Free Agent Signings

Knights have signed 5 free agents during the past couple weeks. Newly acquired Knights include

Kal Sanghera - Centre
Mark Melim - Centre
Nathan Brown - Defense
Harvir Sidhu - Gritty, speedy with good ball control ability.
Inderbir Hundal - Gritty, speedy and good positional mentality./

These players come highly recommended from Assistant Captain Asif Lalani and Gur "The Tank" Randhawa. Knights are still looking to secure one more spot on Defense to bring defense to 6. We are also adding to the roster 7 spares to fill in for regulars, TBD.

Knights Practice Season 2007/2008

Practice Time: Sunday Sept 9th 4:30 - 6:30pm - $5/player

This was the only time in Arenex i could get before Season starts.

This is a try out and practice to get our roster set. There are 3-4 positions open which we need to fill. They are high-lighted and italiced below. Email me what you guys think or post comments here, we also need to assign assistants who are going to run the lines/pp/pk.

The roster below is full-time, meaning guys need to make at least 15 of the 21 games in the season. Else we will need to put them down as spares.

Division: B

Forwards

Clayton	Kal	Ryan
Asif(assistant)	Melim	Bindy
Gary	Dipper	Kulvir(Assistant)

Defense

Kevin_S	Nathan
Gur(captain)	Mandy
Fedorko	Sandip(will the knee hold up?

Goalies

Rob

Jimmy

Other players to consider (or SPARES): Kearns, Sukh Dosanjh (injury list), Jim White, Jeff Brailsford, Jesse Bruneau, Amar, Dan, ???

League Fees - $170

Semi-Final Game 2: Knights 3 - Generals 5

Bhala send me the writeup. gur4ever@hotmail.com

Captain's Last Word

We had a decent 2006/2007 season and have improved overall from last year. There was a good mix of guys on this team this year and it was fun competing with you guys. Competing against higher calibre opponents including A Div this year has provided some good experience for the Knights and a good sense of where this team stacks up against A and B Div teams.

We will continue to improve this team for next season which starts in 6 months again. In the meantime the core guys need to improve their conditioning and continue to play ball hockey and get better. We will be getting Richmond Thursday night hockey started in a few weeks. More details to come.

MVP of the season - Rob "How did that go in" Kahle

Good job Rob. I propose we all pitch in $5 and get Rob a trophy for MVP. We can include this in league fees next year and get one.

Cheers

Semi-Final Game 1: General 5 - Knights 3

Knights took an early costly 5 minute major high sticking penalty losing Clayton "The Machine" Weston and getting scored on to make it 1-0. Generals then mid-way through 1st half scored on a defensive mistake making it 2-0. The forechecking Generals then scored early in the 3rd half to make it 3-0. Knights then made a come-back to make it 3-2 however Generals scored on a power play and on another turnover to make it 5-2. Knights added a late goal but too little too late.

Overall losing top scorer Clayton and special teams struggling Knights could not overcome the early deficit. Game 3 goes on Sunday and should be a dandy. Go Knights Go!!!

Bhala send gur4ever@hotmail.com writeup the previous game.

1st star - Asif "Koivu" Lalani
2nd star - Rob "We are a trapping team!!!" Kahle
3rd star - Bindy "All in" Aulukh

Cheifs 2 - Knights 7

Bhala send me the write-up gur4ever@hotmail.com

Knights 5 - Generals 7

This game was as ugly as Gary Bal's rash infection on his leg!...The generals in this game scored ugly goal after ugly goal taunting goaltender Rob "cloutier" Kahle the whole way. The knights took penalty after penalty while they taunted the refs and each other the whole way. Clayton "i am the man" Weston and Asif "give me that crown" Lalani led the way for the Knights in the scoring department while Kevin "cuban" Singh and Gur "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING BHALA!" Randhawa chipped in. A very dissapointing loss against the team that we will face in the first round of the playoffs. Too much yelling at each other from and on the bench....everyone knows how to play the game so shut up and go play like a real team...playing like this will result in a first round sweep by the generals. Its simple we have to keep it simple and go out and play our game... if we can do that we WILL win! Chiefs vs Knights on Sunday at 3:00 pm....be there at 2:30pm.

1st star - Clayton "the machine" Weston

2nd star - Asif "give me another swig" Lalani

3rd star - Kevin "look at me carry the ball" Singh

Panthers 4 - Knights 2

Another sluggish game for the Knights lead to another tough loss against the Panthers this afternoon, a team that they should have put away. It was more of a friendly affair than an intense game that the Knights like to play and that obviously lead to their loss. The Knights managed to stay out of the penalty box most of the game which was a good thing but couldn't get any offensive attack going througout the game. Sukh "i like wearing my pants" Dosanjh and Gary "atleast I scored" Bal scored the goals for the Knights. Not scoring again was Ryan "i cant buy a goal" Bhala who has been in a goal slump thats lasted an ice age and he had this to say after the game...."there's no excuse for me not scoring...we're the least scoring team in the whole f***ing league... i mean no one on our team is scoring we have to start burying our chances and hitting the net on our shots. We have to start playing like a team like we were at the start of the year....we are not that good of a team if you think about it..just look at our record since we started playing the A teams... we have to start playing together like a unit and winning those BIG games that we can't seem to win....every game in the playoffs is going to be huge we have to come through." After this rant R. Bhala stormed out of the dressing room and left the building. Gur "the tank" Randhawa then calmed everybody down and booked a team building party thats penciled in for the 24th of February.

