Team History

GOOD OLE BOY TEAM HISTORY

The Good Ole Boys officially came into existence in the winter of 2008, but the history goes much deeper and further back than that.
Citing the need to regroup several former teammates, Kurt Boeske decided to make phone calls to several players in which use to
play together at Rivertown Sports and asked them if they would be interested in returning to the place where it all began. Within a
matter of weeks, most of the slots on the team were filled and by the time the first game of the Winter 2008 season began at
Rivertown Sports in Grandville, Michigan, the team was set. On November 5th, 2008, the Good Ole Boys played their first game
under the Good Ole Boy banner and skated to an 8-4 victory against the Blizzard. In that opening season, the Boys finished with a
near-perfect mark of 9-1 during the initial regular season, but suffered a 2-1 defeat in the championship game to miss out on the
championship. Despite the minor the set-back, the team returned to Rivertown Sports the following season and picked up Main Street
Pub-Wyoming as a team sponsor. Currently, the Good Ole Boys remain as one of the top teams in the Aluminum division in
Grandville, MI.

As stated at the beginning, the history of this team goes further back than the Winter of 2008. In fact, the roots of this franchise go
back to the Summer of 2002. Yes, well over six years before the actual Good Ole Boy team began playing. It was back in the summer
of 2002 when several Kentwood area kids headed down to a local park just off Eastern Avenue and played outdoor hockey. With
several of the kids being friends with each other, the group quickly picked up the knack for hockey and then around that time, Matt
Sutherland (who knew Kurt Boeske) came up to the group and asked them if they would be interested in playing organized hockey at
an in-door rink in Grandville called Rivertown Sports.

From that moment, Team X as they were then-known, was born. With several players including Kurt Boeske, Matt Sutherland, Joe
Weiland and Tim Welch excited about this new team, more of their friends quickly signed on and during the Fall 2002 Aluminum
season at Rivertown Sports, they played their first game. The season did not start out well for the new kids on the block and in fact
was down right horrible during their first three games. With no stable goaltender between the pipes for Team X, they knew if they
were to be competitive, they would need to find a goaltender. During their fourth week, Matt Sutherland contacted Rivertown Sports
and mentioned they were in need of a goaltender. Rivertown Sports gave Matt the phone number of a goaltender who was also new
to the Rivertown Sports scene, Kevin Wootton.

Wootton's own West Michigan Phantoms began playing in the Copper league (two leagues higher than Aluminum) the same season
as Team X began play. Citing the desire to play more hockey during the week, Wootton agreed to play one game for Team X.
Despite losing in his first-ever game with people he never-knew, apparently, Wootton left his mark as Team X for the first time during
the young season, did not get destroyed. The following week, Sutherland contacted Wootton to see if he would again be interested in
playing. He agreed and in fact played for the rest of the Fall 2002 season with not only his Phantoms, but Team X as well. Team X
did manage to achieve a single victory that season.

For the next several seasons, Team X continued to struggle in the Aluminum league, but the players never gave up. They continued
to play and began to show improvement. Kevin Wootton, continued to play goal for the team. Roughly a year and a half later, some
minor squabbles between players began to flourish into large issues for the team. Shortly later, Kurt Boeske, Joe Weiland and Tim
Welch agreed that they had enough. The three decided to look on developing their own team and that is exactly what they did. Kurt
Boeske asked Kevin Wootton if he would shift teams and play goaltender for his new team. Having met Boeske, Weiland and Welch
roughly a year and a half earlier, Wootton quickly became friends with the three and spent much time drinking under-age after games
in one of the three's parent's hot-tubs in Kentwood, MI. Wootton agreed to shift and remain with his new friends.

Being that Boeske and Weiland were from Kentwood, the team agreed to create the Kentwood Falcons the following season. The
Falcons managed to capture some players such as Mike Shaver from the Phantoms and KJ Klaassen, who was the cousin of Kurt
Boeske. KJ Klaassen brought this new team, Jordan Groot, who was a longtime friend. The Kentwood Falcons finished mid-pack and
achieved the team's goal of making it to the play-offs. After two seasons as the Kentwood Falcons, Jordan Groot talked to Kurt
Boeske about a name change.

With financial connections between Rivertown Sports and Jordan Groot's fathers Groot Builder and Realtor company, the Groot
Builders agreed to sponsor the team. For the next several seasons, the Groot Builders (hockey team) grew into one of the best
teams in the league. Despite having some issues closing out championships, the team did manage to win one championship as the
Groot Builders.

Down the road, players began to grow up and their ability to play hockey on a weekly basis changed. The core-group of the team
knew that another change was upcoming. Following the Groot Builder run, Steve Downing, who the group knew from the rink, asked
Boeske and Weiland if they would be interested on playing on his team, known as the Vipers. They agreed and the Vipers, which
already had a brass team (one league higher) at the time, created an Aluminum team that lasted a few seasons.

With most team names changing every few seasons, Steve Downing asked Kurt Boeske, Joe Weiland and Kevin Wootton if they would
be interested in joining some other players that Steve new on yet another team. The three agreed and began playing on an MC
Sports team in which they met Brian Bonzheim, Eric Bonzheim, Greg Foster and Kyle Clark. Despite finishing in the lower half of the
standings for several seasons, the group had fun and enjoyed the game of hockey.

After several seasons with MC Sports, Kevin Wootton became frustrated with the lack of success on the team. He decided to leave at
the end of the season and join the Rabid Wombats, who were in need of a goaltender. Boeske and Weiland continued playing on the
MC Sports team for several seasons. After a few more seasons of not much luck, MC Sports decided to call it quits. Just like it had
happened numerous times before, some players regrouped and formed a new team called the Coyote Uglies.

Steve Downing, Joe Weiland, Kurt Boeske, Kyle Clark and Brian Bonzheim all shifted to this new Coyote Uglies team in the Spring of
2008. They completed the season with a .500 record of 5-5. During the Summer 2008 season, the group finished with a record of
2-6-0-2 record. With the team unable to pull off a decent season in two seasons, Kurt Boeske decided to try to bring several former
players back together again. Boeske contact Kevin Wootton, who was enjoying much success on the Rabid Wombats, and Wootton
agreed to return after a several season absence from Boeske and Weiland.

Kurt Boeske, alongside Joe Weiland and Kevin Wootton, launched the Good Ole Boys. Boeske and Weiland secured the services of
Brian Bonzheim, Greg Foster, Kyle Clark and Steve Downing, while Wootton looked towards his still on-going Phantom team and
brought in players such as Mike Shaver, Matt Zehr and Brad Zehr. Mike Shaver then landed the services of his brother Nate
Skoboda, who until the Fall 2008 season was unable to play due to his age. With 10 skaters and a goaltender set...The Good Ole
Boys were born and again captured an 8-4 victory in the team's first game back on November 5th, 2008.

While it took years to create this solid Good Ole Boy team, the past is filled with lots of history. The days of Team X, Groot Builders,
Kentwood Falcons, Vipers and MC Sports may be gone, but the memories that so many of us shared during that time still remain. The
Good Ole Boys today, stand as a reflection of the great times so many of us have shared over the past six years. We are just a group
of players joined together for a recreational hockey team, but the amount of time we spend together outside of the rink is what makes
it so special.

--Thank You Kurt Boeske for having the vision and the purpose to keep this solid network together.