Author Archive: Ben Sumner

Roller Schedule Released

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The Laurel C division will have some familiar faces as the 2007 roller season begins in a couple of weeks. The Squirrels will be reacquainted with Silver Spring, The 5 Holes, Chupacabras, Enigma and Mors ab Alto, and will face Washington Whale and the Swingers for the first time. The Squirrels will play these teams three times each, except for the Swingers, who they will only play twice.

A quick look at each team:

The Screaming Squirrels will make a push for a third championship in five years after adding high-scorer Chris Wautel from the 5 Holes to their roster.

Defending champs Enigma are expected to be a threat with new skater Mike Vogt, who also plays for the Dragons in the B Division, and used to play with the Shockwave on Sundays with Squirrels Kit Watson and Bob Sewell.

Silver Spring started strong last season then fizzled. If attendance is not an issue for this team, they can beat anyone at any time.

The 5 Holes, runner-ups two of the past three seasons, will have to step it up a notch as they not only play without Chris Wautel, but must overcome a couple of suspensions carried over from last season. However, they managed to pick up the league’s leading scorer, Greg Goldkind, after Goldkind’s team, Snipe, folded. Goldkind led the league in scoring by a wide margin last season.

The Chupacabras once in a while pull off a victory against a top-notch team, but typically finish in the middle of the pack. Two seasons ago they knocked off the heavily-favored Hurricanes to make it to the championship game before getting beat by the Squirrels

Unless Mors ab Alto added some scorers, they may be bottom-dwellers again.

Washington Whale comes from the weeknight B division. They have hard-nosed players and can skate with just about anyone, but an aging lineup has presumably slowed them over the years.

The Squirrels will no longer have to worry about Snipe, who folded after being told they would move up to the B division, or the Hurricanes, who requested to be moved back down to C. Also gone are the Bullhawks and Storm. The Squirrels know little about the Swingers.

The Squirrels team practice will be Thursday, April 12, at 8 p.m. All games this season will be in the Logsdon Pavilion, aka the back rink.

Squirrels Enter Heineken Ice Tournament

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The Screaming Squirrels are partnering with skaters from HNA’s Vipers and Laurel’s Panic to play in the Chesapeake Bay Adult Hockey Tournament at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel on April 13-15. They will play a minimum of three games.

2006-07 Ice Results and Stats

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Date W/T/L Result
10/14/2006 W
10/17/2006 L
10/22/2006 W
11/4/2006 L
11/7/2006 W
11/12/2006 W
11/15/2006 L
11/30/2006 L
12/3/2006 W
1/2/2007 W
1/19/2007 L
1/23/2007 W
1/28/2007 W
2/7/2007 L
2/17/2007 L
2/21/2007 W
3/5/2007 L
3/11/2007 T
3/18/2007 T
3/21/2007 W
3/27/2007 L

Assists are incomplete

NAME GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GWG
Adam Hughes 9 3 3 1
Ben Sumner 16 3 5 8
Brent Machado 20 13 1 14 1 2
Chi Pham 11 1 2 3
Chris Long 13 3 3 1 2
D. Richelsen 18 5 5 1
Don Marks 9 3 3
Ed Bager 16 10 6 16 2 1
Greg Wenograd 10 7 7
Matt Borlik 13 6 5 11 2
Paul Kobernick 12 4 4
Phil Van der Vossen 11 0 0
Rob Myers 15 13 5 18 3 3
Sergio Balatan 1 0 1 1
T. Richelsen 20 17 1 18 1 1
Wade Marks 5 1 1
Jon Magi 15 0 1 1
Brian Jackson 12 0 0
Charles Wolstein 17 0 1 1
Drew Thiemann 1 1 1 2

Goalies. Shots are incomplete

NAME GP MIN W L T SO GA GAA SV SV% Gametype
Drew Thiemann 15 7 6 2 0 45 regular
Brian Rimm 5 3 2 0 0 10 regular
Drew Thiemann 1 0 1 0 0 6 playoffs

Playoffs: Exit First 6, Squirrels 3

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The Screaming Squirrels’ hopes of a second consecutive ice championship ended abruptly Wednesday as they fell in the first round playoff game, 6-3, to Exit First.

Down 1-0 midway through the first period, Wade Marks tied the game a few minutes later at 1-1. Then Marks gave the Squirrels the lead in the second period, which the Squirrels held for more than 10 minutes. Then, with 8 seconds to go in the period, Exit First got a breakaway and tied the game at 2-2.

Then came the third period, and the Squirrels fell apart. Exit First scored three goals in four minutes for a 5-2 lead. Rob Myers scored for the Squirrels to cut the score to 5-3, but Exit First got an empty-netter with a minute remaining.

The Squirrels took no penalties, outshot Exit First 30-28, but were 0-4 on the power play. The Squirrels were without regulars Desi Richelsen, Matt Borlik, Phil Van der Vossen and Don Marks.

The Squirrels will now break for the summer. Several will be playing on the roller squad, and several will be playing ice for other teams. The Squirrels expect to be back for the winter league.

Squirrels to Play Exit First in Playoffs Tuesday

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The first round of the playoffs is set for the Squirrels. They will play Exit First, a team they split victories with this season. The Squirrels finished in 5th place, and avoided 6th after Gnu lost to the Nordiques, 7-1, Sunday. The playoff game is at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Patrick rink.