2008/09 Winter Season Rumours

Mar 31/09

• Special thanks goes out to the 'Camera Guy' Geoff Hunt who has logged many hours at the rink snapping tons of memorable photographs of GHL action. Many of the photos on this website are low resolution copies that Geoff has supplied to the league. It begs a question though - if Geoff has an eye this good, how come he couldn't stop any pucks a few weeks back when he was in net. (Just kidding Geoff - although anyone that is offended by this rumour can register a complaint with referee Dan Durocher - not because he submitted this rumour but because he is in off season mode and doesn't listen to any more whining). 

• To all those avid rumourmill readers who have only a couple of weeks left of school and keep on clicking refresh to look for new rumours - are you happy? Now, go back to your work and concentrate. Now is not the time to mess up your average.

Mar 30/09

• Even though Ed Legace won the Cup as a Leaf, he reports that he will not turn from his Flames and support the Toronto Maple Leafs. However, there are suggestions that Canadians superfan Dave Leighton may switch his allegiances now.

• Members of the Leafs PR Staff are coming under attack for the lack of publicity for the celebratory parade around downtown Virgil on Tuesday afternoon. However a representative stated that it was not their fault - we gave the information to the newspapers and they refused to print the information. One newspaper editor stated 'if we print  that there is a Leafs championship parade, readers will not believe it and put us on the same level as the National Enquirer. Leafs and Parade just don't go together, unless it's a joke.'

• Certain members of the Hawks were hurt when they were mocked with the sign below. This sign was waved during the Pro Finals on Saturday evening. Even though the Hawks had a successful regular season in finishing second to the Bruins, they finished at the bottom of the standings in the round robin in the playoffs. One member of the Hawks was overheard saying 'if they are going to mock us, at least they should use proper grammar....it should be you're not your!'

• Two days ago when the bet between Leighann Conlon and Jim Law was announced, the last statement read 'hopefully a tie will occur'. An avid reader of the Rumourmill (yes, there are many) sent in an email and pointed out that a game that goes to a penalty shootout is officially registered as a tie in the record books. Which means that next year there will be an announcement that says 'starting in net for [a team to be decided] is Leighann Conlon'. Oh, and Jim will be wearing a dress at some point as well.

Mar 29/09

• Mastercard has once again used the GHL in a commercial. Here is a screenshot of the newest commercial.

• Rumour is that ANN-GIE of the Rangers tried to buy a goal, but the Red Wings said no deal. She will be back and will get her first goal soon.

• Last night saw two of the greatest Finals ever played in GHL history. However, the night was not without controversy. The commish and Bruins standout Al Thompson seem to be in cahoots with each other. Al was able to butter up Richard by dressing like him. The curve of Al's stick was called into question and a coin test was used to determine the legality of the curve. The commish turned a blind eye to the fact that an improper coin was used, as clearly demonstrated below.

• With just a few hours to go, details are coming out about a large bet that is between Jim Law, standout goalie for the Senators, and Leighann Conlon of the Canucks. If the Canucks win their game tonight, Jim Law will have to wear a dress over his equipment in a game next season. If the Penguins win, when Leighann comes off the inactive list, she will play net in place of Jim for a game next season. Hopefully a tie will occur.

• With tonight being Earth Hour between 8:30 and 9:30, the Leafs plan to use this as a standby excuse as to why they may not light up the goal lights during their game.

• Rumour has it that many of the Canucks have fallen victim to the bird flu

• Just under 12 hours to go until the GHL Pro Final and questions are already being asked about the security at Centennial Arena. As the picture shows, Bruins fans have already been sneaking into the arena, trying to secure a seat in which is anticipated to be a packed arena. A security guard (Gord, the Zamboni driver), chased them around the arena and got them to leave. He said that doors would open 3 hours before the game.

Mar 27/09

• After realizing he would have to take his helmet off for on-ice ceremonies for the Finals, Leafs Dave Leighton has been desperately phoning around for a hair appointment.

• Looks like Penguin Michelle Kieda is getting a little cocky being on the same line as the leading scorer of the minor division. 

