The Team

Intramural hockey at the University of Windsor has a new contender for its tier 2 championship this year: What Would Gary Roberts Do, or simply known as WWGRD. My name is Marc Berthiaume, captain of WWGRD, and this blog is here to keep all of our fans up to date with the progress of their favourite intramural hockey team. This team is named after the legendary Gary Roberts, former NHLer known for his grit and playing the game hard. Gary played over 1200 games in the NHL, registering 438 goals and 472 assists for a total 910 career points. It was Gary's four year stint with the beloved Toronto Maple Leafs from 2000-2004 that made the majority of my teammates and I fall in love with him.

The team is made up of players with similar attitudes, ones that very much reflect that of our idol Gary Roberts. We have a never give up attitude, we work hard for our goals, and play hard until the whistle is blown. This team is made up of both friends and family, as there are a few brother combinations on this team. My brother Dyaln and I are hard working forwards, the Tracey brothers, Sheldon and Jon, are our shutdown defenseman and standout goaltender respectively, and the Micelli brothers, Sean and Mark are our team's two leading scorers at this point with 9 points each. Ryan Wilson, Eric Bauer, Dan DiCarlo and Douggie Lambier join Sheldon to round out our team's strong defensive core, which does a stellar job or not only shutting down opponents but moving the puck and getting involved in the rush to create offense as well. Mike Nantau, Ryan Bouttete, Dylan Schenteg, Stefan Branov, Dean Silvaggi and Alex Djordjevski join the already mentioned Berthiaume and Micelli brothers up front on WWGRD. This group of forwards works hard in all three zones to control play for the boys.

Through 8 games, the team is off to a 6-1-1 start, good enough for a three way tie in second in the tier 2 standings. As mentioned earlier, the Micelli brothers are tied for the team lead in points with 9 each, with Sean being the leader goal scorer with 5. One of the major reasons for the team’s success has been the consistent play of the teams tender, Jon Tracey. Jonny has started all 8 games for WWGRD so far this season and is posting a flashy Goals Against Average (GAA) of 2.88 to go along with his 6 wins this season.

This season is only 8 games old but there have already been a few memorable moments so far. It would be impossible to not have Sheldon Traceys beauty dangle in the first game on the list, with his Highlight of the Night candidate pushing the boys to a 3-2 win in their season debut. Another highpoint was the hard fought tie that WWGRD got before heading off on the Christmas Break. Down 3-1 late in the game, the boys scored a hardworking goal before Dylan Berthiaume's hustle created a fluke goal off the stick of the opposing teams' defenseman’s stick. A final underlying theme that has occurred this season is defenseman Eric Bauer's constant presence in scuffles. Early in the season he was issued a penalty for lighting up an opposing player into the boards (this is a non contact league), and last week he was the focus of a scrap at the end of the game, where he superman-punched an opposing player with his mitt still on. We can't say for sure what the rest of the season will bring, but one thing we do know is that it will be one hell of a ride.

Eric Bauer, 93, proudly displays his jersey after a hard fought W.