March 26-28

Went to the mall for lunch on Thursday since I never made it there on Monday. On Friday evening we were back at the Nook for the final night of the winter indoor league. Don and Bri were back from Indiana, on this night we played the semifinals and championship game. There were eight teams in the league and all qualified for playoffs, in the quarterfinal round Brendee's, the Agents, Trio Bar&Grill and McCleary's Pub were eliminated. In the semifinals on this night the UniLords defeated the Steamers and the Killbots beat the Benchmark Oil Riggers, after a brief recess the Unilords prevailed in the championship game. Several of the team names are undoubtedly familiar, I would guess that 85% of the players in the league have also played at Reservoir Park. We'll have our meeting for the spring league at the rink on April 6 with a target starting date of April 20. Apparently the good folks at the Nook were pleased with how well the indoor league operated, Don tells me that plans are on the board for a regulation-sized rink that may be ready by the fall. It has been a long-time goal to move the league indoors, Don is very encouraged that this may finally be the payoff. If all goes well the spring season may be the last one outdoors, if we're indoors by the fall I personally would feel like I died and went to "hockey heaven". We've have negotiations in the past with other facilities that went nowhere, maybe this time will be the charm. Lunch with Jenny was all that happened on Saturday but Sunday is shaping up to be a busy day. Take care, thanks for reading.