Oh, doctor! Make sure your sound is up when he cranks that right foot. Full fight story is below.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Travis Hollis Stays Undefeated With Stunning KO
Travis "Bloody Fist" Hollis, easily the baddest cat in Dawg Nation, raised his MMA record to 4-0 Saturday night with an electrifying knockout over Adam Limon. The fight ended suddenly at just 36 seconds of the first round.
Hollis now has earned a title fight, which will come at the fittingly named December 5th "King of Champions" event at the Crown Plaza Hotel.
Hollis' fight Saturday was much different than his previous two matches, which were spent mainly grappling on the mat. Limon is a former Golden Gloves boxer, and obviously wanted to stay upright in order to make the best use of his more comfortable skills.
The two fighters spent the first 15 seconds feeling each other out, with Hollis throwing a few kicks to the outside of Limon's knees. Limon dropped his gloves several times, attempting to block the kicks.
That move would cost him dearly just 20 seconds later.
After they went down together for just a few seconds, the fighters popped right back up and resumed a classic boxing stance. Limon once again dropped his left glove down, anticipating another low kick to his knee.
Bad idea.
In the blink of an eye, Hollis unleashed a thunderous right foot that hit Limon squarely on the left jaw. The cracking sound of the impact would have been sickening if it hadn't been so perfect. It immediately turned out Limon's lights, and he went crashing face first to the canvas.
Nighty night, Adam. Pleasant dreams...
It was obvious that no count was necessary, as the referee quickly stopped the contest. Hollis thrust his right hand in the air, as the raucous crowd at the Red and Jerry's Arena went absolutely insane. He landed his shot- the one a fighter dreams about through all the hours of training.
To his credit, Hollis didn't continue to throw punches as often happens when an opponent is down and vulnerable.
He knew his work was done. Next case.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Dawgs Streak Hits 20 With 7-4 Win
The Dawgs I squad flexed their muscles once again last Tuesday night, running their season record to 7-0, and their EAHL unbeaten string to 20 with a solid 7-4 victory over Cobra Kai.
The Hump Line continues to be in great form, totaling 11 points in the contest. EAHL leading scorer Shaun Hollis piled up five of those points, with his second consecutive hat trick and two assists, while linemates Dan Pham and Matt McGarvey each notched a goal and two helpers.
This photo may come in handy later
Ageless wonder Dennis Heaton banged in his fifth of the fall season, and semi-defenseman Tito Pijanowski put on another of his patented end to end rushes, wristing in his second.
Goalie Al Sterner, who this week was pulled kicking and screaming into the golden years of his life, went brain dead in the third period, giving up three goals, but still held on for the win. He spoke with reporters after the game.
"Al didn't like giving up those goals in the third. Now the game feels like when Al has sex with his cousin. You get the job done, it feels good for a minute, but it's a little bit wrong."
Sterner cousin
The game was tight early, with each team getting one goal in the first period. Hollis put in his first, and then Tony Garin answered for Cobra Kai with the first of what would be all four of his team's goals.
In the second, Pham, Pijanowski, and Hollis all tallied to give the Dawgs some breathing room. Cobra Kai didn't have an answer, and the good guys were up 4-1 heading to the third.
In the final frame, Garin was given credit for a goal that never crossed the line to close the gap to two, but McGarvey and Heaton quickly restored order to put the game out of reach. Sterner then gave up a softie, as a Garin shot deflected off the heel of his glove, bounced over Sterner's shoulder, and trickled in.
Sterner, third period
Hollis and Garin matched goals late in the game to make the final 7-4. Hollis is now way ahead in EAHL scoring stats, with 14 goals and 11 assists, six points clear of HTM's Ryan Robinson. McGarvey sits in fourth, with seven goals and nine assists, and Pham is tied for sixth, with 11 goals and an unbelievably crappy four assists.
A look at the EAHL standings shows the Dawgs leading the league in goals, with 50, and have the lowest goals against, with 25.
