The Uncomfortable Wait

Still waiting on the word from Rick regarding the date and time of our first game.  As soon as news breaks UCHC News @ 1 will be on it!

In the mean time, our guest analyst Darren Pang provided UCHC Online with an in-depth breakdown of this sessions team.  His commentary as follows, and I quote:

UCHC, formerly known as, but not to be compared to or intimidated in any way by the Random Length's Hockey club, will begin session play in the coming weeks.  With the return of the majority of their team, they should be poised for a return trip to the playoffs, hopefully breaking the barrier and avoiding the all-too-often early exit from post-season play.

Grizzled veterans Tim Reges and Nordy Siljander look to lead their young counterparts to their first ever Butler Dek Hockey Adult Co-Ed B Division Spring Session Title, but they will have to do so without the help of wirey stats-geek Justin Pott - who was known to spend 8 days a week studying every team, in every division.  It is not a fact but is speculated that Pott has a draft board at his home with all of the under 12 year old players listed on it.  Apparently he wants to get a jumpstart on the young talent that Butler Dek Hockey has to offer. 

Oft leading scorer Curtis Carothers will return refreshed after surviving a nearly fatal encounter with a very dangerous female companion.  One reporter noted, "I saw her leave and thought for sure she had gobbled him up."  Curtis is joined by last season's team scoring leader Brandon Fehl as the top two offenders, hoping to strike fear into the opposing keepers' groins'.  The club needs to rely heavily on the 2nd and 3rd line offense as well.  Squirrel Nut Zipper Marky Reges and his Gemanic Horde of scrappy cousin, Travis Reges, and new comer Aaron Hobaugh will look to provide plenty of secondary scoring.  

The defense will be strong with the return of Chad "Scuderi" Cranmer and Ryan "Urlacher" Gold being the shutdown #1 and #2.  Eric Reges will be scurrying around their end of the dek as well.  They will most likely be joined by rookies John McKindley, who had a brief stint in the big league a few years ago, but has spent most of his career in the minors, and Ben Brewster. 

The best news of the off-season was word that goalie John Shoup would be returning for another season.  After having one of the best seasons ever by a Dek goalie, Shoup looks to continue his dek dominance and lead his team into the sunset.

This is Darren Panger.

NEW LOGO UPDATE

The votes are in, and our new logo will be:

Here are the results of the vote:

Wrapped Chocolate Bar - 6.7%

Simple Logo - 6.7%

Uncomfortable Kiss - (surprisingly) 46.7%

Mauler's # 1 - 53.3%

Uncomfortable Eagle - 46.7%

Mauler's # 2 - 13.3%

Deer Crest - 33.3%

The season is scheduled to begin the first weekend of March.  We will be playing in the "C" league and our games will be on Saturday nights. 

We are going to have shirts made and they will cost somewhere in the $15-$20 range - most likely $18. 

The cost to play this session is going to be $31/person.  Please pay me for the league fees, and pay Curt for the T-Shirts.  If you do not see either of us prior to the first game, and you do not pay us by the first game, you are responsible for bringing a case of beer to each game for every day you are late making your payments. 

Also, let me know what you would like for your name/number on your jersey ASAP so that we can possibly have the shirts ready for our first game.

Take it easy boys.  

LOGO VOTE

Ok fellas.  Please vote for your top three choices for team logo.  This will be the one and only vote unless we have a tie.  The logo with the majority percentage of votes wins.  Thanks to all for your submissions and ideas.  Take it easy.

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WE SHALL BE CALLED...UNCOMFORTABLE CHOCOLATE

After much ado, we finally have a team color AND a team name. Eric Reges submitted the final and deciding vote last evening. We will be known as UNCOMFORTABLE CHOCOLATE HOCKEY CLUB, and we will wear white uniforms.

The following is derived from a soccer team in the English Blue Square Division, or, their 4th division. It is Mansfield Town Football Club. I came across it some time ago, and because I thought it was so awesome I used the idea for hockey, and it took little editing on my part to change their original design. It has absolutely nothing to do with hockey or uncomfortable chocolate, but I think it's sweet.

Please dudes, if you have something in mind for a logo pass it along.

Also, let me know what name you would like on the back of your jersey, as well as the number. Again, be creative - your real name is probably boring.

TEAM NAME AND COLOR UPDATE: ALMOST THERE

Ok dudes. So we are waiting on one more vote to determine the team name. It’s a tight race. We do have a majority vote for the team color though, which will be WHITE (sorry nordo, not white cut-off dress shirts).

As soon as we determine the name of our team we can develop a logo and then get names and numbers and have shirts made.

The session is scheduled to start the first week of march, but according to Rick it’s all going to depend on the snow situation of the dek. I was up there last night and there are two feet of snow (with more tonight) on the dek.

We are playing in B league this session. I figured we could use a challenge, and I’m tired of playing against high-schoolers.

I also wanted to throw this out there to see who might be interested. Rick doesn’t really have any help shoveling the dek. Would you guys want to get a crew together and go up and give him a hand? I didn’t mention it to him but only now thought about it. We could get together on Saturday or Sunday and give him an hour or two. Let me know.

Final Votes for Spring Session

Ok dudes. We are registered for the Spring 2010 Session, and everyone has voted on the first round of team names & color/uniforms.

Please vote once more to determine our team name and what uniforms we will be wearing.

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There were three top colors/uniforms and then 3 were tied for 4th place so that is why there are more to chose from. Still, chose only 1. Thanks dudes.

We Shall Now be Called.....

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SPRING SESSION 2010 OPEN THREAD

TOPICS TO DISCUSS:

1. TEAM NAME
2. TEAM COLORS
3. CHARITY?  SI OR NO.
4. ROSTER
5. WHO IS PLAYING.

SPRING SESSION 2010

Signups for the Spring session are from 2/1 - 2/7.  We need to know who is interested and who is going to handle registering the team. 

Now is your time to shine boys. 

Do it.