UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

Nordiques @ Whalers

ODDS:	EVEN
OVER/UNDER:	8 Goals

Parity in the UVHL is at an all time high this season as the Nordiques & Tuck both sit at 3-1-0, Cardigan and the Gamblers both sit at 2-1-1, the Whalers sit at 2-2-0 and the odd man out is Dead River at 0-4-0. That being said, the Nordiques only loss comes to Tuck, who just got schellacked by the Whalers last week, but the Nordiques shocked the Gamblers 3-2 in week 1 only to see the Whalers end up on the short end of the smack down 7-4 to that same Gamblers team in week 2. So as I sit here trying to figure out the odds I am a bit perplexed. The Nords should have the advantage here based solely on record, but with a player like Joe "Goal Light" Gaudet putting up a gaudy 8-4-12 stat-line in 3 games this season only adds to the giant question mark in this game. The Nordiques have their own offensive dynamo in Jordy "McLovin" McGee(8-3-11) who's speed will give the Whalers a fit. If the Nordique's defense can keep Gaudet and Scotty "Sugar" Shaw(5-4-9) at bay, they should be able to pop a couple past the Whaler's Kenny "Lalalalal-Arthritis" Lallier. Although that won't be an easy task with the horrendous defensive tandem of Kelly "Turnover" Park and Shawn "Pilon" McDermott on the ice. The two have been deemed "The McFuckUp Twins" by...well...almost everyone. The Nordiques will also need to rely heavily on their stud netminder Johnny "Temper Tantrum" Turner who has been solid this season. Vegas says...5-4 shootout win for the Nordiques. Kelly says Nordiques win 6-4. McGee & Gaudet will own at least 8 of those goals.

Whalers Edge Nordiques 5-3

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The Whalers are team on the rise. After losing their first two games of the season, they have won their last 3 in dominating fashion. They took down the 3-0-0 Tuckerdoodles 7-5 and tonight took down the 3-1-0 Nordiques 5-3. Their team play is solid from their forwards straight to their defensemen and their superstar goaltender Kenny \"LaLa\" Lallier. The game was deadlocked after 2 periods, but the Whalers stifled the Nordiques defensively and capitalized offensively when they got a chance. \"Jumbo\" Joe Gaudet was outstanding yet again adding to his league leading goal total with 11 now. He\'s got a new BFF in Woody \"Red Light\" Redpath who assisted on all three of Gaudet\'s goals, including adding one of his own as insurance late in the game. The Nordiques have some questions in their defensive game. The tandem of Kelly \"McTurnover\" Park & Shawn \"McDefensiveLiability\" McDermott have been downright atrocious this season and their forwards have been less than helpful down low to boot.

NORDIQUES 1-0: Nordiques start the scoring just over 3.5 minutes into the game when Jordy \"McLovin\" McGee gets a pass from Shawn McDermott, flies up the right side and cut in on Kenny \"La Glove\" Lallier. With no angle and Lallier going down to cover the crease, McGee roofed the puck, pretty fucking nasty, and headed to the bench. \"Not to brag, but I was pretty impressed.\" Recalled McGee after the game. \"And then Pierce[Mayhew], asked me for my autograph on the bench.\" True story.

WHALERS 1-1: Working on a recap for this one.

WHALERS 2-1: Joe \"Cookie Jar\" Gaudet took a pass from his new best buddy, Woody \"Red Light\" Redpath in the far corner, walked out front, doing some sort of triple lutz around the Nordique\'s centerman, followed by a savardian spin on the Nordique\'s Shawn McDermott and with the puck in his feet managed to roof the puck over Turner\'s glove side...pretty nasty goal, possibly goal of the year.

NORDIQUES 2-2: Jason \"How You Doin\" Harutoonian from the far corner feeds Ryan \"Baby Maker\" McGovern streaking in from the near point. McGovern shakes & bakes a Whaler forward and fires a laser snapshot past Lallier to tie the game at 2 apiece.

