1999-2000 BRUINS

Bill Brock

David Cabot

Will Easton

Kirt Johnson

Tom Harrington

Jean Hebert

Ian Hocking

Andrew Keeler

Jerome Lapointe

Bill Miller

David Olson

Ed Parsons

Mike Peterson

Jordan Ritter

Scott Schauffel

Kevin Trapani

Scooter Wardynski

 
 
WINS LOSSES TIES

EXHIBITION 09/18/99: CHERRY BOMBS 2, BRUINS 1

WEEK#1 09/25/99: BRUINS 5, RINKRATS 3

WEEK#2 10/02/99: BRUINS 7, ROADRUNNERS 5

WEEK#3 10/09/99: SEALS 5, BRUINS 2

WEEK#4 10/16/99: BRUINS 6, CHERRY BOMBS 3

WEEK#5 10/23/99: BRUINS 8, LANDSHARKS 3

WEEK#6 10/30/99: BRUINS 7, RINKRATS 5

WEEK#7 11/06/99: ROADRUNNERS 10, BRUINS 4

WEEK#8 11/13/99: SEALS 4, BRUINS 3

WEEK#9 11/20/99: CHERRYBOMBS 4, BRUINS 2

WEEK#10 12/04/99: BRUINS 6, RINKRATS 5

WEEK#11 12/11/99: BRUINS 7, ROADRUNNERS 3

WEEK#12 12/18/99: BRUINS 8, SEALS 1

WEEK#13 1/08/00: BRUINS 2, LANDSHARKS 2

WEEK#14 1/15/00: ROADRUNNERS 7, BRUINS 3

WEEK#15 1/22/00: SEALS 4, BRUINS 3

WEEK#16 1/29/00: CHERRYBOMBS 6, BRUINS 3

WEEK#17 2/05/00: LANDSHARKS 4, BRUINS 3

WEEK#18 2/12/00: BRUINS 7, RINKRATS 5

WEEK#19 2/26/00: CHERRYBOMBS 6, BRUINS 1

WEEK#20 3/04/00: LANDSHARKS 9, BRUINS 7

 

 

WEEKLY RANTS:

 
WEEK#1: LOOK OUT BASH, THE BRUINS LOOKED GOOD IN A 5-3 VICTORY OVER THE RINKRATS...
 
"50/1 TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP" MY ASS!
 
THE BRUINS STARTED THE GAME OFF RIGHT, PUTTING IN THREE QUICK GOALS TO START THE FIRST...
ADDED A GOAL EARLY IN THE SECOND TO MAKE THE SCORE 4-0...
AFTER THAT IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRUINS STOPPED GETTING THE SHOTS ON NET, BUT THE LEAD WAS BIG ENOUGH TO HANG ON FOR THE VICTORY.
I THINK IT WAS 4-1 AFTER TWO PERIODS... THE BRUINS ADDED THE FINAL GOAL IN THE THIRD AND GAVE UP ONE EARNED GOAL AND ONE FREAKY BOUNCE GOAL OFF A BRUIN DEFENDER... THATS JUST LIKE A BRUIN GAME HUH?
PERSONALY I WON'T LOOSE SLEEP ABOUT THE NUMBER OF "FREINDLY FIRE" OR "FREAKY BOUNCE" GOALS THAT GET PASSED ME AS LONG AS MY TEAM GOES OUT AND SCORES ENOUGH TO WIN THE FREAKING GAME.
 
THE BRUINS ROOKIES LOOKED GOOD, LED BY THE PLAY OF BILL MILLER.... THE BRUINS VETS LOOKED GOOD TOO, BUT I THINK WE COULD ALL USE A RUNNING PROGRAM DURING THE WEEK... YES IT WAS HOT OUT THERE BUT I WAS HURTING JUST STANDING IN THE CREASE, AND I SAW SOME OF MY TEAM MATES SUCKING WIND BY THE THIRD.
COUPLE MORE SATURDAYS OF HOCKEY WOULDN'T HURT EITHER.
 
BRUIN D WAS SOLID, KEELER HAD A BIG GAME, ROOKIE JEAN HEBERT WAS SOLID, SCOTTY WAS STILL HURT, BUT LIMPED HIS WAY TO A COUPLE OF POINTS... THE RETURN OF WILL EASTON AND MIKEY P NEXT WEEK SHOULD JUST MAKE A GOOD THING BETTER.
 
THE BRUIN FORWARDS LOOKED GOOD TOO, ALTHOUGH I WOULDN'T MIND A BIT MORE BACKCHECKING TO GO WITH THOSE 5 GOALS... NEXT WEEK WE PLAY A TEAM THAT WILL PUT THAT SHOT ON NET.
 
