Holiday Newsletter

\_.anger’s \_.ounge Presents:

Holiday Greetings From The Hockey House

Hello hockey friends,

Well, it has been another super fun time season playing hockey on both the Frontyard and the Backyard rinks. We’ve seen an epic draft at historic Eden Park, some teams lose, some teams win, a goalie score on a penalty shot which made it all the way to the NHL network, a guy play goal, defence and forward in the span of 3 games, beers on the bench and fried chicken in the parking lot. No doubt Tuesday and Thursday nights are the highlight nights of our hockey lives much to the chagrin of our significant others but who cares right? Exactly.  Alas, now it is time to take a break and head inside for a bit of a rest. The weather is heating up outside and that only means one thing: It must be Christmas in New Zealand!

I remember having a lot of questions about Christmas as a kid. Some of those questions were about how a lady could be impregnated by an omnipotent being and her husband didn’t seem question this let alone mind, but most of my questions were about Santa Claus.

This over-weight old man with a beard who had a penchant for (naughty) nice children was of real interest to me. This jolly fat fellow would ride around in an old vehicle at night once a year and wouldn’t hesitate to break into people’s houses while they were sleeping. Hmmm…very interesting and unsettling to say the least.  However, unlike the ‘gentlemen’ I remember that used to hang around the library and public toilets fitting this profile, Santa didn’t take anything from your house, he left stuff…and it was stuff that you wanted!

When I found out Santa wasn’t real, it broke my 13-year-old heart, however I realised that Christmas wasn’t about old men giving presents to children while their parents slept. No sir!  It is about the ‘spirit’ of being together and reflecting on our lives. It is also about our love for…sports…and junk food…and liquor…and loud music…and swearing and just generally being reckless with the ones we care about the most.

So take a break these next few weeks and come inside the Hockey House. Warm your liver and your hearts next to the chilly bin brimming with icy cold beers, chardonnays and pre- mixed bourbon, vodka and whisky. Go down to the beach or the bach and enjoy a dart and a coffee while you watch the sunrise before you go to sleep. And finally, pay your puckin’ Hockey House fees to Punchy and buy some hockey sticks off Langer because our ferocious NHL jersey, cocaine and gambling addictions can’t fund themselves.

Happy holidays to you and yours from all of us at the Hockey House where it’s all about Buddies, Hockey and Litigation if we don’t pay our bills.

See you in the new year!

Warmest Holiday Wishes,

Punchy, Somerville, Daigle , \_.anger, Santa and Beautiful Baby Jesus !!!