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Watson Leaves Squirrels, Joins Red Wings

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For five years, Kit Watson was the anchor the Squirrels’ defense. After playing against Marylanders for so long (and after drinking all of the beer in the state), Watson is now headed back to his hometown of Detroit for some real competition.

Watson was recruited from the New Carrolton pickup rink in 2003, and his smart play consistently pushed the Squirrels to the top of the standings. During his tenure, the Squirrels went 69-30-10, won two roller championships and appeared in three semi-finals. With the departure of longtime captain Ed Bager, the Squirrels elected Watson as captain in 2007.

Watson scored 43 goals and had 62 assists for the Squirrels, but he will be most remembered for his defense. This past weekend, the team had a rowdy going-away party for Watson at his favorite dive, Buffalo Wings and Beer. With Watson’s departure, the Squirrels are due for a major shakeup on the 2008 roller roster.

Meanwhile, the Squirrels hit the ice on Sunday, Sept. 30, for their opening game against the Piranhas.

Playoffs: Enigma 5, Squirrels 2

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Nevermind that the Squirrels had beaten Enigma twice this season. Nevermind that the Squirrels outshot Enigma 33-22 on Tuesday. Enigma won when it counted. For the second season in a row, Enigma knocked the Squirrels out of the playoffs, this time with a 5-2 win behind solid goaltending of Craig Stone.

The Squirrels found themselves in a 2-0 hole in the first period after giving up goals at 8:31 and 9:31. Enigma extended its lead in the second period with a power play goal at 2:26. The Squirrels finally got on the board at 10:41 of the second period as Chris Wautel got a shot past Stone on the power play. Two minutes later, Enigma got its three-goal advantage back. The Squirrels cut Enigma’s lead to 4-2 only moments later as Rob Myers gunned a pass through the crease to Ben Sumner, who hit it in despite having a defenseman draped on him. But then Enigma capitalized off of a late power play opportunity and sent the Squirrels packing.

The Squirrels played without Juan Canchasto, Matt Borlik and Wade Marks. Chi Pham subbed on defense. The Squirrels will now turn their attention toward ice, which begins in a couple of weeks.

FINAL
  The Gardens IH – Logsdon      Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 10:10pm
Enigma 5 Screaming Squirrels Inline 2

 

 Game Details
 Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 Total
Enigma 2 3 5
Screaming Squirrels Inline 0 2 2
Enigma 22
Screaming Squirrels Inline 33

 

 Scoring Summary
Period 1
Enigma – Eric Rosengarten (Chris Shaw) , 8:31
Enigma – Doug Mcgee (Neil Mohardt, Mike Vogt) , 9:31
Period 2
Enigma – Bill Betch (power play) (Mike Vogt) , 2:26
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Chris Wautel (power play) (Chi Pham, Christian Long) , 10:41
Enigma – Doug Mcgee (unassisted) , 12:22
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Benjamin Sumner (Rob Myers) , 12:37
Enigma – Mike Vogt (power play) (Neil Mohardt, Bill Betch) , 14:16

 

Penalties
Period 1
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Desmond Richelsen (Roughing), 2 min , 0:39
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Bob Sewell (Delay of Game), 2 min , 13:45
Enigma – Neil Mohardt (Interference), 2 min , 13:53
Period 2
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Jeffrey Ford (Hooking), 2 min , 0:54
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Don Marks Jr. (Interference), 2 min , 2:51
Enigma – Eric Rosengarten (Delay of Game), 2 min , 2:51
Enigma – Brian Sheridan (Too Many Men(Bench Minor), 2 min , 2:58
Enigma – Joseph Rosengarten (Holding), 2 min , 10:15
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Rob Myers (Elbowing), 2 min , 12:42
Enigma – Anthony Pantano (Tripping), 2 min , 16:01

 

Rosters
Enigma Screaming Squirrels Inline
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
37 Craig Stone 34 33 31
Name Min Shots Saves
1 Bob Sewell 34 22 17
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
00 Chris Shaw 0 1 1 0 0
2 Bill Betch 1 1 2 0 1
8 Doug Mcgee 2 0 2 0 0
11 Paul Cinquegrana 0 0 0 0 0
12 Shawn Ohare 0 0 0 0 0
13 Neil Mohardt 0 2 2 2 0
17 Eric Rosengarten 1 0 1 2 0
19 Joseph Rosengarten 0 0 0 2 0
21 Mike Vogt 1 2 3 0 0
25 Anthony Pantano 0 0 0 2 0
94 Brian Sheridan 0 0 0 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Don Marks Jr. 0 0 0 2 0
4 Chi Pham 0 1 1 0 0
5 Jeffrey Ford 0 0 0 2 0
7 Chris Wautel 1 0 1 0 0
12 Tony Richelson 0 0 0 0 0
15 Christian Long 0 1 1 0 0
18 Rob Myers 0 1 1 2 0
19 Benjamin Sumner 1 0 1 0 0
21 Desmond Richelsen 0 0 0 2 0
22 Kit Watson 0 0 0 0 0
75 Philip Van Der Vossen 0 0 0 0 0
91 Jon Magi 0 0 0 0 0

