Gray Blades at the Master Card Centre by Cub Reporter Reg

Gray Blades rolled into the Mastercard Centre for their annual match against the Etobicoke Oldtimers.  A lot of the Blades must have been in this weekend’s triathlon because they were not at the rink.  We had a short bench. Colin and Gord were glad to have Ron and Robin (from John’s other team) join us on defence.  Gord talked Whitney into coming out to add some offence into the lineup.  The call went out to Omaha and Bill and that other guy took the overnight bus ride to round out the lineup.  This accounts for the very slow start.  Etobicoke skated to an early 5-0 lead.  Jim then decided that enough was enough and deposited his own rebound into the net to start the comeback.  During the next period or so, we got goals John, Reg and Bill to make the score 5-4.  Ex-NHLer Doug Patey who started their scoring, made a nice cross ice pass to set up their final goal.  After the game, we had a few pops in their dressing room.  They have a sweet set up with individual dressing stalls, a kitchenette and a beer fridge.  They skate 3 times a week on that rink and I think that they will soon become a cohesive unit.  We will see these guys in the new year in their Etobicoke Oldtimers tournament.