Displaying boxscores for All Leagues in 2011.
December 11, 2011
This session will go down in history as the one that never happened… almost. Murphy had it in for us right from the start, with only 3 confirmed skaters. But with Ryno getting his buddy Ron Richards on board, Dom getting Ian and 5 maybes amongst the regulars, ...
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Comments (7)December 04, 2011
After nearly a month long absence, VRH would finally hit the pavement of Ambleside once again. Despite the glorious sunshine on this day, the rink was still a little wet from the previous day’s drizzle creating slippery conditions on one side of the rink and also numerous spills. ...
November 06, 2011
The phrase “Winter is coming” (originating from the superb George R.R. Martin series A Song of Ice and Fire) could well be used to describe the weather in the Lower Mainland recently. With temperatures dipping down to around zero degrees centigrade, the fear of a deadly frost layer ...
October 16, 2011
It was the most of glorious days. The autumn air was crisp indeed, but with not a cloud to be seen in the blue midday sky, the sun in all its brilliance would bathe us in its holy warmth. The perfect day for hockey, some might say.
Numbers ...
October 02, 2011
Hockey was played on this day and it was good.
A bunch of late cancellations meant we started with some good ol' 2-on-2 action. The brothers Hajdu and the elusive Blueberry took on the brothers Voser with Smart. Very long and tight game that went to sudden death before Team ...
October 01, 2011
Whenever Burton Hockey is in trouble, perhaps all we need to do is organise an Orr/Faint family reunion, because it was the return of 2010 BUSH Rookie of the Year Andy Kieran and his treeplanting cousin Graeme Orr that helped solidify this session. For the first time since July, ...
September 04, 2011
It was a warm sunny September Sunday that featured solid numbers, three relatively even & intense series, a couple of big comebacks, and some solid goaltending (Dom hitting his stride near the middle of the session and Sam hitting his near the end with an insane last game in ...
July 30, 2011
The session today was planned with Sam “The Grapefruit” Lam in mind, as the following day he would be moving out to the isolated town of Squamish to pursue classes in women’s studies. In any case, we were guaranteed to have decent numbers and fair weather on that day. ...
July 17, 2011
Like clockwork, another Sunday, another session of hockey in Vancouver. The sun was not shining today, but nor was it raining, which made for favorable conditions for the 8 players who showed up for VRH today.
Once again we would see the rivalry of Dom vs. Sam in goal. Add ...
July 10, 2011
Half-an-hour before departure time, there were eleven players lined up for a big session. Ten minutes later, there were seven players and no goalies. This was going to be a weird one, and weird it was. Would the shorthanded BUSHwhackers impress the eyes of the visiting Stefan ...
July 10, 2011
Another warm, mostly sunny Sunday in the lower mainland meant yet another session at Ambleside, one with just about perfect numbers (one sub for each team). The day began with an interesting event: a man in a suit that a few people recognized as a former Sentinel grad, ...
July 03, 2011
Another sunny Sunday in Burton (although nowhere near as hot as last week) brought us another day of Burton Hockey at John McCormack Park. Graeme Orr was making his long-awaited return to the fold, joining seven players who have been as close to stalwarts as BUSH has had in ...
July 03, 2011
What just a day prior looked like a session with only one goalie and 5 skaters turned out to be one of our largest sessions in some time, due in part to ‘Lammer’ deciding to fight through the pain of a hurt wrist and manning the pipes for us once ...
June 26, 2011
Whenever Chris Jackins, long the main presence in the Burton nets (2000-2007) returns home from Australia, it is always a cause for celebration. It is also a cause for hockey, and today was the day for his return. It was also Seamus O’Connor’s 2011 BUSH debut, having only ...
June 26, 2011
VRH was back at it on Sunday after a week off to help aching bodies and mentally fatigued fans heal. This day would be the day on which stars would align for a certain Filipino who would win every game he played.
So yes, Sunday saw Vincent Garcia play more than ...
June 23, 2011
As is typical for BUSH, the huge success of last May’s supersession was followed by over a month of inaction as life conspired to get in the way. But with the busy schedules of May and June now clear, it was time to return to action. The youth ...
June 12, 2011
Sorry for the delay in getting these out, but I had a load of
people in town from Matador for a travel blogging conference. Was a
nice break getting out to Ambleside to watch some hockey.
Hockey has consumed this city. With the Canucks deep into the Stanley
Cup Finals the inhabitants are being ...
June 05, 2011
Today was a bizarre session to say the least. With a couple of late
cancellations it led to quite a disjointed day of hockey down at
Ambleside. The sun was out in full force today so the beach was quite
crowded which made parking quite a chore for some of the hockey
faithful. Anyhow, ...
May 29, 2011
Today was the session that almost never happened. We were lucky to get enough people at all with only 8 confirming, but with the beautiful weather hockey had to be attempted. ‘Attempted’ would be a very fitting word actually. By the noon start time only Eric and Sam had ...
May 22, 2011
Day Two. The main event of the SuperSession weekend. Vancouver Roller Hockey, valiant defenders of the Fuller Cup, having embarked on a journey across the province to meet the challenge of the former champions, Burton United Socialist Hockey. The VRH side, firmly entrenched with seven skaters and ...
May 21, 2011
It was time.
