Minneapolis Gorillas goaltender Rich Limpert is a friendly 6-3, 205-pound giant with catlike reflexes who had a cup of coffee as a target practice goaltender for the NHL's Minnesota Wild several years ago, before the league's strike.
That was quite an experience for Limpert, 31. His collegiate goaltending was limited to two winters for the University of St. Thomas from 1993-95 before he moved to Mankato State University—where he adopted lacrosse as his sport and became the team's MVP as a midfielder for the Mavericks in 1997.
Probably nothing was as wild for Limpert, though, as the third period and overtime stanza of Friday's sensational hockey game between the visiting Gorillas and Sun Valley Suns at Sun Valley Skating Center. If Limpert saw a lot of rubber thrown at him by the Wild shooters, he might have seen more from the Suns.
In the best and most eventful game of the season, the Suns rallied from 2-0 and 3-1 deficits to beat the Gorillas 4-3 on a blast by defenseman Paul Baranzelli with 32 seconds left in the five-minute overtime. Baranzelli's game-winning power play goal came on a great Chris Warrington pass.
"I knew he'd bury it," said satisfied Suns co-captain Warrington, bare-chested with beer in hand, to fellow blueliner and full-bearded Baranzelli outside the happy Suns locker room. Baranzelli replied with good reason, "I'm totally exhausted."
Everybody on the ice shared the sentiment, particularly Gorilla goalie Limpert. He joked to game officials in the handshake line that he was too tired for an OT shootout anyway. Standing on his head, Limpert faced a barrage of 30 shots in the third period and overtime.
Throwing his body, hands and glove out at the perfect times, Limpert stopped all but three shots. He likely thought it was easy stuff compared to trying to catch a fast-moving ball with a lacrosse stick.
Limpert was unreal.
So were the Suns in the third period. "It was a period of domination," Suns veteran John Stevens said afterward.
Trailing 2-0 after one period and 3-1 deep into the third, the home team scored twice in the final five-and-a-half minutes to force overtime—one goal shorthanded and the equalizer coming on the power play.
The game-tying goal came off the stick of eighth-year wing Vilnis Nikolaisons, who enjoyed the best weekend with five goals and four assists for nine points and moved into fourth on the all-time Suns scoring list with 322 points, 10 behind John Finnegan.
Coach Chris Benson said, "We had a slow start but got a little better in the second period, got our feet moving and shored things up in our own end. We cut down on their quality chances and kept skating right with them. By the third period we were still skating hard and they just wore down. We didn't give up, kept working hard and it paid off.
"Vilnis was on fire. He's seeing the ice well and his hands are silky smooth once again."
Nikolaisons (a team-high 7 goals and 18 assists season, 122 goals and 200 assists career) scored the first three-goal hat trick of the current Suns season in Saturday's 9-2 romp over the Gorillas (2-7). The win extended Sun Valley's winning streak to six and overall record to 11-3, equaling the victory total of last winter's 11-7-1 club.
But it was Friday's game that really wowed the big Presidents' Day weekend crowds that included one of the all-time Suns great dignitaries—team benefactor George Gund III, 68, former owner and now minority shareholder of the NHL San Jose Sharks.
The Gorillas, boasting several skaters in the 29-33 age range who played at Mankato State and also at Miami University, virtually came straight to the rink from the Boise airport and came out firing.
Minneapolis, lighting the light with native Canucks, won many of the faceoffs and throttled the Suns in the neutral zone. Winnipeg's Ryan Rintoul, 33, scored the first goal, and Moose Jaw's Pete Holoein, 28, made it 3-1 after two periods.
Center Ryan McDonald's forward line with wings Scotty Winkler and Ryan Enrico started the third-period barrage of Sun Valley shots. But it wasn't until 10th-year center Jamie Ellison stole the puck and did a give-and-go with Warrington that the Suns made it 3-2, shorthanded, with only 5:36 left in the third period.
Thirteen seconds later, Gorilla J.T. Bernier thought he was back with the USHL Sioux City Musketeers when he took down Scotty Winkler very hard in his defensive zone and drew blood above Winkler's eye.
The Gorillas drew two minor penalties, giving the Suns a five-on-three power play.