A GOOD CLEAN GAME WAS PLAYED BY BOTH TEAMS... BUT HEY ITS EARLY, AND WE GET TO PLAY THEM THREE MORE TIMES THIS YEAR...
 
THE RATS SHOWED A MUCH IMPROVED SQUAD, THEY SHOULD MAKE FOR A TOUGH SATURDAY FOR ANY TEAM.
 
FINAL SCORE BRUINS 5, RINKRATS 3
 
 
 
WEEK#2: WEEK TWO OF THE 99-00 SEASON MARKS MY 47TH REGULAR SEASON GAME AS THE BRUINS GOALIE, AND ON A SCALE OF 1-47 (1 BEING THE BEST, AND 47 BEING THE WORST) I'D SAY MY PLAY IN GAME 47 RANKED ABOUT 45 ON THE LIST... I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO MY TEAMMATES AND THE REF FOR MY CRAPPY PLAY AND NASTY ATTITUDE, NOT TO MAKE EXCUSES, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, I'VE BEEN SICK LIKE A DOG FOR A WEEK... USUALLY BASH IS A BLAST FOR ME, RAIN OR SHINE I LOVE PLAYING IN THIS LEAGUE, BUT THIS GAME SUCKED AND I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE PLAYED... (WELL AT LEAST NOT PLAYED IN THE FIRST PERIOD IN WHICH I GAVE UP 3 GOALS, ON ABOUT..... UUUUUMMMMMMM....... I'D SAY ABOUT 2 SHOTS)... IN MY DEFENSE I THINK ALL 3 WERE CARELESS TURNOVERS TO MARTIN AND/OR DANNY... ALWAYS A SMART MOVE
 
BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME AND MY ZERO SAVE PERCENTAGE..
ALLS WELL THAT ENDS WELL HUH?
 
HOW ABOUT THOSE BRUINS? TALK ABOUT PICKING ME UP.... FUCKIN A JACK SHIT... I DIDN'T STOP A SHOT ALL DAY AND WE STILL WON BY TWO GOALS... CAN YOU SAY OFFENSE? I'M KINDA OUTTA IT AND I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL THE GOALS, BUT THE OFFENSE WAS SCREAMING... WILL HAD THE FIRST BRUIN GOAL OF THE GAME AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING TEAM PLAYS I'VE SCENE IN A WHILE, I THINK ALL 5 GUYS TOUCHED THE PUCK IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 10 SECONDS WITH SOME SUPER CRISP PASSING AND WILL ENDED UP ALL ALONE UP TOP AND RIPPED A GREAT 5 HOLE SHOT... SICK! SCOOTER HAD A GOAL THAT WAS THE SWEETEST BOUNCE YOU COULD IMAGINE... HE TOOK A RINK LONG SHOT ON GOAL, STEVE MADE A BLOCKER SAVE (OR SO YOU WOULD THINK) BUT THE REBOUND WENT STRAIGHT UP, OVER HIM AND INTO THE BACK OF THE NET.... CABOT WENT UPPER CORNER ON DELMONICO FROM ABOUT 12 FEET OUT, WHO'S GONNA STOP THAT?
 
THE BRUIN ROOKIES ARE EXCITING TO WATCH. THESE GUYS ARE DIGGERS WHO DON'T SEEM INTIMIDATED BY A LITTLE PHYSICAL CONTACT, AND ARE RUNNING REALLY GOOD WITH THE BASH VETS.
 
I THINK THE BRUINS KILLED A COUPLE OF PENALTIES, (THATS ALWAYS BEEN A STRENGTH OF THIS TEAM)
I THINK ONE OR TWO OF THE GOALS WERE POWER PLAY GOALS (ALWAYS A PLUS)
 
FINAL SCORE: BRUINS 7, ROADRUNNERS 5
 
IT WAS NICE TO HAVE A FULL TEAM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP THAT UP
NEXT WEEK WE'VE GOT THE SEALS @1:00

 

 

WEEK#3: WELL... INJURY, SICKNESS, WEDDINGS AND WHAT NOT HAD THE BRUINS MISSING FOUR D-MEN AGAINST THE SEALS THIS WEEK... AND SUPPRISINGLY THE BRUINS D STILL PLAYED PRETTY WELL.... SEALS SCORED FIVE GOALS... FOUR WERE UNLUCKY BOUNCES, SCREENS, TURNOVERS AND POOR GOALTENDING... THE FINAL SEAL GOAL WAS A POOR CLEARING PASS THAT FOUND ITS WAY INTO THE BACK OF THE BRUIN NET. BASICALLY THE BRUINS STUNK UP THE PLACE.... THE OFFENCE WAS LOOKING GOOD AND RUNNING SOME NIFTY PLAYS JUST LIKE ALWAYS, BUT THE BRUINS LACKED THE FINISHING STROKE... MISSING 4 OR 5 PRIME SCORING CHANCES BY MISSING THE NET. BILL MILLER SCORED A SWEET GOAL TO START THE GAME... BUT ABOUT 3 SECONDS LATER I GAVE UP A FULL RINK GOAL TO BEN PHILLIPS TO TIE IT UP 1-1...ABSOLUTLY THE WORST TIME TO GIVE UP A SHITY GOAL... AFTER THAT IS WAS ALL SEALS.. EDDY DID SCORE A UGLY 5 HOLE THAT TRICKLED PASSED ED MURRY AFTER HE MADE THE SAVE IN THE SECOND TO TOP OFF THE BRUINS SCORE FEST.
 
