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    ...check this sh*t out...just read a story on CNN's homepage about
    an alleged pedophile ring that's been going on @ Maple Leaf Gardens
    for years...a bunch of Maple Leafs' employees lured boys into the
    back area of the Gardens (sometimes while a game was going on)
    to have sex w/the poor kids in exchange for tickets to the games,
    concerts @ the Gardens, luxury box seats...it goes on and on...
    man, this is friggin' creepy, man...looks like the Kennedy case
    is just the tip of the iceburg here, folks....SICK!!!!!!
    
    sorry if this bums anyone out in here..thought I'd pass this along, I'm
    sure you're gonna here more about this (especially if yer from
    Toronto)......
    
    the kids are now grown, and many of them have attempted suicide,
    went through therapy, etc, etc.....poor kids...anyone who abuses
    their power-influence on unsuspecting kids should be castrated....
    
    
    mac

    	I agree with ya about the castration Mac, I would like to add that
    it should be done with a rusty knife, without the benefit of anesthesia.
    
    Barry
    

...and in public.

Jim

Leominster beat Algonquin 4-0 on Saturday to capture the Central Mass 
Div. 3 crown. Quite the display of team defense in this one as 
Leominster has yet to give up a goal in the tournament. Number 1 line 
of Alex Walsh-Ryan Salvatore-Rich Kuracowitz (sp) continue their 
offensive onslaught.

Their next game is vs West Springfield in Marboro (NESC) on Wednesday 
3/12 5:45PM. A win here puts them at the Flee(ce)t Center on Sunday.

Fellow Leominster'ites/Digits are invited to hook up for a brew at 
the NESC before the game on Wednesday. Hey Mac/Pelk/etc.... 
Interested?

George_wondering_if_Mac_was_at_Saturdays_game?

    >Fellow Leominster'ites/Digits are invited to hook up for a brew at 
    >the NESC before the game on Wednesday.
    
    George, better call first. We play there every Weds at around the same
    time and I've NEVER seen the beer consession open.  That place should
    be a gold mine but the guy that runs the place just doesn't have a
    clue.   Not only that but alot of rinks have stopped serving booz
    while high school games are being played....  NESC might be amoung
    them.
    
    Course there's a decent little package store just up the road at the
    rotary...  8-)
    

  
Hi Tom,

Thanks for the tip. Yes I know of the packi at the rotary. What time 
is your game Wednesday? Think you'll be checking out the Leominster 
game? If you do, look for the fellow "Orphan Annie" alumnus with 
glasses.  8-) Remember that team? Going back a few years.

George

    >What time  is your game Wednesday? 
    We play at 5:20. Pickup game. The same group of guys have had the same
    hour of ice going back maybe 12 years...  It's a riot.  Matter of fact
    you know ALOT of em. At one time it was mostly DEC people, now it's the
    same people just working for other companys.  Me, Mark Hebert, Denis
    Hammel etcs etcs... and I think one of your old coaches is filling in
    for someone else this Weds. You must remember Guy Gauvin right ?  Hey
    wanna skate ?  8-)
    
    > If you do, look for the fellow "Orphan Annie" alumnus with 
    >glasses.  8-) Remember that team? Going back a few years.
    How can I forget ?  Those were some of the BEST years of my life !!!
    Kinda fuzzy, but thats what people tell me anyway...
    
    Tom.
    

    	Just got mail from our old friend Bob Martel telling me that on 
    Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights ESPN will be running parts 3,4 and
    5 of the documentary series about hockey. Parts 1 and 2 were last
    night. 8-( If this is the same one that they aired up in Canada it
    sounded like a really good documentary. 
    
    Barry
    

    
    It must not be on tonight because ESPN knew that the B's
    were playing the Whalers and they'd never get the viewers!
    
    
    	8^)

    re: .30
    
    I believe that it is the same documentary.  I just checked on ESPN's
    web page.  
    
    Bernie.

    ...OK, George...recap, PLEASE!
    
    I just heard that our da Blue Devils won yesterday, 4-3,
    in OT...George, recap for us all, willya?
    
    Leominster now goes for da STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, at da Fleet
    Center, 12 noon.....that'll be the loudest that friggin' place has been
    alllll year.....GO BLUE DEVILS!
    
    Just called The High School, George, Pelskta, et al...they're in the
    process of getting the school buses tanked-up fer the ride into
    Boston, if ya don't wanna drive....you gotta call & leave your name
    with the Principal's secretary...jeez! I wonder if they remember me....
    ....come ta think of it, I never did turn in that report from
    Chemistry class back in '76........hmmmmmmm......
    
    nahhhhhh, they wouldn't even recognize me now.....*gulp*.......
    
