Spot Light On......The Jets

Pictured Left to right

Top row:
Randy(x-player), Rick Gregory, Brandon Suits, Derrell Upton (Coach in the hat), Adam Beringer, Jack Germaine , Eric Fisher

Middle Row:
Mike Alleman, Mike Phillips, TJ “The Wall” Hall, Ethan Turner (x-player), Johnny (sub)

Front Row:
Tim Krajewski, Will Evans, Zach “Infamous” Gunter, Joanne Stanton, Brandon Harrison

Not Pictured:
Chris Mosley, James Hurley, Johnny Lewis

Spot Light On introduces you to a team who is heavely cross pollinated with other past and present teams in the league. Their reving their engines and ready for take off to the top this summer. Hmmm, so if the jets and puddle jumpers meet, who's in the driver seat?


Team History?
The Silver Bullets formed for the Winter 08 season when NYTEX concluded they needed an ‘expansion’ team. The name came from a sponsorship NYTEX staff thought might materialize from Brahmas sponsor, Coors. With not even enough skaters to play two lines, the Bullets skated through their first season under Coach Jim Anderson, with a hodge-podge of jerseys, and several subs. Original members that still play together include Brandon Harrison, Mike Phillips, Joanne Stanton, and Brandon Suits. The team played together for several seasons with their trademark bullet logo and gray jerseys, picking up regulars like Mike Alleman, Tim Krajewski, TJ “The Wall” Hall, Will Evans and Kacey “the Birdman” Bird. However, prior to the Winter 09 season, several players decided to take a season off. As a result, the Bullets were no longer going to have enough skaters, so “Wild Bill” Ivey suggested a merger with the Ice Kings (former Arc Angels) who were also losing several players after their Stanley Keg-winning season. So in the winter season of 2009, the Jets were born. Combining talent from the Bullets and the Kings, and under the coaching expertise of former Brahma Derrell Upton, We skated all the way to the Stanley Keg championships, losing to the Stingers in the final round.


Team Philosophy?
Pass, Shoot, Score…….seems to work OK. We just have a little trouble with the passing, shooting and scoring sometimes but other than that 60% of the time it works every time.


Dud to Stud award (team member who has gone from zero to 60 fastest)
This is a tuff one I think everybody on the team has improved tremendously over the past few seasons


You’ve got one bottle of fabreeze to give away, which team mate earns it?
--Brandon Suits, I don’t think anybody is going to argue with this one. Though Will Evan has been giving a run for his money.


Most vocal on the bench?
Probably Tim Krajewski he can get a little heated and he’s not above letting you know it especially if your offside’s. On the old Silver Bullets it would have been Jim “Kung Fu” Anderson who could be heard outside yelling “keep your stick on the ice”.


Team High Point?
Winning the division last season and making it all the way to the Stanley Keg finals. That was the first time for a lot of us and it was a really fun game even though the tenured stingers skated away with it.



Team Low Point?
Losing the Stanley Keg to the stingers, Though we all felt a little better when we learned that the keg was actually an empty keg containing no fermented substance of any kind.


Our team loves to face off against
Indians, senators it’s always fun to play those guys and all of the original silver bullets wants to put one past the birdman who used to skate D for us. Also since their inception the whalers are getting up there on the friendly rivalry list. As long as we win we love facing off against everybody.


Biggest Rivalry?
--Over the past seasons I would say along with probably most other teams it was the stinger then last season we lost the cup finals to them and we’ve had our run-ins on the ice. Although the whispers around Nytex have a new team “flying” to the top of most teams most disliked list.

Why we will win the keg next season….
We will win the Keg because our game is improving we are passing more and communicating better. We are talking more and playing our positions better. Although on a side note it is still an empty keg with no beer in it. So we’re going to have to think about that one.

A Time to Remember...

Well, fans here it is.... Memorial Day weekend. That means no hockey for the Chiefs or any other team this weekend, but that's not important.

What is is.... is is? Is is is proper? Nevermind about if is is is proper, I just said is is is.... Now is that proper? But I digress... If I had gone on, I bet I could have gotten up to at least 20 is'sss...

