Dunedin Ice Hockey Association

Dunedin Oldtimers League News

The old farts were out in full force last night with the Men O’Paws Maulers defeating the Viagra Vikings in a see-saw battle of the geriatric set. A respectable turnout of 15 players initiated action in what will become the Wednesday night Oldtimers League. This new addition to DIHA hockey is designed to provide a retirement home for all grades of players after they reach the pinnacle of their careers with Thunder, DIHL or Women’s Hockey play. All grades from A, to B to Recreational to Novice were represented on the ice. Rules of play were established prior to the start of the contest:
• Passing to any man that is open is strictly enforced
• Any player receiving a pass must take 2 strides before dishing it off
• Hogging the puck will result in your medication being suspended
• Not coming off the ice on a line change results in no after game beer
• Not coming on the ice on a line change results in severe name calling

As a result of the rules everyone had a ball and everyone had their fill of skating, puck handling and passing. The score was 6-3 in favour of the Men O’Paws Maulers owing to the refusal of the Viagra Vikings to a mid-game player trade gone badly. Larry Wheeler refused to be traded in a one for one deal and the rest was history. Ex-Thunder players, the Van Leeuwen Brothers Adrian and Andre were cheered and jeered by their younger, kid brother James who came to the game to study the play for Ice Black strategies going forward.
Next Wednesday night there will be another 5 players joining the game if they can keep up to the burning pace established by this week’s inaugural skaters.
Oldtimers are now a force to be reckoned with for at least one night a week. The other nights are used for recovery!
Come join in the action if you are a man over 35yrs of age, a lady over 30 yrs of age and will admit it, or a goalie of any age as we all know that goalies are special.