Tuesday 30 December 2014

Dynamiters lost 2-1 to Fernie Ghostriders in a game that had it all

The third game in a row for the two teams lived up to expectations. It was standing room only as more than 1,100 people jammed into the arena, apparently people were even turned away! Everyone in attendance was treated to a stellar game.

Game Notes
  • Korbyn Chabot (AP) dressed for his 3rd game
  • 17 players dressed
  • Injuries/Scratches: Campanella, Roy, Gordon, Van Steinburg, Hunt, Pagura
  • Brouwer started the game
1st
The period was fast and furious. Both goalies faced heaps of shots and great chances. As the period began to close, Georgopoulos scored for the Ghostriders, and they took a 1-0 lead into the break. The shots were 14-10 for Kimberley.

2nd
The highlight of this period was that after Peers gave the Riders a 2-0 lead, a chicken was tossed onto the ice. And not a frozen chicken, a living one! The webcast crew kept calling in the "Hosmer chicken" so I am sure there is a story there. But the officials didn't grab the chicken, they had Peers do it! The Ghostriders led in shots 11-8.

3rd
The third period is always dramatic between these two teams. First there was the webcast, which bugged out a little with a black screen and said the Dynamiters were winning 2-1.
Second. The Dynamiters looked like they would come back again. Saretsky scored a PP goal, and then with an almost identical timeline, the Nitro's were awarded more PP opportunities, but couldn't capitalize.
Third, injuries. This holidays series is always rough on both teams, which happened last year as well. Jowsey was the first Nitro player to go down with a hit to the face area (conflicting reports from it being a bruise on the jaw to a concussion), while I feel this hit could have warranted a penalty, it didn't happen and that's alright, these games are always hard hitting. Then Marchi went down, which I didn't see a hit, or anything for that fact, due to the camera angle. While I noted on twitter that these things unfortunately happen and happened last year, a freelance writer for the Fernie Free Press encouraged me to not point fingers. I wasn't. I appreciate when fans are sensitive, and I can understand why, because when the hit is illegal and causes injury, I am all over it, and sometimes when the injury is preventable, I am protecting my team. But as was the case last year when Revie was injured, I didn't complain, it was a clean hit. And I didn't complain or point fingers this time because reports say it was more an awkward spill than a hit. It was great to see the outpouring of support for Marchi:

I also questioned whether a situation like this with so little time left in the 3rd warranted playing the rest of the game the next time the two teams meet? Just wondering.

The Dynamiters tried to tie the game in the remaining time, but couldn't get it past the self-sacrificing Ghostrider D. The Dynamiters out shot the Ghostriders 12-8 this period.

And I think it is worthwhile to pull out a tweet from last year to summarize this holiday series (because Fernie also had a player go to the hospital)
Nitro's Player of the Game
Braden Saretsky - 1G

 Honorable Mention
Tyson Brouwer - 27 saves
Charles Dagostin - Stood up for teammates, but never took a penalty.

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