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5-4 win over the Silver Seven continues the streak...

Jumping out to a quick 4-1 lead on goals by Mateika, Holtom, and Cable, SVCU hung on to record a 5-4 win over the Bowsman Silver Seven. Randy "Red Line " Mateika continued his scoring prowess with two, and recent call up from the Swan Valley Midget AA Stampeder's Ryan "Ripped" Cable scored in his SVCU season debut. Skating along side his son, Wade " Booster" Cable was held pointless in the match. "The boy has a playoff run coming up, no need for me to crush any kind of confidence he has, feed him, I have been doing that for 16years, one more night ain't going to hurt!"
Derek "Hands " Holtom continued his 3 game goal streak with a phenomenal tip in that had  heads turning on both benches.  Playing " Rope-a-Dope" for the better part of the game, the Silver Seven mounted a late game surge, that fell just short thanks to some timely puck stopping by SVCU standout goalkeeper Mike " Smitty "Smith. Forced to anchor a rather inexperienced blue line, Craig "Zdeno " Zamzow chipped in with a goal and added  two assists. Mark "Pinch" Munro and Jeff  "Jump into the Play" Knight, played solid "D" until the late stages of the game, where fatigue and  positional play  caught the better of them.

Bud Light 'Big Three!"..

Mateika's "Top End" too much for Zamzow....

On a one game  loan contract to the Minitonas Loggers, Craig "Zdeno" Zamzow was given no preferential treatment for donning the opposition colors. After getting beat in a foot race with veteran forward Randy "Red Line" Mateika, Zamzow  knew he was in for a long evening. Despite being hacked, hooked, held and slashed at every opportunity, Zamzow somehow managed to register a hat trick on his fellow teammates, accounting for half of the Logger's offensive output, in a one sided 14-6 SVCU victory.

Wade "Jumper" Cable putting the wood on!

Not quite enough lumber the first time!!

"Special K" spreading the Love!

Coming off his impressive goal tending debut, Kevin "Special K" Kopecky proved he is more than" just a pretty face and a pair of pads."  Having scored 5 unanswered goals early, Kopecky played out the final 8 minutes of the game only to be denied of his first ever "Double Hat Trick"!  Equally ambitious left winger, Brian"Magic Man" Minish , skating along Kopecky's left side, also fell short of  turning the trick. An undisclosed source was quoted " It was just pathetic to watch those two practically hacking each other, all horny over who was going to score the next goal!"

Adding  two goals and 4 helpers, fleet footed defense man Warren "Wheels" Gray  was once again solid on the CU blue line.Also contributing offensively,  Blaine "Soup" Campbell and "Dancing"  Danton Ashcroft piped two goals apiece, rounding out an impressive outing by CU's defensive trio.

Bud Light Big Three!

Kevin "Vokoun" Kopecky Backstops SVCU to 14-3 debut...

Despite posting a most impressive 14-3 debut between the pipes, Kevin "Vokoun" Kopecky  will not be the starter for SVCU's next game. Relying on an unorthodox style that could only be described as a mix between a young Ernie "The Entertainer" Pierrepont and an aging Rick "Red Light" Reich, Kopecky managed to keep the young SVRSS Tiger line up scoreless until the last six minutes of the game. Forced to haul down  a streaking Tiger forward , Wade "Jumper" Cable put the rookie puck stopper on the hot seat. Unaccustomed to such pressure, and foregoing  the advice of resident "Blue Paint " specialist Mike "The Wall" Smith, Kopecky floundered on the deke, getting beat short side.

Kevin "Vokoun" Kopecky

Mike "Show Time" Smith , made the best of his one and only front end frolic. The quick handed goalie turned center- men, spent the entire game parked in front of the net, where he was spoon fed all evening. Recording a hat trick in the first period, Smith was overheard in the dressing between periods inquiring about what the team single game goal scoring record was. His career night of six goals , although impressive, still falls well short of the current record holder and former SVCU sniper " Marvelous" Marvin Clarkson.

Mike "Show Time" Smith

Breaking out of a current slump, Derek "Hands" Holtom scored two goals, his second an impressive "Knuckle Puck" off the iron, earning him a spot on the "Bud Light Big Three." Also busting a slump, Mark "Shoot!" Munro deftly put some "Finnish" on a beautiful tic-tac-toe.

Bud Light "Big Three!"

High light of the night belongs to Warren "Wheels" Gray, whose penalty shot dangle could easily be listed at number one...

"I stoned him on the shoot out! "

SVCU "Gun Down" the Outlaws 6-3...

With just the right mix of offense , defense, and solid goal tending, SVCU skated  to their fourth victory in a row with a 6-3 win over the Valley Outlaws. CU opened the scoring early with a beautiful finish to an end to end rush by sure footed defense man Kevin "Special K" Kopecky. SVCU went ahead by 2 when  Jeremy "OT Kid" Gray scored his first of two on the evening.

" Dancing " Danton Ashcroft put SVCU up by three with a seeing eye dog on the pinch that fooled  Outlaw tender Andy "Butch" Hodgson.

Some questionable penalty calls by  30 year officiating veteran Jimmy "No see'em" Webster had CU's PK unit logging big minutes. Playing the "Box" to perfection, the Outlaws were held to perimeter shooting only, allowing cagey SVCU puck stopper, Mike "Smitty" Smith to handle all that was thrown at him.