After a bye week, the Dawgs now face maybe their toughest test thus far, when they play the Ice Pack at 10:40. Because of the success of last week's promotion, the Dawgs announced that Tuesday will be Tito Pijanowski Bobblehead Night. The first 10,000 fans will not only receive the rare collectible, but will be elligible for a drawing in which they can get angry and beat the shit out of anyone that gives them a dirty look.
In other Dawgs news:
Winger Brad Stabio is starting to have some concerns about his new son Oliver:
Dawgs MMA hero Travis Hollis shows his favorite part about training for his next match:
This move is called "the teabag"
During their week off, Dawgs stars Shaun Hollis and Matt McGarvey tried their hand at yet another new sport.
Dawgs captain Marty Richardson this week selected a Halloween costume that would suit his personality.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Dawgs Refuse To Lose- Triumph In Shootout
It looked like the streak was over. 18 consecutive EAHL games without a regulation defeat. With six minutes left in the third period Tuesday night, the Dawgs I squad was actually behind for the first time in forever. Well, it was a nice run, while it lasted.
Not so fast...
Dawg star forward and ongoing tremendous pussy Shaun Hollis' clutch goal with just a few minutes left in regulation sent the game to an overtime shootout. And then two big penalty shot goals were enough in the extra session, as the Dawgs prevailed 6-5 over the Misfits in easily the best game of the EAHL winter season.
Hollis seized back his team goal scoring lead with a huge hat trick, now giving him 11. Dan Pham scored his 10th of the season, and young Michael Heaton came within an assist of a Gordie Howe hat trick, scoring a goal and getting into his first adult league scuffle.
It looked early like it was curtains for the Dawgs streak, which dates back to February of 2008. Just four minutes had elapsed when a Misfits defenseman took a shot from the point that banked off Dawgs defenseman Rick Zimmat's skate, and into the goal. 1-0, bad guys.
A couple of minutes later, the Misfits lead was doubled when forward Chris Thornton crossed in front of the net, and lifted a backhand that was partially deflected. The puck bewildered Dawgs goalie Al Sterner, who should have dealt with the shot, and went in over his blocker to make it 2-0.
Paging the "Hump Line". Hump Line, please report to center ice...
New linemates Hollis and Pham each scored quickly to draw to Dawgs level at two, with Matt McGarvey picking up an assist. But just a few minutes later, Misfits star Marc-Andre Piette made Sterner look like a moron on a breakaway, beating him through his gigantic five hole to take back the lead.
We're talkin' big 5-hole
Hollis got his second of the game before the end of the first frame, and the contest was even at 3-3 entering the second. This was definitely one of those nights where the opposing goalies were going to have to hang on to their asses, and try to do something to keep the other team in single digits.
Around halfway through the second period, the Dawgs grabbed the lead for the only time of the evening, when 18 year old Michael Heaton ripped a shot through a screen. The puck hit the heel of the glove of Misfits goalie Tom Lester, bounced over his shoulder, and trickled into the net for Heaton's fourth of the season.
Young Heaton
Heaton's evening would end just a couple of minutes later. After being high-sticked in the helmet by Misfit forward Joe Quinones, Heaton confronted Quinones after the whistle. Quinones punched young Heaton twice, and Heaton had no choice but to respond. Both players grappled on the ice and were ejected from the game. Heaton was also immediately grounded by his father Dennis, who was standing nearby during the altercation.
For some reason during the scuffle, Misfits defenseman Nick Stroot threw off his gloves, and challenged the Dawgs bench to fight. He found no takers, mainly because nobody on the Dawgs wanted to see Stroot ejected from the game. Stroot was much more valuable to the Dawgs staying on the ice, because he sucks major ass as a player, giving the Dawgs a better chance to win. Still, Stroot now joins Llamas defenseman Bobby Norris on the All-Shithead team in the EAHL.
Stroot
When play resumed, Piette made Sterner look like an idiot once again on a two-on-zero breakaway, the game was all knotted up at four heading to the third.
