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Roller: Squirrels Hold On for The Win

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Heading into the 2nd half of the Squirrels Tuesday night match v. The Real C Team, things were looking tense for the Squirrels as they clung to a precarious one touchdown lead.  Try as they may, the Real C Team goalie stonewalled the Squirrels on opportunity after opportunity to keep the game within a single touchdown. As a result, an elated Jeff Ford celebrated with great emotion as he notched the 11th goal of the game to put the Real C Team down by another field goal.  Meanwhile, on the other end of the rink, Stu Miller had a spectacular night in net, stopping close to 50% of the 2 shots on goal he faced.  “I was seeing the puck real well tonight and had all of my angles covered.” said Miller after the game.  Despite the close score, Vice President and General Manager Ben Sumner reported that Tuesday night’s victory was the most lopsided victory in Squirrels history.

The Gardens IH – Patrick      Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Squirrels 13 The Real C Team 1
Game Details
Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 Total
Squirrels 7 6 13
The Real C Team 0 1 1
Squirrels 31
The Real C Team 6
Scoring Summary
Period 1
Squirrels – Jeff Ford (unassisted) , 1:07
Squirrels – Donald Marks Jr. (Mark Tessar, Desmond Richelsen) , 4:09
Squirrels – Jeff Ford (unassisted) , 5:14
Squirrels – Mark Tessar (Robert Myers) , 9:47
Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Kyle Gassert, Juan Carlos Canchasto) , 11:21
Squirrels – Robert Myers (Juan Carlos Canchasto, Donald Marks Jr.) , 14:11
Squirrels – Chi Pham (unassisted) , 15:04
Period 2
The Real C Team – Brian Pansini (Shawn Kozlov, Ryan Meeks) , 3:42
Squirrels – Mark Tessar (Robert Myers, Donald Marks Jr.) , 7:38
Squirrels – Mark Tessar (Kyle Gassert, Donald Marks Jr.) , 10:03
Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Jeff Ford) , 10:50
Squirrels – Jeff Ford (Desmond Richelsen, Chi Pham) , 11:15
Squirrels – Jeff Ford (Mark Tessar) , 15:41
Squirrels – Chi Pham (Jeff Ford, Mark Tessar) , 16:38
Penalties
Period 1
Squirrels – Mark Tessar – (Holding Minor), 2 min , 7:27
Period 2
(no penalties)

Rosters
Squirrels The Real C Team
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
38 Stuart Miller 34 6 5
Name Min Shots Saves
1 Ryan Meeks 34 31 18
Players
# Name G A Pts PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks Jr. 1 3 4 0 1
4 Chi Pham 2 1 3 0 0
5 Jeff Ford 4 2 6 0 0
9 Juan Carlos Canchasto 0 2 2 0 0
18 Robert Myers 1 2 3 0 0
21 Desmond Richelsen 2 2 4 0 0
25 Kyle Gassert 0 2 2 0 0
55 Paul Patrinicola 0 0 0 0 0
99 Mark Tessar 3 3 6 2 0
# Name G A Pts PIM GWG
3 Jeff Lukeski 0 0 0 0 0
11 Shawn Kozlov 0 1 1 0 0
26 Brian Pansini 1 0 1 0 0
42 Benjamin Walz 0 0 0 0 0
68 Scott Hartsock 0 0 0 0 0
71 Han Yoon 0 0 0 0 0
Staff
Other Facts
Referee
Default Referee, William Hamele, Hector RosarioScore Keeper
Alyssa Walker

High Rollers 7, Squirrels 6

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Consistently Horrendous Officiating Dooms Squirrels

They fought their way through numerous non-called hooks, holds, trips and body checks and managed to kill off a handful of laughable penalties, but in the end it was too much for the Squirrels to overcome, losing 7-6 to the High Rollers.  Referee Jason Harab got things started early in the first period when he called Squirrels back-up goalie Bob Sewell for throwing his stick even though in reality it was knocked from his hands by an opposing player and Harab admitted to Sewell that he didn’t even see what happened, he just saw the stick laying there.  The High Rollers opted for the penalty shot, which Sewell subsequently stopped.

