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Cardigan Overcomes Slow Start, Beats Whalers 9-7 in Shootout

Cardigan has had a history of slow starts in the UVHL this season followed by a late charge to make the games interesting. Most notably their last game against the Whalers started as a 5-0 deficit that turned into an 8-7 loss and the Nordiques also started out a 5-0 hole that they fought back to an 8-6 loss. Bottom line is that they are deadly late in a game.

Tonight they did just what they do, going down 7-2 before storming back with 5 consecutive goals in the last 16 minutes of play forcing a shootout and taking a big win to get back to .500 on the season.

Owen Carpino was the catalyst again, but another player was pivotal in the win as well. Cardigan's Sophie Leclerc "was the best player on the ice" recalled a Whaler's player after the game. "She set up 3 or 4 goals, scored one herself and was all over the ice." LeClerc was even responsible for the game tying goal with under 2 minutes to play.

This was a high-scoring affair with every skater on the ice registering at least a point. Leading the way for the Whalers was Scotty "Too Hotty" Shaw with a goal and 4 assists, Dillon Pierce with a pair of goals and an assist and Tommy Crapser with a pair of goals.

Cardigan was powered by Carpino(3g, 1a), Graham Gauthier(2g) and a goal and pair of assists from both LeClerc & David McCusker.

Cardigan's goaltender Matty Albertazzi was soft early on and then came into his own as his team was turning things around. At the other end the Whaler's Kenny "LaArthritis" Lallier started strong, but both he and his team tired out and the youthful Cardiganians took advantage.

The game went to a shootout and both Carpino & David McCusker scored on Lallier and Scotty Shaw and Jay Zanleoni were stopped by Albertazzi.

Cardigan wins.

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
WHL	12:32	Goal	Crapser, Tom(3)	Assist(s): Zanleoni, Jay(9) Shaw, Scott(10)
WHL	09:23	Goal	Crapser, Tom(4)	Assist(s): Zanleoni, Jay(10) Pierce, Dillan (6)
CDG	05:07	Goal	Carpino, Owen(27)	Assist(s): Warrington, Chris(5)
2nd PERIOD
WHL	12:08	Goal	Zanleoni, Jay(10)	Assist(s): Shaw, Scott(11) Stallsmith, Jonathan(3)
WHL	11:19	Goal	Shaw, Scott(10)	Assist(s): Zanleoni, Jay(11) Johnson, Kirt(3)
CDG	10:31	Goal	Gauthier, Graham(8)	Assist(s): Flaherty , Andrew(5)
WHL	08:18	Goal	Pierce, Dillan (4)	Assist(s): Shaw, Scott(12) Gaede, Chuck(4)
WHL	06:56	Goal	Johnson, Kirt(2)	Assist(s): Shaw, Scott(13) Zanleoni, Jay(12)
WHL	02:37	Goal	Pierce, Dillan (5)	Assist(s): Zanleoni, Jay(13) Shaw, Scott(14)
CDG	00:44	Goal	Carpino, Owen(28)	Assist(s): Leclerc, Sophie(6)
3rd PERIOD
CDG	11:50	Goal	Carpino, Owen(29)	Assist(s): McCusker, David (1)
CDG	09:26	Goal	Gauthier, Graham(9)	Assist(s): Fitzgerald, Mike(2) Leclerc, Sophie(7)
CDG	08:46	Goal	McCusker, David (1)	Assist(s): Warrington, Chris(6)
CDG	01:56	Goal	Leclerc, Sophie(6)	Assist(s): McCusker, David (2) Carpino, Owen(5)
SHOOTOUT
CDG	1	Carpino, Owen		GOAL Scored on Ken Lallier
WHL	2	Zanleoni, Jay		SAVE BY Matt Albertazzi
CDG	3	McCusker, David		GOAL Scored on Ken Lallier
WHL	4	Shaw, Scott		SAVE BY Matt Albertazzi

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JTStally Hanover, NH Registered: Posts: 159	FInal Score Jan 6th, 2013 09:23 PM The final score of this game was 8-7 in a shootout, not 9-7. Cardigan won the shootout 2-0, but it did end in a shootout, so it was only worth one goal.