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We had 22 skaters and 15 showed up the the Kilt.

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January 20 and 21, 2017 Madison Trip We have 7 rooms at the Marriott Fairfield

April 3, 2017 Ryan Dzingel plays in Detroit.

Duffers Hockey Schedule. 

We have no ice on the following dates in red: 

February 10th, 2017 (Badgers play Penn State)     (Full Moon on Saturday)

Want to go? Koss needs a roommate.

March 17th, 2017 (Badgers play Tourney in Detroit)  (St Patrick's Day)

April 3rd, 2017 (Monday) Ottawa plays at Detroit

April 6th and 8th Frozen Four at the United Center

April 21st, 2017

May 5th, 2017

May 12, 2017 is our last game

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The Anvil Shuts Out the Whites!

Romeoville, IL January 13, 2017  Attendance: 24 (Amazing)
We had a nice turnout on Friday the 13th. I think having the Blackhawks blown out in an early game helped our attendance.  I watched 2 periods and couldn't wait to go play hockey.  Eddie The Anvil almost stayed home when a black cat crossed his path, (4 legged black cat) He overcame his fears and got a 6-0 shutout.  Anyone who stayed home to watch the Hawks got to see them get shut out 6-0 by a Red Team from Washington.  Speed Racer Jeff started the scoring midway through the first period when he beat the Bear with a high hard one. Then Bill "Maestro" Conti, wearing red number 13, went on to get a natural hat trick and gave Ed all he needed for the win.  The Reds were blessed with 4 solid defensemen.  Speed Racer Jeff teamed up with his brother Monet Mike for one pair and Lil Bill Conti was paired with Nick "DeJesus" Hawrysio's friend Charlie to complete a dynamic foursome that helped the Anvil keep his net empty.  Monet Mike and  Charlie provided the other 2 goals.  Ed's son Nick usually scores a couple of goals on his Dad, but he was over served when he showed up for the game. 

The Anvil flashes the Zero, T&A forces a Salesman Smile.

Eddie put a bounty on him, telling Jeff to sober him up with a hit or two.  Nick DeJesus had more spills than Terry.  He even went down when Beak bumped into him. He learned a valuable lesson, "Don't Drink and Play Hockey".  Terry was reminded of a tumble that he took in the post game handshake line on February the 13 in 2013.  Tommy Z put a bounty on him and Hacksaw gave him a friendly push that sent him down to the ice.  TZ bought Boris a beer at Wild Wings.  Reds 6 and Whites 0      The Next Duffer Game is on January 27
We had a big group that showed up at the Kilt to congratulate The Anvil!  I left my camera home when my son suggested that maybe our anemic Kilt turnouts are caused by guys not wanting to have their picture on the Internet. 

I realize that many employers search the Internet for pictures of their employees misbehaving, so I left my camera home, but I got talked into taking pictures of the Anvil with my phone. 

Memorable Moments:

Monet's Mike's wife Trina crashed her car while spinning out on the ice.

Jeff will fix it!

61.98 year old Ed took many bows after the game.

Bill and I watched the Badger Women win 2-1 on Sunday.  Tina Granato was there to cheer her daughter on.  Before the game, she gave us a phone lesson and made our smart phones smarter. 

She spilled my beer on the King.  We tried not to laugh.

Fast high energy hockey was a pleasure to watch.

While waiting for Donny to take us on a locker room tour,

We met Luke Gruden who played and coached in Peoria.

Two of Tony's sons were there. They have degrees in mechanical engineering. (Left to Right) Tony, Michael and Dominic.

Ania has left the Kilt, she will be missed.

Trudy was her replacement. Klinger took a nap.

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Duffer Trivia was added to the Duffer Web site on Friday the 13th in January 2012

This week's Duffer Trivia Questions

  1. What year did the Duffers go to Arizona?

  2. What year did the Rivermen win the Kelly Cup?

  3. Who was SOD that coached them?

  4. Name the Duffers that drank from the cup after the game?

Trivia answers from March 9, 2012

  1. What year did the Duffers play in the Reno Gamblers' Cup? 1985 What Award did we win? Fair Play Award Name the 3 players that played in Reno who have passed away. Paul Jankowski, L. Secor and Skip Hockley.

