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Bellies beat the Timbermen

The Bellies played a great game last night against the Nanaimo Timbermen, winning 12-5. I have to admit though, the player of the game was the Timberman goalie, Matt King. He put on an amazing show, twisting and dancing in the net to make almost 50 saves. Disher, on the other hand, had to fend off only half the number of shots.

King appeared visibly tired by the middle of the second period, and we began to wonder why the T-men coaches didn't pull him off for a break. He started to make a few dumb moves, like crushing a Bellies player into the boards behind the net, and getting a penalty for slashing. In the third period, he also looked like he purposely knocked the net off (several times), prompting fans to yell at the ref to give him a delay-of-game penalty. But refs aren't inclined to listen to fans...

Craig Conn got taken away by ambulance last night for a knee injury. From the stands, it was hard to tell what happened exactly. There was some sort of collision with a Nanaimo player, then Conn went to the ground, flopping like a dying fish. Fans couldn't tell who was injured (I ended up asking GM Dan Richardson) and for the longest time we didn't know if it was a neck injury or not. It turned out to be his knee, which will likely keep him away from the game for a long time. I hope it's not as bad as it seemed.

Apart from that, it was a good game, with lots of action. The two teams meet up again today in Nanaimo. I think the T-men are going to come out scrapping.

Labels: Craig Conn, Matt King, Salmonbellies, Timbermen

posted by Barbara K. Adamski @ 10:29 AM