For those of us that are familiar with the pickup game experience, we’re well aware that there are three types of dudes that you can routinely find in any given pickup game. - There’s the guy that can’t play, and he knows it. - There’s the guy that can’t play, but he thinks he can. - There’s the guy the guy that can play. Every blue moon, you can find the guy that can REALLY play. The Pelham Ice Rink had their presence graced with that guy in the person of the Atlanta Thrashers’, Maxim Afinogenov. And what unfolded was a goal scoring good time.
Jeff Cheeseman, director of hockey for the Pelham Civic Center, couldn't believe it when he got the call from [Maxim] Afinogenov's agent. "His agent said he wanted to skate," Cheeseman said. "So I told her we had an adult pick-up game on Tuesday nights, and (Afinogenov) showed up. We limit the number of players, so you have to sign in and pay $10. I made sure his name was...
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