The bubble finally burst on the Outlaws fourth P.P. when Wade "End to End" Davy split the CU defense, and cashed in on his own rebound. The Outlaws came within one, when forward Dangerous Dave "Dangler" Kirk scored on a goal mouth scramble. The TSN turning point of the game came when Jeremy "OT Kid" Gray deflected an errant point shot  that went "Cookie Jar" on Andy "Butch" Hodgson before he had a chance to blink. Finishing off a  2 on1 dangle, Outlaw forward Brad "Siggy" Sigurdson scored keeping the Outlaws alive.  Forcing the Outlaw "D" all evening, dividends paid off  big for CU defense man turned power forward Craig " In Your Face" Zamzow , as he managed to collect the garbage to regain a two goal lead. Warren "Wheels" Gray salted the victory late with a sensational top shelf snipe securing the W.

Flyer's Grounded 12-3....

Putting the "Four games in six nights Marathon," behind them, SVCU management saw this as an opportune time for a little team bonding and decided on "Wing Night 2" in Benito on Thursday night.
Despite rumors of being placed  on waivers, veteran rear guard Craig "Zdeno" Zamzow scored two goals and was a plus 7 on the evening. A media  banned "Players Only" meeting held after the "Mishap in Minitonas", seemed to be all the therapy needed to right the SVCU ship.

Setting the bar high, team nutritionist and fitness guru , Mark "Lead by example" Munro showed that he is more than just a soft pair of hands .

SVCU returns to action this Wednesday evening with a tilt against the Valley Outlaws.

SVCU put Loggers through the Chipper...

Showing little effects of a most demanding schedule, SVCU finished the dreaded "Four Games in Six Nights" marathon with an impressive 14-3 road victory in Minitonas Friday night. Icing  a full 15 man roster for the first time since  last springs Championship game, CU scored early and often. 30 year veteran and club patriarch Barry"Shooter" Eggie, opened the scoring with a near impossible "Bad Ass " goal line angle shot that caught Logger goal keeper Derek "Back Stop" Boychuk napping. Randy "The Touch" Mateika continues to light the lamp, scoring his second consecutive Hat Trick in as many games. Sophomore defense men "Dancing" Danton Ashcroft scored twice, including a top shelf snipe on the pinch in. Chris "Smirnoff" Zamzow also added two, and played a key role in the post game re hydration . Regaining the scoring touch that was infamous in bringing home the club's first championship in 36 years, Jeremy "OT Kid" Gray netted his second natural hat trick of the season, going Roof Daddy - Tip In - Top Shelf !

OT Kid

Scoring woes continue for Derek "Stone Hands" Holtom. The snake -bitten forward, who recently had a goal waved off, rang a wrister off the iron, followed by 3 consecutive knuckle pucks to the mid section of Logger net minder Derek "Back Stop" Boychuk.

Derek "Stone Hands" Holtom

Despite a relatively quiet first period, CU puck stopper Mike "Smitty" Smith made some key saves early , allowing the game to be blown wide open. The game was not without controversy, when with less than 3 minutes remaining, SVCU 's recent bad boy  Craig " Wallin" Zamzow, attempting to keep his goaltender in the game, fired a back pass from somewhere near center ice, catching the somewhat confused keeper off guard. Three years of anger management classes, and having to play with the sometimes unpredictable Zamzow for the past ten years, was summed up by , "For fucks sake Zammer, this isn't six year olds playing Christmas Shinny, get your fucken head outta yer ass! " 
It was overheard in the dressing room post game , that resident Techie Whiz Rob "Blogmeister" McDonald had his best outing of the season, a healthy scratch!

SVCU win Big...

Still reeling from the biggest collapse in the clubs 36 year history, SVCU bounced back with a convincing 16-5 win over the Mighty Bucks. "Win one for the Zammer", inspirational and encouraging words by current team president and veteran blue liner Blaine "Soup" Campbell was all that needed to be heard. Always one to lead by example, the Blue Chip Blue Liner registered a season high 5 goals, and was instrumental in the club regaining it's winning psyche.

Blaine "Soup" Campbell

Showing why he was once considered one of the top "High Flying " Eagles of Minitonas, Randy "The Touch" Mateika bulged the twine four times.

The Touch!

With the Mighty Bucks icing only 4 skaters, SVCU forwards Barry "Shooter" Eggie, Wade "Booster" Cable, and blue liner Kevin "Special K" Kopecky suited with the Bucks on a one game loan contract. Donning a Mighty Buck Jersey had little effect on Wade "Booster" Cable as he proceeded to bury a hat trick behind teammate Mike "Smitty" Smith.

Smitty

Kevin "Special K " Kopecky was forced to leave the game early with an undisclosed "Lower Body" injury. He is listed as day to day, which may come as a huge disappointment for those season ticket holders in Minitonas who are still anxiously awaiting the return of their Prodigal Son!
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Day to Day !

Warren "Wheels" Gray  added a hattie, his fourth of the season, while his brother Jeremy "Jake" Gray and Pat "Crusher " Morden replied with two apiece

Wheels

 The Marathon comes to a close this Friday night in the comfy confines of the Minitonas Arena with a tilt against the Loggers.