 

Other facts
Referee
Default Linesman, , Hector Rosario, Tom LatonaScorekeeper
Greg Mumma

Playoffs: Squirrels 6, 5 Holes 3

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The Squirrels-5 Holes rivalry continued through the 2007 season, as the 5 Holes won the first two games and the Squirrels took the third, but the third-seeded Squirrels won when it most mattered as they beat the sixth-seeded 5 Holes 6-3 Wednesday in the first round of the playoffs.

The 5 Holes struck fast as Andy Krol scored in the first 21 seconds of the game. But Jeff Ford — playing his first game since being suspended several weeks ago — tied it up two minutes later. The 5 Holes scored again eight minutes into the second period before a Rob Myers slap shot evened the game. The Squirrels got a power play and Desi Richelsen deflected in Kit Watson’s slap shot to give the Squirrels a 3-2 lead at the half.

Desi Richelsen scored his second goal of the game at 1:39 of the second period, then assisted on Phil Van der Vossen’s first goal of the season a couple of minutes later. Though the Squirrels gave up a power play goal soon after, they actually caught a break as the puck went in only a second after the first of two penalties expired, thus evening up the lines after the goal instead of allowing the 5 Holes more power play time. At 5-3, the Squirrels still had nearly half of the second period to hold on. Chris Long accepted a pass from Don Marks, shooting it past Brandon Miller to put the Squirrels up 6-3, and last year’s runner-ups exited the playoffs as good sportsmen.

The Squirrels will next play Enigma on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 10 p.m. Meanwhile, the Swingers upset Washington Whale in the other C Division match.

The Squirrels played without Wade Marks and Matt Borlik.

FINAL
  The Gardens IH – Resor      Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 8:01pm
Screaming Squirrels Inline 6 The 5 Holes 3

 

 Game Details
 Scoring Shots on Goal
1 2 Total
Screaming Squirrels Inline 3 3 6
The 5 Holes 2 1 3
Screaming Squirrels Inline 28
The 5 Holes 25

 

 Scoring Summary
Period 1
The 5 Holes – Andy Krol (Mike Bell, Scott Woods) , 0:21
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Jeffrey Ford (unassisted) , 2:23
The 5 Holes – Greg Ragan (Jim McGall) , 7:58
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Benjamin Sumner (Tony Richelson) , 9:13
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Desmond Richelsen (power play) (Kit Watson) , 14:10
Period 2
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Desmond Richelsen (unassisted) , 1:39
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Philip Van Der Vossen (power play) (Desmond Richelsen) , 4:15
The 5 Holes – Steve Price (power play) (Mike Bell) , 8:44
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Christian Long (Don Marks Jr.) , 13:44

 

Penalties
Period 1
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Philip Van Der Vossen (Hooking), 2 min , 3:10
The 5 Holes – Brian Hemphill (High Sticking), 2 min , 12:13
The 5 Holes – Andy Krol (Tripping), 2 min , 12:41
The 5 Holes – Brian Hemphill (High Sticking(Misconduct), 10 min , 14:10
Period 2
The 5 Holes – Greg Ragan (Interference), 2 min , 3:58
The 5 Holes – Scott Woods (Tripping), 2 min , 4:39
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Rob Myers (Roughing), 2 min , 6:42
Screaming Squirrels Inline – Jeffrey Ford (Interference), 2 min , 8:03

 