It didn't last long because normally mild-mannered Suns wing Frank Salvoni gave one back, with good cause.
Rintoul, well-schooled in his Lake Charles Ice Pirates and Tupelo T-Rex travels to jam his stick where the sun doesn't shine, poked Salvoni not once but twice in the groin, not far away from goalie Limpert. The second time, Salvoni hauled off and walloped Rintoul's padded thigh with his stick—and the snow cats on Flying Squirrel must have heard the thump.
Salvoni explained about his broken stick from the incident, "Those $50 sticks don't hold up as well as the $200 sticks."
The Suns settled for a four-on-three for 1:16. Limpert turned away Enrico's deflection on a pretty McDonald feed. The big guy couldn't do a thing about a bang-bang power-play goal started with a cross-ice pass from Ellison to Baranzelli, who lurked at Limpert's left.
Baranzelli ripped a pass into the crease that Nikolaisons tipped home for a 3-3 game. Limpert had no chance. But that wasn't the end of it.
Ellison, so talented yet so temperamental, excesses often seen during the same shift, drew a tripping penalty and went bonkers in the penalty box—good for a trip to the locker room and a one-game ejection. The Gorillas got a five-on-three power play for 35 seconds and made the least of it.
Nikolaisons intercepted a Gorillas pass in his defensive zone and pushed the puck ahead to Winkler who was hopping over the boards on a Suns line change. "Vilnis was coming off and the puck popped," said coach Benson.
Winkler ended up with a shorthanded breakaway on Limpert. The goalie correctly went out and then backed up at just the right time to dislodge the net just as Winkler's puck slid safely into the net.
It was no goal, caused by unintentional dislodging. The Suns collectively yelled foul but referee Tom Fischer was adamant—insisting the home team win fair and square and not on a puck that Winkler couldn't quite pull the trigger on.
With the goal disallowed, the Suns unleashed their artillery and threw the kitchen sink at Limpert. Benson told everyone else on the bench to cool their heels and gave the ice time to his primary weapons McDonald, Enrico, Winkler, Nikolaisons, Warrington, Baranzelli, Ivars Muzis and Stevens.
Benson said, "We rotated six guys for the forwards, plus Paulie, Chris and Ivars."
McDonald and Baranzelli kept bearing down on Limpert. The best Limpert save was with the quick glove on Baranzelli at 1:30. Stevens caught a Nikolaisons pass, closed his eyes and thought he scored the winner, but Limpert and the post got in the way. Nikolaisons missed on a centering pass from Stevens.
The four-on-four overtime was all Suns, 7-0 in shots. The Gorillas were dead on their feet. Slow to get on, slow to get off, they were whistled for too many men and the Suns earned the rare OT power play, four on three. Still, Limpert was magnificent against relentless threats. The puck always seemed to be in his zone.
It almost went out, in fact, Minneapolis claimed it did. With 32 seconds left before a shootout, Nikolaisons whipped it around and Warrington chased the puck down just before it went over the blue line. To a man, the Gorillas claimed that it did go out of the zone. They all pointed down to the blue line to alert the linesmen to the infraction. But both linesmen signaled it was in.
While the Gorillas beefed, Warrington never stopped. He gathered the puck, skated it toward the net and ripped a cross-ice pass to Baranzelli on the back door. Baranzelli buried it. Benson said, "Chris had great vision to see Paulie on the back door. A great pass."
Lost in the heroics by Limpert was another solid performance by St. Paul's John Bidon in the Suns net. Bidon stopped 28 of 31 Gorilla shots and Minneapolis never scored again over the final 41 minutes of the memorable 65-minute contest. "Bids stood on his head for us. Nothing flashy, just doing what he's supposed to be doing back there," Benson said.
Saturday, Suns goalie Colin Zulianello (6-1-0 season, 2.52 goals per game) did the same. He stopped 28 of 30 Gorilla shots as the Suns extended their 3-0 first-period lead and breezed 9-2. Fourteenth-year Suns skater John Miller scored his first two goals of the season. Nikolaisons added three goals.
After a night of The Pio and poker and apologizing to the motel management for all the noise they were making in sleepy downtown Ketchum, the Gorillas just didn't have the same appetite they had Friday.
