Nitro’s take back second in division with 7-3 win over Ghostriders

After the Dynamiters played an awesome game in Fernie and Logan-Hill prevented them from winning, Logan-Hill was the weakest link this game. He let in two goals on six shots, and was pulled after the first period.

But before we get too much into the game, did the Ghostriders think that wearing LA King style jerseys would make them cup champions? Switch back to your previous away jersey, they looked better.

Campanella and Sibbald opened the scoring. Sibbald, with his speed as usual, took advantage of an opening and buried the puck. And by the end of the first, the Nitro’s were up 2-1, despite being outshot 10-6. Richter left the game injured in the first, most likely when he was hit into the Fernie players bench gate. Those things gotta be more secure! It’s not the first time we have lost a player because of that gate.

Fernie changed their goalie in the second, since a .666% save percentage in a period isn’t all that stellar. However the goalie change didn’t matter, as the Nitro’s Becker scored within three minutes to start the second. Klingspohn and Rosolowsky also potted goals. But there were two other events, Johnston creamed someone from behind. And either out of being a coward or realizing he was done for the game, skated away from the injured player and wouldn’t face up to Martin, who was given a game misconduct for chasing around Johnston. Later, Revie received a bone-rattling check, and from my perspective it was clean. However he was down and out. I will not speculate on the injury or the process that caused it, because as what happened at the game, rumors spread like wildfire, and it is hard to know the truth.

In the third. Well the Nitro’s continued their scoring ways, and the Ghostriders continued their cheap shots. And the coach didn’t like that his players were being caught in the act. For example, both Gray and Thompson fell to the ice, and Thompson tried chopping Gray’s’ head off with his stick. Later Robertson retaliated to a hit and was called for hitting from behind (the second time the Ghostriders did this in the game, for the record) and was ejected. The coach lost it, not like the Grand Forks coach, but he lost it and was kicked out of the game.

After all was said and done, the Nitro’s won 7-3.

The Bulletin/Townsman reporter Trevor Crowly also summed it up nicely with his tweet:

Typical Fernie/Kimberley game. Two hospitalizations, lotsa goals and a few game ejections. 7-3 final for Nitros.

— Trevor Crawley (@tcrawls) December 30, 2013

The Nitro’s Player of the Game was Perpelitz. He skated seamlessly through the Fernie defense, delivered solid checks, scored a power play goal, and assisted on another. He’s skating with a lot of confidence.

Also a shout out to the mini-Nitro’s that played during the first intermission. too cute!