    Hmmmmm...wonder if they'd make a packi-stop???
    
    :^0 .....goo Big Blue!!!
    
    payday_mac
    
                                                  

Ooooohhhhh Baby! What a friggin game!

Ok Mac. Heres the recap. Leominster carried quite a bit of the play 
in the first period but just couldn't capitilize in the offensive 
end. To much fancy stuff and not enough shooting. When caught in 
their own end they were very tentative at times and it cost them 
twice. West Springfield up 2-0.

The second started dissapointing as Leominster kinda left their 
skates in the locker room early but picked it up later on. It was 
pretty much back and forth for the rest of the way with Jason Landry 
making some fine stops to keep things close. With two minutes 
remaining in the second Gus Labelle 2nd line winger for Leom brings 
it closer. 2-1. Leominster had a number of chances in the final 
minute and finished the period on a high note.

Lightning strikes early in the 3rd period as Leominster senior dman 
Mike Crotty wrists a floater from the top of the left faceoff circle 
that eludes a surprised W.Springfield netminder over the left 
shoulder. Tied 2-2 baby and the place is rocking! Leominster gets 
caught up in the moment and about 1 minute later W.Springfield is 
able to capitalize on a Leominster defensive lapse to go back on top 
3-2. Play is back and forth for the better part of the period with 
both teams unable to strike paydirt. Three minutes left in the period 
Leominster swarms over W.Springfield. Alex Walsh carries the puck on 
the left side of the net getting the goaltender out of position and 
sweeps a pass into the crease that is carried into the empty net by a 
WS defender. While this looked to be actually tied up in the crease 
it was a GOAL and we are now tied 3-3. With 2:30 minutes remaining 
both teams trade opportunities and here is where the controversy 
starts. Leominster is pressing in the WS end. 20 seconds left in the 
game. Alex Walsh picks up a loose puck in the slot and muscles his 
way through 2 defenders. Dekeing to his left his pulls the 
goaltender out of position for an on ice backhand towards an open 
goal. The puck seemed clearly to cross the line by a good 6 inches 
however a sly defender quickly pulls the puck out of the net. Three 
Leominster players start to celebrate. No whistle! Play continues 
with WS carrying the puck into the neutral zone and the buzzer. Much 
discussion and ref taunting from the fans. The goal judge had not put 
on the light. The ref(s) clearly missed this one. Fans topside behind 
the WS goal cannot believe the injustice. I'm having a freakin heart 
attack. We now have a Sudden-Victory period. Sudden-Victory? New one 
on me. Guess the MIAA likes to think in positive terms.

It's on to overtime and this is some quality game. Not from the refs 
mind you but that another story for another day.

Overtime. Whistles appear to be put in the pockets of the refs Alex 
Walsh has two quality rushes up the wing gets by the defenders only 
too be mauled from behind. No calls. Opps are traded again by both 
teams and 8:00 minutes in Walsh commits a blatant hook on a WS 
opportunistic winger on a break-out that brings out the whistles. How 
Leominster survived this PP could only be explained by a miricle 
netminder in Jason Landry. My attack is getting worse and the voice 
is going. 7 minutes left in overtime Leominsters second line applies 
offensive pressure in the WS zone. After two missed opps the puck 
squirts out to the front of the WS goal and a cat like Gus Labelle 
fires a blast from the top of the left circle that hits the back of 
the twine past the WS goaler. GOAL.....GOAL.....GOAL............

Oh man. What a game. Devils fans and players rejoice. A community 
dance breaks out. Oh the joy...... This was one the most emotionally 
draining high-school games I've watched. Unbelievable. Hats off to WS 
and their players. They are a class team. No real losers in this one 
and I'm sure WS will be back next year.

As Mac noted, Leominster now plays Sunday noon at the FleetCenter vs 
the winner of Savio Prep and Hanover. I watched these two teams last 
night for one period with Savio taking a 1-0 advantage into the 
locker room after one. Savio is a small team. Just over two full 
lines with one sub but can they HIT. Hanover dominated offensively 
and with just watching the the 1st you can see why SAvio has made it 
this far. GOALTENDING! Enough said.

Now to check on tickets aquisition. I understand tix will be around 
$7 per. Nice cheap way to see the Fleet for the first time.

Well. Theres the recap. Hope we fill the joint on Sunday!

