Current News

March 20, 2007-
Check out the new logo design. Aaron Clutts of Team Silver Bullets felt the logo needed an "upgrade" to accurately reflect the professionalism of the Novice League. "Joe's a good commisioner, but when it comes to logo design...wow..he's pretty bad!" stated Clutts. Please make sure you send some HUGE kudos his way for taking time to make it.

Shane Bast, goalie superstar, has also taken time to build a Novice League Trophy. The NAHL Champion Cup is called the "Trainer Cup" The winners need to be prepared to lift the 325 lb trophy over their head in celebration. No need to lift weights Mrs. Miller, as an 0-5 team is unlikely to make it to the championship.

Last but not least, Zac Abrams & girlfriend Sara Downey have taken thousands of pix (even on the games Zac doesn't play). These can be seen at the following link.
http://www.hockeycustoms.com/metroice.htm
Please thank them as well for taking time to do this.

I guess one final thanks to every player and fan of the novice league. We have players who show up to games they are not playing to help keep score, run music, etc. Spouses, girlfriends, boyfriends, co-workers etc that take time to support is great as well. This is why this league is becoming a great league. Keep it up!

March 17, 2007-
Diablos beat Silver Bullets 3-1. Recap to come after Tuesday game.
Correction from last weeks League Leaders: Giunta of the Silver Bullets was incorrectly left off the list as the Commish missed a goal & assist of his. This bumps Chris Roberts (Diablos) off the list. " Thats a bunch of $#&!^^! " remarked Roberts.

March 15, 2007-
On March 24, 2007 at 4 PM, participants of the novice league will gather to play an exhibition game at Wells Fargo prior to an Iowa Stars Game. Tickets are available for only $17 and gets you in to the novice & Stars game that evening. Come out and show your support to a great league.

Registration for the Summer 2007 Adult Hockey leagues will be available soon. The NAHL will play on Thursday Evenings. More info to come soon, but start getting the word out to anyone you think may be interested.

Last Game Recap

March 17, 2007
The battle for 1st place was a nail biter. With a final score of 3-1, the feared Diablos take their record to 4-1 dropping the Bullets to 3-2. "We are currently looking for a city to host our minor league affiliate team, the "Mini-Devils", mentioned Captain Lowell. "Waukee is being considered, but its a long process." Earning a reputation of being "Ford Tough", offensive powerhouse, Tony Ford of the Diablos lead with 2 goals and an assist, while Kielty notched a goal as well. "Its not right that a team named after leaders of the underworld are doing so well." voiced McDonough of the Bullets. "We now realize that Silver Bullets kill Werewolfs, not Diablos", observed Green. Newcomer to the league Cruse, notched an assist with a perfect up the middle no-look pass. "We call her passes the 'Cruse Missle' becuase of its explosiveness and accuracy" stated Dylo. Harrelson had the lone goal for the Silver Bullets on an assist from Captain Close. "I don't think we should have eaten all those doughnuts in the locker room before the game." mentioned Glessner of the Bullets. "I was eating one in between shifts" stated Mudge. Lowell of the Diablos had an assist, and although he was happy with the win, he knows the team still needs practice. "This week we are working on hitting the empty net from 5 feet away" yelled Lowell. Schaefer of the Diablos was unavailable for comment and pushed away photographers after the game stating "You try chewing gum & walking at the same time!" Goalie Bishop of the Bullets said "I wish the Diablos had a Chevy and not a Ford. I stunk like 8 day old cream cheese outside on a Summer day in July."

