Bombers Rout Puck Pimps 7-1

The Bomber Hockey Club demolished a depleted Puck Pimp squad 7-1, in a game between two of BSA B3's top teams. "They were missing a few key personnel, but they are a good team either way." said Bomber Mike Gilbert, Jr. To that point Bomber netminder Josh Burke commented "I told the boys not to let off the throttle after the second period. Don't give them a chance." And they didn't. The Bombers, up 2-1 after the first, continued to bring it and finished the second up 5-1, en route to the 7-1 final.




Jean Eric Hoyer' capitalized on a day that saw him raining in goals from the beyond the dots like Larry Bird draining mid range jumpers against a pickup team on a playground. Hoyer' had 4 tallies on the evening- all assisted on by the crafty Neil "Ulfie" Van Der Horn. A power play opportunity that was blasted nearly thru the twine capped off a 5 point night for Van Der Horn. The recently dubbed-United Nation Line so named for the ethnic diversity of its components- Jean Eric (hon. Canadien), Ulfie (Dutch National) and Lupe' (Taco Bellian) combined for 10 points in the contest. 5 for Hoyer 4g 1a and 5 for Ulfie 1g 4a. Lupe somehow managed to escape the evening pointless. Curious.

The second line of Jr, Calvano and Bill Auld did tally two scores of their own, both by Jr, but they looked like the JV line compared to the night had by Hoyer' and Van Der Horn. "Those guys were on fire." noted a enthralled "Who's Mike?" Gilbert Jr.


State Electric Power Performers of the Game:


1st Star: Jean Eric Hoyer' 4g 1a


2nd Star: Neil "Ulfie" Van Der Horn 1g 4a


3rd Star: Mike Gilbert, Jr 2g


Bomber Box Score:

Goals:

Hoyer (20,21,22,23)
Junior (8,9)
Van Der Horn (3)

Assists:
Van Der Horn -4
B.Auld-2
Hoyer
Burke
Lapinski
Calvano

Game Notes:

Adam Lapinski made up for the game he mistakenly attended but was cancelled by doubling his ice time-playing all of the game's 45 minutes-as did his D partner Brian Kostrowski.

Josh Burke had an assist on one of Hoyer's goals but I buried it in the game notes postscript because when you think about it-who really cares?

Lapinski Shows Dedication

Bomber defenseman Adam Lapinski earned 1st Star honors in last night's postponed game vs the Red Dogs. When Lapinski asked what locker room the Bombers were in via text, Bomber Bill Auld could only respond "Oh sh*@%, I take it you didn't get the email?" Later investigation discovered that the email in question was mistankely never sent to Lapinski.

Without a bit of animosity in his voice, Adam responded with a "no problem, we still have a game on thursday?" before heading the 1hr and 20 minute drive back home.

Sorry Adam!

State Electric Power Performer of the Game


First Star: Adam Lapinski 2hrs 40minutes


Adam's fervant fanbase who follow the skilled defenseman wherever he goes.

Merry Christmas!!!!!

From All the Bombers to all their fans- Merry Christmas!! Ho Ho Ho!

Bombers & Puck Pimps Put on Show

Tuesday's game vs the one loss Puck Pimps was a contest that would allow the Bombers to measure how well they were really playing in their recent resurgence up the standings. The 2 game winning streak, although impressive for the offensive output, was also not against a team like the Puck Pimps, who have been near the top of the standings most of the season. "The Puck Pimps are a good defensive minded team with a low goals against" noted Bomber foward Neil Van Der Horn.

The game turned out to be one of the better played adult league contests in many a day with multiple lead changes and late minute scoring. It was a game eventually won by the Bombers after much late game excitement and a 6 round shootout battle.

The Bombers would score first, a goal by Bill Auld with just over two minutes to play in the period. The second period was tightly played and offered only one goal, that by Cory Rothlisberger fo the Puck Pimps on a breakaway.

The third period started with an even 1-1 score but would end with a scoring flurry. First up, a end to end run by the Bombers Mike Gilbert Jr giving them the lead. But with 3:05 left in the period the Puck Pimps drew the score even. Excitement for the Bomber faithful ensued when B. Auld stole the puck deep in the offensive zone and passed to The Loop in front for what looked to be the game winning goal with just 1:12 seconds remaining.

But the Puck Pimps were not a one loss for team for nothing and with the goalie pulled they tied the game with 18 seconds left, much to the dismay of the heavily Bomber centric crowd. Then the Puck Pimps made what turned out to be mistake in judgement. With 2 seconds remaining, the Puck Pimps top scorer took an unsportsmanlike penalty-disqualifying him from eligibility in the shootout.

The Bombers had all their lineup available but it took until the sixth round and second attempt by Jean Eric Hoyer' for the Bombers to score. Josh Burke was his usual perfection in the shootout turning aside all of the Pimps (much like in his off ice life).

The final result was a 4-3 victory to go along with some confidence that the Bomber winning streak has a good chance to continue.

Next up a game with Red Dogs on Dec 27th. Plenty of good seats still available.