The low point of the night came when the Squirrels forward Rob Myers carried the puck down the left wing boards.  High Rollers defender Jason Banks lost his hockey stick so he decided to skate at and into Myers and knock him over instead.  He certainly accomplished this, leaning in with his knee and hip and flipping Myers into the air.  Referee Harab standing right there with no clue what interference, roughing, charging, or kneeing are in a non-checking league, let play continue.  Referee Tom Latona, trailing the play was under the mistaken belief that Banks was somehow trying to retrieve his hockey stick which was nowhere near Myers.  Myers initially went after Banks following the non-call hipflip check, and Stu Miller subsequently informed Harab that he was a major league retard.  Consequently, the Squirrels instead of getting the powerplay they deserved out of the hit on Myers got a 2 man penalty kill.  Other comical but pathetic officiating moments included Jeff Ford skating about 6 feet dragging along a High Rollers player who firmly had his hockey stick hooked onto or under Ford’s shoulders and underarm area; the call? – none of course.

Despite the consistently horrific officiating, the Squirrels managed to maintain or regain their composure, fighting their way back to a tie or to within a goal at several points in the game.  Down by a goal with a minute left, the Squirrels attempted to pull the goalie, however, they couldn’t maintain possession of the puck deep in the zone long enough to get Sewell to the bench.  The game ended with the High Rollers running out the clock with puck possession.

Game Details
Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 Total
Squirrels 3 3 6
High Rollers 3 4 7
Squirrels 32
High Rollers 28
Scoring Summary
Period 1
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Kyle Gassert (unassisted) , 3:53
High Rollers – Michael Koszyk (unassisted) , 5:10
High Rollers – Mike Glass (Jason Banks) , 8:10
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Jeff Ford (Mark Tessar) , 12:25
High Rollers – Benjamin Gottlieb (powerplay) (Michael Koszyk, Michael Bender) , 14:51
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Mark Tessar (Chi Pham) , 16:11
Period 2
Squirrels – Stuart Miller (unassisted) , 0:17
High Rollers – Michael Bender (Mike Glass) , 6:06
High Rollers – Michael Bender (shorthanded) (Michael Koszyk) , 8:27
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Stuart Miller (Robert Myers, Chi Pham) , 10:16
High Rollers – Mike Glass (benjamin gottlieb) , 12:23
High Rollers – Benjamin Gottlieb (Michael Bender) , 13:49
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Paul Patrinicola (unassisted) , 14:24
Penalties
Period 1
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Robert Sewell – (Holding Minor), 2 min , 6:02
Squirrels – Stuart Miller – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct Minor), 2 min , 13:30
Squirrels – Robert Myers – (Cross Checking Minor), 2 min , 13:30
Period 2
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Benjamin Sumner – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 3:30
High Rollers – Andrew Graves – (Holding Minor), 2 min , 6:44

Rosters
Squirrels High Rollers
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
1 Robert Sewell 34 28 21
Name Min Shots Saves
4 Justin Weston 34 32 26
Players
# Name G A Pts PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks Jr. 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chi Pham 0 2 2 0 0
5 Jeff Ford 1 0 1 0 0
18 Robert Myers 0 1 1 2 0
19 Benjamin Sumner 0 0 0 2 0
25 Kyle Gassert 1 0 1 0 0
38 Stuart Miller 2 0 2 2 0
55 Paul Patrinicola 1 0 1 0 0
99 Mark Tessar 1 1 2 0 0
# Name G A Pts PIM GWG
2 Timothy Platoff 0 0 0 0 0
3 Andrew Graves 0 0 0 2 0
15 Patrick O Connell 0 0 0 0 0
16 Pete Bartolomeo 0 0 0 0 0
18 Jason Banks 0 1 1 0 0
21 Nicholas Christhilf 0 0 0 0 0
24 Michael Bender 2 2 4 0 0
28 Mike Glass 2 1 3 0 0
88 Benjamin Gottlieb 2 1 3 0 1
96 Michael Koszyk 1 2 3 0 0
Staff
Other Facts
Referee
Default Referee, Tom Latona, Jason HarabScore Keeper
Ilana Elfassi