Rosters
Screaming Squirrels Inline The 5 Holes
Goalies
Name Min Shots Saves
1 Bob Sewell 34 25 22
Name Min Shots Saves
44 Brandon Miller 34 28 22
Players
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
2 Don Marks Jr. 0 1 1 0 0
5 Jeffrey Ford 1 0 1 2 0
7 Chris Wautel 0 0 0 0 0
12 Tony Richelson 0 1 1 0 0
15 Christian Long 1 0 1 0 0
18 Rob Myers 0 0 0 2 0
19 Benjamin Sumner 1 0 1 0 0
21 Desmond Richelsen 2 1 3 0 1
22 Kit Watson 0 1 1 0 0
75 Philip Van Der Vossen 1 0 1 2 0
91 Jon Magi 0 0 0 0 0
99 Juan Canchasto 0 0 0 0 0
# Name G A PTS PIM GWG
4 Matt Ray 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mike Bell 0 2 2 0 0
9 Brian Hemphill 0 0 0 12 0
11 Scott Woods 0 1 1 2 0
12 Andy Krol 1 0 1 2 0
17 Dan Mazza 0 0 0 0 0
25 Tom Hoffman 0 0 0 0 0
32 Jim Mcgall 0 1 1 0 0
41 Gregory Goldkind 0 0 0 0 0
43 Brian Murphy 0 0 0 0 0
57 Steve Price 1 0 1 0 0
84 Greg Ragan 1 0 1 2 0

 

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Referee
Default Linesman, , Tom Latona, Chris PoisalScorekeeper
Jason Flanagan

Squirrels Lock Up Third Place

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The Chupacabras didn’t show up (except for one player who didn’t get the message) and the Screaming Squirrels got a much easier victory than expected Wednesday to lock up third place in the division. They will play either the Swingers or 5 Holes. The first-round playoff game will be on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 8 p.m.

2007 Roller Schedule and Stats

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Team Schedule

Home Away Date Time Rink/ GS
Squirrels 8 Silver Spring 5 Tue, Apr 17 8:00 pm final
Squirrels 1 The 5 Holes 2 Tue, Apr 24 8:30 pm final
Chupacabras 2 Squirrels 4 Wed, May 02 8:00 pm final
Washington Whale 1 Squirrels 5 Tue, May 08 8:30 pm final
Enigma 2 Squirrels 6 Thu, May 10 9:00 pm final
Mors ab Alto 1 Squirrels 3 Tue, May 15 9:00 pm final
Enigma 3 Squirrels 3 Tue, May 22 9:30 pm final
Mors ab Alto 0 Squirrels 6 Thu, May 24 7:30 pm final
Squirrels 5 Swingers 5 Tue, May 29 7:30 pm final
Silver Spring 2 Squirrels 3 Tue, Jun 05 9:00 pm final
The 5 Holes 5 Squirrels 4 Tue, Jun 12 8:00 pm final
Squirrels 6 Chupacabras 5 Tue, Jun 19 9:36 pm final
Squirrels 5 Washington Whale 8 Tue, Jun 26 8:30 pm final
Squirrels 10 Mors ab Alto 0 Tue, Jul 10 7:39 pm final
Squirrels 5 Enigma 2 Wed, Jul 18 8:09 pm final
Swingers 5 Squirrels 2 Mon, Jul 23 9:30 pm final
Squirrels 2 Silver Spring 6 Tue, Jul 31 8:24 pm final
Squirrels 7 Washington Whale 11 Thu, Aug 02 8:57 pm final
Squirrels 8 The 5 Holes 3 Tue, Aug 07 9:34 pm final
Chupacabras 0 Squirrels 2 Wed, Aug 15 8:00 pm forfeit

Stats

#
NAME (Position)
 GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GWG PPGA
5 Jeffrey Ford 17 22 11 33 62 1 1 4 1.94
7 Chris Wautel 18 19 13 32 6 1 2 1 1.78
19 Ben Sumner 19 10 16 26 10 3 0 0 1.37
22 Kit Watson 19 7 17 24 2 1 0 0 1.26
18 Rob Myers 19 11 3 14 12 2 1 1 0.74
12 Tony Richelson 17 6 4 10 10 0 1 2 0.59
91 Jon Magi 17 2 8 10 10 1 0 1 0.59
15 Christian Long 17 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 0.47
2 Don Marks Jr. 17 5 2 7 8 1 0 1 0.41
3 Wade Marks 15 2 5 7 4 0 0 0 0.47
21 Desmond Richelsen 18 1 6 7 38 0 0 0 0.39
99 Juan Canchasto 14 3 2 5 0 0 0 1 0.36
98 Matt Borlik 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.33
75 Philip Van der vossen 15 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0.07
4 Chi Pham 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

 

Goalie Stats
#
NAME
GP
MIN
W
L
T
SO
GA
GAA
SV
SV%
1 Bob Sewell 19 859 11 6 2 2 67 2.65 386 0.852
98 Matt Borlik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000

