Ice Bat Nation

(Reverend Thoulouis leads Bats in pre-game prayer.)


Ice Bat Nation challenged and motivated the Bats to a six to four victory over the firemen tonight. In a break though game for the Ice Bats which could lead to a successful season.

Ice Bat Nation insisted that this was a "must win game" and believing the Bats could win inspired the team to overcome negative voices. Such as former player Dave Boomer Antila comments at half when the game was tied up at two goals that winning was "asking too much."

But beautiful goals in the second half by Brad "Boom Boom" Nielsen and Turmoil Pfermoyle put the Ice Bats into the driver seat. Pfermoyle working at his natural position of defenseman, as suggested by the Ice Bat Nation, looks like a leading canidate for red line player of the year.

Whitey "Slowed by Injuries" Wolfram who hit rock bottom last year and was dropped from the Bats roster at the end of 2005 and is currently playing on probation has started to become coachable. Whitey has found staying on his feet allows him to shoot the ball and was able to score three goals in the game. But David Hanson is still not sold on Whitey describing his scores as "flukey" and "happening to be in the right place at the right time." (Replays showed one goal Whitey claimed credit for was actually shot in by a firemen defenseman who mis-played Whitey's well off target shot.)

Gretzky scored the other Bat goal.

The Bats have to be concerned that goalie Ross "Hit Maker" Hedin recent hockey goalie outings may have led to his the catching Robin "Cookie" Cook syndrome. When he seemed flumoxed by soft shots in the early going. But Hedin seemed to toughen up and shake off some of the off-season rust in the game's second half.

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