Gentlemen,

We now have the schedule covered until mid-January. I’ve also double checked it for freshness and accuracy…

Reminder to bring *all* outstanding balances to the December 3rd game to avoid my wrath.

BALCAEN- AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT 8 GAMES!

Gentlemen,

Please click on the game results link for revised game dates and times.

I’ll be sans computer for a short time so updates might be sparatic for a few weeks.

BALCAEN

GLENWOOD, MB
Thursday night result

Well this one lived up the the advance billing. In a rematch of last year’s controversial first round playoff matchup, the 3-1 Lube Kings faced off against the rival High Voltage. With an all hands on deck effort, the teams exchanged scoring chances early and often. Goalie Mich was unbeatable in the early going stopping several golden chances for the Voltage.

The game remained scoreless until the 6 minute mark of the second period when the opposition broke the stalemate with a nifty tic-tac-toe play to take the early lead. The Lube Kings responded with a goal of their own a few minutes later and eventually went ahead 3-1 on a powerful shot from the hash marks from Joel “Bazooka” Baetsen.

Fast forward now 2 Voltage goals, the second of which came with only 37 seconds left in the 3rd period. Now with mere seconds on the clock and the score tied at 3 , Dave Robin called a time out and told his line to “Just get me the puck”. Todd was definitely listening, because once the puck dropped, Dave somehow lead a 3 on 1 down the ice towards the Voltage net. Tic toc, tic toc.

He looked for a pass. Saw none. Just like on paper, he shot the puck into their keeper’s mask, stunning him just long enough for the puck to trickle off his shoulder and into the yawning cage behind him, sending the bench into a frenzy!

FINAL SCORE
Lube Kings 4
High Voltage 3

GOALS
Baetsen, Shawn, Chris, Darren

ASSISTS
Graham (2), Dave (3), Chris (2)

PIMS
Darren (2), Serg (2)

ONE TIMERS
*Thanks to Serg the ophthalmologist for attempting to remove a guy’s eye 6 seconds into the game and taking a penalty for it…
*The club is offering counselling services to Russ after his own teammate shot him in the tempel and shattered his visor… Bazooka, it’s coming out of your salary.

NEXT GAME
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 @ 22:00 back at Dakota
Lube Kings (3-1) VS Enterprize

BALCAEN

Glenwood, MB
Late Tuesday Result

Here’s the quickest update of the year: we won, they lost.

Final Score:
Lube Kings 10
Gobs 6

Next Game:
Thursday October 11 @ 22:45 at GLENWOOD
Lube Kings (2-1) VS High Voltage

BALCAEN

Glenwood, MB
Thursday night result

Well, it’s still early in the season…. I won’t sugar coat it: we got smoked 10-5 in a game where half of their shots seemed to register on the goal sheet.

Ryan Wood made a flashy Lube King debut last night registering a hooking penalty in the first 10 seconds of the game. He was later seen adjusting his foil in the penalty box… Young Wood would more than make up for his early indiscretion later in the second frame. With complete disregard for his own safety and well-being, Ryan laid out to push the puck past the keeper just before crashing heavily head first into the end boards. The on-site medical staff was happy to be waived off the ice once he started moving again.

FINAL SCORE
Lube Kings: 5
13 Guys and a Puck: 10

GOALS
Balcaen, Dano, Ryan, Chris (2)

Assists
Rick, Graham

NEXT GAME
Tuesday, October 4th @ 22:45 at GLENWOOD
Lube Kings(1-1) VS Gobs (1-0)

Gentlemen,

After an extensive free-agent search, the LK Hockey Club is pleased to announce the off season signings of the following players: Todd Valentino, Chris & Ryan Wood, Graham Moorby, Martin Desrochers and the return of Jordan Bissonnette.

This was the largest off season personnel change and we were sad to see the departure of the following characters from the dressing room: Sergio Almeida, Darren Fedyck, Jason Joseph, Rob Driedger, Ryan Jonnesson and Dave Lafantaisie.