No, seriously, this weekend coming up is an important one for this country. It is a time when we as individuals have the chance to honor and remember the collective of countless brave men and women who went to battle for us, who sacrificed blood, sweat, tears and ultimately some of thier lives, to fight for the very freedom that we sometimes take for granted....

As we have our BBQ's and parties, take a moment to mentally thank a nameless soldier for doing what they did for someone they had never met, nor really even had the chance to meet. Next time you see a service man or woman in public, make that simple effort to walk up to them, look them in the eye, shake thier hand and proudly announce your thanks and appreciation for thier service to our country...

For this is the Home of the Free, because of the Brave.....

Thanks to all of you in the service, past present and future!

Always Remember....

MIA

POW

Brahmas Newsflash

Brahmas have resigned forward Jason Deitsch. This will mark the third season that #19 suits up for the Brahmas. Last year an injury prevented a call up to the AHL first part of the season. Deitsch is the first announced player for the 2010 - 2011 season.

In other Central Hockey League News Amarillo and Corpus Christi have announced that they will not compete in the Central Hockey League this coming season. They are opting instead to field a Jr. team that plays in the NAHL along with the Texas Tornados.

The Brahmas also announced this week that they will be fielding a Jr. team that will compete in the Western States Hockey League. The team will be called the Jr. Brahmas, and will feature kids 16-21 years old from all over the country and possibly other parts of the world as well. If you remember a couple years back the Texas Renegades played out of the Nytex Sports Centre, the new Jr. Brahmas team will compete in the same league.

Time to shake things up

Time to get this blog going again. So this past weekend we had some good games. Monkeys actually put 5 on the Stingers, which i think is the most that anyone has put on them this season. But, the Monkeys still failed to win. That would have been the upset of the century. Monkeys are still lurking around on the bottom. When are they going to climb that tree and get to the top to get that elusive banana? Stingers? Well, they will always be the Stingers. Next was Rampage vs Whalers. It was a very close game, thanks to the Rampage coordinator pulling in a goalie that probably should be playing in Bronze, and especially after only playing in 1 regular season game. (i think that was stated in an earlier thread as well) So the 1-0 win went to the turned around Whalers team, and the mentally challenged award goes to Ethan Turner. The Rampage for being a first season team started off slow, then finally found some chemistry towards the end. And what's up with the gay light blue jerseys? Should have stayed with the green. The Whalers get my vote for team of the year. Going from last, to a top seed this season. Looks like Ameritrade financed some new players for them. Next was Jets vs Sens. The game was pretty evenly matched up until the first puck drop. After that, i think the Jets crashed and started a show called Lost. Sens handled the Jets 7-1. The Sens have a faster team that have learned to play position a little better. The Jets have had some problems taking off in some of their bouts this season, but i look for them to turn things around and make another run for the Keg next season with some good offseason drafting. Finally, we have the Tribe vs Bandits. This one would be the best game of the night. Tribe wins 1-0. The tribe have been treading water around the middle of the pack all season,a nd go and knock off a good team in the Bandits. How much longer will the Tribe be around? Alot of their players have moved up and on (which alot of others need to do, not gonna mention any names Stingers, oops), and they are not the dominating team that they once were. But by them knocking off the Bandits, that gives them some steam going into the next round. The Bandits were a tough team to beat this season. Can't tell if Perry is getting better, or worse, or both? Lucky for him Ivey hasn't stroked out yet, and there is a solid D in front of him.

So, lets hear some reactions to this weekends games, and whats going to happen next season.

Tournament in College Station

For all those interested, there will be a 3 on 3 tournament in College Station coming up in June. Arctic Wolf Ice is putting it on, so if you would like to field a team of 6 - 8 players for $450 and play 8 games of 2 - 30 minute halves, send an email to jhand@arcticwolfice.com to get more info.

It may be fun to beat up on some other guys for a while, eh?

