Fire Fighters: Lynx Snap Losing Streak with 11-7 T

The ADC Lynx snapped a two-game losing streak Monday night by beating the Keane Fire 11-7, reestablishing their position as a legitimate threat to the 2005B championship. The Lynx entered the game on a low note, after recently underperforming in a 15-4 loss at the hands of the first place Keane Chill. But captain Richard Wanamaker had his teammates fired up, as evident by the 11-7 final score.

The first period belonged to the free-wheeling defensemen on both sides, as the Lynx Tony Warnell and the Fire’s Mark Thompson accounted for five of the period’s six goals. And Warnell appeared to have scored a fourth goal in the frame, but referee Terry Davison quickly called the goal off, labeling it an illegal slap shot.

Shawn Currie wasted no time to start the second period, scoring 10 seconds into the frame to reduce the Lynx lead to a single goal. And the Fire fed off the energy from that goal, and proceeded to pepper Lynx goaltender Martin Kane with a barrage of shots. But as is often the case, the Lynx withstood the barrage, and scored on their first shot of the period, two and a half minutes into the stanza. But the Fire, showing the desperation of a 0-4 team, continued to press the attack, and were rewarded with three straight goals that tied the game at six.

But it was not to be for the Fire, as the Lynx super-sophomore Roger Keating took the game into his own hands, scoring the final two goals of the second, and two of the first three goals of the third period. A late goal by Currie was of little consolation to the Fire faithful, as their team dropped to 0-5 with the 11-7 loss.

Martin Kane was named the game’s first star for his remarkable 60-save performance. Tony Warnell finished the game with four goals and two assists, good enough for the game’s second star. Game-winning goal scorer Roger Keating nabbed the third star as a result of his five-point night. With the win, the Lynx temporarily move into a tie with the LAN Hackers for second place, with the Hackers having a game in hand. The Fire end the first half of the regular season winless, and in desperate need of a win. Captain Harvey Snelgrove insists that his team is simply trying to avoid peaking too soon. “Last season we peaked in the regular season, and lost early in the playoffs,” explained Snelgrove, “this season we want to succeed in the playoffs, and get a good draft position while we’re at it!”