Ghostrider News Oct 29th

Ghostrider Notes October 29th

The Ghostriders split last weekend, they lost  2-1 to Kamloops and won 4-2 against Castlegar, both games were in Fernie. 

Ethan Jang returned from a month long injury last weekend and fit right in with several hits and his usual high speed play. Jang had an assist on Dylan Defosse’s goal vs Kamloops and scored a power play goal vs Castlegar. 

Niki Sombrowski played Friday then went and played a Jr A game with Salmon Arm Saturday where he got his first Jr A point. Sombrowski took a crushing hit Friday but fortunately was alright. Can’t afford too many of those.

Storm forward Brett Metro was taunting the beer section a few times Friday then took a Gross Misconduct PIM in the third right in front of his new beer section buddies. 

I won’t even describe what Metro was simulating he was doing to a player who was down on the ice, and if I, someone who loves the theatrics and mayhem didn’t like it.... 

So far the suspension isn’t listed, that usually means BC Hockey is sticking their noses into it, so maybe 6 games ?

Speaking of suspensions, and we just were, Kelowna’s  star forward Brody Dale who leads the KIJHL with 20 goals and 32 assists in 17 games is out for a couple of games for a 5 minute head shot against Beaver Valley. I think he was mad because he only scored 1 goal.

We only mention that because the Ghostriders play in Kelowna on Friday night. And without their top line in tact they aren’t very good... that’s according to Nelson Leaf Mitchell Lavoie.  In Tyler Harper’s Nelson Star newspaper interview Lavoie says “I didn’t think they were very good,” “I thought, one line and a couple solid other guys... 

Hope he’s right

David Lenzin got blasted to the ice in the Kamloops game  but was back Riding the next night and got his first points, a goal and an assist, with the Riders vs Castlegar. 

Brendan Nemes had what turned out to be the game winner vs the Rebels and Jordan Kromm had a goal and 2 assists and has taken over the Riders scoring lead with 15 points in 15 games. David Lenzin and Kyle Ford are next with 14.

Rookie D man Sawan Gill who could be the rookie of the year had 2 assists and was the Riders Player of the Game. The much improved Derek Green was named as the Player of the Game Friday.

In the 2-1 loss to Kamloops the Riders went 0-7 on the power play... even one goal gives them a point... or bar in instead of out late in the third period would have tied the game.

The Tim Horton’s Player of the Week is Sawan Gill and the McDonald’s Practice Player is the speedy Johnny Elias.

The Riders play in Kelowna (15 wins 1 tie and 1 OT L) and North Okanagan (3-11 with 1 default loss) this weekend. Both games are scheduled Drive 99.1 Radio Broadcast Games.

Despite outshooting Sicamous 56-29 the Revelstoke Grizzlies have finally lost a game so there are no perfect teams left.