Grapevine Kup Game

For those of you who are trying to figure out what this game is, let me explain. Polar Ice/Grapevine Mills has an I-League program. They play on Friday nights at 8:15. Their schedule can vary but basically they play 3 games 3 weeks in a row, then the 4th week is a practice. It's $20 each week you participate. Once a quarter they "invite" another team or group to come play their team. It is set up as a reward for those people that show up each week and play at Grapevine. I approached Coach Kaeppel about having our team play against them this time. The cost to us is free, since we are invited. The key is to have a fun, competitive game, so that we get invited back again. Myself, David, Zee, John, Sebastian, Steve, Kent, and Mike, to name a few, have all played in this game I believe. Afterwards, if/when we win, there is a mini trophy for us to have our pictures taken with and skate around the ice, beer in the locker room, and then most everybody goes to Love and War (its a bar) for a little more fun.

Confirmed so far is.....
Mike
Steve
Stephen
Bruce
Scott
Zee
Sebastian
Todd
Chris
Nathan

Let me know asap if your in for this game. Want to have a full bench of 15 players so that we don't overdo it and are whiped out for our Nytex game the next night.

The Schedule Is Out!

The summer schedule is out and available. Average Joes schedule is posted to the right of the screen. Will work on the blog to get the Scorpions schedule permanently up as well but until then here is their schedule:
Game 1-vs Indians, Saturday, April 30th at 9:30 pm
Game 2-vs Bandits, Thursday, May 5th at 8:30 pm
Game 3-vs Stingers, Saturday, May 14th at 9:30 pm
Game 4-vs Mud Ducks, Saturday, May 21st at 6:30 pm
Game 5-vs Spider Monkeys, Saturday, May 28th at 11:00 pm
Game 6-vs Jets, Saturday, June 4th at 11:00 pm
Game 7-vs Blazin Saddles, Saturday, June 11th at 5:00 pm
Game 8-vs Whalers, Saturday, June 18th at 9:30 pm
Game 9-vs Average Joes, Saturday, June 25th at 9:30 pm
Game 10-vs Blazin Saddles, Saturday, July 2nd at 11:00 pm

Still have another practice this Saturday night at 9:30. Full ice with both teams participating. Will need payments into Mike that night so that we can pay the team fees before the first games on the 30th. Should be a fun season with new teams and some new faces.

Spring/Summer Season

Hey folks. Another huge blog update. The below message comes directly from Chad. But this will give you an idea of what next season will look like, the plan for running the season, and the start of things. We still have a few open roster spots on both the Joes and the Scorpions so if you have anyone that wants to play get in touch with Mike or I asap. The fee for the Scorpions is $200 and we will provide the jerseys while the Joes will be $175 again. I'd like to collect all paperwork and payments over the next 2 weeks at the practices. If you can't make either one I understand but lets try and plan to meet up so we can pay the team fee early. If you need to call me with questions don't hesitate to call or text. I will be at this Saturdays practice but not the 23rd. My wedding anniversary is that weekend and I've been sequestered by "the wife".

From Chad,
For Starters the Puddle Jumpers are taking a summer vacation from league play. Some will play in over 35, some will join Mud Ducks, and some will just take some time off. Best of luck to all of them, and we hope to see them back in the fall. Bandits are making a move as well dropping down to the lower division (not to worry any player that otherwise wouldn't qualify for lower division play will be finding a new home and you can rest assured Bandits will be by the book). Also MIB will have a lower division affiliate next season with the debut of the Blazing Paddles, and Average Joes will be debuting a 2nd squad who will be known as the Scorpions. Also
previously mentioned in an email to you is the return of the Spider Monkeys to Nytex. Welcome to all the new teams, welcome back to the Monkeys.

So the list of lower or second division teams reads as follows:
Whalers
Indians
Stingers
Jets
Average Joes
Mud Ducks
Spider Monkeys
Blazing Paddles
Bandits
Scorpions

Ten teams total, so you will play everyone once, and then a "rival" a second
time.

In the upper or first division we have:
Sweet Leaf
Rampage
Sens
MIB
TBA
TBA

Next season will kick off with a week of practices. Since there are some new teams and lots of guys who are moving around to different teams within the league we wont jump right into games like last season. So starting on April 16th (Saturday we have the following team practices)
2:00-Sweet Leaf and Spider Monkeys
3:30-Scorpions and Average Joes
5:00-Indians and Sens
6:30-MIB and Blazing Paddles
8:00-Bandits and Rampage
9:30-Mud Ducks and Whalers
11:00-Jets and Stingers
Then Thursday the 21st we will have practices at the following times:
6:15- Mud Ducks and Whalers
7:45- Jets and Stingers
9:15- Indians and Sens
Saturday the 23rd we have:
6:30- Bandits and Rampage
8:00- MIB and Blazing Paddles
9:30- Scorpions and Average Joes
11:00- Sweet Leaf and Spider Monkeys

Forward this email on to your teams and use the coordinator list for help contacting other teams (Yes I know I need to clean up the coordinator list).

Lets get all the payments and forms and all that good stuff in to me or Jamie Tuttle at the front desk by the 23rd if we can. Registration forms should be in the lobby of Nytex.