But it was a grand weekend.
Nothing beat the sight of George Gund III receiving a brand-new Suns "George #3" jacket after Friday's dramatic win. Few have contributed more to USA Hockey than Gund, who lost his 28-year-old son Greg Gund in a Costa Rica plane crash last July. George smiled broadly when he posed with his new jacket for a team photo in the sweaty, happy and boisterous Suns locker room.
And the return to hockey glory gave Limpert (83 saves) a shot of confidence as he tries to relay the lessons of winning and losing to high school lacrosse players he'll be head coaching in March at Woodbury High in Minnesota.
MOOSE NEXT, FOUR TIMES
Having played their first 14 games on home ice, the Suns take to the road for the first time this weekend and play arch-rival Jackson Hole Moose Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25 at Snow King Center in Wyoming. Game times are 7:30 p.m.
They are the first games of a home-and-home series with the Moose, continuing March 10-11 when Jackson Hole makes its annual visit to Sun Valley. The Suns will be idle over the March 3-4 weekend.
Jackson Hole leads 24-11-1 in the eight-year series including eight consecutive wins at Snow King Center by a cumulative 56-27 score. The last time the Suns won at Jackson Hole was 2002 during a 28-2 season.
This has been a sub-par winter campaign for the Moose.
Jackson Hole (7-7) dropped three straight games including 11-3 and 17-5 trouncings at Trail (B.C.) Canada before rebounding with 8-3 and 12-7 home thrashings of the Rossland (B.C.) Warriors Feb. 10-11. Last weekend, the Trail Senior Smoke Eaters visited Snow King Center and captured 10-8 and 8-6 victories.
So the Moose have lost five of their last seven games—four to the Smoke Eaters and a 9-4 home loss to the Chicago Chargers. In those five losses they have allowed 55 goals.
The expected return of Eric Demment will give the Suns an even stronger defense at Jackson Hole, coach Benson said.
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Suns 4, Gorillas 3 (OT)
Friday
Minneapolis Gorillas 2 1 0..0 3
Sun Valley Suns 0 1 2..1 4
FIRST PERIOD—(1) Minneapolis, Ryan Rintoul (Rob White, Jasen Rintala), 9:18. (2) Minneapolis, Joe Byrd (Jeremy Bautch, C.J. Buzzell), 15:49, power play goal.
SECOND PERIOD—(3) SV, Vilnis Nikolaisons 3 (Jamie Ellison), 0:30. (4) Minneapolis, Pete Holoein (Rintala, Rintoul), 3:51.
THIRD PERIOD—(5) SV, Ellison 8 (Chris Warrington, Nikolaisons), 14:24, shorthanded goal. (6) SV, Nikolaisons 4 (Paul Baranzelli, Ellison), 16:17, power play goal.
OVERTIME (5 minutes)—(7) SV, Baranzelli 8 (Warrington, Nikolaisons), 4:28, power play and game-winning goal.
SHOTS ON GOAL—For Minneapolis 12-12-7-0 for 31; for Sun Valley 15-8-23-7 for 53.
GOALIES—Minneapolis, Rich Limpert (49 saves); SV, John Bidon (28 saves, 3-1-0 record).
OFFICIALS—Referee, Tom Fischer; linesmen, Dave Patrie and Curt Martin.
