Nitro's lose 4-1 on the road to the Rockies

The Nitro's were handed their worst lost of the season while visiting Columbia Valley. And apparently no one showed up for the game, according to the boxscore. But my ticket indicated there was just over 125 people there.

I knew this game wasn't going to go well from the moment I got there. And here are my reasons:

• I was almost not allowed into the game despite having a league pass. I was then asked if the name on the card, W. W. Ohlhausen, was me. Mr. Ohlhausen is the league president. So of course I said no. And then I was lectured about how Invermere season passes don't work in Kimberley. Which I agreed. Any how. It was messy and awkward. Hopefully next time I cover an away game this won't happen. So this didn't bode well.
• Ironically the league president WAS in attendance at the game (could you imagine if I said yes to the earlier question?). And usually when the president of any organization watches, nothing goes according to plan.
• When you are tops in the division, and playing on the road, the home team usually brings their 'A' game. Which Rockies goalie, Justin Miller, did. He stopped 43 of 44 shots.
• More fans were watching and interested the CFL game on the TV then the actual game in front of them.
• And lady luck was not on the Nitro's side. No bounces went their way.

I think their is a current conspiracy at work. The Nitro's had a very efficient power play. However, the past couple of games they have gotten 8+ power play chances in each. There is a point where it just becomes ridiculous, and seems that the officials are trying to bring down the power play efficiency. "Let's call a penalty with barely any time left in the period so that they get less time on the attack." "If we call a penalty now when the Nitro's were just hacked at, then they will be hurt." "During the face-off, guide it towards the Rockies."

Anyway, enough of my ranting. Nitro's Player of the Game was Darren Martin, the captain. Each of his point shots had effort behind them, including his power play goal.

Here is a vid of one the power which will highlight the unlucky bounces, and then some pictures from their compressed arena.

Remember to check out the full boxscore.

Highlights of Nitro's 3-1 win over Columbia Valley

Nitro's Captain

The 'C' has finally ended up on someone's jersey!

It appears that Darren Martin is the team's captain, as the 'C' is on his pink jersey.

Nitro's remain undefeated at home with 3-1 win over Rockies

About 440 fans showed up for the Nitro's mid-week game against the Rockies. The fans were not disappointed as the Nitro's jumped to an early 1-0 lead with Shubert's goal.

During the second the Nitro's skated laps around the Rockies, as their four shots (their total for the first period as well) came late in the second.

I was able to catch the Nitro's PP goal on video:

While Sibbald did have two assists, and his speed down the ice led to the third goal of the game. The Dynamiters Player of the Game (again for me) was recently acquired Alex Dartnall. His 6'2" self was a force to be reckoned with, his physical play dominated his shifts which allowed him to stuff in the third goal of the game.

The view from behind the bench

 

2nd Intermission. Preview of the upcoming figure skating tournament in Kimberley

You can check out more photos from the game by Jon Righton. The full boxscore is available on the KIJHL website.

Team Photos are Posted

The team was taken out for picture day with photographer Jodi L'Heureux. It's a studly group.

Go to the team's facebook page for more.

Bid on Nitro's Pink Jersey's

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Kimberley Dynamiters are showing their support by wearing pink jersey's for the month. These jersey's are currently open for silent auction. All proceeds go to a local cancer society. Bidding closes November 2nd.

Check out the Kimberley Dynamiters page for the ways to bid, and for the latest bid amounts.

October 7 - KIJHL Power Rankings

Power rankings time again! Check out the past Power Rankings for an explanation of the points system. Added two new columns this week. LW is not for left wing, but last weeks standings. Diff is the difference between this weeks power rankings and the week priors, this way we can see who is climbing and who is falling. So the hottest team since the last rankings is Osoyoos, and coldest, North Okanagan.

Here are this weeks rankings:

	TEAM	GFA	Rank	GAA	Rank	SpecT	Rank	Save %	Rank	TOTAL PTS	LW	Diff
1	Kelowna Chiefs	3.78	8	2.67	4	114.7	1	0.923	4	17	3	2
2	Nelson Leafs	4.43	3	2.29	2	112.3	2	0.914	11	18	6	4
3	Kimberley Dynamiters	3.14	14	2.14	1	107.4	4	0.929	3	22	1	-2
4	Beaver Valley Nitehawks	4.00	5	2.43	3	100.9	11	0.922	5	24	2	-2
5	Kamloops Storm	4.44	2	3.11	6	107.5	3	0.893	15	26	4	-1
6	Summerland Steam	3.56	10	2.67	5	97.7	14	0.932	2	31	10	4
7	Fernie Ghostriders	4.13	4	3.25	10	103.1	9	0.916	10	33	7	0
8	Osoyoos Coyotes	4.00	7	3.11	7	98.7	12	0.916	9	35	16	8
9	Grand Forks Border Bruins	3.44	11	3.44	14	106.7	5	0.911	12	42	5	-4
10	Sicamous Eagles	2.44	17	3.22	9	93.6	16	0.940	1	43	13	3
11	Creston Valley Thunder Cats	5.11	1	4.00	16	103.8	8	0.883	18	43	12	1
12	Castlegar Rebels	4.00	6	3.80	15	104.5	7	0.886	17	45	9	-3
13	100 Mile House Wranglers	2.00	19	3.11	8	98.1	13	0.920	6	46	14	1
14	Chase Heat	3.56	9	3.33	11	96.8	15	0.908	13	48	11	-3
15	Columbia Valley Rockies	3.33	12	3.33	12	83.5	20	0.919	7	51	15	0
16	Revelstoke Grizzlies	2.00	20	4.00	17	101.0	10	0.917	8	55	17	1
17	North Okanagan Knights	3.25	13	3.38	13	90.1	19	0.899	14	59	8	-9
18	Golden Rockets	2.56	16	4.56	19	104.9	6	0.866	20	61	19	1
19	Spokane Braves	2.73	15	4.82	20	90.2	18	0.891	16	69	20	1
20	Princeton Posse	2.33	18	4.22	18	92.4	17	0.872	19	72	18	-2