Squirrels Buzzed in Heineken Tournament

Posted on April 15, 2007August 7, 2020 by Ben Sumner

The Screaming Squirrels, along with players from Panic and HNA’s Vipers, finished 0-1-2 in the Heineken ice tournament Friday and Saturday, despite a moral victory in the final game.

The Squirrels lost 7-2 in the first game to the White Caps. They tied the Larry’s 1-1 in the second game, which they felt they should have won. Then they played Brew Pub, who had beaten the White Caps 3-0 and beaten the Larry’s 8-0. Brew Pub took the lead early and appeared to be on the verge of running away with the game, but the Squirrels won the second period and tied the game at 3-3. Then Brew Pub took over in the third period, and eventually won 9-4. However, Brew Pub was furious that they had given up four goals.

The players enjoyed the tournament and are looking forward to playing in it again.

League Commissioner Retires

Posted on April 15, 2007August 11, 2020 by Ben Sumner

Sam Apple, longtime hockey commissioner at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, formally announced his retirement to the players across the league Sunday. Apple handled both the ice and roller leagues.

“I wanted to announce this to everyone to squelch any rumors that may, or might, be floating about. It’s a decision that I have been thinking about for some time, and the time is right for me to go. That’s it, plain and simple.”

Roller Schedule Released

Posted on April 6, 2007August 11, 2020 by Ben Sumner

The Laurel C division will have some familiar faces as the 2007 roller season begins in a couple of weeks. The Squirrels will be reacquainted with Silver Spring, The 5 Holes, Chupacabras, Enigma and Mors ab Alto, and will face Washington Whale and the Swingers for the first time. The Squirrels will play these teams three times each, except for the Swingers, who they will only play twice.

A quick look at each team:

The Screaming Squirrels will make a push for a third championship in five years after adding high-scorer Chris Wautel from the 5 Holes to their roster.

Defending champs Enigma are expected to be a threat with new skater Mike Vogt, who also plays for the Dragons in the B Division, and used to play with the Shockwave on Sundays with Squirrels Kit Watson and Bob Sewell.

Silver Spring started strong last season then fizzled. If attendance is not an issue for this team, they can beat anyone at any time.

The 5 Holes, runner-ups two of the past three seasons, will have to step it up a notch as they not only play without Chris Wautel, but must overcome a couple of suspensions carried over from last season. However, they managed to pick up the league’s leading scorer, Greg Goldkind, after Goldkind’s team, Snipe, folded. Goldkind led the league in scoring by a wide margin last season.

The Chupacabras once in a while pull off a victory against a top-notch team, but typically finish in the middle of the pack. Two seasons ago they knocked off the heavily-favored Hurricanes to make it to the championship game before getting beat by the Squirrels

Unless Mors ab Alto added some scorers, they may be bottom-dwellers again.

Washington Whale comes from the weeknight B division. They have hard-nosed players and can skate with just about anyone, but an aging lineup has presumably slowed them over the years.

The Squirrels will no longer have to worry about Snipe, who folded after being told they would move up to the B division, or the Hurricanes, who requested to be moved back down to C. Also gone are the Bullhawks and Storm. The Squirrels know little about the Swingers.

The Squirrels team practice will be Thursday, April 12, at 8 p.m. All games this season will be in the Logsdon Pavilion, aka the back rink.

Squirrels Enter Heineken Ice Tournament

Posted on April 5, 2007August 7, 2020 by Ben Sumner

The Screaming Squirrels are partnering with skaters from HNA’s Vipers and Laurel’s Panic to play in the Chesapeake Bay Adult Hockey Tournament at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel on April 13-15. They will play a minimum of three games.

2006-07 Ice Results and Stats

Posted on March 29, 2007August 21, 2020 by Ben Sumner

Date	W/T/L	Result
10/14/2006	W	Squirrels 4, Meltdown 3
10/17/2006	L	Southwest Airlines 3, Squirrels 1
10/22/2006	W	Squirrels 7, Nordiques 0
11/4/2006	L	Scurvy 2, Squirrels 1
11/7/2006	W	Squirrels 7, Exit First Realty 2
11/15/2006	L	Vikings 4, Squirrels 1
11/30/2006	L	D.C. Fire 7, Squirrels 5
12/3/2006	W	Squirrels 9, Mighty Old Ducks 2
1/2/2007	W	Squirrels 5, Dog Star 4
1/19/2007	L	Gnu 3, Squirrels 2
1/23/2007	W	Squirrels 11, Dead Kings 1
1/28/2007	W	Squirrels 3, Meltdown 1
2/7/2007	L	Southwest Airlines 5, Squirrels 1
2/17/2007	L	Nordiques 4, Squirrels 2
2/21/2007	W	Squirrels 6, Scurvy 3
3/5/2007	L	Exit First 2, Squirrels 1
3/11/2007	T	Squirrels 3, Vikings 3
3/18/2007	T	Squirrels 5, D.C. Fire 5
3/21/2007	W	Squirrels 6, Mighty Old Ducks 0
3/27/2007	L	Playoffs: Exit First 6, Squirrels 3

Stats are incomplete

	G	A	Playoff Goals
Adam Hughes	3
Ben Sumner	3	3
Brent Machado	13
Chi Pham	1	2
Chris Long	3
D. Richelsen	4
Don Marks	1
Drew Thiemann	1
Ed Bager	7	4
Greg Wenograd	6
Matt Borlik	5
Paul Kobernick	4
Phil Van der Vossen
Rob Myers	12	4	1
Sergio Balatan		1
T. Richelsen	15
Wade Marks	1		2