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March 8-11 Columbus Trip

The Duffers are going to Columbus March 8-11. It is not too late to join in.  Just show up at Yorktown Shopping Center and give Mike $500 and you can join in the fun. If Hockey is your hobby, it is a "Write Off!"

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MLF Game is on Saturday, April 14, 2012

Beak is collecting $30 donations from participants and other generous Duffers.

10:00 am: Bus leaves from Yorktown Mall

5:00 pm Check-In Hyatt Regency Columbus

1:30 pm – 3:15pm Duffer Game 1, Ohio Ice Haus, Columbus, OH

1:30 pm – 3:15 pm Duffer Game 2, Ohio Ice Haus, Columbus, OH

10:00 am Check Out of Hotel

10:15 am Bus Leaves

Lamers Bus Lines 1122 W. Boden Ct.

Hyatt Regency Columbus 350 N High Street

Ohio Ice Haus 200 W. Nationwide Blvd

This week's Duffer Trivia Question

1. What year did the Duffers play in the Reno Gamblers' Cup? What Award did we win? Name the 2 players that played in Reno who have passed away.

2. What year did the Duffers go to Las Vegas? Who missed the plane and had  to work that week.  Name another trip when that same guy missed the plane. Name 5 of the players that gave up action in the casino to take an educational tour of the Hoover Dam.

3. What year did the Czar take over and plan a trip to Denver?

Trivia answers from February 24, 2012

1. What year did the Duffers play Lacrosse? The Summer of 1980 Who made money from that activity? Bob "The Geek" Screwlander Why did we quit that sport? The bugs that were attracted to smelly protective equipment ate us up. What sport did we try next? Canadian Floor Hockey with sharp sticks and then Basketball.

2. What year did the Duffers bring home a Silver Medal from Lake Placid? Stump was asked to play goalie in the championship game in Lake Placid in April 1982.  He replaced the Laurentian Old Pucker's injured goalie. 

3. When did the Duffers beat Hinsdale Central High School? In January of 1983 the Duffers embarrassed the high school hotshots with the help of 8th grader, Tweedy.   Can you name the son of a Black Hawk who played on that team? Dennis Hall's son was a star on that team. Who was the Hinsdale Coach? Geno was their coach and he couldn't find a way to get them to skate when they didn't have the puck. He figured that getting beat buy some old guys might wake them up.  

4. Who had the number 8 NASCAR car before Dale Earnhardt?  Jim "The King" Miceli was the driver, mechanic and pit crew of the NASCAR  Number 8 car. 

Trivia answers from February 17, 2012

1. What year did the Duffers win the Downers Grove Men's Summer League Championship? August 1983. Who were the goalies? Stump and Slimedog Name some of the players. Ken Lopatka, Brian Kraft, Donny and Tony Granato. 

2. What year did the Duffers win their second Men's league Championship? August 1992. How was this different from the first championship? We had a female on our team.  Cammie Granato had a hat trick in the championship win.

3. When was “Wheezer” Clementson added to the “King’s Meaningless Trophy”? June 1992 What is his first name? John

I got some complaints that the trivia questions were too hard and they made people read. Try these.

1. What is Harvey's first name? Arvydas Bonus points if you can give his last name. Dikinis. He could have played in the Three I league.

2. When is the next Friday the 13th? April 2012.  There will be another one the following July.

3. Who was the first SOD to become Meaningful? Cowboy Joe Mazzarella.

Trivia answers from February 10, 2012

1. What was the most goals scored in one game by a Duffer? 
2. Who was that puck hog and what year did that happen? Beak, age 40, scored 10 goals in his first game after completing his DuPage college hockey course in September of 1980.  He got an A.
3. Who scored back to back open net goals? When? On September 29, 1995, fifty five year old Beak set a Duffer record when he hit the open net from his own zone with 3 seconds left to play.  Beak ended the 9/22/95 contest with an open net goal from the neutral zone.
   
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Dr. Keith Suchy, the Duffer Dentist gives Duffer Discounts! Keith played 6 games in 1990 and had 2 goals and 8 assists! Go to Statistics for 1991

Boris wins the Columbus Mascot contest by default for missing another Duffer trip.