solely the
experience of these two sets of candidates. Is there
any serious issue that you would prefer to entrust
to a person with the Democrats' experience, rather
than that of any of the Republicans?

Now consider the state of debate in each party.
While the Republicans compare tax proposals and the
best way to prosecute the War on Terror, Democrats
are divining the patterns and meaning of the glitter
and dried macaroni glued to the page of one of their
leading candidate's kindergarten projects.

Does this decision not become unsettlingly simple?

New computer, can you tell?

I,m having some fun with my new laptop, fooling around with the blog!
I hope you like! If not, oh well!

Now lets talk a little Over 30 Hockey!
Andrew, I must say I think you passed the puck around Monday nite more then I've ever seen. It's all good! New years resolution?

AH, come on, Ah, come on, didn't you see that penalty? So I blow the whistle and call a penalty and I,m told; It's OK I'll pass let's play. So I let you play and AH, come on, Ah, come on, didn't you see that? HA, ha, ha, Hey, I'll give it my best shot to get it right! Remember have fun and I know I will!

Through the Holidays some of the games were a bit lop sided and some of us received a good ass whipping! John Faherty picked players for one of those beatings and his picking expertise is in question. A comment from John; "My choice of Old age experience over youth will lead to victory" may need some re-thinking!
Some of the Old timers think I should have John keep picking players until he gets it right! Do we really want to take that risk? HA,ha!

The new year hopefully brings parity!

Happy New Year!!!!!

2008 predictions

Andy Clark will Check someone before the season is over!

Civic Center puts in place it's cost cutting budget and Over 30 Hockey has to purchase Night Vision Goggles!

Michael Wehnau shuts out Over 30 Hockey and is called up to play with the River Rats!

I hit the Power Ball and bring Professional hockey to Glens Falls! Over30Hockey is in the AHL!

Time Warner caves in to public demand and Pays Dave Lafleur his asking price to air Over30Hockey!

I've got to go now I'm out of Bourbon!

New Guys get tagged with the Big C for the first time!

Skip and Joe took on the Big C and had to pick teams for the night!
I must say they did a good job!
They may not know who you are? But they know how you play the game!
A good game that was won in overtime 6-5!

Here is Dec schedule!
Dec 07
(Mondays-3) (Thursday-3)
12/3 ------------------12/6
12/10 -----------------12/20
12/17 -----------------12/27


CHET -- THE CHRISTMAS PARROT
One day a husband decided to go to a pet store and get his wife a bird for Christmas. He knew she loved animals, birds in particular, and decided this would be the perfect gift for her.
He goes to the pet store and asks the manager if he has anything special in the way of birds. The manager tells him that in fact he does, it's a bird named Chet who sings.
The guy is very interested and asks to see Chet. The manager brings him over to a beautiful bird and tells the husband that this is Chet. The husband asks what is so special about him and the manager tells him that Chet can sing, and that he'll show him.
The manager then takes a cigarette lighter out of his pocket and lights it a few inches underneath Chet's right foot. Chet begins to sing, "Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Way..."
The husband says that it was great and asks, "Does Chet sing anything else?" So the manager then lights his lighter under Chet's left foot, and Chet begins to sing, "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know..." The husband is very impressed, sure that his wife will absolutely love this bird, so he buys Chet.
He brings the bird home and presents it to his wife as a Christmas gift. She is very happy and says the bird is beautiful. The husband tells her that the bird can sing, and he takes his lighter and lights it beneath Chet's right foot, and Chet begins to sing, "Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Way..."
The wife is thrilled and asks if he can do anything else. The husband then lights the lighter under Chet's left foot and Chet begins to sing, "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know..."
The wife is overwhelmed and asks, "What would happen if you put the lighter under both of his feet at the same time?" The husband says that he doesn't know, but they could try it. So the husband puts the lighter under both of the bird’s feet and the bird begins to sing,
"Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire...."

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Hockey last Thursday was fun and the goalies provided us with some ESPN saves of the day!
I would like to give thanks to our Goalies! You really make the league a success!

I hope everyone will take full advantage of the Holiday and eat plenty!
A challenge to Little Q, Andy, and Matt, lets just see how good a hockey player you are?
Can you play “Lafleur Hockey?
Match my weight (260), drink plenty of Bourbon, and smoke cigars!
If you play well after doing this! Hmmmmmmmmmm!
Then you are Commissioner Material! Ha,ha
Just looking into the future!
See you all after the Holidays!

Wow, Roasted Goalie anyone?

Thursday night hockey was like watching a wave pool!
First wave the White team dumps 4-5 goals in the net!
Second wave the Dark team dumps 4-5 goals in the net!
Third wave White team, Fourth wave Dark team, and on, and on it went!
Unofficial score was 18-15 White Team!
Fun time for everyone!
Poor defensive night! Right Mark and Mike!

The Boston Sport World is on FIRE!
But all you hear about is NY, NY, and NY!
Who won the World Series? RED SOX!!!!!!!!!
How about them cheaters! GO PATS!!!!!!!!
Yah, Yah, I know where I live!
Heaven at the moment!

NEW SUB LIST!