NOTES—Suns forward lines were Vilnis Nikolaisons-Jamie Ellison-John Stevens, Ryan Enrico-Ryan McDonald-Scott Winkler, Frank Salvoni-D.W. Cook-Caleb Baukol, Rian Timmons-Bryan Winkler-Trevor Thomas. The defensive pairs were Paul Baranzelli-Chris Warrington, Ivars Muzis-Josh Jacobson, with Kellen Chatterton doing spot duty. Kris Webster was serving a one-game suspension for a game misconduct in the 5-2 Sun Valley win over Philadelphia Independence Feb. 11, and Eric Demment is still at the Winter Olympics in Italy.....Minneapolis forward lines were Pat Griswold-Rob White-Joe Byrd, Ryan Rintoul-Pete Holoein-Grant Mauch, Jasen Rintala-Byrd-J.T. Bernier. On defense were C.J. Buzzell, Josh Ralph, Kevin Irlbeck and Rintala.....Defenseman Eric Demment scored the game-winning OT goal 2:08 into the 5-minute four-on-four extra period Jan. 6 in Sun Valley's 5-4 home victory over the Weyburn (Canada) Devils. The Suns are now 28-22-20 in 70 overtime games over the team's 31 seasons. Here is a list of game-winning Suns OT scorers in team history: Jamie Ellison 2, John Finnegan 2, Kurt Wenzell 2, Phil Hoene 2, Paul Cartmill 2, Ryan Enrico 2, Vilnis Nikolaisons 1, Paul Baranzelli 1, Eric Demment 1, Luke Smith 1, Brian Watts 1, Tom Forti 1, Dale Johnson 1, Mark Broz 1, Pat Kearney 1, Rip Kirby 1, Terry Heneghan 1, Chas Riopel 1, Brian Saksa 1, Beets Johnson 1, Phil Hebert 1 and Sean O'Connell 1....The Gorillas finished second in the USA Hockey Adult U.S. Championship April 4, 2004, falling 5-4 to the Seattle Indians. Seattle is due in Sun Valley March 17-18. Gorillas club manager Rich Limpert, a native of St. Louis, is a sales representative for Lubrication-Technology, an ExxonMobil division that sponsors the Gorillas along with Christian Brothers Hockey. The Minneapolis Gorillas Hockey Club, a post-collegiate men's team, plays at Parade Ice Gardens in the Minnesota Senior A League with highly-regarded Gopher teams like Green Mill and Bucks Unfinished Furniture. The Gorillas plan to compete in the Senior Elite Nationals April 6-9 at Fond du Lac Wisc., but they are 0-4 against Green Mill and the Bucks this season....Jamie Ellison got in hot water twice in the third period. Ellison drew a roughing penalty and, entering the box, brought his stick down on a Gorillas player as referee Tom Fischer had his back turned. Later in the third period, after Ellison picked up a tripping penalty in a 3-3 tie, he lost his composure in the box and nearly hit spectator Jessica Wingard with his stick. Suns scorekeeper Steve Wingard, Jessica's father, took exception and Ellison ended up in the Suns locker room....In the house was Suns Hall of Famer Jimmy "Beets" Johnson, the New York Rangers stickman. Visiting his son Parker Weekes, Beets was enjoying a couple of weeks off with the National Hockey League taking a Winter Olympics break.
Suns 9, Gorillas 2
Saturday
Minneapolis Gorillas 0 1 1 2
Sun Valley Suns 3 2 4 9
FIRST PERIOD—(1) SV, Ryan Enrico 4 (John Stevens), 0:38. (2) SV, Vilnis Nikolaisons 5 (Enrico, Kris Webster), 6:37. (3) SV, Stevens 5 (Nikolaisons, Chris Warrington), 18:36.
SECOND PERIOD—(4) Minneapolis, Pete Holoein (C.J. Buzzell, Jason Rintala), 9:33, power play goal. (5) SV, Nikolaisons 6 (Warrington), 13:12. (6) SV, John Miller 1 (Nikolaisons, Ivars Muzis), 16:19.
THIRD PERIOD—(7) SV, Scott Winkler 8 (Ryan McDonald), 3:48. (8) SV, Nikolaisons 7 (Enrico), 4:31, shorthanded and hat trick goal. (9) Minneapolis, J.T. Bernier (Rintala, Kevin Irlbeck), 5:29. (10) SV, Webster 3 (McDonald), 7:43. (11) SV, Miller 2 (Scott Winkler), 15:18.
SHOTS ON GOAL—For Minneapolis 16-9-5 for 30; for Sun Valley 11-15-22 for 48.
GOALIES—Minneapolis, Rich Limpert (first 47:43, 8 goals, 34 saves) and Buzz Buzzell (final 12:17, 1 goal, 5 saves); SV, Colin Zulianello (28 saves, 6-1-0 record).
OFFICIALS—Referee, Tom Fischer; linesmen, Bobby Noyes and John Heinrich.
