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5/15 Rained Away! Stay tuned for a reschedule.

5/13 Week 14 The Playoffs Schedules Posted!

5/11 It's All Said and Done! Dragons go Perfecto, BQE Thrive Late, Rockies take the SB and Bergen Beach Barrel into the Playoffs! The Dragons go perfect on the regular season reaching 10-0 but not without a threat. Trailing 4-3 late in the final session Bobby Kasimis would do his best dance routine though traffic and put the equalizer up top for a 4-4 score. Just twenty ticks later he would set up the game winner to Jason Weston for a beauty tap in and finally spreading the icing on the cake putting the rubber into the empty cage for a 6-4 win. Charles Sbrigato would give much credit to his second line as they came through with E. Perpada leading the way with a two goal night. Dragons go a perfect 10-0 people, so for the books where do they stand? Unbeaten regular season record hits 22-0-2. Consecutive win streak reaches eleven dating back to last seasons playoffs and consecutive regular season win streak also reaches eleven. Good stuff and a Congrats to the Fire, Breathing, Dragons! In inter-league play last seasons Champions would collide as BQE trailed Gerritsen Beach 3-1 with under six minutes to play. Bryan Ammirati would make it a one goal game with 5:10 remaining and BQE would soon get even at the 2:03 mark. Just twenty more ticks later Ammirati would bag the game winner finishing off his hat-trick as BQE pulled off the come from behind winner. The Rockies take down the Strong B Division with a convincing 5-2 win. Combined with a Gerritsen Beach loss they take sole position of first place which equals a first round bye in the second season. In last night's play the would get goal scoring from Steve Vitarotis with two as Vinny Smith, Brian Sica and Kenny kearns would also plug it in. Well I didn't get much time to talk about this season's scoring titles or records broke but Nick Merfindini of Bergen Beach added four more points to his league leading point total hitting forty and entering the forty point club. Nick becomes only the third player to do so joining Mike Goucher and Sean McAllister. Bergen Beach went on the win 5-0 as Craig Krammer posted his second shutout of the season while securing the Division's lowest G.A.A.. Bergen Beach rocks the leagues leading scorer and goalie with the lowest goals against, What's next? It was a first for both players winning the titles at their position but Nick would also make it happen in the SB for the Mariners. Putting up a twenty point season he earns the trophy in that division as well. As for the goalies in the SB we'll hand the award to Gerritsen Beach's Robert Melina for a second straight season putting up a 2.45 G.A.A.. In draft play the scoring title goes to the Bay Brewery's Matt Galiano with a 42 point season also joining the forty point club as the G.A.A. Leader goes to the Dragons Robert Halesy posting a 2.71. This could be a record but we'll have to dig into the archives on that one, if not first a sure second best G.A.A in the respected division. A for sure Record Breaker goes to Thomas Galligan posting up most assists in a season with twenty three, the most ever in draft. And now the good stuff the first round playoff matches. In the BIG B Bergen Beach will see the Kings as Marine Park will face BQE. In the Strong B, Rockies get a first round bye as last seasons finalists Gerritsen Beach and Marine Park will meet in the first round. Mariners will see NOMAAM and the Bird Seeders will face Black N Blue. In drafts first round of elimination Comic Book Men will face off with CRC as F Express will go head to head with the Zorros. Dragons and Bay Brewery earn the bye. There you have it folks, stay tuned for next week's playoff schedule as all regular season's final stats, standings and team pages have been updated, this week's box scores coming shortly.

5/9 Another Wet day, All Games Canceled. Also playoffs games scheduled for tomorrow 5/10 are canceled and tonight's games are put in their place. Scheduled updated below.

5/8 Schedules Updated below with the rain today, we'll take another crack at it tonight

5/9 game times all the same. 5/6 NOMAAM Win the Coin Toss! NOMAAM Capo Brandon Barbuto screamed heads as Tommy Urchandno's daughter flipped the coin in the air for the tie breaker between the two dead locked squads. And heads it was, so NOMAAM own the sixth seed as Marine Park falls to the cellar on the flip. Neither team knows who they will play yet as other teams positioning could change on the season finish up.

5/5 Week 13 Posted. If Tuesday rains the following two nights are make up dates. If we get the games in on Tuesday or Wednesday the playoffs will begin on Thursday as scheduled below, if not Thursday will be the next make up night.

5/3 NOMAAM and Marine Park one for the Record books, a first time ever! Rain the rest of the Way! The rules state, When the season ends and two teams have the same record ( points ) in standings, the team who has more wins will get the higher seed. If the two teams still have the same record, who ever won the head the head match-up will get the higher seed. If the two teams happened to play each other twice and are still tied, who ever has the higher +/- will get the higher seed. If we are still tied after all of this ( highly unlikely ) We will go to a coin toss with both captains there. Well folks, both teams finished with the same amount of points, split the season series and have the same +/-, OH MY GOODNESS! This has never happened before, all records will be rechecked again to see if everything is correct and if so we'll go to the coin toss this weekend. NOMAAM made this all happen last night with a big first period storming out the gate with a 3-0 lead after one. Marine Park made it a game and at 4-2 they stayed on the attack the rest of the way. The pepper shake was on but it was Billy Fox time! Putting up his best by far performance of the season Bill flashed his glove, pads and even his mask securing the win. Fox picked the right time to get hot with playoffs next week but who his team will play is still undetermined as we'll go to our first ever coin toss this weekend if all stats are correct. As soon as the coin gets tossed and we finish up these rain-outs we'll be locked into position for the second season. We'll be shooting for this Tuesday night for the season finish up with playoffs starting on Thursday. Stay tuned in for updates. Standing updated, stats not yet left last nights score card at the rink... Dam! See you soon my Brothers!

5/2 Games Canceled Tonight with the rain all day, all games move to tomorrow night Thursday 5/3 updated, all game times stay the same. All last night Stats have been updated.

