After December 1st. all junior teams had to be down to a total of 25 players and cards and the Riders made some changes. Here's Coach Will Verner on those changes.
Will Verner “We have released goaltender Joel Miller, 1991, to the Lloydminister Bobcats of the AJHL. We wish Joel the best of luck with his new team and thank him for his time in Fernie”.
”We have released Brett Burgess, 1990. Brett will continue to practice with us and work towards getting back into the line-up”.
”We have traded the CHA playing rights of forward Joel James, 1990 and defenseman Steven Casselman, 1991 to the Creston Valley Thundercats for the playing rights of defenseman Cody Boekestyn, 1991. We wish Joel and Steven the best of luck and thank them for their time in Fernie. Both players are solid teammates and represented our team well on and off the ice”.
”To add a veteran defenseman to our group is very difficult and comes at a great price. We are excited for Cody and feel he can step in and play all situations. Look for Cody to be in the line-up Friday vs. the Nelson Leafs”.
The Ghostrider Coaches nominated Scott Anderson for the KIJHL’s Player of the Month for November…Here’s Coach Will Verner “ Scott Anderson for the 2nd straight month is the player of the month. Scott recorded 6goals and 12 assists for 18 points while leading our club to a record of 10-1 in the month of November. Scott plays against the other teams top line every night and produces. He is a 5 year player and has two championships” … Brendan Hawryluk was picked as the weekly Tim Hortons Player of the Week…
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Rebels 5 Riders 2
With a 5-2 win on Saturday night in Fernie the Castlegar Rebels ended the Fernie Ghostriders ten game win streak, but the Riders still have an eight point lead on the Rockets for first place.
No scoring in the first period in this game and the shots were 8-7 for the Riders but the Rebels seemed to have an edge in territory.
The second period was much more fun to watch with four goals scored and more shots, posts and cross bars.. Spencer Brodt PP scored first for the Rebels then Brendan Hawryluk (Garneau-Board) evened it up fifteen seconds later for the Riders. James Werner -photo-scored the goal of the game on the PP at 7:52 after skating through some Rebel defenders and around the net before firing in a beauty.
A few minutes later on a Rebel PP Rider goalie Jason Greenwell took a hard slap-shot right in the head that had him staggering. But the referee who was just a few feet away and saw the shot to the head for some reason decided not to stop the play, and a few seconds later the Rebels scored. Greenwell then went down for five minutes or so. It was unbelievable that the referee would watch a goalie take a puck in the head then watch him stagger around and not stop the play. Guess a player’s health isn’t as important as a regular season Jr. “B” game anymore. Maybe he wanted him to lay down and thrash around like a soccer player. Anyway, Joel Robinson scored the game tying goal and Fernie had a 13-11 edge in shots.
The third period saw Castlegar take over the score sheet with three even strength goals by Ross Gyurkovits, Tyler Robinson and Ryan Aynsley. The Ghostriders had some pretty good chances to score themselves and had a 15-8 advantage in shots but couldn’t beat Andrew Walton.
With a 5-2 win and a handful of pretty good players the Rebels showed why they are one of the better teams in the league. And with a goal and two assists Ryan Aynsley showed why he is the top scorer in the KIJHL. Not as flashy as I thought he might be, but he can score em. Mitch Board and the Hawryluk brothers had the most chances for the Riders but could only score once. The Ghostriders were able to compete with the Rebels but could not finish the chances they created and really missed their injured top scorers Jesse Niemi (hurt the night before in Creston when he was checked into an open door at the rider bench) and Matt MacDonald who won’t play for yet another few weeks. Evan Burgess -photo-and Mike Wiest on the blueline would’ve made a difference too. You can play some teams without your top guys and still win but with a team like Castlegar that has some touch around the net and are able to move up the ice quickly the Riders need a full roster, especially if they would meet these guys in the playoffs.
Next up the Nelson Leafs in Nelson on Friday and Kamloops at home here in Fernie next Saturday. For the record Nelson beat Kamloops 4-0 in Kamloops on Saturday but lost 7-1 to Chase on Friday. Kamloops also lost to Revelstoke 4-3 in O/T on Friday. The schedule says the Golden Rockets will host Creston at 6:00 today. Are you kidding me, don’t those knot-heads know about the Grey Cup ? How many go to that game? Good luck you Saskatchewan water-melon heads.
No scoring in the first period in this game and the shots were 8-7 for the Riders but the Rebels seemed to have an edge in territory.
