British slang: a four-wheeled hansom cab.

Canadian: a small iceberg that has broken off from a larger iceberg or from a glacier, often hazardous to shipping.

US slang: any container, such as a can, for draught beer. 

Slang a woman, especially one who is considered physically unattractive.

The Saturday January 8th version of Gator Hockey saw us tangle with a familiar, yet so far elusive foe in The Growlers.  Elusive in that we’ve been in the same division roughly all year so far but as we both get bumped up a div, have yet to play each other.  Scratch that off the bucket list I suppose.

BTW, I’m going to incorporate each growler definition into this game summary in some way so be ready.

Pregame panics aside, we were able to wrangle a 12-man roster that looked unlikely by mid morning.  Buds Hockey was kind enough to lend us Everett Wideman, we signed PerBear from the Dolphins to another 1-game contract, and Gator Alums Adam “The Natural” Nelubowich and Devon “GQ” Detillieux joined in for some afternoon fun.  And fun was had

First period started a little slow.  Nebs quicky got reacquainted with us via a bingo 4min in.  Growlers tied it a minute and a half later, then Everett got us back up before the period ended from some kind passing from PerBear and Hutchy.  Shots were 11-6 Gators

Second period saw Overton not wanting to be outdone by his summer team liney and put the Gators up by 2 from a Nebs primary and Lando secondary.  Trace then broke off from the group like a Canadian growler (see intro) and added another assisted by NewKev.  After that, and I might be reading the boxscore incorrectly, the Growlers Starchuk got a shorthanded goal… 1min32sec into his own penalty… huh?  Anyway, Brady got that one back shortly after as everyone else was pointing fingers trying to figure it out.  Hashtag I’m Spartacus.  That or the time keep might have been drinkin a bit too much out of their (US slang definition) Growler.  That rounded out the period as the Gators led 5-2 on shot favoring us as well 31-17

Third period could be summed up essentiall in an exchange of goals between the two squads.  Sometimes ya just gotta get one in, regardless of the quality.  Kinda like when you’re single and on a cold streak.  You take the bullet, and go home with the growler.  Yeah, bad analogy, but hey, used one more of the definitions, so theres that.

Game ended with the Gators winning 6-3, and sliding into first

No PIM’s so we get them tastey tastey nachos

Clay thwarted 21 shots for the win

Overton hopped into a hansom cab (British slang for Growler) and trotted off into the afternoon with #GatorOfTheGame accolades.

Other Gator News:

Brady, on very dull blades, managed to stay upright for long enough during the game to pot 2 bingos

Spare hockey socks work good as elbow pads if elbow pads are not available… for two guys… hypothetically speaking

When young, alligators eat fish, insects, snails, crustaceans, and worms. As they mature, progressively larger prey is taken, including larger fish such as gar, turtles, and various mammals, particularly coypu and muskrat, as well as birds, deer, and other reptiles