Bonjour from the road!
The Slashing Pumpkins are rolling into their third tournament of 2025, and this one’s a big one: Tournoi des Vendangeurs in Bordeaux, France, happening Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of April. But before we dive into the weekend’s schedule and our squads, let’s take a second to reflect on what’s been a truly epic start to the year…
📅 Dates: Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th April
And now… it’s time for Bordeaux.
This year, we’re proud to bring three teams to the Vendangeurs:
- 🟠 Slashing Pumpkins
- ☘️ Fighting Irish
- 🐕 Lames Dogs (making their DEBUT!)
Check out the full tournament schedule below — and don’t worry, we’ll be updating scores in real time after each game involving our teams.
📅 Full Schedule (Games featuring our teams in bold)
Saturday, April 26
| Time | Match | Pool | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Bordeaux Noir vs Lames Dogs | A | [ – ] |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Bordeaux Rouge vs Slashing Pumpkins | B | [ – ] |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Fighting Irish vs Anglet | A | [ – ] |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Louviers vs Lames Dogs | A | [ – ] |
| 12:45 – 13:15 | Jaca vs Fighting Irish | B | [ – ] |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Suisse vs Lames Dogs | A | [ – ] |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Slashing Pumpkins vs Fighting Irish | B | [ – ] |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Lames Dogs vs Finlande | A | [ – ] |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | Anglet vs Slashing Pumpkins | B | [ – ] |
Sunday, April 27
| Time | Match | Pool | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Bordeaux Rouge vs Fighting Irish | A | [ – ] |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Jaca vs Slashing Pumpkins | B | [ – ] |
⚠️ Knockout rounds & playoffs TBD based on pool rankings — we’ll update live once our teams qualify!
👊 Our Teams & Rosters
🐕 Lames Dogs
- Naomi Healey – GK
- Gary Dodds – FWD
- Matt France – DEF (Captain)
- Peter Toth – FWD
- Gyuri Dragomir – FWD
- Franny Coleman – DEF
- Tony Jordy – DEF
- Jean Cote – FWD
- Andre Le Masurier – FWD
- Ryan McFarlane – DEF
🎃 Slashing Pumpkins
- Charlie Vocke – GK
- Paul O’Neill – FWD
- Stuart Wroe – DEF
- Luke Plasted – DEF
- David Lindsay – FWD
- Alan Green – FWD
- Max Skinner – FWD
- Scott Stroud – DEF
- Nathan Carmichael – FWD
- Stephen Reed – DEF
- Christopher Allen – FWD
🍀 Fighting Irish
- Charlie / Naomi – GK
- Paul Grace – FWD
- Chris Bone – DEF
- Chris Preston – FWD
- Liam Robertson – FWD
- Rob Adams – FWD
- Jason Cowan – DEF
- Sam Lewis – DEF
- Sean Murphy – FWD
- Cameron “Godzilla” Pierce – DEF
- Olivier Carrier Gagnon – FWD
Thanks for checking in and following our journey. Whether you’re a player, fan, or just love the vibe — we’re stoked to have you along for the ride. Keep an eye right here on the blog for live updates after each game!
See you at the rink!