UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

ODDS:	Storm Kings by 4
OVER/UNDER:	11 goals

Ah the mess that are Tuck & The Storm Kings. Both teams are perennial powerhouses in the UVHL, but have recently run their ships into the ground. Tuck has had a rough year since graduating a significant portion of their team last year not to mention 3 key injuries this season to Adam "Preying" Mantin (torn MCL), Ryan "Yellow Bonnet" McGovern (ankle) & Pace "Car" Ralli (Slipped Disk). The Storm Kings have been in disarray with fighting within their locker room & a complete lack of respect for officiating & the game.

The Storm Kings are coming off of a tough 4-3 shootout loss to the rising Gamblers, where they actually cleaned up both their game & their attitude. It was good to see the Kingers getting back to basics and enjoying hockey. Tuck absolutely slaughtered the Whalers 9-2 last week, but needed the help of two subs that contributed 8 points on 7 of the 9 goals to mark down their first win of the season. The fate of this game lies in the hands of the Cardigan Short Bus. If the boys from Cardigan can make the trip, then this should be another Storm Kings blowout, if not it could be interesting.

Both netminders have been inconsistent at best. Dan French "Tickler" (STK, 2-3, 6.20 GAA) & Ryan "Hot Fuzz" Fitzgerald (TCK, 1-4, 7.40 GAA) will need to elevate their games.

My prediction, Storm Kings win 7-4.

Tuck V. Storm

Week 6 saw two perennial powerhouse teams, Tuck & The Kingers, straighten out their sinking ships. Tuck has been plagued by injuries, offensive woes & inconsistent play, while the Storm Kings have battled inter-clubhouse bickering, inconsistent lineups & a poor-attitude problem. Both teams seemed to hammer out most of their kinks except for their goaltending as these two teams combined for 14 goals on 65 shots for a measly .745 Save Percentage. The Storm Kings big 3 were up front Ryan "Teeth" Sinclair, Bob "The Price Is Right" Barker & "Whiny" Tim Leroy and combined for 14 points on ALL EIGHT of their teams goals.

Tuck's top line of Adam "Preying" Mantin, Derek Nowak & Matt Hession weren't too shabby, combining for 9 points and contributing on 5 of their teams 6 goals. But, their 9 points weren't quite enough as the Kingers seemed to be able to, at times, score at will. Despite their defensive shortcomings, Tuck struck first just 93 seconds into the game on a Pace "Car" Ralli tally, assisted by "The Governator" Ryan McGovern. The Storm Kings top line retaliated with the next 3 goals fwith a Leroy to Barker at 12:01, followed by a Barker to Leroy to Sinclair Power Play goal with 2:56 to play and finally a Marty "White Beard" White to Dave "Peach Fuzz" Fitzgerald to Sinclair with 1:35 in the first. Tuck amassed two penalties in the period on a Matt "Nair" Adair pair, for Interference & Hooking calls. The Kinger's resident AARP carrier, Marty White took the Kinger's only call with a tripping infraction with just 33 seconds to go

END OF THE FIRST: Tuck 1, Storm Kings 3
SAVES: Fitzgerald(TCK) 10, Frenchy(STK) 8

Both teams swapped a pair of goals in the middle frame, with the Storm Kings taking the only penalty and ultimately giving up a power play goal with just 19 seconds to go. The Kinger's made it 4-2 with 7:01 to play when all-star defenseman Patty "Tug" Turcotte finished a Barker to Sinclair connection that arrived in WRJ earlier in the day. Tuck responded quickly, 33 seconds to be exact, when Drew "Spin-O-Rama" Crapser either fired a 100 MPH slapshot right along the ice on Frenchy, or did 3 spin-o-rama's lost the puck which went off of a Storm King and accidentally into the net. Actually, what may have happened is a Storm King somehow scored on his own net and Crapser just so happened to be the closest player, ergo, getting the goal. Timmy Leroy gave the Storm Kings back their 3 goal lead after depositing a pass from Fitzgerald. Tuck responded with the aforementioned power play goal with Sinclair in the box for hooking, as Mantin finished off Nowak steamer from the corner. And yes, that was supposed to sound dirty.