A few minutes later on a Rebel PP Rider goalie Jason Greenwell took a hard slap-shot right in the head that had him staggering. But the referee who was just a few feet away and saw the shot to the head for some reason decided not to stop the play, and a few seconds later the Rebels scored. Greenwell then went down for five minutes or so. It was unbelievable that the referee would watch a goalie take a puck in the head then watch him stagger around and not stop the play. Guess a player’s health isn’t as important as a regular season Jr. “B” game anymore. Maybe he wanted him to lay down and thrash around like a soccer player. Anyway, Joel Robinson scored the game tying goal and Fernie had a 13-11 edge in shots.
With a 5-2 win and a handful of pretty good players the Rebels showed why they are one of the better teams in the league. And with a goal and two assists Ryan Aynsley showed why he is the top scorer in the KIJHL. Not as flashy as I thought he might be, but he can score em. Mitch Board and the Hawryluk brothers had the most chances for the Riders but could only score once. The Ghostriders were able to compete with the Rebels but could not finish the chances they created and really missed their injured top scorers Jesse Niemi (hurt the night before in Creston when he was checked into an open door at the rider bench) and Matt MacDonald who won’t play for yet another few weeks. Evan Burgess -photo-and Mike Wiest on the blueline would’ve made a difference too. You can play some teams without your top guys and still win but with a team like Castlegar that has some touch around the net and are able to move up the ice quickly the Riders need a full roster, especially if they would meet these guys in the playoffs.
Next up the Nelson Leafs in Nelson on Friday and Kamloops at home here in Fernie next Saturday. For the record Nelson beat Kamloops 4-0 in Kamloops on Saturday but lost 7-1 to Chase on Friday. Kamloops also lost to Revelstoke 4-3 in O/T on Friday. The schedule says the Golden Rockets will host Creston at 6:00 today. Are you kidding me, don’t those knot-heads know about the Grey Cup ? How many go to that game? Good luck you Saskatchewan water-melon heads.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Ghostriders 4 Creston 0- play Castlegar tonight in Fernie
Scott Anderson scored the first two goals on the PP. One goal in the first then one four minutes into the second, Josh Garneau and James Werner had the assists on both goals. Brendan Hawryluk from Greenwell made it 3-0 late in the second and Brendon Mangone from Garneau and Zach Taverse finished up the scoring in the third. Jesse Niemi was injured in the second period on a questionable play when he was checked into the open door while leaving the ice on a line change. Niemi is day to day and probably won't play tonight. Creston was without one of their top guys in Joe Densmore.
see the game sheet here
Here's what Coach Will Verner had to say this morning.
"Winning 10 games in a row in the fashion we won is a good feeling. The guys are doing a great job following our systems and playing very disciplined. Tonight's game vs. Castlegar will be a huge test as this is the 2nd hottest team in the league. 8-2 in their last 10 games with a 14-5 win last night over Invermere. Castlegar beat us 3-0 in their rink on October 10".
In other league news, The Castlegar Rebels who are here in Fernie tonight won 14-5 in Invermere last night ... 17 of their players had points... Kimberley won 7-4 at home vs Beaver Valley after releasing tough guy Liam Jefferies...And Chase Coach Tyler Boldt is going to the WHL see the story below.
Chiefs Boldt Moves on to WHL Front Office
TAKEN FROM http://www.whl.ca/-
CALGARY, AB - Western Hockey League Commissioner Ron Robison announced today that Tyler Boldt has been appointed to the new WHL position of Manager, Player Development and Recruitment. Boldt, a former WHL player and WHL Scholarship recipient, will officially commence his duties at the WHL office in Calgary on January 4, 2010.
As WHL Manager, Player Development and Recruitment, Boldt will be responsible to manage new player development initiatives and implement the WHL league-wide player recruitment programs. Boldt’s responsibilities will also include coordinating the WHL involvement in a series of player prospects camps held each year in Western Canada and the U.S while continuing to enhance working relationships with hockey organizations at the local and regional levels. Boldt’s duties will also include administering the WHL Alumni Association.
A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tyler Boldt was a first round WHL Bantam Draft pick and went on to play five full seasons in the WHL as a defenceman with the Kamloops Blazers, Brandon Wheat Kings and Saskatoon Blades. Boldt, who was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the eighth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, participated extensively in the Hockey Canada Program of Excellence in 2001 representing Team Western in the World Under 17 Challenge and Canada’s National Under 18 Team in the Six Nations Cup in the Czech Republic.
“I am very honoured to be working for the WHL and its member Clubs in this new capacity,” commented Tyler Boldt, “I was fortunate to benefit from the WHL Scholarship and look forward to using my first-hand knowledge of the League and its programs to continue to educate young hockey players and their families on the benefits of playing in the WHL.”