I don't know how thier skill levels are done up, but Josh said it was novice/B league, so they must catagorize leagues differently than us....

See you on the ice, boys!

Stanley Keg Quarterfinals and Silver League Playoff Updates

Over in the Silver League the Finals are set as the Ice Dogs will square off against Crank It Up in a best of three series that opens up Sunday evening in the friendly confines of the Nytex Sports Centre. Killer predicts that Crank It Up will win in two games (both overtime thrillers). Ice Dogs were tough all season, but Crank It Up knows its time to shine so give me the Bass Boys from Crank It Up.

In the Bronze the Quarters are set, and we have some interesting matchups.

Stingers versus Spider Monkeys should go to the Bees. No real suprises here, sorry Monkeys, but hey look at the plus side, Monkeys did win a playoff game this season, so POW!

Whalers vs. Rampage, and this one should go to the Whalers. Turn around team of the season. These guys went from worst to almost first, and are now a legitimate threat for the Keg. Can you picture the funny videos those Whalers would make if the Stanley Keg was theirs?

Sens and Jets should go to the boys in red. Well, the boys in the brighter shade of red that is. Sens have played strong this season setting a team record for wins in a season. As for the Jets, they have been all over the place this session, and word on the street is that star goalie TJ Hall is working out with the Situation on the Jersey Shore and selling T-Shirts to raise money for his next tanning treatment.

Bandits and Indians are the first game of the playoffs where who knows who will win. Bandits have been solid despite moving Greg Perry into the net this session. Bandits have become a solid team in the league, and should give the Tribe a great run for their money. The Tribe on the other hand had a down season. Finishing in 5th place is a far cry from the first or second place finishes they have grown use to. This one should be a goaltender dual the Birdman versus the Nashville Nighthawk (Perry). I say this one goes to overtime and Kent "FLASH" Gordon will get the game winner with four seconds left.

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Spot Light On...The Beast from the east..MIB

Revelations 13:1 'Then I stood on the shore of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his head, blashemous names.'

Now substitute MIB for 'beast' and Euless for 'sea' and it's not hard to see why this indeed may truely be the end of days for NYTEX Bronze as we know it. Spot light on introduces you to the new kids on the block. A former keg winner from Euless coming your way this summer to loot and pillage NYTEX. Hide the women and children....it's team MIB.

Team History?
We actually formed many many moons ago, under the name of the ancient-nomadic Indian tribe that constantly roamed over north Texas looking for their home. The tribe's name given by local settlers was the 'Fugaweez' as that is the only phrase that could be understood by the lost tribe. They were actually saying "'where the f*&% are we" but settlers thought they were saying "we are the Fugaweez". Lame joke but just like our real given names we did not pick it. We then lost some members from that tribe/team to other teams and other rinks. We then changed names to the Warriors, then to Army of 12 Monkeys, then Phillip's Army after the death of our goalie and good friend Phillip Talley. At one point in time our hockey family was so large we fielded two teams in the Saturday night league at DPSC Euless but after some disagreements with rink management there some left for another rink. Hockey had started to lose it's 'fun appeal' and got a tad too serious. So we down sized to one team and decided to give the team a new look and name and try to get back to our 'lets just have fun and drink beer' way of play that had seemed to form. Thus bringing us to the current state of the team, M.I.B.. M.I.B. was decided upon after a night in the bar and talking about goal celebrations and one that was actually done after a goal that drew a penalty! We decided that such a feat is worthy of a team name and now it is common place to see a "man in the boat" after an awesome goal or tough game or just during warm ups! We just moved to NyTex from DPSC Euless after finally getting fed up with the management there and look forward to just hanging out, paying some hockey, and drinking some beers!

Team Philosophy?
"Have fun and drink beer, don't take this seriously as we all have to go back to our real jobs"

Dud to Stud award (team member who has gone from zero to 60 fastest)
If you are asking in the category of ladies man, Tim "Buttercup" Marra just got a girlfriend recently which shocked a few people. Now if your asking as in hockey talent wise, I would probably say Ryan Morris. He always had good skater, but he is now getting smarter game by game and that is really benefiting him and the team.


