| Name | # | Abs? | Goalie? | G | A | P | PIM | GA | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | # | Abs? | Goalie? | G | A | P | PIM | GA | W | L | T |
| Ryan Adams | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Matthew Rochna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Gates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Alderman | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michael Akins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Korepta | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Spencer Blatt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeremy Ruggiero | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Rose | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sean Kenney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Tassis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Galaxies Subs | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GALAXIES SURVIVE LATE IN ALLEN PARK, TIE EDSELS 2–2 IN GAME 2
The scoreboard says “tie.” The soul says “survival.”
By Dwight K. Schrute
September 12, 2025 — Allen Park, MI
FACT: A tie is not a win. It is also not a loss. It is the hockey version of going to war, running out of arrows, and deciding to meet again next week. That is what happened Friday night in Allen Park when the Galaxies and Edsels battled to a 2–2 draw that felt more like a moral victory wrapped in a chaotic defensive fire drill.
I have experienced many birthdays. Most of them are bleak, efficient, and involve no cake. But if this game were a birthday, it would be one with a surprise paintball ambush and one remaining cupcake stolen by raccoons. Violent, unpredictable, yet strangely rewarding.
The Galaxies showed up with three substitutes: Bradybaugh (tactical), Kalinski (scrappy), and Schultz (resolute). This was not a full platoon, but it was enough. Like three strong oxen pulling a wagon of bricks uphill. One brick being the game itself. The other, defensive lapses.
The Galaxies scored first, which, according to Sun Tzu and my cousin Mose, is the ideal strategy in all things: war, hockey, and beet trading.
Momentum surged. Skates were crisp. Passing: acceptable.
But then…
The Edsels did what all Edsels do: surprise you with their functionality. They scored two unanswered goals, taking a 2–1 lead and exposing the soft underbelly of the Galaxies' defense—an underbelly that must be tightened, disciplined, and subjected to harsh winter training if this team intends to compete for glory.
Let the record show: the Edsels should have won by at least four goals.
But they did not.
Because in net stood Adams.
He stopped shots with his pads, his glove, his stick, his soul. He turned away breakaways, rebounds, and nonsense.
If this man were stationed at the gates of Schrute Farms, no bear, solicitor, or distant relative could ever get through.
With 1:30 left, the Galaxies pulled their goalie—a maneuver I usually frown upon, as it resembles surrender.
BUT IT WORKED.
After relentless pressure, the Galaxies scored the equalizer with 17.5 seconds left on the clock. I do not believe in miracles. But I do believe in tactical desperation executed with grim efficiency. This was that.
Game 2
September 12, 2025
Location: Allen Park, Michigan (underrated, mosquito-heavy)
Final Score: Galaxies 2, Edsels 2
MVP: Adams (goaltending hero)
Defense: Loosely organized chaos, must improve
Substitutes: Present, impactful
Emotional state: Grim satisfaction
Some say a tie is like kissing your cousin. Those people clearly have not spent a week in a beet cellar with no heat. A tie is survival. And on this night, survival was worth celebrating.
I give this game:
4 out of 5 birthday cakes.
Minus one cake for defensive sloppiness. Plus one beet.
End of report.
| Name | # | Abs? | Goalie? | G | A | P | PIM | GA | W | L | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | # | Abs? | Goalie? | G | A | P | PIM | GA | W | L | T |
| Ryan Pearson | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jordan Petravicius | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gret Radomski | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Menard | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Tyson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Harris | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Bartkowiak | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Blair Jenness | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christopher Gadulka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat DiMarco | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Pearson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Edsels Subs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
the write-upless galaxies started the scoring early in the 1st, but the edsels pull one back quick with a nice rush by pearson the younger.
it remains tied into the third, but petro and pearson did their thing to drive down the ice, setting up dimarco to slot it home on an open net. the galaxies clawed to the end and tie it up with 15 seconds left in the game. it wasn't a loss, but it sure felt like one.
edsels did everything right except score tonight. good puck movement, strong possession, and lots of shots werent enough to beat a determined galaxies led by their all-star goalie ryan adams.
sub stick taps go to:
-alex contraez taking the day off of work to focus on subbing for us
-dan 'highest scoring 2.5 in edsels history" vincent for not only subbing, but jumping straight back into his role as team DJ
-chris vincent for suiting up last second for his second edsel appearance in as many games, putting himself in pole position for 2025 honorary edsel of the year