• Red Wings : 3rd Place and Consolation Final Winners. Has a nice 'ring' to it doesn't it?

Mar 26/09

• The latest 'fad' application to hit facebook is 'Top 5', which gets you to list out your favourite '5' of any particular topic. Something that could be read into is Wings forward Drew Unruh's selection of his 5 favourite songs. His choices are 'Falling For The First Time' by the Barenaked Ladies, 'Free Falling' by Tom Petty, 'Watch Me Fall' by Tru Life and Snoop Dog, 'Falling For You' by Simple Plan and 'Falling Down' by Muse

• Things are getting serious for the Bruins - The commish has ordered an 8pm curfew for all players. He said he would be calling to make sure that they are all home. 

• Busted!  Allison Gould, star defence for the Canucks, who claims to never have played ice hockey before joining the GHL, has apparently been outed.  The picture below allegedly shows Allison playing for Team Canada at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
  
  
  
  Allison could not be reached for comment, but her eldest son confirmed her identity in the picture, bragging to all his friends at school that he saw a picture of Mommy playing hockey for Team  Canada! The GHL Captains are investigating the incident. This is the second time that a Canuck has been spotted wearing a jersey that they shouldn't have been.

Mar 25/09

• Word on the street is that you will want to bring your toonies and loonies so that you can purchase some 'award-winning' cookies this Saturday.

• According to a recent  National Post article , police in Britain are still trying to solve the mystery of a missing penguin from the London School of Economics. It is believed to be taken by a Canadian ice hockey coach of the Canuck persuasion. The article states that a similar sculpture was taken 8 years ago from a park in Windsor, Ontario. The administrators of the park have been trying to get the penguin back and have contacted the GHL after receiving some tips. The GHL's press secretary, James Bell, did agree with their assessment that the theft was probably an alcohol-fueled incident. As well, he went on to add that it was likely a stunt which was a direct result of the Penguins/Canucks rivalry.

• The Flyers organization emphatically  denies reports that Judy Bowman may be taking performance enhancing drugs. After scoring only 6 goals in 22 games in the regular season, she has already potted 8 goals in only 3 playoff games. The Flyer's counter that Judy has been blossoming under Coach Corey's plan of attacking from the centre as opposed to attacking from the wings.

• Some waves have been coming out of the Avalanche dressing room lately. Many players  feel that the scoring success that leading scorer Jeannette Johnstone has had, has led to an ego problem. As an example, she was mocking the height of a player on another team this week, which is very ironic as she is not the tallest player in the league.

• There have been reports that Derrick VanderLely was bemoaning the fact that he didn't have an elaborate goal scoring celebration (a la Ovechkin) after scoring his last minute goal to eliminate the Hawks this past Saturday. Don Cherry is supposed to address this on the upcoming Coach's Corner. 

• There are rumours floating around that both the Rangers and the Red Wings lobbied league management for the change of venue for their epic Consolation final Saturday. The Rangers thought they would have a better shot if Andrew McGrath was late for the game due to coaching responsibilities. Actually, the Wings lobbied with similar logic - they felt that Andrew being late would be a benefit to the Wings.

• In other news involving Andrew, he was spotted in Sportschek cursing the fact that he no longer gets the family discount since his sister no longer works there. He was looking at the price of a new Canucks jersey and the price was a little steep for his liking.

• Conlon will be collecting her IOUs this Saturday. She hasn't forgotten who owes. PS - She is still selling a look at her scar if you missed out. $35 - which happens to be the cost of a banquet ticket.

• Bruin's Allstar and GHL goodwill ambassador Al Thompson, who is widely know and respected for his post game "All Team Handshake", was apparently so pumped up by his team's last second goal and subsequent win, that he took his post game celebration into the shower. Let's just say that Al was not afraid to low five his teammates in the caboose. The Comish was seen still smiling when he left the shower, so any league disciplinary action or fines seems unlikely.

Mar 18/09

• This just in - according to a local sign company - this is a template for a sign that is to be created and scheduled for pickup on Saturday at 4:30 pm. It is rumoured that the sign will be somewhere in the stands on Saturday evening at a GHL game.  

