If you missed it… the Scouts and Whalers played an instant classic last night. If you looked up “an entertaining beer league game” you would see last nights performance in the dictionary. Both squads were riding winning streaks going into the match and preparing their squads for a deep playoff push. The game was highly competitive, flush with pace and determination from both sides. The Whalers would jump out to an early lead after one period by a goal from Zach Hartkop esq. At times during the second stanza each team maintained offensive pressure only to be thwarted by elite goaltending from Clawz and Ryan Z. Every time the Whalers would get a one goal lead, the Scouts would counter. Goals would come from J Flo and Loosey Goosey then Wruble and Brandt Miller. The spirited game would ultimately result in bender overtime, which where our controversy begins. Per the letter of the law and MNL rules and regulations, verified by Commissioner Jeremy Drager, “When the Ivory Tower signs off on a long term sub situation, the new player assumes the same draft round as the player he is replacing”. This interpretation of the rule was not copacetic with rugged Scouts forward Woodsie. “The Ivory tower should be ashamed of themselves by allowing Mayday to be a ‘bender'”. Mayday was acquired in a trade with the Tigers along with former league MVP Chad Paulinski. Because Mayday was already established as a long term replacement for Turnbull he is designated as an 8th round pick, thus eligible for post regulation time. “It is a complete outrage that he is an 8th rounder” said Woodsie on the Labatt Blue Party Deck. “That’s comparable to saying that Proctor is still a 1st rounder when we all know he’s washed up!”. The fact of the story is that Mayday being allowed to compete in the overtime had NO impact on the outcome of the game. Alas, Mr. Wood himself had the winner on his stick, mano e mano, on a breakaway late in OT. The Whalers rushed up the ice 3 on 1 when they turned over the puck allowing Woodsie a breakaway the other way. Sensing that Wood would put his head down to secure the puck at the top of the circle, Clawz surged out of his net, stacked his pillows, stuck up his back leg and miraculously ‘scorpion kicked’ a shot attempt and preserving the win. “I swear I saw that play before in a movie” commented Doug E Fresh. League movie critic and purveyor of all media where naked women are shown, Jim Mr. Skin Ellis confirmed that the save was in fact in a movie. If you watch the movie Mystery Alaska you will see the goalie make the same exact save against a New York Ranger. The game would be decided in shootout. The Scouts would go first, electing 19 goal scorer Golden Brett to snipe. Knybel was not able to connect on a goal as Clawz got his right leg out directing the puck into the corner. Whaler GM Mike Sikorski tapped Bin on the shoulder and said ‘Go win it for us’. Bin slowly made his way in on Ryan Z before going backhand forehand and sliding the biscuit on the ice and into the net, outwaiting the goaltender. The regulation loss by the Scouts prevents them from a final week showdown against the Seals for a shot at the 3 seed. For those of you who missed Gooses’ goal celebration here we go…

Dickie Dunn