THE (FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM) "STACKED" SEALS ONLY GOT 5 GOALS AGAINST A MISSING/WOUNDED DEFENCE AND A SICK GOALIE WHO MIGHT AS WELL NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN PLAYING.... THE ONLY REAL QUALITY GOAL WAS SCORED BY GIL L... I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING THEM AGAIN REAL SOON.
 
ON AN UP NOTE... MY FLU SEEMS TO BE IMPROVING...MY NECK IS STILL KILLING ME BUT AT LEAST I DIDN'T COUGH UP ANYTHING GREEN DURING THE GAME... SO I HOPE TO BE BACK TO 100% NEXT WEEK @11:00 AGAINST THE BINGCHERRYS...
 
FINAL SCORE: SEALS 5, BRUINS 2
 
 
 
WEEK#4: WOW... WHAT AN AMAZING GAME BY THE BRUINS... WITH ONLY TWO SUBS AND FACING A FULL SQUAD, THE BRUINS JUST ROLL OVER THE BOMBS.... GAME BALLS TO EVERY BODY WHO PLAYED... WE WERE CLICKING LIKE NO BODIES BUSNESS... THE OFFENCE WAS ON SIMPLY ON FIRE, I HAD A GREAT GAME (I MUST HAVE STOPPED ABOUT 50 SHOTS), THE DUCT TAPE DEFENCE WAS GREAT... WE WERE JUST UNBEATABLE TODAY... NOTHING AGAINST THE BOMBS OR DEMING AT ALL... THEY PLAYED A GOOD GAME, THEY JUST WENT UP AGAINST THE WRONG TEAM THIS WEEK.
 
I GAVE UP THREE GOALS... ONE WAS A FREAKISH BOUNCE OFF THE METAL GRATE AT CENTER ICE... WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
THE SECOND WAS A DEFLECTED SHOT OFF OF THE BRUIN D... WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
THE THIRD WAS... WELL I DON'T REMEMBER... BUT THERE WAS ABOUT 30 SECONDS LEFT IN THE GAME SO... WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE ON THAT ONE TOO.
 
ON AN UP NOTE: THE MILLER / SCOOTER / AND (INSERT WING HERE) LINE CONTINUES TO TEAR IT UP... HAS A ROOKIE EVER WON THE MVP?
ON A DOWN NOTE: ROOKIE D-MEN KIRT JOHNSON SHOWED UP WITH A FLAT TIRE (SUFFERED IN LAST WEEKS GAME) AND WILL BE OUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME...
 
THERES THREE TEAMS WITH A 3-1 RECORD RIGHT NOW (SEALS, RATS AND BRUINS).. NEXT WEEK THE RATS AND SEALS GO HEAD TO HEAD AND THE BRUINS GO UP AGAINST THE "SLEEPING GIANT" LANDSHARKS... SO THE BRUINS NEED A BIG WIN TO STAY ON THE TOP.
 
FINAL SCORE IN WEEK 4: BRUINS 6, BOMBS 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#5: ANOTHER BIG WIN FOR THE BRUINS... THIS WEEK AGAINST THE LANDSHARKS... THE LANDSHARKS WERE MISSING SOME KEY PLAYERS AND DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A BENCH BUT THEY PLAYED A GOOD HARD GAME JUST THE SAME... I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING THOSE GUYS THREE MORE TIMES THIS SEASON...
 
MARKED MY 50TH (REGULAR SEASON) GAME AS A GOALIE IN THIS LEAGUE.... DRUMROLL PLEASE... AND AFTER 50 GAMES, MY RECORD IS 27-21-2... DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH TO ME... BUT CONSIDERING 12 OF THOSE LOSSES CAME IN LAST SEASONS FORGETTABLE CAMPAIGN... AND THE FACT THAT A .500 TEAM SHOULD EXPECT TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS EACH YEAR... I KNOW 27-21-2 AIN'T ALL THAT BAD.
 
