Zen Smokey

This year the Marmots will move the karmic energy to the next level, employing all manners of cosmic training to their retinue. At the monthly tailgate BBQ, expect to find resident monk Bret Champoux saddling up to the grill asking Hammer the crucial Zen question: "Can you make me one with everything?"

The Marmots expect to win in the afterlife, too. For further inspiration, check out the Zen Meat Garden.

This is the year we go for the Cup

A sign of clear audacity, the Victoria Silver Marmots Oldtimers Hockey Club is going to play again this coming year.

"We will not be stopped," says the Cleaner, a behind-the-scenes manager and the de-facto coach of the team. "This is our year to make sure the other teams know that we are no longer 'endangered' or simply some kind of mutant animal-hockey player. This year other teams will think of us more like terrifying rabid animals. And we'll play a system, too. Like the Red Wings."

Not-so-de-facto coach Brad Bryan claimed that the Marmots have a whole new form for the upcoming year. "We've really overhauled our playing style. This year we're looking at more BBQs, perhaps a variety of eats. We're looking at an old bus. Some big changes that will affect every aspect of our game."

Stay tuned for schedules and events.