Day 10: WIC@ROV review

Well, it's better late than never. The Rovers finally won their first game of their RHL15 campaign, a 4-1 decision over the Wicked Ale. Scoring for Baffin Island were Kris Draper, Glen Murray, Alex Korolyuk, and Cale Hulse into an empty net. Eric Belanger sniped the opening marker for the Ale midway through the second period, but Martin Gerber shut the door after that, especially on a 5-3 PP shortly after the opening goal. "If we go down 2-0 at that point, maybe we don't get back up", Stringer said after the game. The offense, sleepwalking to that point only generating 13 shots through two periods, woke up in the third with four straight markers on 18 third period shots. The Rovers outshot the Ale 32-21 overall, though were dead even in faceoffs, hits, and similar in the corners and passing the puck. "We just got the legs going in the third and got a few by Thibault", said Murray, who scored the eventual winner. The Rovers now have a day off before travelling to Guelph to face the Spectres.

Notes: - Adam Hall played in his first game of the season, replacing Brad Isbister in the lineup. He went scoreless in nine minutes, but did contribute to a PK unit that killed all six Ale PP chances.