It stayed that way until the Misfits went on a power play with eight minutes left. After a goalmouth scramble, Piette muscled his way in front of the net, and completed his hat trick, giving his team a 5-4 lead. Things looked mighty gloomy for the Dawgs long winning streak.
But Hollis gave his team new life with just over two minutes remaining. He gathered a loose puck near the net, and slid it into the far corner, just beating Lester to the post. The last seconds of regulation ran out, and the Dawgs were heading to their first overtime shootout of the winter season.
For the shootout, the Dawgs decided to go with their big guns early, letting the Hump Line of Matt McGarvey, Shaun Hollis, and Dan Pham take the first three shots. That way they could build a nice lead for Sterner, who last won a shootout in 1993.
That would have been just a super strategy if any of the three had actually put the puck in the net.
McGarvey tried first and failed to score through Lester's five hole, making him zero for his last 59 shootout penalty tries.
Hollis followed by trying the old Peter Forsberg postage stamp move, cutting across the net and dragging the puck behind Lester. Unfortunately, as the golfers say, Hollis doesn't have that club in his bag, and the effort was stamped "return to sender".
Yeah, this will never happen...
Pham then tried the same move that had worked in the first period, cutting to his right and trying to lift a backhand over Lester. This time, the puck rang off the post, and the Hump Line ended up shooting blanks.
Meanwhile, Sterner was making great use of the horseshoe that he rammed up his ass right before the shootout. The first Misfit player hit the crossbar, and Sterner somehow managed to flop in front of the other two to keep matters scoreless in the overtime. But the fourth shooter found Sterner's weakness, Mr. Five Hole, and the Misfits had the lead with two Dawgs shooters left.
Now that the Hump Line had gagged like they were trying to swallow week-old Polish afterbirth, the Dawgs were forced to rely on rookie forward and snooty French Canadian immigrant Bernie Levesque. Levesque, whose name in French means, "the vesque", skated in alone on Lester, moved to his backhand, and roofed one to tie the shootout. He then went to the bench, started to chain smoke, and surrendered to everyone in the arena.
You know, because he's French. Try to keep up.
That left both teams even, and with one shooter left. For the Misfits, it just happened to be Marc-Andre Piette, who had made Sterner his personal bitch throughout regulation play. Piette, who appears to be in his early 20's, must have already been counting the goal as he skated in on Sterner, who turns 50 on Halloween.
But Sterner, who is smarter than he looks, remembered that Piette had made a deke move to his forehand on a penalty shot in the Quest for the Cup tournament in June, and had beaten Sterner like a bastard stepchild. Sterner guessed correctly that he would try it again, overplayed that way and stopped Piette for the first time in his life.
Take that, sonny...
Now the Dawgs had one last chance to bring home the shootout win and extend their magical streak. So they placed all their hopes and dreams on the stick of...
Dennis Heaton? No shit?
Heaton, also 50, graduated with Sterner from Pomona High School in 1976, and had to take the summer off from hockey while recovering from a tough case of Headgiver's Neck. He calmly skated to center ice, after being awakened by teammates. Having no other gear, he moved slowly into the zone, and veered to his right, so he could cut left across the net. While cutting, he moved the puck to his backhand, then somehow nudged the puck between Lester's pads, and into the goal to give his team the big win and two points in the standings.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Heaton said, "I haven't felt this good since the last time I was able to get a woody. That was 1985. I'm old."
Heaton-1985
Now 6-0 and four points clear of the rest of the league for the EAHL winter season, the Dawgs have one more game before their bye week. They play Cobra Kai Tuesday night at 9:00, and this week is Marty Richardson Bobblehead Night. The first 10,000 fans at the game will receive the collector's item, whose head moves up and down faster when you hold it closer to your penis.
No batteries required- that head will bob up and down forever
In other Dawgs news:
"Tito make pass..."
Not so fast...
