In late 2001 and 2002, the Screaming Squirrels hadn’t picked that name yet, instead calling themselves the Devils. This was because we had several teammates from New Jersey. These were are first team jerseys, which we wore in the Rockville roller/ball hockey league and also in Laurel in 2002.
Playing with just seven skaters in the first period, and eight for the rest, the Screaming Squirrels advanced to their second consecutive championship game Sunday with a 3-2 win against the second-seeded Wolfe Pack.
The Squirrels, who finished in third place and had a 1-2 record against Wolfe Pack this season, got a goal from Jon Danziger in the first 20 seconds of the game. Wolfe Pack tied it up in the first, then Charles Wolstein hit a knuckler through several screens to put the Squirrels back on top – this time only 15 seconds into the second period.
About two minutes into the third, the Squirrels turned the puck over in their zone during a breakout, helping Wolfe Pack tie the game.
With tempers flaring and plenty of penalties called in the third, Danziger notched the winner with only 1:35 left in the game. The Squirrels killed off the rest. Merritt Lyon made 30 saves in net.
The Squirrels will play the top-seeded DC Shooters, who didn’t lose in regulation all season. The Squirrels lost twice to them during the season. The game is Sunday, September 7, at 7:45.
| The Gardens IH – Logsdon Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 3:58pm | ||
| Wolfe Pack 2 | Squirrels 3 | |
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Wolfe Pack 32
Squirrels 30 |
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| Scoring Summary |
| Period 1 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Brent Machado, Doug Winters) , 0:20 |
| Wolfe Pack – Brad Farnsworth (Rich Meyers) , 6:40 |
| Period 2 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Charles Wolstein (unassisted) , 0:15 |
| Period 3 |
| Wolfe Pack – Larry Selleh (unassisted) , 1:54 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Brent Machado, Neil Shah) , 13:25 |
| Penalties |
| Period 1 |
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| Period 2 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Benjamin Sumner (Too Many Men(Bench Minor), 2 min , 4:31 |
| Wolfe Pack – Aaron Richardson (Interference), 2 min , 7:21 |
| Period 3 |
| Wolfe Pack – Salvatore Crupi (Tripping), 2 min , 3:15 |
| Wolfe Pack – Aaron Richardson (Roughing), 2 min , 5:08 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Roughing), 2 min , 5:08 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Donald Marks (Cross Checking), 2 min , 8:39 |
| Wolfe Pack – Brad Farnsworth (High Sticking), 2 min , 8:39 |
| Wolfe Pack – Aaron Richardson (Roughing), 2 min , 9:04 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (Roughing), 2 min , 14:53 |
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| Other facts |
| Referee Default Linesman, Mark Macintire, Stuart Simms Scorekeeper |
After a three-week layoff, the Squirrels couldn’t have asked for a better first-round opponent on Friday, as they easily defeated the Brewers, 7-2, despite only have six skaters.
The Squirrels went up 4-0 in the first period when their legs were still fresh, gave up a goal in the second, then scored three more in the third before the Brewers scored in the closing seconds. Neil Shah and Brent Machado each scored twice for the Squirrels, with the other goals by Jon Danziger, Don Marks and Doug Winters.
The Squirrels will next play Wolfe Pack on Sunday at 4. The Squirrels were 1-2 against them this season.