Squirrels 8, Laughing Skulls 3

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Maybe it was a lingering Saturday night hangover or perhaps it was the old geezer officiating with Bruce Bagley, but heading into the 3rd period of Sunday’s early afternoon game against the Laughing Skulls, the Squirrels had drawn more penalty calls than they had scored goals.  Defenseman and former league penalty minute leader, Dan Carter, made a strong case that he deserves the title once again this year.  However, after his 4th minor penalty in the 2nd period he was excused from the game by league rule.  Carter, now tied for 2nd with the Skulls’ Francis Conlon at 72 PIM only trails the Vikings’ Eddie Ryland by 2 PIM for the league lead.  “I was kinda hoping they would throw a 10 in there somewhere”, said a dejected Carter after the game. “But you can’t make them change the call.”

With Carter out of the way, the Squirrels managed to calm down in the penalty department and clung precariously to a 5-3 lead in the 3rd period built on goals by Jason Nehmer, Matt Brolik, Dan Carter, Don Marks, and Paul Patrinicola.  Pesky hothead Eddie Zaruba had managed to strike for a pair in addition to a goal by Anthony Campanella to keep the Skulls within striking distance.  That’s when Squirrels forward Tony Richelson took matters into his own hands, first skating past everyone for an easy powerplay goal around the halfway mark of the period and scoring again a little more than 2 minutes later after Borlik netted his 2nd goal of the afternoon.  From there it was lights out for the Skulls.

The Gardens IH – Resor      Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:23 pm
Screaming Squirrels 8 Laughing Skulls 3
Game Details
Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
Screaming Squirrels 3 2 3 8
Laughing Skulls 2 1 0 3
Squirrels 30
Laughing Skulls 21
Scoring Summary
Period 1
Laughing Skulls Bronze 2 – Eddie Zaruba (Fred Newton) , 0:34
Screaming Squirrels – Jason Nehmer (Desmond Richelsen) , 9:16
Laughing Skulls Bronze 2 – Anthony Campanella (unassisted) , 14:48
Screaming Squirrels – Matthew Borlik (Anthony Richelsen) , 14:57
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter (powerplay) (unassisted) , 15:00
Period 2
Screaming Squirrels – Donald Marks Jr. (shorthanded) (Robert Valdes) , 9:38
Screaming Squirrels – Paul Patrinicola (powerplay) (Matthew Borlik, Desmond Richelsen) , 11:18
Laughing Skulls Bronze 2 – Eddie Zaruba (john lozupone) , 14:26
Period 3
Screaming Squirrels – Anthony Richelsen (powerplay) (unassisted) , 8:32
Screaming Squirrels – Matthew Borlik (Jason Nehmer) , 9:37
Screaming Squirrels – Anthony Richelsen (unassisted) , 10:59
Penalties
Period 1
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 5:08
Laughing Skulls – Anthony Campanella – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 5:08
Laughing Skulls – John Lozupone – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 5:36
Laughing Skulls – Eddie Zaruba – (Hooking Minor), 2 min , 9:16
Laughing Skulls – Douglas Church – (Hooking Minor), 2 min , 11:55
Screaming Squirrels – Kyle Gassert – (Body Checking Minor), 2 min , 12:20
Laughing Skulls – Kevin Cox – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 12:37
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter – (Holding Minor), 2 min , 13:32
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter – (Slashing Minor), 2 min , 13:32
Laughing Skulls – Fred Newton – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 13:32
Period 2
Laughing Skulls Bronze 2 – Anthony Campanella – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct Misconduct), 10 min , 5:08
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct Minor), 2 min , 5:08
Laughing Skulls – Anthony Campanella – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct Minor), 2 min , 5:08
Screaming Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 7:52
Laughing Skulls – Douglas Church – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 10:24
Laughing Skulls – Patrick Herwig – (Slashing Minor), 2 min , 10:58
Period 3
Laughing Skulls Bronze 2 – John Lozupone – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 2:36
Laughing Skulls – Douglas Church – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 8:02

