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The Duffers are going to Columbus March 8-11. Since there is only 7 weeks until we leave…
I need $100 deposit by Friday January 20th. 

If we get 20 guys committed we will move forward with the trip and it will be very affordable. ($400-$500)

Mike Presecki

MLF Game is on Saturday, April 14, 2012

Schedule: 

Wednesday Lunch at the Neutral Zone at 1:00

March 8-11 Columbus Trip

Turn on your speakers to hear "Margaritiaville" (with the lost version)

by Jimmy Buffett

 (Sorry, the music won't play on a Mac.)  

I tried an I-Tune last week but Mac People still couldn't hear it.

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We finally got some snow!  A good excuse to drink that left over Christmas beer.  The snow and/or Friday the 13th caused many Duffers to stay home.  

Duffer News

Reds Late Rally is Good Luck

Romeoville, IL
January 13, 2012

Attendance: 22

Friday the 13th Scared Away 10 Regulars!
Attendance dropped to 2 lines as 10 regular Duffers stayed home and pulled down the shades.  The Alien spoiled Eddie's scoreless streak just 3 minutes into the game when he beat his teammate Drago to a rebound. Thor got a gift when the Anvil handed him a tap in. Drago, formerly tagged Face Plant made it 3-0 as he demonstrated his scoring prowess. Joe "Drago' Evans was the only Duffer to win the Klinger Krash award before becoming a Duffer. 

The Czar presents Eddie with a Shut Out Patch.

Joe had a hard time standing on skates until he took Hockey Lessons.  Joe sent out a written account of his lesson. That account can be found at: http://www.lopatka.net/2010-03-26/index.htm (Be sure to read the comments from Rags, Lu and Perry)
Geno scored to make it 3-1.  That gave some life to the Reds who were having trouble solving the Brain.  V-Man made it 3-2, but Cowboy Joe beat the Anvil to restore the 2 goal lead.  Joe scored again to give the Whites a 5-2 lead going into the third period.  Jim "Rags" Ragland fired one of his patented low hard ones through a crowd to make it a 2 goal lead.  V-Man scored again 2 minutes later to make it a 5-4 game.  With the Whites watching the clock slowly move to the 2 minute mark, newcomer, Greg "Circus" Zerkis slipped one past the Brain to tie the game!  One minute later, Beak banged the puck off of the boards and out of the zone where his speedy grandson Jeff was streaking through the neutral zone.  JLO raced in and shot the Brain's water bottle off of the net to give the Reds their first lead of the night with 39 seconds left to play.  Tommy Z took the face off and fired a bullet that rang up the iron just as the final horn sounded.  If that puck had gone in, the final outcome would have been haggled over at Wild Wings for hours.  Eddie had fun reminding Thor about his "Suicide Watch" comment when they jumped on him for 3 early goals.

The Bus Leaves for Columbus on March 8, a $100 Deposit is Needed
The Duffers are going to Columbus March 8-11. Since there is only 7 weeks until we leave…
I need $100 deposit by Friday January 20th. If we get 20 guys committed we will move forward with the

trip and it will be very affordable. ($400-$500)
Mike Presecki

# 2 and #3 Stars of the Game

Friday the 13th

  • Thor had good luck when The Anvil had bad luck and gave him the puck

  • V-Man and Cowboy Joe had good luck scoring 2 goals, but the goalies had bad luck

  • TZ had bad luck when he hit the post at the buzzer, but Eddie had good luck

  • Beak had bad luck when the waitress spilled French dressing on his lap

  • That turned into good luck after midnight on Saturday the 14th when the manager picked up his tab.  Beak's wife Carole, had bad luck washing his jeans 

 Moral of the evening:  Don't stay home on Friday the 13th next April, because someone's bad luck could be your good luck. It is like trading commodities, for every winner, there is a loser.

Duffer Trivia

Name the 3 Duffers to have their names on all 3 Duffer Awards? (Klinger Krash Award, Tim Smith Perfect Attendance Award and the Meaningless Trophy)

When did Nick "Ball Pin Hammer" Hawrysio score his first goal?

When did Fruitcake's son Cupcake score his first goal?

When did Tweedy score his first goal.

Bonus question: Who did they score on?

Answers will be given at the Wednesday lunch.  If you can't wait, go to the Duffer History page.

Answers from last week

When did Stump score his first goal with his bionic hip? April 30th, 2004 Eddie the Anvil turned in his second Duffer Shut Out. Stump scored his first goal with his new hip, to help Eddie get the 4-0 win. Read more...

Who was the first Duffer to receive the "Next generation" Meaningless Duffer Trophy at the Duffer Picnic?  Papa Joe presented The Czar with the trophy at the 2004 Picnic.

Who received the third annual Klinger Krash Award at that picnic?  The Alien 

What Year was that?  2004 Picnic

March 20, 2009

http://www.lopatka.net/09-03-20/index.html

Friday the 13th has been lucky for the Anvil

Here is a 10 year history of Friday the 13th Duffer games.  Click on the links to read the rest of the story
8/13/10
was good luck for Beak as he flipped a pass from behind the net and Brian knocked it in to his own net.  Bill BTW had Bad luck as T&A made him bleed and Tweedy took the loss.  Read More...

2/13/09 Eddie wins 8-3 with a 1-1 Meaningful tie. 
6/13/08 Eddie and Brian go Fishing.  We have 4 goalies and 5 sets of goalie pads.  Whites beat Jason 7-6
7/13/07 Tweedy tops the Anvil, 9-4.  4/13/07 No Ice
10/13/06 Eddie stops a ton of Granato shots, but falls to the Brain. Hat Trick for Brinks
1/13/06 The Anvil had another great game, only to lose when his son banks one in off of his back.
5/13/05 Geno scores with 7 seconds left in the game to give the Kid from Peoria a tie against Brian.
8/13/04 Anvil loses a shut out late, then loses the game to Brian as Beak got the game winner.
2/13/04 Three Oskroba goals (2 by Uncle Bob) give Tweedy a win over Brian BBTW becomes BBB for a while.
12/13/02 Beak scored an incest goal on his son Tweedy that was assisted by Klinger.  Brian Wins. Stump Scores. Tech Buzz is on Vacation.  (I'm glad we don't have that any more)
9/13/02 Cammi sets up her Dad and Beak, then scores another to give Brian a 6-2 win.


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The Puck used to score Tweedy's First Goal in 1981

 

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3 meaningful goals from these 2 guys

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My beer is bigger than your beer

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Brinks gave Klinger a big beer

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Beak has a big one too

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Mini Wheezer bought Eddie a Shutout Patch

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Eddie puts on his glasses to read the patch

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Eddie reminds Thor that he won't be on Suicide Watch

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Eddie got the 6-5 thrilling win

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Tweedy's 4 year old son, Luke,  had his first Hockey lesson.  His sister Audrey joined him a week later.  A video is posted on Beak's Facebook page.

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Dr. Keith Suchy, the Duffer Dentist gives Duffer Discounts!

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Go to the Last Duffer News

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The Rampage Women's Hockey Team has a new web site at: http://www.rampagehockey.org/index.cfm

They Had 2 WODs and a DOD on their team.

WOD=Wife Of a Duffer, DOD = Daughter of a Duffer

Links to Duffer Hockey Newsletters

2008-2010 Stats page

Tweedy's Wags Game

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