Dynamiters lose first game at home in OT

The Dynamiters saw their undefeated streak at home come to a halt as they lost 5-4 in overtime to the Creston Valley Thundercats.

Game Notes

• Nitro's Rookie, Jordan Roy, broke his collarbone in the game against Golden. (I missed the injury because I was out of town and at the mercy of Value Village Twitter updates)
• Tyson Brouwer suited up again, and has played every game so far (he's gotta be tired, well, I would be!)
• Our Yukon presence was not in the game

1st
The first period was exciting. There were hard hits (especially Kinnon's late period hit), there were pretty goals (cue the goals from Revie and Marchi), turnovers (which lead to the CV goal), and great goaltending. The Nitro's out shot the Cats 13-7.

2nd
This was a curious period. Despite controlling the play, the speed of the Thundercats and their sure grit, tied up the game. Creative play and intuitive passing led to the Klingspohn goal, which gave the Nitro's the lead. Marchi re-established the two goal lead. And then after Cats bowled over Brouwer (which last time that happened, someone was given a 2-min, game misconduct, and a 3-game suspension... but of course, no penalty was called), they scored with less than a minute left in the period.

3rd
I'm not sure how many times what should have been icing calls, were not. And then offsides were called on plays that were onside (as Buckley so demonstrated with the splits). Then Revie, who just came back from injury, was clubbed over the head (and guess what! No penalty!). The Nitro's skated for 19 minutes with the lead... and then those cats came back! You could just feel the deflation in the arena. The Cats were elated.

OT
The Cats completed their come back with a goal that can only be described as puzzling. I'm still trying to figure out the physics of it.

Nonetheless, the Nitro's still got a point out of the game.

Nitro's Player of the Game
Jared Marchi - Played well on the PP and PK, scored two goals.

Honorable Mentions
Trevor Van Steinburg - This forward turned defenseman got an A on the first goal of the game... and your mom signs my cheques at work.
Tyler Kinnon - Played a physical game, and delivered the hit of the game.
Jesse Wallace - I think he earned more points than awarded, but nonetheless, he was a creative nightmare for the Thundercats.

Further Reading
Boxscore