On a rare winter trip to Canadian territory, Aces owner and special southern correspondent Joe P inspired a banged up group of athletes to a key 4-2 win over the Battlers.
Shaking off the debilitating effects of a mid-winter tan, Joe struck for a key goal early in the game. Perhaps inspired by this brave performance, the Aces taxi squad hit for 3 more goals and hung on for a 4-2 victory in spite of most players having to play through an injury of some sort. The list of injuries at this point in the season is long and varied:
- Jeff: hip dysplasia
- Al: groin pains
- Aubrey: stab wounds
- Rich: frozen shoulder
- Andrew: swimmers buttock
- Maurice: carpal funnel syndrome
- Raj: gas. So much gas.
- Bruce: heartworm
- Ralph: hysterical blindness
- Paul F: skiers bladder
Injuries would not stop a determined Aces side, however, as they played a physical game all night long as evidenced by a steady stream of black shirts into the penalty box. Other goal scorers on the night were Ralph, Andrew and Aubrey.
In an odd turn of events, players missing from the roster were the only ones not injured. Of course they all had airtight excuses for not showing:
- Mike K: what, and miss The Bachelor?
- Brian M: still working on his Academy Awards pool picks
- Joe D: won't play if there's another Joe on the ice
- Bob J: passed out at hot yoga class, missed bus
I'd say let's hope for a better turnout next game, but the Aces seem to do better without a full bench. Nos vemos el miércoles amigos
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