Around 500 people showed up at the Kimberley Civic Centre to watch the Kimberley Dynamiters and the Fernie Ghostriders face-off. Always a great match-up, and this game delivered.
There were fights, crunching hits, and beautiful goals. The Nitros continue to be dynamite on the powerplay (that's right, I'm punny). Fernie was unable to maintain any kind of lead. Only being able to hold a lead for 3:19, 3:24 and 0:25 after each goal. Yes, the Nitro's did not hold a lead until scoring in the last minute of the game. But what matters is the 'W', and the Nitro's earned it by playing clutch hockey.
The Nitro's player of the game was #21, Dylan Sibbald. While he did not earn a point in the match, his speed led to several chances and the drawing of a couple penalties, most importantly one that negated the remainder of five minute power play for Fernie.
Before I show some shots of the game, I first must draw attention to the Ghostrider's cave man, or neanderthal ways. The Ghostriders remind me a lot of the Philadelphia Flyers post-dead puck era, when the Flyers thought that big, tall, and not to mention slow, defenseman would scare opponents. Well it turns out that doesn't work, as Sibbald so showed off, you can just skate around them. But more to the point, how then, when a teams logic is based on the old-school-survival-of-the-fittest-is-that-the-biggest-and-bulkiest-wins, select it's captain? Just select the tallest looking person on the bench to be the alpha-male to lead the cavemen. Easy and simple logic.
Now to some shots of the game:
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| Subway winner just before the singing of the National Anthem |
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| Intermission, chance to win! |
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| Fernie's Oldelein being wrestled down by the Nitro's Stishenko |
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| Opening face-off for 3rd period |
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