Goalies - I think it's safe to say that this has been a tough
year to be a goalie on the B52's. We've both had extensive
therapy for shell shock, treatment for severe sunburn on the back
of our necks and back strain from picking the puck out of the net. Having said
all that, the defensive prowess of the team meant that Silver couldn't pick all the
easy games as usual, mainly because there weren't any! That means, for the first time
ever, I had better stats than he did! Well sort of and that doesn't even include my shutout
whilst playing for the Navy. Bizarrely our numbers were almost exactly the same. We played the
same number of games and conceded the same number of goals, I just had a few more games where
the shot count was kept, so my save percentage was a bit better (better being relative!) and I had an extra
win. We're leading the way in the summer league as well, so the therapy is working so far!
 
Finally onto the most coveted award, the 'Pointless Season Award' sponsored by Portsmouth Football Club.
Won by Allan Watson last year it's the only one decided by me, just cos I can. It was a close race this year, proving that the
ability to achieve pretty much nothing over the entire season is a skill that takes dedication and hard work. Several contenders
were denied when the Royal Navy stats were found at the bottom of the Bay of Mexico, who knew it was stopping the oil from
leaking out.

In the end it came down to five, Dave Whitbread, Gary Arnold, Jeff Nagle, Aaron Barringer and Andy Shaw. Jeff was eliminated in the early
running, due to the fact that he collected the second most amount of penalties. Andy Shaw lost out as he scored against the Army, even though
that wasn't part of the stats, it was still something. Which left Dave, Gary and Aaron. But with Dave and Gary being rookies it meant that there could
only be one winner....
 
The Pointless Season Award - Aaron Barringer

 Lets be honest, in terms of futility, Aaron reached new, erm, highs. From a broken foot at the start of the season, to a face re-arranging at Oxford and then
not being satisfied and trying to re-arrange it once more with a scaffolding pole, it's not just his looks that have suffered this year. He managed nine goals
and fourteen assists for twenty three points in fifteen games last year (which would have been second in points scored and most assists this year!), but
this year totalled 4 minutes in penalties and zero points in seven games. He even signed up for the summer league and never played a game. It's a year
that I'm sure Aero will want to forget, but at least his family can be proud that he has a Harry Potter style scar on his head and this award to
show for it!