Official Press Release
		Killingworth Fans celebrate the Zrink Ball Championship

Glastonbury, CT June 10, 2005. ZRink - Killingworth Guppies Spring 2005 season.

June 10, 2005 - As the Guppies and Evil sports faced off last night for the Zrink Ball Championship many were unsure what to expect. The last time these two teams faced off the game was scarred with Penalties and cheap shots. The Game was never close as the Guppies went on to beat Evil Sports 9-1, however with the Championshipon the line Evil Sports was determined to make this a much closer game. ES would open up the scoring when Materkowski beat Guppies netminder Joe Linskey on the Sport's second shot of the game. The Guppies regroup and tied the game at one when Brian Kelly (2-1-3) fired a shot from the point that eluded ES goaltender Shawn Burke. Kelly would score again only moments later to give the fish the one goal lead. However, Evil Sports stepped up their game and rattled off the next three goals to give them the 4-2 lead late in the first half. The Guppies looked down and out but with .15 seconds remaining in the half Dan Pequita (2-2-4) scored to cut ES lead to one.

In the Second Half the Guppies were determined to regain the lead. However, Burke was solid in the ES net and turned aside several Guppie opportunities. At the 15:06 mark, Tim Poulin (1-1-2) tapped in a rebound past Burke to tie the game at four. Over the next three minutes the Guppies would take control of the game. At the 13:44 mark, Poulin set up Pequita for his second of the night. Just over a minute later Kelly found Jason Zito (1-2-3) alone in the high slot. JZ buried the one timer past Burke to give the Guppies the 6-4 lead. Evil Sports had several good scoring chances late but Linskey was flawless down the stretch.

Both teams played a strong spirit game with the none of the BS from their first contest. The Result was a great hockey game that was an instant classic. Look for a replay of the championship game on 6/11 at 7:00pm on ESPN Classic.

SIDE NOTES:

- Rob Murphy was a healthy scratch. Murph's scratch ties him with Mike Halle for the most missed games and the running for the Brian Blair Award. All individual awards will be announced later this weekend on the Spring 2005 page.

- Last night was Guppies Forward Craig Zito's final game with the team. After the game Zito skated around the rink waving to the Killingworth faithful. Fighting back tears Zito told reporters at the post game press conference "I've enjoyed my time here and I will miss my teammates, the game, and I'll miss the Fans. Thank you for all your support!"

-Friday's Championship game is an end of an Era in Killingworth Hockey history with the Guppies moving to puck next season. The Guppies final record in Ball since 1995 is 116-37-3.  Since joining the Zrink in 2002 the Guppies posted an amazing 77-9-0 record!

- The Blue Mile was rocking last night as part of route 81 from the Killingworth Circle to the Dunkin Doughnuts was closed as the residents celebrated the Guppies most recent championship. The Killingworth Resident Trooper reported several minor arrests but no major incidents. .

BOX SCORES:

First Half:

18:47 - Evil Sports - Goal - Materkowski (M. Lata)

16:05 - Guppies - Goal - Kelly (J. Zito)

14:41 - Evil Sports - Penalty - D. Lata (Rough)

10:37 - Guppies - Goal - Kelly (J. Zito)

  8:32 - Evil Sports - Goal - M. Lata (Green)

  4:27 - Evil Sports - Goal - Materkowski (D. Lata)

  3:17 - Evil Sports - Goal - D. Lata (M. Lata)

    :15 - Guppies - Goal - Pequita

Second Half:

15:06 - Guppies - Goal - Poulin (Pequita)

13:44 - Guppies - Goal - Pequita (Poulin)

13:17 - Evil Sports - Penalty - D. Lata (Trip)

13:08 - Guppies - Penalty - C. Zito (Trip)

12:25 - Guppies - Goal - J. Zito (Kelly, Pequita)

  6:22 - Guppies - Penalty - Carroll (Rough)

  6:22 - Evil Sports - Penalty - Materkowski (Rough)

Shots on Goal:

Guppies: 19

Evil Sports: 13