UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

Shitty Nordiques Host Tuckerdoodles

ODDS:	EVEN
OVER/UNDER:	12.5 Goals

The Nordiques have blown out the Tuckeroonies twice this season 8-2 and 11-2. That being said, the Nordiques may just be the worst team in all of Vermont as of late. I coach a house league mite team that has better understanding of how to play team hockey than the Nordiques have shown in the last month of hockey.

They recently were blown out by the Gamblers 11-3, the Whalers 5-1, the Brewers 7-4(which was not nearly as close as it sounds) and somehow squeeked by the lowly (1-10-0) Dead River squad 6-5. The Nordiques suck and need to figure something out.

Tuck on the other handily dispatched Dead River last wee 7-3. They took a 1-0 forfeit loss to the Brewers two weeks ago due to a scheduling conflict as the team mistakenly scheduled a group pedicure & manicure in Hanover that night. They also played run-and-gun hockey with the Whalers winning that one 9-6 in dramatic fashion.

Tuck has the tools to be competitive in this league, that is if the right cogs are in the lineup each week.

The Nordiques have blown out Tuck twice this season, like I said, but after the team's offensive leader (Jordy "McClavicle" McGee) went on the IR, they have lost their rhythm and can no longer dance.

This is a 6-6 tie and hockey Gods vomit all over themselves.

Nordiques Battle Tuck To 4-3 Win.

The Nords and Tuckies faced off in another UVHL classic that saw a fast, clean hockey game go down to the wire. The Nordiques were missing their star goaltender Johnny "Temper Tantrum" Turner, but saw some exceptional service from the Brewer's Matty "Batty" Albertazzi who stood tall and stopped 25 of 28 shots for the win.

Tuck saw a huge night from Brandon "Harry" Harrington who lit up Albertazzi and the Nordiques for all three goals. The Nordiques saw Greg "The Butcher" Marsh fillet Tuck's Benny "The Tower" Dower for a pair of goals. Both players earned first and second stars of the game respectively, and Albertazzi was honored with the third star for his performance.

Harrington scored just over eight minutes into the game from his BFF Josh "Cherry" Cherney who assisted on all three goals. Marshy cleaned up a rebound with 4:40 to play on a point shot from Shawn "McPimpin" McDermott that was tipped by Ian "Toothless" Coates.

On the ensuing faceoff at center ice, the Nordique's forwards turned the puck over at Tuck's blue line and proceeded to allow Tuck to attack 3-on-2 the other way. Cherney fed Harrington who patiently carried the puck in as his wingers crashed the posts, leaving Harrington all alone in the slot where he deposited the puck off the post and in as if he could do it with his eyes closed.

Eric "The Kriz" Krivitzky tied the game with 2:09 to play in the first period on a blooper goal where he dumped the puck in on net from the blue line. Tuck's goalie Benny Dower seemed to have a bit of a brain fart, came out to play it and watch it slide right past him into the net.

END OF THE FIRST: 2 apiece

Marshy scored the only goal of the second period and the Nordiques killed an abbreviated 5 on 3 to close out the period and maintain the lead.

END OF THE SECOND: Nordiques 3, Tuck 2

The Nordique's added an insurance goal with 12:04 to play on a "Fierce" Pierce Mayhew snipe. Dower shut down a breakaway attempt by Ian Coates with seven minutes to play, and then the Nordiques went into defensive mode trying to protect the two goal lead and Tuck turned up the offensive heat.

After a timeout called by Tuck with just under 5 minutes to play the Nordique's Kelly "Plus Minus Nightmare" Park was heard telling his team, "Just play smart, shut down Harrington, keep an eye on him, don't let him out of your sight." On the ensuing play Park definitely kept an eye on Harrington as he turned Park inside out down the near boards and beat Albertazzi five-hole to cut the Nordique's lead to 4-3.

Tuck couldn't add another goal to force the game into overtime, and the Nordique's road out the 1 goal lead to a win. The Nordiques needed that win after getting dismantled by the Gamblers last week, and despite the loss, Tuck played a solid game and shouldn't hang their heads.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
NDQ	14:25	Penalty	Racicot, Brian(3)	2 minutes for Holding
TCK	07:58	Goal	Harrington, Brandon (9)	Assist(s): Cherney, Josh(5)
NDQ	04:40	Goal	Marsh, Greg(5)	Assist(s): Coates, Ian(10) McDermott, Shawn(5)
TCK	04:16	Goal	Harrington, Brandon (10)	Assist(s): Cherney, Josh(6)
NDQ	02:09	Goal	Krivitzky, Eric(6)	Assist(s): McDermott, Shawn(6)
2nd PERIOD
NDQ	09:07	Goal	Marsh, Greg(6)	Assist(s): Coates, Ian(11)
NDQ	02:29	Penalty	Nightingale, Poli(2)	2 minutes for Body Checking
NDQ	00:41	Penalty	McGovern, Ryan(2)	2 minutes for Tripping
3rd PERIOD
NDQ	12:04	Goal	Mayhew, Pierce(9)	Assist(s): Racicot, Brian(7)
TCK	04:42	Goal	Harrington, Brandon (11)	Assist(s): Seely, Tyson(9) Cherney, Josh(7)

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kpark Quechee, VT Registered: Dec 2003 Posts: 724

Nordiques are in shambles Jan 10th, 2012 11:40 AM The Nords are going to turn things around tonight, back to hockey basics, shutdown hockey, man-coverage. Oh and I'm going to take my two-minutes for laying out Scotty Howard! Although...he's built like a shit brickhouse...or is it a brick shithouse. Anyways, I guess I'll have to Marchand him and go low. Good thing for me, I am the UVHL's "Shannanhammer", and will determine that I am not a repeat offender and give myself a $1.00 fine that will go to the UVHL Wounded Warriors fund (AKA Beer for the guys who got hurt). See you boys on the ice.