GUPPIES WIN THEIR B LEAGUE DEBUT 6-4 OVER THE QUICKSILVER

10/25/02-The Killingworth Guppies faced off for their new season Friday night, swimming in a bigger pond and against a very good QuickSilver team. The beginning of the game didn't flow the Guppies way as The Quicksilver started the scoring 12 seconds into the game. Two minutes into the game the Guppies found themselves looking at a 2-0 deficit. As if thing couldn't get any worse The Quicksilver scored again on there sixth shot of the game "I didn't even see the shot" explained a bewildered Joe Linskey. With this Guppie Slaughter well under way there was one guppy that said NO!!! Brian "Fong" Mulcahy(1-0-1) scored midway through the first to stop the bleeding. America's favorite fishes weren't dead yet....Jason Zito (3-0-3) scored a few minutes later and Brian Kelly (2-1-3) eventually tied the game on a break away. With the score tied at the 3 The Zito/Linskey show was about to begin. Zito scored again late in the first to give the Guppies the one goal lead at the break. He scored again in the second period on a great individual effort off a offensive end draw. Meanwhile, Joe Linskey was in the mist of his best performance ever in a Guppie's jersey as he turned away 36 out of the 40 Quicksilver shots. Time and time again Linskey saved the Guppies as the Quicksilver swarmed in their kitchen. As many of you know this reporter is not a Linskey fan but even I know that the Guppies won only because of Linskey's performance. Kelly later scored an Empty net goal late to secure the guppies first win of the new season. The Guppies face off next against Team Garcia, the defending B-League Champion. Game time is 7pm at the Z-Rink as always tickets are still available.

Side Notes:
-The Guppies Played shorthanded Friday night as Rob Murphy, Tim Gessner, and John Carroll were all scratched.
-Brian Kelly joined Tom Mierkiewicz and Mike Halle on Defense for the Guppies. Kelly last played Defense during the 2001 season.
-The Quicksilver played Team Garcia for the B league Championship last season. The Guppies play both teams in the first 2 games of the season...talk about being thrown into the fire!!!
-With Friday's win the Guppies still remained undefeated at the ZRink (13-0).

Fridays Goal Scores:
Zito- 3
Kelly- 2
Mulcahy- 1