Squirrels 8, Silver Spring 5

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The rust was apparent, but the Squirrels shook it off in the second half and defeated Silver Spring, 8-5, on Tuesday.

Don Marks, Chris Long and the new guy, Chris Wautel, scored in the first half as the teams skated to a 3-3 draw. Silver Spring took the lead early in the second half, but then Jeff Ford got a centering pass from Ben Sumner to tie the game. Only 19 seconds later, Ford sent a pass back to new team captain Kit Watson, who took a slap shot which deflected off of the middle of Sumner’s stick into the net. Rob Myers scored with 1:43 remaining in the game to give the Squirrels a 6-4 lead. When Silver Spring pulled their goalie a minute later, Jeff Ford scored on the empty net. But then Silver Spring scored again, and pulled their goalie again. And Ford scored another empty-netter to get the hat-trick.

The Squirrels outshot Silver Spring 24-21. Juan Canchasto, Phil Van der Vossen, Matt Borlik and Chi Pham missed the game for the Squirrels, who have one of the deepest lineups in the league.

The next game is Tuesday, April 24, at 8:30 p.m. against The 5 Holes.

  The Gardens IH – Logsdon      Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 8:00pm
Screaming Squirrels Inline 8 Silver Spring 5

 

 Game Details
 Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 Total
Screaming Squirrels Inline 3 5 8
Silver Spring 3 2 5
Screaming Squirrels Inline 24
Silver Spring 21

 

 Scoring Summary
Period 1
Silver Spring – Matt Torpey (Dave Kraft) , 2:56
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Don Marks Jr. (Wade Marks) , 3:09
Silver Spring – Brian Razzaque (Chip Crawford) , 3:26
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Christian Long (Chris Wautel, Tony Richelson) , 5:46
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Chris Wautel (Christian Long, Kit Watson) , 10:17
Silver Spring – Javier Garcia-rivera (Brian Razzaque) , 12:24
Period 2
Silver Spring – Dave Kraft (Joe Paquin) , 2:02
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Jeffrey Ford (Benjamin Sumner) , 8:56
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Benjamin Sumner (Jeffrey Ford, Kit Watson) , 9:13
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Rob Myers (Wade Marks, Jon Magi) , 15:17
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Jeffrey Ford (empty net) (unassisted) , 16:05
Silver Spring – Javier Garcia-rivera (Ryan Brown) , 16:16
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Jeffrey Ford (empty net) (Tony Richelson) , 16:42

 

Penalties
Period 1
(no penalties)
Period 2
Silver Spring – Brian Razzaque (Hooking), 2 min , 5:18
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Tony Richelson (Slashing), 2 min , 10:32

 

Rosters
Screaming Squirrels Inline Silver Spring
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
1 Bob Sewell 34 21 16
Name Min Shots Saves
9 Bill Coluzzi 33 22 16
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Don Marks Jr. 1 0 1 0 0
3 Wade Marks 0 2 2 0 0
4 Chi Pham 0 0 0 0 0
5 Jeffrey Ford 3 1 4 0 0
12 Tony Richelson 0 2 2 2 0
15 Christian Long 1 1 2 0 0
18 Rob Myers 1 0 1 0 1
19 Benjamin Sumner 1 1 2 0 0
21 Desmond Richelsen 0 0 0 0 0
22 Kit Watson 0 2 2 0 0
91 Jon Magi 0 1 1 0 0
96 Chris Wautel 1 1 2 0 0
99 Juan Canchasto 0 0 0 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
4 Phil Comeau 0 0 0 0 0
10 Chip Crawford 0 1 1 0 0
17 Joe Paquin 0 1 1 0 0
18 Javier Garcia-rivera 2 0 2 0 0
21 Dan St John 0 0 0 0 0
23 Matt Torpey 1 0 1 0 0
27 Brian Razzaque 1 1 2 2 0
34 Steve Ricketson 0 0 0 0 0
50 Corey Tsang 0 0 0 0 0
55 Jeremy Woodhams 0 0 0 0 0
77 Dave Kraft 1 1 2 0 0
80 Ryan Brown 0 1 1 0 0

 

Other facts
Referee
Default Linesman, , Keith Murphy, Chris Poisal

Scorekeeper
Adam Steffes

Squirrels Buzzed in Heineken Tournament

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The Screaming Squirrels, along with players from Panic and HNA’s Vipers, finished 0-1-2 in the Heineken ice tournament Friday and Saturday, despite a moral victory in the final game.

The Squirrels lost 7-2 in the first game to the White Caps. They tied the Larry’s 1-1 in the second game, which they felt they should have won. Then they played Brew Pub, who had beaten the White Caps 3-0 and beaten the Larry’s 8-0. Brew Pub took the lead early and appeared to be on the verge of running away with the game, but the Squirrels won the second period and tied the game at 3-3. Then Brew Pub took over in the third period, and eventually won 9-4. However, Brew Pub was furious that they had given up four goals.

The players enjoyed the tournament and are looking forward to playing in it again.

League Commissioner Retires

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Sam Apple, longtime hockey commissioner at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, formally announced his retirement to the players across the league Sunday. Apple handled both the ice and roller leagues.

“I wanted to announce this to everyone to squelch any rumors that may, or might, be floating about. It’s a decision that I have been thinking about for some time, and the time is right for me to go. That’s it, plain and simple.”

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.