UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

Whalers @ Dead River

ODDS:	Whalers By 4 Goals
OVER/UNDER:	6 Goals

After a season of domination where Dead River won 5 of 6 contests, the Whalers opened this season with a solid 5-3 win over the reigning Whalen Cup Champions. Dead River has had some roster issues which has led to their sub par play and an 0-7-0 record. The Whalers on the other hand have had a bit more success than in years past, starting the season in 4th place with a 3-3-1 record.

Do You Believe In Miracles? You Should, Dead River Gets First Win.

In a scene reminiscent of that famous movie "Miracle", which may or may not have been based on true events, the winless Dead River Oilers finally got their first win of the season. "Do you believe in miracles?" FUCK YEAH! With a little bit of help from a pair of Nordiques and a Gambler, they went up early and then finished strong.

The Whalers have been one of the most dynamic offenses of the young season when they have the right personel on their bench, tonight they were missing three of their young stars in Gaudet, Vose & Hamel. Typically rolling 4 lines and 10 defensemen, the Whalers only had 12 skaters on their bench.

Dead River jumped out early lead on a Bruce "Wayne" Kordecki goal. Kordecki's goal was assisted by Greg "The Butcher of Guelph" Marsh, an alternate trying to help DR get their first win. Marsh was excellent in the game as he compiled a trio of assists and solidified the blue line, a tough task for a forward who rarely enters his own defensive end.

Unfortunately for Dead River's backstop, Greg "First Period" Feiden, he wasn't able to make it for the game and was denied his first win of the season. Filling in for Feiden was the Gambler's Jeremy "Second Period" Seidling who had 19 saves on 22 shots.

At the other end, Kenny "LaLaLaLa" Lallier had a rough night, stopping 22 of 26 shots.

With the score tied at three a piece entering the third, Jason Loomis broke the tie from Marsh with 13:20 to play. The Whalers went into panic mode and started playing more aggressively, taking a pair of penalties that proved costly where Dead River added two additional power play goals to close out the scoring.

The Whalers are clearly the more talented team, but just didn't have the goods tonight. They got a pair of goals from Scotty "Sugar" Shaw, both assisted by Jay "The Zamboni" Zanleoni. The difference was that the Whalers thought they were going to walk right through the lowly Dead River squad, and Dead River wanted it more.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
LAB	12:45	Goal	Kordecki, Bruce(1)	Assist(s): Marsh, Greg(6)
WHL	12:36	Penalty	rouillard, jason(3)	2 minutes for Slashing
LAB	10:50	Goal	Koetsier, Kyle(2)	Assist(s): Zagaria, Alexandra(1)
WHL	06:20	Goal	Shaw, Scott(7)	Assist(s): Zanleoni, Jay(7)
WHL	01:41	Penalty	rouillard, jason(4)	2 minutes for Tripping
2nd PERIOD
LAB	12:21	Goal	Muranko, Chubba(1)	Assist(s): Kordecki, Bruce(3)
WHL	10:58	Goal	Crapser, Tom(2)	Assist(s): Laperle, Gary(3)
LAB	04:58	Penalty	Hadley, Gregory(7)	2 minutes for High Sticking
WHL	02:01	Goal	Shaw, Scott(8)	Assist(s): Zanleoni, Jay(8) Pierce, Dillan (8)
3rd PERIOD
LAB	13:20	Goal	Loomis, Jason(4)	Assist(s): Marsh, Greg(7)
WHL	11:36	Penalty	Aher, Zach(3)	2 minutes for Tripping
LAB	10:20	Goal	(PP)Coates, Ian(4)	Assist(s): Grande, Stuart(1)
LAB	05:18	Penalty	Loomis, Jason(2)	2 minutes for Slashing
WHL	04:17	Penalty	Johnson, Kirt(2)	2 minutes for Tripping
LAB	03:00	Goal	(PP)Loomis, Jason(5)	Assist(s): Marsh, Greg(8) Birmingham, Adam(1)

