Ghostrider Update December 12th the usual drivel

Friday night the Beaver Valley Nitehawks are in town for the first time this year. The Ghostriders played in the Valley on September 8th and  lost 7-2, it was the second game of the season and they were short a few players because BC Hockey didn’t get them carded in time... too busy gloating over their new facemask rules or something

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Since then the Hawks had a terrible (for them) go of it but have gone through rehab and are  6-2-1-1 in their last 10 and they won both their games last weekend. They have 32 points in 28 games and have won 4 in a row. 

BV’s record is remarkably similar to the Riders who have won 5 in a row and have 33 points in 26 games.

You may see former Riders Cole Gibson and Kevin Duguid Friday, they are now on the Hawks stat page so are possible starters Friday.

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The Ghostriders played two games last weekend, they won 6-0 against Spokane then defeated Golden 5-2 in Golden. On Tuesday in Invermere the Riders won a close game 6-5 when Simon Bergsagel scored his second goal of the game with just 10 seconds left in the third period. Riley Fonger won at home and in Golden and Justin Failla won in Rockeyville

The boys have now won 15 games  that is how many they won all of last year... They are pretty happy about that... and they have a shot at second place too, the standings are below

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Ghostrider Notes

With 5 goals and 3 assists in three games Simon Bergsagel was named as the the Tim Hortons Player of the Week. 

Those were the first games he has played in months. It seems like the Riders  have a legitimate goal scorer now... Defence ?...ya  we jump over that late at night behind the bar when the coaches show up... 

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Kyle Klein was the McDonald’s Practice Player of the Week, he can skate and his decisions are getting better all the time. And he’s just 16. 

A hard thing for some fans to grasp when they are screaming at the players... some are just 16.

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Brendan Nemes had a night vs Spokane with 1 goal and 5 assists. He was a playoff MVP two years ago and a point a game P/O player  last year...lookin forward to February. 

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With 5 goals and 7 assists in his six game scoring streak Jordan Kromm has taken over the Rider scoring lead with 29 points in 26 games. He is also a roller hockey star.

Now that it’s legal everyone's gonna want to play roller hockey.

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Had a bunch of English tourists sittin behind me the other day...their favourite player,  Johnny Elias, they loved the speed.

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Kyle Ford (8th) from ( Sombrowski- Gill) scored his first goal in a few games in Golden, and it was the game winner. Sometimes he crushes guys too

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Gavin Lawrie’s PP goal late in the first period in the Spokane game was the Teddy bear Toss goal. The in your face “A"  Dylan Defosse had 3 assists against the Rockies and scored two in Golden.

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Simon Bergsagel’s PP goal in Invermere was the Riders 19th PP goal .

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Nikolas Sombrowski scored 2 goals against the Rockies and had an assist in both games on the weekend giving him 10 goals and 17 points... he has been a very productive rookie.

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Gregg Susinski leads the team in PIM with 74 and the D with 18 points. With 2  assists last week Sawan Gill is next with 13.
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He scored

Sebastian Iannuzzi who has been cast in a defensive roll by the coaches had a goal and an assist Tuesday, his first goal of the year. Pronounced I-an uzi 

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Fernie continues to kill penalties as well as anyone in the league and have an 89.92 % kill ratio... this gun stuff is gettin to me.  They are second best in the league behind Revelstoke who are at 94.37%

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David Lenzin had a goal and 3 assists last week giving him 9 goals and 16 assists. The Riders best all around player... if you ask me, and you didn’t.

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The Riders are in Golden again this Saturday and in Kimberley next Tuesday then return home to play Golden on Friday December 21st here in Fernie. On the solstice... whatever that is

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So the Rockies game on Tuesday  had some technical problems and was not broadcast. That game will now be moved to February 2nd. The Golden game this Saturday and Kimbo game Tuesday are scheduled Drive 99.1 radio broadcast games with Wylie Henderson at the Mike. Click here for the free internet broadcast  Not now illiterates, at game time