NOTES—With Jamie Ellison gone and Frank Salvoni sitting out his first game because of a minor groin pull, Suns forward lines were Ryan Enrico-John Stevens-Vilnis Nikolaisons, John Miller-Ryan McDonald-Scott Winkler, D.W. Cook-Caleb Baukol-Charles Friedman, Trevor Thomas-Bryan Winkler-Josh Jacobson. The defensemen were Paul Baranzelli, Chris Warrington, Ivars Muzis and Kris Webster, plus Kellen Chatterton......Sweeping its fifth home series of the season, Sun Valley outscored Minneapolis 13-5, outshot the Gorillas 101-61 and out-pointed the visitors 32-15 on the scoresheet led by Nikolaisons (5 goals, 4 assists) and Warrington (0-4)....Top Gorillas scorer with 4 assists was Jason Rintala, 31, a 6-0, 190-pounder from Michigan who played for Mankato State from 1994-98 and also had stops in Dubuque, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Fayetteville and Greensboro....For the weekend the Suns were 2-for-8 on the power play (27% season) and Minneapolis was 3-for-13 (opponents 14% season on the power play).....The Suns had 70 penalty minutes including three misconducts and Minneapolis 55 including two misconducts.....Caleb Baukol got the gate, so he won't be able to play the first game at Jackson Hole Friday, Feb. 24. Also drawing a game misconduct was C.J. Buzzell of Minneapolis, a former Miami University and Baton Rouge Kingfish player. Buzzell's brother, Buzz Buzzell, tended goal for the Suns for five seasons from 1995-2000. Gorillas back-up goalie Buzz Buzzell made the trip and got into the game late in tonight's third period, spelling Rich Limpert when the game got out of hand......"George Jacket" winner Nikolaisons was given the honor in the locker room by George Gund III, who delivered prepared comments....Nikolaisons' 9 weekend points were the most by a Suns skater since Vilnis had 4 goals and 5 assists against the Tahoe Freeze last Jan. 21-22 on home ice.....With his big weekend, Nikolaisons (122 goals and 200 assists) reached 322 points for fourth place on the all-time Suns scoring list, two points ahead of head coach Chris Benson (320) and three points ahead of linemate Jamie Ellison (118-201 for 319). Nikolaisons and Ellison are the fifth- and fourth-leading Suns assist men behind Glenn Hunter (295), John Finnegan (223) and Bobby Noyes (213). Remarkably, with the visit of Jimmy "Beets" Johnson this weekend, eight of the top 10 all-time Suns scorers were in the rink to watch the series, missing only Kurt Wenzell and John Finnegan.....Sean McCoy, Suns referee from the halcyon days of the 1970s, watched tonight's game as part of his annual Presidents' Day visit to Sun Valley from the Phoenix area. He commented that his feet hadn't warmed up since he got off the airplane......John Stevens (98-154 for 252 points) moved past Dave Hutchinson (251) into ninth place on the all-time Suns list...Honorable mention for the "George Jacket," was D.W. Cook, who lost several teeth tonight in front of a packed house for the Hailey Ice Rink benefit.