  2. What year did the Duffers go to Las Vegas?  2003. Who missed the plane and had  to work that week. Dill Deau. Name another trip when that same guy missed the plane. San Jose` 2001. Name 5 of the players that gave up action in the casino to take an educational tour of the Hoover Dam. Klinger, Tom Morgan, Frank, Beak and Hitman.

  3. What year did the Czar take over and plan a trip to Denver? 2004

Trivia answers from February 24, 2012

  1. What year did the Duffers play Lacrosse? The Summer of 1980 Who made money from that activity? Bob "The Geek" Screwlander Why did we quit that sport? The bugs that were attracted to smelly protective equipment ate us up. What sport did we try next? Canadian Floor Hockey with sharp sticks and then Basketball.

  2. What year did the Duffers bring home a Silver Medal from Lake Placid? Stump was asked to play goalie in the championship game in Lake Placid in April 1982.  He replaced the Laurentian Old Pucker's injured goalie. 

  3. When did the Duffers beat Hinsdale Central High School? In January of 1983 the Duffers embarrassed the high school hotshots with the help of 8th grader, Tweedy.   Can you name the son of a Black Hawk who played on that team? Dennis Hall's son was a star on that team. Who was the Hinsdale Coach? Geno was their coach and he couldn't find a way to get them to skate when they didn't have the puck. He figured that getting beat buy some old guys might wake them up.  

  4. Who had the number 8 NASCAR car before Dale Earnhardt?  Jim "The King" Miceli was the driver, mechanic and pit crew of the NASCAR  Number 8 car. 

 

Trivia answers from February 17, 2012

  1. What year did the Duffers win the Downers Grove Men's Summer League Championship? August 1983. Who were the goalies? Stump and Slimedog Name some of the players. Ken Lopatka, Brian Kraft, Donny and Tony Granato. 

  2. What year did the Duffers win their second Men's league Championship? August 1992. How was this different from the first championship? We had a female on our team.  Cammie Granato had a hat trick in the championship win.

  3. When was “Wheezer” Clementson added to the “King’s Meaningless Trophy”? June 1992 What is his first name? John

I got some complaints that the trivia questions were too hard and they made people read. Try these.

  1. What is Harvey's first name? Arvydas Bonus points if you can give his last name. Dikinis. He could have played in the Three I league.

  2. When is the next Friday the 13th? April 2012.  There will be another one the following July.

  3. Who was the first SOD to become Meaningful? Cowboy Joe Mazzarella.

Trivia answers from February 10, 2012

  1. What was the most goals scored in one game by a Duffer? 
  2. Who was that puck hog and what year did that happen? Beak, age 40, scored 10 goals in his first game after completing his DuPage college hockey course in September of 1980.  He got an A.
  3. Who scored back to back open net goals? When? On September 29, 1995, fifty five year old Beak set a Duffer record when he hit the open net from his own zone with 3 seconds left to play.  Beak ended the 9/22/95 contest with an open net goal from the neutral zone.

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Mike won 11 awards for his artistic creations at the Tattoo convention in Champaign.

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(Above) Mike's work of art on Joe Mazzarella III's leg.

(Above) Mike's work of art on Joe Mazzarella III's ribs.

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Ben Oskroba's First professional goal for the Peoria Rivermen

Drago's Hockey Lessons

Here is a video, thanks to Perry and Paula on How to be a Hockey Player 

 

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Michelle Spillman

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Michelle hits a 2 run home run for Romeoville High School in a 3-0 victory against Joliet Catholic Academy.

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Michelle Spillman hit a 2 run Home run to beat Joliet Catholic on April 18, 2012. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman and Romeoville High School. ...

Highland Park-Homerun.MOV

Michelle Spillman hit her 4th homerun on April 21, 2012 to beat Hershey High. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman "outdoor sports" ...

 

Michelle3Base hit.MOV

Michelle hit a triple to help beat Highland Park High 8-5 on 4/21/2012.

 

Patrick Kane Stickhandling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REAqCB9vfbU

Brandon Bollig Stickhandling:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3B8v_ZHA10