SCOOTER REACHED AND THEN PASSED THE 100 ASSIST MARK IN THIS GAME... CONGRATS SCOOTER
SCOOTER ALSO HAD A GOAL ONE SECOND INTO THE FIRST PERIOD... THATS GOTTA BE SOMESORTA RECORD HUH?
BILL MILLER AND SCOOTER CONTINUE TO TEAR IT UP
 
BILL BROCK CAME OUT AND PLAYED A GOOD AND A SURPRISINGLY "HEADY" GAME CONSIDERING IT WAS ONLY HIS SECOND GAME @ THE LICK. HE'S ANOTHER NICE ADDITION TO THE SQUAD
 
AS ALWAYS THE DEFENSE WAS SOLID... MIKEY P PLAYED BACK IN PLACE OF A MISSING WILL EASTON... WHICH CHANGES THE COMPLEXION OF THE D... BUT ANY TIME MIKEY'S BACK THERE WITH THE PUCK... GOALIES BEWARE! (MYSELF INCLUDED).
 
OVER ALL, THE BRUINS LOOKED PRETTY DARN GOOD... THERE WERE A FEW LET DOWNS AND SOME BAD PASSES THAT A STRONGER TEAM MIGHT HAVE CAPITALIZED ON... BUT FOR THE MOST PART EVERY ONE PLAYED A GOOD SOLID GAME... LOTS OF REALLY CRISP PASSING BY ALL THE BRUINS... THE ROOKIES LOOK LIKE SEASON VETERANS... AND THE SEASON VETERANS ARE PLAYING GREAT...WERE STARTING TO GEL AS A TEAM... LOOKOUT!
 
FINAL SCORE: BRUINS 8, LANDSHARKS 3
 
BRUINS ARE NOW 4-1-0... BUT SO ARE THE RINKRATS, WHO WE PLAY NEXT WEEK @11:00... ITS FAR TO EARLY IN THE SEASON TO SAY "BIG GAME" OR SOME OTHER CLICHE... BUT IT SHOULD MAKE FOR A GOOD GAME HUH?
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#6: CRAPPY GOALTENDING CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE BRUINS!!! BUT ONCE AGAIN THE OTHER GUYS REALLY PICKED UP THE PACE.... 5 ASSISTS FROM WARDYNSKI.... A HAT TRICK FROM MILLER.... 4 GOALS AND AN ASSIST FROM PETERSON... DAMM... THATS-ALOTA OH-FFENCE...
RATS STARTED THE SCORING EARLY WITH A RINK LONG SHOT FROM FISK(TRUST ME... SOME SERIOUS CURVE ON IT)... THEN A VERY NICE GOAL FROM EX-BRUIN SCOTTY KANE... THEN THE SCORING SLOWED AND AT THE END OF ONE... RATS 2 BRUINS 1..
BUT THE SECOND PERIOD WAS ALL BRUINS... SWEET SHOTS AND SOME MISS PLAYED PUCKS BY THE RATS GOALIE LET TO A 4-1 SECOND PUTING THE BRUINS OUT IN FRONT 4-3...
BUT THE RATS DIDN'T GO AWAY AFTER THAT... AND ACTUALLY THE SCORE WAS 5-5 WITH ABOUT 6 MINUTES LEFT... AND THEN SOME RAT BLOOD ENDED UP ON THE SURFACE OF THE LICK AND BILL MILLER ENDED UP EARNING 4 MINUTES IN THE BOX (I DIDN'T SEE THE PLAY BUT I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS JUST A HOCKEY ACCIDENT WITH NO INTENT TO INJURE)....BUT THE BRUINS HAD A BIG KILL AND GOT MILLER OUT OF THE BOX JUST IN TIME FOR HIM TO SCORE A TOP CORNER GLOVE SIDE GOAL FOR THE GAME WINNER... AND THE INSURANCE GOAL WAS MILLER INTO AN EMPTY NET WITH ABOUT 15 SECONDS LEFT...
 
ANOTHER STRONG TURNOUT FOR THE BRUINS... EVERYONE PLAYED GOOD... THE DEFENSE HAD A GOOD GAME AGAINST A PESKY, QUICK RATS SQUAD... AND 5 ASSISTS FROM WARDYNSKI.... A HAT TRICK FROM MILLER.... 4 GOALS AND AN ASSIST FROM PETERSON DOESN'T HURT.
 
THOSE RATS ARE A GOOD TEAM... ALOT OF HUSTLE...
 
FINAL SCORE: BRUINS 7, RINKRATS 5
 
 
 
 
WEEK#7: NEVERMIND.
 
FINAL SCORE: ROADRUNNERS 10, BRUINS 4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#8: COULD I PLAY ANY WORSE???
 