George_speaking_like_Don_Corleone_this_morning   8-)

    ...GREAT recap there, George.....come on, do a "Don" fer us...
    
    "you come to me on the occassion of the Blue Devils winning..."
    
    great recap again, man....I'm either taking the bus or driving'
    in w/ the Lil' Woman....she wants to go to Fanueil Hall after the
    game...
    
    can you say "Durgin Park", down in da bar????
    
    Go Big Blue!!!
    
    mac

I'll be leaving the SO behind on Sunday. She has a previous family 
commitment she can't break so I'm solo so to speak.

I'll most likely be taking the Magic Bus over to bean town. Not the 
school bus mind you. Pelksta..You know what I'm talking about. My dad 
will probably join me. I'll be heading out early around 9ish. Take in 
a couple of brews,game, and maybe over to Fanuel/Ames Plow for a 
couple more drafts. Ray if your interested in hooking up let me know.

George H. 

OK...Just got off the phone with Leominster High.

Tickets for the game on Sunday will be sold during lunchtime (?) at 
LHS on Friday 3/14 and from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at the flagpole entrance.
Ticket prices at the school are $6.00

They will also be on sale at the FleetCenter Sunday morning starting 
at 9:00am. Price is $9. I believe all tix are general admission.

Gotta get them tix!

George

	Interesting tidbit in the Herald today:

	Only 3 teams in the NHL have not lost a game this year when winning
	after 2 periods.  The Bruins are one of them.  

	/Ken

    	After the game was over last night I was channel surfing around and 
    came across a segment about Sheldon Kennedy on one of those news shows
    like 48 hours, or 20/20, you know. Man, what this guy went though. I
    know I read about it in the papers but to hear him try to speak of the
    things that his coach did you could tell just what a traumatic
    experience he went through. This coach was a flippin' pervert. Kennedy
    said that it suddenly struck him one day when he saw his old coach with
    a team of kids. He said that he came to the realization that if he
    didn't speak out then he was letting the guy get away with what he did
    to him, and he was letting him get away with what he was probably doing
    to some other 14-17 year old kid. He just couldn't let that happen any
    more. He also said that he's opened up a camp in the mountains (I'm
    assuming Canadian Rockies) for kids who have been sexually
    molested/abused because when he was going through his ordeal the
    mountains were the only place that he could go and get any peace of
    mind at all. This guy has been to hell and back and after watching the
    segment, I came away with a little better understanding of just how
    deeply this ordeal scarred him mentally. 
    
    Barry
    

Well. The hometown Leominster team drops a heartbreaker at the 
FleetCenter to Hanover. Leominster leads 1-0 after 1, up 2-0 during 
the second and the bottom falls out. They let up 2 quick goals to 
finish the second period tied 2-2, and then Hanover stings them with 
2 early 3rd period goals. Thats where it ended 4-2. Leominster just 
didn't have the horses to contain a very deep Hanover team. 

It was enjoyable year and the kids should be proud of their 
tournament run. 

Mac were you there? Any Durgin Park action with the wife? 

George H.

    ....Yup, George, wuz there, and it was amazing the way that Hangover
    (get it? 'Specially after St. Patty's Night...ouch, my achin' head!)
    just blew the Blue Devils away, just a very powerful team they are...
    but, as you said, Leominster deserves many kudos for a job well done...
    
    I also heard that the game was on WEIM also, which was cool, if you
    couldn't/didn't wanna go to Boston.....
    
    Durgin Park....ahhhhh.....didn't make it after all...kinda stayed
    in the Causeway Street area-bars.....oh well....
    
    hangin'_big-time_mac
                        

    	I switched on the Leominster access channel on cable (hey, ya never
    know) but it wasn't on. I wanted desperately to go to the Fleece Center
    to watch the game but my younger daughter was on a retreat with her
    friends church group and she was comin' home Sunday afternoon. I hadn't
    seen her all weekend and I didn't want her comin' home to an empty
    house. Those are the kinda things that come out in therapy years later
    doncha know... 8-)
    
    Barry
    

Barry,

To bad you couldn't make it. While the hometown team lost, it was 
still a good game.

Mac,

I had a crew loaded in my van. Wife,Mom,Dad,Sis,BIL,and two nephews. 
My poor van barely made Belmont Hill on the way home. 8-) Actually 
took the crew for a walk over to Quincy Mkt in the bitter cold before 
the game and then after went over to the Hard Rock for a late lunch.

