Hockey Week Three

By Tom Ohle Nov 25, 2002

The pace has been picking up fairly steadily over at the old arena, as BioWarriors have been honing their hockey skills on a weekly basis. This week, take a look at a heated battle between two sure-to-be-NHL-bound-soon teams.

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Still somewhat sidelined by my earlier collarbone injury-as a precaution, I don't feel like getting on the ice quite yet-and also partly unable to skate due to a lack of fitting skates, I have taken up coaching the dark-jerseyed team known as "Team Ashley." It's a spirited bunch of young bucks, reminiscent of the Quebec Nordiques of days past: not the greatest team ever assembled, but… well… they try. Our opponents on this fine day? Our arch nemesis, "Team Mary-Kate." Imagine putting Shane Churla, Tony Twist, Dave Semenko, Tie Domi, and Bob Probert all on one team, and you've got Team Mary-Kate. Bruisers and nothing but. Could we possibly overcome this seemingly insurmountable foe?

We came out hard right from the beginning, and Mary-Kate could barely contain their frustration. A few choice words were thrown in my direction as I gave them a hard time about their poor play. We jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead, and held it for quite some time. After some stellar saves by Tony "The Wall" de Waal, Mary-Kate brought the game to within 1 goal at 3-2. The team exchanged goals pretty steadily for the next half-hour or so, and with very little time remaining, the score rested at 7-6 in favor of Team Ashley. A few late pushes by Mary-Kate threatened our lead, but with 1 second left on the clock, the marvelous Sean Smailes managed to sneak one past The Wall to seal the victory.

It was a tough battle, resulting in a few minor injuries and a few bruised egos. The 8-6 final score was the highest total since a true team structure was adopted, and it's plain to see that each game has become increasingly competitive, and the players ever-more skilled.