Full Bench Boosts Squirrels

For the first time in recent memory, the Screaming Squirrels played with three full lines, and the results worked out very well. Hurting for offense throughout most of the season, the Squirrels put up 7 against the Vikings on Monday, before the penalty minutes started piling up for both teams. Jason Nehmer scored twice for the Squirrels while Rob Myers had a goal and two assists.

The Gardens IH – Logsdon      Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Squirrels 7 Vikings 1
Game Details
Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
Screaming Squirrels 5 2 0 7
Vikings 0 0 1 1
Squirrels 26
Vikings 18
Scoring Summary
Period 1
Screaming SquirrelsRobert Myers (unassisted) , 0:55
Screaming SquirrelsJason Nehmer (Robert Myers) , 3:40
Screaming SquirrelsJason Nehmer (Robert Myers) , 7:10
Screaming SquirrelsTero Moberg (Mark Tessar) , 12:00
Screaming SquirrelsBrent Machado (tero moberg) , 14:47
Period 2
Screaming SquirrelsMark Tessar (Charles Wolstein) , 0:39
Screaming SquirrelsMichael Ricci (Mark Tessar) , 4:12
Period 3
VikingsEddie Ryland (power play) (Jason Flanagan) , 11:27
Penalties
Period 1
Screaming SquirrelsRobert Valdes (Tripping), 2 min , 9:30
Period 2
VikingsEddie Ryland (Unsportsmanlike Conduct(Major), 5 min , 5:30
Screaming SquirrelsRobert Valdes (Interference), 2 min , 5:30
VikingsSteve Champaloux (Slashing), 2 min , 8:15
VikingsJason Flanagan (Roughing), 2 min , 14:27
VikingsEddie Ryland (Cross Checking), 2 min , 14:27
VikingsEddie Ryland (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min , 14:27
Period 3
Screaming SquirrelsBenjamin Sumner (Too Many Men), 2 min , 4:08
Screaming SquirrelsAnthony Richelsen (Tripping), 2 min , 6:00
VikingsRyan Ghiz (Holding), 2 min , 8:50
Screaming SquirrelsDonald Marks (Tripping), 2 min , 10:03
Rosters
Screaming Squirrels Vikings
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
30 Eric Coulson 45 18 17
Name Min Shots Saves
40 Greg Mumma 45 26 19
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks 0 0 0 2 0
4 Chi Pham 0 0 0 0 0
5 Robert Valdes 0 0 0 4 0
7 Doug Winters 0 0 0 0 0
8 John Burke 0 0 0 0 0
9 Charles Wolstein 0 1 1 0 0
10 Brent Machado 1 0 1 0 0
12 Anthony Richelsen 0 0 0 2 0
16 Michael Ricci 1 0 1 0 0
18 Robert Myers 1 2 3 0 0
19 Benjamin Sumner 0 0 0 2 0
22 Jeffrey Bobeck 0 0 0 0 0
61 Tero Moberg 1 1 2 0 0
88 Jason Nehmer 2 0 2 0 1
96 Mark Tessar 1 2 3 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
0 Ryan Ghiz 0 0 0 2 0
12 Steve Champaloux 0 0 0 2 0
13 Jason Flanagan 0 1 1 2 0
18 Peter Banwell 0 0 0 0 0
022 Tom Cheche 0 0 0 0 0
22 Jason Karbeling 0 0 0 0 0
24 Eddie Ryland 1 0 1 9 0
39 Fred Ryland 0 0 0 0 0
51 Alyssa Walker 0 0 0 0 0

Awful Third Dooms Squirrels

For two periods Sunday, the Squirrels played tight defensively and held onto a 1-0 lead against Strange Brew. But in the third period, over the course of about a minute and a half, three breakdowns on three consecutive shifts suddenly put the Squirrels in a 3-1 hole, and lackluster play afterward didn’t get them back into the game.

