Riders get a point in a shootout

 The Fernie Ghostriders went into Saturday’s home game against Golden on a 5 game win streak ... then the wheels fell off... or went upside down or something

 

Well it wasn’t really that bad, I just saw this car in the ditch they other day and wanted to use the pic. The Riders lost 5-4 in a shootout and still got a point and remain in second place.

Both teams took turns leading in the game but in the third Golden scored two  and took the game to OT then a shootout where they won.

The Full game report with all the scoring is HERE

Notebook

Dayton Nelson hadn’t scored scored since the Nelson game, he got two Saturday... he gives you everything he’s got all the time.

Kort Kisinger scored his 4th and Tanner Chapman who came here in a trade for goalie Kevin McConnachie scored his 4th as well.

Brendan Lloyd got his first start in net but was pulled late in the overtime where he had made some big saves... an unusual move, I couldn’t tell if he was hurt, or maybe they just thought McCoy Bidewell would handle the shootout better if it came to that and it did ... he stopped 5 of 7 Golden’s Mike O’Sullivan got the SO win stopping 6 of 7 .

Creston loves playing here before the time change, they get home an hour earlier... they never change their time.

Oct.23... Osoyoos’ Levi Lamotte and Princeton’s Jake McCulley each got 3 games for participating in a staged fight... the refs hardly ever call that...it wasn’t that long ago they were almost daily... I'm a dinosaur 

The winner of the KIJHL playoffs goes to the Cyclone Taylor Cup that will be held in Delta this year.   The Ghostriders hosted this in 2011 and came in second. Peninsula won. Kimberley hosted in 08 and came in second, Grandview won.

Kimberley Coach Derek Stuart who rarely gives credit to other teams thinks they lost in Fernie because of the ice. The Fernie arena has a small180 x 80 ice surface and Kimberley has a 200 x 85 surface so it's a legitimate difference.... for both teams 

Alex Johnson was traded to Golden last week, he faced off against his younger brother Owen Saturday, no goals but each one had a minor PIM .

Some Jr A players are starting to trickle down into the league now. Everyone has to get down to 25 players and or cards December 1st so things will heat up in the next couple of weeks

Things you never see... even the last place Rockets are above .500