Adirondack Over 30 Hockey Sub List
AdirondackOver30Hockey.blogspot.com

Subs ----------------Skater / Goalie --------Telephone #
Kevin Miller --------Skater --------------361-0921
Kyle Noonan --------Skater -------------761 4181 h 796 5208 c
Kevin Kingsley ------Skater --------------793-8183
John Einzig ---------Skater --------------793-9752 C:796-2062
Scott Fitscher------- Skater -------------761-6668
John Smith ---------Skater --------------587-2331
Glen Laplante -------Skater -------------642-0589
Todd Mead ---------Skater -------------745-7544
Eric Johnson --------Skater -------------332-3644
Billie Ricciardello ----Skater -------------796-4319
Derrek Tuthill -------Skater ------------584-4849
Joe Mercurio --------Skater ------------747-5702
Mike Vittengl-------- Skater ------------744-3910
Greg Smotzer --------Skater -----------792-0727 C:361-1907
Pete Watkins-------- Skater -----------745-1919
Tim Brockway -------Skater -----------747-3207
Neil Rotman (Mon)----Skater ----------696-7046
Mark Shevlin --------Skater -----------C:339-2010
Dave Bodak ----------Skater -----------798-8360 W:798-1215x192
Pat Killian (Thu)------Skater------------361-1712
Dan Johnson----------Skater------------744-3126
Skip Brennan (Thu)---Skater-----------587-2009
John Boger------------Skater-----------587-0958
Stan Vitouski----------Skater-----------638-8515 & 812-9889

Jim McMahoal -------Goalie ------------221-4398
Nick Vamvalis -----Goalie/Skater -------744-4655
Jason Harrris------ Goalie -------------926-8355
Michael Wehnau----Goalie -----------532-9624 c:524-8752
Tammy Loomis ----Goalie ------------761-0792
Vic Wehnau---------Goalie------------696-4505

Friendly Reminders!

Try to be on time! 9:00pm – 10:30pm
Bring a white and a Dark colored jersey!
Call for a sub (new list coming out soon) or call me and I will try and find one for you!
Ice Time: Skate Hard (HA, ha) and short shifts. If possible change as a line!
During Warm-ups make sure the goalie is looking at you!
No Crap for the Whistle Blowers!
Have Fun!

No Hockey Thursday!

No hockey this Thursday! If you would like to see Arther, bring the kids.

Both nights are off and running and the season has started for both groups.

Tony with my deepest of sympathy, sorry to hear about the loss of your Father.
Dave

The 07-08 season has started!

We are off and running!

Ok, great start! The sign up for Monday was very good!
The season got off to a great start with Bill and Gary picking teams for the first night.
Gary 1, Bill better luck next time!
The White team dominated the first night, but the dark team never quit!
Well guys I did get a nice chuckle as I watched a few of you look up at the clock after the first fifteen minutes! That first skate is a Killer! HA,ha

This is a reminder for the new guys don’t forget to bring a light and a dark jersey.
Thanks Dave

Adirondack Over 30 Hockey 07/08 Schedule

Adirondack Over 30 Hockey
2007-08 Schedule Time 9pm-1030pm

Oct 07 (Mondays-5) (Thursdays-3)
10/1 --------------10/4
10/8 --------------10/18
10/15 -------------10/25
10/22
10/29
Nov 07 (Mondays-2) (Thursdays-3)
11/5------------------ 11/1
11/26 -----------------11/15
------------------------11/29
Dec 07 (Mondays-3) (Thursday-3)
12/3 ------------------12/6
12/10 -----------------12/20
12/17 -----------------12/27
Jan 08 (Mondays-4) (Thursdays-5)
1/7 --------------------1/3
1/14------------------- 1/10
1/21 -------------------1/17
1/28 -------------------1/24
------------------------1/31
Feb 08 (Mondays-3) (Thursday-3)
2/4 --------------------2/7
2/11 -------------------2/14
2/18 -------------------2/21
Mar & Apr 08 (Monday-5) (Thursday-5)
3/3 ---------------------------3/6
3/10 --------------------------3/13
3/17 --------------------------3/20
3/24 --------------------------3/27
3/31 --------------------------4/3

Total (22) --------------------(22)

Time to get the season started!

Hello Everyone,
Let me start with I hope you all are having a good summer! Lots of Beer and Barbeque!

Now let’s get down to business! I have scheduled 44 skates with the Civic Center.
There are 22 Monday nights and 22 Thursday nights. Time 9pm - 10:30pm
Full Time Players will pay $500.00
Half Time Players will pay $275.00
The First week of hockey will start on October 1, 07 and October 4, 07.
I will mail the schedule with this letter and for those of you who receive this via e-mail it will be an attachment.

Please send me ½ of the fee (Make checks payable to Adirondack Over 30 Hockey) to reserve your place as a Full Time or Half Time Player. Half Time Players need to inform me of the preferred night (Monday or Thursday).
Full and Half Time spots will be filled based on my receiving notification and payment.
Start sending me this information and money as soon as possible.
When all of the spots have been filled I will put your name on the Sub List.
The old timers have first priority to the Full and Half time pots.
Openings during the season may occur and I will fill the openings with people from the Sub List.
The Balance will be due on the first week of hockey (Oct 1, 4,).

Over 30 Hockey Subs:
The fee for substitute players will be $15.00 per skate.
Full and Half Time Players should use the posted Sub List.
All subs need to find and pay me at the beginning of the skate.
Ideally, if everyone uses the list and arranges for their own subs, we will have full strength teams on a regular basis. Also you will get back $10 to offset your losses.

If you know anyone who may be interested in joining us, share the above information.
Contact Information
David Lafleur
14 Tanglewood Dr
South Glens Falls NY 12803

792-3536 = Home
260-9998 = Cell
926-3781 = Work
spike_lafleur@yahoo.com

Ok, now what? Hockey is on summer break!

Thank you everyone for the gift! Very much appreciated!
It was a good season of hockey and everyone makes it very easy to manage, Thanks!

I will continue to run the league and you can expect to hear from me at the end of August.
Everyone have a Great Summer! Hopefully not so great for you Yankee fans!
You know what a Yankee is? Come on, sure you do! It's what you do when you find yourself alone! HA, ha, ha!

Thanks again, and hope to see you all in the fall!
Dave L