UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

Whalers @ Dead River

ODDS:	Whalers By 6
OVER/UNDER:	12 Goals

The bottom two teams in the UVHL this season face off in the late game tonight...but that isn't a very good comparison for the Whalers(6-10-1) and Dead River(1-16-0). The Whalers have been in almost every game they played but due to the parity this season have come out on the short end of the stick on one-too-many occasions.

Dead River only has one win, but that was due to a Tuck forfeit. They sit dead last in Goals Scored(44) and Goals Against(129) and ultimately Goal Differential(-85). It's been a rough year and tonight will be a great challenge.

The Whalers have 5 players in the top 30 in scoring...but 3 of the top 4. The trio of "Jumbo" Joe Gaudet(51 points), Woody Redpath(39 points) and Scotty "Sugar" Shaw(36 points) have been downright dirty good. The Whale has scored a league high 103 goals this season behind the efforts of those three players who have scored 60 percent of their goals. It is absolutely imperative for Dead River to shut them down or at least try to contain them.

Dead River doesn't have a single player in the top 30, but Trevor "Bulldog" Billings leads the UVHL with 16 PIMs this season...so, there's that.

If Gaudet, Shaw & Redpath are all there, this game will get out of reach for Dead River fast. Their goaltender, Crowson, will have to be amazing and they will need to put defense first.

Whalers win 9-3 with Gaudet, Shaw & Redpath....7-3 otherwise.

Dead River Plays Whalers Tough, Lose 5-2

Dead River entered this game as a 6 goal under dog and a predicted score of 9-3...so a 5-2 loss is definitely a moral win for the Dead Riverians and their fans. Dead River did get some help by the return of Mark "Super Wedgie" Weglarz to the UVHL. In his return he scored a big goal and the other goal was scored by the Gambler's Ryan "The Boogeyman" Bergeron. Their defense was bolstered by Bergeron and Cody Dodds to the point where Dead River kept the high power Whalers off the scoresheet until the second period and were in a 3-2 game with 5 minutes left.

The Whalers have scored 108 goals this season which makes it even more impressive that Matty "The Eagle" Crowson and the Whalers were able to slow them down. It just delayed the inevitable as "Jumbo" Joe Gaudet eventually broke through with a trio of goals and an assist. Gaudet was helped out by the return of Dan McGee who had a pair of assists in his first game in the UVHL in over 2 years and despite saying that he was "aweful" still contributed and most importantly showed up at the pub after the bar.

Jay Zanleoni finally broke the game open with 4:52 to play after being hauled down on a breakaway and was awarded a penalty shot that he scored on Crowson. "Crowson was outstanding; probably turning Joe(Gaudet) away from point blank range 5-7 times. He was unreal and this could have easily been 12-2. DR was a better squad last night and have some young legs - they could be pretty decent next year if they can keep that nucleus together." recalled Zanleoni in his post-game interview done through the interwebs. Crowson's 43 saves were clutch, but Gaudet was the star of this game.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
LAB	03:56	Penalty	Weglarz, Mark(1)	2 minutes for Tripping
2nd PERIOD
WHL	08:09	Goal	Gaudet, Joseph(31)	Assist(s): none
WHL	06:04	Goal	Gaudet, Joseph(32)	Assist(s): McGee, Dan(1)
WHL	03:56	Penalty	rouillard, jason(3)	2 minutes for Holding
LAB	02:36	Goal	Weglarz, Mark(1)	Assist(s): Billings, Trevor(4) noble, geoff(5)
WHL	02:23	Goal	(SH)Gaudet, Joseph(33)	Assist(s): McGee, Dan(2) Shaw, Scott(20)
3rd PERIOD
LAB	10:13	Penalty	O'Brian, Nick(3)	2 minutes for Hooking
LAB	06:37	Goal	Bergeron, Ryan(2)	Assist(s): none
WHL	04:52	Goal	Zanleoni, Jay(14)	Assist(s): none
LAB	04:52	Penalty	Billings, Trevor(9)	2 minutes for Hooking
WHL	01:09	Goal	Shaw, Scott(18)	Assist(s): Pierce, Dillan (12) Gaudet, Joseph(22)
WHL	00:35	Penalty	Laperle, Gary(2)	2 minutes for Hooking

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