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rgrunds Stowe, VT Registered: Posts: 376	Elephant in the Parlor Dec 6th, 2011 10:27 AM Like I said....if Bin Feiden would score once in a while or even set up a shooter, this team would turn on a dime. You just Don't Work With Terrorists.
JTStally Hanover, NH Registered: Posts: 159	Three Periods Needed Dec 6th, 2011 10:32 AM I can't believe this Dead River team is 0-7-0. I mean, they aren't usually at the top of the standings, but they're usually in most games. I'd hate to give them their first win, but expect they'll bring it. You never know when Feiden might stand on his head for the whole game. The key for us will probably be getting to "1st Period" during the second and third, like we did in the last meeting. If we can't, he could steal this one, especially if DR brings a full bench.
GamblinWoodie Lebanon, NH Registered: Posts: 11	Feiden Out Dec 6th, 2011 11:08 AM Official response from the Feiden camp is that he's geeking out at a science conference in CA, however multiple unconfirmed rumors are swirling that he's receiving zen buddhist training at an undisclosed location in Northern Saskatchewan. I'll be filling in for the night, likely nullifying any chance they had at putting a 1 in the win column.
JTStally Hanover, NH Registered: Posts: 159	Taking the Over Dec 6th, 2011 11:12 AM IN RESPONSE TO: BY: GamblinWoodie Official response from the Feiden camp is that he's geeking out at a science conference in CA, however multiple unconfirmed rumors are swirling that he's receiving zen buddhist training at an undisclosed location in Northern Saskatchewan. I'll be filling in for the night, likely nullifying any chance they had at putting a 1 in the win column. Well then, let me put $5 down on the Whalers giving 4 and $10 on Over 6 goals before Parky adjusts the numbers! Haha! (I don't know though, four goals is a lot to win by in this league.)
JTStally Hanover, NH Registered: Posts: 159	Good Effort by DR Dec 7th, 2011 07:10 PM We didn't bring our A-game and we got beat by a team that played better than us, plain and simple. As I said, I was surprised Dead River hadn't won yet and we became their first victim, unfortunately. O well, we'll have to play better next week, if we want to win games in this league!
rgrunds Stowe, VT Registered: Posts: 376	Marshy's own end? Dec 12th, 2011 02:25 PM "Marsh was excellent in the game as he compiled a trio of assists and solidified the blue line, a tough task for a forward who rarely enters his own defensive end." From what I hear, all kinds of things enter "his own end". yeah.
hkydoc WRJ, VT Registered: Jan 2004 Posts: 517	HAHAHA! Dec 12th, 2011 03:42 PM SO true, Park! Marshy: a forward who rarely enters his own defensive end. And he thinks about playing D? Lets get Marshy off our Nordiques PK first, and then and only then could he think about playing D in the B League or Thursday morning. Lets keep our big winger doing what he does best: waist-high passes and big blasts from the top of the circle. McD
hkydoc WRJ, VT Registered: Jan 2004 Posts: 517	Fucking hilarious, Grundy! Dec 12th, 2011 03:43 PM IN RESPONSE TO: BY: rgrunds "Marsh was excellent in the game as he compiled a trio of assists and solidified the blue line, a tough task for a forward who rarely enters his own defensive end." From what I hear, all kinds of things enter "his own end". yeah. Now THAT was a good zinger, Bob. HAHAHAHA! McD
The Dark Canuck Fairlee, VT Registered: Dec 2004 Posts: 340	Seriously? Dec 14th, 2011 01:12 PM You all can suck suck a fart, right outta my ass. Grundy, there is nothing going anywhere but OUT of my ass..and McD, my presence on the PK is fine..I come on the ice, 45 secs..skate like hell and OFF! When was the last time you saw me make a mistake that caused us a goal against? IN an attempt to whip it around the boards, you nearly scored on our OWN net last night! All in good fun boys, I DO like playing D,but I know I need more practice learning the position..don't worry, not gonna make the switch to D just yet...we HAVE a good D...but practice is good, and fun for a change..Grundy, when you comin to the area again? I could use a few more comedic points in the write ups after another swiss-cheese performance from the Grund-meister.
rgrunds Stowe, VT Registered: Posts: 376	Someone Needs a Nap... Dec 14th, 2011 02:43 PM IN RESPONSE TO: BY: The Dark Canuck You all can suck suck a fart, right outta my ass. Grundy, there is nothing going anywhere but OUT of my ass..and McD, my presence on the PK is fine..I come on the ice, 45 secs..skate like hell and OFF! When was the last time you saw me make a mistake that caused us a goal against? IN an attempt to whip it around the boards, you nearly scored on our OWN net last night! All in good fun boys, I DO like playing D,but I know I need more practice learning the position..don't worry, not gonna make the switch to D just yet...we HAVE a good D...but practice is good, and fun for a change..Grundy, when you comin to the area again? I could use a few more comedic points in the write ups after another swiss-cheese performance from the Grund-meister. Marshy, you stop that. You're in a state. Now you just better retreat to your room with a primal cut of beef and think about things. Everyone will be here when you're ready to come out.
