Well the Blues kicked off the 2007/08 campaign with a 2-2 draw against the Mighty Reds (featuring Kurt).  While it was evident that the return of Kurt in net proved to be a huge boost for the Reds, it should be noted that the Blues own goaltender did face 5 breakaways, and 4 two on 1 attempts…so the reds were not without their chances to put the game away.

The Blues season opened with a goal by Mike ‘Pacemaker’ Sullivan - who has set the pace indeed - at a goal a game.  As of writing time, the Blues therefore find themselves in the middle of the pack, ironically enough, tied in the standings with the Reds.  If we take this opportunity to glance further down the standings, we notice that the Greens have gotten off to quite a slow start, perhaps hungover from last years championship - and are in fact in last place.  This leaves the Blues one point out of first, while the Greens will have to pass 5 teams on their way if they hope to end on top the standings.  An uphill climb indeed.

Rookie sensation James ‘The Condor’ McCudden had an impressive first game, recording 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 PIM’s but 24 beers.  Let’s hope he can build on this momentum, by increasing any of those figures for the next game.

And in other news, thanks to all who voted, it is official that ‘beer’ is the drink of choice for the Blues once again this year, narrowly edging out ‘chocolate milk’, and ‘White Wine’.  So until further notice, please remember to bring ‘beer’ to the games from now on (and of course, lay off the chocolate milk).  Thanks to Julian ‘Newlywed’ Holland for the ‘beer’ containers last week, they should come in handy for bringing my icewine, Beer.

 

 

Last night at the Club De Balmy, the BBC Blues selected James McCudden in the first round (fourth overall).  The Blues then passed on any further drafting stating ‘we got our man, and besides which everyone will bitch about ice time’.

 

James ‘Jimmy’ McCudden dons the jersey

 

The first look at the 2007/08 Blues will be this friday vs. the Mighty Reds @ 7pm.  Known to be absent are Joe and PG (PG has been put in the leagues substance-abuse program and is under indefinite suspension, and Joe is threatening to remain in Sweden for the year).  Also absent will be Mike McCauley - who is serving a hold-over suspension from last year for taking un-flattering photographs in the locker room.

Well, as fall starts to look ominously closer, the official start of the 2007/2008 BBC Hockey campaign will get under way - this Friday night the Blues open the regular season at 7pm vs. the Mighty Reds. 

Hopefully the off-season workouts have been a success, I’d hate to see anyone show up and not be able to drink as much as they used to.

For those who are available, the entry draft is tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept 18), 7pm at the club.