5/2 Dragons Still Run It, Rockies Pull Away, NOMAAM Solid and Mariners get two for the SB! Dragons get a little scare with a 1-1 knot heading into the final session but as soon as Charles Sbriagto got his line mate dressed in the third everything would be just all right. Sbrigato would put up a trick in the final session taking a 4-2 win extending his franchise record to 21-0-2 while clinching their second straight division title and they are only one win away from a perfect regular season. WOW! The Rockies were on the prowl getting goal scoring form Sica, Gilbert, Casserly, Montello and Ponteri. Taking a two goal lead into the final fifteen they would win the third 2-1 skating away with a 5-2 win. The Rockies will shoot for the division title tonight with a win and a Gerritsen Beach loss it will be theirs. If Gerritsen Beach wins there final game of the season they will own the number one seed in the SB. NOMAAM's main concern was getting Joey Jensen eligible for playoff hockey. Not only did they do that with Jensen skating in his forth game they managed to put up one of their most solid outings of the season. Posting a 4-0 shutout Jensen had a goal and three assists while Barbuto, Carlton and Bottilari would also reach the back of the cage. The Mariners would put up the battle of the night as the final six minutes of their contest would prove to be a wild one. With both teams owning a one goal lead each only to see them get erased Mariner Nick Merfendini would break the 2-2 knot pushing home his second of the night with just 1:24 remaining to put a strangle hold on the win. All standings pages updated, nothing else.

4/28 Week 12 Schedules posted. We are set for Tuesday and Wednesday, if any of those nights get rained out Thursday night is the make up date. All Pages updated!

4/26 Bay Brew Finish Strong, Gerritsen Beach take the Division lead, Marine Park in the Shoot Out and Comic Book Men come up big! Bay Brewery came out firing in their season finale quickly building a 6-0 lead after two. Zorros made an effort in the final session posting five but the Brew connected with three skating away with a 9-5 victor. The Stingy Gerritsen defense lead the way in their battle for first keeping the doors locked down for a 2-0 lead heading into the final session. The Mariners Steve Finley would soon make it a one goal game with under ten minutes to go but Gerritsen Beach Chris Ryan would come right back at the 7:40 mark regaining the two goal lead. Mariners would make it a one goal game again but a little too late as Gerritsen would take a 3-2 win. In Gerritsen's twilight double header their opponents Marine Park would be playing catch up all night as Gerritsen Beach lead 3-1 mid way though the second. A late second period goal from the Park would set up an intense final session. With Marine Park pressing for the equalizer and time winding down and their net empty the Park would finally tie the game at three sneaking one past the goal crease that would eventually bring us into the shoot-out. The Park would edge the Beach 3-2 in penalty shots securing the come from behind win. With Gerritsen Beach's three points earned on the night they take a commanding three point lead in the division however a few teams have a game in hand on them and they have a tuff inter-league match up in their season finale. With that being said the SB division title is still on the line going into the final week of the season. After a furious come back in last night's match coming up just short the Comic Book Men would come from behind again this time around making it stick. Trailing 4-3 in the second the Comic Book Men would score the next four unanswered goals taking a 7-4 win. Nick Femiano was on his game last night for the Comics putting up a hat-trick and adding an assist in his four point dominating performance. Chris Tomasino was also good setting up his team for three of their seven goals. Another two nights in the books as we head into the final week of play before elimination rounds. We'll be going Tuesday Wednesday next week leaving Thursday open just in case of a possible rain out. All Standings pages updated, last two night's stats will be updated shortly along with all other pages. Everyone enjoy your Thursday night off from the Bay instead of playing but watching what we like to do.

4/25 Bay Brewery hold on, BQE in winning stride, Mariners make a case for first and F Express drop the hammer! Bay Brewery built up a 5-1 lead mid way through the second but would let their opponents creep back into the contest. With a four goal lead into the final session the Comic Book Men would storm back with the next three goals for a one goal game. But the drafts league leading scorer Matt Galliano wouldn't let his team down as he would put home his forth of the night to regain a cushion and a two goal lead with time winding down. The Comics would get another back but this game would soon end 8-7 Brews. BQE showed off their puck moving skills and George Konstandinidis promised he wouldn't hit as many posts as he did the last time these two teams faced. He made the back of the net his goal this time around as he pulled back and roofed four while cousin Bobby Kasimis had a four assist night and a lamp light himself in the 6-4 BQE win. The Mariners would get two goals each from Joe Bean, Steve Finley and Nick Merfindini adding up to a 6-2 win but more important it moves them into a four way tie for first place in the SB! Tonight they play Gerritsen Beach which will make for a pivotal game going down the stretch in the race to the number one spot. F Express were on the Blitz all night rallying the troops up for a ten goal siege. Dimitri Koyatar lead the serge with a trick as team leader "F" of F Express was good for two as so was Patty Mead. All division standings pages updated as stats we'll be up soon. Also This Thursday nights games are canceled and moved to Tuesday May 1st. The forecast calls for over a 50% chance of rain plus other undisclosed information. Team Captains will be notified.

4/22 Week 11 Scheudles Posted! Tuesday night games this week, all pages updated.

4/20 BQE Deep in the Shoot Out, Bird Seeders strive for number one, Dragons again and Kings win a second straight! BQE and Bergen Beach finished off their season series with a win each and the final game needing a shoot-out to decide it. The Shoot-Out would go an astonishing ten rounds to determine our winner as Bobby Kasimis would nail it down in the tenth round as he also scored two in regulation helping his defending Champion squad earn the two. With the point earned on the Bergen Beach side they hammer home their fifth straight division title, a round of appaluse please and a congrats. Who they will play in the first round of the playoffs won't be decided till the last game of the season as seeds two through four have only a point between them. It was the Kings keeping the mix tight winning their second straight contest behind a stellar Joey Jensen performance. Joe said the ride back home to Manhattan won't feel so bad as he thinks about his four goal night especially the one he went though traffic then around the goal keep and carefully placed the puck on the twine. More flames out the Dragons mouth and another win added to their regular season regulation time unbeaten streak totals now at 20-0-2. Last nights parade saw Sbrigato, Kasmis, Weston and Daskalakis all combine for seven goals scored while goalie Robert Halasey keep showing off his sharp glove only letting two by his goal crease. Dragons need a point in their final two games to clinch the division and two wins equals a perfecto regular season. Jonathan Fliparelli would lead the Bird Seeders charge recording to the strum of a three goal hat-trick night while dishing off one. Doing this all with ex-Reaper mate Mike Goucher as they hooked up for three of Flip's four points. The goal scoring used to be the other way around but Gouch said all the rust is almost off as playoff hockey approaches. The Bird Seeds move into a three way tie for first with the 4-3 winner as we'll go down to the last day in the SB deciding a president trophy and positioning. All Standings, Box Scores and SB Stats Updated. BB and Draft stats will be updated shortly.