State Electric Power Performers of the Game:

First Star:

Josh Burke "shootout perfection"

Second Star:



Johnny Zimnoch "left it all out there on the ice"

3rd Star:


The LOOP 1g (should have been game winner)

Bomber Box Score:

Goals:
B.Auld (15)
Gilbert,Jr (7)
Loop (11)

Assists:
Hoyer'-2
B.Auld
Zimnoch

Rober's Hat Trick Propels Bombers Past Vudoo

After last night's pregame warmups, Bomber Center Rober' Auld was left wondering if the muscle strain he got in the Bomber's last game would loosen up enough for him to be able to play effectively. Rober', having 5 assists in the previous 2 games vs the Vudoo had circled this game on his calendar as one of potential opportunity. "I was worried at the start tho, the rink was cold and the muscle was tight. The first few shifts were not good." said Rober.

The Bombers as a whole looked a bit frozen in the early going- allowing the visitors to score the initial tally. But the United Nations line of Ulfie, Lupe & Jean Eric Hoyer' along with defenseman Dave Smith's early claim at the first star honors would have the Bombers up by a 4-1 score by the end of the period.

The line of Rober', Bill and Jr had not yet warmed up to the task and were each a minus 1 going into the second. "It looked like the scoring was going to be all from the other line." said a slightly frustrated Bill Auld. But that would change quickly as Rober' would score his first of the season-a one-timer off a sweet setup by JR. Another second period goal by Rober'- a wrist shot off the crossbar would bookend the two scored by his linemates giving them 4 in the period en route to a punishing 8-1 lead.

"Being up that big, the only thing left was to try to set up Rober' for the Hat trick." said Jr going into the third. Rober' had the hot hand and it didn't take long for him to net the trifecta. The very first shift provided the venerable sniper another high slot shot opportunity that ricocheted and found the back of the net.

"It was fun to have a night like that! My back actually hurts more now than it did but it was well worth it!!" said Rober' during the post game presser.

"He earned the first star." added Dave Smith who himself had a 3 point night with 1 g and 2a.

The dominating performance was the second in a row for the Bombers who are now 8-6 on the season heading into their matchup with the second place Puck Pimps on tuesday.

State Electric Power Performers of the Game:



First Star: Rober' Auld -the Hat Trick



Second Star: Dave Smith- 3 point night 1g 2a -Plus 6



Third Star: Mike Gilbert, Jr - 1 goal 4a

Bomber Box Score:

Goals:

Rober' (1,2,3)
Hoyer (18,19)
B.Auld (14)
Poltorak (10)
Smith (1)
Jr (6)

Assists:

Jr-4
Van Der Horn-2
B.Auld-2
Smith-2
Zimnoch-2
Poltorak-1
Lapinski-1

Game Notes:

Adam Lapinski returned to the lineup and saw heavy minutes on D- scoring 1 assist.

Perhaps now to be interpreted as a sign of good luck, Rober' donned his uber-retro vintage 1996 Bomber jersey for the evening's contest.

The Bombers scored 2 goals in 9 seconds in the final minute of the first period on goals by Jean Eric Hoyer' and Dave Smith.

The Bombers ar 4-1 lifetime vs the Vudoo. The one loss coming off a shootout.

Bombers Save the Day for the AIAHL

Being the most storied franchise in adult hockey history gets you a few interesting calls now and again. The Bombers got just such a call on Wednesday when a team from the Aspen Adult Ice Hockey League (AIAHL) was unable to play in a scheduled contest that evening in Flemington. The tickets were already sold, the officials were en route and the opposing team was ready to play. But with no opponent-what was the Aspen Ice Adult Hockey League to do? Call the Bombers-its worth a shot!

So with a mere 6 hours before the scheduled game was to commence the Bombers rallied up the troops and got a skeleten crew roster ready for the game. Mostly Bombers with hopefully a guest or two. "Junior and I got there first." said Bill Auld, adding "He asked me who was going to make it to the game. I said you, me, Josh, JZ, Eric, Dave, and , oh yea, that guy from the Shamrocks who ripped the facemask off my helmet last season!"

A few local Aspen players joined in to help the Bombers lose 4-1 to a highly skilled but somewhat odd bunch of youngin's known as Team Red Devil. The Bombers put on a good show for the fan's-so much so that the Bomber GM was pressed by Aspen management to bring the team to Aspen next season. "I don't think that will work out logistically for us for a full season-but call us whenever you need us to save the day again." said the GM.

Oh, yeah-and the only Bomber goal of the night was scored by Bill Auld on a sweet assist from none other than "the guy who ripped the facemask of his head" Jimmy Chester.

D'anna and Lapinski on Horizon?

The Bomber management staff has been in talks with the agents for both Tony D'anna and Adam Lapinski in an effort to bolster the Bomber ranks for the upcoming playoff push.

"Lapinski may be available on strictly a loan basis from his current club team." said the GM. "He unfortunately will not be a long term fix for us, but any help right now is welcomed." Later in the interview the GM added-"D'anna is a different story. His was an injury situation and right now he is hinting at a possible return for Tuesday's game vs the Puck Pimps."

