Wizards vs Knights

Next game is Sunday Jan 7th at 4:15 against Wizards. If Knights play as well as they did against Falcons and elevate their game to the next level there is no stopping them down the stretch run with 8 games remaining before playoffs.

Falcons 8 - Knights 3

Knights desperately needing a victory came out strong and played smart for the whole game. The falcons took a 4-0 lead in the first half on some hard shots from the point. Knights made a comeback in the 2nd half to make it 4-2 but again could not capitalize on numerous chances. Falcons goalie was stellar in net and fended of every knights attack. Falcons then scored late in the game again with some hard shots from the point. Knights goaltender played great despite letting in a few from the point. Knights Clayton Weston got the natural hat-trick with Gur ("The Tank") Randhawa
assisting on 2 goals. Despite the final score this was a great game by the Knights and test of team character which will pay dividends down the final stretch towards playoffs.

Defensive player of the game - Gur "The Tank" Randhawa
Offensive player of the game - Clayton "The Machine" Weston

Rangers 8 - Knights 2

Knights played another bad game two weeks in a row with a disappointing team effort. Knights need to play as a team and support each other up and down the floor. Awaiting Ryan Bhala report on the game! Send me gur4ever@hotmail.com game summary.

Knights Practice - Arenex Dec 16th

We have booked a practice for Saturday Dec 16th from 7:00 - 9:00pm at Arenex gym.

Raiders 8 - Knights 5

It was a depleted roster for the Raiders that showed up on Sunday night to play the Knights. Having only 6 players, the Raiders kept a simple game plan and conserved energy throughout the game as the Knights desperately tried to exploit the lack of players Raiders had out for the game. Raiders capitalized on turnovers after the Knights had a difficult time converting chances in close. Raiders on the other hand converted on all their chances as well as opportunistic bounces off the back wall. They also stayed out of the penalty box and didn't allow the Knights any power play opportunities. With the next five games against A division opponents, the Knights will need to capitalize on these situations or it will be a very long season.

Knights 7 - Cheifs 2

Cheifs brought out their full team on this snowy sunday hoping to pull out a victory against the prodigious Knights. Cheifs started the game with strong forecheck forcing Knights to take 2 penalties by Ryan "I got game" Bhala and Mr Singh. Team in black took the lead by scoring on first PP and continue to pepper Rob with shot after shot. Then Gur "The Tank" wristed a hard shot from the slot going top corner tieing it up 1-1. Jim White took another penalty but a possessed Clayton scored a nice short-handed goal stripping Cheifs D-man of the ball and rifling a wrist shot again top corner taking the lead 2-1. In the second half Knights took the lead 3-1 off an nice 3 way passing play from Gur -> Clayton -> streaking Dan Ko tipping it past Cheifs netminder. Cheifs got a quick one back making it 3-2 but from there on in the Knights were too much for the Cheifs allowing 4 straight goals. Clayton had 5 points in the game netting 3 highlight reel goals with 2 assists. Gary Bal and Chinney Sidhu with other Knights goals. Assistant Captain Kulvir Kaila could was unable to shovel his way out of his drive-way and enjoyed a nice cozy afternoon watching football.

Defensive player of the game - Bal (Jimmy) Mattu
Offensive player of the game - Clayton "The Machine" Weston

Team Updates

• Randy Parmar has signed with the Knights full-time while Kearns Punia has been added to spare list.
  
• Sandip Dulay will not be available for this game due to an Akhand Path for his little nephew Arjun.
  
• Dave Fedorko will also be leaving early due to a prior engagement with his son. Big congratulations to Dave Fedorko who won $30,000+ in 50-50 draw at a recent canuck game he attended. Dave will be purchasing beverages for the entire team next week.
  

Generals 4 - Knights 3 (OT)

Game Summary

Another hard fought game between Knights and Generals with outstanding goaltending on both sides. Knights once again could not capitalize on chances outshooting the Generals once again. Knights started the game again with penalty trouble but manage to kill both PP's. Generals scored on defensive mishap with their player backhanding one in into empty net from the left side. Early in the second half Knights Clayton Weston tied it with a wicked shot from 15 feet out. Knights had one PP mid-way through the second half but could not capitalize. Gur "The Tank" Randhawa had a goal taken away even though it went of his stick. The ref'ing in this game was not very good. Generals then took a 2 goal lead in second half and with 1 minute left Knights scored 2 goals to tie it up. Midway in O.T. Generals centreman weaved his way towards the slot and put one through Knights goalie's 5 hole.