The Dark Canuck Fairlee, VT Registered: Dec 2004 Posts: 340	Ok.. Dec 15th, 2011 01:14 AM IN RESPONSE TO: BY: rgrunds Marshy, you stop that. You're in a state. Now you just better retreat to your room with a primal cut of beef and think about things. Everyone will be here when you're ready to come out. I had my nap...I feel better. Now where WAS that primal of beef? Ribeye hopefully...ahhhhhhhh meat.
rgrunds Stowe, VT Registered: Posts: 376	That's better Dec 15th, 2011 04:28 PM IN RESPONSE TO: BY: The Dark Canuck I had my nap...I feel better. Now where WAS that primal of beef? Ribeye hopefully...ahhhhhhhh meat. You can sit in the TV room now. Bring your blankie if you like.
hkydoc WRJ, VT Registered: Jan 2004 Posts: 517	Stop kidding yourself, Buddy. Dec 17th, 2011 03:35 AM IN RESPONSE TO: BY: The Dark Canuck You all can suck suck a fart, right outta my ass. Grundy, there is nothing going anywhere but OUT of my ass..and McD, my presence on the PK is fine..I come on the ice, 45 secs..skate like hell and OFF! When was the last time you saw me make a mistake that caused us a goal against? IN an attempt to whip it around the boards, you nearly scored on our OWN net last night! All in good fun boys, I DO like playing D,but I know I need more practice learning the position..don't worry, not gonna make the switch to D just yet...we HAVE a good D...but practice is good, and fun for a change..Grundy, when you comin to the area again? I could use a few more comedic points in the write ups after another swiss-cheese performance from the Grund-meister. Sorry to call you out, but you asked for it with your selective memory. You mean you don't remember at least ONE little old playoff game a few years ago that we lost as a direct result of your PK prowess? I do. So does JT. So does Kelly. We're still pissed off about it, too. Skating like hell chasing guys who aren't scoring threats and getting out of position is NOT a good PK! If playing D in the mornings or subbing in on DR or Tuck makes you even 10% better defensively, then I am all for it! Just don't think your PK presence in the A league is just fine - cuz it ain't. Same thing with my presence on the PP, cuz I have absolutely no business being on the point a man up unless I'm in the B league or an over 35 division. The truth hurts...but at least I apply it both ways. And yes, I misfired on that clearing attempt, and recall doing that once before a year or two ago. Luckily I didn't score my only goal of the season on JT as a result, eh. See you on the ice, Bro. We'll be on opposite special teams, eh. McDefense
The Dark Canuck Fairlee, VT Registered: Dec 2004 Posts: 340	C.R.S Dec 17th, 2011 04:23 PM IN RESPONSE TO: BY: hkydoc Sorry to call you out, but you asked for it with your selective memory. You mean you don't remember at least ONE little old playoff game a few years ago that we lost as a direct result of your PK prowess? I do. So does JT. So does Kelly. We're still pissed off about it, too. Skating like hell chasing guys who aren't scoring threats and getting out of position is NOT a good PK! If playing D in the mornings or subbing in on DR or Tuck makes you even 10% better defensively, then I am all for it! Just don't think your PK presence in the A league is just fine - cuz it ain't. Same thing with my presence on the PP, cuz I have absolutely no business being on the point a man up unless I'm in the B league or an over 35 division. The truth hurts...but at least I apply it both ways. And yes, I misfired on that clearing attempt, and recall doing that once before a year or two ago. Luckily I didn't score my only goal of the season on JT as a result, eh. See you on the ice, Bro. We'll be on opposite special teams, eh. McDefense Apparently my periodic pre-game rituals have tapped out my memory, as a result I need you to tell me which game that was. I don't remember being the cause for a goal on the PK, let alone being the REASON we lost. That's pretty harsh McD, I don't consider myself a liability on the ice ANYTIME. I may not be the quickest player out there, and most times I take criticism best I can, but I honestly don't remember. The truth does hurt a bit, considering you guys are STILL pissed off apparently. Why the hell would you not have said something? The fact you guys haven't, tells me it wasn't that big of a goal to give up, or I think I'd remember it. It I water under the bridge now, but you're right the truth does hurt sometimes. I was merely entertaining the idea of getting better on D, and me practising was for myself only, not to try and put it out there that I was entitled to switch if I wanted to. Again, I think I do a decent job on the PK, but maybe I'll let someone else younger and faster chase the other team around. Then there'll be no blame on me, that no one talks about...next time speak up.