“We are looking forward to Tyler Boldt joining the WHL and assisting us in further promoting the benefits of the WHL Scholarship to our prospects and their families,” stated WHL Commissioner Ron Robison, “We believe an Alumnus such as Tyler is ideally suited to implement our new player development and recruiting strategies throughout Western Canada and the United States.”
Currently Boldt is benefiting from his five year WHL Scholarship by completing his Bachelor of Business Administration at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. Boldt is also currently the Head Coach and General Manager of the Chase Chiefs Junior B Hockey Club in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL).
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Ghostriders play the Castlegar Rebels this Saturday at 7:30
Saturday’s Opponent
After winning 8-3 at home against the slumping Spokane Braves last Sunday the Castlegar Rebels with 34 points were tied with the Nelson Leafs for second just two points behind the first place Braves. The Rebels are 8-2 in their last ten games and they play in the Neil Murdoch Division that features four of the best teams in the KIJHL, Nelson, Beaver Valley, Spokane and Castlegar. Ryan Aynsley with 22 goals in 25 games and 42 points is not only the Rebels’ top scorer he is now the KIJHL’s top dog. Andrew Walton is their # 1 goalie with a 13-7 record and their Captain is former Ghostrider Gilbert Bilodeau who was traded there in September because Fernie had too many twenty year old players. The Rebels GM and Head Coach is Brent Heaven.
For the record
The Murdoch Division's first place Spokane Braves are 4-5-0-1 in their last ten games and their top scorer Joel Stewart who was leading the KIJHL for weeks is slipping in the standings, just like his team. They lost here in Fernie by a 9-1 score on Nov. 6. See the standings here
What some of the fans are thinking.
It’s about f*&*#* time we had a team from that division here. To many times the games here in Fernie are all but over after two periods. (see And Finally) That’s not good for the fans and it's especially not good for players who need to play more playoff style of games where they go into the third with lots of pressure and the game still on the line.
Notebook
Fernie only plays Castlegar twice this season, the Ghostriders lost 3-0 in Castlegar October 10th… We should see #10 Jesse Niemi -photo- and Head Coach Will Verner back on the bench this weekend, they are back after serving three game suspensions for incidents at the end of the game November 14 vs Kimberley…The Ghostriders added Evan Burgess’ older brother Brett (90) to help out on the blueline…. And in net eighteen year old Joel Miller is now a Ghostrider goalie…So far he has played two games vs Invermere winning 7-1 and 8-2.... The Rebels play in Invermere on Friday while Fernie plays in Creston... Advantage Rebels.
And Finally
The Ghostriders played in Invermere Monday night and won convincingly, the score was 8-2 and # 17 James Werner -photo- lead the way racking up four goals and an assist…James was also the Coaches' pick as the Tim Hortons Player of the Week....So far the Riders have out scored the Rockies 57-10 in the six games they have played….Huge weekend coming up next week for our boys, they play in Nelson on Friday night, suffer the long bus ride home, then will host the Kamloops Storm on Saturday December 5th.
After winning 8-3 at home against the slumping Spokane Braves last Sunday the Castlegar Rebels with 34 points were tied with the Nelson Leafs for second just two points behind the first place Braves. The Rebels are 8-2 in their last ten games and they play in the Neil Murdoch Division that features four of the best teams in the KIJHL, Nelson, Beaver Valley, Spokane and Castlegar. Ryan Aynsley with 22 goals in 25 games and 42 points is not only the Rebels’ top scorer he is now the KIJHL’s top dog. Andrew Walton is their # 1 goalie with a 13-7 record and their Captain is former Ghostrider Gilbert Bilodeau who was traded there in September because Fernie had too many twenty year old players. The Rebels GM and Head Coach is Brent Heaven.
For the record
The Murdoch Division's first place Spokane Braves are 4-5-0-1 in their last ten games and their top scorer Joel Stewart who was leading the KIJHL for weeks is slipping in the standings, just like his team. They lost here in Fernie by a 9-1 score on Nov. 6. See the standings here
What some of the fans are thinking.
It’s about f*&*#* time we had a team from that division here. To many times the games here in Fernie are all but over after two periods. (see And Finally) That’s not good for the fans and it's especially not good for players who need to play more playoff style of games where they go into the third with lots of pressure and the game still on the line.
Notebook
And Finally
Monday, November 16, 2009
War Zone
The Ghostriders played two games vs Kimberley last weekend and won both games by 2-1 scores. All accounts say Kimberley’s goalies were great as the Riders out shot and out chanced the Nitros in both games. Even the Kimberley announcers were surprised at the territorial advantage the Ghostriders had. But it all boils down to the fact the Riders could only beat Tory Caldwell twice on Friday and Mike Smith two times on Saturday.
