Storm Brewing?

"Hey Pop Tom, that was barely a snow shower" gleefully chortled Dillon Krok as he emerged from the locker room. Our dauntless Pearl River Pirate Squirt A Team had just concluded the Christmas vacation on an even higher note than they had begun it with their 2 impressive victories two weeks earlier. The boys crushed the Hackensack Blizzard (8-2) at Sport-O-Rama before an enraptured group of parents and fans. Krok and Ryan McLinskey led the way with each scoring hat tricks in what had been a close contest through a period and one-half. Coach McGee working with a short bench rotated his skaters effectively. Smooth skating, double shifted CJ Greco and Brian Quinn were integral to the happy outcome with crisp passing and rushes into the offensive zone. Not that our defenders were no less responsible for the lop sided result. CJ McGee, Owen McGee and the ever versatile Liam McCullough staved off every flurry by the Blizzard and were vigilante against the perpetually hanging Hackensack forwards. Sean Cooper in net came up big, early and often, before the pendulum swung the Bucs way in the middle period. Yeoman work by Dolan Ocasal, Anthony Margiotta, Ciran McEnroe, Michael Ruthberg along the boards did not go unnoticed by the Hooter. As the families dispersed to the parking lot, many heading out to a fast food lunch, the Hooter commented "Dill, when I come back from Florida in four weeks will you be working on 40 goals, or will it be more?" To wit #22 blasted another wrister by the befuddled old man with "Pop Tom, that depends. If you stay out of Dairy Queen and away from those ice cream treats you crave, I might score a 'blizzard' of goals in your absence."

Inquiring minds...

"Coach, I know you saw Gretzky, but what's this Gordie Howe hat trick."

Pirate Attack

Controlled the offensive zone all game.

Hat Trick(s)?!

"Gordie Howe? What do you mean Pop Tom" queried Dillon Krok to the Hooter's enigmatic statement. Dillon and teammates had just emerged from the Palisades Ice Rink where they had just completed a weekend sweep of another league opponent. In this evening's contest the Bear Mountain Bears fell meekly (5-1) to our renegade marauders. With the game barely 20 seconds old Ryan McLinskey rifled the first of his three first period goals against the first of a besieged duo of over matched goal keepers from North Rockland. Ryan added another in the second period before Sean Gordon lost his shut out bid. The Hooter explained his high compliment to the befuddled #22 by recounting the Hooter's vivid memories of #9 blistering wrist shots into the net from the top of the circle against The Gump and his tenacity in driving the net in the Old Garden. "Dillon, Ryan got the natural hat trick tonight. But you got a Gordie Howe hat trick that makes me ever so proud. A beauty of a goal driving the net, a wonderful pass to assist on a Ryan wrister, and a boarding penalty (that'll surely lead to a fight in the Pee Wees next year). But please don't be playing hockey when you're 50 years old, I won't last that long!

The Blue Wave Rolls In

Krok about to unleash his rock.

All Pirates, All the Time

Pirates had the Bears Goalie in a trap from the first minute of play

Bear Hunting Season

"Well it's about time you wrote something for the team, Pop Tom. I mean retirement and travelling to Florida at the drop of a hat trick is okay for some, but a Hooter has to have priorities and responsibilities. No!?" I've been fillin' the net more than the redfish and snook have been fill yours, I bet" chided Dillon Krok as he exited the Harvey School smiling broadly. Number 22 had again netted three goals in the Pearl River Pirates (6-0) victory over the Bedford Bears. The band of Bucs dominated from the first drop of the puck in this league contest. Indeed the lads have been on a roll in the three weeks since their disappointing defeat in the championship game of the Thanksgiving weekend Hershey Pa. Tournament. Nana Lucy exclaimed, "Dill's getting goals more easily than you catch those puny mangrove snapper and sheepshead that you pull out of Pine Island Creek to proclaim yourself a fisherman. And that ain't no fish story ol' man." Kaylee commented, "Don't worry Pop Tom all will be forgiven if you write your insipid commentary about the Tournament below this article. And make sure you tell everybody how good the girls cheered on the team.