Be ready for this one
ODDS: | Gamblers by 2 |
OVER/UNDER: | 11 |
It could be a penalty fest... I honestly don't hope that it is, because I don't think I could handle all the bitching and whining. I hope both teams go into this looking for a fun and competitive game. The Brewers man-handled the Nords last week, and did the same to the Gamblers in last season's semi-final on route to their first Whalen Cup. As long as it is called evenly both ways, and as long as the players keep their mouths shut, it will be a good game and everyone can enjoy a beer afterwards. I give the edge to the Gamblers on sheer firepower and spot them 2 goals, but this one could be close, even a shootout.
Gamblers roll right over Brewers 7-3
The Brewers had a light bench to start the game, only 6 players, and then 3 more showed up. It was a BOOOOR-ING start to the game, and nothing exciting at all happened until 6:41 when Gamblers D Marc Gattie made a nice diving block. At the other end Matt Crowson made a nice blocker save coming across the net at 6:32. Dan Ammel couldn't find the net on the rebound with Crowson down and out scrambling at 6:25. "The Original" Chris Johnson was pursued and stopped on a partial breakaway at 5:59. A Gamblers goal was called off, the ref could not see the puck, but referee Kelly Park came up to me afterwards saying that he was "99 percent sure that Crowson was cheating" but couldn't prove it. Crowon then stopped a backhander by Evan Seely at 5:47 staying sharp. There was only 1 ref at this point, and another Brewer latecomer showed up. Shots were 11-5 for the Gamblers at 5:05. A bad pass by Bill Fletcher right to Will Meyer at the blueline sent Willy in for the scoring chance that Crowson made a nice save on Meyer's wrister. Matt Marrazzo scored at 3:35 on a pass across from Ammel and Jason Young giving him a opportunity to get off a nice shot from the slot. At 2:49 the Brewers had a good chance in front of Jered Condon, but he made the left pad save. Another latecomer made it to the Brewers bench before Meyer scored on a rebound off a Scott Fraser shot at 1:07. Shots were a ridiculous 18-7 for the Gamblers.
A backhander off a rebound in the slot solved Condon at 13:30 as Keith Lazarczyk found the net from Fletcher and Brian Smith. Aaron Mancuso went right in off the face-off but put the puck wide. The Brewers were outshooting the Gamblers 5-2 at the 11:12 mark. Another backhand goal off a rebound, this time for Ammel, went in at 11:04 from Marrazzo. Garren "Dr. Hook" Poirier put a hook on Ammel, and then Ammel scored a PPG at 10:48 from Marc Gattie. The Gamblers hit the post past Crowson at 10:31. Gattie tripped CJ in the corner at 9:54, and a bad pass by Brock Barton on the Brew Crew's PP led to two Topo LaCroix shots. Ammel completed the Natural Hatty at 7:24 on passes across the ice from linemates Meyer & Marrazzo. Shots were now 9-9 at 6:37, and the game was getting physical. Marrazzo was held by Poirier in the corner, and then Marrazzo nailed Barton who threw Marrazzo's stick afterwards. A pissed off Barton railed a slapper past Condon's glove at 4:33 from Poirier and Mancuso. Crowson made the save on a LaCroix breakaway at 3:11, and then another breakaway save on Seely with his blocker at 2:41. Marrazzo put his shoulder into Cort Pomeroy at 0:11 and sent him flying - no call. Shots ended at 16-13 Gamblers for the period.
The Gamblers had a 3 shots to zero advantage at 12:04. There was a bad non-call at 11:35 as LaCroix was taken out into the boards, but luckily he wasn't hurt. Meyer sped in for a backhander pursued by barton at 10:12, but there was no call on the hook, and Crowson made the save. Shots were now 5-2. poirier hooked down Marrazzo behind the net at 9:56 as they both raced for the puck. A horrible PK clearing attempt by Fletcher with 2 teammates open saw Fletch shoot the puck into the penalty box. Crowson made a nice save on Meyer at 8:37. Marrazzo got to the corner first, and then passed it out to Ammel who put a quick low shot past Crowson's left pad at 6:21. A twisted wrister at 6:09 by Fletcher was wired into the top corner after poirier picked off a pass in the neutral zone and went in to find Fletcher open for the shot. Ammel scored his 5th goal at 5:41 from linemates Meyer & Marrazzo to shouls of "Somebody stop him!" from the Gamblers bench. Condonn made 2 nice saves as the Brewers crashed the net at 2:31. Marrazzo hit the post at 1:44, and then the Brew Crew made a nice last minute push for a goal but could not get another one. Shots were 16-12 Gamblers.
Final Score: Gamblers 7, Brewers 3
Final Tally: Dan Ammel had 5G, 1 A for a remarkable 6 point night, including a Natural Hat Trick in the 2nd period in a span of 3:40. Ammel's linemates Matt Marrazzo (1G, 4A) and Will Meyer (1G, 2A) help him comprise the famous "MMA" line, and they combined for 14 of the 17 points awarded to the Gamblers. These three players are all in the top 4 in UVHL scoring so far this season. Crowson faced 50 frickin shots, and Condon had 32 come his way.
Final Analysis: The MMA line dominated. If one has an off night, or is away, then the other two pick up the slack. If all three are rolling, like they were on this night, then look out! The Brewers look so much better with Bill Fletcher in their line-up. He adds depth, scoring touch, and skill to a light roster. Welcome back, Billy! The Gamblers keep outshooting opponents by a ridiculous margin. Teams have success against them only when they put pucks in tight and go to the net, and they completely waste their time shooting from the outside. Condon is way too good to get beat on anything less than a professional level shot (i.e. Pattison, Zaneloni). So far, it looks like the only team in the way of the Gamblers second Whalen Cup in three years is Tuck.