Here is Coach Will Verner on the weekend series with Kimberley.
Verner ”It was a good weekend for our hockey club with getting 4 points and extending our winning streak to 6 games. The wins came at a loss of one of our top scorers Matt MacDonald as he will be out anywhere from 7 - 10 weeks. We play Kimberley 5 more times with the next home meeting on December 28. It looks like the rivalry is once again renewed. We felt we carried the play but give Kimberley credit as they continued to pressure and had chances in both games to tie the score. We have played them 4 times now with two scores 2-1, one tie at 2-2 and one 3-2 victory. Our final two home matches against Kimberley will be January 2 and January 8 with all home games starting at 7:30pm.
Notebook
Well as Verner says it looks like the rivalry is heating up, much to the delight of the writers and fans. However, it was so hot last week that the Ghostriders will be without their top two scorer's this weekend.
Jesse Niemi was given a Gross for allegedly spraying water at the Nitros at the end of the Kimberley game last Saturday. ..That usually means three games… And the Riders will also be without Matt MacDonald -photo-
who was given a cheap shot by Nitro Trevor Grier in that same game.…On the broadcast our Fernie announcers (who are doing a great job by the way) said that MacDonald was targeted as a retaliation because Zach Fridella had previously rocked Nitro Ryan Georgeopoulas out of the game earlier…Kimberlay coach Kevin MacKay says the Georgeopoulas hit wasn’t an accident and said his player spent the night in the hospital with a concussion and possible broken jaw….Great to see the rivalry get hot again boys, but lets keep all the cheap stuff in Walmart…# 17 James Werner is arguably one of the most talented players on the Ghostrider roster but has been hot and cold all year and has had trouble fighting through the tight checking…But Werner’s hot now though he had a goal and an assist vs Spokane and scored both game winners vs Kimberley in the 2-1 home and away games last week….The Coaches picked Jason Greenwell who had a shutout and three wins in his last four games as their Tim Horton’s Player of the Week....Goaltender Jarvis Bender has been released by the Ghostriders and Coach verner is trying to find him a place to play.
Here is Coach Will Verner on the weekend series with Kimberley.
Verner ”It was a good weekend for our hockey club with getting 4 points and extending our winning streak to 6 games. The wins came at a loss of one of our top scorers Matt MacDonald as he will be out anywhere from 7 - 10 weeks. We play Kimberley 5 more times with the next home meeting on December 28. It looks like the rivalry is once again renewed. We felt we carried the play but give Kimberley credit as they continued to pressure and had chances in both games to tie the score. We have played them 4 times now with two scores 2-1, one tie at 2-2 and one 3-2 victory. Our final two home matches against Kimberley will be January 2 and January 8 with all home games starting at 7:30pm.
Notebook
Well as Verner says it looks like the rivalry is heating up, much to the delight of the writers and fans. However, it was so hot last week that the Ghostriders will be without their top two scorer's this weekend.
who was given a cheap shot by Nitro Trevor Grier in that same game.…On the broadcast our Fernie announcers (who are doing a great job by the way) said that MacDonald was targeted as a retaliation because Zach Fridella had previously rocked Nitro Ryan Georgeopoulas out of the game earlier…Kimberlay coach Kevin MacKay says the Georgeopoulas hit wasn’t an accident and said his player spent the night in the hospital with a concussion and possible broken jaw….Great to see the rivalry get hot again boys, but lets keep all the cheap stuff in Walmart…# 17 James Werner is arguably one of the most talented players on the Ghostrider roster but has been hot and cold all year and has had trouble fighting through the tight checking…But Werner’s hot now though he had a goal and an assist vs Spokane and scored both game winners vs Kimberley in the 2-1 home and away games last week….The Coaches picked Jason Greenwell who had a shutout and three wins in his last four games as their Tim Horton’s Player of the Week....Goaltender Jarvis Bender has been released by the Ghostriders and Coach verner is trying to find him a place to play.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Riders win home and home with the Nitros- both games 2-1scores
Despite almost out shooting the Nitros 2-1 in the series Ghostriders shooters could only score four times on Nitro goalies but won both games 2-1. James Werner scored both goals Saturday and one of Friday, both goals were game winners and he was a first and third star, Bond Hawryluk scored the first goal on Friday.
Lots of hatred starting up with these two teams and the rivarly is getting better than we have seen in a few years. Here's last night's game sheet
Lots of hatred starting up with these two teams and the rivarly is getting better than we have seen in a few years. Here's last night's game sheet
Friday, November 13, 2009
Ghostriders host the Nitros on Saturday @ 7:30
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