By Richard Cranium
After a grueling six day training camp that started last Saturday, the Otters have pared down their roster and will showcase the team on media day this Friday at the Redwood City Ice Oasis rink. Fans and press can “Meet the Otters” between 6:52pm and 6:55pm in that little area down by the ice entrance on the right hand side near the blue dressing room.
Immediately after the interviews, the defending champions will take to the ice against the Yaks, lead by John “we’re going to kick your ass this season” Mack.
The 2008-09 team will have a similar look to last season. Eleven veterans have secured a place on the opening night roster. Gone are Sergei Anufriev, Wesley Leung, Jim Pozzobon and Rob Caplan. One player, Mark Torelli, has been added.
Anufriev skipped the country to play in the fledging Russian Continental Hockey League where he will center a line with Jaromir Jagr. Leung played out his option year and signed a more lucrative contract with the Old Timers. Pozzobon was moved in IOHA director Chris Knight’s musical goalie maneuver. Caplan retired right after the Stanley Keg game.
Torelli comes to the Otters by way of Wednesday night where he was on the championship Keg team.
“Right now everyone seems happy, content, financially rewarded, ready and in condition,” said GM Aden Nolet. “I don’t think the off season layoff will hurt us. There was a great deal of competition for all spots.”
Nolet went on to say that many of the draft choices worked hard but just couldn’t break into the lineup for opening night.
“We had guys like Tirso, Juha “The Finnish Terror” and Bo Daly trying to crack the lineup,” said Nolet. “Tirso is still ailing with a bad back, Juha still fears Friday nights and Daly needs a certified note to play another night. They will all play on our newly affiliated Wednesday night team, the Desert Dogs.”
Nolet had nothing to say about the possible rumored acquisition of Levi Johnston. As previously reported, Johnston was to be on this season’s Otter team with his NRA and republican mentor Alan Nolet. Insider news people have heard Johnston call his future mother in-law (Sarah Palin) an idiot so Johnston may be in the big Alaskan penalty box.
This reporter caught up with the twelve Otters in between practices and asked each one of them the same three questions:
1.When you were growing up, what did you want to be, what occupation?
future ambition = F.A.
2.What do you do now?
fate = F.
3. What would you like to do or see in the future?
spin = S
Jim
F.A.-wanted to marry a dancer
F. –playing hockey with a wacky bunch
S. –I want to be very, very quiet
Chuck
F.A.- wanted to be a brylcreem or vitalis model
F. – doomsayer for catastrophes
S. –would like to play on a team where he is the YOUNGEST player
Gary
F.A. –elevator operator at Empire State building or architect at Legoland
F. –weight and age guesser at county fairs
S. –would like to retire and pursue his passion..WRITING!
Dmitri
F.A.- Russian Mafia Boss
F. – CEO of the Teddy Bear Factory
S. –would like to see ALL the lines and circles eliminated from ice
Val
F.A. – ballet star like idol Mikhail Baryshnikov
F. – employee at the Nielsen Media Research
S. – would like to sit in chair at Best Buy in front of ALL the TVs
Jules
F.A. –campground manager
F. –inventor and list maker
S. – will be day care giver to the young and OLD
Ted
F.A. – professional race car driver
F. – low handicap golfer at putt-putt
S. – buy Ice Oasis and have his Monday night skate
David
F.A. - to be a cowboy
F. – now a two bit sports writer
S. –just wants to play FORWARD
Alan S
F.A.-polygamist in Utah
F. –security guard at Santana Row
S. –if Big Alan wasn’t on the team, could I be JUST Alan
Tom
F.A.- wanted to be tennis pro like Bobby Riggs
F. – nail pounder in Redwood City
S. – gardener in Humboldt county
Alan N
After a grueling six day training camp that started last Saturday, the Otters have pared down their roster and will showcase the team on media day this Friday at the Redwood City Ice Oasis rink. Fans and press can “Meet the Otters” between 6:52pm and 6:55pm in that little area down by the ice entrance on the right hand side near the blue dressing room.