Dawg star forward and ongoing tremendous pussy Shaun Hollis' clutch goal with just a few minutes left in regulation sent the game to an overtime shootout. And then two big penalty shot goals were enough in the extra session, as the Dawgs prevailed 6-5 over the Misfits in easily the best game of the EAHL winter season.
Hollis seized back his team goal scoring lead with a huge hat trick, now giving him 11. Dan Pham scored his 10th of the season, and young Michael Heaton came within an assist of a Gordie Howe hat trick, scoring a goal and getting into his first adult league scuffle.
It looked early like it was curtains for the Dawgs streak, which dates back to February of 2008. Just four minutes had elapsed when a Misfits defenseman took a shot from the point that banked off Dawgs defenseman Rick Zimmat's skate, and into the goal. 1-0, bad guys.
A couple of minutes later, the Misfits lead was doubled when forward Chris Thornton crossed in front of the net, and lifted a backhand that was partially deflected. The puck bewildered Dawgs goalie Al Sterner, who should have dealt with the shot, and went in over his blocker to make it 2-0.
Paging the "Hump Line". Hump Line, please report to center ice...
New linemates Hollis and Pham each scored quickly to draw to Dawgs level at two, with Matt McGarvey picking up an assist. But just a few minutes later, Misfits star Marc-Andre Piette made Sterner look like a moron on a breakaway, beating him through his gigantic five hole to take back the lead.
We're talkin' big 5-hole
Hollis got his second of the game before the end of the first frame, and the contest was even at 3-3 entering the second. This was definitely one of those nights where the opposing goalies were going to have to hang on to their asses, and try to do something to keep the other team in single digits.
Around halfway through the second period, the Dawgs grabbed the lead for the only time of the evening, when 18 year old Michael Heaton ripped a shot through a screen. The puck hit the heel of the glove of Misfits goalie Tom Lester, bounced over his shoulder, and trickled into the net for Heaton's fourth of the season.
Young Heaton
Heaton's evening would end just a couple of minutes later. After being high-sticked in the helmet by Misfit forward Joe Quinones, Heaton confronted Quinones after the whistle. Quinones punched young Heaton twice, and Heaton had no choice but to respond. Both players grappled on the ice and were ejected from the game. Heaton was also immediately grounded by his father Dennis, who was standing nearby during the altercation.
For some reason during the scuffle, Misfits defenseman Nick Stroot threw off his gloves, and challenged the Dawgs bench to fight. He found no takers, mainly because nobody on the Dawgs wanted to see Stroot ejected from the game. Stroot was much more valuable to the Dawgs staying on the ice, because he sucks major ass as a player, giving the Dawgs a better chance to win. Still, Stroot now joins Llamas defenseman Bobby Norris on the All-Shithead team in the EAHL.
Stroot
When play resumed, Piette made Sterner look like an idiot once again on a two-on-zero breakaway, the game was all knotted up at four heading to the third.
It stayed that way until the Misfits went on a power play with eight minutes left. After a goalmouth scramble, Piette muscled his way in front of the net, and completed his hat trick, giving his team a 5-4 lead. Things looked mighty gloomy for the Dawgs long winning streak.
But Hollis gave his team new life with just over two minutes remaining. He gathered a loose puck near the net, and slid it into the far corner, just beating Lester to the post. The last seconds of regulation ran out, and the Dawgs were heading to their first overtime shootout of the winter season.
For the shootout, the Dawgs decided to go with their big guns early, letting the Hump Line of Matt McGarvey, Shaun Hollis, and Dan Pham take the first three shots. That way they could build a nice lead for Sterner, who last won a shootout in 1993.
That would have been just a super strategy if any of the three had actually put the puck in the net.
McGarvey tried first and failed to score through Lester's five hole, making him zero for his last 59 shootout penalty tries.
Hollis followed by trying the old Peter Forsberg postage stamp move, cutting across the net and dragging the puck behind Lester. Unfortunately, as the golfers say, Hollis doesn't have that club in his bag, and the effort was stamped "return to sender".
