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Episode 21 – VASHL Podcast – South Jersey Part 2: Ragnar Lovecock (Mottcast)

Part two from the first annual South Jersey VASHL weekend. Mott takes over!

Featuring:
Tom
“Mott” Tyrell (View Askew Vulgarians)
Mike Hoffman (Leonardo Reapers)
Katie Seavy (View Askew Girls)
Dave Mader (Eden Prairie Mallrats)
Mike Crandall (Leonardo Reapers)
Jim Edelston (LA Mings)
Dylan Gonzalez (Funployees)
Colleen Hoffman (View Askew Girls)
Mat Laskowski (Funployees)
Ashley Bourguignon (Eden Prairie Mallrats)
Alan Harris (Funployees)
Cathy Bislich (Videographer)
Atul Trivedi

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Episode 20 – VASHL Podcast – South Jersey Part 1: Boardwalk VASHL

Part one from the first annual South Jersey VASHL weekend.

Featuring:
Tom
“Mott” Tyrell (View Askew Vulgarians)
Mike Hoffman (Leonardo Reapers)
Katie Seavy (View Askew Girls)
Dave Mader (Eden Prairie Mallrats)
Mike Crandall (Leonardo Reapers)
Jim Edelston (LA Mings)
Dylan Gonzalez (Funployees)
Colleen Hoffman (View Askew Girls)
Cathy Bislich (Videographer)
Atul Trivedi

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Episode 19 – VASHL Podcast – The Cleveland Log

When a Captain’s Podcast in Cleveland turns into a fire hazard.

Featuring:
Mark Bell (Monroeville Zombies)
Katie Seavy (View Askew Girls)
Chris Fenos (Funployees)
Mike McCutcheon (View Askew Vulgarians)
Dave Mader (Eden Prairie Mallrats)
Mike Crandall (Leonardo Reapers)
Darryl Clarke (Commissioner)
Brian Maxwell (Monroeville Zombies)
Jim Edelston (Eden Prairie Mallrats)
Dylan Gonzalez (Funployees)
Mike Hoffman (Leonardo Reapers)
Jaemeel Robinson (Funployees)
Ashley Bourguignon (Eden Prairie Mallrats)
Alan Harris (Leonardo Reapers)
Colleen Hoffman (View Askew Girls)
Cathy Bislich (Videographer)
Jeff Mader (Eden Prairie Mallrats)

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Talking Out My Five Hole With Dawn Authier – Episode Two

"The first time" or "Attack of the Broads"

OK, before I begin, I want to make sure I set the right mood for this.

Let me see if I have everything:

Candles. Check.

Barry White on the stereo. Check

Noticable obscene bulge protruding from my groin area? Check a doodle doo.

Its just padding. Sheesh!

Anyway, I am here to talk of the first time I finally got to play in goal for the View Askew Girls.

And what team did we face that would pop our cherries like a giggly girl on prom night?

Vulgarians? Nope.

Zombies? No, save them for later.

One of the new expansion teams? Nyet.

Reapers? No.

Who do we face first? Oh, just some team called Puck U.

You know, that team that everyone at the tournament comes to see because it was formed by some guy named Kevin Smith.

You know, no pressure.

I remember talking to Ming Chen the night before. He asked if I was ready.

My answer?

"Fuck no."

I believe in being honest and direct.

I did let slip to him one bit of strategy that may help them out. I mentioned that Katie Morgan might be a bit of a distraction running towards me in goal.

I'm human. Sue me.

Anyway, I get into the rink and waddle on towards the net I will be defending. Behind me are quite a few spectators and all I could think of is, "Aw shit. They are going to see how big my ass is." Little did I realize through the course of the first half, they would nit pick of other things.

Mostly about how I sucked at goaltending.

Anyway, back to the story.

So I stand in goal and watch Puck U enter the rink. Everyone applauding Kevin and his team. It was all I could do not to throw up from nerves. I spot Kevin at the opposite end and wave. He gave a wave back and then it was on like Donkey Kong.

Well, kinda.

Within one minute of play, Mosier broke one of the girls' stick. I wasn't sure if this was a bad sign or not but with no salt to toss over my shoulder and not a four-leaf clover in sight, I just had to put the bad juju in the back of my mind.

Now, I would like to say that I played like a champ and blocked shots standing on my head. I would like to say that. However, the reality was, I was letting most of them shots bounce off of me while trying to figure out where the defense was.

*I am not taking my team to task here. It was the first time any of us played hockey and, my fellow goalies will back me up on this, we (goalies) always wonder where our defense is.*

Those fifteen minutes were the most brutal 15 minutes I have ever gone through. I could not catch a break to save my life. It seemed everytime I looked up, I had three Puck U players storming in my general direction.

