Will anybody be able to stop the Timberwolves?

Timberwolves put up record breaking number in 2011-2012

Blacks Harbour, NB - They have piled up big numbers this season by amassing 52 points with 2 games left in their season, but I'm sure they are not content yet. The Blacks Harbour Timberwolves have rolled over most opponents most nights by combining steady goaltending, fast skating and effective puck movement that sees them go from defense to offense in a flash. The long stretch pass will eat you alive if you allow it to happen.

Their only two defeats have been at the hands of the Bonny River Ratz and the Fundy Kingfishers and when playoffs hit, these two teams and the rest of the league will have all hands on deck and mistakes get magnified and usually see pucks end up in the back of one's net. It has been stated that when Timberwolves goalie Andrew Dugas is on, he'll carry the team and the key is to not allow him to get into a zone but teams will tell you that's easier said than done. The goal scoring is spread around but if a team gives guys any of their guys a little space, it usually does not end well.

The Timberwolves will have a bye in the first round as teams vie for the opportunity to advance to round 2. Finishing first is a double edged sword in that you do get a rest but you end up playing a team that's just coming off a series win and are riding that momentum. The 6 lower teams will engage in best of three series and the lowest seed remaining plays the Timberwolves while the other two remaining squads face off. Round 1 gets under way this Wednesday in St. Andrews with the second place Kingfishers playing the last seed 

Whalers at 10 pm. The Kingfishers agrred to start the round on the road to accomodate the Whalers as they celebrate Winter Carnival.



Taylor nets #900 - Finally! Ratz roll over Kingfishers

Taylor scores historic goal

Mark Taylor shows off the 900th goal puck

Blacks Harbour, NB - It should have been a big story that the Bonny River Ratz rolled over the Fundy Kingfishers 10-3, but Ratz star Mark Taylor stole the spotlight Tuesday night by scoring his 900th career goals.

The score was 8-3 Ratz and newly acquired forward Gregg Buchanan slapped the puck toward Kingfishers goalie Brandon Shaw who unfortunately could not corral the rebound and Taylor leaped on the puck and buried it at the 5:53 mark of the third period. Buchanan, who had not been on Taylor's line all night, said he stayed on a little longer as he felt something inside him that was telling him to do so. Buchanan added, "I saw Taylor coming on and I just drove the puck as hard as I could and hoped he'd be there as he had been so many times in his career. It will be something I'll certainly never forget."

 

Kingfishers GM Matty Walsh dipped the puck out of the net and presented it to Taylor. "I remember 800 and now it's 900. There's no telling where this will end up. I had hoped it wouldn't happen against us, but it's just one of those things. Our regular goalie Jamie Harris called me Tuesday afternoon and asked me if Taylor had gotten 900 yet. When I told him no, I knew right there and then he wasn't coming," added a very emotional Walsh.

Meanwhile, team captain Joe Stevens was offering up his philosophical message. "It will become a time where everybody in that rink will remember exactly where they were when Taylor got #900. I remember #800 and at that time, everybody on the roster was saying they were on the ice when he scored which is impossible of course. Shane Smith still tells everybody how he set Taylor up for 800," noted Stevens.