END OF THE SECOND: Tuck 3, Storm Kings 5
SAVES: Fitzgerald(TCK) 20, French(STK) 19

Tuck outplayed the exhausted and shorthanded Storm Kings in the 3rd, compiling 3 goals quality goals to the 3 give-mes that the Kingers amassed. The Kinger's first tally came just 70 seconds in when Timmy Leroy was hauled down on a breakaway. Leroy was awarded a penalty shot where he made Fitzgerald look like a giant wheel of melting swiss cheese. Tuck responded with a Nowak power play goal from The Govener & Mantin before Barker put Tuck back up by 3 with his 2nd of the game from Sinclair & Turcotte and only 9:27 to play. The Preying Mantin struck again shorty goal with bug-like reflexes for his 2nd goal and 4th point of the night. Down by two goals and under 3 minutes to play, Simon McKay finished another McGovern pass to bring their team within 1 only to give up an open netter to Sinclair with 18 seconds to play to close out the scoring and put this one out of reach.

END OF REGULATION: Tuck 6, Storm Kings 8
SAVES: Fitzgerald(TCK) 27, French(STK) 24

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
TCK	13:27	Goal	Ralli, Pace(4)	Assist(s): McGovern, Ryan(1)
STK	12:01	Goal	Barker, Rob(5)	Assist(s): LeRoy, Tim(9)
TCK	11:53	Penalty	Adair, Mike(1)	2 minutes for Interference
TCK	04:18	Penalty	Adair, Mike(2)	2 minutes for Hooking
STK	02:56	Goal	Sinclair, Ryan(11)	Assist(s): LeRoy, Tim(10) Barker, Rob(6)
STK	01:35	Goal	Sinclair, Ryan(12)	Assist(s): Fitzgerald, Mike(2) White, Marty(1)
STK	00:33	Penalty	White, Marty(1)	2 minutes for Tripping
2nd PERIOD
STK	07:01	Goal	Turcotte, Pat(3)	Assist(s): Sinclair, Ryan(8) Barker, Rob(7)
TCK	06:28	Goal	Crapser, Drew(1)	Assist(s): Mantin, Adam(2) Nowak, Derek(7)
STK	02:12	Goal	LeRoy, Tim(9)	Assist(s): Fitzgerald, Mike(3) Turcotte, Pat(6)
STK	00:33	Penalty	Sinclair, Ryan(3)	2 minutes for Hooking
TCK	00:19	Goal	Mantin, Adam(5)	Assist(s): Nowak, Derek(8)
3rd PERIOD
STK	12:50	Goal	LeRoy, Tim(10)	Assist(s): none
STK	12:34	Penalty	Holmes, Sam(1)	2 minutes for Hooking
TCK	12:05	Goal	Nowak, Derek(6)	Assist(s): McGovern, Ryan(2) Mantin, Adam(3)
STK	09:27	Goal	Barker, Rob(6)	Assist(s): Sinclair, Ryan(9) Turcotte, Pat(7)
TCK	08:16	Penalty	McKay, Simon(2)	2 minutes for High Sticking
TCK	08:04	Goal	Mantin, Adam(6)	Assist(s): Hession, Matt(2) Nowak, Derek(9)
TCK	07:17	Penalty	Crapser, Drew(1)	2 minutes for Tripping
TCK	02:56	Goal	McKay, Simon(1)	Assist(s): McGovern, Ryan(3) Hession, Matt(3)
STK	00:18	Goal	Sinclair, Ryan(13)	Assist(s): Barker, Rob(8)

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hkydoc WRJ, VT Registered: Jan 2004 Posts: 517	OUCH. The truth hurts... Nov 18th, 2008 03:17 PM Nothing like telling it like it is, eh, Park? Lets hope both teams redeem themselves over the course of the remainder of the season.
hkydoc WRJ, VT Registered: Jan 2004 Posts: 517	McWhistle report Nov 24th, 2008 06:33 PM It was a good game by both teams, well played, good hockey, no bullshit except for a few shitty calls I made. At least it didn't affect the outcome, the Kingers played well, and barely even complained, and when they did they deserved to. Tuck was very cool. Thanks for a good game fellas. We're still working on the reffing situation and appreciate your patience and sportsmanship.