Yeah, this will never happen...
Pham then tried the same move that had worked in the first period, cutting to his right and trying to lift a backhand over Lester. This time, the puck rang off the post, and the Hump Line ended up shooting blanks.
Meanwhile, Sterner was making great use of the horseshoe that he rammed up his ass right before the shootout. The first Misfit player hit the crossbar, and Sterner somehow managed to flop in front of the other two to keep matters scoreless in the overtime. But the fourth shooter found Sterner's weakness, Mr. Five Hole, and the Misfits had the lead with two Dawgs shooters left.
Now that the Hump Line had gagged like they were trying to swallow week-old Polish afterbirth, the Dawgs were forced to rely on rookie forward and snooty French Canadian immigrant Bernie Levesque. Levesque, whose name in French means, "the vesque", skated in alone on Lester, moved to his backhand, and roofed one to tie the shootout. He then went to the bench, started to chain smoke, and surrendered to everyone in the arena.
You know, because he's French. Try to keep up.
That left both teams even, and with one shooter left. For the Misfits, it just happened to be Marc-Andre Piette, who had made Sterner his personal bitch throughout regulation play. Piette, who appears to be in his early 20's, must have already been counting the goal as he skated in on Sterner, who turns 50 on Halloween.
But Sterner, who is smarter than he looks, remembered that Piette had made a deke move to his forehand on a penalty shot in the Quest for the Cup tournament in June, and had beaten Sterner like a bastard stepchild. Sterner guessed correctly that he would try it again, overplayed that way and stopped Piette for the first time in his life.
Take that, sonny...
Now the Dawgs had one last chance to bring home the shootout win and extend their magical streak. So they placed all their hopes and dreams on the stick of...
Dennis Heaton? No shit?
Heaton, also 50, graduated with Sterner from Pomona High School in 1976, and had to take the summer off from hockey while recovering from a tough case of Headgiver's Neck. He calmly skated to center ice, after being awakened by teammates. Having no other gear, he moved slowly into the zone, and veered to his right, so he could cut left across the net. While cutting, he moved the puck to his backhand, then somehow nudged the puck between Lester's pads, and into the goal to give his team the big win and two points in the standings.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Heaton said, "I haven't felt this good since the last time I was able to get a woody. That was 1985. I'm old."
Heaton-1985
Now 6-0 and four points clear of the rest of the league for the EAHL winter season, the Dawgs have one more game before their bye week. They play Cobra Kai Tuesday night at 9:00, and this week is Marty Richardson Bobblehead Night. The first 10,000 fans at the game will receive the collector's item, whose head moves up and down faster when you hold it closer to your penis.
No batteries required- that head will bob up and down forever
In other Dawgs news:
A look at EAHL statistics this week shows two players tied for the league lead in assists, with nine. One is not a surprise- Dawgs star forward Shaun Hollis. The other may come as a shock: Tito Pijanowski?
"Tito make pass..."
Because of his new fame, Pijanowski, who is listed in the Dawgs media guide as a "sort of a defenseman", realized his dream this week of appearing on a cereal box. But it wasn't exactly Wheaties:
Don't ever criticize my articles, Tito
This week Dawgs assistant captain Shaun Hollis broke up again with linemate Matt McGarvey, in order to spend quality time with new flame, golfer Phil Mickelson.
What, no reacharound? Selfish bastard...
Dawgs captain and former knob polisher Marty Richardson missed the game this week in order to spend time in Philadelphia. While there, he got carried away while rubbing the pectoral muscles of the famous Rocky Balboa statue. Embarrassingly, he achieved yet another spontaneous orgasm.
The 0-face just never stops being funny
Monday, October 20, 2008
Goalie shows how to celebrate a stopped penalty shot
If we ever win another shootout, I'm doing this. Or not...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Talk To Me, Dammit!
Probably by next week, I'm going to get my 10,000th hit on this site. In that time, do you know how many feedback comments I've gotten?
