Stevens loses in close match

Ratz star Joe Stevens falters in match versus Cookie Monster

Bonny River, NB - In a very hotly contested match, Joe Stevens was forced into submission in a wrestling match versus his arch rival The Cookie Monster. Stevens held his own for about ten minutes but the Monster realized that a bag of chocolate chip cookies were at stake and that was all it took for him to upset the Ratz Captain.

Kingfishers family growing

Kingfishers star goalie Jamie Harris poses for Hockey Voice

Blacks Harbour, NB - Although it is not known whether it's a boy or a girl, it has been confirmed Jamie Harris is pregnant and is scheduled to have the baby before the 2010-2011 season begins in October.

Team spokesman Matty Walsh said the team is "excited" about the event and are holding a baby shower in late August. Everybody will be welcomed and BYOB.

Walsh: "Hockey Voice obtains two photos of Canada's Greatest Hockey Moments"

Paul Henderson tries on historic Team Canada jersey for first time since 1972

Matty Walsh proudly holds Mark Taylor's 800th goal puck

Hoffman ballons in off season, may be moved this summer according to Walsh

Kingfishers Star Chris Hoffman photographed recently

Moffitt the new fashion guru at the Hockey Voice?

Andrew Moffitt shows off his fashion sense

Bonny River, NB - Talks are under way right now that may see Andrew Moffitt join the Hockey Voice staff as the fashion consultant. All calls to the publication are not being returned and Moffitt has remained tight-lipped about the rumour although he did offer, "If the Hockey Voice is calling, I'm listening. That's all I've got to say about that!"

Joe Walsh explains his presence on Hockey Voice staff

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Joe Walsh says he owes a great deal to the Hockey Voice and wonders what life would have been like without the gig. "Being the entertainment critic can be tough. I know for Cunny being the head psychic can be tough, but at least he has a crystal ball to look into. I listen or watch something and tell everybody about it. Talk about pressure. The money I get from this is being invested wisely. I put a lot of it into beer bottles. I find it's pretty well the only thing that has remained constant for the past few years. Right now, I'm saving my empties to buy a new 4 wheeler. I throw a few beer in my packpack and go running. That way I can get fit, have a few beer along the way and save for my future. As Keith Richards says - It's great to be here, it's great to be anywhere," said a very sentimental Walsh.

Kingfishers release Mr. June from their calendar photos

Walsh upset over hockey card

Matty Walsh being lit up

Blacks Harbour, NB - Matty Walsh has his trading card released to the public and he's upset over the choice of picture. The picture portrays Walsh in a "unflattering" position according to him.

"They have cards of Joe Walsh and Shane Smith and it just shows them either playing hockey or in the dressing room. No, they had to show me getting lit up and I'm pissed. They don't even play in the FIHL. This is crap, man," noted Walsh.

Good to see everybody is playing by the same rules

Sign at a BP gas pump

Walsh and Harris trying to "iron things out"

Jamie Harris and Matty Walsh at Camp Morning Wood

Blacks Harbour, NB - Both Matty Walsh and Jamie Harris were trying to downplay their getaway trip but when the Hockey Voice caught up with them, they opened up that things were strained, but everything is behind them now.

"I still own 51 % of the team versus Harris' 49 %. He has to understand that and I think deep down, he does," noted Walsh.

Joe Walsh keeps busy in offseason by writing in his diary

Walsh hopes to turn it into a novel someday

Report: Gould to sign on as new Ratz coach

Almost $3,000,000 over 3 years?

Mike Gould on his way to Ratz headquarters late Monday night

Bonny River, NB - The Bonny River Ratz have reportedly reached a tentative deal with Mike Gould to coach the storied franchise. One report has Gould agreeing to a $2.75 million deal stretched over three years. The story has caused a great deal of anxiety in the local hockey scene.

One outspoken person was Kingfishers GM Matty Walsh who called the deal "foolish." "You mean to tell me that an industrial hockey league team can pay a coach almost a million bucks a year? This will ruin the league if they are throwing that kind of cake around. We ain't got it and I'm sure nobody else does," noted Walsh as he left Kingfishers headquarters early Tuesday.

The story broke on the heels of a story that Ratz star Mark Taylor had just signed a one year extension on his current 9 year deal. According to sources, Gould jumped when he heard the news that Taylor has signed the extension. It has been speculated that Gould told Ratz management that they had to show him they were serious about winning and this was the piece to the puzzle.

Team spokesman Joe Stevens did meet with reporters briefly early Tuesday. He offered, "Although I am not going to confirm the numbers being thrown around by Walsh and others, let's just say Gould can give up his day job. We need him to concentrate on the day to day stuff right away. It kind of went under the radar, but the Ratz locked up Taylor last week until at least the 2020-2021 season. Gould made it clear that he wasn't going to be a part of any rebuilding program and wanted to re-load instead. Let's all hope everybody survives the cuts that may or may not come about. We have 15 guys on the roster with one year deals that expire this summer. We only know of one guy who will be here for sure this fall so it's wide open."