A day like no other; the most hallowed weekend in Burton Hockey. Twice a year, Burton United Socialist Hockey and Vancouver Roller Hockey come together to celebrate the greatest sport on wheels. Being spring, it would be VRH’s turn to visit Burton and take to the ...
May 14, 2011
Chapter 1: Meteorologistics
The day began tumultuously, with dark ominous clouds hovering overhead and the ground already moist from earlier showers. The forecast was calling for showers all day, and this session likely would have been cancelled if not for the fact that the organizer was also our resident ...
May 08, 2011
The scorching West Kootenay heat made its 2011 debut today in Burton, as a swath of last-minute confirmations made this one of the larger sessions of the young BUSH season and gave us 4-on-4 play for much of the session. Making his Burton Hockey debut and adding to the ...
May 08, 2011
Twas a dark stormy Saturday afternoon as the sleet pounded Vancouver’s streets like a bitchy tenant who lives upstairs. Hockey the next day was certainly uncertain. But as clouds parted and newly formed asphalt creeks began to dry, the coalition of the willing crept out to test the ground…
Mother’s Day. ...
May 01, 2011
Today was another day of low numbers in what recently has become a
trend in VRH. Despite the fewer players, VRH was honor with having the
crippled Klopp aka Stuffin Numbers take stats for them. This would be
no normal stats-taking session. Klopp imposed martial law on the
stats by appointing a ‘no ...
April 25, 2011
Lee tried and tried and tried all Easter weekend to get a session going. Even en route to the rink, the lineup was uncertain. Thankfully, a healthy lineup of ten skaters would present themselves today. Excitement was once again in the air at McCormack for what would ...
April 22, 2011
Much like the last couple of sessions the weather on this day could not have been more perfect for hockey, sun gloriously blazing but nice crisp air with a calm breeze off the water. It was a Good Friday, but a great Friday for hockey. With the ...
April 17, 2011
Eyes blink themselves awake, the morning is bright and there’s hockey to be
played. The Few creep outside, early and tentative, weary of a Sun Run
nightmare. Will there be enough? Stragglers us all, hoping for full lines.
Wheels are rotated before the game. We are all itchy for sport.
The Grapefruit was on, ...
April 09, 2011
No snow or rain or plague of locusts was in the forecast today. It was a nice, overcast 12 degrees; perfect for roller hockey once again organised by Mitch Detta. The parade of rookies and returnees continued today with the addition of James Hewlitt (cousin to Lee and ...
April 09, 2011
Once again numbers were an issue today, but luckily Eric managed to round up a second goalie (Scotty Edison) and with a couple of late confirmations we had just enough to play. On the downside though, having no subs made this a pretty grueling session (for some more ...
April 06, 2011
With the momentum gathered from Sunday’s first BUSH session of the year, it was right back on the horse; talks were in place Monday for a Wednesday afternoon session. The charge was led by one Mitch Detta, and rumour had it that he was lining up an outstanding crop ...
April 03, 2011
Six months. That’s how long it’s taken Burton United Socialist Hockey, or Burton Hockey period, to make it back to its home at John McCormack Memorial Park. A 2010 season that at one point was frightening in its volume was suddenly stopped dead last September. No Grenier, ...
April 03, 2011
Considering the massive sessions we’ve had the last few times, it was quite a surprise to have only one goalie and 3 skaters confirmed just over a day away from the scheduled Sunday session. However, with a few maybes showing up and a few late confirmations, we would ...
March 27, 2011
It's a good thing we didn't trust the weather morons, because despite a forecast of rain, not a single drop would fall on us all day. With a few regulars out of action, we finally were back down to perfect Ambleside numbers (3 on 3 with one sub on each ...
March 20, 2011
A day more perfect for hockey could not possibly be found in the history of this world nor in the farthest reaches of the galaxy. The sun was shining gloriously, yet light wispy clouds were keeping its heat at bay, and the air was mild yet crisp with a ...
March 05, 2011
As predicted, the rain from the previous evening disappeared and we were greeted by a nice mix of sun and cloud. The rink was still a little wet, but some broom work from Ryno and some afternoon sun would soon render it good condition.
An already large contingent today ...
February 19, 2011
The morning was cold and beautiful and the faithful were stirring. This was a day where the weather was perfect, and the time was ours.
VRH started slow as our hunt for a goalie was a struggle. The Pink Warrior stepped-up and, from start to finish, brought fantastic positioning, and ...
February 05, 2011
With the session initially in jeopardy due to lack of players, it was a bit of surprise that we'd end up with more than enough players for 3 teams on this day. After the first game was played with 2 subs on each team, it was suggested to ...
January 22, 2011
Organising today’s session, it became rather evident quite quickly that Ambleside could not contain it. With twelve players signing up within a day of the first notice, it was decided to move to session. The destination would be brand-new, as the gang intended to make good on its ...
January 08, 2011
(Ed. note: Apologies for the delay. The scoresheet was rescued from a pocket in Tony’s laundry hamper right before it was about to go through the wash! Luckily, he rescued them in time. Here's Tony!)
The day didn’t start out as promising as we’d hoped; only 4 ...
January 02, 2011
(Ed. note: Only a week overdue!)
As had been the case over the entire previous week, this day would be filled with sunshine so glorious that it seemed to shine down from the heavens themselves. The clear crisp weather, however, was also the pitfall of this session. With temperatures ...