Ratz lose squeaker to Kingfishers

Kingfishers star Matty Walsh leaving Fundy Arena

Blacks Harbour, NB - All is quiet in Ratz Nation this morning after they lost a close one Tuesday night 11-2 to the arch rivals Fundy Kingfishers. The Ratz were in the game at the puck drop but fell behind early and never recovered. The Kingfishers dazzled and dangled their way through the skeleton staff on the Ratz, who had 9 out of 16 skaters present.

Still, the Ratz Captain Joe Stevens was not about to offer up excuses. He noted, "The Kingfishers came to play tonight. They always get up to play the Ratz. The keyed in on Taylor early and I think Taylor's line might have been -11, although we haven't got the final stats yet. He played with Buchanan and MacDougall and then I took over in the third from Buchanan and we did manage to play half-assed. You decide if it was putting Buchanan on D or moving me up that made the difference. We play Sunday and we hope to get a better effort and a better turn-out."