Where are they now? Part one...

In the many years of TWAHT hockey, we have seen players come and go. Many we enjoyed, some we hated, and some....well, were interesting. Chris "the thief" goalie, Gumby, and James "you win this round" P., as well as some other less recognizable characters. So let's salute our missing pieces...


GUMBY
This person, who we never actually got a name of, was one of our favorites. A sub twaht player circa. 2006, he disappeared one night after a game, and never came back. No one ever saw him again, and the news is he got slight brain damage while hanging around my car and drove off the highway that evening. Here he is, in a rare shot at wonderland warming up, caught by the security cameras.


JAMES P.
James played with us a couple of years, until an alcoholic evening turned him into the most wanted man of New Haven County. A state trooper, local police and 2 EMS workers were needed to contain this player at some pool party. As well, liability for the rink is limited to the ice surface, so the picnic table shenannigans of James was the final straw. TWAHT players are upstanding citizens, and we do no tallow players to tarnish our record of philanthropy. Last we knew, James was in rehab at the "Theo Fleury center for rehabilitation" and is doing well. The last known picture of James after he had fallen off The Table in a drunken stupor, and smacked his head on the cement, resulting in a bloody mess.


CHRIS "THE THIEF" GOALIE
What can be said about a 17 year old goalie with dreams of playing pro, who couldnt stop Gumby's shots? Poor Chris. Delusional fantasies of stopping Joe Thornton on a breakaway in game 7 of the Stanley Cup to win the big one. I distinctly remember our conversations:
"Dood, do you think I can make it pro? I mean if I really work at it, I put the time in...I mean I already feel like I am almost there, ya know? I think with another year with you guys or so, I can try out, I mean I really feel like I have some good skills....what do you think?"
"No, you suck."
Oh well, someone had to tell him. I may have been the catalyst for Chris to court a life of crime! Who knew he would sneak back into the locker room to steal cash from people's clothing and bags!? At least he didnt rob us, his "friends". Instead, he decided to go into the other locker room to pilfer: unfortunately, it was the police's locker room! Oh boy. I dont know what happened to Chris, but I heard many stories around the NHL of a thin wiry guy seen sneaking around like Gollum in the locker rooms, and stories of missing cash. No photos exist of Chris, so I'll just put up some representation as if he went pro, but didnt change his ways.


I know there are others...any submissions are welcome!