The Ghostriders only had game last week, it was a 5-3 loss to the Nelson Leafs.
The Riders had a pretty good start in that game and were leading 2-1 after the second period but in the third, in a game that was not even close to being considered rough, a Santa-clause parade of penalties ensued and Leaf Joe Davidson scored two power play goals. The Riders made it close at 4-3 but an empty net goal ended it.
Game Notes
Colton Hanson was in net and Ethan MacDuff had a goal and two assists. Jack Karpyshyn had a goal and an assist and Andrew Karam scored a goal in his first game with Fernie.
Karam looks like a pretty good pickup who can skate pass and make smart plays. If Vin Jackson can do the same the team will be better, more on these two guys in a minute.
Trigger happy
Game misconducts were on sale Saturday night in Fernie. Kort Kisinger put a misconduct and 2 game misconducts in his shopping cart and Michele Romeo and Jack Karpyshyn each got the last ones off the shelf. Who says the stores are running out of stuff. Anyway...If nothing changes Karpyshyn and Kisinger will sit out the next game.
Team News
When you are fighting for your playoff lives and not winning games you have to try drastic measures and that’s what Ghostrider GM Ty Valin did last week. Valin moved his star forward Dayton Nelson (03) to Princeton for forwards Vin Jackson (02) and Andrew Karam (03).
You have to give good to get good and Nelson was a good one, he was the Riders top goal scorer last season and got 3 goals in his first PP game. The Posse are first in points and goals scored in their division so Nelson may be a good fit… unlike the Castlegar story below.
The Riders also moved goalie Reed McLennan to Grand Forks to make room for eighteen year old goalie Aiden Kruhlak from Sherwood Park Alberta who was playing Jr A in Drayton Valley.
And they moved Jacob Vanlerberg and Sean Jacobs for the ubiquitous future consideration$.
That should get them (just like the other teams are doing) down to 21 players for the December 1st 23 player cutdown date and the possibility of scoring a couple of late JrA cuts.
League News
Fernie’s Taylor Haggerty made the KIJHL- PIJHL Prospects team but an illness kept him out of the lineup. So far two players are out because of doctor stuff.
Castlegar President Mike Johnston “He wasn’t a good fit for the organization” The first midseason coaching casualty was Castlegar’s Arnie Caplan who was replaced by Nick Headrick, a former Rebel player and assistant coach. FYI “A good fit” is friendly hockey code for… Well, we fired him!
Creston fought and lost 6-3 in Grand Forks Friday, when it was over the Bruins had four players suspended for a total of 12 games and Creston had two guy’s total 8. F it Let’s just kick everyone out
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