Immediately after the interviews, the defending champions will take to the ice against the Yaks, lead by John “we’re going to kick your ass this season” Mack.
The 2008-09 team will have a similar look to last season. Eleven veterans have secured a place on the opening night roster. Gone are Sergei Anufriev, Wesley Leung, Jim Pozzobon and Rob Caplan. One player, Mark Torelli, has been added.
Anufriev skipped the country to play in the fledging Russian Continental Hockey League where he will center a line with Jaromir Jagr. Leung played out his option year and signed a more lucrative contract with the Old Timers. Pozzobon was moved in IOHA director Chris Knight’s musical goalie maneuver. Caplan retired right after the Stanley Keg game.
Torelli comes to the Otters by way of Wednesday night where he was on the championship Keg team.
“Right now everyone seems happy, content, financially rewarded, ready and in condition,” said GM Aden Nolet. “I don’t think the off season layoff will hurt us. There was a great deal of competition for all spots.”
Nolet went on to say that many of the draft choices worked hard but just couldn’t break into the lineup for opening night.
“We had guys like Tirso, Juha “The Finnish Terror” and Bo Daly trying to crack the lineup,” said Nolet. “Tirso is still ailing with a bad back, Juha still fears Friday nights and Daly needs a certified note to play another night. They will all play on our newly affiliated Wednesday night team, the Desert Dogs.”
Nolet had nothing to say about the possible rumored acquisition of Levi Johnston. As previously reported, Johnston was to be on this season’s Otter team with his NRA and republican mentor Alan Nolet. Insider news people have heard Johnston call his future mother in-law (Sarah Palin) an idiot so Johnston may be in the big Alaskan penalty box.
This reporter caught up with the twelve Otters in between practices and asked each one of them the same three questions:
1.When you were growing up, what did you want to be, what occupation?
future ambition = F.A.
2.What do you do now?
fate = F.
3. What would you like to do or see in the future?
spin = S
Jim
F.A.-wanted to marry a dancer
F. –playing hockey with a wacky bunch
S. –I want to be very, very quiet
Chuck
F.A.- wanted to be a brylcreem or vitalis model
F. – doomsayer for catastrophes
S. –would like to play on a team where he is the YOUNGEST player
Gary
F.A. –elevator operator at Empire State building or architect at Legoland
F. –weight and age guesser at county fairs
S. –would like to retire and pursue his passion..WRITING!
Dmitri
F.A.- Russian Mafia Boss
F. – CEO of the Teddy Bear Factory
S. –would like to see ALL the lines and circles eliminated from ice
Val
F.A. – ballet star like idol Mikhail Baryshnikov
F. – employee at the Nielsen Media Research
S. – would like to sit in chair at Best Buy in front of ALL the TVs
Jules
F.A. –campground manager
F. –inventor and list maker
S. – will be day care giver to the young and OLD
Ted
F.A. – professional race car driver
F. – low handicap golfer at putt-putt
S. – buy Ice Oasis and have his Monday night skate
David
F.A. - to be a cowboy
F. – now a two bit sports writer
S. –just wants to play FORWARD
Alan S
F.A.-polygamist in Utah
F. –security guard at Santana Row
S. –if Big Alan wasn’t on the team, could I be JUST Alan
Tom
F.A.- wanted to be tennis pro like Bobby Riggs
F. – nail pounder in Redwood City
S. – gardener in Humboldt county
Alan N
F.A.- lumberjack in the northeast
F. – hunter? in the northwest
S. –moving the kids (Jules and Aden) to Del Webb’s retirement community
in Roseville when I turn 55 so I can ride a golf cart on the street
Mark
F.A –wanted to be a goalie at IOHA
F. –playing forward at IOHA in small size pants
S. –playing forward and scoring 10 goals against the assholes!!
“The management, coaches, players and fans would all like to congratulate the other nightly winners of the Stanley Kegs:
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as well as all the players of the teams,” voiced GM Aden Nolet. “It was a GREAT season!!!”
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Removing all the lines from the ice and sitting in a chair at Best Buy.... CLASSIC lines
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