UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

ODDS:	Nords by 1
OVER/UNDER:	7

One thing is always true in games between these two squads: if the Nords don't bring their A-game they will be soundly beaten by the hardworking and forechecking Whalers. Period. The other thing is that we will hear Kelly Park talking about a new move he has invented just for LeLallier, usually named "The Kenny Special 123", or the "Park Bum Knee Miss the Net Entirely While Tripping All Over Myself Super Deke". No matter what it is called, Park will fuck it up, and if it comes to a shootout Park will have to recuse himself from all attempts and send out McBleuCheese instead.

Seeing as I missed the last week before the Christmas break, I don't quite have a finger on the pulse of the league right now... How will this game go? Well, the Nords will have trouble with the Shaw-Zaneloni combo up front, and if Joey Hayes is there there will be little time to move the puck and Hayes will be backchecking and causing turnovers. Kenny told JT to bring his A-game in Sunday night, so the challenge has been issued! If the Whalers D take too puck time fiddling with the puck in their own end then it will be over quickly. The Nords need to find scoring from the other two lines as the McGee-Brands-Marsh trio has been doing most of the scoresheet entries in the Nords' favor so far this season. The Nords are hurting without Drew Crapser on D, and miss his spin-o-ramas and hard shots from the point. Based on past history alone I will favor the Nords by 1, but recent history may be more of a factor in changing that.

Nords and Whalers in tough battle for 2 points

I may sound like a broken record, but this was a tough game and the Whalers forecheck was alive and well. The Nords D had barely any time to move the puck and turnovers and bad passes were forced by the Whalers throughout the match. Tempers got heated as Liam "Sean Avery" Oliver, once again, got under the skin of the Nords.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
WHL	05:13	Penalty	Oliver, Liam(5)	2 minutes for Holding
NDQ	05:10	Goal	O'Neil, Michael(1)	Assist(s): McGee, Jordan(14)
2nd PERIOD
WHL	04:56	Penalty	Zanleoni, Jay(3)	2 minutes for Body Checking
3rd PERIOD
NDQ	14:47	Goal	Smith, Tao(2)	Assist(s): none
NDQ	14:18	Goal	McGee, Jordan(12)	Assist(s): Marsh, Greg(9) Park, Kelly(5)
WHL	13:57	Goal	Leger, Scott(1)	Assist(s): LeClair, Jim(3) Vernon, Colin(3)
WHL	12:50	Goal	Shaw, Scott(4)	Assist(s): Stallsmith, Jonathan(1)
NDQ	07:31	Goal	Coates, Ian(3)	Assist(s): Park, Kelly(6)
NDQ	06:26	Penalty	Dakai, Tom(3)	2 minutes for Holding
NDQ	04:46	Goal	Coates, Ian(4)	Assist(s): McDermott, Shawn(6)
WHL	03:28	Goal	Shaw, Scott(5)	Assist(s): Zanleoni, Jay(7)

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kpark Quechee, VT Registered: Dec 2003 Posts: 724	Whalers...... Dec 29th, 2009 11:28 AM Having a week off from the UVHL is depressing, I can't wait to get into action tonight. This should be a good one, the Whale & Nords always seem to play a close game. KP
Schlavel Woodstock, VT Registered: Oct 2006 Posts: 2	Whalers..... Dec 29th, 2009 01:47 PM Watch out Park Big Win for the Whalers tonight.
kpark Quechee, VT Registered: Dec 2003 Posts: 724	REALLY McD?!?!? Jan 5th, 2010 09:01 AM IN RESPONSE TO: BY: Schlavel Watch out Park Big Win for the Whalers tonight. Get the writeup done or else I'm erasing the crappy one paragraph you have in there and I'll start NUDGING you all day long.