4/19 Rain Out! The Streak is over, had a great run this season of no rain outs but last night ends it. Let's start a new streak tonight, the rain out from tonight will move to this Tuesday night.

4/14 All Pages Updated, Week 10 Schedule Posted!

4/12 Bird Seeders closing doors, Dragons too Strong, Bay Brewery clinch a bye and Kings in Command! The Bird Seeders and Mariners were both short man power in last nights contest but the Seeders would come out sharp in the first hitting the back of the net three times for a 3-0 lead. After a scoreless second the B. Seeders would add two more in the third for a 5-0 win. Mikey Byrnes was good for a goal and two assists in the meet and new back up Seeder goalie posted the shutout in his second career start in the Bay. The Dragons unbeaten regulation streak reaches twenty one now at 19-0-2 marching to a 7-0 run on the current season. Fitting the team would post seven goals in last night's play with team captain Charles Sbrigato remaining hot putting up four of his teams seven while J Weston hit home for two. Bay Brewey bounce back after last week's L behind a big period three. In a 4-3 battle heading into the final session the Brewery would light the red three times while giving up none securing the win. With the win the Brew can do no worse than second place which equals a first round bye in the playoffs. Original King, Iron Man and perennial ATOI leader Jimmy "The Incident" Gargiulo notches his 4th and 5th goals of the season as the King's secured their third win. His first goal of the evening he buried upstairs off a beautiful dish from Joey Jensen. He then trumped that beauty with a Duguay-esque snapshot, his flowing locks blowing in the wind, and finished it off with a graceful slide into the faceoff circle. He also added a helper in this Herculean performance for the ages, the likes of which has not been seen since the Clinton administration. Gargiulo, aka Killer, achieved all of this without breaking a sweat. The only time of the night he seemed winded was when he beat his captain in a full rink race so convincingly that he ended it with a Salchow jump at the blue line. Clearly the first star of the game. Congrats Jimsy!( Kings write up by Mike "The Quadfather" Diccico. I guess we can find him a job in the Bay after all when he decides to retire) Full stats coming over the weekend, all standings pages updated.

4/11 The Comic Book Hustle, NOMAAM CAN, Bergen Beach in the final seconds and Black N Blue go Dunkin! More talk of this Comic Book squad as they string up another win with the whole team making contributions. Ian Stachel put up one of his best games in The Bay hitting the back of the net three times for his first career trick, the man improves every time he laces them up without talking trash. Drew Palmer was also good for the Comics with two goals and an assist as they turn the page on another win. NOMAAM came out blazing eventually building a 5-1 lead but wouldn't let their first win of the season come easy as the Rockies would get within one with three late period goals. But NOMAAM can and did hold onto their first win of the season behind two goals each from Gambino and A. Bottilari. Team captain Brandon Barbuto would also slam the back of the mesh with the yellow biscuit helping his crew get the job done. The Rockies Pat Casserly put in some work with a four goal night in the loss. The game of the night would be the border battle between Marine Park and Bergen Beach as the two goalies involved Craig Krammer and Anthony Pedalino made the contest look like a playoff match. In a one one dead lock and under a minute to go Nick Merfindini would sneak behind the defense and whistle a rolling puck roof top with just :37 left grabbing the game winner. The win gets Bergen Beach one step closer to their fifth straight division title. Black N Blue set up plays, Hit the back of the cage, fore checked, back checked adding in solid goaltending and defense and that's a good recipe for a win. In their win A. Nagy put in two with a dish off as Billy Main danced through traffic and then around the goalkeeper in the 4-0 win, Spiro Gialopsos made a couple of big saves earning the donut. Standings updated, stats not.

4/10 Tournament Update with confirmed teams and schedule fix below. It said Marine Park BB had two games this week, it was supposed to say SB next to one of those games, error has been fixed. 4/6 Week 9 Schedules Posted, All pages updated.

4/6 Marine Park franchises flex, Comic Book Men on the move and Bergen Beach glide! Marine Park (SB) would find themselves in a 3-0 hole early in the second and then come out just plain firing. Scoring the next seven goals the Park would skate away with a 7-4 winner snapping their five game losing streak. In the win Matt Galliano would hit the back of the net for four and add an assist. Marine Park (BB) would find themselves in a continuous battle from the drop of the puck till the final buzzer. After a 1-1 deadlock after period one Paul Schraifo would give the Park a 2-1 lead late in the second heading into the final session. Then it would be Park goalie Anthony Pedalino time! Stopping shot after shot he would be the difference in this one. BQE would eventually even the score at two late in the third but the Park would come right back just over a minute later and hold onto the win. Comic Book Men headed in the right direction as they posted two wins in their last three games turning around their season. In last nights win they would spread out the scoring across the sheet. Putting home five in the contest all five of their goals would be scored by five different skaters. Gambino, Palmer, Rykala, Profetta and Stachel would be the goal scorers as goalie Robert Molina would keep the door shut only letting by one. Bergen Beach grab a nice cushion a top the BIG B with a four point lead after a 10-5 winner. In last nights play Nick Merfindini name would constantly be written on the score sheet. Hitting the back of the net four times he would also lend a hand in two for a six point evening adding to his league leading point total. After losing in Week 2 of the season Bergen Beach hasn't lost since winning their sixth straight. All standings updated, stats and box scores coming later in the day.

4/5 Can't Stop the Rock, Dragons Refuse, F Express Revived and Black N Blue get the job done! The Rockies move into first place behind a huge second period posting five in the session leaving the rink with a 6-2 victory. Brian Sica remains hot for the Rockies putting up another four points with a goal and three assists as Lenny Cohen and Pat casserly were also good hitting the back of the net twice each. Dragons have not lost in regulation time in nineteen straight regular season games! Going 17-0-2 in the span, can these guys be stopped? In last nights game as the streak looked like it would be snapped trailing 4-1 deep into the second the Dragons would cut the lead in half with a minute to go. Storm out in the third getting goals at 12:35 and 8:10 to even the score at four. Bay Brew would go back up a goal with six minutes to play only to see Captain Charles Sbrigato put home his second of the night sneaking past the dee that would send this game to the shoot out. Dragons goalie Rob Halsey would be strong stopping all four of the Bay Brews attempts as Paulie Lind would be the lone goal scorer adding up to another Dragons win. F Express put big gun Patty Mead back on dee and the position change worked well for the squad. The F Express would scorch the back of the net for nine as Dimitri Kotlyar would be responsible for four. Captain Matt Delicalimi and Mead were also good for two candle kicks in the win as well. Black N Blue would take a 2-1 lead into the final session and extend their lead by two with a early goal in the third. The Mariners would get a goal back with 5:20 remaining on Jamie Celifarco's second of the night for an interesting finish. But with time winding down the Black N Blue defense and pipe minder would lock it down to secure the 3-2 win. All stats and standings updated, box scores next.