| The Gardens IH – Logsdon Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 7:44pm | ||
| Squirrels 7 | Brewers 2 | |
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Squirrels 22
Brewers 12 |
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| Scoring Summary |
| Period 1 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Brent Machado (Jonathan Danziger) , 1:18 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Neil Shah (Doug Winters, Jonathan Danziger) , 8:24 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Brent Machado (Neil Shah, Doug Winters) , 11:48 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Donald Marks (Jonathan Danziger) , 11:48 |
| Period 2 |
| Brewers – Wes Gassert (Bucky Harris) , 2:28 |
| Period 3 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Jonathan Danziger (short handed) (Doug Winters) , 9:50 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Neil Shah (Brent Machado) , 10:18 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Doug Winters (power play) (unassisted) , 14:30 |
| Brewers – Brian Gauthier (short handed) (unassisted) , 14:50 |
| Penalties |
| Period 1 |
| Brewers – Mark Nielsen (Holding), 2 min , 2:43 |
| Period 2 |
| Brewers – Mark Nielsen (Hooking), 2 min , 10:41 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Brent Machado (Hooking), 2 min , 13:29 |
| Period 3 |
| Screaming Squirrels – Brent Machado (Body Checking), 2 min , 7:58 |
| Brewers – Paul Peterson (Body Checking), 2 min , 12:05 |
| Brewers – Paul Peterson (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min , 12:05 |
| Brewers – Daniel Krane (Slashing), 2 min , 13:26 |
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| Other facts |
| Referee Default Referee, Bruce Bagley, Greg Mumma Scorekeeper |
| Team Records | ||
| Longest Point Streak | ||
| Player | Games | (PTS) Dates |
| Mark Tessar | 8 | (19) 06/25/14 -> 07/23/14 |
| Vivek Pinto | 6 | (9) 06/04/14 -> … |
| Kenneth Carpenter Iii | 5 | (17) 06/03/14 -> 07/08/14 |
| Michael Linker | 5 | (16) 07/16/14 -> … |
| Robert Myers | 5 | (9) 07/16/14 -> … |
| Jeff Ford | 5 | (9) 06/11/14 -> 07/08/14 |
| Benjamin Sumner | 5 | (9) 06/17/14 -> 07/09/14 |
| Gregory Hainer | 4 | (8) 07/16/14 -> 07/23/14 |
| Stuart Miller | 4 | (5) 07/16/14 -> 07/23/14 |
| Stuart Miller | 2 | (2) 07/01/14 -> 07/08/14 |
| Most PTS in a Game | ||
| Player | PTS | Game |
| Jeff Ford | 5 | (07/23/14) at Team Mylec |
| Mark Tessar | 5 | (06/17/14) at Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Kenneth Carpenter Iii | 5 | (06/17/14) at Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Michael Linker | 5 | (07/23/14) vs Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Several Tied At | 4 | |
| Most Goals in a Game | ||
| Player | Goals | Game |
| Michael Linker | 4 | (07/23/14) at Team Mylec |
| Kenneth Carpenter Iii | 4 | (06/17/14) at Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Jeff Ford | 4 | (07/23/14) at Team Mylec |
| Michael Linker | 3 | (07/23/14) vs Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Kenneth Carpenter Iii | 3 | (06/03/14) vs Jesters |
| Vivek Pinto | 3 | (06/17/14) at Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Several Tied At | 2 | |
| Most Assists in a Game | ||
| Player | Assists | Game |
| Michael Linker | 3 | (07/22/14) vs Whale |
| Benjamin Sumner | 3 | (07/23/14) at Team Mylec |
| Mark Tessar | 3 | (07/23/14) vs Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Gregory Hainer | 3 | (07/23/14) vs Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Benjamin Sumner | 3 | (06/17/14) at Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Mark Tessar | 3 | (06/17/14) at Thats What She Said (Inline) |
| Several Tied At | 2 | |
| Most PIM in a Game | ||
| Player | PIM | Game |
| Mark Tessar | 12 | (07/09/14) at High Rollers |
| Jeff Ford | 4 | (06/11/14) at Jesters |
| Several Tied At | 2 | |
| Player Stats |
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NAME (Position)
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GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PP | SH | GWG | PPGA |
| 28 | Kenneth Carpenter III (D) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Mark Tessar (F) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Robert Myers (F) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Gregory Hainer (D) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 26 | Juan Carlos Canchasto (F) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Michael Linker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 61 | Vivek Pinto (F) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 2 | Donald Marks (D) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Jeff Ford (F) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 19 | Benjamin Sumner (F) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 49 | Stuart Miller (D) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Goalie Stats |
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NAME
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GP
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MIN
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W
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L
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T
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SO
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GA
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GAA
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SV
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SV%
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| 1 | robert sewell | 3 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.33 | 80 | 0.920 |
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NAME (Position)
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GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PP | SH | GWG | PPGA |
| 16 | Mark Tessar (F) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.79 |
| 5 | Jeff Ford (F) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 28 | Kenneth Carpenter III (D) | 6 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.83 |
| 38 | Michael Linker (F) | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.20 |
| 19 | Benjamin Sumner (F) | 13 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 18 | Robert Myers (F) | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Gregory Hainer (D) | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 49 | Stuart Miller (D) | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 |
| 61 | Vivek Pinto (F) | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.29 |
| 2 | Donald Marks (D) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 26 | Juan Carlos Canchasto (F) | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 3 | Wade Marks (D) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Goalie Stats |
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NAME
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GP
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MIN
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W
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L
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T
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SO
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GA
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GAA
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SV
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SV%
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| 1 | robert sewell | 13 | 447 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3.88 | 279 | 0.845 |
| 49 | Stuart Miller | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.87 | 16 | 0.941 |
