Sticks and Stones Page #3

I dont think so!

(Farting sounds)

- Neil!

This is Mr. Houle.

Neil, boys, a scout

for the Notre Dame Hounds.

- Great to meet you.

- This is my son Kyle Perkins,

and thats Jordy Martin.

- You guys are having

a good year, eh?

- Yeah. Vinny Lecavalier

was a Hound, right?

- You bet.

So was Rod BrindAmour

and Curtis Joseph.

- Told you.

- So just go out and have fun

out there. No pressure.

Its not all on one game.

Good luck.

- Catch you later.

- No pressure, he says.

- OK guys, forget about

yesterday, all right?

From now on, its all

just about hockey, OK?

Now, Frederictons a good team.

But well be all right

if we keep it simple.

Just dump it in, backcheck,

help out your D.

Were gonna need a big effort

from everybody here.

So who are we?

- (Boys):
Boxers.

- Did you hear something?

- Not really, no.

Sounded like some baby birds

peeping in their nest.

- Yeah, peep-peep-peep,

like that. Let me try again.

Who are we?

- (Boys):
Boxers!

- Come on, guys!

- (Chanting):
Boxers! Boxers!

- Yeah! Boxers! Boxers!

Rock

- We need to put on a show.

Try some of those long

break-out passes.

Makes us both look good.

You stand em up

at the blue line,

Ill take care of the rest.

Its Notre Dame, man!

First step on

the way to the draft.

And the Toronto Maple Leafs

are pleased to select

from the Notre Dame Hounds

center Kyle Perkins!

Ah!

- Shut up!

What are you? Like a talking

robot or something?

(Music off)

- All right, boys!

Lets go!

Come on now!

Big game! Lets go!

- Ladies and gentlemen, please

welcome the Brockton Boxers.

- All right! Boxers!

(Booing)

- Hey! Theyre just

kids, all right?

- Boo!

- Im so glad you

talked me into staying.

Come on, Dennis!

- Lets go!

- Please welcome the

Fredericton Canadiens.

- Cam Neely!

Its too bad you had

to leave last night.

- Everybody in!

Top line out first.

Everybody else on the bench.

- K.P.s line to start,

OConnor and Martin on D.

- Lets go, boys!

(Cheering)

(Cheering)

- Oh yeah!

- Yeah!

- Oh yeah! What a goal!

See that move?

- Nice pass too.

But I could live

without the hot-dogging.

- You OK?

- Yeah.

- Listen, Mike.

Dump it in.

You cant let em tee off

on you like that, all right?

He hits like a truck, huh?

Its all right, well get

it back. Lets go, guys!

- K.P! K.P!

No stylin after a goal

or youll be watching

from the bench.

- Yes, Coach.

- Nice hit out there.

He wont be trying that again.

Lets get another one, boys!

- Dont do that

to my goalie again.

- Do what?

- Move it!

- Pick it up!

(Cheering)

- Its OK. Lets

get it back, boys.

- Those kids are

awesome together!

Like poetry in motion.

Unbelievable!

- Theyre making us

look stupid on purpose.

- Just need to settle

down, all right?

- Deep! Get it low!

(Cheering)

(Cheering)

- Come on, Brockton!

- Nice save!

- Catch up!

(Whistle)

- Eighteen, white!

Two minutes for hooking!

- Come on!

- Come on, ref!

- Whats that?

- I didnt even touch him!

- Come on!

(Cheering)

- Hey, ref!

If one team gets

a 4-goal lead,

you dont put more

goals on the board.

- Im not in

charge of the clock.

- Its Peewee hockey!

(Whistle)

- Twenty-three, white!

Seventeen, two minutes!

Tripping!

- Come on!

- Ten, white, two minutes!

Two, white! Slashing!

(Whistle)

- Beautiful!

(Buzzer)

- Hey, ref, what are you doing?

- Im not talking to you.

- Look, we dont

need your help.

- Im a volunteer

just like you.

I call it the way I see it.

- Youre humiliating

those kids.

You making some kind of a point

because theyre American?

Come on!

- Its not fair!

Nine penalties?

None on the other team?

Were any of those

even real calls?

- Settle down.

Listen, this is really tough.

I know it is. Its hard.

But Im proud of you guys.

Youre rolling lines,

taking the hits,

and staying in the game

no matter what the score is.

I am so proud of you.

(Players breathing heavily)

- You guys still here?

Ha ha!

- Hauser, start us off.

Jess, and Melancon, go.

Jordy, K.P., you

guys are gonna sit.

- What about the scout?

- Dont worry.

Hes got the picture.

(Whistle)

- Yes!

- Yeah!

- What? That was

goalie interference!

- Its a goal, 18!

No lip!

- Hey, get out of

my net! Come on!

- Stop that, guys!

(Whistle)

- Eighteen, white,

youre ejected!

- It was him and me!

- Thats not fair!

- You kidding me?

- Eighteen, white,

match penalty!

Eighteens ineligible

for next game as well.

- There isnt gonna be a next

game! This game is over!

Come on, lets go.

Were leaving!

(Crowd booing)

- Hes pulling them?

- Thats right.

(Crowd booing)

- Well, I dont blame them.

- Bye-bye, guys.

Bye-bye now.

- Its a game, jerk-face!

Its just a game!

Figure it out!

Now would you mind

getting me out of here

before I start

hitting somebody?

- Yes, maam.

- Thank you.

(Booing)

(Cheering)

- K.P.! Jordy! Hurry up!

Mr. Houle wants

to talk to you guys.

- I dont know what

to say about that game.

How do you feel about it?

- We played

pretty good, I guess.

- It was crap.

- Yes, it was.

But theres no question: you

guys have outstanding talent.

You make each other

look very good.

Theres an assessment camp for

the Elite League in Quebec City.

June 9 to 14.

Invitation only.

Id like to

invite you to attend.

- That is a great opportunity.

- Yes. Sir, thank you.

- Youre welcome.

You both deserve it.

- Excuse me.

- Is he interested?

- Yes.

Hes just...

I dont know what

he is exactly,

but hell be

there, guaranteed.

Thank you, Sir.

- Hey! Hey!

- What do you want from me?

You want a piece

of me or something?

- No.

- Well, bring it on!

- Easy, man!

- You think that was funny?

- Hey, back off!

- Youre not so tough!

- I didnt come here to fight!

- Enough! Hey!

Michael, get on the bus!

You didnt have enough

fun with us on the ice?

- No.

I mean, I just...

I wanted to tell you

that reffing was garbage.

- Yeah, we were there, son.

Start up the bus.

I dont think that

Kindness is a weakness

I dont have a problem

With compassion

- Hey!

So? Tell me what happened.

Did you win?

- Lost in the finals.

- Really? So you were second?

Thats really good.

- Its OK.

- Thats great!

Show me your medal.

Wow! Look at that!

Now that is really something.

Good for you. Did you

have a great time?

- It was OK.

- Yeah?

Well, you guys look exhausted.

Listen, why dont you go

unpack your stuff, OK?

- (Neil):
Im happy for you!

Im happy youre happy!

(Knocking at door)

Music through headphones

- Hello.

(Music off)

- Where did Dad go?

- He... He went for a walk, hon.

- You guys getting a divorce?

- No!

No!

But there is something

we need to talk about.

There is a principals job

at the school in Bathurst.

- So?

- Well, they asked me to fill in

for the rest of this year.

And it could become a permanent

position this fall.

- Are we moving?

- No, your dad doesnt want to,

but the thing is that...

I have been working toward an

offer like this my whole career.

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