You’ve got one bottle of fabreeze to give away, which team mate earns it?
Chuck Dolbee, sheesh I can smell him from here, however his unique aroma is generally knocked out by the eye/sinus opening piney-smell of 'muscle rub used by Mitch Gnatowsky.

Most vocal on the bench?
Me, I always have my 2 cents to chip in about issues we need to watch or things we are doing good. I also shout during play a lot from the bench and try to keep every one's morale high. If some one does something smart or good I am the first to let them know so.

Team High Point?
besides winning a few Stanley Kegs at DPSC Euless? Generally every game after wards where get to kick back at the bar is a high point. That is why the majority of us play is to escape the weekly grind once a week for some exercise, drinks, and to shoot the shhh with the guys.

Team Low Point?
The loss of long time friend/goalie Phillip Talley in July of 2008.

Our team loves to face off against.
The bar. LoL we really don't care who we play. Especially since we are new and don't know any of the teams-yet.

Biggest Rivalry?
besides the guys in stripes? Just kidding, @ DPSC Euless it was the Shockers, I could insert many not so nice things about them here but will refrain.

Why we will win the keg next season….
Well if we don't win the play off bracket out right, we plan on doing a "Beer Fest" type event for Lord Stanley's Keg with whom ever may have won it. We ARE the BEST drinking team from DPSC Euless and are ready to take on any team in the bar at NyTex. Heck we even had a drink named after one of the guys on our team written in the bar tenders guide at Euless, ever had a "Damon"? Want one?

Thanks and look forward to good times at NyTex.

-Dallas Lehr

Bronze League Play-Ins

This last weekend was the two play-in games for 4 teams trying to get to the lofty heights of the Bronze League coveted Stanley Keg Championships...

The team matchup was Rampage versus Severe Icing and the Spider Monkeys versus the Puddle Jumpers...

Severe Icing has had only one win this season and Rampage is 3 and 7, so on the cards, Rampage should have romped home with the win...

The Spider Monkeys and the Puddle Jumpers have met only once, with the win going to the Monkeys. With the latest Puddle Jumper shinanigans and Spider Monkeys having a tendency to throw their own feaces, this could have been a chippy meeting.

Severe Icing ended up losing 6-2 having played better than Rampage in the last 3 meetings, got more shots on the Rampage, but were thwarted by Devin Nunn who has posted an impressive 95% save against average, maybe time for him to move on up to silver and stay there? What was he doing playing anyway after only having played 1 game in the regular season?

The Spider Monkeys ended up beating the Puddle Jumpers 2-1 in a way more gentlemanly game that anticipated. It was tied up all the way until the last 8 seconds when they snuck one in past Stuart Egerton. Besty for the Spider Monkeys played like a wall back in net and faced 30 something shots and only giving one up, at least he has played more than 1 game!

The teams now in the Stanley Keg playoffs are now...

Stingers vs Spider Monkeys
TD Whalers vs Rampage
API Sens vs Jets
Bandits vs Indians

Should be a good Saturday night 'o' hockey this weekend!

Thank you note

Hello,
I just want to say thanks to all the people who donated clothes for me to send to Nashville, TN.
Many of my friends and family friends were effected by this flood and are left with nothing and i hope this sends them a ray of hope.
and with out you guys we wouldn't be able to do so, just so you know where the clothes will be going my mother who still lives in Nashville
will be giving out the clothes to the people she knows that have nothing and then what ever is left she will be holding a Free Garage Sale
before i moved here i cleaned out my apt. and we had tons of stuff that goodwill wouldn't take ( like beds and other house hold items )
And now all of those things will find a home to people who really need them.
Again THANK YOU soooo much for your support and love for people who you have never met it means the world to me and i know them.

