Taking a break from the facial injuries news, the New Jersey Devils obituaries, and the intriguing yet perplexing personnel moves of the Edmonton Oilers, we have one of those fun and uplifting stories that you can only find once the season is over.
Some beer league hockey players in Georgia were surprised last week when they showed up for a pick game to find Maxim Afinogenov’s name on the list. Ray Melick of The Birmingham News has the fun story:
“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 first on the list.”
The Thrashers forward stuck around after the game, talking with players and signing plenty of autographs for kids with sticks and pucks.