2026-27 Week 8

🏒🍺 THE TUESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY HERALD

Niagara Falls Over 30 Alumni Hockey League

WEEK 8 — NOVEMBER 10, 2026

SHUTOUT CITY! FIVE-GOAL EXPLOSION!

GNM blanks HHJ, MacKenzie's puts up NINE, and the race for first place is getting crowded!

Welcome back to another edition of the Tuesday Night Hockey Herald, where the goals are flying, the standings are getting tighter, and the average age of the league's ice packs continues to rise. Week 8 delivered four entertaining matchups, a goalie stealing the show, some ridiculous offensive performances, and a shake-up near the top of the standings. Greater Niagara Mechanical handed first-place HHJ Dentistry a shocking shutout loss, MacKenzie's Automotive exploded for nine goals, and Brick Oven Grinders picked up a big win over AAA Timberline. Let's get into the action!

🧱 BRICK OVEN GRINDERS BREAK THROUGH!

Brick Oven Grinders 7 — AAA Timberline 6

Brick Oven Grinders picked up a huge win in a 13-goal battle with AAA Timberline. Apparently, nobody received the memo that defense is also part of hockey. Bryan Wallace led Brick Oven with 3 goals, while Mike Seelbinder added two. Scott Retzlaff and Cary O'Donohue each scored once, with Retzlaff also picking up an assist. Ben Certo had two assists, while Shaughan Irving, Brian Kopf and Nick Laratta each added helpers.

AAA Timberline put up six goals of its own, led by Tom Hanna and Rob Cushman, who each scored twice. Josh Bluman and Joe Marra added one apiece. AAA continues to struggle a little after its hot start, while Brick Oven is starting to look like a team nobody wants to play.

THE VERDICT: Brick Oven gets the victory, AAA takes another tough loss, and the goalies probably want to forget this one ever happened.

🧤 GARY GILLARD SLAMS THE DOOR!

Greater Niagara Mechanical 5 — HHJ Dentistry 0

STOP THE PRESSES! First-place HHJ Dentistry has been shut out! Greater Niagara Mechanical delivered one of the biggest surprises of the season, blanking the league leaders 5-0. And the biggest headline belongs to Gary Gillard, who recorded the shutout. Five goals for GNM and absolutely nothing for HHJ. Ryan Stayner led the scoring with two goals, while Tim Finkle, Ryan Thuman and Al Randaccio each added one. Finkle also picked up three assists, while Marc Braun contributed three helpers of his own. Sam Prezioso added another assist.

HHJ Dentistry, which has been running the league all season, suddenly found itself unable to get anything past Gillard.

Maybe the dentists need to schedule an appointment with their own offense.

THE VERDICT: GNM gets a massive win, Gillard earns the shutout, and HHJ gets reminded that nobody is unbeatable in this league.

🚗 MACKENZIE'S AUTOMOTIVE PUTS THE PEDAL DOWN!

MacKenzie's Automotive 9 — Villani's Landscape 6

If you like offense, this was your game. Fifteen goals! MacKenzie's Automotive put together its biggest offensive performance of the season, scoring NINE times against Villani's Landscape. Dave DeMizio led the way with 3 goals and 2 assists, while Aaron Wilson added two goals and two assists. Matt Beamish, Steve Ortman, Darin DeSantis and Kyle Laughlin also found the back of the net. Joe Dougherty contributed two assists, while Andy Sliwowski and Brian Lagomaggiore each added a helper.

Villani's Landscape wasn't going down quietly. David Kok put together an incredible 5-goal performance, adding an assist for six points! That's right. Five goals in one game. Unfortunately for Villani's, even a five-goal night from Kok wasn't enough to get the win. When you score six goals and still lose, you know it's been a long night.

THE VERDICT: MacKenzie's gets the win, DeMizio leads the attack, and David Kok puts together a performance that deserves its own headline.

🚀 WATCHTOWER FINANCIAL GOES ON AN EIGHT-GOAL ROLL!

Watchtower Financial 8 — GI Greatscape 4

Watchtower Financial continued its offensive success with a convincing win over GI Greatscape. Jason Pietrowski had an absolutely massive night, scoring 4 goals and adding an assist. Colton Anstey contributed two goals and an incredible four assists. Ryan Coyne and Sean McAndrew each added a goal, while Scott Glenn, Anthony Destino and Rob Martin picked up assists.