Including Katie Morgan.

I will be honest, I can't remember if she scored on me or not. At that point, I didn't really fucking care. I was enjoying watching her run.

Sue me.

That and I think I was running out of gas by the time the sound went off indicating a five minute rest period. Five minutes?? Are you nucking futs!?! I was dyin, barely could talk and they expected me to get my shit together in five minutes???

Right.

So, I go to the bench, downing water and having Jen Schwalbach put ice cubes down my jersey when my savior came to our bench.

All of a sudden, standing next to me, is the man himself: Kevin Smith.

Normally, I get kind of tongue-tied when it comes to meeting someone whom I consider a hero. This time, way too fucking tired. You could have told me Alyson Hannigan was standing next to me and wanted me to play "find the flute" with her and I would have asked for water and a nap first.

Where was I? Oh yeah.

Anyway, Kevin comes up to us and says (not a direct quote as I have had twenty concussions in my life and this was over three years ago. You guys should be happy I remember to zip up my pants!), "I have been down here reading, writing my next script and doing macrame. How about you tend goal for Puck U and I'll give you a break and defend for the VAG."

I wasn't sure if he was taking pity on me or kind of saying our team sucked. Too tired to care. So I agreed. Both him and Jen told me to feel free to let a few go in.

Yes, you heard me. They told me to let a few goals go in intentionally.

So I go back to the net, grab my stuff and head towards Puck U's net. About midway, I met Kevin and said the following:

"You will not hear this from a lesbian everyday but for giving me a break, sir, I will suck your dick."

I quickly walked away as I heard him laugh. I was glad he didn't take me seriously.

So, I get settled in and watched the game. There were a few moments where my team mates were coming close to my goal and I was more than ready to step aside and do as I was instructed. Only Mosier kept taking the puck away. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

Or stick.

As Mosier and Addie (I think it was Addie) fought for the ball against the boards, I stuck in behind them, took my stick between Mosiers legs (kinky bitch that I am) and fished the ball (NOT THAT ONE) from between them and put it into my net.

Score for the V.A.G.

I heard some folks laughing and I shrugged, "What?"

I allowed two more in not too long after that." Jim Jackman jokingly asked if the

clouds were in my eyes. I wanted to say his wife was distracting me but he probably heard that a million times already.

For the record, he is married to Katie Morgan. You know, in case you don't know how to google.

After the game, even though we lost 8-3, I received the biggest honor I have ever received.

Most of my team surrounded me and patted me on the helmet (some really hard…..LAURA!!!) and cheered me.

I was very confused as to why they were treating me like some sort of conquering hero when I gave up four goals in the first half (and many more to follow in games after) but it felt really good.

I would of accepted a group rub down but you take what you can get right?

It was at that moment, I felt like I truly earned my jersey.

I will take that feeling with me to the grave.

Later.

 

Oh, shit, one last thing. It was revealed to me later during that first tournament for us that many thought we were porn stars, since you know, Katie Morgan was there playing on Kevin's team and we were all girls.

Yep. They figured it out. Only, I only am a stunt cunt.

If you have seen Orgazmo, you get the reference.

Until we meet again,which will be after the 2013 tournament…..

Episode 18 – VASHL Podcast – Captain’s Log

Featuring:
Mark Bell (Monroeville Zombies)
Katie Seavy (View Askew Girls)
Chris Fenos (Funployees)
Mike McCutcheon (View Askew Vulgarians)
Dave Mader (Eden Prairie Mallrats)
Mike Crandall (Leonardo Reapers)
Darryl Clarke (Commissioner)

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He shoots! Charity scores!

Congrats to VASHL for being featured on the front page of the Brantford Expositor for the tournament. Thanks for your support!

The Expositor

Gerry McRaeYou’re entitled to a bit of special treatment if a ball hockey team is named in your honour.

So Sam Loslo discovered on Saturday when Team Loslo held its game for more than a few minutes while their namesake participated in the opening ceremony at the Walter Gretzky Street Hockey Tournament at the Steve Brown Sports Complex at Lions Park.

The 15-year-old North Park Collegiate student stood beside Gretzky to drop the ball that officially opened the seventh annual tourney.

“Ball hockey lets me forget about everything else and just have fun,” said Loslo, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in February 2011.

Last year, Sam, who is in Grade 10, and a group of his friends put together a team that raised more than $1,500 for the Children’s Wish Foundation.

Sam is doing well following 25 months of chemotherapy but will still require a couple of surgeries, said his mother Trudy.

“Ball hockey lifts his spirits,” she said.