The Gardens IH – Logsdon      Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 9:27 pm
Squirrels 1 Strange Brew II 3
Game Details
Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
Screaming Squirrels 1 0 0 1
Strange Brew II 0 0 3 3
Squirrels 22
Strange Brew II 24
Scoring Summary
Period 1
Screaming SquirrelsChi Pham (Robert Valdes, tero moberg) , 13:22
Period 2
(no scoring)
Period 3
Strange Brew IIBen Golway (Chris Steacy) , 2:29
Strange Brew IIJeff Huntington (Ben Golway, Matt Olson) , 3:00
Strange Brew IIMatt Wienold (Chris Steacy, Thomas Hall) , 3:38
Penalties
Period 1
Strange Brew IIMatt Wienold – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 5:23
Screaming SquirrelsMichael Ricci – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 7:15
Strange Brew IIThomas Hall – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 7:15
Screaming SquirrelsPaul Kobernick – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 8:05
Period 2
Strange Brew IIThomas Hall – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 7:33
Strange Brew IIChris Steacy – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 14:19
Period 3
Screaming SquirrelsJason Nehmer – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 5:15
Screaming SquirrelsRobert Valdes – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 9:52
Strange Brew IIChris Steacy – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 9:52
Rosters
Screaming Squirrels Strange Brew II
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
30 Eric Coulson 45 24 21
Name Min Shots Saves
34 Steven Pierce 45 22 21
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chi Pham 1 0 1 0 0
5 Robert Valdes 0 1 1 2 0
7 Doug Winters 0 0 0 0 0
8 John Burke 0 0 0 0 0
9 Charles Wolstein 0 0 0 0 0
10 Brent Machado 0 0 0 0 0
12 Anthony Richelsen 0 0 0 0 0
16 Michael Ricci 0 0 0 2 0
19 Benjamin Sumner 0 0 0 0 0
50 Paul Kobernick 0 0 0 2 0
61 Tero Moberg 0 1 1 0 0
88 Jason Nehmer 0 0 0 2 0
96 Mark Tessar 0 0 0 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Joseph Huntington 0 0 0 0 0
4 Jeff Huntington 1 0 1 0 1
5 Mike Shuck 0 0 0 0 0
6 Ken Siple 0 0 0 0 0
7 Joseph Labue 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ben Golway 1 1 2 0 0
15 Matt Olson 0 1 1 0 0
24 Chris Steacy 0 2 2 4 0
30 Matt Wienold 1 0 1 2 0
47 Barry Cook 0 0 0 0 0
51 Thomas Hall 0 1 1 4 0
52 Greg Henegar 0 0 0 0 0
Other facts
Referee
Default Referee, Jose Albarracin, Didier DevynckScorekeeper
Abram Fox

Squirrels 2, Piranhas 0

It wasn’t easy or pretty, but the Screaming Squirrels tightened up defensively and notched a goal to defeat the Piranhas on Sunday.

Rob Myers’ second period rebound shot put the Squirrels on the board, and Tony Richelsen added an empty-netter as sub goaltender Earnest blocked 17 frantic shots for the shut out.

The Piranhas took seven minor penalties during regulation, giving the Squirrels two 5-on-3 advantages. But the power play and much of the game was routinely foiled by 26 saves from sub goaltender Shane Smith, who normally plays for the Bullets. But the one goal and gritty defensive play was enough to secure the victory for the Squirrels.

