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Official Press Release |
- THE STREAK IS OVER!!! GARY COLMAN REDUCES GUPPIES TO CHUM 10-4 -
Glastonbury, CT May 14th, 2003. ZRink - Killingworth Guppies spring 2003 season.
5/14/03 - The Streak is over. 27 games, 2 championships, 2 years, the
Killingworth Guppies haven't had this feeling in quite some time, the
feeing of losing a game. The Gary Coleman Project, like most Child actors
were fired up and ready to prove something Wednesday night. The GCP would
strike early and often taking the 1-0 lead just over one minute into the
game. They continued to pour on the pressure taking a 4-0 lead just over
five minutes in. " We just came out flat and it cost us" expained
Brian Mulcahy "I really blame myself" The Gupps would take a
another hit when star forward Jason Zito was highsticked in the face and
had to leave for the half. The Guppies tried to swim back into it when
Tim Poulin scored on a break away pass from Robert Murphy. Poulin was
still upset after the game about missed opportunities " I went 1-4
on break aways tonight, I really need to get those" Leading 4-1 the
GCP added to their lead but later Mulcahy buried a pass from Marc Crayton
late in the first half cutting back the lead again. With the score 5-2
at the Half and the Guppies controlling the play and out shooting the
GCP, there was a lot of high spirits about a Killingworth Come back. However,
just 12 seconds in to the second a weak GCP shot beat Joe Linskey on the
stick side. "That really took the wind out of our sails" explained
Guppies Captain Brian Kelly " You really can't blame Joe, he stood
on his head tonight and we really didn't offer much help" The Gupps
again tried to get back into the Game when Murphy scored his seventh goal
of the season. As they did all night long the GCP answered the Guppies
tally and held back any Guppies attempt of a come back. Late in the Second
the Gupps had little step in their fins as it became clear they were about
to lose their first game. "27-0 there aren't many teams out there
that could accomplish that" stated Marc Crayton "We knew this
day would come, I mean we are good but we can't win them all" John
Carroll added " None of our guys should have their heads d own, not
after what we have accomplished as a team the past two Years" he
continued "Tonight the GCP pulled us out of the water put is on the
hot deck and watched as we flipped around dying" The Guppies look
to start a new winning streak Wednesday night as the faceoff against the
Blue Devils at 700pm.
Side Notes:
- Brendan Leahy was a healthy scratch
- Wednesday nights game was the second worse loss in team history, the
worst game on July 29, 2001 vs the Juggernauts- 10-2. The game was the
Guppies first after the team ceased operations for 2 years.
- The Guppies out shot the GCP last night 37-29
Box Score:
First Half:
13:36 - Goal - Poulin (Murphy)
12:28 - Penalty - Mulcahy (Roughing)
2:38 - Goal - Mulcahy (Crayton)
Second Half:
15:56 - Penality - Mulcahy (Tripping)
11:19 - Goal - Murphy (Carroll, Zito)
10:12 - Goal - Poulin (Crayton, Kelly)
8:27 - Penalty - Mulcahy (Roughing)
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