• The Penguins Jarred Stewart has filed a grievance with league headquarters. He was incorrectly identified as the culprit who scored on his own net last Saturday. League executive is expected to just laugh it off, but with the whole 'Trent' situation, the league may rule in favour of Jarred.

• The following photo was submitted to league headquarters along with a note explaining that masking tape was applied to an elbow pad with the name Joe written on it. It is believed to belong to a Bruin player. League officials are rumoured to be out in full force for this week's Bruins-Rangers tilt.

Mar 11/09

• There are rumblings that Brut is looking to become the official cologne of the GHL.

• Danille Froese tried to pull a fast one last week but was called out on it. Having been alerted that referees were on the lookout for any displays of her reknowned temper, she tried to fool them by changing hair styles so that she wouldn't be targeted. However, it may have been the catcalls from her own teammates that may have given her identity away.

Feb 27/09

• With one game remaining, the GHL season attendance record has been broken. This has yet to be verified though as the father of Carleigh Ross fell asleep while watching one her games and didn't wake up until the following week (after hearing tambourines)

Feb 22/09

• Apparently Chris Froud was a little agitated at his wife when she couldn't stop laughing uncontrollably after she heard that one of the biggest tickets of the year was to see #13 of the Canucks playing on Saturday. Although she soon stopped laughing after realizing how much money that #13 made for playing hockey.

• A certain Bruin defenseman has threatened to sabotage the scoring race as his/her last two games are against the Wings and the Canadiens. He/she has offered free access to his/her goalie. Hopefully this will not allow one to get too many points. (ed note - how does this person explain the free access in all the other games?) 

• All of the Flyers and Oilers have been ordered to undergo hearing tests as they all heard 'fake' whistles.

Feb 19/09

• Is the 'Geoff Hunt in net, Jim Law on defense' experiment permanent? Only time will tell.

Feb 14/09

• A certain Red Wing defenseman came over to razz a Penguins defensewoman (who happens to be his girlfriend, on Valentine's Day nonetheless) after she made a mistake.  Rumour has it that he's getting scared of her progress and worried that she is soon going to be better than him.

• After this Sat. late night game it was rumoured that the Hawks Guys and Dolls were seen with Kleenex boxes in their respective changerooms ...

• The Rangers would like to welcome the newest member to their team ... Christine Thompson. Christine, after the devasting loss has graciously agreed to operate the Rangers bench door for the next  2 games . Welcome Christine !!!

• With the Flyers win it was heard that Sue was talking to her goal posts again as Scott Jarvis can attest to that theory.

• Apparently 'Slamming Sammie' Hajna may have been faking an injury and will be back to give a 'hand' in the Canadien's quest to win the cup.

Feb 8/09

• The rough play of defenseman Kathy Weier has the refs keeping an eye on her. This past week she got away with not receiving a boarding penalty.

• No one is buying Chris Wilson's modesty anymore as he scored perhaps the goal of the year last week.

• Doug Harmen of the Penguins was overheard after the game last week saying that it was nice to score a goal. He explained that he's working hard to match this year's goal total. A few more goals and he will achieve that goal..

• Over heard -  The D Fish was saying in the change room " If you put two division goal total together , I would have one Bird with two stones . "

• More new refs stepping out on the ice this weekend , Holy Mackinaw !!!!! Go get them E.L

• It was rumoured that Brett Matte's power skating abilities were so pungent - they made James sick to his stomach.

• Also from the Ranger file it says that if the Rangers win their next two games, Bekki  Matte  has agreed to follow P.J.'s lead and shave her head !   Lets cheer on the Hawks to throw the game.

• Rumor  has it that the Niagara Original Hawks took up a team collection to get team captain James Bell a GPS unit to be used during games to help him find the defensive end of the ice . James , touched by the sentiment was overheard introducing himself to team goalie Steve D'Orazio just last week . On a related note , congratulations on his recent appointment as the 2009 spokeperson for the Ontario Fruit Growers Association . James is going to be featured in a media campaign showcasing his natural  "Cherry Picking" abilities at various locations throughout the Niagara Region.