 
 
DON'T ANSWER THAT.
 
ONCE AGAIN GOALTENDING GIVES AWAY THE GAME...
 
FINAL SCORE: SEALS 4, BRUINS 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#9:
 
 
CHERRYBOMBS 4, BRUINS 2
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#10: THE BRUINS STOP THE THREE GAME SLIDE WITH AN O.T. WIN OVER THE RINKRATS!! SCOOTER GETS THE WINNER EARLY IN O.T. WITH A LONG SCREAMER FROM THE POINT, CAPPING OFF A GREAT GAME BY BOTH TEAMS... THE BRUINS AND RATS EXCHANGED GOALS BACK AND FORTH ALL THE WAY TO A 5-5 TIE AT THE END OF REGULATION...
 
I GAVE UP ALOT OF GOALS ONCE AGAIN.... BUT I THINK I ONLY GOT BEAT ON ONE BREAKAWAY... THE REST OF THE GOALS WERE FREAKY BOUNCES, AND JOHNNY ON THE SPOT HUSTLE BY THE RATS... THERES NOT ALOT I CAN DO WHEN THREE GUYS ARE SITTING IN MY CREASE... AND THERES REALLY NOT ALOT 2-D CAN DO AGAINST 3 GUYS EITHER
 
BRUINS ARE 3-0 AGAINST THE RATS THIS YEAR
... THAT SETTLES THE TIE BREAKER IF IT SHOULD BE NEEDED
 
PETERSON HAD ONE GOAL AND 3 ASSISTS
KEELER HAD 3 ASSISTS
SCOOTER HAD 2 GOALS AND 2 ASSISTS
PARSONS HAD 2 ASSISTS
SCHAUFFEL ADDED 1 GOAL
 
FINAL SCORE: BRUINS 6, RINKRATS 5
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#11: BRUINS WIN...... PRETTY PLAIN AND SIMPLE...
SORTA SEEMED LIKE THE STARS WERE ALIGNED FOR THE BRUINS THIS WEEK... AND IT ALSO SORTA SEEM LIKE THE ROADRUNNERS WERE MISSING THEIR STAR.... AS FAR AS THAT TEAM GOES, THEY HAD AN OFF DAY... I WISH ALL THE MEETINGS WITH THEM WENT THAT SMOOTHLY FOR THE BRUINS, BUT THEY NEVER, EVER DO... I'LL TAKE IT AS A EARLY X-MAS PRESENT FROM THE BASH GODS AND EXPECT TO FACE THE ROADRUNNERS I LOVE TO HATE THE NEXT TIME WE MEET (JAN 15TH @11:00)...
 
SPEAKING OF STARS...
HARRINGTON HAD A BIG GAME, 1 GOAL AND 2 ASSISTS
MILLAR HAD 2 REALLY SWEET GOALS
2 ASSISTS EACH FOR PETERSON AND WARDYNSKI
RITTER HAD 1 GOAL AND 1 ASSIST
 
1 EACH GOAL FOR:
OLSON
CABOT
SCHAUFFEL
 
AND 1 ASSIST EACH FOR:
EASTON
JOHNSON
KEELER
 
FINAL SCORE: BRUINS 7, ROADRUNNERS 3
 
 
 
 
WEEK#12: 12/18/99: ANOTHER GOOD GAME BY THE BRUINS...
 
THE SEALS HAD A SUPRISINGLY WEAK TURNOUT... THEY PLAYED THE WHOLE GAME WITH THEIR "FIRST LINE" AND ONE SUB... MOST OF THE FIRST PERIOD WAS CLOSE, BUT THE BRUINS SCORED A POWERPLAY GOAL WITH JUST TWO SECONDS LEFT IN THE PERIOD TO MAKE THE SCORE 3-1... THEN AFTER THAT THE SEALS JUST LOST IT AND THE BRUINS FOUND IT... BRUINS TOOK THE SECOND PERIOD 2-0 AND THEN THE THIRD 3-0 TO WRAP UP THE FINAL GAME BEFORE THE X-MAS BREAK WITH AN 8-1 VICTORY.
 
THE WIN PUTS THE BRUINS IN FIRST PLACE... THAT AND A BUCKO'FIVE CAN GET YOU A SMALL COFFEE... BUT THE TWO POINTS WILL HELP IN THE PLAYOFF HUNT JUST THE SAME...
 
WARDYNSKI HAD 4 POINTS (1 GOAL AND 3 ASSISTS)... SCOOTER SET THE ALL TIME CAREER ASSIST RECORD FOR BASH... CONGRATS SCOOT!
 