Chambers' secret fishing hole exposed

Carl Chambers keeps reeling them in

Bonny River, NB - Bonny River Ratz star Carl Chambers has always taken great pride in his fishing abilities and recently the Hockey Voice discovered his secret place. A very stunned Chambers said, "I've been bringing in the boys at work a few and they have been woofing them down like there's no tomorrow. In fact, one guy told me they tasted like shit, but were really, really good. I have to kinda laugh to myself about that one."

Ganong may face disciplinary action

Ratz star Joe Stevens tries out the waves

Nick Ganong makes a big splash

Hockey Voice Director of Photography Matty Walsh

St. George, NB - XXX star goalie Nick Ganong is in hot water with the club and he's not very happy about it. Ganong was photographed while snowboarding last spring by Matty Walsh and now he is facing a suspension for "conduct adversely affecting the team." Team GM Jason McGrattan was tight-lipped about it, but he and Ganong have reportedly been at odds over the issue.

Ganong said, "Walsh is really getting to me. The Hockey Voice seems to be everywhere and it's sickening. This is a little industrial hockey league and you'd think it was the NHL. Joe Stevens was photographed last year out surfing in the ocean and nothing was said about that. I think Taylor and the boys had better tone it down a bit. No further comment."

Cunningham working on alternative energy sources

Cunningham: "Beer and Beans are the wave of the future" Geoff Cunningham holds a press conference to show off invention

Report: Bagley and Richard work out with Easter Bunny to avoid being dealt

Josh Bagley (Front) and Frank Richard (Middle) and Easter Bunny (Back) work out

Blacks Harbour, NB - Kingfishers GM Matty Walsh reacted swiftly to news that two of his players, Josh Bagley and Frank Richard were photographed working out with the Easter Bunny.

Walsh quipped, "I don't know about those two and their future, but I think we could use the Easter Bunny on our back end. If I deal Hoffman like I'm trying to do, I'll need another big body back there and this guy looks good in the picture. I'm not crazy about the purple thing though, but I'll get used to it."

Harris "irreplaceable" according to Harris

Blacks Harbour, NB - Kingfishers goalie Jamie Harris sat down to talk late Monday about his position on the team and what he feels he can bring to the table. "I can track the puck in behind the net without turning around. I now have extra arms to catch and block with. If Walsh deals me, I'll come back to haunt him and the rest of them idiots," noted a very confident Harris.

Walsh and Kingfishers "hope to make a big splash this summer"

Matty Walsh with invitation to make deals recently

Blacks Harbour, NB - Despite 3 championships in 4 years, the Fundy Kingfishers are poised to make more deals this summer and "shuffle the deck," according to acting GM Matty Walsh. "We're looking to land a big fish or two. Probably not a Mark Taylor type player but maybe a tier 2 or tier 3 guy. Then again, it wouldn't be outlandish for me to throw in a bunch of junk we got laying around along with some other incentives to land Taylor. I think Joe Stevens has my number on speed dial or he used to. The phones have been ringing already and I expect that to continue," noted Walsh as he sat down for an exclusive Hockey Voice interview.

One name that isn't being mentioned is Matty Walsh's. "No, I'm not on the block and you know why? Because I'm not giving them knuckleheads the power to make deals. I haven't been that twisted in a long time," added Walsh.

Kingfishers brass "worried" about graffitti

"Wolf Pack was Here"

Graffitti on Red Rock Road

Blacks Harbour, NB - Fundy Kingfishers management issued a stern warning late Sunday regarding graffitti that has surfaced in the area. "If somebody is trying to scare us, it only worked a lttile bit 'cause we ain't that scared right now," noted Jamie Harris speaking on the behalf of the club.

Joe Walsh gives back to community

Walsh auctions off Ratz rookie card for charity

Former Ratz star Joey Walsh

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Former Ratz star Joe Walsh held a brief press conference Sunday at the Air Canada Center. The move was prompted solely by his desire to give back to the community and had nothing to do with trying to upstage Shane Smith whose rookie card had been revealed on the Hockey Voice. Joey (as his was known at the time to sound more hockey-like) played brielfy with the Bonny River Ratz at the 2006 BIG SHOW.

Walsh reflected back on his career and called it a "high point" in an otherwise lacklustre career. "I was talking to Mark Taylor and he mentioned several charities in Charlotte County and I chose CCBH. It's the Charlotte County Battered Husbands. It's designed for people who typically drink a quart of whiskey a day and have their ladies beat the crap out of them. Most of the time the ladies either drink a quart too, or are considerably bigger or both. It's a safe haven for them to go to until things cool off. The bidding starts at $2,500," noted a very sentimental Walsh.