Interview with Stelcobras GM, Matt Sajn

Welland StelCobras

Q: After two tough season you have yet to get into the win column this year.  What do you say to the Stelcobras season ticket holders that may be getting restless?

A: “I’d like to reach out to all Stelcobras season ticket holders and first of all express our thanks for standing behind the team. I mean, you look at any of the big teams nowadays — the leafs, the bruins, d2 mighty ducks — they all went through some adversity over the past few years. One main difference is that you can actually afford beer at a Stelcobras game, so this is what we are hoping will keep people interested in the on ice product, or lack thereof. Plus, I think you’re getting some serious action from the players. Billy Topolinsky has recently become skating coach, and i’ve taken on the role of ‘on ice awareness coach’, which is totally made up but I think really helps the guys crunch corsi and what have you”.

Q: We’ve all read about Hugye and his draft story, how has his soggy darts affected his play?

A:  “I wouldn’t really know much about the details, considering I definitely did not write that article. Still, you see a hunger in how he plays. The guy goes into the corner with a half loaf and leaves with crumbs. On the other side of it, since trading the gas bar attendant that Snap-on hair drier, his mane is a bit soggy out there; still, I think the discomfort he might feel under the helmet is nothing compared to the discomfort d-lines must feel when he’s bearing down on the left wing, and asking how your day is going before pulling a Linden-esque move out of his back pocket”.

Q: What are some examples of the tunes you’ve been playing in the room and who is in charge of said tunes?

A: “Kelly Jones is really the lead guy for the tunes. The other day, he put together a Street Pharmacy playlist that was shot down in the pre-game chat, but he came back with an ‘Enya-inspired’ mix that really put some hair on our backs. I think a pretty good snapshot of the playlist might be the following:

Simon and Garfunkel – The sound of silence
Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the heart
Black Sabbath – Changes
Simon and Garfunkel – The sound of silence (millenium extended edition)
Johnny Cash – Hurt

I think the boys need a bit of a pick-me-up, so it might be a good time to get some J Geils Band going for tonight’s big match-up against the tunnelers”.

Thanks for taking time out of you clearly very busy schedule to do this today.

WNHL Christmas Classic

The WNHL Christmas Classic has been set for December 1st 2018 3pm at the Welland Youth Arena. Cost is $50 to book your spot. Deadline for getting your money in is November 18th. Draft is November 21st at the Rex Hotel.

Here are your GM’s for the Big Day

  • Pete (PeeWee) Voynovich
  • Ryan (Jacked) Daniels
  • Billy (Bildo the Human Dildo) Topolinsky
  • Henry (The Fonthill Schnitzel) Wiens

Remember like always we will be bringing in Non-Perishable Food Items for Open Arms Mission. The weight of your food will count as a your first tiebreaker in the tournament, last year it did play a huge factor. Let’s smash our 2000 pounds from last year. Get your food, invite some fans to bring food between 2:30pm and 4:00pm. All your fans have to do is tell what athlete they are cheering for when they bring in their food donations to the rink and that will be added to your team’s food total.

Each team will get 60 beers and pizza buffet at the Rex Hotel after the tournament. This event is always a good time and a great way to kick off the Holiday Season.

Any questions let me know,

Kelly Jones – WNHL Commissioner

The Most WNHL Thing I’ve Ever Seen

By: Anonymous Stelcobra

This past Wednesday, we had the annual WNHL draft at the Rex. Following the night, WNHL athlete Chris Hugye took home what was said to be a congeniality– a Snap-on hair dryer. The whole night, I was convinced that Kelly was saying ‘Strap on hair dryer’, so the whole thing was both surprising and unexpected. Anyways, when all was said and done, me and Hugye decided to take a walk to the only corner gas station nearby, and buy some darts. As soon as he walked in, I knew he meant business. He walked up the cashier, and said something to the extent of ‘Here’s what’s going to happen here’. Almost certainly thinking he would be robbed, the cashier obliged to listen. ‘I’m going to give you this here snap on hairdryer, and you’re going to give me two packs of darts’. The cashier, a seasoned grifter, was aware of how he was being given the Port Dover pony-business. He responded with the offer of one pack of cigarettes. Hugye, barely thinking about the implications of not being able to dry his hair with such force and speed, responded with the offer of one pack of cigarettes, and three suckers. The extra sucker, he said, was for my girlfriend (a testament to the type of gentleman that Hugye is known as across the league). The cashier obliged. After heading back to my house for a beer, Hugye forgot his pack of darts on my patio. They were rained on, and were reduced to a pulp by the next morning That is the most WNHL thing I’ve ever seen.