Defensive player of the game - Bill Lundholm
Offensive player of the game - Clayton "The Machine" Weston

Thanks to Bill Lundholm for playing goalie with Rob Kahle and Bal Mattu not available. Also note, Bal Mattu has recently purchased a premier set of goalie equipment and is now ready to take on full backup goaltending duties.

We are trying to get practice time in next couple weeks and during xmas holidays to prepare for battle against A div opponents.

Knights 3 - Panthers 1

Game Summary

Knights defeated the defending champs once again with a solid team effort. Special teams played a big part in this game. Knights came out firing and Panthers took 5 penalties early in the game and Knights capitalized only twice on the PP. Kevin Singh and Ryan Bhala getting the goals on the PP. In the second half the ref's decided to even up the calls by starting with the "The Tank" Randhawa calling the Captain on a phantom 4 minute cross checking penalty. Just seconds earlier off the Captains composite graphite sherwood stick ignited a blistering shot from the slot which unfortunately hurt the Panthers goalie who needed a few minutes to recover but somehow continued. A few seconds later Dave Fedorko got called on another penalty and with the Knights down 2 men, Rob took over the game in net and shutdown the Panthers. Teams exchanged goals after the PK with Clayton netting the 3rd goal, Panthers didn't have much left in the tank and Knights finished off the game strong. The Knights rolled the lines very well and kept the game in 6th gear for most of the game. Panthers could not keep up with the Knights on this night.

Defensive player of the game - Rob Kahle
Offensive player of the game - Clayton "The Machine" Weston
**Honorable mention - Knights defense was outstanding

(stats coming soon, left the stat sheet at home)

Knights 3 - DiamondBacks 3

Game Summary

DiamondBacks battling for a playoff position came out strong offensively in this game and scored 2 quick goals on the powerplay. Gur (the tank) Randhawa then took charge of his Knights carrying the ball with determination and drew 2 penalties which allowed the Knights to tie up the game. A wicked one-timer shot from Gary Bal from deep on the left side and one beauty rocket top corner from Ryan Bhala from the deep right side both coming on the powerplay. Midway through 2nd half Diamondbacks took the lead on a defensive mistake which allowed the DBack player to walk in clear and backhand the ball in on Bal Mattu. Clayton Weston then on a similar play deked DBack goalie out of his jockstrap and roofed a backhand top left corner. Knights did not seem to have their legs this game and line changes once again were too long. Superstar backup goalie Bal Mattu as usual was a brick wall good rebound control and snatching up balls around the net to give the Knights a chance to change. Knights could not find the net and went only 2 for 5 on the powerplay. DBacks went 2 of 3 on their PP.

Defensive player of the game - Bal Mattu
Offensive player of the game - Randy (steam engine) Parmar

(stats coming soon)

NWO 6 - Knights 3

Game Summary

Knights started the game with a 4 minute high sticking penalty but managed to kill the penality and took the lead shortly after that. The NWO responded to tie it up and both teams exchanged goals after that. NWO took the lead by a goal going into the second half with a shot from the slot to the short side on Robbie. Knights came out strong in the second half but couldn't capitalize despite numerous chances and were stifled by the NWO goalie who was outstanding. Gur "The Tank" Randhawa had 3 chances to put his team ahead but could not find the back of the net. Latter part of the second half Knights didn't have the same intensity and hustle as NWO and conceded another 3 goals. Knights did not control the ball as well as NWO did on this night and it cost them the game.

Defensive player of the game - Mandy Parmar
Offensive player of the game - Asif Lalani

Sukh Dosanjh Returns to Knights

Sukh Dosanjh is back in the lineup after a long road to recovery from a hamstring injury. In an interview this past monday night he stated "Hehe I can't wait to get on the floor, what time is the game ? How are the new guys on the team ?". Sukh has been training hard and is expected to be in the best shape of his ball hockey career.

Sukh has also permanently given up the "double big mac with extra sauce" in compliance with his revitalized commitment to the Knights.

