THE 77\'S HAVE THEIR WAY AGAINST THE KINGS

Last night at the Guthrie the 77\'s hosted and thoroughly manhandled the visitors from Espanola to the score of 12-3.  The Kings came out quite well scoring the first goal however it was all down hill from there as the home side outshot the Kings 78-15.  The Kings were unable to compete with the red and black as they were hemmed in their own zone for the better part of the evening.

Leading the attack for the 77\'s was the duo of Nathan Joy, with a goal and six assists, and scoring leader, Ryan Brain, with four tallies.  The win gave goaltender Ryan Fitzsimmons his first win in his first GMHL start.

The 77\'s played with discipline in this one and kudos to the officials for an excellent performance.  In a game that had the making of getting out of hand the official crew last evening displayed excellent control and manipulation of any and all situations keeping the fireworks from exploding.  Good job guys.

The game was somewhat spirited with both teams going at eachother however an absolutley vicious and cowardice hit from behind by Kings forward Kyle Rick on 77\'s defenceman Reid Goobie had both teams on edge.  Rick\'s gutless leap into Goobie\'s numbers three feet from the boards with complete injurious intent was followed by his panicked fleeing and hiding behind the official not unlike that of a weasel scurrying back to his hole.  Completely gutless move kid.  The referees however made the correct decision for his own good in removing him from the game with a disqualification.

The home side will next take on the Ville Marie Dragons on Saturday, January 17, puckdrop is 7pm at the Guthrie Arena.