I'd like to take in some of the NCAA this weekend at the Centrum but 
a planned trip to Vegas next month has me squirling away the extra 
coin for that.

Later,
George H.

    ....ya, I'd like to go to the NCAA's as well there, George...but I'm
    heading on a weekend bender to Beeeautious Montreal this Saturday
    through Tuesday (oh, yeah, I'm going to the B's/Habs game on
    Monday night also!).....
    
    Boyz weekend-out fer sure! (can U say Club Super S__???)
    
    I can....
    
    ;^)
    
    mac
           

Hey Mac,

Have a great time up North. Keep it clean or at least wash it 
afterwards.

On another note. Smack dab on last nights Sentinel & Enterprise 
front page was a picture of a George Mc(Mac)Namara from Leominster. 
That is your first name right Mac? Could it be our very own Mac? He 
was holding a beer. Must be.

George H.

    ...Yep, George.....that wuz me & my old pal...we grew up together in
    Clinton, been in each other's weddings, and have been thru hell & back
    together....that was funny...here were were, sitting & toasting
    St. Patrick together (as it was been since 1978), when John Donnelly
    comes over with a Sentinel photographer....he wants our picture,
    says he, since we both look like a coupla Micks fer sure....
    thought it came out great though...my Wife, Parents all loved it....
    
    Now all I gotta do is find a way to parlay my 15 minutes of fame
    into a small fortune....hmmmmm....
    
    
    mac

Mac,

Was it green beer? Where was Angus McFearson? Probably in Glenheather 
Castle with the rest of the Scots.  8-)

George H.

    Geez,  first on the radio, now on the front page of the paper.  Move
    over Derek and Fred, here comes Mac!

    ....Teddy Donato scores two goals as the US beats da Czeck Republic
    in the World Hockey games...how come this ain't on TV?  Is ESPN2
    covering these games?  Jeeezzz, someone should....
    
    (p.s. this was Monday night's game from Helsinki...YI).
    
    mac
    

	Anyone catch the HBO "Real Sports" special last night ?

	They did about 30 minutes on Alan Eagleson, who started
	the NHLPA, was the 1st agent to represent a player (Orr),
	and who ripped of the NHL Pension $ among many other shady
	deals.  Former players who had career ending injuries and
	getting the shaft due to Eagleson, getting huge rents on	
	properties he owned and on an on.  Guy sounds like quite the leech!

	If you have HBO, check out this show... very interesting stuff.

	/Ken

    	Yeah, Eagleson is lower than whale droppings. He makes ambulance
    chasers look ethical by comparison.
    
    Barry
    

    ...B's just signed a local kid, Mike (?) Gill, D-Man, to a 2-year
    contract...kid played for Nashoba High School in Bolton, then played
    for Providence College....big, tough, stay-at-home
    defenseman...Pinhead and O'Connell said they were very impresseed by
    the way he handles the play in his own end...Gill played 3 sports at
    Nashoba, and set school records in all of 'em...
    
    looks like the youth movement is for real?  Good luck to the local boy!
    
    mac

	He is tall, not big. At 6'7" and 200lbs he will never see a minute in
the pros. Could he bulk up, sure, but he's like 22 and didn't put any
substantial weight on in college. The word I hear about him is that he's a major
project.

						Lukester.....

 The way I see it, you have what, a six to eight week training program...
which would be perfect for him...He would end up being a lean, mean 
fighting machine.


 Lil Ed

You are right Ed, if he was built like me he'd be ruling the league, he'd scare
Lindros into hiding.

					Lukester.....

    	Heard on the news last night that the Buffalo Sabres have indicated
    that they might like to talk to Terry O'Reilly for their coaching
    position. He was saying that if they wanted to talk to him then he'd
    surely be interested in listening because he really misses coaching. 
    Interesting...
    
    Barry
    

    ...Barry, I heard the same thing, and isn't Shoenfeld (sp?) the GM now
    in Buffalo?  So, you got two guys who hated the hell outta each
    other...wonder if they'll start fightin' in the dressin' room when
    the Sabres start suckin' wind again??
    
    I can hear it now, "Have another donut, you fat PIG" (Jim)
                       "Who you callin' a fat PIG?? (Terry)
                       "You, that's who!! (Jim)
    
    (intro into a classic fight scene in the dressin' room)
    
    :^)
    
    and, about Gil, maybe they'll condition him in Providence fer a spell,
    then see how he's doing....good luck to the local kid!!
               

Mac,

	I think Don Meehan is the GM in Buffalo

	an ex -Sabre


Toby