Two teams with opposite streaks on the line met in the (new) rink and it was Serenity who snapped their three game losing streak and with the 4-2 victory also snapped Bears three game win streak.
The Bear boys actually held a 2-1 lead with 10 minutes remaining thanks to goals by Brody (Good) Neighbour who cashed in a juicy rebound and Doug Mack (Attack) who fired in his ninth of the season.
That’s when all hell broke loose as a penalty parade upset the Bear formation and allowed the Builders to engage their potent offense.
George (Popeye) Paul had gotten the ball rolling with a deft deflection and then turned things over to Kevin (Oil Slick) Pethick who scored a pair thanks to yeoman work from his line mates before Lee (Nitro) Naeth put the game out of reach in the last minute with his league leading 28th of the season.
The other contest was a window into the upcoming playoffs as, despite the fact that BCS has over twice as many points as Fraser River, the result was in doubt until BCS scored with a minute left for a 2-1 thriller.
Both net minders in this game put on a clinic as BCS’s Mike (The Mechanic) Enemark out-dueled Mike (Piece of Work) Burke to run their record to 8-1-1 in their last 10.
Taking advantage of some time at forward was Jim (Should have beamed him up earlier) Scott who enjoyed instant chemistry with Chad (The Comet) Swanson as they both scored a goal and assisted on each other’s tally. The lone marksman for Fraser River was Glen (Garbage Goal) Boudreau who actually found the twine with a pretty marker for once.
This week in Season 8 (2002): Red sets a record that will never be broken with their 9th tie of the season, 2-2 versus Green. Lee (Stormrider) Naeth notched the equalizer with Brad (Shake and) Baker scoring Red’s other tally. Shooting stars for Green were Seth (The Fanatic) Phillips with his 18th as Bob (China Clipper) Keen notched his 34th and 35th points of the season with a pair of assists.
Steve Dodge is a defensive winger with Bear Communications and an Observer contributor.
