Swedish flag, nice touch.
Bruce patrolling the box.
improved points for matching gear to Mr. Smith.
EDIT- Pics added
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Maybe it's because I wasn't cheering for the home team, but I thought tonight's game was a little boring. Maybe that's Sweden's fault though? Or the Clippers fault for being too strong?
In a game that was 99.9% emotion free, the Clippers scored once in the first (scored by Port Alberni born Colton Cyr, in the lineup as an AP) and once in the second (AJ Gale) en route to a 2-0 win.
Sweden impressed with their skating abilities and their overall quickness. They weren't very physicl (although they didn't really seem to shy away from it) and they didn't seem to be too strong on the puck. Offensively they didn't really threaten for any extended periods until the last couple of minutes of the third when Michael Garman (who came in at the halfway mark of the game after Evan Smith started) made a couple big saves to preserve the shutout. Sweden trailed in shots all night before getting the last 6 or 7 to actually outshoot Nanaimo 26-25.
Referee Chris Hahn sent Sweden to the box early and often, which might have had something to do with the lack of flow throughout the game. Sweden was certainly guilty of several infractions.
I took some pictures, I'll post them tonight when I get home or tomorrow morning. The 6am morning show comes early!
Good crowd on hand in Nanaimo tonight for the game.
Hammer
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