Records

 Team Records
Longest Point Streak
Player Games (PTS) Dates
Jeffrey Ford 14 (32) 04/17/07 -> 07/10/07
Chris Wautel 10 (24) 05/29/07 -> …
Ben Sumner 7 (12) 04/17/07 -> 05/22/07
Kit Watson 6 (11) 07/10/07 -> …
Ben Sumner 4 (6) 06/19/07 -> 07/18/07
Rob Myers 3 (7) 07/31/07 -> …
Kit Watson 3 (6) 05/24/07 -> 06/05/07
Don Marks Jr. 3 (4) 07/31/07 -> …
Kit Watson 3 (4) 05/08/07 -> 05/15/07
Ben Sumner 3 (3) 07/31/07 -> …
Most PTS in a Game
Player PTS Game
Chris Wautel 5 (08/07/07) vs The 5 Holes
Jeffrey Ford 4 (07/10/07) vs Mors ab Alto
Chris Wautel 4 (07/10/07) vs Mors ab Alto
Chris Wautel 4 (08/02/07) vs Washington Whale
Jeffrey Ford 4 (04/17/07) vs Silver Spring
Several Tied At 3
Most Goals in a Game
Player G Game
Tony Richelson 3 (05/24/07) at Mors ab Alto
Rob Myers 3 (08/07/07) vs The 5 Holes
Chris Wautel 3 (08/02/07) vs Washington Whale
Jeffrey Ford 3 (04/17/07) vs Silver Spring
Chris Wautel 3 (07/10/07) vs Mors ab Alto
Several Tied At 2
Most Assists in a Game
Player Game
Chris Wautel 5 (08/07/07) vs The 5 Holes
Kit Watson 3 (08/02/07) vs Washington Whale
Several Tied At 2
Most PIM in a Game
Player PIM Game
Jeffrey Ford 46 (07/23/07) at Swingers
Desmond Richelsen 6 (07/31/07) vs Silver Spring
Desmond Richelsen 6 (05/02/07) at Chupacabras

Playoffs

Team Schedule
Home Away Date Time Rink/ GS
Squirrels 6 The 5 Holes 3 Wed, Aug 22 8:01 pm final
Enigma 5 Squirrels 2 Tue, Aug 28 10:10 pm final

Player Stats

#
NAME (Position)
 GP G A PTS PIM PP SH GWG PPGA
21 Desmond Richelsen 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1.50
19 Ben Sumner 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.00
15 Christian Long 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.00
5 Jeffrey Ford 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0.50
7 Chris Wautel 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.50
75 Philip Van der vossen 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0.50
2 Don Marks Jr. 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.50
12 Tony Richelson 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.50
18 Rob Myers 2 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0.50
22 Kit Watson 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.50
4 Chi Pham 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00
91 Jon Magi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
99 Juan Canchasto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Goalie Stats
#
NAME
GP
MIN
W
L
T
SO
GA
GAA
SV
SV%
1 Bob Sewell 2 68 1 1 0 0 8 4.00 39 0.830

Records

Longest Point Streak
Player Games (PTS) Dates
Ben Sumner 2 (2) 08/22/07 -> …
Christian Long 2 (2) 08/22/07 -> …
Most PTS in a Game
Player PTS Game
Desmond Richelsen 3 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Several Tied At 1
Most Goals in a Game
Player G Game
Desmond Richelsen 2 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Ben Sumner 1 (08/28/07) at Enigma
Christian Long 1 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Philip Van Der Vossen 1 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Ben Sumner 1 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Jeffrey Ford 1 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Chris Wautel 1 (08/28/07) at Enigma
Most Assists in a Game
Player Game
Don Marks Jr. 1 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Rob Myers 1 (08/28/07) at Enigma
Christian Long 1 (08/28/07) at Enigma
Tony Richelson 1 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Kit Watson 1 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Desmond Richelsen 1 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Chi Pham 1 (08/28/07) at Enigma
Most PIM in a Game
Player PIM Game
Jeffrey Ford 2 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Bob Sewell 2 (08/28/07) at Enigma
Desmond Richelsen 2 (08/28/07) at Enigma
Rob Myers 2 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Jeffrey Ford 2 (08/28/07) at Enigma
Don Marks Jr. 2 (08/28/07) at Enigma
Philip Van Der Vossen 2 (08/22/07) vs The 5 Holes
Rob Myers 2 (08/28/07) at Enigma