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2005-06 Sun Valley Suns Season statistics
(11-3-0 overall: 11-3-0 home, 0-0-0 away)
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PLAYER
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GAMES
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GOALS
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AST
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PTS
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PMIN
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Vilnis Nikolaisons
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14
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7
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18
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25
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6.0
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Chris Warrington
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14
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5
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14
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19
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12.0
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Jamie Ellison
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12
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8
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9
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17
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78.0
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Scott Winkler
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14
|
8
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7
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15
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0.0
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Paul Baranzelli
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12
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8
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6
|
14
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26.0
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Ryan McDonald
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12
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3
|
11
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14
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8.0
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Eric Demment
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10
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4
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9
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13
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16.0
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John Stevens
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14
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5
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6
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11
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2.0
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Ryan Enrico
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9
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4
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6
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10
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12.0
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Ivars Muzis
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14
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4
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5
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9
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16.0
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John Miller
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12
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2
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7
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9
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14.0
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Kris Webster
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11
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3
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5
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8
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24.0
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Frank Salvoni
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13
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5
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2
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7
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8.0
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Caleb Baukol
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14
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3
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4
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7
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24.0
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D.W. Cook
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10
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3
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0
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3
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17.0
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John Bidon
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11
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0
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3
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3
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15.0
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Trevor Thomas
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12
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1
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2
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3
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32.0
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Charles Friedman
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8
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1
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1
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2
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0.0
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Kellen Chatterton
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6
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0
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2
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2
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2.0
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Bryan Winkler
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7
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1
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0
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1
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0.0
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Ryan Thomson
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3
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0
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1
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1
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0.0
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Blake Jenson
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2
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0
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1
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1
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0.0
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Josh Jacobson
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14
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0
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0
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0
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8.0
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Rian Timmons
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8
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0
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0
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0
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2.0
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Normunds Krepss
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2
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0
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0
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0
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2.0
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Colin Zulianello
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7
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0
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0
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0
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4.0
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David Stone
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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GOALTENDER
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GAMES
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GOALS
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W-L
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AVG
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Colin Zulianello
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6.75
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17
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6-1-0
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2.52
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John Bidon
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4
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14
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3-1-0
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3.50
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Ryan Thomson
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3
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12
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2-1-0
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4.00
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David Stone
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0.25
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2
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0-0-0
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4.00
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Shots—Zulianello 250, Bidon 124, Thomson 118, Stone 6.
Saves—Zulianello 233, Bidon 110, Thomson 106, Stone 4.
Shootout saves—0.
Shootout goals allowed—0.
Shutouts—Zulianello 1.
Empty net goals—0.
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SCORE BY PERIODS
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1ST
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2ND
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3RD
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OT
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TOT
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Opposition
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12
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19
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14
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0
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45, 3.2
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Sun Valley
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26
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22
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25
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2
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75, 5.4
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INDIVIDUAL MARKS
Two-goal games (10)—Jamie Ellison 2, Vilnis Nikolaisons 2, Scott Winkler 1, Chris Warrington 1, Paul Baranzelli 1, Frank Salvoni 1, D.W. Cook 1, John Miller 1.
Hat tricks or more—Vilnis Nikolaisons 1.
Game-winning goals—Eric Demment 1, Chris Warrington 1, Frank Salvoni 1, Ryan McDonald 1, Paul Baranzelli 1.
Power play goals (17-62, 27%)—Jamie Ellison 4, Eric Demment 2, Chris Warrington 2, Scott Winkler 2, Paul Baranzelli 2, Vilnis Nikolaisons 1, Kris Webster 1, Ryan Enrico 1, John Stevens 1, Frank Salvoni 1. Power play goals (opposition): 10-73, (14%).
Suns shorthanded goals (4)—Frank Salvoni 1, John Stevens 1, Jamie Ellison 1, Vilnis Nikolaisons 1. Shorthanded goals (opposition): 1.
Season penalty minutes: SV 336, opponents 268.
GAME RESULTS
Total record: 11-3-0
Record in 1-goal games: 4-2
Record in overtime: 2-0-0
Games scoring 9 or more goals: 2
Games scoring 7 or more goals: 4
December 9 (H) Sun Valley 7, Park City Generals 4
December 10 (H) Sun Valley 9, Park City Generals 2
December 30 (H) McCall Mountaineers 4, Sun Valley 3
December 31 (H) Sun Valley 4, McCall Mountaineers 0
January 6 (H) Sun Valley 5, Weyburn Devils 4 (OT)
January 7 (H) Sun Valley 3, Weyburn Devils 2
January 13 (H) N.Y. St. Nick's 9, Sun Valley 6
January 14 (H) N.Y. St. Nick's 5, Sun Valley 4}
January 20 (H) Sun Valley 4, Boston ReMax Rangers 3
January 21 (H) Sun Valley 7, Boston ReMax Rangers 2
February 10 (H) Sun Valley 5, Philadelphia Independence 3
February 11 (H) Sun Valley 5, Philadelphia Independence 2
February 17 (H) Sun Valley 4, Minneapolis Gorillas 3 (OT)
February 18 (H) Sun Valley 9, Minneapolis Gorillas 2
Paul Baranzelli celebrates his game-winning OT goal Friday in the Suns 4-3 victory over the Minneapolis Gorillas. Photo by Willy Cook