BILL MILLAR HAD 3 POINTS WITH 1 ASSIST AND 2 GOALS
 
PETERSON HAD 2 GOALS FROM WAY OUTSIDE
 
KEELER HAD 1 GOAL AND 1 ASSIST
 
JORDAN HAD 2 ASSISTS
 
DAVE OLSON HAD 2 ASSIST
 
EASTON HAD THE FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME (A WOULD BE ICING SLAPSHOT)
 
SCHAUFFEL ADDED 1 GOAL
 
CABOT HAD 1 ASSIST
 
KIRK JOHNSON DIDN'T GET ANY POINTS BUT I THOUGHT HE PLAYED A GREAT GAME AGAINST BEN P.
 
OVER ALL IT WAS A GOOD GAME BY THE BRUINS... I KNOW THE SEALS ONLY HAD 7 GUYS AND DID RUN OUTTA LEGS... BUT THE 7 THEY DID HAVE CAN PUT TOGETHER A WIN OVER JUST ABOUT ANYBODY... SO I'LL INJOY IT, BUT LETS NOT LET IT GET TO OUR HEADS EH¿
 
FINAL SCORE: BRUINS 8, SEALS 1
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#13: 1/08/00: @11:00 VS LANDSHARKS....
 
ONE HECK OF A GAME... IT WAS CLOSE ALL THE WAY... BUT LEADING 2-1.... THE BRUINS GAVE UP THE TIE'N GOAL MIDWAY THROUGH THE THIRD.... AFTER AN EXCITING O.T. MANAGED ONLY ONE POINT FOR THE DAYS EFFORT...
 
BRUINS HAD SOME TROUBLE GETTING OFF THE SHOTS IN THIS ONE... BUT HEY, THE LANDSHARKS SEEM TO HAVE THAT EFFECT ON TEAMS EVERY WEEK.
 
OVER ALL IT WASN'T AN ESPECIALLY GOOD GAME BY THE BRUINS.... BUT ONE POINTS ALOT BETTER THAN NONE... I'LL TAKE IT
 
THE TIE GIVES THE BRUINS 17POINTS AND KEEPS THEM IN FIRST PLACE (ONE POINT AHEAD OF THE SEALS WHO HAVE 16)
 
BRUINS SCORING:
ONE GOAL EACH FOR MILLAR AND PETERSON
ONE ASSIST EACH FOR HARRINGTON AND CABOT
TWO ASSISTS FOR SCOOTER
I HAD 40 SAVES OUT OF 42 SHOTS... SO I SHOULD GET A POINT TOO
 
NEXT WEEK IS A BIG ONE AGAINST THE 3RD PLACE ROADRUNNERS (WHO HAVE 13 POINTS)... BIG BECAUSE THE 4TH PLACE RATS AND 5TH PLACE BOMBS BATTLE FOR THE 4TH PLACE SPOT (BOTH HAVE 12 POINTS RIGHT NOW)... AND THE SEALS MEET THE 6TH PLACE LANDSHARKS... A BRUIN WIN NEXT WEEK WOULD TAKE US A LITTLE BIT AWAY FROM THE "PLAYOFF BUBBLE", AND MIGHT EVEN PROMPT ME TO START CALCULATING THE BRUINS MAGIC NUMBER TO CLINCHING A PLAYOFF BIRTH...
 
FINAL SCORE: BRUINS 2, LANDSHARKS 2
 
 
 
 
WEEK#14: WHOOPS... BRUINS FALL TO THE ROADRUNNERS. THAT ALONG WITH THE RESULTS OF THE OTHER GAMES OF THE DAY MADE EVERY THING IN THE LEAGUE JUST A BIT TIGHTER... THE BRUINS STILL HAVE A 1 POINT LEAD FOR FIRST PLACE... BUT THE 3RD, 4TH AND 6TH PLACE TEAMS ALL WON AND PULLED UP TWO POINTS CLOSER.
 
THE BRUINS DID A GOOD JOB OF TAKING OUT THE PLAY OF THE RUNNERS "SUPER" CENTERS BUT THE WINGS HAD A FIELD DAY ON THE BRUINS AND THEIR WEAK GOALTENDING.
 
FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK THE BRUINS CAME UP SHORT IN THE SHOTS ON GOAL DEPARTMENT...
 
EARLY IN THE THIRD I GOT KNEE'D IN THE CRANIUM..... AND IT STILL HURTS (32 HOURS LATER)... AS A RESULT I WAS SEEING DOUBLE THE REST OF THE WAY..... YOU MIGHT THINK THAT SUCKS BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT I ONLY GAVE UP 7 GOALS I WAS ESTATIC... CAUSE I COUNTED ABOUT 10.............................................. HA........... RIM SHOT
 
ANYWAYS.... NEXT WEEK SHOULD BE BETTER...
 