1st Star - Rob "how did that go in" Kahle

2nd Star - Dan "shot blocker" Ko

3rd Star - Kulvir "i need to score a goal" Kaila

DiamondBacks 1 - Knights 4

The Knights came into this game with only a 4 point lead on the Dbacks making this a big game for both teams. The Knights started this game a little sluggish as the two week layoff showed in the first half but managed to take a 1-0 lead for the first half as Clayton "The Machine" Weston scored a beauty as he deked out the goalie and put it in the back of the net. As usual there was some new faces in the Knights lineup as call ups Kevin "Hatrick" Wong and Dipper "I'll rip your head off" Kaila were inserted and both made a huge impact in this game. Kevin "Don't call me Richard Park" Wong scored a hatrick and Dipper " The bulldozer" Kaila added some much needed grit into the lineup. Missing were Kevin "Cuban" Singh, Asif "Koivu" Lalani and Dave "The babysitter" Fedorko. In the second half the Knights came out with more determination as the vintage cheer "HUSSLE" inspired them to a convincing 4-1 victory over the Dbacks. The game got ugly near the end of the game as Mandy"Heavy D" Parmar was drilled from behind head first by that lowlife #44 of the Dbacks. This cheapshot lead to some more infractions as Ryan "I got an assist" Bhala got punched in the head by another fat pig and then got tossed from the game for absolute no reason...go figure. Notable mentions Gur "The Beast" Randhawa got his usual 2 penalties but played outstanding on defense and lead by example in this game. Overall the Knights could have and have to play better down the stretch run as 3 games remain before the playoffs.

1st Star - Kevin Wong

2nd Star - Clayton Weston

3rd Star - Gur Randhawa

Knights 4 - NWO 7

The Brighouse Knights came into this game trying to snap out of a six game losing streak as they took the lead for a short while in the first half and controlled the play for the most part. The Nwo came back and took the lead for good into the second half as the Knights ran into penalty trouble once again and were down 5-3. Knights then had a powerplay opportunity to get within one but couldn't capatalize on their chances... right after the powerplay was over a long shot from the opponets goal line beat a stunned Rob " did that go in" Kahle thus deflating the Knights and ruining any hopes for a comeback. The Knights then rolled the lines for the last 5 minutes of the game as the Nwo added an insurance marker and the end of the game to make it a 7-4 final. "you can't roll 3 lines when you're down by two goals with 5 minutes left in the game", said Kevin Singh," thats f***in ridiculous, you have to put your top guys out there to have a chance toget back in the game." "We played a lot better today than we did last game but thats still not good enough, we have to play better as a team like we were at the start of the season."

Bindi"no my last name ain' t Johal" Aulukh scored a big goal with a great effort from his whole line and the newly acquired center Shawn Phair looked good with Weston and White as his wingers. Next game goes in two weeks on a Friday nite as the Knights and the Diamondbacks who are also getting desperate lock horns.

1st star - Clayton "The Machine" Weston

2nd star - Bindi "All in" Auluk

3rd Star - Jim "I can score" White

Revolution 6 - Knights 3

Short benched Revolution scored first on a shot from the point 2 minutes in. Knights then scored twice led by Asif to take the lead. Revolution got a lucky bounce as Jim White scored in his own net. Team in yellow and blue then took the lead on the powerplay.

Knights second half came out all over the Revolution but could not fill the net. Gur "The Tank" Randhawa had a breakway on a gorgeous pass from Gary Ball but could not beat goalie and continue's his goal scoring drought. With 4 minutes left down 2 goals Knights got a powerplay but could not finish. Knights went 0-6 vs A Division opponents and will start B Division round next week.

On the injury front Gary Bal popped his hamstring and is expected to miss 1-2 weeks. Knights management has signed 2 free agents to add more grit and speed Mandeep Kaila and Sean Phair.

Offensive player of the game "Gur (The Tank) Randhawa & Asif (Koivu) Lalani"
Defensive player of the game "Rob Kahle"

Hawks 6 - Knights 1

Knights lost this one on special teams. Hawks went 5 for 6 on the powerplay while Knights went 0 for 1. Knights had made it close as 3-1 in the second half but costly penalties by Kevin Singh and Jim White wiped out any hopes of a comeback. The goal came on a long shot from Kevin "I'm an Allstar" Singh hitting the back board and going on off goalies own stick. Gary Bal made some offensive comments about Hawks jersey which brought numerous scuffles and resulted in Knights sitting the Penalty Box for most of the second half. All in all this was a good experience building game for players that have never played the elite A div teams. There was good effort again this game but going forward Knights will need to support each other on the floor for the entire game to be successful and make the playoffs.

Defensive player of the game - Rob Kahle
Offensive player of the game - Asif Lalani

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)