DiamondBacks 3 - Knights 6

The Diamondbacks and Knights faced off on Sunday night for the first time in 2008 leading to a 6 to 3 victory for the Knight men. The Knights finally had their troopers in full gear for this one as they had previously lost to the Diamondbacks in their first tilt 5 to 2, so this was a redemption game and a game to prove to themselves they can outwork the D men and win. Knights got off to a 3 to 0 lead in the first half as they took it to their first place opponents by forchecking hard, winning the battles in the trenches, shooting the ball net and charging the net. Brian " sid the frickin Kid" Mcshane, Mark "i showed up for a game" Melim and Dipper "the maniac" Kaila led the way on the forcheck. These three center men were a much needed injection into the Brighouse lineup in this game. Also back from injury was Dan "no thats not a bruise" Ko who was solid on the blueline the whole game along with Kevin "Mickey" Singh, Nathan "Charlie" Brown and Mandy "they can't win without meee" Parmar. Robby "the fingerbanger" Kahle also had a solid game between the pipes. The Knights played simple and smart hockey for the most part by outworking the Diamondbacks which led to their offense and skill taking over and putting away the D men.

Clayton Weston had a goal and two assists and Mark Melim and Ryan Bhala added two goals each with Kevin Singh with the other tally.

Stats
Clayton - 1G 2A
Mark Melim - 2G
Ryan Bhala - 2G
Kevin Singh - 1G 1A - 2min Bodychecking 2nd Half
Brian Mcshane - 2A - 2min Tripping 1st Half
Gur "The Tank" - 1A
Mandy Parmar - 1A
Mandip Kaila - 1A - 2min BodyChecking 2nd Half
Nathan Brown - 1min Tripping 2nd Half

Team Party - Central City Brewing 7:30pm

Our annual team party this year will take place at Central City Brewing Pub on Saturday Dec 22nd at 7:30pm.
More details to come...

Kings 7 - Knights 3

With both teams coming into this game with depleted lineups, the Knights came out on the short end of the stick in this one 7 to 3 which was the last game of 2007 and leading into the three week layoff. 4th string goalie Sandip Dulay made his debut on this night and for the better part of the game made the saves he needed to make until the latter half of the second period where the flood gates opened. The Knights were beat to the ball and were out battled by the young fiesty Kings all night and in the end outscored. Knights however had there chances but couldn't beat probably the best goalie in B Div Rick Baker as he stopped shot after shot highlighting a glove hand save when he robbed Ryan "atleast i sometimes HAVE a shot" Bhala in the slot on a one timer set up by Asif Lalani. Gur " Winterfest" Randhawa scored again for the Knights in this game as he went to the net after Ryan Bhala blasted one from the point and tucked in the rebound. The Tanks game has improved immensely after coming back from injury early in the year as he has started to shoot the ball more and is using his body size and driving to the net without taking penalties. Also scoring for the Knights on this night were Kulvir "Web 2.0" Kaila and Kal Sanghera who scored his first goal of the season and added an assist. Guys not showing up to games on a regular basis is going to kill us down the second half stretch of the season. Also certain individuals who are the so called "leader" of this Knights team calling out other players during the game on the bench is immature and classless. Try talking to real team leader ex.. Gur Randhawa, Asif Lalani, Clayton Weston, Rob Kahle and they will guide you in the right direction. Can't have that bullshit going on cause we're losing a game...that was the same shit we have done in the past and its got us no where in this league. I Ryan Bhala need to play much better especially improving on my in the slot one timer scoring chances. Coming back from the holidays we face off against the Diamondbacks...enough said. Anyways on a lighter note The Knights have enjoyed a good first half with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie. Hopefully we pull it together and have a better 2008!

Have a Merry Winterfest and a Happy New Year to all!!!!

There should be no 3 stars on this night however to just keep it going...

3 Stars
Gur "The Tank" Randhawa 1G 1A
Asif "Koivu" Lalan
Kulvir "Ryan hit the net" Kaila 1G

Kevin "Crownie" Singh 1A
Kal "We need to play a simple game" Sanghera 1G 1A
Ryan "I need to hit the net" Bhala 1A
Dave "Can't wait for the team party" Fedorko 1A

Knights 3 - Panthers 2

The Knights and Panthers battled it out for the second time this year on Sunday as the season resumed after 2 weeks off. The Knights won this close hard fought game 3 - 2. Maybe the ugliest win of the year but we got the two points in the end. Gur "Rickards Red' Randhawa got the Knights off to a 1-0 lead as he elegantly redirected a nice feed from Nathan "BabyFace" Brown. The Knights then took a couple of penalty's and were shorthanded most of the first half but still managed to be up 2-0. The Panthers then made it close by scoring twice while the Knights got lazy and didn't go for the kill. Mark "Slapnuts" Melim then scored to make it 3-2 late in the second half and the Knights then had to hold on for the win as Robby "Luongo" Kahle played lights out for the rest of the game. Shaking off the rust after 2 weeks off was a factor in this game for a few players on the Knights side on this Sunday and also drinking Bacardi and cokes then switching to beers the night before didn't help either! Ryan "i was in a giving mood today " Bhala had this to say after the game, "ya ya i know... they want me to shoot the ball more... i seen Clayton open a few times and decided to pass it off to him but it didn't work out this time...if those passes resulted in goals nobody would be bitching about it!.....no worries though i'm pretty sure we'll be back to normal next week by shooting every time i get a chance." The Tank made an unexpected announcement after the game as well, as he said there will be a team Christmas party on December 23rd at Desi Junction.. I thought Gur didn't believe in Christmas as he ripped in to me for putting up a Christmas tree!!! "WE DON'T PUT UP FUCKING CHRISTMAS TREES YOU ASSHOLE," said the Tank when i told him about the beautiful little xmas tree we put up, "Just give me presents - thats it!" A BA HUMBUG to you to!

Stats
Mark Melim 1 g, Kulvir" i missed an empty net on a two on one last game" Kaila 1G, 1A, Gur "Baa Humbug" Randhawa 1G, Clayton Weston 2 A, Ryan" Most Sportmanlike Player of the game" Bhala 1A.

3 stars
1st Star Rob Kahle
2nd Star Kulvir Kaila
3rd Star Mark Melim
4th Star Gur Randhawa