* The Komets have out-scored opponents 14-3 during the third period over the last nine games.
* Goaltender Tim Haun is 6-0-1 over that span, with a 1.86 goals against average and .941 save percentage.
* They've been out-shot their last five games, something that hasn't happened since 1998.
* Over the last five games, the Komets have given up 31 power-play chances but have allowed only two goals. They have had only 21 chances of their own, scoring two goals.
* After struggling all season to score goals 5-on-5, they have out-scored opponents 28-9 over those nine games at even strength.
None of this adds up to an 8-0-1 streak.
Guy Dupuis: ``All I know is, since we've been playing better defenisvely, it seems like our offense just took off. How do you explain that? The games where we were struggling to score at the start of the year, we were taking some chances, and we still couldn't score. Now we're really buckling down defensively, and everything is opening up for us offensively.''
Matt Syroczynski: ``Confidence is sky-high right now. Now everyone is feeling good and relaxed and the puck is going in. You see smiles out there throughout the whole 60 minutes.''
Al Sims: ``We just want to continue this as long as we can and keep pushing. It's a lot easier to keep the snowball rolling downhill than it is start a new one. I think the guys are confident, they are having fun. They are kibitzing with each other. It's just a totally different locker room than it was a month ago when we were wondering, `Can we win two in a row or three in a row?' ''
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Here is a very short video of the flint-bloomington brawl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnHXWg5XRMI
This is wild stuff....Bloomy v. Flint. The trainers fought???
PENALTIES
Period 1
Bloomington - Matthew Spiller - (Interference), 2 min, 2:38
Flint - Ben Boudreau - (Tripping), 2 min, 11:15
Flint - Craig Cescon - (Roughing), 2 min, 18:35
Period 2
Flint - Tony Tuzzolino - (Tripping), 2 min, 2:14
Bloomington - Mike Liambas - (Interference), 2 min, 4:30
Flint - Craig Cescon - (Cross Checking), 2 min, 6:52
Bloomington - Cole Ruwe - (Slashing), 2 min, 11:20
Bloomington - Matthew Spiller - (Boarding), 2 min, 12:03
Flint - Tyler Howells - (Roughing), 2 min, 13:04
Bloomington - Bill Bagron - (Slashing), 2 min, 13:04
Bloomington - Justin Sawyer - (Elbowing), 2 min, 13:04
Bloomington - Justin Sawyer - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 13:04
Bloomington - Jon Booras - (High Sticking), 2 min, 13:31
Flint - Jamie Schaafsma - (Tripping), 2 min, 14:13
Bloomington - Zach Pearson - (Roughing), 2 min, 16:54
Flint - Steve Silver - (Roughing), 2 min, 16:54
Flint - Alec Kirschner - (Too Many Men Bench Minor), 2 min, 18:02
Period 3
Bloomington - Nick Peluso - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Nick Peluso - (High Sticking), 2 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Matt McIlvane - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Matt McIlvane - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Justin Sawyer - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Justin Sawyer - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Noel Coultice - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Noel Coultice - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Mike Liambas - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Mike Liambas - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Andrew Martin - (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Andrew Martin - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Andrew Martin - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Flint - Craig Cescon - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Flint - Tony Tuzzolino - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Flint - Tony Tuzzolino - (Fighting Game Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Flint - Tony Tuzzolino - (Fighting (2nd Instigator) Game Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Flint - Steve Silver - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Flint - Steve Silver - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Flint - Rick Smith - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Flint - Rick Smith - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Flint - Armando Scarlato - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Flint - Armando Scarlato - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Flint - Nick Niedert - (Goalie Leaving Crease), 2 min, 2:41
Flint - Nick Niedert - (Fighting Major), 5 min, 2:41
Flint - Nick Niedert - (Misconduct Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Flint - Nick Niedert - (Game Misconduct Game Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Bloomington - Mark Kincher - (Game Misconduct Game Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Flint - Jason Wallace - (Game Misconduct Game Misconduct), 10 min, 2:41
Flint - Ben Boudreau - (Elbowing), 2 min, 9:12
Flint - Ben Boudreau - (Interference), 2 min, 13:31
Flint - Ben Boudreau - (Roughing), 2 min, 15:50
Flint - Ben Boudreau - (Cross Checking), 2 min, 15:50
Bloomington - Matthew Spiller - (Cross Checking), 2 min, 15:50
Bloomington - Matthew Spiller - (Interference), 2 min, 15:50
Bloomington - Matthew Spiller - (High Sticking Major), 5 min, 15:50
Bloomington - Matthew Spiller - (Game Misconduct Game Misconduct), 10 min, 15:50
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnHXWg5XRMI&feature=player_embedded for a short Youtube video of a part of the Bloomington - Flint brawl. The name is Prairie Thunder vs. Flint Generals - 12 man brawl .
Hahahhahah! Thanks for posting that, Scarecrow. Wow, I don't know what's more crazy, the fight or how loud all 27 people in the stands at that game sounded. Makes us realize how lucky we are to have what we have here in the Fort.
Old time hockey!! hell yes! who did sawyer fight at 13;04 in the first? his shadow?
Some Youtube of that 12-man brawl plus 2 trainers....wowsers.....too much going on to make it all out. One goalie is getting beat to death, one player was getting dragged across the ice too. Hope there is more video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnHXWg5XRMI
From the clip, it doesn't look like the players were really all that into it.
sorry, didn't realize it was posted all ready. Wild stuff though.
From what i understand, that was like the last 45 seconds of something that went on for several minutes. It was alot worse to start, and the game was completely out of hand the whole night.....imagine that.
Did you see on the boxscore where Flint put in their backup for the start of the third period. Flint had that planned all along, and the league should do something about that!!
The league should give them an award. Flint is boring, they don't have much talent, at least they tried to put on a show. Bloomington has guys like Sawyer and Spiller out there acting like goons, and the most over-hyped coach in the league. Flint is destined to finish out of the playoffs, but Bloomington really lacks focus and discipline to get involved in this. Look at that arena. The Komets really play in the same league as them.
Here is a story and video of a junior league headshot from last night resulting in a police complaint being filed.
The video is kinda creepy with the kid twitching on the ice.
This is Patrick Roys team involved on the receiving end, not his goon kid doing to dirty deed.
http://www.tsn.ca/chl/story/?id=306650