TORONTO– League officials announced early Monday that hall of fame defenseman Bobby Orr was named the Ann Arbor Ice Cube’s Beer League Emergency Manager. In a move that stunned most, Orr immediately filed for Chapter Nine bankruptcy protection for the…
Category: Ruination
Updates specific to Ashley’s Ruination team
Hard to Find Funny in Ruination Loss
ANN ARBOR–Beat writer Mark Woods admitted that “writing funny stuff” is decidedly more difficult following a loss, particularly a bad beat, as was the case Thursday night following Ruination’s 3-10 defeat at the hands of the Ypsi Aces. “What can…
Movie-Rating Career Ends in Tragedy
ANN ARBOR–Winger John Vella’s career as a movie critic came to crashing halt following a thumb injury early in the third period of Ruination’s 8-4 victory over Thompson’s Pizza Monday night. “In this biz, being all thumbs is an advantage,”…
Roklen Seeks Asylum with Ruination
ANN ARBOR–The beer league hockey world was rocked late Thursday after learning that forward Jonathon Roklen asked for and received asylum from Ashley’s Ruination following their 5-2 victory over the Black Bears on Stadium Ice. “I enjoyed that style of…
Ruination Rock Stars Party Like It’s 930pm
ANN ARBOR–Jubilation quietly filled the locker as Ashley’s Ruination won its fifth championship in six seasons, holding off defending champions Goon Squad 8-6 in an otherwise thrilling game. Falling behind 1-2 in the first period, Sean McGrath tied it up…
Black Ops Out of Championship Game, Again
ANN ARBOR–Ashley’s Ruination dismantled a patchwork Black Ops team Saturday night 9-3 despite being what Ops winger Brandon Camper called “a bunch of (bleepy) (bleeps).” The phrase rhymes with “mushy passes,” which more accurately categorizes their play, as the Ops…
Pizza Party Ruined
ANN ARBOR–Ashley’s Ruination moved passed Thompson’s Pizza 4-3 Tuesday night at Varsity Rink on the strength of a Jason Spence 1st period hattrick. Jon Molnar also added what turned out to be the game-winning goal, also the first period. “Score…