FHL Gazette

Well, let me tell ya, folks — I ain’t never seen nothin’ quite like that FHL barnburner last night down at the rink. Cousin Eddie here, reporting live from the frigid bleachers with a lukewarm Bud Light I smuggled in my tackle box.

Now, I don’t know much about "systems" and "forechecks," but I know heart when I see it, and those Galaxies boys had plenty of that — even if they were missing half their dang team! I heard they had guys out sick, workin’, or stuck at the airport somewhere between Des Moines and despair. But somehow, they rustled up a few fill-ins. Bradybaugh and Ehred from the Cobras were out there doin’ Lord’s work, and some young buck named Kid Caldwell — borrowed from the Mariners — was in net. Let me tell you, that kid was like a human brick wall if a brick wall could make glove saves and chirp between whistles.

The SuperChiefs, though? Man, they were all over the Galaxies. It looked like a fire drill in that defensive zone. The Kid had pucks flyin’ at him from every direction — high, low, sideways — like he owed ‘em money. But he just kept stoppin’ ‘em, calm as a preacher at Sunday service.

Now, the Galaxies didn’t get down to the SuperChiefs’ end too often, but I swear, every time they did, the puck wound up in the dang net. Gates ripped one in the first that looked so clean I almost spilled my beer standin’ up to cheer. Then the Chiefs tied it early in the second — crowd got loud, folks startin’ to think momentum was swingin’ — but nope! That Ed Rose fellah stole it right back, picked a pocket clean like he was shoppin’ at the five-finger discount store, and banked one in before the Chiefs even realized what happened.

Then that Kalinski fella — gotta give the man credit — scored a power-play goal that looked like somethin’ outta Major League Baseball. Waist-high rebound, whack!, straight in. I heard folks in the row behind me laughing, sayin’ “only in beer league.”

But the third period? That’s when the magic really kicked in. Jake — kid’s got hustle — followed up an Alderman shot and banged it home to put the Galaxies up again. And as the Chiefs just kept pourin’ it on, Kid Caldwell kept sayin’ “nope!” until Jake lobbed one from his own zone, 200 feet down the ice, for an empty-netter that sealed it tighter than Aunt Bethany’s Jell-O mold.

Final score: Galaxies 4, SuperChiefs 2. Two wins in a row for a team that was supposed to be deader than my RV’s carburetor. Ain’t that somethin’?

So here’s to the Galaxies — scrappy, short-handed, and stubborn as a mule. Merry Christmas to the whole FHL, happy New Year, and I’ll see y’all back at the rink come January 9th. I’ll bring the eggnog… and maybe a few spare helmets, just in case.

We played well but their tendie was on another level tonight. Regroup over the break. Happy holidays y'all!

Another Monday, and another meeting of the FHL at the Southgate Dungeon. The cobras stay hot and add another tally to the win column. 

All around solid game. We capitalized on our chances and Zack stood tall in net. POG for the shutout!

As the team with the most games played, we are staring down the barrell of many bye weeks after the holidays.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

This one didn’t go our way. The team is looking forward to the holiday break to get a good rest and reset after the hectic fast paced schedule.

SuperChiefs were flying from the start of the game.  We did a really good job possessing the puck and putting a lot of pressure on the Mariner d-men. 

About-To-Have-A-Kid Caldwell was stellar in the pipes for the Mariners until we finally got one past him halfway through the 2nd.  Overall, one of our better efforts of the year with most of the team getting in on the scoring and Dr. Malbin making some key saves throughout! 

One more before the holiday break on Monday against the streaking Galaxies!

Mustangs third matchup with the Cobras already. Mustangs have not been able to beat the cobras in the first two games and they were not able to beat them in the third game. Couple big firsts tonight though. Poodle with his first goal, rounding out the scoring for team. Everyone has now scored. The other first is this was the first game as drafted. Mustangs strike first with a tip from robson which is then matched from the cobras. Mustangs get the 2nd one right after the game gets tied with dave out front from will. Then Poodle jumps the line picks off a pass and buries one top shelf. (Maybe it was tipped by the other team hard to say at these speeds) Mustangs give up two more to walk away with a tie. If you want to laugh at the mustangs rep between like 6:30 and 6:00 in the 2nd he goes down uncontested in the corner.

Back at with an add on game against the Marauders, who wanted some revenge from their loss to us a few weeks ago. Started out fast. Both teams really moving. We seemed to have alot of problems clearing our own zone, and the Marauders forecheck is tough. But we manage to get the first goal, and go into the 2nd up by one. We score a minute into the 2nd, and we're up by 2. Marauders are able to get a goal, but 30 seconds later, we get a 3rd, and go up by 2 again. Then, at 4 minutes left in the 2nd, things fell apart. We got tired, and the Marauders started scoring. We get a fourth in the 3rd, but Marauders poored it on, and won 10-4. Thanks to Chris Vincent, Jake Bradybaugh, and Will Gerard for subbing! Have a great Christmas everyone. See you after the New Year!