Hockey / 'Twas The Night Before Bladesmas...

'Twas The Night Before Bladesmas...

Date:  Source: CWHL: Boston Blades
'Twas the night before Bladesmas, when all through the rink
Not a player was stirring, not even
The  Jerseys were hung in the stalls with care,
In hopes that game time soon would be there;
Genevieve was nestled all snug in her net;
While visions of shutouts ran through her head;
And Coach in his track suit, with Amanda on the bench,
planned for the next practice and penalty kill hence,
When out on the ice there arose such a clatter,
Sadie and Clara sprang from the bench to see what was the matter.
Away to center ice they flew like a flash,
Winning a faceoff, on the break in a dash
The sin bin filled as Ice Boys cleared the snow
Up in the press box Krista watched the action below,
When what to her wondering eyes did appear,
But a teddy bear goal, Shea scoring right here
With a fore check and back check, a deke and a dive
the puck left her stick and to the back of the net arrived
Soon after, the faceoff from the referee came,
Won by the Bladies, and a play called by name
"Now, Maggie! now, Sarah! now Burnsie and Brownie!
On, Watchy! on, Myers! on, Kickham and Murphy !
To the top of the hashmarks! Up to the half wall!
Now pass away! shoot away! score away all!"
As leaves that before the Canadienne defense hoards,
When they meet with an obstacle, pushed into the boards;
So up to the crease the corsairs they flew
With the puck on the stick, and an extra attacker too—
And then, in an instant, the goal horn was heard
The yelling and cheering of fans was the word.
As the Blades turned round and celebration ensued
But a penalty was called and the home crowed booed
the penalty kill hit the ice in a thunder,
And the Canadiennes offense could do nothing but blunder;
 Not even a shot could they get on the net,
as every challenge the warriors met.
as the penalty ended and the period expired,
the Bladies left for the room, the whole team inspired.
the performance by the team left the whole crowd in a tizzy
as the team in the room danced to “Good Vibrations” ‘til they were dizzy;
A celebration in store for the winning effort,
a perfect PK and a game they couldn’t play better;
The Bladies then gathered at center ice,
They saluted the crowd, wasn’t that nice?
 The players then packed, and headed for home
down 495 in cars covered with chrome;
As the lights went off at New England Sports Center,
the rink went silent, and the crowd left where they entered.
But It was heard on CWHLLive, as they wrapped up —
“Merry Bladesmas to all, let’s go win the Cup!!”