Road Wins Are Hard to Come by for Timbermen

June 9, 2009

On Saturday June 6th the Nanaimo Sr.A Timbermen boarded the ferries and headed to Coquitlam looking for their first win of the season. The Timbermen are 0-3-1 so far with their only point coming on the road. With a new coaching staff leading the way, the Timbermen had high hopes for this road game.

Things were looking good for the Timbermen at the start as they went goal for goal in the first 5 minutes with goals coming from Cayle Ratcliff and Scott Ranger. Unfortunately, momentum changed around the 14th minute of the first period with two back- back goals from the Adanacs. The period ended with a 5-2 advantage for the home team.

The Timbermen continued to be dominated in the second period with the Adanac's scoring early and often before Scott Ranger slowed the bleeding with his second goal. Ryan Campbell and Cayle Ratcliff also added some points to the board for the Timbermen, but Nanaimo remained stuck with a 13-5 disadvantage heading into the third.

The Timbermen were looking for a big burst in the final 20 minutes of the game but Coquitlam quickly put an end to any hope the Timbermen had. Just 50 seconds into the third, the Adanacs scored their 14th goal. The Timbermen continued to push forward, scoring three goals in the final period. Ranger, who had two goals in the first two, put two more on the board in the final 20 minutes while Brad Scott netted the other Nanaimo goal. The final score of the game was 16-8.

Next game for the Timbermen is on Wednesday June 10th against the Langley Thunder, another road game and another chance for the Timbermen to move up in the standings. The Timbermen's next home game is on Saturday June 13th against the Victoria Shamrocks. Call 250-754-1004 to order your tickets in advance!