Tuesday, May 26, 2009
McMillan Signs 15 Year Contract
Army forward, Shawn McMillan, has just been signed to an unprecedented 15 year contract. McMillan will be 57 when his contract expires. "I want to win a championship. I figure it will take 15 years with this club," said a happy McMillan. Details of the contract weren't readily available. But it is known that there are 3 clauses in place. Number 1: He never has to play with Marto. Number 2: Hair Club for Men has become a major team sponsor. Number 3: McMillan will receive 1% of all tickets sold during the season. Last year he would have gotten $.37. GM Kevin Kyle, "We can now build around McMillan. That is if we can get any of these guys to retire. All I now is we are not buying new jersey's, so the replacements will have to have some size."
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Olson is Army's tough man
Steve Olson has received the Red Army Tough Man award. It is the 3rd award for Olson. He was a run away winner. Last year's winner, Kurt Comeau said, "He was the heart and sole of the team. Not only is he tough, but he can create like no other person on the team." Olson said, "Next year I will win all of the awards or I will retire." Perry Marto quipped, "That goes for me too." Right after that statement, Owner Darrell Boucher claimed that Marto will win all of the awards next year no matter what the fans vote says.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Palmiscno Named Defensman of the Year
Todd Palmiscno was named the Red Army Defensemen of the year for the for time in his career. Narrowly defeating 3 time defending award winner Steve Olson. Olson was gracious in defeat. "Palmiscno is a good choice. He had a great year. He only passed it to the other team twice a game instead of his usual 4 times a game." Olson continued, "I would have won the award for a 4th time in a row if the forwards could have scored on my precision passing to them. I tired of creating and no one putting it in the net. A stunned Palmiscno said, "I can't believe I won this award. The other 3 guys are much better than me. This award was huge, even Kevin was happy for me. He took the day off because of the joy he felt."
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