One. One lousy comment, because I got the wrong name in one of my pictures. Shit.
C'mon, boys and girls! I'd love to hear from you guys, especially those that are regularly reading from a different part of the country, or the world, for that matter. There are actually quite a few of you. It's amazing how this stuff gets around- I especially get a bunch of hits on the goofy pictures.
For example, there's someone in Redwood City, California that tunes in every week. Who are you, and what brought you here? It would be fun to know. I'm assuming you're acquainted with someone on the Dawgs hockey team, but I can't know that unless you tell me.
I also get tons of hits that just say "United States". Now, that doesn't narrow it down much, does it?
Don't be afraid, kids. If you can relate to my vacation debacle, tell me about your experience. If you're an old, fat guy clinging to his youth like I am, let me know if you wake up after a game feeling 90 years old like I do.
Just click comment at the end of an article, and give your chubby little pal some feedback. I've been flying solo for way too long. Let's hear from you.
One. One lousy comment, because I got the wrong name in one of my pictures. Shit.
C'mon, boys and girls! I'd love to hear from you guys, especially those that are regularly reading from a different part of the country, or the world, for that matter. There are actually quite a few of you. It's amazing how this stuff gets around- I especially get a bunch of hits on the goofy pictures.
For example, there's someone in Redwood City, California that tunes in every week. Who are you, and what brought you here? It would be fun to know. I'm assuming you're acquainted with someone on the Dawgs hockey team, but I can't know that unless you tell me.
I also get tons of hits that just say "United States". Now, that doesn't narrow it down much, does it?
Don't be afraid, kids. If you can relate to my vacation debacle, tell me about your experience. If you're an old, fat guy clinging to his youth like I am, let me know if you wake up after a game feeling 90 years old like I do.
Just click comment at the end of an article, and give your chubby little pal some feedback. I've been flying solo for way too long. Let's hear from you.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Dawgs Crack the MAAK, 9-3
How long can this thing go?
The Dawgs I squad stretched their EAHL unbeaten string to 18 and and improved to 5-0 for the current season with a 9-3 ass kicking over MAAK Holdings. Their last league loss came in the winter playoffs at the end of February.
Center Dan Pham, playing on a new line this week, responded by scoring four goals, bringing his season total to a team leading nine. Dennis Heaton continues his courageous comeback from a bout with Salesman Neck, scoring two more, while son Michael put in one.
The Heaton boys
Assistant captain Shaun Hollis, actually making it through the entire game this week without being ejected, scored his eighth while adding two assists, and real estate mogul Chris Acuna tallied his first of the winter campaign.
Goalie Al Sterner stopped 30 of 33 MAAK shots, but hurt his back in the second period after giving up a soft goal on a fluttering shot to his glove side. He turned his head too fast to look at the puck weakly floating into the net, and hasn't felt right ever since.
You'd think he'd be used to it
Pham, after scoring two goals last week against HTM Construction, really caught fire this game while being matched up on a line with Hollis and Matt McGarvey. The three young players combined for 10 points on the evening, and using the first letters in their last names, will now be known as the "Hump Line".
Get it? HMP? Hump?
And in what many consider to be a miracle, Pham actually picked up his first assist of the season. In the third period, after Pham attempted to shoot on goal from his own zone, the puck was intercepted by Hollis, who was stationed in his usual spot at the MAAK blue line. Hollis skated in alone, and backhanded the puck over goalie Cody Thron for the game's final goal.
Hollis
Right before the end of the game, a frustrated MAAK forward Jim Wood tried to bump stocky Dawgs goalie Sterner. What Wood didn't realize is that Sterner, with his pads on, weighs approximately 325 pounds. That collision didn't go well for Wood.
Stay down, bitch
The Dawgs now face maybe their toughest test of the season Tuesday night, when they play the Misfits. The Misfits are composed of many of the players from the Icebreakers, whom the Dawgs defeated for the summer league championship. Game time is 9:20.
