WORLD'S LONGEST HOCKEY GAME

Some amateur hockey players in Buffalo, New York, set a record Monday for the longest hockey game ever recorded, coming in at 10 days, 11 hours. The game began at 9 p.m. on June 22. It was organized by Mike Lesakowski after his wife’s battle with breast cancer and his mother’s death due to cancer. The marathon game benefited Buffalo’s Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Donations reached around $1.2 million. There were 40 players in total, each of whom finished the game. The contest was not without its fair share of injuries and illnesses. One player suffered a broken nose, and another went through a bout of strep throat.
* And, after 10 and a half days of play, the final score was tied 1-1.
* “Fair share of injuries”? So hockey injuries are mandatory?
* “Keep playing ’til somebody breaks something, otherwise it’s not fair to the people who got hurt in other games.”
* The broken nose probably happened when the guy fell asleep on the ice and took a face plant.
* And speaking of being half-asleep on the ice, how does the Colorado Avalanche look for next season?
* I was thinking this was kind of silly, then they got to the part about raising $1.2 million.
* You’d think the Zamboni driver would also have set some kind of record.