March 20, 2007
With an 0-4 record on the line, the Punishers decided to keep their perfect streak alive. "Winning is so overrated." proclaimed Mulford. "Any team can win a game, but not just any team can lose 5 in a row." The hats came of for Dean of the Crusaders who led with 3 goals. Dobby, Davis & Kuenhold added to the scoring as well. "I know I can score at will." said Johnson of the Crusaders. "I wanted to make my teammates look good for a change." Johnson notched 3 assists for his team. Assists were also obtained by Dobby, Gugat, Kuenhold & Roth. "These guys are getting good" observed Goalie Anderson of the Punishers. "It was like watching the NHL on Fox, as the puck came at me, I could see a tail of fire coming from it." Goalie Bishop of the Crusaders saw it different. "Anderson is a rookie in this league. There is no way Davis is firing any 'lasers' at the net." Potthoff, Steenhoek & Hudyma got the Punishers on the scoreboard, with Potthoff, Mitchell & Mulford each assisting. When asked what the struggles were with the team, Punishers spokesperson Julie Miller replied, "We need mirrors on the bench. How do you expect us to look so good without being able to see ourselves?" Brand of the Punishers added, "I couldn't score any goals tonight. My thoughts were with Billy Ray Cyrus and his performance tonight on Dancing with the Stars." The Crusaders who now move to a record of 3-2 needed help from all players. "We were having withdrawal seizures on the bench during the entire game." stated the Phillips Duo of Crusaders who missed the Stars Game this evening to help their team earn the tie for 2nd place. "I don't think my heart could have taken much more of it" stated Richard, "But I kept thinking Lessard wouldn't miss a Stars game to watch us play!"

Next Week Outlook

March 27, 2007
The Diablos face the Punishers in a "first versus worst" match up. "We have nothing to lose this game." stated Cronin of the Punishers. "We're out to spoil the Diablos run." Schaefer, Bafia & Little of the Diablos are the lone players who have yet to earn a point on their team. "As long as my wrist, elbow, butt bone, left leg, neck and both ears are in good shape, I think I can get a point during this game." guaranteed Bafia of the Diablos. Little added, "I now have the same skates as Ovechkin wears. If he can do it, so can I." Five of the Top 10 players in scoring are on the Diablos. "I'm going to make the Diablos have 6 of the Top 10 after this game." stated a confident Topliff. "I'm going to embarass their goalie Anderson." With only a few games left, the Punishers still want the elusive win. "I wear 99 on my jersey for a reason." stated the youngster Gannon. "I know the 'C' on my jersey represents 'Captain' and I will take command" Roberts & Coady for the Diablos jointly stated "I think they should change their name to 'Punish Her' since their lack of winning is taking a toll on the always vocal J. Miller." A consistent threat, Dylo, was held scoreless the last game. When asked what happened last week, he simply replied, "I like sushi. Thats raw fish you know. Its good..seriously you shoudl try it." When Cronin of the Punishers heard that, he asked, "What's wrong with that guy? On too many pucks to the head I presume." Team Captian Miller predicted that this game is a definite win for the Punishers. "I know I've said that 5 times before, but I have to hope that one of these times I'll be right." Hudyma of the Punishers added, "While the Diablos are warming up, we're slashing their tires in the parking lot. Camp & Potthoff are bringing the screwdrivers, while Brand will be on lookout." Mathematically eliminated from any playoff spot, Mulford said "Your calculator is broken."

March 31, 2007
Crusaders & Diablos battle in the rubber match between these 2 teams. The last meeting had the Crusdaers upsetting the 1st place Diablos in a close match. "We watched game film after that loss." stated Ford & Coady of the Diablos. "We kept asking why the video was playing in slow motion, but realized that was just Schaefer skating full speed." Team leaders Kuenhold, Dean & Feathers decided unanimously on a defensive strategy. "Our team is going to hold hands at our blue line and say 'red rover, red rover, let anyone try and come over...' then hold on really tight and let nobody through." The Diablos don't think that strategy will work. "Have you seen our Captain Lowell?" asked Roberts. "He's 4' 5" tall and will skate right under their hands." Meagen Phillips of the Crusaders is the lone player to not have earned a point. "Some players are role players." argued Phillips. "Michael Jordan never got any goals or assists in a hockey game and he's a great player." Husband & supporter Richard added "Not a good comparison dear." Goalie Bast played against the Diablos in the last match, and now defends their net. "I made them look like fools the last game...not just regular fools, but rather the court jester, perform for the kings type fools." Captain Abrams of Crusaders mentioned, "I'm letting the dogs loose this game. Johnson, Roth & Gugat are getting the green light to score at will." Kielty & Schaefer of Team Diablos responded "When our fans in the stands yell 'Who let the dogs out?' we'll respond with Zac, Zac, Zac." With this being fan appreciation night, the first 4 fans get a cold seat and Jesse Kuenhold bobblehead.