Official Game Summary

Glastonbury, CT March 11, 2008. ZRink - Killingworth Guppies Spring 2008 season.

03/11/08- The Killingworth Guppies opened their 2008 season right where they left off last year with yet another convincing victory. The Fish made statement last night to the rest of the league that, regardless of their aging lineup, they are the team to beat. The team appeared to be in mid-season form with impressive goals and extremely long shifts, which may catch up to them next week. Perhaps most impressive was their movement of he puck after having had so much time off. “The lineup that we have this year has been together now for quite sometime and we have gotten used to playing with each other so much that our passing is really starting to gel” said assistant captain Marc Crayton. “The players really appreciate what the team owners have done to keep this solid core of players together, we have some great chemistry and camaraderie among this group” remarked veteran defenseman Dan Pequita.

The Gupps came out flying from the moment the puck dropped. Ten seconds into the game Jay Zito would find the back of the net on a low wrist shot beating the WPI goaltender for a 1-0 lead. Things just seemed to get worse from there for the new B2 team as the Guppies continued to control the play and swarm the net. “That’s just the way we roll,” said Brain “Bucci” Mulcahy. “Fire it up baby” although he may have been referring to something else we’re not sure.

The fish would light the lamp 10 more times on their next 13 shots giving them an incredible 79% shooting accuracy. As a result goaltender Joe Linskey was lulled to sleep by the lack of action and was unprepared for the first shot he faced leading to WPI’s first and only goal. From then on he was solid though turning away the remaining 7 shots before the game was called at 2:11 of the second half. The Guppy players tip their hats to the WPI for playing hard throughout the game and keeping it clean as a game like that can tend to get out of hand.

SIDE NOTES:
- Absent from school- Captain Brian Kelly and forward Dave Armenia were healthy scratches from the lineup
-Where’s Mikey?- Veteran defenseman Mike Halle was no show to camp and absent from the lineup on Tuesday. “That’s just Mikey being Mikey”
-Gupps next game will be announced sometime this week stay tuned for game time
-Single Season tickets are still available and can be purchased on line through Ticketmaster.
-Who’s that Guppy?- Former Thunder Bay defensemen Mike Lagana was called up to help the shorthanded Guppies and notched 23 points including the mercy goal that ended that game. Look for Mike in Guppy blue throughout the season whenever the fish need a solid replacement.

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