The Gardens IH – Logsdon      Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Piranhas 0 Screaming Squirrels 2
Game Details
Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
Piranhas 0 0 0 0
Screaming Squirrels 0 1 1 2
Piranhas 17
Squirrels 28
Scoring Summary
Period 1
(no scoring)
Period 2
Screaming SquirrelsRobert Myers (Anthony Richelsen) , 8:32
Period 3
Screaming SquirrelsAnthony Richelsen (empty net) (Chi Pham) , 0:12
Penalties
Period 1
Screaming SquirrelsRobert Myers – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 9:46
PiranhasScott Zabinsky – (High Sticking Minor), 2 min , 11:24
PiranhasDave Beaaulchap – (Hooking Minor), 2 min , 12:55
Period 2
PiranhasScott Zabinsky – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 2:08
Screaming SquirrelsChi Pham – (Hooking Minor), 2 min , 3:08
PiranhasGary Gilbert – (Slashing Minor), 2 min , 12:22
PiranhasAl Samples – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 13:18
Period 3
PiranhasDavid Montgomery – (Boarding Minor), 2 min , 5:08
PiranhasBrian Neall – (Body Checking Minor), 2 min , 9:19
Screaming SquirrelsRobert Myers – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 9:58
PiranhasRobert Llano – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 15:00
Rosters
Piranhas Screaming Squirrels
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
35 Sub Shane Smith 45 27 26
Name Min Shots Saves
0 Sub Goallie 45 17 17
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
1 Alex Baddock 0 0 0 0 0
2 Mike Korba 0 0 0 0 0
4 Mark Pettis 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al Samples 0 0 0 2 0
11 Gary Gilbert 0 0 0 2 0
14 Dave Beaaulchap 0 0 0 2 0
16 Robert Hands 0 0 0 0 0
19 David Montgomery 0 0 0 2 0
25 Scott Zabinsky 0 0 0 4 0
51 Harry Mcintyre 0 0 0 0 0
68 Dave Quigley 0 0 0 0 0
73 Chris Neall 0 0 0 0 0
81 Brian Neall 0 0 0 2 0
88 Robert Llano 0 0 0 2 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chi Pham 0 1 1 2 0
5 Robert Valdes 0 0 0 0 0
7 Doug Winters 0 0 0 0 0
8 John Burke 0 0 0 0 0
9 Charles Wolstein 0 0 0 0 0
10 Brent Machado 0 0 0 0 0
12 Anthony Richelsen 1 1 2 0 0
18 Robert Myers 1 0 1 4 1
19 Benjamin Sumner 0 0 0 0 0
61 Tero Moberg 0 0 0 0 0
Other facts
Referee
Default Referee, Frederick Singletary, Mike HackworthScorekeeper
Thomas Haworth

It’s Tough Playing Beer League Hockey

After watching HBO’s 24/7 with the Penguins and the Capitals, I realized that the referees in the NHL take a lot more crap from players than the beer league refs would tolerate. NHL refs get cursed at constantly without dishing out any further penalties. A beer league player might only question a call and get a misconduct. So, if it’s really true that NHL refs are more tolerant of being cursed at than beer league refs, then that should be number 11 on the list of Ten Ways Beer League Hockey Is Harder Than the NHL.

Looking Back on a Decade of Hockey

It’s been more than ten years since the group of people now known as the Screaming Squirrels started skating together on a rag-tag roller hockey team at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel. In that time, the Squirrels have played roller hockey each summer, and started ice in late 2003. As you can imagine, players have several memories of their time with the Squirrels over the years.

“Feeding the puck to Rob for the championship-winning goal against Dog Star will always be my highlight,” says Matt Borlik, who started with the team in 2002 as a backup goaltender. His runner-up memory? “Runner-up is meeting Tom and Rob for the first time at a pickup rink and nearly getting in a fight with Tom (who apparently was a like an Army Ranger or something). Then somehow getting invited to the Squirrels as a backup goalie a week later (I forget how that happened), meeting the team, and finding out Tom was the captain.” Yes, that’s how Matt met us.

Mike Bronson, who played with the ice team for three seasons before darting off to Chicago, also has several favorite moments. “Dan Carter bringing a new girlfriend around to every season. That big win over Scurvy of course. The same season we played Scurvy we played the Cruisers. We hadn’t won all season (I think we tied Laughing Skulls). I got in a fight with some of those douchey twins on that team and we ended up pulling out the victory.”

Bronson, who also got into a fight and got suspended for three games in his first season with the Squirrels, was also fond of the game where he frustrated the Vikings, including one of their to players who was on the verge of tears.

Personally, my favorite Squirrels moment was winning our first non-shared roller championship in 2005, and winning our first underdog ice championship in 2006.

For those who need a reminder, the first roller championship in 2003 was technically shared. For some reason, the league thought it was a good idea to make the championship game best-of-three. The Squirrels easily won Game One, but the Hurricanes somehow won Game Two. Game Three was canceled because Hurricane Isabel tore through the region.

The Squirrels also won their first ice championship on 2004 in the beginner league, but they were undefeated that year and it was pretty much a cake walk, as was the 2010 ice championship.

The Squirrels also had many off-ice memorable moments, particularly Phil Van der Vossen’s wedding and the years team parties that ended in D.C.

Here’s to another decade of the Screaming Squirrels.