Rosters
Screaming Squirrels Laughing Skulls
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
30 Eric Coulson 45 21 18
Name Min Shots Saves
1 Herb Malveaux 45 30 22
Players
# Name G A Pts PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks Jr. 1 0 1 0 1
5 Robert Valdes 0 1 1 0 0
12 Anthony Richelsen 2 1 3 0 0
17 Daniel Carter 1 0 1 8 0
21 Desmond Richelsen 0 2 2 2 0
25 Kyle Gassert 0 0 0 2 0
28 Matthew Borlik 2 1 3 0 0
55 Paul Patrinicola 1 0 1 0 0
61 Tero Moberg 0 0 0 0 0
88 Jason Nehmer 1 1 2 0 0
# Name G A Pts PIM GWG
3 Mike Ohanian 0 0 0 0 0
4 Patrick Herwig 0 0 0 2 0
5 Kevin Cox 0 0 0 2 0
9 Fred Newton 0 1 1 2 0
10 Eddie Zaruba 2 0 2 2 0
16 Justin Panzer 0 0 0 0 0
18 Douglas Church 0 0 0 6 0
19 Christopher Tucker 0 0 0 0 0
31 John Lozupone 0 1 1 4 0
39 Anthony Campanella 1 0 1 14 0
42 Vladimir Semendyai 0 0 0 0 0

Squirrels 9, Nordiques 2

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Squirrels Begin A New Era, Continue Dominance

Thursday’s game against the Nordiques marked the beginning of the post-Mike Bronson era for the Screaming Squirrels.   Bronson, who spent 3 seasons with the Squirrels, amassed a whopping 59 goals and 95 points as part of the Gold and Black.  Rumors surfaced earlier in the week that as a gesture of good faith Bronson left the Squirrels a nut before heading to Chicago and presented it to Vice President and General Manager Ben Sumner.  However Sumner, who was vacationing on the West Coast, was not available for comment.

The Squirrels would need no superstar power on this night as they jumped to a multi-goal lead by the 2nd period and initiated the running clock rule about half-way through the 3rd.   Chris Wautel, recently called up from the team’s minor league affiliate, struck for 2 goals and 4 points in the first period alone.  Although not managing to put the puck in the net, defenseman Kyle Gassert was effective in using the puck at knocking down and knocking out several Nordiques who already had a short bench.  One Nordique player had to leave the game with a busted finger from a Gassert slapshot.  At the other end of the ice, Squirrels goalie Eric Coulson managed to stop most of the dozen or so shots that trickled his way, however, Nordiques star Hector Rosario managed to sneak one in through the 5 hole and Regan Sweeney put in the 3rd period’s lone goal past Coulson as well.

