The Ghostriders had a hugely successful home opener last Saturday night. The Riders won 5-3 in a game that featured a minute of silence for the three City workers and the Humboldt Broncos, some nice goals, several hits,1140 fans and even more empty beer cups... and that was just from the Aussie's in my section behind the net.
Saturday’s game was the second half of a home and home against Creston. The boys lost the first game in Creston 3-1 on a Tyler Witzke Andrew Clark PP goal and Sam Burford in net show. The shots were 34-17 FGR.
In Fernie it was the Riders turn to use special teams to their advantage, they went 2-2 on the power play, scored shorthanded, and outshot Creston 49-24.
Creston’s new HC and GM Nick Redding still hasn’t cleared immigration yet so former Rider Coach Craig Mohr was on the bench for both games.
There is a municipal election coming up in October and several people are trying to get on council including Dan McSkimming (PXP announcer and former board member) Phil Iddon (former Ghostrider President) and Tracey Kelly (Minor Hockey president) they are all hockey friendly candidates ...just sayin
Ghostrider Notebook
Jordan Kromm scored a shorthanded goal in the third period, he just wouldn’t give them the puck... that was hi-light reel stuff !
Ethan Jang scored the lone goal in Creston... shorthanded, Kyle Ford scored one in Spokane too giving the Riders three SH goals in four games.
Fernie local Niki Sombrowski (Ford- Gibson) scored the Riders first goal at home this season, and narrowly missed on a couple of others. Coach Wagner “How fitting was that”
Crunching Kyle Ford scored a goal of his own Saturday, he now leads the team in scoring with 2G 4A followed closely by Greg Susinski with 2G 3A... didn’t think I would be saying that last month.
Captain Keelan had several chances in the first three games but couldn’t finish, Saworski scored at home though... I was expecting his name along with Brendan Nemes who had a PPG Saturday to come up in the last paragraph.
Under the Jr B supplement’s suspension guidelines a 5 minute major for head contact, just like the one Dylan Defosse got Saturday, means an automatic two game suspension. He is eligible to play at home September 29th vs Golden.
With all the players wearing cages this season the hands and sticks are higher than Cheech and Chong.
On Sept 5th Kyle Klein turned 16 and he's playing on the Rider blueline. It’s an accomplishment just making the team at that age never mind as a D. I hear he's the youngest player in the league too.
Rider fans will have to wait till November to see Wade Dubielewicz and his Columbia Valley Rockies. They are the only undefeated team in the Eddie Mountain Division with a 4-0 record .
Jr B Notes
If you think the cages are making the world a safer place, watch this video from Lee Stone the HC and GM in Campbell River of the Jr B VIJHL RIGHT HERE
Kamloops Storm owner Barry Dewar was charged and convicted of tampering and thus suspended for one year by the KIJHL’s Larry Martel. This mess is too long to get into here but Marty Hastings does a great job of detailing the story, and it’s an interesting read here
The North Okanagan Knights are the first team this year to lose points due to using an ineligible player. This is on whoever filled out the lineup sheet before the game. Check the HCR right before the game and it dosen’t happen... and it makes the league look bad. Oak actually won the game in Castlegar... but lost in the KIJHL office.
When coach Ken Law was ousted from the perennial first place Osoyoos Coyotes last spring he went to Kelowna where his team is currently 4-0... but he does have Brody Dale with 13 points in just 4 games in his lineup. Osoyoos is 1-2 and lost to Kelowna last weekend.
Another just sayin... I can get the NHL Centre Ice pack for $ 209 How much is a KIJHL webcast for a year subscription.
And finally
Good luck to former Riders Kyle Haugo in 100 Mile, Devyn Stewart (Okotoks Bisons) and Broc Merkl and Sam Rousseau with the Coaldale Copperheads. Ty Abbott is in Coaldale too. Goaltender Saran Virdee has been outright released but coach Wagner is trying to find a spot for him to land.
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