3/31 Schedule Update! The Wednesday 10:15 game was swapped out with the thursday 7:15 game . Captains involved please tell your teams. 3/29 Mariners shut it down, Bergen Beach thunder, Rockies Rock on and Marine Park pull out of the Battle! The Mariners would get a goal in each session while giving up none as Ray Pollard would set the scoring off and Merfindini would follow with two. Back up goalie Scotty Adelle would deliver the goose egg notching his second career shut-out securing the win. Bergen Beach would wipe out a two goal deficit late in the first and continue the goal scoring in second and into the third for five unanswered goals. Frank Balsamo would finish the night with a hat-trick as his Bergen Beach brothers enjoy the first place spot. Rockies on the move folks and Brian Sica lead the way with a six point night ripping mesh for five and dishing off one. Rockies move up the latter now at 4-2 in a tie for second place. Marine Park trailed by two going into the final session but came out blazin fury in the third. Putting up four goals KC Krober would push the game winner in as Samson Pontillo would add the empty net goal from behind his own defensive end. Park Defensenmen Christopher Brown had a ridiculous wicked night in the win going end to end twice leaving jaws dropped in his four lamp bright shines. All pages updated Week 8 posted!

3/28 Bay Brew go five, Dragons stay perfect, Gerritsen Beach grind out another and F Express get back in W mode! Bay Brew came out with the fire in their eye and stayed on the attack all night. The G&G boys did their thing putting up the points as the two are tied for the league lead in points with twenty five but it would be a Dave Kalman tally that would be the most memorable of the night. Dave went end to end cut across the middle and blazed one home while playing an all around good game. The win was the Bay Brew's 5th straight. Dragons still haven't lost since last season winning their fifth straight on the season and sixth straight over all. Last night's punch would be provided by team Captain Charles Sbragito posting a trick and an assist while number one pick over all Bobby Kasimis had a goal and three assists. F Express snapped a L streak provided by the support of their big guns with Patty Mead doing a five spot with a hat-trick and two assists while Dimitri Koylatar hit the back of the net twice, Express F's Win! Even though it took James Esposito six games to get his first goal of the season he still has trouble walking around Gerritsen Beach these days without getting recognized. Scoring the biggest goal in franchise history last season which was the goal that won his team the Cup in over time to raise the silverware, his goal last night held up to be the game winner in the low scoring 2-1 battle. This is nothing new for the G-Beach Men as their record shows 5-1 with 15 goals for and 13 goals against as they sit a top the SB, pretty amazing numbers. All pages have been updated!

3/23 Week 7 Schedules Posted all stats and Standings updated! Tournament Update below.

3/23 Rockies take the home and home, Comic Book Men turn a new page, Bird Seeders run Rampant in the third and the Kings in the shoot out! The Rockies took game one of the home and home against Marine Park by a large margin but last nights game would be a contest. The Park lead 2-1 after one but the Rockies would come out in the second with goals from Brian Sica and Vinny Smith taking the 3-2 lead. This game would see many great chances and non stop back and forth action the rest of the way but net minders Vic Dirico of the Rockies and fill in goalie Anthony Pedalino for the Park both became brick walls. No other goals would be scored 3-2 Rockies win. Comic Book Men revived! After losing two key players in their lineup they were replaced with equally good players, in their first new look outing together they were able to wipe out a two goal deficit and never look back. New Comic Book Man Mike Profetta put up two goals in his debut as Drew Palmer had a goal and an assist also his debut in the 4-2 win. Bird Seeders would trail 3-1 going into the final session and completely take over in the third. Mounting the come back with 11:25 left they would hit the back the net again to tie at 7:28, snag the game winner at 2:20 and add the empty net insurance with 21.1 to go. Third period goal scorers in order would be Ilya Podolskiy, Mike Goucher, Andrew Hetzler and John Flip. The Kings had an old and a new face in the line up and the bunch had jump. Taking a 3-1 lead into third this game would be far from over against the defending champion undefeated this season BQE. BQE would soon storm back with three straight goals for a 4-3 lead with only 1:33 remaining. But the Kings wouldn't be ready to give in as they would pounce a rebound trickler in with 24.8 remaining as we would be all knotted again this time at four. The Kings would take the shoot out 2-1 in four rounds snatching back the win handing BQE it's first loss of the season. Last nights stats will be updated later in the day. What a great night of hockey! Every game was close and on top of that the weather was beautiful. See you soon my friends stay thirsty, Week 7 schedule will be posted shortly.

3/22 The Fogged Out Bay! Gerritsen Beach pull off some heroics and Bergen Beach go Bang! Ok, I got a lot of back lash for the inter-league play games this season and I don't wanna get into the numbers but I guess it was a bad idea. At the end of the day it was only one game and each team got one. With that being said there is one inter-league game left and then it will all be behind us. The Bergen Beach Big B Guns come out and did their thing but it would be All-Star puck moving defenseman Steven Finley ripping puck to mesh earning his first fog horn of the season. Steve would later add an assist for a two point outing in the Bergen Beach winner. Gerritsen Beach would trail by two goals in their face off for most of the night until Chris Ryan would get his G Beach Men within a goal with 2:50 remaining. Pressure, clear, pressure, clear, pressure a Billy Dash bomb and the battle is tied at three with 18.2 to go. The end of Regulation horn buzzes and we go straight to the shoot out. Rounds one through seven would not see a goal scored thanks to the work of Robert Molina Beach goalie and league goalie for Black N Blue Scottie Adelle. Quietly Gerritsen Beach defesenmen Greg Londis lines up at center asphalt patiently awaits the whistle to go and glides towards the goal mouth. Two feet out from in front he releases a laser roof top hitting all net that would stand to be the lone goal of the eight round shoot out. Molina would have to make one more stop and a Gerritsen bench roar snatching up the two hard points earned. The last two games of the night would be a wash as the fog got thicker and mist fell to the rink leaving it a wet mess. All last nights and tonight's stats and standings have been updated, box scores coming shorly