GI Greatscape got two goals from Tony Mermigas, while Eric Leffler and Scott Duscher each added one. Leffler and Duscher also picked up assists, with Greg Spagnolo recording two helpers. Watchtower continues to show that when its offense gets going, things can get ugly in a hurry.

THE VERDICT: Watchtower gets another important win, Pietrowski puts on a show, and GI will be looking to bounce back next week.

🏆 WEEK 8 PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JASON PIETROWSKI — WATCHTOWER FINANCIAL

4 Goals | 1 Assist | 5 Points

Four goals in one night! Jason Pietrowski takes home this week's Player of the Week honors after putting together an incredible five-point performance in Watchtower's 8-4 victory. Jason was an absolute nightmare for GI Greatscape's defense, accounting for half of Watchtower's goals. When you're scoring four times in a beer league game, you're either having the night of your life or the opposing goalie is considering retirement. Either way, congratulations to Jason on a monster performance!

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

- David Kok — Villani's Landscape: 5 goals, 1 assist.

- Dave DeMizio — MacKenzie's Automotive: 3 goals, 2 assists.

- Colton Anstey — Watchtower Financial: 2 goals, 4 assists.

- Bryan Wallace — Brick Oven Grinders: 3 goals.

- Gary Gillard — Greater Niagara Mechanical: Shutout.

📊 REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS — AFTER WEEK 8

🥇 THE TEAMS TO BEAT

1. HHJ Dentistry — 6-2-0 | 12 POINTS

Still sitting in first place, but the shutout loss certainly got everyone's attention.

2. Brick Oven Grinders — 4-3-1 | 9 POINTS

A big win over AAA puts Brick Oven right back in the conversation.

3. Watchtower Financial — 4-3-1 | 9 POINTS

Watchtower is scoring goals in bunches and looking dangerous.

4. AAA Timberline — 4-3-1 | 9 POINTS

A couple of tough weeks have slowed AAA down. They'll need to get things turned around.

5. Greater Niagara Mechanical — 3-2-3 | 9 POINTS

GNM just shut out the first-place team. Don't sleep on these guys.

🍺 THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK

6. MacKenzie's Automotive — 3-4-1 | 7 POINTS

Nine goals in one night! Maybe the offense has finally arrived.

7. GI Greatscape — 3-4-1 | 7 POINTS

GI has the talent to compete but needs to find some consistency.

😬 STILL LOOKING TO CLIMB

8. Villani's Landscape — 1-7-0 | 2 POINTS

Five goals from David Kok and still a loss. That's the kind of season Villani's is having.

🍻 THE WEEK 8 BEER LEAGUE REPORT

Things we've learned this week:

- HHJ Dentistry can actually be shut out.

- Gary Gillard is officially on the shutout list.

- MacKenzie's Automotive can score NINE goals.

- David Kok doesn't need much help finding the net.

- Jason Pietrowski is making opposing goalies earn their money.

- Brick Oven Grinders are back in the win column.

- Four teams are now tied at nine points!

The middle of the standings is officially a traffic jam. One good Tuesday can move you up several spots, and one bad Tuesday can send you looking for answers.

🏒 FINAL WHISTLE

Eight weeks are officially in the books, and this season is turning into a real race. HHJ Dentistry still holds first place, but the competition is closing in fast. Brick Oven, Watchtower, AAA and Greater Niagara Mechanical are all sitting at nine points. MacKenzie's is showing signs of life, GI is trying to find consistency, and Villani's is hoping for a little better luck next week. We've got shutouts, hat tricks, five-goal performances and enough scoring to make the goalies question their equipment choices.

And remember, gentlemen: We're over 30. We have responsibilities, families, jobs and probably a few sore joints. But on Tuesday nights, we're still hockey players. At least until Wednesday morning.

SEE YOU TUESDAY! 🏒🍺

Play hard. Chirp responsibly. And if you score five goals, make sure somebody buys you a beer.

— THE TUESDAY NIGHT HOCKEY HERALD