Good for Robertson!
Well, the NLL is back for 2008 and Junior Salmonbelly goalie Craig Robertson has
signed a contract to play for the Colorado Mammoth. Robertson, a stellar goalie, will be playing alongside senior
Salmonbelly Nenad Gajic and former 'Belly Rich Catton, most recently of the Coquitlam Adanacs.
Labels: Colorado Mammoth, Craig Robertson, lacrosse, Nenad Gajic, New Westminster Salmonbellies, Rich Catton
Bellies lose to Lakers in Junior A
It's a pity the
Junior A Salmonbellies couldn't hold the strong lead they had on the
Burnaby Lakers in the first period. By the end of the first the Bellies had 4 points to the Lakers' 1, with both teams having taken 15 shots on net. In the second period, the Bellies managed to gain one more point, while the Lakers moved up to 4. What was shocking, though, was the number of shots on net by the end of the second (23 for the Bellies; 41 for the Lakers). The Bellies couldn't score at all in the third period (and took only 10 shots on net), while the Lakers managed to gain another 3 points, including the winning goal in the final two minutes of play. Final score:
Lakers 7, Bellies 6.
MVP for the Burnaby team was runner Dane Dobbie, while goalie Craig Robertson took the MVP award for the Salmonbellies.
Cliff Sepka, member of the 1953 Minto Cup winning team, the New Westminster Salmonacs (Salmonbellies + Adanacs), performed an honorary face-off at the start of the game. Members from the 1953 Salmonacs and the 1960 and 1994 Minto-winning Salmonbellies teams took part in a brief ceremony and photo op during the first intermission. The 1953 team was the first New Westminster team to ever win the Minto Cup.
At the time of his retirement from the sport, Sepka was the all-time WLA scorer with 746 goals, 581 assists (a total of 1327 points over 484 games). His jersey, number 19, is retired. His brother Don, who also played '53, was present tonight as well.
Labels: 1953, Burnaby Lakers, Cliff Sepka, Craig Robertson, Dane Dobbie, Don Sepka, New Westminster Salmonbellies, Salmonacs