Chiefs 6 - Knights 7

Game Summary

Knights came out strong with the forecheck to start the game and outchanced the Chiefs badly. The Chiefs mounted a comeback midway through first half taking a 2 goal lead. Backup goalie Tony Ahluwalia was overwhelmed with the pace of the game and number of shots he faced thus becoming naucious to the point he could not continue. He was replaced early in the 2nd half by superstar goalie Bal Mattu who made his first save with his head. One team-mate heard Mr. Bhala whisper "Jimmy doesn't need a warmup, he's already in the game". Knights made late in the 2nd half comeback captializing on the powerplay with Gary Bal converting on a one timer deep on the left side and newcomer Sukh Dosanjh tieing the game on a beautiful one timer through the goalies 5 hole. Knights then took the lead with less than a minute to go and closed out the game strong.

Defensive player of the game - Dave Fedorko
Offensive player of the game - Clayton "The Machine" Weston

Stats
coming soon

Knights 4 - Generals 5 (OT)

Game Summary

Top 2 teams in the division battled Sunday afternoon in a penalty riddled game. The game teeter tottered back and forth on the scoreboard until late in the second half Knights took the lead 4-3. With 3 minutes left in the game Knights took another penalty and Generals tied it with 30 seconds on a wicked top corner shot from the right point. Knights had a chance to clear the ball down the floor but turned it over which resulted in a penalty. During the start of 4 on 4 overtime undisciplined Knights took another costly penalty which resulted in game winning goal. Knights rolled the lines effectively and pinned the Generals in their zone for most of the game but couldn't bury their chances. Generals had 7 powerplays which resulted in 5 pp goals.

**Due to all the penalties and guys not able to contain their anger, Knights management are providing anger management resources. See Anger Management Online

Defensive player of the game - Gur "The Tank" Randhawa
Offensive player of the game - Kevin Singh

Brighouse Knights - Penalty Stats
#	Period	Time	Player	PIM	Penalty
2	1	19:17	Mandy Parmar	2	Roughing
77	1	15:14	Jim White	2	Roughing
10	1	2:07	Ryan Bhala	2	Unsportsmanlike
12	2	19:07	Gur Randhawa	2	Hold
19	2	18:00	Clayton Weston	2	Charge
3	2	2:20	Kevin Singh	2	Tripping
66	2	2:29	Gary Bal	2	Body

Injury Report

Sniper Gary Bal will be out another week with a calf strain. He is listed day to day. "I played pick up 2day and it was very sore. I think one more week off is a good idea." said Gary in an interview earlier this week.

On a positive note, Sandip Dulay will make his season debut after suffering a neck injury earlier this month. Expected to be out longer, Sandip has made an excellent recovery and is determined to contribute to a depleted defense corps.

No new reports on Suke Dosanjh's hamstring injury.

Panthers 4 - Knights 7

Game Summary

Knights finally had a full lineup last night in a hard fought victory. Panthers came out shooting in first 10 minutes to build a 3-1 lead. Knights bench was a little chaotic to start the game but settled down midway through first half. Team picked it up a notch from there on in and forced veteran Panthers into taking major penalties which resulted in 5 straight goals in the 2nd half. Key's to the game were solid forechecking by wingers forcing turnovers and penalties and solid defense with blistering shots from the point. For the 2nd straight game goaltending was spectacular and kept the game close when needed in the first half.

Defensive player of the game - Rob Kahle
Offensive player of the game - Kevin Singh

DiamondBacks 3 - Knights 4

Game Summary

Team played hard first half and we built a 4-1 lead with a short bench. DBacks came back 2nd half to make it close. Super star goalie Bal (our 3rd backup) made a spectacular glove hand snatch while on his back to earn game's first star. Key's to the game were great line changes, nice ball movement between D and Forwards and solid goaltending.

Defensive player of the game - Bal (Jimmy) Mattu
Offensive player of the game - Ryan "I promise my head won't swell" Bhala

Knights Roster 2006/2007

Forwards Clayton Weston Jim White Ryan Bhala Gary Bal Kulvir Kaila Bindy Aulukh Sukh Dosanjh Bal Mattu Gur Randhawa	Defense Kevin Singh Mandy Parmar Dave Fedorko Dan Ko Kearns Sandip Dulay	Goalies Rob Kahle Tony Ahluwalia
Spares Asif Lalani Sukh Mundie Kevin Wong Randy Parmar Ken Gran Dave Fung Chinney Sidhu Amar Sandhu Jeff Brailsford Dan Alvez Steve Sandhu Charn Gill Manj