Month: December 2013

Press Conference Hotbed of Political Correctness

ANN ARBOR– Ashley’s Ruination beat the Black Bears 1-0 Tuesday night in the decisive Game 3 championship series. Matt Schaefer scored mid-way through the first period, getting the assist from Shawn Lopez and Sean Payeur. Rusty Barron played inspired hockey…

Show Tunes in Aventinus’ Hearts, Heads

ANN ARBOR– “I can’t get that song out of my head!” cried a plaintive Dave Ferguson last week, referring to the Green Acres television theme song. “I can’t get those songs out of my head!” he exclaimed again in last…

Mother Nature Makes Brilliant Coaching Move

NORTHVILLE– In a move that can only be made by when the weather outside is frightful, Mother Nature boldly chose to bench defenseman Mark Woods in Saturday’s 5-4 win over the Black Bears, giving Ashley’s Ruination a 1-0 lead in…

Coach to Bench RC3

ANN ARBOR– Ashley’s Aventinus coach Mike Shanahanna-Montana came under fire Wednesday night, announcing that he “may very well opt to keep Ron Coleman on the bench for the remainder of the season” following the team’s 3-1 semi-final win over North…

Shoot Out Loss Under There…

ANN ARBOR– Following Hopslam’s 3-3 overtime shootout loss (0-1) to the Ice Dogs, crestfallen players were left looking for answers. “You should have scored three,” said defenseman Mike Leighton to defenseman Mark Woods. “I’ve never scored three goals in my…