Army needs 2 weeks off

The Army dropped to 2-4-1 on the year after getting drubbed by Acme 6-2. The Army was upset at league commissioner, Baron Purcell. At the last moment the Schedule was switched. The Army was to play Gerrell's. But at 2:30 the league switched the schedule. "I had watch film on Gerrell's all week. We had worked on the neutral zone trap to stop them" Said coach Paukert. Paukert continued. "We didn't have time to review film on such a short notice. We also couldn't change our line-up. We needed to go with our bigger lineup to stop acme." Steve Olson quipped, "We have a bigger lineup? We barely had enough room on the bench and we were 3 guys short." GM Kevin Kyle said that a formal protest has been made to the league. "We are hoping that by us not having time to prepare the league will compensate us." Perry Marto added, "A couple cases of Busch Light is all it will take." The Army is off for the next 2 weeks and will be back in action on January 8. Thank God to that! Merry Christmas!

Last one before the X-mas break

The Red Army faces Gerrell's tonight at 7:45 at the Grand Forks Blue Line Arena. This Arena is made for the Army. With it being smaller and slower ice, it plays into the strength of the Army's shut down game. Bill Knipe said, "I thrive in this rink. The smaller dimensions allows me to utilize all of the facets of my game. My skill will shine tonight." Lance Norman concurred, "You don't have to skate as much, so we can take a longer shift. I expect 2 or 3 goals from me tonight!" The Army should be a full strength tonight. Illness took its toll on the depth last week. Coach Paukert said, "It will be good to have Schumacher back. We just didn't have the cohesion that we usually have. Also he is good for comic relief." Steve Palmiscno added, "And if Schumacher passes to the other team, the small rink means we don't have far to go to the center ice face-off dot after a goal." Call 1-800-REDARMY for your tickets soon. This game is excpected to be a sellout!

Late one tonight

The 2-3 Red Army faces off against The Boadwalk/Kelly's tonight at 8:30 at the Purpur Arena. The Boardwalk dominated the Army earlier this year, so how will the Army rebound? "Make sure the beer is cold in the locker room," said Len Boucher. "We are into moral victories at our stage of our careers," added Steve Knipe. Coach Terry Paukert had a different take on the game. "We need to be better, we can win this game. I will be threatening them with an outdoor practice if we don't perform." Then the old man woke up from his dream. Plenty of tickets remain for this game. Call 1-800-REDARMY for best available.

Army gets shut out!

The Red Army was shut out last night 3-0 by Caulfield's. The Army waited until at least the first minute of the game to go down 1-0. Last week it took all of 13 seconds. But the Army toughened up the defense. Down 2-0 after one, the Army dominated play in the second period. Only to be turned back time after time. The Army's best chance happened when Todd Palmiscno missed a wide open net. Palmiscno said, "I panicked. I have never had that wide open of a shot. I felt like Lance Norman!" Caulfield's made it 3-0 early in the 3rd to deflate the Army. The Army tried to break the shutout, but just couldn't hit the net in the 3rd. Perry Marto quipped, "We had enough shots today, we just need to bury them. I think we shot our wad last week scoring 8 goals." Steve Olson added, "The pace of the game was too fast. Playing in this icebox, the ice was too fast. We are better if the ice is warm and our skates can melt into the ice. The other teams can't handle it. We thrive in that ice condition!" The loss drops the Army to 1-4 on the year.

Dress Warm

The Red Army (1-2)takes on Caulfield's tonight at 7:45 at the the "Ice Box" known as the EGFBLC Arena. The Army is coming off an 8-4 drubbing of the Buschwackers. The Army hasn't scored that many goals in a game since the Clinton Administration. The Army will need to keep up the offense tonight if they expect to stay with the high powered Caulfield's club. Coach Terry Paukert said, "We could score 6, but with our luck we will give up 7, Schumacher will be back in the line-up." Plenty of tickets remain for tonight's game.