Team Loslo was among 163 teams and more than 2,000 participants in the two-day Gretzky tournament that raises funds for the Lung Association. This year’s goal is $30,000.

From sun-up to sundown, players of all ages and divisions held games on 15 rinks set up in the parking lot, and on tennis and basketball courts in Lions Park.

“It’s an amazing event,” said Sandy Lee, fund development co-ordinator with the Lung Association. “A lot of us didn’t have organized sports, but in every neighbourhood somebody had a hockey net and tennis ball.”

“But, really, the major draw is Wally.”

The affable Walter Gretzky spent hours talking and joking with players and spectators, and posing for endless snapshots.

Several players on the Go Shelf team were thrilled to have all of their bright orange jerseys signed by the world’s most famous hockey dad.

“He is awesome,” said Owen Houley, a 14-year-old Grade 8 student at St. Theresa’s School. “This isn’t Wayne’s town, it’s Walter’s town.”

Players came from all over the province for the event. Six teams, including one each from Chicago and New Jersey and four from New York, call themselves View Askew, in tribute to View Askew Productions, an American film and television production company founded by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier in 1994.

Smith is a huge Walter Gretzky fan and has been an enthusiastic supporter of the tournament.
Dave TillyOutrageous attire has become a tradition for the Smith group. Dave Tilly of Orillia waited for the start of his first game on Saturday wearing a tartan skirt, welding goggles and T-shirt that said Funployee, in reference to a term used in Smith’s movie Clerks 2.

It was Tilly’s third year at the tournament.

“The first year I was kind of drafted,” he said. “I had just come to watch but they said, ‘Here’s your jersey and stick. You’re playing.’

“We love Walter and we get a bit of face time with him every year.”

 

 

 
Sean McKenna and Stu GillandersLee said money raised by the event will go toward research. More than three million Canadians cope with one of five serious respiratory diseases – asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, tuberculosis, and cystic fibrosis.

The local Lung Association has an annual fundraising goal of slightly more than $150,000 for research at nearby health facilities, said Lee.

“I get to raise the money, write the cheque and see the results.”

George Habib, president and CEO of the Ontario Lung Association, said “ball hockey is a wonderful demonstration of the need for healthy lungs.”

He is calling on the government to adopt a “lung health action plan” similar to those in place for cancer, diabetes and heart and stroke.

michelle.ruby@sunmedia.ca

twitter.com/EXPMichelle

via www.brantfordexpositor.ca

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Mallrats Win

WGSHT Schedule 2013

Game # 1775830
Eden Prairie Mallrats  @ Monroeville Zombies
Date: Fri May 31, 2013 @ 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Location:
Rink 1 (BHi Brantford)

Game # 1775831
View Askew Vulgarians  @ Leonardo Reapers
Date: Fri May 31, 2013 @ 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm
Location:
Rink 1 (BHi Brantford)

Game # 1775832
Funployees  @ View Askew Girls
Date: Fri May 31, 2013 @ 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm
Location:
Rink 1 (BHi Brantford)

Game # 1775836
View Askew Vulgarians  @ View Askew Girls
Date: Sat Jun 01, 2013 @ 10:15 am – 11:00 am
Location: Rink 9 (Parking Lot)

Game # 1775837
Monroeville Zombies  @ Funployees
Date: Sat Jun 01, 2013 @ 11:00 am – 11:45 am
Location: Rink 9 (Parking Lot)

Game # 1775838
Leonardo Reapers  @ Eden Prairie Mallrats
Date: Sat Jun 01, 2013 @ 11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Rink 9 (Parking Lot)

Game # 1775839
Monroeville Zombies  @ View Askew Vulgarians
Date: Sat Jun 01, 2013 @ 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Location: Rink 9 (Parking Lot)

Game # 1775840
Funployees  @ Leonardo Reapers
Date: Sat Jun 01, 2013 @ 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Rink 9 (Parking Lot)

Game # 1775841
Eden Prairie Mallrats  @ View Askew Girls
Date: Sat Jun 01, 2013 @ 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Location: Rink 9 (Parking Lot)

Game # 1776903
TBA  @ TBA
Date: Sat Jun 01, 2013 @ 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm
Location: Rink 9 (Parking Lot)
Details: Semi Final 1: 1 vs 4

Game # 1776905
TBA  @ TBA
Date: Sat Jun 01, 2013 @ 7:15 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Rink 9 (Parking Lot)
Details: Semi Final 2: 2 vs 3

Game # 1777792
TBA  @ TBA
Date: Sun Jun 02, 2013 @ 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Location:
Rink 1 (BHi Brantford)
Details: Championship Game

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