UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

Whalers @ Gamblers

ODDS:	Gamblers By 2 Goal
OVER/UNDER:	10 Goals

Last time these two teams faced off, the Gamblers(4-1-1) threw a 7-4 beat down on the Whalers(4-2-0). Will that happen tonight...no. The Whalers are a much better team than their 0-2-0 start. The Gamblers are also a much better team than their 1-2-0 start. The Gamblers & Whalers respectively sit Second & Third in the UVHL. The Whalers have scored the second most goals(34) this season while the Gamblers are fourth(28). The Gamblers are the stingiest team only allowing 16 goals in 6 games while the Whalers are tied for 4th with 32 goals allowed. The Gamblers MAM line of Matty "The Milkman" Marrazzo, Dan "The Danimal" Ammel and Willy "Weeble" Myer have yet to fully click this season. They were collectively kept off the scoresheet last week by the Nordiques for the first time in their career as a line, which is pretty telling. The Whaler's top line of "Jumbo" Joe Gaudet(13-4-17 in 5GP), Scotty "Too Hotty" Shaw(6-7-13 in 4GP) and Jay "Zamboni" Zanleoni(4-3-7 in 6GP) have been dominant, scoring 23 of their teams 32 goals. This is a tough game to call with the Whalers ripping off 4 straight wins since their 0-2-0 start. The Gamblers are too deep and relentless. They tend to have an edge in all three categories, but if the Whalers have Gaudet, and if they take a page out of the Nordiques playbook from last week, playing shutdown defense and having your goaltender make some ridiculous saves can keep this one close and possibly earn them a "W". Gamblers will prevail 6-4.

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Two of the top teams in the UVHL came into tonight with identical 4-2-0 records. Both the Gamblers & Whalers started the season off on the wrong foot but have since righted their respective ships. The Whalers have won 4 in a row while the Gamblers have won their last 3. Vegas had the Gamblers winning by 2 goals, with an Over/Under of 10 goals. That would have been great if the Whalers decided to actually show up and play. The Whaler\'s kept it close for just over a period, trailing 3-2 with 13 minutes to play in the second period, but the Gambler\'s explosive offense went off like TNT in a fireworks factory. It was a site to behold. Leading the charge were the top three or MAM line for the Gamblers. Matty \"The Milkman\" Marrazzo, Dan \"Danimal\" Ammel and Will \"Mighty Mouse\" Meyer combined for 6 of their team\'s goals and 14 total points. The other big contributor was Ryan \"Thing 2\" LaCroix who\'s hat-trick & helper were critical in the early success for the G-Men. The Whaler\'s Kenny \"The Elder\" Lallier didn\'t have his best game. He had trouble picking up the long shots from LaCroix and boasted an ugly .783 save percentage. Lallier\'s counterpart, Ryan \"The Wall\" Van Schoik wasn\'t at his best either, allowing 5 goals on 28 shots, but was better than Lallier and earned a solid win.

NOTE: At 12:41 Tommy \"The Urinator\" Crapsor gets a breakaway, fires a good shot high glove side but Van Schoik read it and made a little Statue of Liberty save, pronouncing to the world he had it. That was the Whaler\'s first shot of the game...SHOTS 5-1 for the Gamblers

GAMBLERS: 1-0 Turnover when a Whaler\'s defenseman, in the far corner, threw the puck up to his winger who was covered. The Gambler\'s Dan \"The Danimal\" Ammel intercepted the bad pass and chipped the puck to Matty \"The Milkman\" Marrazzo at the far faceoff dot for a quick wrister along the ice that surprised Lallier.

WHALERS: 1-1 Jay \"The Chin\" Zanleoni forces a turnover in the slot and roofs the puck over Ryan Van Schoik\'s glove.

NOTE:In all along, Thing 2 got a beautiful pass from Thing 1 sending him in on Lallier all alone, he made a move to his backhand and threw the puck back 5-hole, but Lallier shut the door. SAVE!

GAMBLERS: 2-1 Thing 1 gets tripped up at the top of his own zone, but levitates from the ice as if he had wings and dishes to Thing 2 in the neutral zone. Thing 2 WINDS up entering the Whaler\'s zone and burns Lallier with a slapper off the near post and in. Glasses anyone?

END OF THE FIRST: Gamblers 2, Whalers 1. Lallier(WHL) 12 Saves, Van Schoik(GMB) 9 Saves.

