UMBAA Sheep Hockey Team

       

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Welcome to the official site of the UMBAA Sheep Hockey Team. About half of the team are members of the University of Michigan Band Alumni Association. The Sheep name comes from the "BAA" part of the UMBAA acronym. We play hockey in the Ann Arbor Adult Hockey Association. Spring 2010 is our 16th season, and we will be in a Never-Ever league. The only requirement for being on our team is that you pay your fees on time. We play at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube

 
Keep current on all of the Sheep news by checking out the web log
(We now use a Facebook Group to record our results and events)

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Check out UMBAA Sheep Hockey Team merchandise at cafepress.com.

Schedule (Spring 2010): 

Game Date Time Location Home Visitor
1 Friday, Apr. 9 8:00 PM STADIUM Sheep Goon Squad
2 Friday, Apr. 16 8:00 PM STADIUM Sheep Rampage
3 Friday, Apr. 23 7:45 PM OLYMPIC Mott  Sheep
4 Friday, Apr. 30 8:45 PM OLYMPIC Orange Sheep
5 Friday, May. 7 9:45 PM OLYMPIC Sheep Yaks Farm
6 Friday, May. 14 8:00 PM STADIUM Green Sheep
7 Friday, May. 21 11:00 PM VARSITY Grey Sheep
8 Friday, Jun. 4 8:00 PM STADIUM Goon Squad Sheep
9 Friday, Jun. 11 8:00 PM STADIUM Rampage Sheep
10 Friday, Jun. 18 8:45 PM OLYMPIC Sheep Mott 
11 Friday, Jun. 25 8:00 PM STADIUM Sheep Orange

Click on the game number to upload info to your calendar program!
For the full league schedule, see The Ice Cube's Hockey Page

Leader Board (very old!): 

2010 Winter Flock:

SHEEP Winter 2010
LW C RW

Pete
55
Matt
26
Neal
8

Collin
71
Ann Marie
77
Ron
14

Jennie
22
Adam
7
Joe
11
DEFENSE


AJ

21
Ken
4

Janette
19
Kevin
97

Kirk
17    
GOAL

Cory
5

 

Historical Flock:

Name

Photo

Pos.

#

Chet Baldwin F  

Brad 

Carlson

F 9

Ken 

Christensen

D

4

Steve Coy   F 3

Pete 

Dalton

F

13

Jennie 

Dalton**

F

22

Joe 

Gregoria*

F

11

John 

Heins

D

 33

Pete 

Larson

F

5

Andy 

Leutheuser

Alumni

32

Tom 

Macek

Alumni

87

Marty McLaughlin   F 99

Zach 

Michels

F

00

Ben Mueller D 29

Matt 

Pickus

G

31

Matt 

Ranville

F/G

35

Chris 

Reilly

Alumni

17

John 

Rice

Alumni

24

Khaled Safah   F  
Chip Smith   D 51

John

Torrance

Alumni

18

Megan Torrance   D/G 18

John

Zissis

Alumni

2

Vitaley G   F 10

*=Shepherd
**=Assistant Shepherd

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Season 1 Game Photos

Vets Spring 2004 Sheep Team Photo

Fun Facts:

2/11/04: Our artist-in-residence, Anne Fischer, has composed a fight song for us. The tune is the Minnesota Rouser, and the words are:
        U-M Baa Sheep hats off to thee!
       
To our Shepherd true we will ever be!
       
Sturdy, strong, well padded are we!
       
Baa Baa Hockey Sheep
       
Baa Baa Hockey Sheep
       
Hats off to the skating flock!

Additional Information:

 USA Hockey Official Rules (from the USA Hockey site) and the Ann Arbor Adult Hockey League Programs Rules and Guidelines for your reading pleasure.

You can get more information on the team by sending an email to the Shepherd. Joe's address is jgregoria a.t gmail d.o.t com. You'll have to un-obfuscate the address yourself.

In case you need to justify our name, here is an excerpt from the Hockey Hall of Fame Website on the origins on the name "Hockey":

When the sport now known as hockey began to emerge in Canada, it had no official name. It was being referred to variously as Hurley, Wicket, Ricket and Break-Shins. Much like the birth of the game itself, the origin of the word "hockey" is controversial. There is one school of thought that claims the word is derivative of the French word "hoquet" which means a shepherd's crook. However, in the town of Windsor, Nova Scotia, considered one of the birthplaces of the game, a story has long circulated regarding a Colonel Hockey, stationed at the garrison on Fort Edward. The Colonel used the game to keep his troops conditioned, and the game soon adopted his name, as many referred to these workouts as "Hockey's Game." Though there is no official documentation backing either claim, timing lends credence to the Colonel's story. The British Army list, housed in the Library of Nova Scotia's General Assembly in Halifax, lists a John Hockey serving in the mid-1800s when the name of the game was adopted.

Also, here is a link to some information on jersey numbers.


Our logo is based on Shaun Sheep from Wallace and Gromit. The version we used as a basis for our jerseys is from Helen at Knit-O-Rama.

 

updated: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:13