3/21 Bay Brew stay on the up, Mariners grind it out, Rockies on the attack and the Bird Seeds on the Rise! The Bay Brewery kept their win streak alive behind the Draft's new Dynamic Duo Galliano and Galligan. One or the other of them had something to do with all Bay Brew's eight goals while they hooked up for three on the night. Bay Brew tacks up their fourth straight. The first three goals of this game would all come by the power play from both sides as the Mariners took a 2-1 lead. It would be a one goal 3-2 contest deep into the third in the Mariners favor until a Willie Fadelici snipe would put the game out of the reach as the Mariners would add another insurance goal and skate away with a 5-2 win. Mariners Nick Conguista and Black N Blues Julian Prine both get a game suspension each for fighting. The Rockies were flying out the gate in their match as it looked like they were on the power play all night. Rich Pontieri would hit the back of the net for three while Vinny Smith was good for two goals and two assists in the Rockies big win. The Bird Seeders didn't care who they were playing all they knew is they wanted a win. Trailing by a goal deep into the final session Paul Schraiffo would put home the equalizer with 4:15 remaining while finishing off the hat pull and two minutes later it would be Danny Achorn banging home the game winner, Bird Seeders win! All last night's stats and standings will be updated tonight in the Bay.

3/16 Week 6 Schedules posted!

3/16 The Misty Bay! Mariners answer and the Dragons keep the heat on! After trailing two zip after one the Mariners Nick Merfindini would get loose in period two. Putting up a natural hat-trick then dishing off two to neighborhood pal Joe Breeder for five straight points and a five two lead. Breeder would also finish off his trick putting home is third into the empty basket for a 6-3 Mariners win. With out his number one Charles Sbrigato new he would have to lift up his game up to the next level. He did, serving up a six point platter with four goals and two assists he lead the Dragons to an 8-6 victory. More important the Dragons are off to a 4-0 start. It was a fine mist from the start of the games that would barely get us out of the end of the third period of the second match, games three and four on the night would have to canceled to a later date. Three nights of hockey will be scheduled next week with some teams having two games of play, schedule will be posted later in the day. All pages have been updated!

3/15 Zorros zero in, Gerritsen Beach with the edge, Bergen Beach move on and the Bay Brewery on top of the seesaw! The Zorros would put up deuces in each period of play and two of their players would have two goals each. The goal scorers would be capo Hetzler, Morozov and Mikey Byrnes and Andrew Manson with two each. Zorros earn their third straight win column notch. Last season's LB finalists would meet and the game would be yet another good one as so would be the out come. Two unanswered third period goals would get Gerritsen Beach the 3-2 win as the game winner would come off J. Galvin stick through traffic with 2:10 remaining, the man's on fire this season. The G. Beach Men out to a 3 and 1 start on the defend. Bergen Beach on the attack! Six lamp lights in the first another two more in the third add up to a win and two more points to their team totals. Dan Balsamo and Nick Merfindini lead the assault with a combined eleven point smoke. After twelve goals total scored and 4:10 remaining the game would be knoted 6-6 between the Bay Brewery and the F Express. But it would be the Bay Brew's G&G boys Gally and Galligan combo hooking up for the forth time of the night getting the game winner with 1:41 to go. The F Express Dimitri Kotlyar would have a six point night in the loss with the trick of goal and trick of assists. Beautiful weather and Hockey what more can we ask for? Let's do it again tonight! All pages will be updated later in the day.

3/9 Week 5 Schedules Posted.

3/9 The Rockies enter the SB, Black N Blue get live, Zorros get Dramatic and Bergen Beach on Top! After making their seasonal debut in inter-league play The Rockies from Far Rockaway made their divisional launch rallying up the register for a nine goal blast off. The Rockies Bobby Keane was good for a four point night with two goals and two assists, he also runs the team! Speed, determination and grit is how Black N Blue would succeed, six goals for two against in the face off gets BNB two points earned in the standings. BNB's speedy forward James Monello shook the mesh with a two goal bash showing off some skill on his breakaway attempt. He's the BOSS and they are his workers, Sandwich Boss Jesse Hetzler reminded Paul and Sammy of just that yet again on the Hockey rink. With CRC Just 1.5 seconds away from a from their fist win of the season Boss Hetzler would say No! Evening the game at five and finishing off his natural hat-trick, his career first sending the match straight to the shoot out. Hetzler couldn't pull off any more demands in the shoot out but he didn't have too as Mikey Byrnes would get the job done for the Zorros putting home the clincher in the one on one contest in the dramatic come from behind win. Reports in say Pontillo and Schraiffo are both calling in sick today. From right to left from left to right Bergen Beach's puck movement was on point last night intruding the goal mouth for seven. Frankie Balsamo and Nick Merfindini both had two goals and three assists each for five point nights in the skate. Frank currently leads the league in scoring with 10 points as teammate Nick trails him by two. Week 5 will be posted shortly All other pages updated Wha Wha!

3/8 Gerritsen Beach bounce back, Dragons keep the roll on, BQE are dead Serious and Bay Brewery get open! Gerritsen Beach and Mariners were tied 1-1 after one but the man who said he likes Hockey J. Galvin would hit the back of the net twice with some nifty dance dekes for a 3-1 game heading into the final session. The Mariners Joe Breeder would go shelf top with 3:30 remaining for a one goal game but with time winding down Kevin cooper would go long into the empty cage for a 4-2 Gerritsen win. Dragons Captain, Charlie Sbrigato said his squad would be aiming for a perfect three for three on the early season but he didn't say he would be putting up a goal for each of his teams wins as he was good for the wand wave in victory, Dragons 3-0! BQE mean business! Defining the word pouring it on BQE would march out of the first period with a 6-0 lead. Creating beauty on the rink for forty five minutes long they hummed to an 8-2 outing. I don't have their player numbers matched up with their new jerseys just yet but the guy # 84 was good for one, two goals and one, two, three, four, five assists, just recounted. Bay Brewery would trail by goal after one but went net crazy from there on. Putting up four and four in the final two sessions Matt Gally four goals David Kalman goal and an assist. Moving right along, Tuesday night stats updated all other stats and standings will be updated early in the Friday AM hours, see ya!

