Tales from the bus leagues Vol. 1

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                  Welcome to the first volume of Tales from the Bus Leagues. I'm Hatrick Roy. In this series, we're going to be looking at some of the experiences of Rusty Knale in the bus leagues of North America. 

 

                                          Rusty's first experience in the bus leagues was in his debut game with the Los Angeles Chicken Nuggets. The Nuggets were in Chicago to play the Chicago Mobsters, and it was Rusty's first game in the bus leagues after playing in the SM-Liiga, AHL, and ECHL. Rusty's friend Rob Garry was the goalie for the Nuggets, and this is where our story begins.

 

              Rusty was taping his stick at the rink of the Chicago Mobsters, getting ready for the game, when Garry comes up to him.

"Hey, Rusty, my guy. How's it going? Anyway, I need a favour." 

          Rusty, like the nice guy that he is, offers help.

"Sure, Rob. What is it?"

"So we're playing the Mobsters tonight yet. Right?"

"Right"

"And they have a goon who can't skate, can't score, and all he does is fight, right?"

"Right"

"And YOU'RE a goon who can't skate, can't score, and all you do is fight?"

"Righ-wait a minute...."

"So I want you to come with me and we're going to fill his shoes with cement"

"Whaaaat"

"Yeah"

"Alright"

 

                 And so Rusty and Garry went to the Mobsters' changeroom. No one was there. Garry motioned for Rusty to stay put, then went into the changeroom. He came back out grinning.

 

"Rusty, I found his locker"

"Ok"

"What do you mean ok? Go get the cement"

"Whaaaaat? You were serious?"

"Yeah man, I was serious. Get the cement"

        

So Rusty went and brought back a bucket. He came back and saw Garry looking at his watch. 

 

"Rusty, where were you man? It's been four hours!"

"Yeah, traffic was bad, and they were out of cement."

"So what are you carrying in that bucket, Rusty?"

 

Rusty looked down. He looked inside the bucket. He grinned.

 

"I found some minnows by the creek."

 

Garry grinned.

 

"Perfect."

 

Garry and Rusty filled up the guy's shoes with minnows, and just for good measure, filled up all the Mobsters' water bottles with minnows. 

 

Then they heard shouting from the shower, and ran like hell.

 

 

 

Edited November 28, 2020 by HatrickRoy