At Tonights Pennridge - CB South playoff game, I saw something for the first time and thought it was absolutely hilarious.

The P.A. announcer was a bit of a homer for Pennridge, when Pennridge scored he announced the goal scorer with a lot of enthusism (Like Lou Nolan would after the Flyers score)

After a C.B. South goal, he would just blandly mention the kids name (Like Lou Nolan would when the Rangers score)

This WAS a HOME GAME for Pennridge and I found what he was doing to be in the spirit of home ice advantage (nothing wrong with it)....but a disgruntled C.B. South mom wanted to put a stop to it and sought out Hatfield management, during the game, to voice her complaint about a bias announcer in the score box and that he should be removed.

I guess things are going well when that is all someone has to complain about......but I couldn't stop laughing for about 15 minutes! And i'm laughing now as I am typing this out.

Haha, I've heard worse complaints before but that is up there.

Carl told me when we played Souderton in the flyers cup in 2003 they were all complaining about having to play a private school in the flyers cup!

Also this summer i met a kid from CB west and we started talking about their flyers cup game last year against Haverford High, he was saying how his coach told him it was unfair that they have to play a private school that recruits for sports. (meaning he thought they played Haverford boys school, he didn't know there was a public school called Haverford High)

A few years ago up at Hatfield, my Hawks team was losing 6-2 in the DVHL Playoff Championship (not to be confused with Districts) and during one particular whistle, the scorekeeper chose to play "I'm Walking on Sunshine."

I almost lost it.

For those who enjoy pratfalls, there's nothing funnier than a stout referee launching himself onto the ice to start a game...still wearing the blade-covers on his skates!

Or When Matt was on the ladder at RMU Island Sports Center............At least I wave to him and then we broke bread afterwords......maybe someone could take that mom out for a new meal....bet she eats more than Matt....See you all in Johnstown

I'll never forget being at a tournament in Toronto, uncharacteristically in the warm room, when one of our team mothers asked me to go out into the stands and start loudly rooting for our team. She felt that the opposing team's fans were "intimidating" our boys. Dutifully, out I went. My voice does carry well. I found an empty spot and started in, not realizing that I was standing under a suspended microphone and that every word I said was being BROADCAST IN VOLUME to the entire crowd...private comments, the occasional expletive, comments to myself about the ref's parentage, in addition to the cheers meant to be heard! This went on for about 10 minutes, until I was told by the offending team mom that what I could hear, everyone in the rink could hear! All in the rink got a great laugh, motivated , I still think, by relief that it had not been them "Live, from New York...".

Worst I ever saw - our college team played a game at Marist one year and they had a pig race on the ice in between the 2nd and 3rd periods. I was on the ice in the 2nd period when they announced it was coming up, and for fans not to leave their seats. We were down 3-1 going in to the third, and I think just about every guy on our roster found a reason to spend the time during the ice cut in the tunnel watching these pigs run a lap around the rink during the break. Our couach is ranting and raving about how we have to finish checks and get the next goal to about 5 people or so still in the locker room and the rest of our team is watching these pigs slide around and into the boards - hysterical. Whatever watching the pigs did for us I don't know - but we did come back to get two late ones and forge a tie.

three or four years ago when I still played club, my delco phantoms team which was winless at the time was beating exton (who was fighting for the last playoff spot) 1-0 with around 30 seconds left the announcer played the song I hate everything about you. I still consider that a compliment.

I remember at a District playoff one year the scorekeeper played the entire "Journey's Greatest Hits" album.

Kids hated it. Everyone else loved it.