3/7 Marine Park, BQE, Bergen Beach and Kings go BIG B! Most of the games stayed close for a while in the inter-league experiment but the BIG B teams would all pull away in the end. Marine Park would get by on a pair of goals each from Mike Gabay and Matt Galliano while the BQ Express shinned in their new jerseys from the puck drop with Thomas Galligan putting up four goals and Lou Montello dishing off four and reaching the back of the net once. Bergen Beach's slow start would kick into hight gear at the end of period two and into the third as Dan Balsamo and Nick Merfindini both showed off their rabbits out the hat. The Quad-Father Mike Diccico mulled retirement after last season but that didn't stop him from putting home his first goal on the young season on a diving slap shot, the heart and drive is still there. Walt Gilroy would hit mesh twice as Rich McGrath danced his way to a four point night with a goal and three assists having something to do with all four of the Kings goals. Notable Mention: Kings Giovanni (The Bay Stallion) Prete usually a Kings net minder made his debut skating out as a right winger getting a couple of good scoring chances on the evening.

3/2 Week 4 Schedules posted below. We will be having inter-league games this season since the step up in BB Divison players in the SB. This tuesday night will be a full night of inter-league hockey, check it out below.

3/1 Rain Rain Rain..... Two Straight days of Rain leaves this week of Hockey a wash. Next Wednesday and Thursday schedules will be the same and we'll be working on a tuesday night schedule as well.

2/28 New team enter the SB! The Rockies from Far Rockaway join the SB, we really are the Strong B going 7 teams deep! Marine Park (SB) has been taken off the schedule this week and the Rockies put in their place since the Park already has two games played and the Rockies none. All stat pages fixed and updated Draft standings.

2/25 All Pages updated including Week 3 Schedule.

2/24 BQE in the Closing minutes, Bird Seeders take the shoot-out, Mariners make a debut and Marine Park rise! In the match-up of the loaded lineups defending champions BQE would open up a 3-1 lead with 3:20 left in the second only to see last seasons scoring champ Dan Balsamo get his team back within one with 2:08 left in the second and even the score at three with 8:20 remaining in the third. But on the Brooklyn side of the Express it would be Thomas Galligan placing home the game winner top shelf with 1:59 left in regulation as BQE would add an empty netter and skate away with a 5-3 stance. Same faces new jerseys and team name and a Jesse Hetzler run team would go deep tying a 2-1 game with :30 seconds left to force a shoot-out. The Seeders would edge the SO 2-1 taking a 3-2 momentum release. The Mariners made their Kings Bay Debut making noise while rushing out to a 4-0 lead after two. The Park would cut the lead in half with 4:10 remaining but then super Nick Merfindini would jump out the booth waving his cape while putting home his forth of the night securing the Mariners debut and season opener. Marine Park (BB) flashed some scoring depth as six different skaters would hit the back of the net in their 7-3 lead off. Notable Mentions: Goalies Wanted No More! Pipe Minders Anthony Pedalino, Craig Krammer and Mike Goucher all been absent from the Bay for a while but it didn't stop all three of them from getting wins in their return while being penciled back in the attendance sheet. A natural hat-trick in the Bay with three straight nights of Hockey where only one date behind schedule. All pages will be updated later in the day.

2/23 Dragons Rolling, Bay Brew make adjustments, Zorros go Lamp and Gerritsen Beach prevail in the struggle! Dragons keep the torch burnin with their second straight win on the season with five skaters getting in on the scoring action in last nights play. 2-0 out the jump start but would you expect anything less from a Charles Sbrigato run team? Bay Brew made some player position adjustments and it clicked well proceeding their prior performance. Galliano was good for two as Galligan's empty netter sealed the deal in the 4-2 winner. Zorros and CRC put up sixteen goals combined and it was a one goal game heading into the final session. Max Lipkin got the Zorros motivated in those final fifteen adding to their one goal lead taking the period 4-1 in the 10-6 win. Morozov's foot must of been feeling a lot better as he would hit the back of the net six times in the Zorros triumph. Gerritsen Beach knows how to win tight Hockey games, and last night would be no different. Taking a 1-0 lead into the third they would leave the rink with a 3-1 accomplishment. Usually getting the job done with their defensive play, puck moving defenseman J. Galvin was all of the Beach's offense. Putting up his first hat-trick in the Bay he accounted for all of Gerritsen's goals. After the game Galvin said he likes hockey.

2/22 The Quest has Begun! F XPRESS Impress, Comic Men Score, Dragons hold on and Marine Park hold off the late rush. Opening day in the Bay and the draft league got underway with all six teams getting their play. The F Express kicked off the season making some noise with their all orange jerseys and a big white F. Lead by their number one pick Patrick Mead putting up a trick and two assists that got the job done in the 6-2 assault. Dragons fresh out the gate off a championship season didn't forget how to win building a 4-1 lead with just under eleven minutes to play. But the Bay Brew would make things interesting putting up goals at 6:36 and 2:34 for a one goal game and with their net empty a league goalie made a big time save and then came the empty net the other way for a 5-3 Dragons winner. This team has a lot of Character but none bigger then the smile on Mike Gambino's face after he put up four goals and two assists in the Comic Book Men's 6-1 victor. Six goals scored I guess he had a hand in all of the teams scoring on the night, Mike once said he like to win a scoring title, well he's off to a good start. The Strong B division had one lone game on the night and Marine Park came out full throttle after last seasons heart breaking overtime loss in game three of the finals, they quickly built a 5-1 lead after one. But NOMAAM would never say die in this contest as they would get within two and the Park goalie was able to hold off the pepper spray down the stretch in the 8-6 win. Matt Galliano of Marine Park had a four goal two assist night while NOMAAM's Bryan Armarittie did a trick in the loss. Feels great to be back in the Bay, all team pages, standings stats and more will be worked on and uploaded by the end of the week. See you soon, where Back baby!

2/18 Week 2 Schedules Posted. Tuesday night rain out included. 2/16 Mother Nature was a Witch! Week 1 on hold, Week 2 Schedule will be posted shortly with Wednesday nights rain out moving to this Tuesday. 2/15 Rain Out! Well the early rain left the rink a wet mess. We'll try to kick off the BIG B and LB tomorrow night (2/16) in the Bay. This Tuesday will be the make up night for tonight's rain out loss. 2/10 Week 1 Posted.

