Wolverine Leads LiteSide with Hat Trick Times Two!

By Iron Orr on 4/8/2010

Lincoln Park, MI - No one saw it coming as the players unloaded their equipment in the parking lot on a calm and balmy Spring night in Lincoln Park. Just the usual Friday Night greetings and pleasantries before the fierce competition on the ice.

"How'd your boy do in the hockey tournament, Slava?" asked Batman

"Great!," said Slava, "they're on to Nationals next week. How about you Batman, is everything good with you and yours?"

Everything was like usual: routine, balmy, calm and pleasant as the players unsuspectingly lugged their gear to the locker rooms. Twenty minutes later, and none-the-wiser, they emerged from the locker rooms, took the ice and began warmups.

Bones creaked, muscles ached, sticks clicked, pucks smacked and skates sliced through the surface of the ice. All was normal at the FNHC this Friday night.

Then the Commissioner yelled "LET'S GO!," the puck was dropped and the Wolverine pounced, ripped, tore, pillaged and hounded the DarkSide for six goals in three periods leaving the DarkSide defense demoralized and Dano the Goalie down in the dumps.

"That kid was great tonight," said Dano. "He went high glove, low glove, high blocker, low blocker and five hole twice. He's shown some dramatic improvement with his hands over the past several weeks. If he keeps this up, he's a shoo-in for the FNHC most improved player."

As the crowd buzzed after the game and the players talked about what they had just witnessed, questions arose about the meaning of the FNHC Universe:

"ToolTime's season is lost to shoulder surgery, Frey's to leg surgery, Pops has retired, and now a double hat-trick for Wolverine!? What is becoming of the FNHC?," asked Pronger.

"With La Package showing his age and his offspring Wolverine asserting himself in the offensive end, is a changing of the guard in the offing for the FNHC?," Ivan inquired.

The post-game interview room was teeming with swarming reporters and cameramen jockeying for position to gaze at the boy wonder and begging for a nugget of wisdom.

"How did you do it?," asked one FNHC beat reporter, "what created such a sudden and awesome display of offensive prowess?"

"I don't know what got into me," replied the starry-eyed Wolverine, "I was inspired maybe. Maybe I was possessed or something. I don't know. All I know is I was IN THE ZONE TONIGHT! Who's got a beer? I'm ready to celebrate!"

Whatever the future holds for the FNHC remains to be seen, but all is undoubtably well for the present time!