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The Last Duffer Game was

May 11th at 8:50

We had a record number of Duffers, SODs, GODs, a DOD and a GGOD

Jeff Lopez made a Short Version Duffer Video on that day.

Jeff is working on a long version.  He would like to interview The King and The Czar

Duffer Calendar

***White Sox Tail Gate Outing; Saturday June 16. Contact Commander Ken

*June Golf Outing; Sunday June 24, 2018. Contact the Czar

** August Golf Outing; Saturday August 25, 2018. Contact Beak

 

 

Duffer News

Big Turnout for the Finale!

Romeoville, IL May 11, 2018  Attendance: 36
We had a great exciting game with fast line changes.  The Reds had 4 lines and 3 centers and the Whites had 3 full lines.  Bill By the Way put the whites up early when he scored from the blue line that was controlled by Bill and his Daughter Lillia. Four minutes later,  Tommy Z got that goal back with an assist from Monet Mike.  Brian "Perfect" Stewart gave the Reds a 2-1 with 5 minutes left in period. Brett, the hired gun, scored a minute later and

34 Duffers showed up for the finale.

the Reds had a 2 goal lead.  V-Man fired one past Eddie the Anvil just before the period ended to make it a one goal difference. The second period belonged to the Reds as they put 3 goals on the board while The Anvil was kicking everything out. Joe "Olgie" Mazzarella sailed a shot in from the point early in the 2nd period to give the Reds a 4-2 lead.  Beak made it 5-2 when a shot from Brian rebounded right to his tape. Beak fired it high into the left corner.  T&A has an assist for passing it to Brian. Stat Cast reports that Beak has scored in every game since he inherited the King's Gunzo pants.  Commander Ken was getting advice from his youngest son when he was on the bench.  Ryan told him that he should change his move by one degree.  We laughed when we asked him if he knew how many degrees were in a circle. The next shift, Ken set up the next goal when he took Ryan's advice and adjusted his pass by one degree and fired  the puck from the left wing that went right on Rob Z's tape.  Rob scored with a shot from the high slot to give the Reds a 6-2 lead after 2 periods. Momentum shifted to the Whites as The Bear shut down the Reds while his team mounted a comeback. V-Man was given a gift pass from Red defender Monet Mike. That errant pass put V-man in all alone where he scored on a breakaway to make it 6-3. Jim “DeGuest” scored late in the period, but the Anvil was able to shut them out to pick up the 6-4 win.

Memorable Moments:  Brian "Perfect" Stewart completed a perfect season.  Brian will be awarded the Tim "Basketball Jones" Smith Perfect Attendance award at the Duffer Picnic in July. To win

this prestigious award, you must be present in all Duffer games and show up at the bar 95% of the time.  Brian had 100% attendance at the Bar and Rink!It has been 6 years since we had a perfect Duffer! Former winners of this award are:
2006 Tim Smith, 2009 Ken "Stump" Barczynski, 2010 Mike "Mini Wheezer" Oskroba, 2011 and 2012 Greg "Beak" Lopatka.

Favorite Road trip Shirts were on display!

White Sox Outing

***Duffer / Hammer White Sox game – 11AM, Saturday, June 16th, Lot E.  Weather permitting.  Hammer and Kroll will be tailgating – on your own for game tickets afterward 1:10 first pitch.

 

*June Golf Outing

I am reserving 2 Duffer foursomes for The CNF 13th annual Golf Outing.  It is centrally located for almost everyone at the Riverbend Golf course in Lisle.  Tommy Z and I are playing and I’d like to get more Duffers to join.  I know I can count on Ambrosia!  We will also be discussing the Duffer picnic plans which will take place August 4th or August 11th.


The CNF Golf outing is a Fundraiser which helps provide scholarships to Lisle High School Students across various fields of Studies, activities, and achievements.  
 
Please let me know asap if you would like to join us.  We’ll add another foursome if needed...

 

13th Annual Carlin Nalley Foundation Golf Outing & Scholarship Fundraiser
 

Sunday, June 24th, 1:00 Tee Time
$60 for 9 holes with cart and BBQ
 
Riverbend Golf Club
5900 Rt 53
Lisle, IL  60532
-Mike the Czar

** August Golf Outing

 Saturday, August 25, 2018 Holy Trinity Alumni Golf Outing
Billy Caldwell Golf Course - Shotgun Start at 9:00 AM
9 Holes of golf, electric golf cart, food & beverages after golf, giveaways
and prizes. Cost = $65 per person
Quantity of Players is limited. Reservations will be on a first come – first
served basis. Payment must be received at time of reservation.
Grill: Food & beverages only: Cost = $25
Also, there will be a silent auction and raffle.

Let Beak know if you want to play, He will take your money.  g.lopatka@comcast.net

Duffer Picnic will be on August 4th or 11th pending Coach Zagorski's softball schedule.

Thanks to Jeff Lopez for sending me our team picture with a record number of 34 Duffers!

 Jeff recorded many interviews for his Duffer History College  of DuPage video.

Thanks to Rob Ziv for getting Ryan Dzingel to write a message and autograph the attached picture.

 Ken Kroll will return the Klinger Krash award at the picnic so that we can present it to the next winner. 

We have an imperfect Attendance Award for guys who show up for all of the games, but never go to the Bar.
 

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Father and SOD
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We had a lot of Duffer Road Trip shirts present here. Detroit 2016 came in first place and Detroit 2015 came in second. Michael Oskroba brought out our Arizona 2008 shirt and I wore my 2011 Pittsburgh shirt
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This is what really burns my butt

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Harvey's 30 year Memorial Duffer Hat put him in the dark.
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Grandpa Ken is undergoing Concussion Protocol after getting hit in the head with a beer. V-Man tossed him a beer that fell on the floor, so as Ken bent over and reached for the fallen beer, V-Man threw another beer that hit him in the head. 

Tommy Z will announce the Picnic Date that will be held at his house. 

2008 Arizona

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1996 March Hayward Trip  We saw Comet Hyakutake

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(Anvil's Daughter won it!)

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They Have 2 WODs and  on their team. Their DOD moved to Canada for Graduate School.

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

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Duffers Summer Fun

The Duffer Picnic was Saturday July 29th at Tommy’s House

Morton Arboretum Origami

August 1; Kane County Cougar Game

August 6; Parkinson's Fund Raiser

August 18; Summer Game

August 21; Total Solar Eclipse

August 26; Golf Outing

September 1; Muzzy passed away. He gave us more laughs than any other Duffer.

He was born on May 20, 1935.  My son Dan was born on his birthday in 1970. 

We shared a lot of Muzzy pictures in the last Newsletter.

This was 1997 when we brought up Robby Granato to give the Bombers 2 Illinois ringers.  We filled most of the coach seats and avoided a fun tax.  This is the year that Muzzy shocked Hayward church goers when he came out of the church and boarded the bus with toilet paper streaming out of his pants. Read More....

Read the lyrics to "Wayward in  Hayward" by Jim Coughenhour

 

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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.

Ann Arbor Music DVDs are ready to ship.  $10 includes shipping and handling. you can also get classic copies of:

 

You may find the following links useful:

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

Michelle Spillman 10-31-10

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. ...

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Highland Park-Homerun.MOV

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

 

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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