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"The Game Details"
The game got off to a shaky start when Koss overslept the 9:30 PM start. and then was locked out of the Rink,  The King and his court had trouble setting up the score board.  It was a site!  The King was doing what no man ever wants to do,  He was reading the scoreboard Owner's Manuel.   Stump had to come to the rescue as he squeezed into the Scorers box in full goalie garb and put some time on the clock.  The Blues roster had Harvey, Thor Miller, Miller Ultra Lite, The Z boys, Larry Hansen, Son of Frank and Drano in the nets.  The Home team had Stump guarding the pipes with Papa, Beak, Dill Deau, Koss, Paul, Joe JR Miller Lite and The King.
The game started out to be a Miller display of force.  Thor scored two meaningful goals for the Blues while
Miller Lite scored for the home team.  12 year old Miller Ultra-Lite scored his first goal to add to the Blues lead.  Drano was spectacular in the nets and looked unbeatable until Papa scored a goal to cut the meaningful lead in half.
Just when it looked like Drano had the win in the bag, Beak converted a pass from Paul to tie the game in the closing minutes. 

On the next shift, Paul cut toward the net and was pulled down, as he slid toward the net with the puck in tow, Beak poked it past Staats for the winner.
Who is that Referee?
Her name is Agatha Morey.  She was a St. Rita hockey fan in the late 80s when she was a student at Maria High School.  She always wanted to play hockey and was inspired by the Cammi Day parade last month.  Dill Deau talked her into becoming a Duffer Referee. 
Agatha refereed several games in April and May with a helper.  She was on her own last week as she took charge and called a great game.   Her only mistake came in the game when she whistled Papa Joe down for violating the 3 line rule.  It was Beak's fault as he was cheering his team mate on with the  call: "1 Line.....2 lines         3 lines"

First Contest of the Duffer Summer

The first summer game, actually it was the last game of Spring,  (Summer doesn't officially start until the sun reaches the Tropic of Cancer on June 21st at 9:03 AM.) was marred by a poor turn out.  Last June, the King threatened to levy a Bulls Tax on all of the missing Duffers that stayed home to watch a  Bulls' play-off game.   The Bulls' game cost the Duffers over $150.  Last year, Bill Giffune was nice enough to pick up the loss for us.
This year Bill was missing too, so the
Loyal Duffers that showed up, paid a $10.00 Bulls Tax, to cover for all of the no shows.
The next game is on July 3rd and the King is considering canceling the Ice to avoid another loss.  A decision will be made at the Picnic.

View of the new Route 66 Drag strip from the Jernberg Skybox.  Several Duffers were seen in the crowd last week.  Photo by Duffer Photographer,

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Duffer Call

Continued from Page 1.

A Duffer call chain was  established.  A few responsible Duffers were selected to help spread the Duffer Gospel according to the King. 
The Electronic Duffers did their job.  Beer Nuts called John and Tom Z, Dock called Staats, Papa Joe didn't see his E-Mail, but he and his sons got the word some how.
      Jerry O called Paul and Son of Frank called Stump & Koss.  He even wasted a call on Fred for his Dad who was out of the country.      Mike!  What were you thinking? You know that Fred doesn't have Duffer Summer Hockey in his Budget.
     The Fax Duffer chain had a weak link. 
Harvey called Gilbert, Tweedy notified The Anvil and King called Mike DeVivo.
. I assume that the Prince
called his Brother, although I can't be sure because neither one showed up.
Wheezer and Hit man never got a call from the
Morgans.  The only Duffer that showed up at 8:00 PM  was Thor Miller he forgot to read his E-mail!
Please remember your calling assignment, because we will use it in the future.

Where's Wheezer

Are you good at Where's Waldo?  Go to the picture on page 1 and try to find Wheezer in the picture.  If you find him, try to find SOD Ken Lopatka, his GODs Mike and Jeff, Bill Giffune and Captain Hook, Mike Spillman.

When Agatha heard that, she stopped play. 
The 3 line rule was invented by the King to prevent any young speedsters from making end to end rushes, Meaningful Duffers are of course exempt from the rule and 68 year old Papa certainly qualifies as a meaningful Duffer. 
So Aggy found out that Duffer rules are much more complicated than the NHL rules.  Hang in there, we appreciate your effort.

Duffer Cyber Fans


On May 26, I got the following E-Mail message:
Hello sir,
  I am a huge hockey fan. I love everything to do with the game and it's players from the NHL elite right down to the ...well, duffers. I enjoy reading your Duffer news, and I saw mention of a CD time capsule at the end of one of your pages. Could you please tell me if there is any way that I could purchase a copy of it. Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for you time.
                   
Ann                                                   
       
HBSRSW@AOL.com
I mailed Duffer CD 1.0 to Dallas NC and she sent me a check for $20.00  I thanked her for being our first Cyber Fan and she corrected me and said that she wasn't the first.  She heard about us from her friends in Oklahoma and Texas.

On June 6th, 1998, Chris Mazurk took Amy Sixel to be his lawfully wedded wife.  Although no Duffer witnessed the event, Beevis, Beak, Stump and Wheezer were present at the reception in Madison Wisconsin on June 7th.
The quote of the night came from Wheezer when he was changing into a suit in his SUV. Wheezer quipped,  "This is like a Whale dressing in a shoe box."


Don't forget the Duffer picnic on Saturday at Argonne Woods.  Picnic Tax is a flat $15.00
Several years ago, we had a $10.00 fee with a $5.00 fun tax.  That worked pretty well, most Duffers had fun and kicked in the fin with no complaints.  Tom Morgan had so much fun, he donated a saw buck. 
Bobka refused to smile all day, so he wouldn't have to pay the Fun Tax.
If you missed the June Duffer Game because you were watching the Bulls, be prepared to pay your $5.00 Bulls tax.

Cammi Granato takes a break from an autograph session, to pose for a picture with her Old Coach, Greg Lopatka.

Duffer GOD, (Grandson Of a Duffer) Jeff  'I can Take the Pain' Lopatka Scored a hat trick to win his play off game 5-3. Team mate Becky gives that winning Smile.

Head coach of the Columbus Chill, Don Granato shares his line up with his brother Rob. Wheezer looks over their shoulders.

Cammi Granato and Olympic team mate Sarah Tueting sign autographs at the Darien Sportplex. The Illinois natives were honored Tuesday 12/23 as they prepare for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano Japan.

 Duffer GOD, Jeff Lopatka, squares off with his new team mate, Duffer SOD, Ryan Dzingel.

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