DUFFER NEWS
April 14, 2000 Reporters Cammi Granato
*** Rich Storm Volume VI, Issue 15
April 7, 2000
Klinger Crashes
Gary the Ghost Kasper made the save of the year when he robbed
Beer-Nuts with a quick glove. Stump was victimized early by a red
hot Beak (7 goals in 3 games). That goal gave the Whites an early
Meaningful lead. 
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 Klinger tied
the game when he fired a bullet past the Ghost. He watched that goal
sail into the net instead of watching the boards race up at him.
You guessed it, the boards made a loud sound as Klinger crashed into them.
He probably would have been hurt, but as you know, when you score, you
feel no pain.
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Bobka scored to give the Blues a 2-1 meaningful win.
I can’t remember the meaningless score. The only reason I remember
the Fruit cake tally is because Fred stopped me in the parking lot and
told me he couldn’t go to Henry’s and pour the reporters a beer,
because his son was there. I don’t get it, kids have to learn how
to sleep at a bar.
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Peoria Road Trip
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The Peoria Rivermen front office staff has put together a trip for fans wishing to attend the two Northern Conference Semi-final games in Johnstown on April 21 and 22. The bus will leave from `Peoria late Thursday afternoon stopping near Dayton, Ohio for the evening. After a leisurely breakfast the fans will hit the road for Johnstown, arriving in the afternoon. After an included hotel dinner buffet, fans can walk the short two blocks to the historic Cambria County Memorial Coliseum for game #3 of the Peoria/Johnstown series. (Historic because the hockey fanatic knows that was where the motion picture "Slapshot" was filmed). Saturday is a day of leisure in Johnstown with time to visit the Flood Museum, take the funicular up the nearby hills or trek up the hill to the shopping district. The host hotel has an indoor pool and is right in downtown Johnstown. Both games are at 7:30 PM with the hotel a short 2 blocks from the arena. We will spend the night after the game to prepare for the ride home on Sunday, leaving for Peoria promptly at 8:30 AM. The price is $250 for double occupancy ($185, for triple and $175 for quad) and includes round trip bus from Peoria to Johnstown, 3 nights hotel (1 near Dayton and 2 nights in Johnstown), dinner buffet on Friday night at the hotel, and tickets to both games. For complete details contact the Rivermen office at 676-1040. Seating is limited to the first 50 fans only so don't delay.
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Cammi is Named Outstanding Forward
| U.S. Women's National Team Wins Silver!
At IIHF Women's World Championship. MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (April 4, 2000) -- Beak and Wheezer watched Cammi and the USA women down Sweden 7-1 on Saturday. On Sunday, USA out shot Canada 32 to 23, only to lose 3-2 in overtime the Attendance was 4,890. Saturday’s game had penalties for checking, Sunday’s game had no rules. |
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| Peoria sweeps Dayton in Three!
The first post season series ever between these two former affiliates begins tonight with game one of their best-of-5 Northern Conference Quarterfinal Series. Peoria finished the regular season atop the northern Conference with a record of 45-20-5, backing in to the top seed when Roanoke lost its' last 3 games. Dayton has lost its' last 4 games and hasn't won on the road since a February 22, 4-1 decision at Huntington. Game two of this series will be at Carver Arena on Wednesday, April 5 with games 3 and 4 moving to the Nutter Center near Dayton, Ohio. Game 3 is scheduled for Thursday, April 6 and Game 4, if necessary will be played on Tuesday, April 11. If a game 5 is needed the series moves back to Peoria with the game set for Wednesday, April 12. Dayton entered the ECHL in 1991 and has made the post season in each of its' 9 seasons. During that span, the Bombers have gone 10-24 in post season games, winning only one first round series. That win came in the 1994-95 playoffs when the Bombers eliminated Huntington, 3 games to 1. Dayton has lost 3 of their series in 3 game sweeps and has taken two to the full 5-game format. The Rivermen had to feel good entering the last two weeks of the season, having just finished the franchises most successful road schedule, winning 23 of 35 games and facing 5 straight at home, including 3 games against cellar dwellars Wheeling and Toledo. After being stung by the Nailers for two straight losses at home Roanoke came into Carver Arena for a game to determine the Northern Conference's top seed. The Express would end the season with 3 road games after playing in Peoria. Roanoke left Peoria with a 3-point lead over the Rivermen and needed only a win to take the top seed. The Express would lose all 3 games while the Rivermen bounced back with consecutive wins over Toledo (6-4) and Dayton (4-1) to capture the Northern Conference for the 2nd time in 3 seasons. As the Rivermen enter the playoffs for their 4th straight season the team looks to improve on its' past two playoff series. The last time the Rivermen won the Northern Conference regular season they opened with Hampton Roads and got swept by a team that went on to win the Kelly Cup. Last year, Peoria opened with Toledo and after trouncing the Storm in game one, lost the next 3 straight to bow out in the first round for the second straight season. This season brings a new coach and a different team to the post season. Peoria's post season mark is 8-9, which includes 2 series the Rivermen swept and one in which the Rivermen were swept. Peoria has yet to go the full 5 games in any of its' 5 playoff series. The Rivermen playoff roster includes some players currently with Worcester (AHL), Trevor Wasyluk, Cody Rudkowsky, and Matt Smith. Didier Tremblay returned from Worcester today and the others are expected soon. Left off the roster was James Desmarais, who was reassigned to Worcester following Friday's game vs. Toledo and Luke Gruden who was placed on the 14-day Injured Reserve list following Saturday's game with Dayton. Also back from the IR is Trevor Baker. The Rivermen are led in scoring by Joe Rybar, with 17G/51A. Rybar led the team in assists, also. Blaine Fitzpatrick leads the team in goals scored with 31, and adds 32 assists for as the team's 2nd leading scorer. Fitzpatrick led the team in PP goals (10) and game winning scores (6). Duane Derksen won 30 games for Peoria, setting a new team franchise mark for wins and had the league's 2nd highest total. The Rivermen won 26 games against Northwest Division teams, winning 7 games each against Toledo, Dayton and Huntington. Against the Northeast Division, Peoria went 12-5-1, winning 6 games on the road. The Rivermen also took a 7-3-0 record against the Southern Conference sweeping season series against Baton Rouge, Mississippi, Arkansas and Birmingham. The only teams to dominate Peoria this season were Johnstown, winning 3 of the 4 games against Peoria, and New Orleans, who swept the Rivermen, 2-0-0. Peoria ended the regular season with the most goals scored in the first (94) and second periods (105) and average 3.90 a game, the league's 6th highest total. The Rivermen allow the least shots on net by the opposition, at 26.23, while taking the ECHL's 2nd most shots on goal (35.94). Peoria dominated the season series with Dayton taking 7 of the 10 games played, including the last 5 in the series. At Carver Arena, Peoria has a 4-0-1 mark this season. |
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