Day 41: ROV@ROA review

Gerber (center) helps guide a group of Rovers fans to the correct gate at the Davey Allison Memorial Auditorium.

Back from the holiday break and fresh off their 3-3 tie against Guelph, the Rovers posted a 2-0 road shutout over the Roadkill last night. Waterloo came out strong and did not relent, outshooting the Rovers 40-31 and controlling the play all evening, but strong net play by Baffin combined with two early goals in the first period saw the Rovers keep pace with the Capones in a second-place tie. Former Rover Roman Cechmanek was keen to defeat his former club, but goals by Regehr and Halpern were enough to get the win. Martin Gerber stopped 29 shots before leaving the contest midway through the third period with back spasms. Chris Mason entered and made 11 more saves to preserve the shutout. "Marty tweaked his back coming across the crease", Stringer said after the game. "We'll give Mase the start against the 500s tomorrow night and by then Marty should be good to go against the Sockeyes".

Notes: - assistant captain and original Rover Sean Hill made his contract demands known to the club over the weekend, demanding a $4M salary to re-sign with the club before free agency opens. The Rovers have not responded publicly to the demand, but are unlikely to acquiesce.