Aces Uber Alles

Congratulations, boys ;)

In a stunning finish to what looked at one point to be a lost season, local hockey team the Black Aces completed a late-season 6-0 run to defeat the Bloor Battlers 2-1 in the COTHL final, taking the championship for the first time since the 2007-2008 season.

The Aces kept the Battlers at bay for most of the game, leading for most of 2 periods on a goal from newcomer Pete S before the Battlers finally managed to break Aces' netminder Raj C's incredible 7 period shutout string.

The game stayed tied until just over a minute to go, when your humble scribe and blog host found himself inexplicably in front of the enemy net with the puck on his stick. Even more inexplicably, he managed to get a shot off that then somehow found the back of the Battlers' net.

The Aces held off a late charge from the Battlers, who had pulled their goalie, and the deal was done. Aces 2, Battlers 1. 

Congratulations, Aces. We are officially the team to beat in 2013-2014.

That's right, bitches. We're number one!

Back row: Jeff M, Pete S, Rod P, Ralph R, Gerry S, Al H, Simon C, Joe D-S

Front row: Bruce H, Rich W, Raj C, Aubrey S, Brian M

Front front row: future star and son of Pete S

Not pictured: Joe P, Paul F, Bob D, Mike K, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson

Celebrations and gloating to be held at Ferro's on April 3. Details to follow. Bring your drinking shoes.