2/10 KINGS BAY Hockey League
Spring 2012 season
Rule Changes/Points of Emphasis bullets

Please Note - These are bullet points relating to rule changes and points of emphasis starting with the current season. For more information, please read the detailed breakdown below. ALL CAPTAINS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PLAYERS BEING AWARE OF THIS INFORMATION!

Changes for Spring 2012 Season:

1- Name Change - "Little B" renamed "Strong B" Division.
2 - Overtimes - 4-on-4 OTs eliminated - ties proceed directly to shootouts in all divisions.
3 - Playoff Eligibility - Captains must appeal for eligibility for any player appearing in less than four regular season games (see details)
4 - Assistance/Major Infractions - Off-rink league officials located in booth WILL be permitted to assist referees on major infractions and/or instigators.

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Points of Emphasis:

1 - Major Infractions (stick usage/body checking) - As this is a non-checking league, refs will be more tightly calling stick/physical infractions, including major penalties and potential suspensions. (see details)

2 - Abuse of Officials -
- players/coaches must refrain when told to do so,.
- profanity and personal insults will be subject to minor/major/ejection and league review for possible suspensions.
- referees should also remain respectful of all players.

3 - Game Times - We will be returning to the policy dictating that the game clock begin running at 7:20 pm even if players are not ready. If one team/goalie is not prepared to start and the other is, the late team will start with a delay-of-game penalty.
All games thereafter should start within five minutes of previous game or scheduled start.

** Special Emphasis - After the completion of your game, ALL PLAYERS MUST EXIT BENCH AREAS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE to allow players in next game maximum warm-up time.

Let's have a great season!

CHECK OUT THE UPDATED RULES PAGE HERE FOR IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF THE CHANGES.

2/3 All Final Stats posted and Dragons Champion photos.

2/2 The Dragons Rule Again! Win Draft Cup Title Number Five! Although the first goal in last night's play didn't get scored till 4:30 left in period two the Dragons would own game three taking a 1-0 lead into the final session and then explode in the final fifteen. Lead by their number one pick Bobby Kasimis he would get the Dragons on the board following up his own rebound roofing a backhand for that 1-0 lead that took us into period three. Right off the face off and a Dragons rush Matt Carlton was licking his chops when he saw a juicy rebound and pounded it home for a 2-0 attack. An angry motivated Bobby Kasimis after a Game two loss would have more answers showing us how hard his slap shot really is as he would blaze back to back blasts to the back on the net almost tearing the mesh out for a 4-0 lead. Dimitri Koylatar would hammer in the last coffin nail and Stevie Balsan just kept shaking his head saying not tonight at every puck that came in his direction recording the first shut out in Draft league Playoff Hockey history. Charles Sbrigato the Dragons leader couldn't make the game due to a work related issue was just smiling on his way home as the news came via text and kept looking at his fingers which represent a title for each, but then looked at his other hand and said there is still room for more. What do we do about Charlie? Do we retire the Dragons team now and throw them into the Draft League Hall of Fame or do we let Charlie try and continue his Dynasty march? Truth is the team he picked this season was just way too fast, they beat teams with there speed and hustle as they did not lose a game in regulation all season long till game two of the finals. Also having two pure goal scorers and a solid pipe man had something to do with it as well, I don't have to mention there names but if you don't know scroll down the page a little and look under Draft League Leaders you might find them. The heart and soul though came on through all season long as well Jae Budda, Kevin Cooper, Julian Prine, Paulie Lind and Matt Carlton they were tuff. Hats off fellas, Great season! The Dragons Rule Again Draft League Champions!

2/1 Bay Brewery Don't even understand a word called Die! Push the Draft League Finals to the Limit! The First text that came through earlier in the day read "I Guarantee a Win Tonight" the words came from Alex Morozov's mouth and we can name call him Mark Morozov. He would put up three assists in a game he couldn't wait to play coming off his ailing foot injury that is just starting to feel better. But this was a game of all game's a battle of all battles and the Dragons would come out the gate flying putting up a two goal lead just under three minutes into play. But the Bay Brewery kept their composure and would get a timely goal from their second line to set off a spark. Period one would end 2-1 Dragons. One man made the prediction and then the other man would begin his stellar night in the Bay in the second session. Bobby Munday would get loose on a break and with two back checking defensemen all over his back with the referee's arms raised for the call would still manage to slide the tying goal home for a two two dead lock that would take us into period three. With the Bay Brew pinned in their own zone relentlessly trying to clear the puck would come up short and Bobby Kasims would come out the corner and snipe for a 3-2 Dragons lead with 9:40 to go. More Dragons pressure and a Manno save a Morozov blast the other way a save and a rebound landing on Munday's stick for a 3-3 tie. Less than twenty two ticks later a Dimitri Koytalar blast would but the Dragons back on top again with a 4-3 lead with 5:14 to play. Time winding down Morozov and Munday come down two on one Alex hit's Bobby for a one timer and we are tied again at four. Bay Brew controls the play off the face off puck is deep Morozov finds Munday at the point, he holds, fakes slap shot, throws the puck towards the Dragons goal deflects off the bodies in front and the yellow biscuit some how finds the back of the net for a 5-4 Bay Brew lead with 2:18 to go. Reliving the moment from the game to the blog my fingers feel flush. The longest one hundred and thirty eight seconds in the Bay Brewery season would begin on the heels in their own zone that would finally come to an end and a call for another Hockey game. One more game! One more game will decide the Draft League Champions.

1/27 Final Draft Schedule Posted. All stats updated. The New Season Out look and meetings will be posted shortly.

1/25 Dragons Control, take Game One of the Draft League Finals! Although the Dragons controlled most of the play in the opener of the Draft league Finals the game would be decided with under four minutes of play in regulation. Dimitri Koylatar would get loose on a breakaway and mail it in making a one goal game a two goal lead that would put the game out of reach. Dema would add another for a 4-1 stretch with under two minutes to play sealing the deal for a game one victory. Bobby Kasimis got the Dragons out the gate running with a nifty back hand roof top from behind the net and later scored again on a wobbler from the point. Bob Munday would make it a 2-1 game with a late goal deep into the second taking us into the third in the one goal battle. Anthony Manno was Anthony Manno in this one keeping the Bay Brew in the contest turning aside the pepper spray as on the other side of the rink Stevie Balsan made a few key saves at the right time including a partial breakaway when the score was still 2-1. The guy folks, Charles Sbrigato all he does is know how to pick winning squads and he is one game away from his fifth Draft League title out of eight. That is absolutely crazy! Can you utter any other word but DYNASTY? No you Can't, one more win will get him just that.