Thanks Again
-Amanda Jacqueline Perry

Bronze weekend recap

The battle of the Bronze league titans lived up to it's billing. The Indians and the Stingers waged an epic battle that was in question to the last buzzer with the Stingers prevailing in the end. Aided by a late season roster add of Cliff Tervo to an already formidable line up, they held off a late rally by the tribe. This game featured lots of tense, heated confrentations along with lots of noise from the stands. The Stingers have wrapped up the top seed.

In other action the Rampage over the Puddle Jumpers. The Bandits took the Jets. And in the battle of the bottom dwellers, The Spider Monkeys avoid the bottom seed with a 5-2 win despite being out shot 41-28 by a fiesty Severe Iceing team as coach Beam had his team producing their best offensive effort of the season. Mike Best was solid in net for the Monkeys as they win their second and wrap up their season in the last regular season game of the Bronze league this Wednesday against the Senators.

Let the playoffs begin!

Silver League Playoffs...

Silver league playoffs are in the throws of upsets, fights and great games...

Here is the story so far...

Ice Kings beat Grean Leaf 7-4 in the play-in game to put the Ice Kings at the 8th seed.

Ice Kings lost to the Ice Dogs in the first game of three 8-1 to follow it up in game two with their part time goalie and won 4-1 in game two. Game three follows on Friday May 14th to finish this up and down series. Can the ice Kings pull it off and upset the number 1 seed?

Crank it up have forced the Borrachos out in a 14-2 win in the first game and a 9-6 win in the second game. The Borrachos quest in cleaning up for the second years hopes have been dashed.

The Blazers beat the Indians in a heart fought battle to win 6-4. Second game for the Blazers and Indians is tonight at 9:00 PM with the thrid game if required to be played on Wednesday.

Last but by no means least is the Ice Cracks and the Hornets. Ice Cracks are up 1-0 in the series with a 6-3 win with the second game tonight, Monday 10th at 7:30 PM...

Proposed teams in the semi-finals are...

Blazers make it, beating the Indians 6-4 in the second game, sweeping the Indians.
Ice Kings upset the Ice Dogs in a close 4-3 victory.
Ice Cracks sweep the Hornets winning 4-2 in the next game.
Crank it Up are there having disposed of the Borrachos.

Great hockey, great goal-tending, great spirited playing!

Love this sport!

My Daughter is asking for Donations

Hello

As some of you may know my daughter Amanda and her boyfriend Alex, moved here about a month ago from Nashville. My daughter has been in contact with her mother and friends back in Nashville and finding out about the people who some have lost everything in the flooding. Most people didn't have flood insurance there.

So my daughter has asked me to let people know that if they have any old clothes that they would like to donate, she's wanting to collect it and will send it to her mother there in Nashville and through their church will get it to people that really could use them.

So if you do have any old clothes, I'll be at the Stick and Puck class on Thursday night and I'll be around the rink Saturday before and after my game, to collect and donations.

Thank you
Bandits Coordinator
Greg Perry

Bronze game of the week

The Bronze game of the week features the two Alpha dogs of league over the past few seasons, the Indians and the Stingers. Having dropped a close game to the TD Whalers last week 3-2, the Stingers can drop to second seed through head to head games with the Whalers with a loss to the Indians. The Stingers are lead by Josh Briscoe with 12 goals and 6 assist and Roland Widemann with 12 goals and 5 assist. The Indians play a more balanced game with almost every team mate chipping in with goals and assist this season. Their offensive leader this season is Ryan Kelly with 6 goals and 2 assist. These two teams met earlier this season with the Stingers taking it 5-2 with Widemann finding the back of the net twice and Briscoe once. The Indians have a chance for payback against their old rival by denying them the top seed and opening the door for the Whalers to take the honor.

Prediction: Indians 4, Stingers 3 with the over/under on PIM set at 14 minutes….take the over.

Other games of note this weekend – The Spider Monkeys and Severe Icing, both with one win on their ledger, will be looking to climb out of the cellar in a clash of last place teams. 3 teams are sitting at 6 wins, the Indians, API Sens, Bandits and will be looking to jump each other in the standings.

This weekend should be interesting with the brackets possibly looking a whole lot different by midnight Saturday...stayed tuned!