End Of Year And Beyond

First and foremost Mike and I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for playing for the Average Joes over the past two seasons. We both recognize that things started off a bit hectic but as we have both settled into being coordinators, hopefully you saw and will continue to see bigger and better things from us. At the very beginning of this we had made the decision to find a bunch of players that were learning the game of hockey and looking to have some fun. How many times did you hear on the bench, "Are we having fun yet?" We both hope you have enjoyed yourselves and did have fun playing. Something Mike said today that I wanted to use here is, "Winning a game lasts a week, winning a friend lasts a lifetime." Who knew he had such deep thoughts. Anyway, this team isn't about us, it's also about you. You guys are the ones that make this team what it is, so for that we thank you. The majority of you started playing this year, me included, and it's been really fun learning with you all and watching everyone improve game to game.

So with that it's on to bigger and better things....like SEASON 3!!!!!!!!!

The next season should start the weekend of January 15th or the 22nd. Which ever week it is, it will be a practice week with a game the following week. The Brahmas have a bunch of home games in January so our schedule might be all over the place to start. Games should be in the Thursday-Sunday range again and probably late into the night/evening. The only good part is despite our games getting tossed around there are no major holidays in January, February, or March, so hopefully we will play once a week and get the opportunity to gel as a team quickly. The cost will be $175 a player. If you can only commit to 5 games we might be able to split the fee with another player and then any other games played by that person can pay the team kitty a few bucks. Some people have already said they couldn't commit due to their schedules and are wanting to be put on the sub list, that's fine too, just let us know. The plan, or goal, is to get the team fee paid ($2,500) first. After that we can do one of several things with any extra money we have if any, buy matching socks for everyone, refund some money back, or discount the next season, throw a huge team dinner/party. We will need to try and collect all the money before the night of our first game. Our division/league will be us, Jets, Indians, Whalers, Stingers, and Mud Ducks. We will play each team twice then have the playoffs.

So here is what we need from you going forward.....
Question #1. Are you in for next season? Full/part/sub?
Question #2. Do you need a white and/or blue jersey? We have a few spares, the blues are sweet!
Question #3. Do you have a friend in mind that wants to play?

I have received a lot of interest over the past week about people wanting to join the Joes. As stated above we are looking for players that want to learn the game, have fun, and make some new best friends. At the very least I will need the answer to question #1 asap so that we have time to work on the other 2 questions to accommodate other interests. Feel free to leave your response here on the blog if you wish, or just get a hold of me.

If you have any questions you can contact me via facebook, email (piper28@sbcglobal.net), text, or just call me.

Last thing, Mike and I invite you to leave any feedback here on the blog as well for us or others. Have a safe and happy holidays. See you next year!

Greg