The Gardens IH – Resor      Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Nordiques 2 Screaming Squirrels 9
Game Details
Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
Nordiques 1 0 1 2
Screaming Squirrels 4 5 0 9
Nordiques 16
Squirrels 43
Scoring Summary
Period 1
Screaming Squirrels – Tero Moberg (Paul Patrinicola, Chris Wautel) , 1:24
Screaming Squirrels – Chris Wautel (Kyle Gassert, tero moberg) , 7:21
Screaming Squirrels – Robert Valdes (tero moberg, Chris Wautel) , 7:55
Nordiques – Hector Rosario (Regan Sweeney) , 8:12
Screaming Squirrels – Chris Wautel (tero moberg) , 10:49
Period 2
Screaming Squirrels – Anthony Richelsen (shorthanded) (Robert Valdes) , 3:07
Screaming Squirrels – Robert Valdes (tero moberg, Chris Wautel) , 3:55
Screaming Squirrels – Tero Moberg (Chris Wautel, Matthew Borlik) , 4:12
Screaming Squirrels – Donald Marks Jr. (Robert Myers, Matthew Borlik) , 6:32
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter (tero moberg) , 13:49
Period 3
Nordiques – Regan Sweeney (unassisted) , 5:15
Penalties
Period 1
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter – (Interference Minor), 2 min , 1:50
Nordiques – Hector Rosario – (Elbowing Minor), 2 min , 12:08
Period 2
Screaming Squirrels – Paul Patrinicola – (Holding Minor), 2 min , 1:29
Screaming Squirrels – Kyle Gassert – (Tripping Minor), 2 min , 10:25
Period 3
Nordiques – Hector Rosario – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 5:15
Nordiques – Don Brodnax – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 5:15
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter – (Roughing Minor), 2 min , 5:15

Rosters
Nordiques Screaming Squirrels
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
31 Terri Ball 45 43 34
Name Min Shots Saves
30 Eric Coulson 45 16 14
Players
# Name G A Pts PIM GWG
2 Sarah Bucior 0 0 0 0 0
19 Mike Dunlap 0 0 0 0 0
23 Don Brodnax 0 0 0 2 0
27 Walt Bender 0 0 0 0 0
28 Melissa Frederick 0 0 0 0 0
32 Tom Swindell 0 0 0 0 0
42 Trevor Frederick 0 0 0 0 0
72 Hector Rosario 1 0 1 4 0
89 Regan Sweeney 1 1 2 0 0
# Name G A Pts PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks Jr. 1 0 1 0 0
4 Chi Pham 0 0 0 0 0
5 Robert Valdes 2 1 3 0 1
12 Anthony Richelsen 1 0 1 0 0
17 Daniel Carter 1 0 1 4 0
18 Robert Myers 0 1 1 0 0
25 Kyle Gassert 0 1 1 2 0
28 Matthew Borlik 0 2 2 0 0
55 Paul Patrinicola 0 1 1 2 0
61 Tero Moberg 2 5 7 0 0
77 Jeff Headlee 0 0 0 0 0
96 Chris Wautel 2 4 6 0 0

Squirrels 10, Piranhas 4

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There were more Squirrels at Thursday night’s game versus the Piranhas than you’d find at a bird feeder overflowing with seed, and Piranhas backup goalie Greg Mumma played the best game of his career through 22 minutes of play, but none of that could stop the Squirrels from improving to an incredible 15-1-0 with a 10-4 victory at the Patrick Rink.  “I think the goalie gave up after I ran him over and scored a goal”, said Squirrels ringer Mike Bronson after the game. “But that’s what you gotta do, crash the goalie.”  Bronson had a relatively quiet night scoring only 3 goals and assisting on 2 others.  When asked about the goal, a visibly upset and dazed Mumma said, “They said ‘your mamma’ after the goal- ha ha, real funny.”  However other players on the ice reported only hearing someone say “You OK Mumma?”  Mumma denied allegations that he was only there to once again prove that the Squirrels should be playing in the B league.

Things didn’t start out well for the Squirrels, who gave up the first goal of the game, then fell behind again early in the 2nd period after relinquishing two quick goals within the first 2 minutes of the period.   Halfway through the 2nd period though the Squirrels got things rolling as Bronson got physical with Mumma sparking the beginning of a Squirrels scoring spree.  The Squirrels netted the game’s next 6 goals and outscored the Piranhas 8-1 over the remainder of the game.  Six different players scored for the Squirrels during that stretch, illustrating what a true team effort the win was.  Piranhas scoring threat John Kucharski was a non-factor the 2nd half of the game, being shut down by the Squirrels defense and goalie Eric Coulson.  “I thought we played a well disciplined game, controlling the puck and staying out of the penalty box,” said the Squirrels coach.

