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WICHTIG: Saisonstart!! (Ice Hockey Returns to Germany!)
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 14:32 | 
The Summer break has ended for the Frankfurt Midnighters and the new Ice Age has begun! The Midnighters took to the ice for the first time of the new season Friday night at the Mainz Arena, home of the world's brownest ice. The training session included two goalies, 18 skaters, two goals with the twine nearly busted completely out, and an ice surface with piles of brown slushy spots just to make things more interesting.
My German is horrible, but from what I gathered, the owner of the arena is having the outside of the roof redone (at a cost of nearly 400,000 Euro). It was raining in Mainz Friday night and the water seeped through the unfinished roof, ran along the varnished wooden support structure, and then dripped down onto the ice surface, creating a grid of icy brown stalagmites. Hearing the Zamboni shave them down made me think the next big bill the owner is going to see is a new blade for the resurfacer.
Here's to another season of the best water sport ever invented. No. The best sport, period.
Guenthner Beats Odds
It's official. Scott Guenthner, of Myersville, MD, will be a candidate on the ballot for Maryland State Delegate for district 4a (Hey, that's us!). Guenthner will be running unaffiliated against a lot of other, um, affiliated people. Say it with me... unaffiliated. The first one of those in a really long time... dozens of years I'm told. Check out Guenthner's campaign site at MD4Guenthner.com.
Congratulations, Scott, for passing this first huge hurdle!
Time for a break?
Whether it is truly needed or not, the Stars will take their league leading 4-1 record into a 2-week summer break. No, there isn't an all-star game scheduled but a much needed infrastructure upgrade at the pond. Apparently they found a pair of panties and some band-aids holding the refrigeration unit together after re-starting rink 2. There was also a balled up Coast Guard uniform?
Anyway, the Stars probably could use a little time off after the 5-9 drumming by the capital punishment. Not sure how the 5-5 tie in the 2nd period ended in such a horrible loss, it happened so quickly that I don't really remember seeing any of the goals. Its possible that player moves after the 2nd period resulted in less than potent defense?
Corresponding with the loss were an unusually high number of stars penalties. After achieving an unprecedented 4 straight games (a stars record) with fewer penalties than our opponents, the Stars had a 24-2 penalty minute ratio, including Scott G's 10-minute game misconduct penalty that makes him the Stars and the entire SFAHL PIM leader.
What the hell happened to Mike Reilly? After receiving several criptic e-mails about "I'll see you at the next game" the Stars management has placed Mike on 10-week Injured Reserve. Apparently he has a large amount of sand lodged in his feminine region.
We seem to have lost another player due to girlfrienditis? Rocco mysteriously showed up for the first game of the session with his large calves, and girlfriend/fiance in tow, but hasn't reappeared since? Hurry back Rocco, we need your...well... sense of humor?
Speaking of girlfriends, Jim or is it Matt? had his lady friend at the game the other day. Not sure that is a wise move with "best friend" Wes on the prowl? Be warned, as a Marine Wes has sworn to uphold democracy and mount anything with 2 legs (and the legs part is optional).
enjoy the break. See you at the rink.
Pryor doing Techno videos??
My daughter showed me this video from YouTube. Looks like Pryor has been doing some moonlighting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MaO7gj_hZg&feature=related
We ready for some summer hockey?