Bethlehem Buddies

The Bethlehem Buddies are an international street hockey team.They are a members club of the VASHL and were introduced as part of the 2019 expansion, which also included the Yoga Hosers.As of 2023, the Buddies are tied with the Eden Prairie Mallrats, View Askew Vulgarians and the Clerks for the most Walter Gretzky Cup championships (2) won of any VASHL franchise.

The Bethlehem Buddies are based on the “Buddy Christ”, a parody religious icon in the film Dogma. In the film, he is part of a campaign (“Catholicism Wow!”) to renew the image of (and interest in) the Catholic Church. Viewing the crucifix image as “wholly depressing”, the Church, led by Cardinal Glick (George Carlin), decides to retire it and creates Buddy Christ as a more uplifting image of Jesus Christ.

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Bethlehem Buddies
Founded 2019
History Bethlehem Buddies
2019-present
View Askew Inspiration Dogma
Colors Flamingo orange and eminence purple.
         
Words Doesn’t it… pop? Buddy Christ…
Mascot The Buddy Christ
Captain Maxx Duda
Walter Gretzky Cups 2 (2022, 2023)
WGSHT Medals  2
 0
 1
Lady Ming Trophies 0
Buddy Christ Memorial Heart Trophies 1 (2022)

Players

2024 WGSHT Roster

# Nat Player
4 Canada Maxx Duda (C)
8 Canada Josh Foster
13 Canada Caleb Caunce
44 Canada Matt Smiley
31 Canada Lucas Schaubel (Goalie)
91 Canada Josh Cordery
96 Canada Tim Cordery
00 Canada Matt Craig
00 Canada Kevin Craig
00 Canada Andrew Tudball
00 Canada Nathan Pettit
00 Canada Jonny Sutton

Team Captains

WGSHT Team MVPs

YEAR PLAYER
2024 Jordan Rhind
2023 Josh Cordery
2022 Lucas Schaubel
2019

Photos

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Team Logos

Team logo used from 2019-present Shoulder patch used from 2019-present

Games

DateGameTime/ResultsTournamentYear
Semi Finals (2nd vs 3rd) – 2024Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2024
Quarter Finals (3rd vs 6th) – 2024Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2024
RR GAME 11 - 2024Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2024
RR GAME 5 - 2024Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2024
RR Game 1 - 2024Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2024
Gold Medal Game – 2023Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2023
Semi Finals (1st vs 4th) – 2023Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2023
Quarter Finals (3rd vs 6th) – 2023Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2023
RR Game 13 - 2023Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2023
RR Game 10 - 2023Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2023
RR Game 5 - 2023Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2023
Gold Medal Game - 2022Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2022
Semi Finals (1st vs 4th) - 2022Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2022
Quarter Finals (1st vs 8th) – 2022Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2022
Game 11 - 2022Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2022
Game 5 - 2022Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2022
Game 1 - 2022Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2022
Game 19 - 2019Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2019
Game 7 - 2019Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2019
Game 2 - 2019Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament2019

WGSHT Record

YEAR GP W L T OTL GF GA PLACE
2024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 6 6 0 0 0 36 19 1st
2022 6 6 0 0 0 47 17 1st
2019 3 0 3 0 0 2 13 14th
TOTAL 15 12 3 0 0 85 49  

September Classic Record

YEAR GP W L T OTL GF GA PLACE
2022 4 4 0 0 0 29 8 1st
TOTAL 4 4 0 0 0 29 8  

Team History

The Bethlehem Buddies were introduced as an expansion team for the 2019 WGSHT.

WGSHT Player Appearances with Bethlehem Buddies

RankPlayerGP
1canMaxx Duda19
2canJosh Foster19
3canJosh Cordery19
4canTim Cordery19
5canMatt Craig16
6canLucas Schaubel16
7canNathan Pettit10
8canJonny Sutton10
9canAndrew Tudball10
10canCaleb Caunce10
11canMatt Smiley10
12canJordan Rhind7
13canTyler Wilson6
14canDerek Gregorian6
15canNoah Musicka6
16canTyler Russell6
17canKevin Craig5
18canSean Jeziorski3
19canLuke Foster3
20canStirling Bennett3
21canPat DeStephanis3
22canRyan Forsythe3
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