by Murray Link
The North Dundas Senior Rockets hosted their 4th regular season home game on Saturday Nov 23rd vs the South Grenville Rangers. In a 7-4 win, the Rockets extended their league leading winning streak to 8-0. Although, the home team won by 3 goals, the game was close the whole way through with the Rockets only having a 5-4 lead with 10 minutes remaining.
From a crowd perspective, this game had everything from fast paced action, a couple of heavy weight tilts and an empty net goal. Barb Ambler, who took in her first Rockets game ever, wasn’t disappointed. When asked about her experience she replied “I can’t believe how fast and talented these guys are… now I know what everyone is talking about… the best hockey game I’ve ever been to.” When asked to rate the entertainment value on a scale of 1-10, Barb quickly replied “Ten out of Ten… what a great atmosphere in the crowd, from the music being played in between periods to the $25,000 shootout… I’m hooked, Go Rockets Go!”
The Rockets spread the scoring around with 13 different players getting at least one point in the game. Newcomer this year #86 Marco Azzano took first star of the game with 2pts (1G, 1A). Veteran Rocket #63 Fabian Walsh took home second star of the game with 2pts (1G, 1A). For Walsh, this meant surpassing 100 regular season points in the EOSHL during his 4 years with the Rockets. When asked how it felt to hit 100 pts (33G, 68 A) in the league, Walsh replied “It feels great, but more importantly that we got the win as a team. We have our sights set on taking the league title back to Chesterville… that’s what’s important.”
To cap off a great win, the Rockets also had a pre-game ceremony to recognize the efforts put into creating the “one of a kind” mini Zamboni which has been on display at the Chesterville rink this year. Over the course of 18 months, students in the Manufacturing class at North Dundas District high school repurposed an old electric feed cart and created the work of art. D’s Collision put the final touches on the project with a jaw dropping paint job which can only be described as “Spectacular”.
Rockets are on the road this weekend in Low Quebec taking on the Paugan Falls Rapids, then back at home Dec 7th at 2:00 vs the Long Sault Mustangs. Don’t miss out on your chance to watch the best hockey in Eastern Ontario… the question is: ARE YOU GOING TO THE GAME?
