Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rod Whigham for February 07, 2024

Did you know that “round robin” was originally a “spokes around a hub” format for signing a petition so that people wouldn’t know who’d signed first?

Did they move Marty’s crap shack for this?

P1: Inma’s look is catching on.

P1: Hat ‘n’ scarf guy tries to warm his hands by moving them closer to the sun.

They’re only having this tourney to make Marty sit in the cold all day. “I picked the wrong time to give up drinking…”

P1: Green hat guy is Super Mario’s cousin.

P1 why is everyone looking up toward the sky? Are they dropping the puck from a plane or helicopter?

They’re playing outside with no boards; shinny is now a high school sport?

Sooooo…Boulder Creek actually plays their home games on the creek when it’s frozen over?

These fans are obviously students who flunked out of the Fistpump Man School of Live Sports Rooting.

Nice they can schedule cold weather for the tournament. Hope no one falls through the ice… All those games are going to wreck havoc on the ice. And if they can’t afford a rink they can’t afford a Zamboni to repair it between periods and games.

Of course, as rip_marco pointed out, since they’re playing outside, without boards around the rink, they’ll have lost all their pucks before the first period is over… And sent a lot of spectators to the medical tent with injuries.

Cross-country hockey, eh?

P3: “It’s time to settle the age old argument, “whose shaft is bigger?”

When did Oakwood become the Owls? Referenced as the Oaks by Jack Berrill. A little respect Hank.

Did Marty go to the air eight seconds before the puck dropped?

Great. Time for more of Cami’s excellent coaching

P-1: The citizens of Milford gather outside in the freezing cold to pray to the Almighty to get them out of this strip.

P-2: Marty Moon auditions to become the narrator for the Deadliest Catch series.

P-3: “PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS, GET YOUR PROGRAMS HERE. YOU CAN’T TELL WHOSE STICK IS WHOSE WITHOUT A PROGRAM!”

Exactly where are they playing outside hockey? It’s in the 40’s in Milford, Michigan.

Square Robin: 4 teams on a square rink, a net on each side. 2 teams play N-S, 2 play E-W, at the same time!!

Can’t wait for someone to skate over the week part of this outdoor venue and fall through the ice. Hopefully, Milford’s got that medivac chopper on standby.

They’re playing hockey outside? What year is it?

is irma sitting on cliff claven from cheers shoulders

is marty moon gonna go ice fishing between periods ?

hat n scarf guy is camis brother and is sending hand signals of what nursey rhyme to sing when milford starts losing

Apparently budget cuts have forced them to go back to straight-blade sticks, too. Pairs well with their 60’s skates.

Will we see VT with Pedro in the next game?

Ooh, looks like an outdoor tournament. Watch out for the crummy ice surface. I have no control over that rink. And speaking of control, the only thing I definitely can control is the release of Mopped Up Thorp.

https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.Com/2024/02/07/serenading-moon/