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- Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:35 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Pivital Wednesday Night Game 4's
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8378
Re: Pivital Wednesday Night Game 4's
Looks like a convincing win for the Vipers tonight. Good for them to even the series at home. Has to be a confidence builder, especially when they out-scored, out-shot and played a more disciplined game relative to penalties. In London, meanwhile, no offensive punch from the Nats. 0-4 on the pp and ...
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:01 am
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Pivital Wednesday Night Game 4's
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8378
Re: Pivital Wednesday Night Game 4's
flyers and Port, I think you've pretty much nailed it. I've thought from the get-go that Sarnia would emerge on top from their series and nothing's changed my mind on that. London and Leamington is too close to call, but I have to give a slight edge to the Nats. They're up 2-1, heading home after a ...
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:59 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Sarnia up 2-1 in series
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6996
Re: Sarnia up 2-1 in series
Flyers or Nats will straighten this ca-ca out in the finals
- Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:09 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: flyers hang on to get back into series
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4076
Re: flyers hang on to get back into series
Worrad coming back would be a big boost. Will be good to have Wooley back, too. He was a factor vs Chatham (2 goals) and adds a little extra grit to the back-end. Having a full bench is only going to help. Weds promises to be a great game.
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:40 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: flyers hang on to get back into series
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4076
Re: flyers hang on to get back into series
This is the kind of game I expected in this series. Shot count was reasonable and close (24-30). Too many undisciplined penalties by both teams (7-8 each) which took some flow from the game. But otherwise both teams played well. A well-deserved win for the Flyers. Nats will bounce back in game 4.
- Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:42 am
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Flyers might be in trouble
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15073
Re: Flyers might be in trouble
We all know this series is a looong way from over. Setting aside the best outcome (i.e., shut out) the Nats have had in post-season, I was more impressed (in a bad way) at how poorly they played at times, particularly in the first when they were absolutely horrible. Obviously their PK did the job la...
- Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:06 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Flyers might be in trouble
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15073
Re: Flyers might be in trouble
All I'm going to say is what I said before: tonight would be different than Thursday night. The first period is the worst I've seen the Nats play all year. When your goalie is great, you can get away with it, apparently. The second was better and the buzzer beater broke their back. The Flyers now un...
- Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:53 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: London coach cries double standard
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6438
Re: London coach cries double standard
No argument here. Leamington clearly has an excellent team. Tonight is another hugely important game. Nats will have to play 60 minutes and 200-ft hockey to stand a chance. Goes without saying that Tugwell needs to continue to be the outstanding "human" that he's been so far. I'll be very ...
- Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:28 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: London coach cries double standard
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6438
Re: London coach cries double standard
Of course KT wants his turn in the O. And the deeper he carries this year's team into the post-season, the stronger his already strong resume will be -- rightly so with such a young team punching above its weight. He and the GM have a legit West Div championship contender on their hands THIS season,...
- Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:35 am
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: London coach cries double standard
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6438
Re: London coach cries double standard
I was a disappointed in Thomson's comments, too, given that past London teams have been stacked with older players brought in on trades. In the West div, London has the advantage of being a large population centre in which the rights to local kids are automatically owned by the Nats -- players can't...
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 7:04 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Justin Tugwell
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15385
Re: Justin Tugwell
Oh, Porty, you are clever. London winning the series. And I predict they will play better on home ice, where they beat the Flyers last time they met. Guess we'll both find out tomorrow. But despite all the drama in Chatham that continues to torment you, tomorrow, it will still be the case that Londo...
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:50 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Justin Tugwell
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15385
Re: Justin Tugwell
Thanks for setting me straight on rink size, RG and flyers2011... I appreciate standing corrected on my facts and should have known better that both are identically O-sized. Clearly I was optically deluded... which I know Port feels I may also be on several matters of perception and opinion. That's ...
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:18 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Justin Tugwell
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15385
Re: Justin Tugwell
For the most part, Flyers controlled the play -- as they tend to do in their home barn. Their ice is enormous and they have the speed, skill and experience to know how to play it to their advantage. They only lost twice during reg season at home so letting the Nats steal the home-opener is a big dea...
- Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:23 am
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Justin Tugwell
- Replies: 26
- Views: 15385
Re: Justin Tugwell
Great goaltending and lucky bounces won it for the Nats tonight. Will be a different game in London on Saturday. 70 shots stopped and the peanut gallery is still whining about kicked posts... some people's kids just crack me up
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:33 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Top Coaches in the West
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4870
Re: Top Coaches in the West
I think Kelly Thomson's stock has just risen now that his young Nats have knocked off the Maroons. Next up: Leamington.
