CLARKSON versus the brownies December 2, 2006

[Goldie Knight]

Bob and George talked during the pre-game show. George credited a very unselfish Shawn Weller who took a lot of abuse in front of the net last knight and never retaliated. He mentioned the four power play goals which Clarkson scored last knight. George felt that Max Kolu, Tim Marks, and Dan Tuttle provided good pressure in the defensive end. Clarkson has lost the last three years here.

Brown is tied for seventh place, and Clarkson is tied for fifth place. George felt the game would be a defensive battle. He said the next two games, against Brown and against SLU, were huge for the Golden Knights....every game is important. Clarkson needs to play well.

BEAT THE LITTLE BROWNIES....LET'S GO TECHERS.....ON TO VICTORY:)

[Goldie Knight]

The game has begun. Matt Beca took a shot on goal. Both bands are on hand to entertain the fans.

A power play for Clarkson, as a penalty is called against Brown for holding.

Clarkson shot at the Brown goalie, and he caught it out of the mid air.

Steve Zalewski's shot was stopped by Brown. Mike Sullivan attempted a tip and then a shot a few moments later.

A wrist shot from the blue line was stopped by David Leggio.

The power play is over....too bad we couldn't score.

[Goldie Knight]

Brown shoots wide of the goal, and did the same thing a second time.

Clarkson wins the faceoff, but Brown takes over. Matt Beca, using a screen, shot at the Brown goalie.

13:31 left in Period 1.

[Goldie Knight]

How nice of Brown to take another penalty ...this time for interference.

Clarkson begins its second power play of the period. Shea Guthrie drives toward the goal. Michael Grenzy has the puck and passes it off to Shawn Weller. Nick Dodge attempts a shot. Nick Dodge's shot goes off the crossbar.....oh dear:mad:

Clarkson's power play is over, but a penalty is called on David Cayer for hooking. Mike Sullivan blocked a pass and sent it out to the neutral zone.
Grant Clitsome had his stick held. David Leggio made a great stop and Brodie sends the puck down the ice. Brown power play is over.

Steve Zalewski shoots on goal....but no goal.

[Goldie Knight]

Some good pressure by Clarkson and some good shots.

A cross checking penalty is called on Tyrell Mason. Brown goes on its second power play of the first period, and they immediately shoot the puck at David Leggio.

Clarkson's Phil Paquette clears the puck down to the Brown end. Max Kolu and Brodie Rutherglen go over the blue line on a two on one, but no luck in scoring a goal.

Brown's power play is over....thankfully unsuccessful.

With 3:05 left in Period 1, a Brown penalty is called.

[Goldie Knight]

MIKE GRENZY SCORES A POWER PLAY GOAL FOR CLARKSON:)...WITH THE ONLY ASSIST GOING TO MATT BECA.....AT 17:19 OF PERIOD 1.

THIS WAS CHANGED AFTER THE GAME TO THE FOLLOWING:

CLARKSON'S FIRST GOAL WAS SCORED BY BRODIE RUTHERGLEN, WITH ASSISTS BEING GIVEN TO MICHAEL GRENZEY AND MATT BECA.

What a coincidence that we visited with Michael Grenzy's girl friend just a couple of hours prior to game time. We all agreed that we would be listening to the radio broadcast toknight. Michael, you make us all happy.

[Goldie Knight]

Brown nearly scored a goal on David Leggio.

Adam Bellows took a shot on the Brown goal.

SHOTS ON GOAL....CLARKSON 17......brown....7

Period 1 concludes with a CLARKSON ONE GOAL LEAD OVER THE BROWNIES.:)

[Goldie Knight]

Oh boo...brown scores 24 seconds in Period 2....such bad luck for Clarkson.:mad:

CLARKSON...1.....the brownies...1

[Goldie Knight]

And now a penalty is called against Matt Curley for high sticking:mad:
Brown goes on its third power play....be tough Golden Knights.

Shawn Weller just got called for a penalty. We are two men down....how discouraging for Clarkson.

David Leggio stopped a quick shot on net.

Another shot by brown is tipped above the net.

Matt Curley is out of the box....we are now at even strength as Shawn Weller's penalty is over too.

[Goldie Knight]

Shea Guthrie's shot on goal did not go in. Oh dear, Brown is peppering David Leggio with one shot after another.

Dan Tuttle and Tim Marks take the puck over the blue line.

Max Kolu is playing a good game on defense.

Brodie Rutherglen, who fell, was called for tripping.....hideous error by referee.

Brown is on its third straight power play. Matt Curley drives the puck down the ice. Mike Sullivan has the puck, but he couldn't get it out of Clarkson's zone.

David Leggio is standing tough, making great saves. The Brown power play results in another attempt in futility.

At 9:50, Matt Beca is given a penalty for contact to the head...roughing. This is Clarkson's fourth straight penalty. this period...absolutely awful.:mad:

Grant Clitsome drives the puck down the ice.

[Goldie Knight]

The brownies power play is over....thank goodness....they did not score.

The score is still tied at one goal each.

Phil Paquette shoots towards the goal, but the puck hits Shawn Weller by accident.

David Leggio continues to make good saves....finally a slashing penalty is called against the brownies.

POUR ON THE POWER, CLARKSON GOLDEN KNIGHTS.

We need a goal, as soon as possible please.:)

Steve Zalewski one times the puck above the goal. He shot again and narrowly missed scoring this time.

Matt Beca shoots. A brownie drives the puck into the stands.

Grant Clitsome shoots...it is turned aside.

David Cayer shoots, but the net quickly comes off its moorings.

[Goldie Knight]

On a Brown drive, the puck was stuffed into David Leggio.....no goal though.

Dan Tuttle steals the puck...Max Kolu is tripped up...but no call was made.

