Spicin it up Dominican Style

After the exhibition game the other night I was at the Alehouse. Roll Call: The short fat kid was there munching on chicken wings and talking about how he was going to trespass on this guys property to shovel his pond so WE can have a winter classic. Next to JD was Zach who was pondering the likelihood of what JD was speaking into his ear. "We don't even have to call him. He won't care. Now about that 4 wheeler, those kegs, and that sump pump..." Zach just sat and sucked down suds from his "Dude Abides" mug that has paid for its self at least once. Liz had called down their beer so it would be ready when they got to the bar. She is an evil genius. So there I was... listening to Liz talk about how much fun she had at hockey tonight. She had some sort of move that went between her feet and ended up in the goal. It was a relaxed game and she scored a lot. Like 4 times or more. "... most fun I ever had on the ice" she says. About then I remembered that I was the goalie... I must admit that my purpose on the ice isn't always as clear until we talk about it at the Ale House after wards.
So for the 8 skaters, 6 bench warmers, and a red headed step child referee from "Gunni" (all whose only crime was coming to hockey that night) the Dominican Daddy treated his loyal fans with a rarely seen gesture by goalies. The Dominican Daddy spiced things up Dominican style. You may not know that the Dominican Republic is actually on a different planet and hockey is not the #1 sport. Actually the pride of all sports in the Dominican Republic is football. We call it soccer sometimes when we want to impress our American friends with our knowledge of sport. Anyhow, remember the header back in 1970 by Pele down in Mexico that started the best World Cup ever? Tonight the Dominican Daddy busted out with a little header action of his own. It's a move that he didn't have to practice. He just felt it. Twice... Two times he took snap shots and redirected the puck with a forehead fling over a pack of skaters all piled in the crease. With a precision not common to goalies he flipped it to a defender that could clear it. I guess in retrospect, his head was the only part of him that was not smart enough to get out of the way.
Anyway, go figure...