Ratz lose 5-4 in a Shoot Out
Blacks Harbour, NB - Both squads were missing some of the regular players but managed to put on an entertaining 44 minutes of hockey as the Blacks Harbour Kingfishers downed the Bonny River Ratz 5-4 in Tuesday night FIHL action.
Former Ratz prospects Chris Richardson and Matty Walsh scored for the Kingfishers as did Andrew Clark and Mike Greenlaw. Both Richardson and Walsh scored in the shootout. Ratz markers came from Jack MacNeil and Gregg Buchanan who both had pairs. Captain Joe Stevens continued his torrid pace with a shootout goal.
Ratz goaltender Warren Giesbrecht was away on team business and former Ratz backstopper Andrew Dugas stepped in and performed sensationally in a losing effort. Kingfishers got steady goaltending from Nick Nozzillio.
The game marked the end of an era for Ratz and their star defenseman Carl Chambers. Chambers has suited up for every Ratz game in franchise history but an unexpected illness sidelined him. Chambers is now tied with Ratz star forward Mark Taylor for all-time Ratz games played. A very emotional Joe Stevens noted, "It was sad to get the news about Chambers. It was unfortunate to have one of our tough guys out but we did have Mark Taylor and Matt Dewar (Nick Laporte) in the line up so we knew if Walsh or any of their other tough guys started anything, we had plenty of artillery available. The BIG SIX is definitely another great concept that Mark Taylor has come up with and it's made life easier for all of us who just want to stick to hockey. I want to send a holler out to Andrew Dugas for his play as long as it's still cool to send holler outs."
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