03/04/2026
The 2026 Valpo Parks Winter Hockey league has come to a close, seeing destiny’s darlings finish the job in front of a record breaking attendance. The trophy was certainly ours to lose, but the boys in red, white, and blue absolutely delivered for their devoted fanbase. After a first round bye, a 9-5 win in the second round and a dominant 6-1 performance in the final, experts unanimously agree this 8-0 championship winning squad is the best men’s hockey team ever to grace the William E. Urschel Pavilion. 3 titles in 4 years. Some call it a dynasty, some call it business as usual for the #1 used car dealer in Valparaiso!
Congratulations to our team award winners 🏆
Goalie #29 Kyle “Great Wall of Alberta” Lodberg is your back-to-back team MVP. Pure dominance in net. Every game, every year. After a brief postgame meeting on the matter, the team has decided they no longer hold your Canadian heritage against you.
Sportsman of the Year award goes to the player who displays the most honorable conduct on and off the ice- someone who *definitely* would never get ejected, suspended, or complain. Your 2026 Sportsman of the Year is #13 Levi “Brother Hezekiah” Oman, the world’s first Amish Zamboni mechanic.
Congratulations to our skaters 🥇
#66 Brandon “I Score Goals” Kapitan
#7 Kyle “Poetry in Motion” Porter
#75 Rocco “Old Roc” Labriola
#55 Evan “Dirty Boy” Timmons
#69 Andrew “Locker Room Guy” Vecchi
#19 Scott “The Missing Link” Fisher
#88 Rocco “New Roc” Calipari
#17 Eric “Big Country” McGovern
#67 Mike “67” Sandage
#17 Ethan “The Man” Levin
Thank you for 𝚜̶𝚞̶𝚏̶𝚏̶𝚎̶𝚛̶𝚒̶𝚗̶𝚐̶ ̶𝚝̶𝚑̶𝚛̶𝚘̶𝚞̶𝚐̶𝚑̶ thoroughly enjoying my updates every week. Hockey nights are *the* most fun you can have during a midwest winter. I am grateful to be a part of it. We’ll be back on the ice in 2027, stay tuned!!