1/22 Draft Finals Schedule updated below. After last weeks rain outs we'll take another crack at it again this week.

1/13/12 BQE and Gerritsen Beach Champions Photos Added! All pages updated including Final BIG B, LB playoff stats added the playoff tree.

1/12/12 Draft Finals on Hold, Rained Out! Full final stats for the LB and BB Playoffs coming over the weekend.

1/11/12 The Thriller in Baynilla! Gerritsen Beach Lift Lord Kings Bay High in a Overtime Gem, BQE finish the March make the Glory Raise and the Bay Brewery set a date in the Draft League Finals with an OT ouch! Late Edition The Recap: Gerritsen Beach captain James Esposito would end the LB seasonal finale in Over Time off a redirected shot from the point that landed on his stick as he banged it on through bringing home the Cup to Gerritsen town. The Game three deciding game was everything you could ask for in a Final match for everything as Marine Park put up the good fight tying the game at three with just :36 left in regulation with their net empty. But ever since late in the third period of Game One Gerritsen Beach brought the game to the table putting up a flurry of goals with their true grit, hustle, working the corners and capitalizing on their opponents mistakes. Backed by a quick defense and Rob Molina's work between the pipes this Gerriten Beach squad always brought the battle to the Bay. A long season has come to an end and a series I'll never forget, helmets off the Park boys who played a hell of a series and a great playoff run. No Stop Signs.... or Speed Limits on this BQE ride. It would be hard to mention one man on this team as the hero of the game or season as this team was so deep and had so many weapons they defined the word team sport. BQE tried to figure out the Kings goal keep though one as they kept bringing the heat in periods two and three as they built their lead and kept it eventually raising the shinny silverware in the end. In last night's game usually the set up man Louie Montello decided to show off his shooting ability's as he hit the back of the net four times and added an assist. Goalie Spiro Gialopsos was stingy though out his playoff quest as last night's game would be no different, he only let in one. The Kasimis Brothers were every where on the rink and didn't even manage to argue with each other while Bryan Ammirati, Mike Gambino and John Vlaovich were solid as they were all season long with their heart and hustle. CO Captain Thomas Galligan brought the fire and heat gun in his three playoff games putting up twelve points coming close the all time record of fifteen, a scoring machine. Brooklyn Queens Expressway BIG B Champions of the Bay. Facing adversity in their long awaited playoff match with their number one pick out with a broken foot the Bay Brewery quickly dug themselves a 0-4 hole to climb out of. A late second period goal would get the the pulse and heart start beating again. Two third period goals from Ilya Poldskiy and a Sal Miccio equalizer would send this bad boy into an extra session. Before we go any further on about this game the Bay Brewery would not of made it thus far if not for the work of their goal keep Anthony Manno. Point blank blasts, sprawling saves and his quick glove was the reason this game needed an extra session as the winner would get into the DRAFT LEAGUE FINALS. So many Chances both ways in the Overtime session but Sal Miccio again folks would bang home the game winner from a corner pass sending the Bay Brewery into the Draft League Finals. Defending Champion Zorros captain sent vicious texts about the officiating in the game as he was fined 30,000 sandwiches for his harsh words. If the Bay Brewery thought this game was tuff without their number one pick the task will be much taller against the four time champion Dragons squad who hasn't lost a game in regulation all season long. The draft Saga Continues tomorrow night in the Bay.

1/11 The Champs wouldn't leave folks it is now 2:20 AM with work in just a few short hours, the full story of the craziness coming your way much later in day that will make you dance wet your pants sing your favorite song so don't forget to log back on. Mark Jan. 10th Dear Old Dads Birthday R.I.P., miss you too much and one of the sickest nights ever in the Bay! See you later with the full recap, come on now!

1/7 Playoff Schedules Posted Below! The Cup will be lifted by someone this week!

1/4 All Pages Updated! Next Week's Schedule to be posted Shortly.

1/4 Gerritsen Beach get Bitter Cold even the LB Finals, BQE take Game One of the BB Finals, Dragons shake off the Rust and Rush to the Draft League Finals as the Zorros pull back the towel and Win! The LB Finals will be pushed to the brink as Gerritsen Beach brought the cold. A Step ahead in this one all night they would pull away in the third for a 5-2 win. Kevin Cooper netted two goals in the W as this bout will go the distance. Brace yourself for a game three cold war winner take all finale. Great opening to the BB Finals as the game was dead locked at one deep into the second as Bobby Kasimis would break the 1-1 tie with under two minutes to play in the second session. BQE would step up their stride in the third as Thomas Galligan and Lou Montello would ring up a goal point each for a 4-1 BQE winner. BQE are now just one win away from a title in their first season together as a squad. Even though many of the guys played in the Bay for a while their are a lot of first timers here ready to make the Cup lift for their first time. But, there is still a game to win. Dragons haven't played in a while but they didn't forget how to score. After a 2-0 hole team Captain Charlie Sbrigato and Julian Prine would get their team off the snide with two late fist period goals to even the game at two. Another split of two apiece in the second as Charile's first two round picks would come on through in the third, Kasimis and Koylatar would put the Dragons up 6-4 as this is the way this one would end sending the Dragons to the Draft League Finals once again. It's too cold to play, my goalie can't make it, I ate to much for lunch, Blah Blah Blah, excuses excuses. But one thing the Zorros head honcho didn't realize he has a man on his team that everyone knows and he goes by the name of Squiggy. Squiggy doesn't understand the word forfeit and it's not in his vocabulary. Squiggy plays defense and when asked to suit up between the pipes he didn't hesitate to answer "Let's Play". Squig Roc would go on to play a hell of a game between the pipes making many key saves on the night even using his helmet to make a stop as Mike Gambino and Paul Schrifo would apply all the offense squiggy would need the rest of the way. Zorros Win move on into the Draft League Semi-Finals against the idle Bay Brewery. Next time you see the man Squiggy in the Bay tip you cap or helmet to the man.