Ravagno Hockey Club Established in 1973

Ravagno Hockey Club Established in 1973

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L to R: Jimmy Ravagno, Jimmy Riley, Danny Shanahan, Tommy Ravagno, Billy Sousa and Jimmy LaGrassa. The Infamous White Belt Club. St. Mary's (1977)

The Ravagno Hockey Club was established in 1973. Every Saturday since 1973 at 4:00PM we have owned the Ice. We actually started off as the St. Mary's CYO Moose Hawks. The M.D.C. would only rent the ice to us only if we belonged to some type of organization. We were all in High School and I was fifteen so I lied and we got the ice. Our Group from St. Mary's would play the guys from Falcon St. This lasted a year or two until the guys from Jefferies Point challenged us. This went on a couple of years until we were all out of High School. In 1978 few of us got jobs at a Company from Malden called Data Printer. We had a few new faces join the group and the hour was called "Data Printer". As time moved on though the 1980's we still all played together. Data Printer went out of business and I just changed the name to Ravagno Club to make things a little easier. Life seems to stay still for us at 4:00 on Saturdays. I still play hockey in a rink that most of us had learned to skate in. I really consider myself a lucky guy. Being surrounded by people I grew up with, familiar faces from the past. The smell of the Porazzo Rink in East Boston, the roar of the jets coming from our neighbor across the water at Logan Airport. We have had a lot of sucess coming from our Saturday hour. In 1979 the East Boston Sr. Mustangs won the no check league at the Town Line Twin Rinks in Danvers. The summer of 1984 we were sponsored by the Itam Club Post 6, East Boston. We walked away with another championship from the Town Line Twin Rinks. During the 1980's Ray Avola also had a team in the Summer College League up at the Twin Rinks. They were Sponsored The Boston Lobsters World Team Tennis, the Hockey Team was known as the Boston Lobsters (Hockey) and coached by Leo Shanahan who is currently the Assistant Coach at Northeastern University. Many of these players came from Saturday Hockey. In these changing times and the world being what it is today, I consider myself lucky. I miss my brother who can no longer play nets. I also miss my friends who haved moved away. To those who wives wont let the come anymore I want you to know the first beer every week goes to you. The last beer will always stay with us and thanks for the chuckles on your expense. Real men are warriors, we have the need for battle. Today we maybe in our fourties we battle like we are in our twenties for tomorrow we will hurt like we are in our sixties!

Paul LeClair, Jimmy Ravagno, Jimmy Funicella, Funa's Nephew. Before the BIG game (1979)

Jimmy with a Bottle..Kevin with no Bottle. What's wrong with this picture??

Steve Farro, Mario Sinatra (presenter) and Jimmy Ravagno. Itam Club Post Six Honored at the 34th Annual East Boston Athletic Board Banquet of Champions. That's Rick Middleton from the Boston Bruins on the left.

Hey Jimmy, stay back I'm rush'en the puck. Jimmy Ravagno and Kevin Howard.

Saturday's Roster
Dean Luna Goalie

Scott Ragucci
Dave Morency L.A.P.D.
Mark Downie Just lost
Craig Beaudet
Guy Polci
Dave Natola Gone to B.O.J.
Sean O'Neill
The Animal Dave Peppe Lost
Ray Avola
Jim Ravagno
Steve Conti

Rob Potito No Show in 2009

Anthony Goochie Goo, Tony Porno, Crudele, No show

Saturday Hockey starts in September after Labor Day

"2009-2010 Welcomes our 37th Season"

Bennie and Jimmy

You know your getting old when your spotted watching Hockey instead of Playing!

February 2009 makes it official we are now Thirty SIX Years OLD!

#1 on ice Mike Cambria. Goalie, Ray Avola. In bench Chris Rizzo, Funa's Nephew, Jim Ravagno, and Jim Funicella.

Honorable Mention
Tom Ravagno Goalie

Mike LaMarca Goalie

Dennis Bernabei Goalie

Mike Reardon Goalie
Mike Kasiecki Goalie

Bob Beddia Goailie

Frank Prizio Goalie

Mike Kulka Goalie

Jake Marks Goalie

Dwayne Surrette

Scott Reardon
Steve Farro

George Farro
Rick Esposito
Jim Funicella
Jon Freehling
Joe Silvesrto
Kevin Howard
Steve Prisco
Dave Surrette
Don Surrette

Bob White

Joe Silvestro

Russ Hudson

Mike Fenel

Fran Sweeney
Bill Sweeney
Jerry Sweeney
Charlie Comppen
Wayne "Free Wings" Pearson
Mike Cambria
Mark Changa
Ralph Cinelli
Jimmy Riley
Danny Shanahan

We play every Saturday during the winter from 3:20PM to 4:10PM at the East Boston - Porazzo Memorial Rink, Constitution Beach, (617)567-9571(Shea's Beach).

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