FINAL SCORE: ROADRUNNERS 7, BRUINS 3
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#15: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT... I WAS A HALFWAY DECENT QB, AND I WAS PRETTY GOOD PITCHER BACK IN THE DAY (I HAD A NICE CURVE)... IN MY PAST I'VE HAD BAD DAYS... I'VE FUMBLED THE BALL WITH ONE MINUTE TO GO AND NURSING A 2 POINT LEAD.... I'VE GIVIN UP HOMERS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH THAT COST MY TEAM THE GAME, BUT THOSE THINGS DON'T COMPAIR TO PLAYING NETS IN BASH HAVING A GOOD GAME AND THEN GIVING IT UP LATE IN THE THIRD ON A SHITTY BULL SHIT GOAL...
 
AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG (FRUSTRATION NOISE)
 
EVEN WHEN HE PLAYED FOR THE RAIDERS, I'VE ALWAYS DISLIKED JEFF GEORGE... BUT I SORTA FEEL LIKE HIM BECAUSE HE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO CARRY HIS TEAM EITHER... NO MATTER HOW GOOD HE PLAYS, HE'LL NEVER WIN UNLESS HE GETS HELP FROM HIS TEAMATES...
 
ONCE AGAIN THE BRUINS SEEMED TO HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING OFF THE SHOTS AND STOPPING THE SHOTS FROM COMING IN ON ME... ON AN UP NOTE.. THE BRUINS DID SEEMED TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE CHANCES, I THOUGHT CABOT PLAYED A GREAT GAME, AND DAVE OLSON HAD A NICE GOAL... MIKE PETERSON HAD AN ASS KICKING SHORT HANDED GOAL. RITTER ADDED ANOTHER.
OVER ALL IT WAS A DECENT GAME BY THE BRUINS... BUT THIS IS A TIGHT YEAR IN BASH AND A DECENT SHOWING JUST WON'T CUT IT AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE POST SEASON... (MYSELF INCLUDED)
 
CHECKING WITH "BASH STAT GURU" STEVES SITE, THE SEALS OUT SHOT THE BRUINS BY 4 SHOTS... YOU'D ONLY GET THAT JOKE IF YOU'D ACTUALLY WATCHED THE GAME...
 
FINAL SCORE: SEALS 4, BRUINS 3
 
 
 
WEEK#16: CHERRYBOMBS 6, BRUINS 3
 
 
 
 
WEEK#17: LANDSHARKS 4, BRUINS 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#18: WELL OUT OF THE LAST 6 GAMES WE'VE PLAYED, THIS WEEK WAS BY FAR MY WORST EFFORT IN NETS... BUT WE FINALLY WON FOR A CHANGE...
WE'VE ALL GOT TO DO OUR PART... TURNS OUT MY PART WAS PLAYING POORLY SO AS TO SPARK THE BRUIN OFFENCE INTO SCORING FOR A CHANGE.... LOOSING 3-4 EVERY WEEK HAD GOTTEN ALITTLE OLD IF YOU ASK ME... THERE WERE CERTAINLY SOME DOWN MOMENTS FOR THE BRUINS (MOSTLY AS A RESULT OF RUNNING THREE D FOR THE WHOLE GAME)... BUT IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE BRUIN SCORING MACHINE BACK IN GEAR... (JUST IN TIME FOR ANOTHER WEEK OFF???)... NEXT GAME... FEB 26TH @ 11:00 AGAINST THE CHERRY BOMBS...
 
FINAL SCORE: BRUINS 7, RINKRATS 5
 
 
 
WEEK#19: SIX GOALS FOR ONE TEAM... AND ONE GOAL FOR OUR TEAM... NOTICE A TREND?
 
 
CHERRYBOMBS 6, BRUINS 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
WEEK#20: LANDSHARKS 9, BRUINS 7.... BUT IT WAS JUST A HECK OF ALOT OF FUN TO SWITCH IT ALL UP..... CABOT PLAYED WELL IN NETS... WILL AND IAN PLAYED BETWEEN SCOTTY ON ONE LINE... IT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF FUN AND A GOOD WAY TO GET READY FOR THE PLAYOFFS...
 
A FEW KEY NO SHOWS THIS WEEK... PUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE LAST TIME YOU'LL HEAR THAT COMPLAINT....
 
BILL MILLER DID BREAK THE BRUIN RECORD FOR MOST GOALS IN A SEASON WITH A HAT TRICK THAT BROUGHT HIS GOAL TOTAL UP TO 28... CONGRATS BILL!
 
FINAL SCORE: LANDSHARKS 9, BRUINS 7
 
LOOKING AHEAD... NEXT WEEKEND IS THE START OF THE PLAYOFFS....
BRUINS (3RD PLACE) VS THE SECOND PLACE ROADRUNNERS....
 