In other Dawgs news:
Dawgs forward/defenseman Chris Acuna continues to look for creative ways to sell real estate in a tough market. This is his old promotional photo:
This is his new one:
Between periods of the game this week, the referee passes a giant kidney stone, and hands it to the scorekeeper
"Do you have a lttle cup?"
Part-time Dawgs forward Jack Kelly fell asleep on the bench before the game this week.
"zzzzzzz....money....zzzzzzz....cash....zzzzzzz....T-bills....."
Because of his wife Kathleen being out of town this week, a frisky defenseman Ben Ziff attempts to mount teammate Chris Acuna.
"Ziffer, get off me! Wait, do you want to buy a house?"
Dawgs II forward Nick Cortese this week found a sport in which he can compete with people his own age.
"I just like wearing the banana hammock"
New Dawgs forward Bernie Levesque shows everyone on the ice that he is proud of his French roots.
Dawgs captain Marty Richardson took a short trip to San Francisco this week to visit an old friend.
The Dawgs I squad stretched their EAHL unbeaten string to 18 and and improved to 5-0 for the current season with a 9-3 ass kicking over MAAK Holdings. Their last league loss came in the winter playoffs at the end of February.
Center Dan Pham, playing on a new line this week, responded by scoring four goals, bringing his season total to a team leading nine. Dennis Heaton continues his courageous comeback from a bout with Salesman Neck, scoring two more, while son Michael put in one.
The Heaton boys
Assistant captain Shaun Hollis, actually making it through the entire game this week without being ejected, scored his eighth while adding two assists, and real estate mogul Chris Acuna tallied his first of the winter campaign.
Goalie Al Sterner stopped 30 of 33 MAAK shots, but hurt his back in the second period after giving up a soft goal on a fluttering shot to his glove side. He turned his head too fast to look at the puck weakly floating into the net, and hasn't felt right ever since.
You'd think he'd be used to it
Pham, after scoring two goals last week against HTM Construction, really caught fire this game while being matched up on a line with Hollis and Matt McGarvey. The three young players combined for 10 points on the evening, and using the first letters in their last names, will now be known as the "Hump Line".
Get it? HMP? Hump?
And in what many consider to be a miracle, Pham actually picked up his first assist of the season. In the third period, after Pham attempted to shoot on goal from his own zone, the puck was intercepted by Hollis, who was stationed in his usual spot at the MAAK blue line. Hollis skated in alone, and backhanded the puck over goalie Cody Thron for the game's final goal.
Hollis
Right before the end of the game, a frustrated MAAK forward Jim Wood tried to bump stocky Dawgs goalie Sterner. What Wood didn't realize is that Sterner, with his pads on, weighs approximately 325 pounds. That collision didn't go well for Wood.
Stay down, bitch
The Dawgs now face maybe their toughest test of the season Tuesday night, when they play the Misfits. The Misfits are composed of many of the players from the Icebreakers, whom the Dawgs defeated for the summer league championship. Game time is 9:20.
In other Dawgs news:
Dawgs forward/defenseman Chris Acuna continues to look for creative ways to sell real estate in a tough market. This is his old promotional photo:
This is his new one:
Between periods of the game this week, the referee passes a giant kidney stone, and hands it to the scorekeeper
"Do you have a lttle cup?"
Part-time Dawgs forward Jack Kelly fell asleep on the bench before the game this week.
"zzzzzzz....money....zzzzzzz....cash....zzzzzzz....T-bills....."
Because of his wife Kathleen being out of town this week, a frisky defenseman Ben Ziff attempts to mount teammate Chris Acuna.
"Ziffer, get off me! Wait, do you want to buy a house?"
Dawgs II forward Nick Cortese this week found a sport in which he can compete with people his own age.
"I just like wearing the banana hammock"
New Dawgs forward Bernie Levesque shows everyone on the ice that he is proud of his French roots.
Dawgs captain Marty Richardson took a short trip to San Francisco this week to visit an old friend.
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