Red Army v. Didsbury Guys

This past Tuesday saw the Red Army go up against some fellow Didsburians, including ex army great, Duane Archer. This familiarity with the opponent seemed to lead to some inspired play by some of the Army. None more so than the goalie of the Red Army future, drum roll, Brett Hopfe!!! Seems he traded in his skates and stick for some pads and an arctic cat chest protector. Hopfe made his Red Army debut between the pipes and opened some eyes around town. To say the "Cat" was a little unorthodox is an understatement. But there were flashes, and with Tommy tutoring him the sky is the future for Hopfe in rec hockey. As for the players Gordie seemed to play with a renewed vigor not seen since a young Golden Jet was ripping pucks at goalies in the late 70s. Mark and Mike were the steady towers back on D with the odd rush up the ice. It seemed they didn't want to leave Hopfe alone too much on the back end. Robbie, new guy, and Mix rounded out the forwards, and Gordie was able to pad all our stats with his fine playmaking abilities. And now for the TSN highlight of the night, as Steve Fillmore rounded out the Defense, and sparkled in an early 3rd period rush. To put it in perspective, there are some great poets in the world like Woodsworth, Poe, and Shakespeare, and now add Fillmore, for what I saw on Tuesday night was poetry in motion. Not since Doug Harvey have I seen such smooth effortless strides as Steve carried the puck up the ice. With the ability to deke in and out of traffic I though it was Rick Middleton for a second, then to cap it all off he shows the finish of Mario as he buries it past the goalie. A magnificent one man show to engerize the Army to start the 3rd period. At least I'm guessing that is how it sounded at the clubhouse after the game. It was nice though. As well Gord wanted to remind Tyler that the tradedeadline up coming the army are still unsure whether to buy or sell, so March 4 could be an interesting day. Stay tuned to the blog for all your transaction updates. Scheduling note that March 1 is cancelled and next up is Tuesday night when the Carstairs Muskrats come to town, as usual it is bring a friend or at least a ref night.