Oh darn it, Tim Marks is called for a penalty.

I would like Nick Dodge to score a short-handed goal!

Shawn and Steve almost put together a short-handed goal.

Phil Paquette is called for a penalty at 17:42. Brown has a short 5 on 3 man advantage. We just can't continue taking these penalties.

[Goldie Knight]

Nick Dodge wins the faceoff.

Phil's penalty will be over in ten seconds.

Clarkson survived four power plays and two five on threes......without allowing a brown goal. The downside of this is that being down a man or two Clarkson severely limited its chances to score goals.

PERIOD 2 is finally over.

The score is tied at one apiece.

[Goldie Knight]

The latest report from New Haven.....SLU...4....yale 1. It looks like we really need to win this game against the brownies.

Let's try to make those Clarkson penalties very limited in this period. We need everyone on the ice to generate some scoring. That brownie goaltender is excellent.:eek:

Some good shots on the brown net....but no Clarkson score.

DAVID CAYER SCORES A GOAL ON A SLAP SHOT AT 3:00 INTO PERIOD 3.....ASSISTS TO NICK AND BRODIE

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT:) :)

[Goldie Knight]

CLARKSON....2.....the little brownies...1.

I hope that's all Brown can score toknight.

Clarkson goes on the power play.

Grant has a one-timer on the brown goal.

Could it be possible for the brownies to have another penalty? WELL YES.

Clarkson goes on a 5 on 3 advantage.

Many shots on goal by Clarkson.

The penalties have expired....brown played very well.

[Goldie Knight]

Clarkson penalty for holding against Max Kolu....called by referee Frank Murphy.

10:54 remain in Period 3.....Clarkson has a one-goal lead.:)

Clarkson seems to be able to shut down the brownies' power play.

[Goldie Knight]

Brown is called for tripping Shawn Weller.

David Leggio made a huge save for Clarkson.

Power play is over.

About 7 minutes left in the game.

[Goldie Knight]

Clarkson's Nick Dodge was stopped by the brownies' goaltender.

About 5 minutes remain in the game.

Chris D'Alvise has played a good game.

Phil Paquette nearly scores.

A great shift for Clarkson.

[Goldie Knight]

Matt Beca missed an open net....how discouraging, how depressing. The puck rolled off his stick before he could shoot it.

David Leggio makes another save.

1:41 remain in the game.

PRESSURE AND MORE PRESSURE, CLARKSON.

We want you to come home with FOUR POINTS PLEASE.

A time-out is called.

[Goldie Knight]

The brownies' net is EMPTY.

Clarkson is playing a great defensive game....killing precious time.

LET'S GET OUT THE BROOMS.....A WEEKEND SWEEP.....FOUR HUGE POINTS.

This is the first time in five years that Clarkson has won at Brown.

CLARKSON....2.....the brownies...1

HAVE A GREAT KNIGHT EVERYONE.

[Goldie Knight]

The following is a report of the post-game interview between Coach Roll and Bob Ahlfeld, immediately following the game Saturday knight.

An exuberant George Roll praised his specialty teams and mentioned the fact that Clarkson had nine penalty kills. George said this was a great effort. The Golden Knights did a great job defensively. George gave his team a load of credit, saying this game was a total team effort. David Leggio provides consistency and makes the saves he needs to make. George said they will begin thinking about SLU starting tomorrow. He inferred they will savor their weekend sweep on the bus trip back to Potsdam.:)

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR GOLDEN KNIGHTS!

[Bill]

Goldie:
Thanks for all your input and work on keeping us all posted this past weekend.
The only worry I have is George congratulating them on 9 penalty kills. I feel much better if he was congratulating them on 4 PK's in a 2-1 win. Point is that they cannot continue to play nearly an entire period each game a man down, no matter how good the PK is..... they are flirting with future disaster if the parade to the penalty box continues.....:o

[Goldie Knight]

December 3, 2006 7 PM

Bill,

I forgot to write the word "mentioned" in the first sentence of the second paragraph, and I don't want anyone to misconstrue what George said. That sentence is now corrected. Perhaps, considering the 16 penalties taken against Yale on Friday, George was pleased about the reduction in penalties down to 9, against Brown on Saturday knight. The ride home had to be a great deal happier as the Golden Knights returned to Potsdam with four weekend points.....an admirable accomplishment.

I assume the Monday practice at Cheel Arena will be business as usual, as there is a lot of pride, bragging rights, and two vitally important points at stake for the Tuesday knight rivalry against SLU.

KNOW NO LIMITS, CLARKSON GOLDEN KNIGHTS.

[Bill]

December 3, 2006 7 PM

Bill,

I forgot to write the word "mentioned" in the first sentence of the second paragraph, and I don't want anyone to misconstrue what George said. That sentence is now corrected. Perhaps, considering the 16 penalties taken against Yale on Friday, George was pleased about the reduction in penalties down to 9, against Brown on Saturday knight. The ride home had to be a great deal happier as the Golden Knights returned to Potsdam with four weekend points.....an admirable accomplishment.

I assume the Monday practice at Cheel Arena will be business as usual, as there is a lot of pride, bragging rights, and two vitally important points at stake for the Tuesday knight rivalry against SLU.

KNOW NO LIMITS, CLARKSON GOLDEN KNIGHTS.
Goldie: Thanks for the clarification - I was so happy with the 4 pt. weekend that I did not stay around to listen to George's comments after the Brown game. I am still concerned, however, that Coach would be pleased about anything to do with 9 PK's - it cannot be comforting to be happy about playing 1/3rd of the game a man short - even when compared to playing 1/2 of the game a man short the previous knight. That said, I do sympathize with the boys in their confusion over what is/is not a penalty this year however, as the consistency of officiating across the board appears to me to be worse than ever this year.
LGT!!!