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. Fall 2011 is our 19th 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

 

(We now use a Facebook Group to record our results and events)

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Schedule (Fall 2011): 

Game League Date Time Facility Home Visitor
1 Friday, Jan. 6 10:15 PM OLYMPIC Oilers  Sheep 
2 Friday, Jan. 13 10:00 PM VARSITY Sheep  Gold 
3 Friday, Jan. 20 9:15 PM OLYMPIC Sheep  Orange 
4 Friday, Jan. 27 9:15 PM OLYMPIC Capitals  Sheep 
5 Friday, Feb. 3 11:00 PM STADIUM Red  Sheep 
6 Friday, Feb. 10 8:15 PM OLYMPIC Sheep  Gang Green 
7 Friday, Feb. 17 10:15 PM OLYMPIC Sheep  LOL Fail Grey
8 Friday, Feb. 24 8:15 PM OLYMPIC Sheep  Oilers 
9 Friday, Mar. 2 10:30 PM STADIUM Gold  Sheep 
10 Friday, Mar. 9 11:15 PM OLYMPIC Orange  Sheep 
11 Friday, Mar. 16 8:15 PM OLYMPIC Sheep  Capitals 
12 Friday, Mar. 23 11:00 PM VARSITY Sheep  Red 
13 Friday, Mar. 30 7:15 PM OLYMPIC Gang Green  Sheep 


For the full league schedule, see The Ice Cube's Hockey Page

Current Roster:

Name   #
Dave Aguilar 40
Zach Miner 00
Andrew Laskowski 2
Ken Christensen 4
Lauren LaCross 7
Kyle Schoeberlein 9
Joe Gregoria 11
Ron Sarata 14
Janette Gryniewicz 19
AJ Katharopoulos 21
Jennie Dalton 22
Matt Miller 26
Kristen Woodard 27
Tim Demske 39
Matt Mossman 42
Pete Larson 55
Collin Ross 71
Bob Woodard 75
Ann Marie Manzitti 77

 

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, January 18, 2012 10:12