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Ringers pull off a speedy 3-1 win against the Nailers in the first game

2010 Factory Summer Hockey Classic

The Ringers are planning another visit to Wake Forest the weekend of August 27th-29th. Three games, refreshments, and no Pat Norman should make this another interesting outing.

The roster is shaping up and fees being collected as we speak. Check out the Factory's site for more details, and familiarize yourself with all the rules here.

More details to follow...

Mixed start for each team

The Ringers started off well with their first game,6 to 3 final. Gunga, however, did not fare so well, mustering a single point against Jack Astor's 7. The boys haven't quite hit their stride, but the team has the horses to get the job done. 7:45am game should turn out a bit different.

In the meantime, Uncle Greg spent some quality time with the kids tonight telling his favorite bedtime stories about some hockey superstar from NJ...

PIH Summer Classic Rules

Here's a breakdown of the way the tournament will be run:

Game rules
All rules will be normal USA hockey rules for playing purposes. Slapshots are allowed. In our division, a 3 goal cap will be allowed per player per game.

Game points
The first three games will be a round robin system, and teams will be awarded points as follows:

- 3 points for a regulation win
- 2 points for a shootout win
- 1 point for a shootout loss
- 0 points for a regulation loss

The shootout that is used at the end of a round robin game is a 5 person shootout. Should a semifinal or final game (Sunday games) go to OT, there will be a 5 minute sudden death overtime. Should the game still be tied after the overtime a 5 person shootout will be used.

Tiebreakers going for Sunday rankings will be head to head records, goals for/against, followed by fewest penalty minutes.

Chauder and Wilson will NOT be showing

I realize now that Wilson was perpetrating an elaborate prank on my behalf, deluding me into thinking that he and Chauder might actually play this tournament this year. One more trip to N.C. just for old time's sake.

But no, it was all a big ruse. Wilson sitting there with all his Toronto buddies, saying, "hey, boys - check oot how I'm f*cking with these hicks in North Carolina! I just told him I'm buying a plane ticket, eh?"

Again, we'll have to muster it out on our own.

Ringers Return to Tournament Scene!

Last weekend in August marks the first Polar Ice House Wake Forest Classic tournament. The Labatt's Adult Classic has been shuffled off to Charlotte (in September) - we'll see if the new management can maintain the fervor!

On a good note, we're back to the cold case of actual frosty beverages after the game - very handy. Unfortunately, there aren't some anonymous USA Hockey goofballs for Marty to yell at. We see these people every week, so a firey rant will not serve us in the long run.

The other note, however, is that this year, our affiliations have enough players to front two teams - Los Tres Ringers and Gunga La Gunga.

More to come on all this soon!

Orr's Flying Goal

Aunt GG sent Will this amazing, signed and framed picture of Bobby Orr's most famous goal.