Things started to get CRAZTY in the second period.

GAMBLERS: 3-1 Another slapper snipe from Thing 2 from the tops of the circles off the crossbar and in over the blocker.

WHALERS: 3-2 Gaudet in all alone, jukes Van Schoik who came out agressively. Gaudet went back to the right and fired the puke back across the grain off the far post and in.

GAMBLERS: 4-2 Weird bounce off the backboards that pops right out front for Ammel.

NOTE: Three goals in the first 3 minutes of play! The Gamblers are absolutely flying now. Everything is full speed and intensity from them.

GAMBLERS: 5-2 Ammel gets a one timer in the slot, slapper low glove side, Lallier didn\'t have a chance of stopping it unless he had a giant condom and some astroglide to get across the crease.

NOTE: 6:40 remaining and the Whalers have some excellent pressure on the Gamblers. Things are getting a bit chippy as Thing 1 and Thing 2 LOVE to whack and hack. A bit too much stick work and the Whalers are taking exception.

GAMBLERS: 6-2 That extended pressure turns to a breakout and one on one for Thing 2 who does his best serpentine move as he enters the Whalers zone, cuts back and fires a snapper that partially screened Lallier and beat him back across the grain high glove side. Great move and great shot.

The Gambler\'s piled on another pair of goals from Marrazzo before the end of the second period for a comfortable 8-2 cushion. Having been outscored 6-1 in the second period, the Whaler\'s changed their game plan and tightened up their team play in the third. They outscored the Gamblers 3-2, but it was too late, the damage was done, the fat lady had sung, the turkey was already overcooked, the sperm had reached the egg and started the creation process of one really ugly baby, the porn star had climaxed and was now taking a nap....you get it, the game was already over. The Gambler\'s flexed their offensive muscles tonight, and even the heroics of Jumbo Joe Gaudet couldn\'t save the Whale. They self destructed, tried to run-and-gun with a better team and paid the price. Gamblers are rolling...they may not lose another game until the finals...HA HA HA!

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
GMB	11:43	Goal	Marrazzo, Matt(5)	Assist(s): Ammel, Robert(3)
WHL	09:39	Goal	Zanleoni, Jay(5)	Assist(s): none
GMB	02:22	Goal	LaCroix, Ryan(8)	Assist(s): LaCroix, Topo(7)
WHL	02:22	Penalty	Shaw, Scott(1)	2 minutes for Hooking
2nd PERIOD
GMB	14:05	Goal	LaCroix, Ryan(9)	Assist(s): Bergeron, Ryan(3)
WHL	13:23	Goal	Gaudet, Joseph(14)	Assist(s): Stinson, Ryerson(5)
GMB	12:13	Goal	Ammel, Robert(8)	Assist(s): Meyer, Will(9) Marrazzo, Matt(5)
GMB	09:09	Goal	Ammel, Robert(9)	Assist(s): Meyer, Will(10)
GMB	06:18	Goal	LaCroix, Ryan(10)	Assist(s): Gattie, Marc(5)
WHL	03:30	Penalty	Stinson, Ryerson(1)	2 minutes for Tripping
GMB	02:30	Goal	(PP)Marrazzo, Matt(6)	Assist(s): Meyer, Will(11) Ammel, Robert(4)
GMB	01:42	Goal	Marrazzo, Matt(7)	Assist(s): none
3rd PERIOD
WHL	14:35	Goal	Gaudet, Joseph(15)	Assist(s): Pierce, Dillan (3)
GMB	07:20	Penalty	LaCroix, Topo(1)	2 minutes for Roughing
WHL	05:56	Goal	(PP)Pierce, Dillan (2)	Assist(s): Gaudet, Joseph(5)
GMB	03:59	Goal	Malcolm, Allison(2)	Assist(s): LaCroix, Ryan(4) Marrazzo, Matt(6)
WHL	03:10	Penalty	Zanleoni, Jay(1)	2 minutes for Tripping
WHL	02:48	Goal	(SH)Gaudet, Joseph(16)	Assist(s): Stinson, Ryerson(6)
GMB	01:33	Goal	Marrazzo, Matt(8)	Assist(s): MacDonald, Nick (1) Meyer, Will(12)

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JTStally Hanover, NH Registered: Posts: 159	Rivalry Renewed Nov 27th, 2012 10:55 AM This one is always fun! I'm looking forward to it.