Men's Hockey It's been a funny old month of January for Recreio hockey, with the "A" team winning both their scheduled matches, scoring nine goals and conceding two in the process. Marc Robson grabbed five of those nine, but his appearance at the top of the goal-scoring table was brief as Andy Kan also scored five in January to reclaim the lead. You would think that Andy's five goals in three games would mean good results for the "C" team, but that was not the case: two draws and two losses (8 goals for, 15 against!) can only be described as mediocre, especially when one of those losses was the result of a lack of players. Thirty are registered: only nine showed up. The "B" team continue to struggle in Division 2 and were very unlucky to concede late goals in their 0-1 defeats against Khalsa and Valley. We are pleased to welcome to the "C" team a new standby goalie in the person of Brian Leung. This is Brian's first year as a keeper, but he showed his potential in the match against Shaheen B when he came on in the second half. We are just as pleased to discover that Ricky D is also an outstanding goalie, and has proven himself on three occasions while Henrique Souza has been away. Ricky's daredevil performances helped achieve those two draws against teams that might otherwise have beaten us if we'd had anyone else standing in for Suzi. Ladies' Hockey While the men struggled, the women breezed through the month of January, and why not? The dedication shown by coach Mike Franco has begun to pay off as the Ladies "A" team won their two scheduled games. The Ladies' "B" team, meanwhile, only had one match to play in January, and newcomer Anita Ho scored the winner. Your editor is puzzled by the decision of the Hong Kong Hockey Association Women's Section to wipe away all first round results and start the second half of the season with a clean slate. Does that mean the 19 points picked up by Recreio "A" were all for nought? Let's see what the association has to say about this, assuming they deign to acknowledge our existence. Fasten Your Seatbelts I don't know how true these are, but someone sent me a few announcements supposedly made by aircrew. Click on "Air Chat" below. Cheers Remember "Norm" from the TV series "Cheers"? We have some of Norm's bar-room wit. Dependence Day There's a certain Briton who thinks the Americans are doing a terrible job of running the USA, so he's decided it's time for a recall. Jokes Find out how you can honestly call an evil man a saint, on our Jokes page. Survey We held a survey just before Christmas, and here are the results. League Tables The league tables have moved to their own section, and you can click on "Tables" below throughout the season to see how our teams are doing. Birthdays Those celebrating birthdays in January include: Alice Tsang (January 16th) Ladies' B Umreeh Mohamed (January 20th) Archives Every month, we add to our archive of newsletters. If you've missed any editions, or would like to re-read something from past publications, click on the Archives link below. Please contribute If you would like to have any images or special dates included in the newsletter, kindly write to recreio_newsletter@graffiti.net. We would love to view your pictures and know of occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, and special events or when a baby is due - anything that you would like to include in the newsletter. Write to recreio_newsletter@graffiti.net and share your news and image files (as attachments) with the rest of us. The Editor.

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