WHALERS 3-2: Zanleoni wins the faceoff forward just out side of the Nordiques zone and cuts the middle. Kelly \"Defensive Liablity\" Park poke checked Zanleoni, but he had the puck on a string as it bounced up into his shin pads and right back down on his stick. With Park hanging on for dear life Zanleoni worked himself to the high slot and let a dribbler go that beat Turner through his 5-hole.

NORDIQUES 3-3: Roger \"The Dirty and Rusty Dentist Drill\" Phillips opened up his case of dentist utensils and unleashed a fury of hell upon Kenny \"LaLaLaLaLaLaLallier\" Lallier as he broke into the Whaler\'s zone and firing a slapshot past Kenny, who looked as if he was either afraid of Roger or owed him a favor.

NOTE: At some point early in the third period, Jay \"The Bull\" Zanleoni didn\'t like Jason \"Hootie\" Harootunian actually returning the favor of physical play. They both went down behind the net, Zanleoni got up and jammed Harootunian\'s head into the ice 3 times before skating away, splitting Harootunian\'s chin open in the process. A bit of the pot calling the kettle black if you ask me.

WHALERS 4-3: The Nordique\'s worst defensive pairing since the league\'s inception, Kelly \"McTurnover\" Park & Shawn \"McDefensiveLiability\" McDermott, were out there yet again for another Whaler\'s goal. This time, they were outmanned down low as a 3 on 2 saw Woody Redpath set up Gaudet yet again. This time Redpath let a shot go from the high slot which bounced into the slot where Gaudet batted it out of the air top shelf over Turner who was fighting to find the puck behind McDermott\'s eclipsing ass.

NOTE: With the Nordiques down by a goal late in the game, \"Fierce\" Pierce Mayhew gets a backdoor pass from McGee...with all the time in the world and basically the broad side of a barn to shoot at, Mayhew whiffs.

NOTE: Lallier comes up HUGE with a pair of big saves including a two pad stack to keep his team up with 4 minutes to play in the game.

WHALERS 5-3: Yet again, Park & McDermott are horrible as the pair combine to turn the puck over in the far corner...what were they both doing in the far corner while the rest of their team was in the neutral zone is still pretty shocking. Regardless, rookie Ryerson Stinson stripped Park of the puck and fed Redpath all alone in the slot. Redpath made a beautiful deke on Turner, taking the puck to his back hand and roofing the puck over the sprawling netminder.

In the end, the Nordiques had a gameplan...contain Gaudet, get some shots on Lallier and win the game. They were not successful. Apparently Gaudet can not be contained. Redpath was excellent as well and the Whalers played an excellent game all around.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
NDQ	12:22	Goal	McGee, Jordan(9)	Assist(s): McDermott, Shawn(3)
WHL	11:39	Goal	Gaudet, Joseph(9)	Assist(s): Redpath, Woody(8)
WHL	03:16	Goal	Gaudet, Joseph(10)	Assist(s): Redpath, Woody(9)
NDQ	00:01	Penalty	Park, Kelly(1)	2 minutes for Hooking
2nd PERIOD
NDQ	11:22	Goal	McGovern, Ryan(2)	Assist(s): Harootunian, Jason (1)
WHL	08:55	Goal	Zanleoni, Jay(2)	Assist(s): none
WHL	07:11	Penalty	Pierce, Dillan (1)	2 minutes for Interference
NDQ	03:53	Goal	Phillips, Roger(1)	Assist(s): none
3rd PERIOD
WHL	05:54	Goal	Gaudet, Joseph(11)	Assist(s): Redpath, Woody(10)
WHL	02:25	Goal	Redpath, Woody(4)	Assist(s): Stinson, Ryerson(3)

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hkydoc WRJ, VT Registered: Jan 2004 Posts: 517	WTF, Park? Nov 13th, 2012 09:28 PM Speak for yourself, eh! That's "McPylon" you non-spellcheck bastard! GO NORDS! McD
hkydoc WRJ, VT Registered: Jan 2004 Posts: 517	Did Kelly and I really suck that bad? Nov 18th, 2012 05:10 PM YES! McD