UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

ODDS:	Gamblers by 2
OVER/UNDER:	10.5 goals

So the Kingers have confirmed that they will actually field a team tonight for the late game. The only team in the league that we have to wait Pins & Needles on to see if they will show.

Regardless, the Kingers will be there tonight, and I am predicting that Frenchy can't handle the quick release of Willy 'Wobble" Meyer. I also think that the Kinger's will be light on the bench, which favors the Gamblers late in the game.

My prediction.....Gamblers win 6-4.

Gamblers Get Back To Form.....Spank Kings 7-2.

It was the late game of the 15th week in the UVHL when the league leading Gamblers(9-4-1) took on the inconsistent Storm Kings(7-5-2). It was a crucial game for the Gamblers since they had lost the previous two games & their captain Willy "Weeble Wobble" Meyer would have a mental breakdown after a 3rd loss. The Gamblers who lost their first 3 games followed up with 9 quick wins before the last two devastating losses.

The Kingers are a rag-tag team as of late, with no consistency in their line-up and some issues in the locker room. They've dropped 2 of their last 3, including a 1-0 forfeit for a no-show.

Both teams brought short benches tonight, and it definitely hurt the Storm Kings who looked tired early on. The Gamblers put together a solid game, from start to finish, using their speed as a primary weapon quickly followed by some grit to match the intensity of the Kingers. It was a game that was a bit testy at times as two very competitive & talented teams butted heads all night. The Gamblers were powered by defenseman EXTRAORDINAIRE, Kevin "The Guillotine" Guilbault who netted 3 goals & added an assist while solidifying the G-Men defensive corp. Chipping in were Dan "The Animal" Ammel with 1 goals & 2 assist, Willy "Wobble" Meyer with 1 goal & 3 assists and Tyson "Chicken Thighs" Seely with a goal & assist. Oh and Jason Young "Blood" added his signature high slapshot goal that was about as predictable as a one-legged man in an ass kicking competition.

The first 9 minutes was back and forth hockey as both teams didn't want to make the first mistake.....but the Gamblers finally broke through with Guilbault's first of three with 5:43 to play in the first. "It was a great pass from Dan-O, Frenchy kind of left a soft little rebound that I was able to kind of tuck in from behind the net." was how Guilbault recalled the events that broke the 0-0 tie. "The Danimal" made it 2-0 under a minute later on a pass from Scotty "Fubar" Fraser, his first assist of this decade......and probably his last. The Storm Kings weren't about to lay down like good dogs, and added a shorthanded goal with 16 seconds to go when "Tricky" Ricky Hughes fed Patty "Cakes" Turcotte all alone in front of the net.

END OF THE FIRST:
Gamblers 2, Storm Kings 1

Meyer & Guilbault traded assists to each other in the first as they tallied goals at 13:30 & 10:08 of the second period. The first came as Guilbault entered the Storm Kings zone, dipsy-doed, followed by a looky-here and a oopsy-daisy before finding Meyer streaking to the net. Meyer returned the favor less than 3 minutes later when Meyer flew down the near boards, sucking 3 Storm Kings with him to the corner before dishing A PERFECT pass to Guilbault in the slot, Gilly cut to his back hand across the slot and fired a shovel shot past a bewildered Frenchy.

END OF THE SECOND:
Gamblers 4, Storm Kings 1

The third period was very interesting as the Storm Kings peppered Condon with 19 shots to 10 for the Gamblers. Most of those shots came the 3 powerplays the Kingers had with Marty "Galdalf The Grey" White scoring a powerplay goal with 11:13 to play. The Gamblers did go up 5-1 just 30 second into the period when Tyson Seeley scored an unassisted goal. I missed the play, but I know Frenchy took a slashing penalty at 14:30, most likely after the play, which was most likely the result of giving the puck away to Seeley. Frenchy has a bit of an anger management problem that he is unwilling to admit. The Gamblers tallied their only power play goal of the night 1:03 later when Gilly finished his hat trick from Meyer to make it 6-1 before White's power play goal. The Gamblers finished the scoring on the night with 5:10 to go with a Jason "Vorhees" Young slapper from "Rolls" Royce Lawrence & Tyson "Chicken Breast" Seely "Mattress".

END OF REGULATION:
Gamblers 7, Storm Kings 2

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
GMB	09:05	Penalty	Lawrence, Royce(2)	2 minutes for Interference
GMB	05:43	Goal	Gilbault, Kevin(3)	Assist(s): Ammel, Robert(17) Meyer, Will(11)
GMB	04:47	Goal	Ammel, Robert(11)	Assist(s): Fraser, Scott(3)
STK	01:40	Penalty	White, Marty(5)	2 minutes for Holding
STK	00:16	Goal	Turcotte, Pat(6)	Assist(s): Hughes, Rick(4)
2nd PERIOD
GMB	13:30	Goal	Meyer, Will(25)	Assist(s): Gilbault, Kevin(10)
GMB	10:08	Goal	Gilbault, Kevin(4)	Assist(s): Meyer, Will(12) Ammel, Robert(18)
STK	06:54	Penalty	Hughes, Rick(4)	2 minutes for Roughing
STK	05:07	Penalty	Holmes, Sam(2)	2 minutes for Tripping
3rd PERIOD
GMB	14:30	Goal	Seely, Tyson(7)	Assist(s): none
STK	14:30	Penalty	French, Dan(4)	2 minutes for Slashing
GMB	13:27	Goal	Gilbault, Kevin(5)	Assist(s): Meyer, Will(13)
GMB	11:52	Penalty	Harrington, Mike(2)	2 minutes for Holding
STK	11:13	Goal	White, Marty(7)	Assist(s): Holmes, Sam(1)
GMB	08:42	Penalty	Young, Jason(5)	2 minutes for Holding
GMB	05:10	Goal	Young, Jason(5)	Assist(s): Lawrence, Royce(10) Seely, Tyson(5)
GMB	03:35	Penalty	Fraser, Scott(7)	2 minutes for Holding

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