12:00 ON SATURDAY
AND 10:00 ON SUNDAY
 
ROADRUNNERS AND BRUINS TIED THE SEASON 2-2
 
 
 
 
PLAYOFFS
 
GAME 1: 3-11-00 ROADRUNNERS 6, BRUINS 5
1st period - No Scoring
pen - Clarke (RR) int 17:45
2nd period
BR - Schauffel (Millar) 1:30
BR - Johnson (Parsons, Millar) 4:51
RR - Goodman (Pirani, Bremner) 12:01
BR - Wardynski (Keeler, Harrington) 14:55
RR - Percival (Tateosian, Taylor) 15:25
RR - Roberge (Taylor) (pp) 18:45
BR - Millar (Harrington) 19:58
pen - Peterson (BR) unsp conduct 16:17, Easton (BR) checking 17:26
3rd period -
RR - Pirani (Roberge, Taylor) 9:17
BR - Peterson (Keeler) 9:48
RR - Roberge 2 (Clarke, Percival) (pp) 10:15
RR - Pirani 2 (Roberge, Taylor) (pp) 18:58
pen - Peterson (BR) hold 7:53, Clarke (RR) trip 8:02, Easton (BR) cross
check 9:00, Roberge (RR) unsp conduct 10:15, Parsons (BR) roughing 18:25
Shots on Goal: RR 8-7-10=25 / BR 10-20-5=35
Goalies: RR Delmonico 60:00 (1-0) 35 sh, 30 sv / BR Hocking (0-1) 59:23
25 sh, 19 sv
Power Plays: Roadrunners 3-5 / Bruins 0-3
3 Stars (by DR): 1) Roberge, RR 2) Millar, BR 3) Pirani, RR
Attendance (shots on goal): Bruins: Peterson 7, Millar 5, Parsons 5,
Schauffel 4, Wardynski 4, Easton 3, Harrington 3, Johnson 2, Ritter 2,
Cabot 0, Keeler 0, Hocking (G). Roadrunners: Roberge 8, Bremner 3,
Clarke 3, Percival 3, Taylor 3, Percival 2, Goodman 1, Landreville 1,
Tateosian 1, Lucey 0, Nathoo 0, Delmonico (G)
Referees: Huntington & Moon (1st per) / Blanchette (2nd & 3rd pers).
Time & Score: Rogahn
 
 
GAME 2: 3-12-00 ROADRUNNERS 3, BRUINS 0
1st Period - No Scoring
pen - Landreville (RR) roughing 8:19, Peterson (B) roughing 14:45
2nd Period
RR - Tateosian (Goodman, Roberge) 9:35
pen - Peterson (B) roughing and Roberge (RR) hold 4:37, Taylor (RR)
slash 14:39
3rd Period
RR - Roberge (Goodman, Pirani) 9:15
RR - Tateosian 2 (Lucey) 13:31
pen - Peterson (B) trip 7:01
Shots on Goal: Roadrunners 10-18-11=39 / Bruins 8-13-8=29
Goaltenders: Roadrunners Delmonico (2-0) 60:00 29 sh, 29 sv / Bruins
Hocking (0-2) 58:13 39 sh, 36 sv
Power Plays: Roadrunners 0-2 / Bruins 0-2
3 Stars: 1) Roberge 2) Delmonico 3) Goodman HM) Tateosian
Attendance (shots on goal): Roadrunners: Roberge 13, Taylor 6, Tateosian
5, Bremner 4, Pirani 3, Clarke 2, Goodman 2, Nathoo 2, Lucey 1, Percival
1, Landreville 0, Delmonico (G). Bruins: Peterson 6, Easton 5, Schauffel
4, Parsons 3, Cabot 2, Harrington 2, Keeler 2, Millar 2, Warydnski 2,
Ritter 1, Johnson 0, Hocking (G)
Referees: Krieger & Blanchette (2nd & 3rd periods)
 
Time & Score: Rogahn
 
 
HEY BRUINS... NOTHING TO HANG YOUR HEAD ABOUT... WE PLAYED A GOOD WEEKEND OF HOCKEY... YES WE LOST I KNOW... BUT WE BACKED INTO THE PLAYOFFS AND EVERYONE EXPECTED US TO BEND OVER AND LET MARTIN AND THE BOYS HAVE THEIR WAY WITH US... BUT WE PUT UP ONE-HELL OF A FIGHT, AND PLAYED TWO VERY RECPECTABLE GAMES... WE JUST GOT (ROBBED OF GAME ONE) BEAT IN THE LONG RUN...
 
THE WHOLE TEAM PLAYED GOOD... AND IN SHORT I'M PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ON THE 99-2000 BRUINS.