Hot Rods Losing Skid Hits 4 Games

The Hot Rods Hockey Club has been on the losing side of their past few games, dropping four over the past couple weeks.

The first one came at the hands of the Imperials in a penalty filled game where the Rods lost 6-1. Not long after,  the Imperials were moved up to Div 9.

The second loss came in a nail-biter, with the Hot Rods losing 5-4 to the Fussy Puckers. Tony Schellenberg had a goal and an assist in the game vs the Fussy Puckers to earn him the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award. 

The Hot Rods third loss came at the hands of the Ice-oholics, falling 2-1 in a well-played, hard-fought game that saw very few penalties, just good hockey. Tayler Delannoy earned the Amateur Stuntman of the Game for keeping the Rods in the game with some truly amazing saves. 

The latest occurred last Wednesday night at the hands of the China Towners. The Hot Rods lost 3-1 in a game that showcased what happens when Andrew gets angry. With 16 penalty minutes, which included an unsportsmanlike, a cross checking, an interference and a gross misconduct, he quickly took control over the PIM lead for the team. Andrew was diligent by triple-checking to make sure he was really ejected from the game for getting 3 minor penalties, before he screamed across the ice to the referee to let him know what he thought of him, resulting in the previously mentioned gross misconduct. Scott Kasaboski played a great game in net, even after pulling his groin early in the second period.

The Hot Rods next action is Sunday, June 26th at 5 pm vs Nuclear Winter.

Game 3 Report

The Hot Rods Hockey Club beat the Blues 5-3 in NCHL South action Monday night, in a game where Tony Schellenberg missed the net when it would have been impossible for it to be any more empty.

Greg Walker and Dean Tuttle each had 2 goals in the game, with Tom Hautzinger picking up the other goal in his first game back after injury. Schellenberg did not convert on the wide open net though.

Walker was able to pick up his first goal right before buzzer for the end of the first period. The Hot Rods won the draw with 3.4 seconds left on the clock and Walker cashed in the rebound on a shot from the point, unlike Schellenberg in the open net.

Scott Kasaboski made some amazing saves for the Rods, including a beauty glove hand on a clapper from one of the Blues defenceman. Maybe Tony needed a goalie like Scott in the net in order to score.

Dean Tuttle earned the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award for his two goals, including a hell of a snipe to pretty much seal up the game for the Rods. By the way,  Tony missed a wide open net.

Game 2 Report

The Hot Rods Hockey Club were able to come away with a single point on Sunday night from a 3-3 tie with the Bounty Hunters. 

The Bounty Hunters scored early in the first to take a 1-0 lead into the second period. They scored again to make it 2-0 near the end of the second, but the Rods were able to score three quick goals to take a 3-2 lead into the third. 

The Bounty Hunters then tied the game with just over a minute left. In the shootout, both teams were 1 for 3.

Tony Schellenberg opened the scoring for the Hot Rods and Keith Pelletier scored the other two, earning him the Amateur Stuntman of the Game Award!