Mann Cup 2009 Game 1
Well, I knew it was going to be a rough one, but I didn't expect a bench-clearing brawl. Here are a few clips of the fights that took place just after Colin Doyle went down. I didn't see what happened to Doyle, but the Bellies took a high-sticking penalty for whatever it was. But to be honest, Doyle seemed fine at first, then went down in an exaggerated manner (with what looked to be a lower body injury), got up again, then went down again. The high-sticking call and a leg injury don't match up, so I have no idea what really happened. But I'm thinking Doyle will be just fine tomorrow.As for other observations:
-Every time the Salmonbellies scored, the Excelsiors (Cosmo and another player) would jump on the scorer.
-The heavy-set, neckless ref was lousy--to the point of giving Brampton two goals they shouldn't have gotten. The first one, the ref closest to the nets called it a non-goal, but the heavy one overode his decision from across the floor. And the other goal that Brampton was given didn't go in, plain and simple. Hope that guy doesn't come back to ref again this series. He's the worst yet.
-The Excelsiors weren't nearly as good as I expected them to be. The Bellies didn't even play their best game, yet they totally dominated. Maybe Brampton's suffering from jet lag.
-In all, there was about three hours' worth of penalties.
Labels: Brampton Excelsiors, New Westminster Salmonbellies
posted by Barbara K. Adamski @ 11:39 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks for posting the video, I missed the scraps. Some sort of censorship I thnk. LOL! It was obvious only one team came to play. Hopefully Brampton shows up tonight so the Bellies have some competition.
It's hard to say what will happen tonight. Brampton could be stubborn and bring more of the same, which won't do them much good. Or they can tone down the childish antics and we will indeed have a really good game. The Bellies bring a lot of skill and more experience to the Mann Cup this year, and when they're playing their best, they're absolutely amazing to watch.
A lot will depend on the reffing. Last night's refs lost control of the game, and in many ways, reffing sets the tone.
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