Exptourney

Guppies Wins The Pepsi Express Invitational

5/15/2005- The Killingworth Guppies won the Express Invitational beating the EMRHL (Eastern Mass Roller Hockey League) Allstars in the Championship game 4-2. The Guppies were very shorthanded for the tournament with only 7 players (6 skaters and Linskey) and it made for a very tough morning for our beloved fish. Mike Halle was originally on the roster but had to work, he eventually showed up........with 1:48 left in the Championship Game! Thanks for the help Mike! Hal made up for his tardiness by supplying some beers after the tournament.

In Game one the Guppies face off against the EMRHL and it took about 15 seconds to go down 1-0. However, the Gupps would regroup and win the game. In game 2 The Gupps faced off against the Express and won 7-3. In between their 2nd and 3rd games the Guppies sat in the locker room questioning their off ice training! Even through they were 2-0 for the tournament things looked rough. It almost got worse when Linskey decided to wrestle Kelly over a folding chair. Guppies turning on Guppies, it was hell folks.

In Game 3 the Gupps faced off against the the EMRHL Allstars again. The Guppies had early leads as Brian Kelly scored twice "I was Awesome today!" said Kelly in the post tournament interview. However, the Guppies started to run out of gas late in the game. Eventually, The EMRHL took the lead and won 4-2. After the loss the Guppies needed to beat the Express to capture the number one seed in the playoffs and a much needed bye to the Finals. With a 3 minute break between games the Guppies tried to regroup and rest for their biggest game of the day. Fortunately for the Guppies, they were able to grab the early lead which they rode to a 4-1 win. Rob Murphy saw the number one seed as the key to the Championship "We had to win, their was no way we could have played 4 straight games" Marc Crayton seemed worried about team mate John Carroll "We needed to win because Johnny Blue Line's (Carroll) oxygen tank was running low"

In the end the Guppies saved their best effort for the Championship against EMRHL. The Guppies would like to thank the Express and especially Ray Arnott,for the invitation to participate in the tournament and all their work in organizing everything.

Even though it almost killed us, it was a great day of hockey!

Below is the Guppies tournament Roster and Results!

Roster

Guppies Results

#2 - John Carroll

#3 - Jason Zito

#11 - Brian Kelly

#22 - Rob Murphy

#34 - Joe Linskey

#35 - Dan Pequita

#97 - Marc Crayton

Round Robin:

10:30am vs EMRHL - W 2-1

10:50am vs Express - W 7-3

11:30am vs EMRHL - L 4-2

11:50am vs Express - W 4-1

Playoffs: Finals

12:30pm vs EMRHL - W 4-2

Tournament Photos

Guppies To Play In The Pepsi Express Invitational

5/11/2005- Killingworth Guppies Sportsnet announced yesterday that the Killingworth Guppies will be playing in the Pepsi Express Invitation tournament this weekend at the Z-Rink in Glastonbury, CT. Joining the Guppies will be The Express and The Eastern Massachusetts Roller Hockey League (EMRHL) Allstars. The tournament will take place on Sunday May 15th from 10am to 1pm (complete schedule below). The tournament will feature a round robin format with each team playing 4 15 minute mini-games. A playoff will follow the Round Robin. Also, all minor penalties will result in a penalty shot opportunity instead of a power play.

This will be the first tournament play for the Killingworth Guppies in almost ten years. The Guppies last tournament was the 1995 NHL Breakout Tournament (7/22/05) at Briarwood College. Prior to that the Guppies skated in the Hartford Whalers Alumni (6/17/05). KG Sportsnet President Brian Kelly issued this statement "The Organization has looked to get back into tournament play for awhile, however for what ever reason we could never find the right event. This tournament promises to be competitive, action packed, and affordable for our fans".

The Guppies Roster for the tournament will be shortened to the following players. Carroll, Crayton, Halle, Linskey, Kelly, Murphy, Pequita, and J. Zito.

• GAMES WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY. PLEASE BE ON THE RINK AND READY AT THE SCHEDULED TIMES.

• 15 minute running time with 1 minute warm-up. Teams will play a 4 game qualifying round.

• No timeouts are allowed. Referees can stop the clock at their discretion. Clock will stop in the last minute when the score differential is 2 goals or less.

• ALL penalties will result in a penalty shot. Face-off in offending team's defensive zone if no goal is scored – face-off at center if a goal is scored. The clock will run during penalty shots unless in the last minute when the score differential is 2 goals or less.

• Major penalty will result in ejection from that game and ejects that player from the remainder of the tournament. NO EXCEPTIONS. One penalty shot will be issued to the non-offending team for a major penalty.

• All other game rules default to USA Hockey Inline rulebook. No offsides, icing, or two-line passes.

• If a playoff game is tied at the end of regulation, teams will play a 3 minute running time overtime period. If the game remains tied after the overtime period, a sudden-death shootout will occur. Teams must use all skaters before a player shoots again.