Someone check the rulebook and dial 911, because Mooseknuckles took Tulsa Murder's team name as a personal challenge on Sunday, skating away with an emphatic 10-1 blowout that featured plenty of offense and very little defensive resistance. The first period set the tone as Benjamin Savory broke the ice off a feed from Scott Bartkus….
If you paid for a full seat at the rink, you only needed the edge of it—assuming you weren't covering your eyes every time the puck entered the defensive zone. In a game where backchecking was strictly optional, the Tulsa Bison out-slugged Ice Breakers Plus in a wild 12-6 barnburner. Ice Breakers Plus actually looked…
If you came to the rink expecting a masterclass in neutral zone trapping and disciplined defensive structure, we sincerely hope you kept your receipt. The Blue Bombers and Mighty Drunks put on an absolute offensive clinic—or a defensive comedy of errors, depending on how generous you feel—trading haymakers all night to a breathless 5-5 deadlock….
It turns out the Kraken Cold Ones were left out on the porch a little too long, because Mayhem Wreck+ came through and skunked them 5-0, rolling to their sixth straight victory. Jeff Orr got the party started just 2:23 into the first period with an assist from Ethan Hilton, extending his electric goal streak…
The Reapers came to harvest points, and by the final buzzer, The Syndicate was left wondering where their organized offense went in a decisive 5-1 beer league tilt. Dickie Williams got the grim work started in the opening frame at 9:32, burying a pretty apple served up by Paul Sanders. A few minutes later, Dennis…
If you paid for the whole seat at the ice rink, you only needed the edge of it—assuming the chilly arena metal didn’t freeze your pants first. Gold as Ice and Hot Garbage treated the TAHL faithful to a nine-goal thriller that came down to the absolute wire, finishing 5-4 in favor of Gold as…
Defense was strictly treated as an optional suggestion on the scoresheet as Fossil Hockey dismantled the Dirty Danglers in a 9-3 barnburner. Apparently, the Fossils refuse to go quietly into the tar pits of time, coming out firing with four unanswered tallies in the opening frame. Frederic Bassett kicked things off by burying back-to-back goals…
They say the honey badger doesn't care, but after dropping their seventh straight game, the Honey Badgers might want to start giving at least a mild darn. One Man Wolfpack snapped a three-game skid of their own with an emphatic 5-1 victory, proving that when the moon is full—or when the ice slots are cold—wolves…
If you came to the rink expecting a masterclass in neutral zone traps and goalie duels, you clearly checked into the wrong game. Hitmen Silver and Havok decided that checking and backchecking were purely theoretical concepts, putting on an offensive clinic that ended in an 8-5 barnburner in favor of the Hitmen. Havok stormed out…
Defense was entirely optional on Sunday, as The Outsiders and the Berzerkers combined for eleven goals in a high-octane affair that saw The Outsiders cruise to an 8-3 victory. If you love backchecking, this was not your tape to study, but if you love offensive fireworks and questionable neutral zone coverage, it was absolute art….