This past Sunday the Lube Kings hit the ice for the first regular season contest. The newly formed Ligers (lyh-gurgh)provided a good skate but fell in the end to the home side 5-4. Individual player stats will be updated under the STATS option on the home page.The Lube kings also look forward to regular goalie Mich’s season debut in their next contest this week.

NEXT GAME:
Thursday, Oct 4 @ **GLENWOOD** 22:45
Lube Kings (1-0-0) VS 13 Guys and Puck (1-0-0)

DL This week: Russ, Jordan, Shawn

As usual, let me know if you’re a scratch.

BALCAEN

Gentlemen,

We’re all set to hit the ice for the 5th Lube Kings’ winter season.

Tuesday, September 25th @ 20:50

Please copy the schedule from the *GAME RESULTS* tab on the right side.

More to follow.

BALCAEN

Late Saturday Result
River Park South, MB

In what should have been the first of several playoff games following an intense regular season campaign , the Lube Kings had a sense of unfinished business as they greeted reporters following a 8-6 loss at the Dakota arena on Saturday night. “Cock sucker!” A dejected Fagundes was heard muttering under his breath while walking down the tunnel after the final whistle had blown.

The entire High Voltage roster clearly came to play Saturday night – ALL of them and then a few; the unofficial superstar count stood at 15 at press time…

The contest itself was an intense affair. Aided by special guest coaches Grant and Findlater the Lube Kings managed one of their best efforts of the season. It was definitely a team effort as 9 different skaters got points during the contest. Unfortunately for the home side the buzzer rang with the score clock showing 8-6 for the visiting High Voltage. Of note on the night were Rick Comeau’s 3 point performance (2g 1a) and Kelly Morris’s patented late arrival prior to contributing a goal and an assist of his own.

The loss capped off the Lube King’s 5th season at the Dakota CC. This year the club finished with a record of 13-14-4 with a total output(including playoff) of 145 goals while allowing 148.

The club is looking forward to icing another team next year, so enjoy the golf season and let’s not have anyone get hurt playing SOCCER or BASKETBALL this summer…

BALCAEN: GOLFING UNTIL TRAINING CAMP!

***STATS***
Record: 13-14-4
Biggest undefeated streak: 5
Biggest losing streak: 3 (twice)
Most Goals For: 10 VS Crop Dusters
Most Goals against: 12 VS Old Time Hockey

Most Points: 54 Rick
Most Goals: 27 Shawn
Most Assists: 29 Rick
Most Pims: 20 mins +1 game RJ

Best GAA: 4.0 Mich
Best PPG: 3.0 Marcoux
Best PPG > 10 games: 2.3 Rick in 24 games
Most games played: 28 Dave Robin

Gentlemen,

We’ve finished in 5th place. We’ll be playing the 11th seeded team.

***SATURDAY APRIL 14th @ 22:20 VS HIGH VOLTAGE***

This team has been stacked for the last few weeks so we need an all hands on deck turnout and effort Saturday. Not kidding. These guys played before us this week and in no way looked like a team that won only 3 out of their first 27 games…

If we win, the next games go as follow:
Wednesday 18th @ 22:10
Friday 20th @ 20:40
Saturday 21 @ 21:00

You can find the final standings and schedule here: http://www.dakotacc.com/league_play/adult_winter_hockey.htm

Balcaen: 2 MORE SLEEPS!

Gentlemen,

I’m not even talking about the game this week-end.

On a very happy note, Goalie Mich and more specificaly lovely wife Kim gave birth to a bouncing baby girl this past Wednesday morning. Baby and mom are reported to be in fine form. Way to go Mich. If I had a budget I’d send some flowers…

With only 2 games left in the regular season before the single elimination playoff format we’re looking to be in good shape. Here’s hoping PC can make a comeback from a lower body injury suffered last week.

Next game is this Monday at 20:20 VS 13 Guys and a Puck.

BALCAEN