P.S. The Gamblers didn't even bitch once during this game! However, the Brewers like to ref from the bench way too fuckin' much...
See you on the ice!
McD
Brewers |
# |
Player |
W/L |
GA |
Saves |
Save% |
27 | Crowson, Matthew | L | 7 | 43 | 0.860 |
# |
Player |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIMs |
5 | Barton, Brock | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Charette, Dan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | Crowson, Matthew | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Dubin, Chris | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | Fletcher, Bill | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
55 | Johnson, Chris | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Lazarczyk, Keith | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Mancuso, Aaron | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
44 | Poirier, Garren | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Pomeroy, Cort | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Smith, Brian | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
7 | Yehle, Jason | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gamblers |
# |
Player |
W/L |
GA |
Saves |
Save% |
39 | Condon, Jered | W | 3 | 29 | 0.906 |
# |
Player |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIMs |
16 | Ammel, Robert | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
39 | Condon, Jered | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Fraser, Scott | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
11 | Gattie, Marc | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
26 | LaCroix, Topo | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Malcolm, Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Marrazzo, Matt | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
21 | Meyer, Will | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
4 | Seely, Evan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Young, Jason | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Team: |
Time: |
Type: |
Player: |
Details: |
1st PERIOD |
GMB | 03:35 | Goal | Marrazzo, Matt(17) | Assist(s): Ammel, Robert(18) Young, Jason(9) |
GMB | 01:07 | Goal | Meyer, Will(27) | Assist(s): Fraser, Scott(4) |
2nd PERIOD |
BRE | 13:30 | Goal | Lazarczyk, Keith(5) | Assist(s): Fletcher, Bill(3) Smith, Brian(9) |
GMB | 11:04 | Goal | Ammel, Robert(13) | Assist(s): Marrazzo, Matt(23) |
BRE | 10:55 | Penalty | Poirier, Garren(21) | 2 minutes for hooking |
GMB | 10:48 | Goal | Ammel, Robert(14) | Assist(s): Gattie, Marc(16) |
GMB | 09:54 | Penalty | Gattie, Marc(5) | 2 minutes for tripping |
GMB | 07:24 | Goal | Ammel, Robert(15) | Assist(s): Meyer, Will(17) Marrazzo, Matt(24) |
BRE | 04:33 | Goal | Barton, Brock(5) | Assist(s): Pomeroy, Cort(9) Mancuso, Aaron(5) |
3rd PERIOD |
BRE | 09:56 | Penalty | Poirier, Garren(22) | 2 minutes for hooking |
GMB | 06:21 | Goal | Ammel, Robert(16) | Assist(s): Marrazzo, Matt(25) |
BRE | 06:09 | Goal | Fletcher, Bill(4) | Assist(s): Poirier, Garren(4) |
GMB | 05:41 | Goal | Ammel, Robert(17) | Assist(s): Meyer, Will(18) Marrazzo, Matt(26) |
hkydoc WRJ, VT
Registered: Jan 2004 Posts: 517
| WTF? Feb 8th, 2011 12:53 PM
Are you guys too lazy or disinterested to bother with any pre-game chatter? This is supposed to be fun, MF's! Have you got the mid-season blues? :(...
McD goaliem31 Cornish, NH
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| WTF? Feb 8th, 2011 01:33 PM
nah,
guys just don't want to be looked at as though they are whining on here as well.
so they would rather say nothing, so that you dont have something else to say we are whining about.
if any one looks like a big whiner, its you cause your soap box takes up most of the write ups... lol WHINER woodstock, VT
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| THINK ABOUT IT Feb 8th, 2011 02:00 PM
THINK ABOUT IT.Keep UR DAMN MOUTH SHUT goaliem31 Cornish, NH
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| Feb 8th, 2011 02:09 PM IN RESPONSE TO:BY: WHINER THINK ABOUT IT.Keep UR DAMN MOUTH SHUT no clue who you are... but maybe you should do your homework before you open your mouth at all... WHINER woodstock, VT
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| I have thought Long and HARDFeb 8th, 2011 02:35 PM IN RESPONSE TO:BY: goaliem31 no clue who you are... but maybe you should do your homework before you open your mouth at all... I dont know you you dont know me but lets just play some hockey and stop all this complaining..This isnt a FUCKING REALITY SHOW. Yet I know there are some people in this league, that wish it was or they act like they want to take part in Reality SHOW..
MCd You should see an amazing game tonite if you just put down the ipod stop talking into the little microphone, and just run the damn clock......COME ON.. It s a good thing they dont let food from outside the rink in the scorkeeper box or you would be eating too..LOL
Be good Fella's goaliem31 Cornish, NH
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| Feb 8th, 2011 04:06 PM IN RESPONSE TO:BY: WHINER I dont know you you dont know me but lets just play some hockey and stop all this complaining..This isnt a FUCKING REALITY SHOW. Yet I know there are some people in this league, that wish it was or they act like they want to take part in Reality SHOW..
MCd You should see an amazing game tonite if you just put down the ipod stop talking into the little microphone, and just run the damn clock......COME ON.. It s a good thing they dont let food from outside the rink in the scorkeeper box or you would be eating too..LOL
Be good Fella's Good repost!!! LOL
Let's Have Fun Boys!!! It's the best day of the week!!! hkydoc WRJ, VT
Registered: Jan 2004 Posts: 517
| Yah! Feb 8th, 2011 04:34 PM
Now THAT is the shit I've been talking about! Evidence that at least one Gambler actually read a write-up, and some ball busting back and forth, and even directed to ME! Wow. I'm impressed. Do they deliver wings to the scorebox?
McD WHINER woodstock, VT
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| WOW WHAT A GAME Feb 9th, 2011 03:52 PM
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