MONDAY, JULY 2, 2001 - BEACH HOCKEY
TEAM 2 vs. BAR LOUIE
In our previous installment, I had challenged you to come up
with a new name for the unimaginatively monikered, Team 2. I
received a number of responses, and some of them were even pretty
good. Unfortunately, the team hasn't reached a consensus yet,
so I'll wait till next Tuesday to publish the list and let you
know what we've decided to go with. As such, you can still send
in suggestions if the muse hits you...
Team 2 (good guys) 6 - Bar Louie (bad guys) 10
CHICAGO, IL - Riding somewhat high from their last victory,
Team 2 came to play with an attitude and even a game plan. Unfortunately,
so did the part time drunks of Bar Louie. Not even the advice
of former Chicago Blackhawk, Joe Murphy, could push the men
of Team 2 over the top.
Bar Louie jumped into the lead early in the match, when their
number one forward slid in and out of Team 2's defenders like
an Olympic slalom run champion. Quickly down by two goals, Greg
"I put the F & U back in deFensive Unit" Rolnick,
decided to once again rally the troops. Deftly stealing the
puck from an oncoming evil forward, Rolnick fired a slap shot
from the red line directly at the goalie's noggin. In a case
of opportunistic providence, one of Team 2's sneaky forwards
pushed the rebound into the back of the net, while the Bar Louie
goalie wondered where that ringing sound was coming from.
Going into the second half, Team 2 was down 5-4. When Bar Louie
extended their lead to two, Rolnick came flying in off the bench,
his eyes blazing red like the jersey now encasing the Dominator.
Throwing his body in front of a Bar Louie slap shot, Rolnick
stopped the puck, scooped it onto his stick and slid a perfect
pass up rink to his speedy forward (who then proceeded to deke
out the Bar Louie goalie and notch another assist for Rolnick).
Rolnick even made a few forays back into his former offensive
zone stomping grounds. After being denied on a one-on-one, he
sheepishly slipped back behind the red line and directed the
action from his own end.
The final minutes of the match were marred by a Team 2 mental
collapse, allowing Bar Louie to notch three unanswered goals,
which eventually ended the game 10-6.
This intrepid reporter's attempts at post-game comments were
shaken off by Team 2, who had seemingly been watching too many
tapes of John Rocker getting hounded by the buzzards of the
press. However, at 1-2, Team 2 is merely one game below .500,
and looks to even things up next week against Team "Anything."
SO STAY TUNED!!! |