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:21 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Maroons eliminated
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2561
Re: Maroons eliminated
Sad way to end for those boys. Great players, each and every one. I had Chatham pegged to win the West...
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:17 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Round 2 predictions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7198
Re: Round 2 predictions
Wardsville is wise.
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:15 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Round 2 Predictions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3640
Re: Round 2 Predictions
Predictions are a mugs game, but I'll play. It will be Sarnia and London playing for the division title after they each go through 6 or 7 game series in the semis. Leamington better gird their loins... their real post-season is now about to get underway.
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:10 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Mighty Maroons eliminated in First Round
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7096
Re: Mighty Maroons eliminated in First Round
Maroons badly outplayed, which was surprising. That Patterson started was surprising, too. But he played well and kept them in it. Shots told the story tonight. Hats off to the Nats for a decisive win in a low-scoring game against the league's most offensive club.
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:05 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Chatham forces game 6
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14781
Re: Chatham forces game 6
Notwithstanding masturbating fans and the moron in a red jacket and ball cap who sits beside Chatham's owner bellowing like an ape every time a Maroon gets checked (seriously, buddy, you need to know that you look and sound like a fool...), I find Chatham fans merely enthusiastic. They've got a clas...
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:48 am
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Chatham forces game 6
- Replies: 23
- Views: 14781
Re: Chatham forces game 6
Agreed. Great game. Hats off to Ford on the shorty. Bessette the better goalie tonight. Whooley, despite his beauty slapper to tie the game, embarrassed himself and the team with his antics in the third. Out of character. Otherwise a great game. Saturday night, here we come.
- Fri Mar 06, 2015 10:18 am
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Maroons one loss away from elimination
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15849
Re: Maroons one loss away from elimination
In an effort to change the channel away from certain fans' incessant whining about the net going off its pegs (get over it, already... it's NOT the reason why Chatham is down 3 games to 1) what I saw happening in game 4 was the Maroons starting to juggle their lines and using their size to drive the...
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:33 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Maroons one loss away from elimination
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15849
Re: Maroons one loss away from elimination
:lol: Gutsy win by Chatham and the bounces went their way. They capitalized on two glaring defensive lapses by the Nationals. Notwithstanding those 2 fatal mistakes, London was the better team tonight. Bessette played well enough but in the end let four by him and proved to be only marginally better...
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 2:19 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Maroons one loss away from elimination
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15849
Re: Maroons one loss away from elimination
So far, so good, shady... I would agree they have shown a lot of class, especially given the level of frustration they must be feeling. Apart from the one fight and Ford spearing incident late in game 3, it's been what I would describe as a gritty series, but not (too) dirty. Just hope it stays that...
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:04 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Maroons one loss away from elimination
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15849
Re: Maroons one loss away from elimination
Chatham Daily News is reporting Bessette has finally received the nod to start in Game 4. Good for him and for his teammates, and good luck to both teams. Has the makings of another great game. Whatever the outcome, hopefully it will be largely free of controversy and whining about poor officiating,...
- Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:07 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Nationals stun Maroons in opener
- Replies: 43
- Views: 27305
Re: Nationals stun Maroons in opener
Just a good old fashioned upset. Maroons have been over-rated and the Nationals under-rated. Had Morgan been on the ice and Bessette in the net, well, may have been a very different story right now... or maybe not. We'll never know.
- Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:55 am
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Nationals stun Maroons in opener
- Replies: 43
- Views: 27305
Re: Nationals stun Maroons in opener
RG makes a good point. That's often what happens when a team starts to implode and lose confidence in itself, especially when it has many skilled players who **think** they can do it all by themselves -- but can't. Proof is in the pudding when you consider the fact that, Chatham's lone goal came fro...
- Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:47 am
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Maroons one loss away from elimination
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15849
Re: Maroons one loss away from elimination
Here are three other problems: London has better coaching, goal-tending and heart.
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:10 pm
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Big Sunday Night
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9523
Re: Big Sunday Night
Bessette will start and play well. Maroons will come out hard and punish the Nats in the first. If Nats keep it close, they'll win the second period. Third period is anyone's guess. Tonight could be the first OT. If Nats prevail, the whining from certain Maroon fans on this forum will be high-pitche...
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:29 am
- Forum: Western Ontario Junior B Hockey Forum
- Topic: Nationals stun Maroons in opener
- Replies: 43
- Views: 27305
Re: Nationals stun Maroons in opener
What will you guys whine about when the Nats win a third game? Blaming the refs for a loss is a lame excuse, and REAL hockey people know it. The Flyers offence played well last night, getting four goals (season average), three of which came from their top line. Problem is, the Nats scored five times...