Game Details

 

 

3 Stars:

1st Star

Mike Bronson

  

2nd Star

Bob Valdes

3rd Star

Greg Mumma

 

 
  The Gardens IH – Patrick      Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:19pm
Piranhas 4 Screaming Squirrels 10

 

 Game Details
 Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
Piranhas 1 2 1 4
Screaming Squirrels 2 4 4 10
Piranhas 18
Screaming Squirrels 35

 

 Scoring Summary
Period 1
Piranhas – John Kucharski (unassisted) , 1:33
Screaming Squirrels – Jason Nehmer (Desmond Richelsen) , 2:27
Screaming Squirrels – Desmond Richelsen (Michael Bronson) , 14:23
Period 2
Piranhas – John Kucharski (Brian Neall, Dave Beauchamp) , 0:18
Piranhas – Alexander Baddock (David Quigley) , 1:23
Screaming Squirrels – Michael Bronson (unassisted) , 7:27
Screaming Squirrels – Anthony Richelsen (Robert Myers) , 10:36
Screaming Squirrels – Michael Bronson (unassisted) , 10:49
Screaming Squirrels – Robert Valdes (Michael Bronson) , 13:24
Period 3
Screaming Squirrels – Chi Pham (Jason Nehmer) , 5:43
Screaming Squirrels – Michael Bronson (unassisted) , 7:36
Piranhas – Scott Zabinsky (John Kucharski) , 8:52
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter (Chi Pham) , 10:09
Screaming Squirrels – Tero Moberg (Chi Pham) , 14:43

 

Penalties
Period 1
Screaming Squirrels – Daniel Carter (Tripping), 2 min , 9:20
Period 2
Piranhas – Dave Beauchamp (Roughing), 2 min , 2:25
Screaming Squirrels – Matthew Borlik (Roughing), 2 min , 2:25
Piranhas – Brian King (Cross Checking), 2 min , 7:27
Piranhas – John Kucharski (Body Checking), 2 min , 14:20
Piranhas – Brian King (Roughing), 2 min , 14:41
Period 3
Piranhas – Dave Beauchamp (Slashing), 2 min , 7:36

 

Rosters
Piranhas Screaming Squirrels
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
37 Sub Goalie Mumma 45 35 25
Name Min Shots Saves
30 Eric Coulson 45 18 14
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
1 Alexander Baddock 1 0 1 0 0
9 Daniel Clarke 0 0 0 0 0
12 John Kucharski 2 1 3 2 0
14 Dave Beauchamp 0 1 1 4 0
16 Robert Hands 0 0 0 0 0
24 Brian King 0 0 0 4 0
25 Scott Zabinsky 1 0 1 0 0
41 Steve Bamonti 0 0 0 0 0
68 David Quigley 0 1 1 0 0
81 Brian Neall 0 1 1 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Donald Marks Jr. 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chi Pham 1 2 3 0 0
5 Robert Valdes 1 0 1 0 0
8 Michael Bronson 3 2 5 0 1
12 Anthony Richelsen 1 0 1 0 0
17 Daniel Carter 1 0 1 2 0
18 Robert Myers 0 1 1 0 0
21 Desmond Richelsen 1 1 2 0 0
25 Kyle Gassert 0 0 0 0 0
28 Matthew Borlik 0 0 0 2 0
55 Paul Patrinicola 0 0 0 0 0
61 Tero Moberg 1 0 1 0 0
77 Jeff Headlee 0 0 0 0 0
88 Jason Nehmer 1 1 2 0 0

 

Other facts
Referee
Default Scorekeeper, , Fred Christie, John Torre

Scorekeeper
Brendan Williams