Rumours about Jimmy Lawson have also surfaced from the hockey media hotbed- Hockey.org. Their sources say that management has put Bomber captain Bill Auld personally in charge of contacting the oft hard to reach Lawson. "I've spoken with him, yes, but I can't say I know if and when he will return. I don't even know if he knows what he knows." said Auld.

So, as the fabled franchise looks to rise to the upper tier of the standings, it is good to know every stone is being overturned in an effort to get there.

Stay tuned.

Red Dogs Heel to Bomber Victory

The Bombers broke their two game losing streak with a 7-4 victory against the visiting Red Dogs at "Old School" jersey night in the grizzled Bridgewater Sports Arena. The Bombers, in control for much of the game, were only challenged midway through the third when the Dogs managed to score 2 goals in 13 seconds to cut the 4-0 Bomber lead in half. But 3 goals later, the Bombers were back in the driver's seat en route to the win.

"I don't know if he got a star tonight, but Bobby Calvano played great." noted Mike Gilbert, Jr at the post game press conference-adding "He was a ferocious backchecker and put his body in harms way quite a bit." Calvano indeed earned the 1st star as voted by the attending media for his efforts.

Both Bomber centers played well in the evening's contest with Rober' Auld notching two assists and a plus 4 rating as the pivot on Jr, Auld, Auld line that put together just prior to game time.

Lupe Poltorak shined as well on his line consisting of himself Hoyer and Calvano which was recently been dubbed the Sombrero Line or La Linea' de Sombrero. Poltorak scored 2 goals-both assisted by sweet passing from Hoyer.

So the Bomber skid is over and they await their next opponent-a Sunday Dec 18th matchup with the struggling Vudoo.

State Electric Power Performers of the Game:


1st Star: Bobby Calvano- 1a, 2 midice collisions and something called Backchecking


2nd Star: Rober Auld 1a plus 4


3rd Star: Jean Eric Lupe Poltorak Hoyer -combined 3g 2a

Bomber Box Score:

Goals:
B.Auld (12,13)
Poltorak (8,9)
Hoyer (17)
Zimnoch (7)
Junior (5)

Assists:
Hoyer-2
Rober'-2
Bill
Kostrowski
Calvano

Game Notes:
Christmas came early for Brian Kostrowski who was seen skating with his shiny new skates and a brand new stick. How sweet for him.

Dave Smith returned to action after sleeping through the last two games-only one of the naps was sanctioned by Bomber management.

Josh Burke scored a shutout-sort of. Burke was called into emergency action by the Admirals-shutting out the Storm in the first period of their contest before shutting out the Red Dogs in the first two periods of the Bomber game.

Bombers Mid Season Stats

The Fall/Winter 2011-12 regular season is now halfway complete and here are the mid-season stats for you.

RECORD: 6-6

Shootout wins: 2
Shootout losses: 1

Team Goals Against Ave: 4.50
Team Goals For Average: 4.58

STAT LEADERS:

POINTS:

Jean Eric Hoyer': 32 (16g, 16a)
Bill Auld: 26 (11g, 15a)
John Zimnoch: 19 (6g, 13a)
Lupe Poltorak: 13 (7g, 6a)
Brian Kostrowski: 11 (8g, 3a)
Mike Gilbert, Jr: 9 (4g, 5a)
Rober' Auld: 7 (0g, 7a)
Neil Van Der Horn: 3 (2g, 1a)
Josh Burke: 1 (0g,1a)
Bob Calvano: 1 (1g,1a)
Dave Smith: 1 (0g, 1a)
Bob Wolfe: 1 (0g,1a)

PENALTY MINUTES:

Brian Kostrowski 16
Bill Auld 10
Lupe Poltorak 8
Dave Smith 6
Neil Van Der Horn 4
Rober' Auld 2

WINS:

Josh Burke 5
Bobby Wolfe 1

TOP TWO GOALS OF SEASON:

Neil Van Der Horn vs Storm on Oct 24-A Laser slapshot described by Hoyer' as "The Fastest shot seen all season"


John Zimnoch vs Puck Pimps on Nov 29- A Howitzer described by Hoyer' as "The Fastest shot I've seen since Neil's shot"

BEST PICTURE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT JZ'S SHOT WOULD HAVE DONE IF IT HIT A GOALIE WITHOUT A MASK


MOST GAMES MISSED DUE TO INJURY:

Tony D'anna 12
Mike Gilbert, Sr 12
Jimmy Lawson 12

MOST GAMES MISSED DUE TO FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS

Mike Rosenberg 12
Gary Simpson 12

MOST GAMES MISSED DUE TO GETTING SKIRT CAUGHT IN DOOR ON WAY TO GAME

Josh Burke 2

MOST MINUTES PLAYED:

Obviously- JZ and Brian.

MOST FUN HAD BY ANY ADULT ICE HOCKEY TEAM IN 2011:

THE BOMBER HOCKEY CLUB