Aspen vs Detroit (28)
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Aspen Leafs
The Aspen Leafs bonded at a VIP pre-party for the 10th Aniversary Stirling Cup Weekend.
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Johnny O.
Detroit Red Wings Alumni (old-timer) John Ogrodnick and NHLer Tony Tuzzolino toasted their wives at the The Stirling Cup VIP party. Johnny O. had 55 goals and 105 points for the Detroit Red Wings in 84-85.
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Stirling Cup VIP
Heidi and Scott Davis huddled up with Aspen Leafs star Rob French @ the VIP.
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Hockey Mom
VIP hostess and hard core Hockey Mom Suzanne Leydecker with 3-time Olympic skier Casey Puckett at the pre=party. Puckett is on pace to make his fourth Olympic Squad in Vancouver 2010.
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Dennis Hextall
66 year old Dennis Hextall still plays like a pro. His family is considered hockey royalty. The NHL all-star is in the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Put me in coach
Hextall stayed on the good side of his coaches Wily Manering & Michael Junga. Manering and Junga, both former pro players handled the bench for the Red Wings.
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Sky Guy
Quebec native Denis Cote (from Sky) laced up the skates for the first time in a long time, but accorded himself well for the Red Wings, scoring their final goal.
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Ed Mio
NHL goaltender Ed Mio talked strategy with Wily and Michael.... it didn't help.
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G-man
Aspen Leafs star forward Geoff Lubin made a strong showing against his home-town heros.
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Mr. Jr. Hockey
Chris Lockrem all smiles during warm-ups, but he put his game face on quickly netting the Leafs first goal. Lockrem is the Director of Hockey for Aspen Junior Hockey.
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Deee Fence.
Aspen Leafs rugged defenceman Peter Scott getting tips from Coach Dick Merritt. Merritt coached most of the Leafs growing up. Peter is a partner at Blue Tent Marketing.
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Zebras
Ref's Scott March and Jon Larsen called it tight.
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Fan Zone
Meghan, Joe, Missy and Jon cheered the Aspen Leafs to victory. Wait...... Missy and Joe (and AspenSpin)are from Detroit. Bummer.
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Team USA
Team USA stars Ben, Steve and Derek rooted for the Leafs, they're still looking for their first cup in the Aspen Rec. League.
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Aspen Leafs
The Aspen Leafs lineup included Goalie, Justin Biehl, Freddan Ricard, Geoff Lubin, Steve Huebsch and Lindsey Holmbeck.
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Red Wings Old Timers
The Red Wings old-timers appeared relaxed, but they ended up on the short end of the stick for the second straight year. Aspen dominated Detroit 6-3.
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Face off
Jody Cooper dropped the ceremonial first puck in honor of her late husband Stirling Cooper. The is the 10 Aniversary of The Stirling Cup.
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Sing it.
Cathy P and Jody Cooper following Cathy's stirring rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.
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Aspen Mites
The Aspen Mites skated hard between periods of the big game.
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Mighty Mites
The Aspen Mites took over the ARC.
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The Bass Brothers
Max Bass (l) put the biscuit in the basket for the Aspen Mites while daddy Raifie and little bro. Andy got rowdy.
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Chuck-a-Puck
Chuck-a-puck kept the Aspen fans happy.
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Rubber Match
Former NHL goaltender Eddie Mio saw a lot of rubber (shots) from the Aspen squad. He was yanked in the 2nd period.
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Icing
The Red Wings trying to clear their zone.
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Rick Zombo
Rick Zombo felt right at home in the sin bin (penalty box). 2 for roughing.
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Zombo
Zombo was a huge hit with the Aspen kids.
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Post Game Party
Geoff, Meghan and Taylor celebrated the Aspen Leafs victory
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Team Play
Justin, Freddie, Geoff and Denis played hard and partied hard at the post game celebration.