My bad.

I thought I was going to watch hockey last night. Turns out I was just going to watch "referee" Mike Hicks, take the piss out of these new 'zero tollerance' rules.



The official Giants site reports: "The game was a penalty filled affair as both teams struggled to adapt their play to reflect the league's new zero tolerance rules designed to improve the speed and excitement of the game."

Balls. "Speed and excitement"? Ha! They must be on crack =/ I have never, in my entire life, seen a slower game full of random and usless stoppages. The new '3 fights and you're out' rule is a little pointless if they cant even brush past each other without getting sent to the bin, don'tcha think?



Everyone was completely baffled (pictured above) by the extent of the so called new rules. They really need to sort out what is deemed an acceptable hit and what isn't, because if you cant check or put a niggling opposing player back in his place, then you aint playin hockey.

Later in the bar, Matt asked a slightly tiddly JB* if he was glad he didnt have to play in that shambles...he said it was worse having to watch it. No kidding, eh.



On the upside, our Lucky Looney (again pictured above...no, not Matt...the coin), burried at centre ice, held true for us and we won 4-3 after a penalty shoot out, with goalie Mike Minard deservedly receiving the Man of the Match award.

*Ex Philly Flyer Jason "JB" Bowen was one of the original Giants, and a key member of the team through 5 seasons. Last month, according to the Sunday Life, he was 'dumped' by email. Nice.