UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

ODDS:	Gamblers by 4
OVER/UNDER:	10 goals

There is NO WAY IN HELL that the Whalers can win this one. NO WAY. They have fallen into this trap where they haven't played a SOLID 45 minute game in months. They either give up, or tire themselves out in the 3rd period, opening the doors for their opponents to walk right in and steal their cookies.

Don't get me wrong, the Whalers are a MUCH improved team, and a bitch to play against. They have the most tenacious forecheck in the league and probably play with the most heart, but they just can't seem to focus on the task.......get a lead AND DON'T FUCKING GIVE IT UP. They have added some depth with the addition of that little shit disturber Liam "The Mosquito" Oliver & "Slim" Jim LeClair. Their defense and goaltending hasn't been bad, just more or less their defensive zone being a nightmare without any backchecking or game plan late in the game. I'm not quite sure if it an issue of exhaustion or just over confidence stemming from outplaying their opponents early on in the game, but regardless, the Whalers need someone to step up and coach them in the 3rd period.

The Gamblers on the other hand have been stabalized by excellent defensive play from newcomers "Rolls" Royce Lawrence & Joey McIntyre of New Kids On The Block. In addition to the new guys, the defense is bolstered by the immovable object referred to as the "Bash Brothers" (Fraser & Harrington). Up front, possibly the best line in the UVHL, the MAMY line of Meyer - Ammel - Marrazzo is outstanding.

This should be a walk in the park for the UVHL's best team right now, 7-3 win for the Gamblers.

Gambling on the Gamblers is a GOOD IDEA

A game between the league leading Gamblers(8-2-1) facing off against perennial basement dwelling Whalers (3-7-1) seemed and looked like it should have been another blowout win in favor of the Gamblers. But records are deceiving when you actually sit down and watch the feisty Whalers play. They play harder than anyone in the league and wreak havoc all over the ice, but are only one line deep in the scoring department and tend to self destruct late in the game. Tonight was no different for the Whalers. Both teams were using subs for goaltenders as the Whale Tale had rookie sensation "Tiny" Timmy Chapp in net. Chapp was filling in for Kenny "Le Buisquit" Lallier who was called up to the O.L.D.M.A.N.H.L earlier today. One Whaler was quoted as saying "Pound for Pound, he's the best goaltender in the Northeast." It's a great compliment but not really saying much about a guy who only weighs 47 lbs. In net for the Gamblers was Johnny "Temper Tantrum" Turner who was spectacular again, turning away 31 flip shots from the Whalers. Chapp turned away 28 saves of his own in his first game in the UVHL.

The Gamblers top line was on FIRE again, as Willy "Weeble Wobble" Meyer scored 4 of their 6 goals on the night, but hte most impressive player out there must have been Jason Young "Blood" who didn't actually fall down once tonight. The Whaler's had some support from their favorite wordsmith, Joey "The Mute" Hayes who scored 3 of the Whalers 4 goals. The Whalers did have some other guys show up.....like Davey "The Fizz" Fitz, who was taking the night off from beating his inmates at the local women's prison. Fitsy added zero goals and zero assists on the night, but damn he is enjoyable to watch play with that goofy grin of his.

The Gamblers came out to play flying, outshooting the Whalers 7-1 in the first couple of minutes, powered by Whalers turnover after turnover. But then the top line from the Whaler's(Hayes-Fitts-Oliver) jumped on the ice and peppered Turner with 6 consecutive shots. The play continued, but the ice was always tilting towards the Whalers end until Turner left a HORRIFIC rebound in the slot when Sean Clauson fired a shot from the corner. Joey Hayes jumped on the rebound and fired two quick shots on net before the puck bounced up and over Turner's sweaty & rotund body and into the net with only 12 seconds to play.

END OF THE FIRST: Gamblers 0, Whalers 1
SAVES: Turner(GMB) 10, Chapp(WHL) 15

The Gamblers rebounded early in the 2nd period when Meyer beat "Tiny" Time with two quick snapshots up over the glove just 20 seconds apart. Both goals were assisted by Matty "The Milkman" Marrazzo and may have exposed a weakness in Chappy's armor and came at 13:51 & 13:31. The Gamblers added another goal at 8:03 after the Whaler's Todd "Liquid Nails" Nalette let go a little girl howitzer with 8:28 to play, but the puck quickly turned up ice. "Rolls" Royce Lawrence did a Savardian at the Whaler's blue line, losing the puck in the process but going right to his team mate, Tyson "Chicken Thighs" Seely. Seeley took a couple quick strides and let a hard wrister fly up and over the tiny goaltender who jumped 18 inches in the air, but couldn't reach the puck as it entered the net to give the Gamblers a comfortable 3-1 lead. That was the last goal of the 2nd period,

END OF THE SECOND: Gamblers 3, Whalers 1
SAVES: Turner(GMB) 18, Chapp(WHL) 21

The 3rd period was actually one of the best of the year for the Whalers as they outscored the Gamblers 3-2, well it was actually 3-3 but the Gamblers chipped in an empty netter with 1 second to play. They Whalers also outshot the GHamblers 15 to 10 en route to their 8th loss of the season. Starting off the 3rd was The Mute closing out his hat trick with goals at 13:48 and 8:34 to tie the game at 3 goals apiece. I don't have anything clever or even knowledgeable about the goals seeing as Greg "Infection" Hadley wasn't bright enough to know how to use the voice recorder for game notes. The Gamblers did jump ahead again as Jason Young slammed home a slapshot at 7:28, well it must have been a slapshot because he certainly doesn't know how to take a wrist shot. The Whalers tied it back up with 6:19 to play behind an unassisted goal from Liam "The Pesky Little Shit Covered Mosquito" Oliver. Meyer completed his hat trick with 3:26 to go on an assist from Joey "New Kid On the Block" McIntyre to take the lead for good before adding his 4th on the night and league leading 22nd goal with an empty netter at the buzzer.

END OF REGULATION: Gamblers 6, Whalers 4
SAVES: Turner(GMB) 31, Chapp(WHL) 28

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
GMB	01:16	Penalty	McIntyre, Joe(3)	2 minutes for Roughing
WHL	00:12	Goal	Hayes, Joe(6)	Assist(s): Clauson, Sean(3)
2nd PERIOD
GMB	13:51	Goal	Meyer, Will(19)	Assist(s): Marrazzo, Matt(14)
GMB	13:31	Goal	Meyer, Will(20)	Assist(s): Ammel, Robert(15) Marrazzo, Matt(15)
GMB	08:03	Goal	Seely, Tyson(5)	Assist(s): Lawrence, Royce(6)
GMB	00:15	Penalty	McIntyre, Joe(4)	2 minutes for Slashing
3rd PERIOD
WHL	13:38	Goal	Hayes, Joe(7)	Assist(s): none
WHL	10:47	Penalty	Gaede, Chuck(2)	2 minutes for Tripping
WHL	08:34	Goal	Hayes, Joe(8)	Assist(s): Laperle, Gary(3)
GMB	07:28	Goal	Young, Jason(4)	Assist(s): McIntyre, Joe(11) Lawrence, Royce(7)
WHL	06:19	Goal	Oliver, Liam(5)	Assist(s): Sheehan, Edward(1)
WHL	05:53	Penalty	Laperle, Gary(4)	2 minutes for Roughing
GMB	03:26	Goal	Meyer, Will(21)	Assist(s): McIntyre, Joe(12)
GMB	00:00	Goal	Meyer, Will(22)	Assist(s): none

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habs101 , NH Registered: Posts: 16	Jan 14th, 2009 03:21 PM who won this game? my guess is the whale tale