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Official Press Release |
- GUPPIES WIN AGAIN!!
OUTLASTING THE BIOHAZARD 7-3 -
8/27/03- The Killingworth Guppies faced off
Wednesday night against their B-League nemesis the Biohazard. The Biohazard
our one of only two teams ever to beat our beloved fish since their move
to the Zrink in 2002. It's a memory that drives the Gupps every time they
faceoff against the Hazard, including last night. The Guppies jumped to
a quick one goal lead as Tim Poulin (4-0-4) buried a Marc Crayton (0-3-3)
pass twenty one seconds into the game. The Guppies would strike again
when a fore checking Dave Armenia (0-1-1) created a turn over in the Biohazard's
zone which led to Brian Kelly's (2-1-3) first goal of the night. Moments
later the Biohazard would make it a one goal game when K. Bartos fired
a shot that eluded Joe Linskey. Both teams maintained a fast pace while
gaining several excellent scoring opportunities. Poulin would give the
Guppies a little more room heading into the half, scoring his second of
the night with time winding down. To start the Second Half the Biohazard's
Tomczyk tapped in a Linskey rebound to make it a one goal game. Again
Poulin answered, scoring the Hat Trick and giving the Guppies another
two goal lead. The Biohazard refused to go away as Healey scored to make
it 4-3. With the Guppies and the Biohazard becoming tired from the pace
of the game things became more physical. John Carroll and Tom Mierkiewicz
(1-0-1) both stepped up the physical play in the second. Which lead to
several Guppy opportunities and frustrated the Biohazard. Kelly and Poulin
would score again late in the the half to secure the Guppies victory.
However, the final nail in the coffin was when Mierkiewicz scored off
of a rebound with just over two minutes left in the game. The Guppies
and the Biohazard play game 2 of the their 3 game series next week at
8:00pm. Plenty of good seat available as well as game packages that give
you a reduced rate for the remainder of the three game series.
SIDE NOTES
- Rob Murphy and Brendan Leahy were both healthy scratches for Wednesday
nights game.
- Joe Linskey had originally made plans not to start for Wednesday nights
game, Joe has been battling an Sinus infection that burst his eardrum!
Despite his illness Linskey was solid in net, stopping 16 of 19 Bioharzard
shots.
- The NEW Team Jerseys are in!! Sponsor - Starpulse.com delivers quality
CCM jerseys for the newer players. The Jerseys should be ready for next
weeks game vs The Biohazard. It's nice to have a sponsor!!
- New Jerseys? How about new #'s - Tom Mierkiewicz has announced that
he will change his number from 33 to 7 when the new jerseys arrive. Sorry,
mom and dad but it's time to get junior a new Mierkiewicz jersey.
- Charlotte Pigeons (Killingworth's farm team) forward Kyle Bilafer is
scheduled to make an appearance in the coming weeks to meet with Guppie
officials about a potential call up for the playoffs. Bilafer is a solid
defensive forward and has been known to play defense.
BOX SCORES:
First Half:
19:39 - Goal - Poulin (Crayton)
16:58 - Goal - Kelly (Armenia)
6:55 - Penalty - Poulin (Interference)
4:33 - Goal - Poulin (Unassisted)
Second Half:
16:34 - Goal - Poulin (Unassisted)
9:40 - Penalty - Kelly (Tripping)
7:18 - Goal - Kelly (Unassisted)
4:11 - Goal - Poulin (Crayton, Pequita)
2:08 - Goal - Mierkiewicz (Kelly, Crayton)
Shot on Goal:
Guppies: 21
Biohazard: 19
The Killingworth Guppies
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