And then there was 1

What do Dead Presidents and Cinderella have in common? Tripod hockey.
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A Cinderella story this year as the Dead Presidents, heavily outgunned most of the season, came out on top of the dogpile that is Tuck Hockey. Winning the coveted Legge Cup (named after William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, supporter of Eleazer Wheelock and father of modern Tripod hockey) means that the undisputed kings of the college are clear. The Dead Presidents played hard, skated fast and put up a great fight against the Bald Bulls, who similarly played hard, skated fast, and put up a good fight, but not good enough.

Fritz "Onward Kashiyama" F. (obscure but oh so accurate nickname) made great strides towards MVP, but I think it was really the goalies who get it. They were peppered more than a Lou's omlette, but still held their own.

Tempers flared up, but Ferd "Cold Hand Luke" D. stayed calm throughout the match, while Paul "Sparkplug" G. kept the energy level high for the Presidents.

AGAIN we go to a shootout. This gave all the fans a chance to catch their breath and have another barley soda out in the parking lot. Drama doesn't not get any better than this, and tension was so high one should have cut it with baking powder.

Frank "Rollie Finger's Child" M. used the same move from the last game with a high strategy quotient, great numbers on structure and culture, but failed in the execution. As the professor says, focus on execution. lesson learned. Next year we look forward to his play.

The final shot meant that the season was over. Its been quite a ride. Keep your heads up and your sticks on the ice. We'll see you at Occam Pond throughout the winter.

Looking foward: Tuck Does Royal Mount (Montreal).....