By R. Inkrat, Morning Hockey Correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirier
FALMOUTH, MAINE, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 - Bookend goals by veteran sniper Gerry Nadeau led the Morning Hockey Blue Dogs to a 5-3 win over the Gold Weasels in Morning Hockey action today.
The contest was close and hard fought, with up and down action and brilliant goal tending at both ends of the ice. There was no score until Nadeau lit the lamp 12 minutes into the game. Matt Fitzgerald made it 2-0 as Jim Secunde, scandal dogged Weasel netminder, made save after save but could not stop them all. The Dogs peppered him with shots and the score easily could have gone higher than 2-0.
Cagey Weasel forward Ryan Foresman lit the lamp for the Weasels as Walt "The Wall" Leland finally missed one after amazing save after amazing save. Then Tom Golebiewski gave the Hounds a 3-1 lead on a lovely shot to Secunde's stick side. A questionable second Weasel goal was scored despite the fact that the Dog net was at least 4" out of position when the puck trickled in after a scramble.
Peter Carlisle, skating up on the front line netted the fourth Canine marker. Gold did not relent, however, and brought it up to 4-3 on a goal by Gary Ouellette .
Leland continued to make sparkling saves to preserve the Dog lead. Secunde turned aside shot after shot. But with minutes remaining Nadeau scored his second of the morning to ice the game for the Blues.
The assembled hockey writers were unable to agree on the First Star of the game and awarded it jointly to Secunde and Leland, who declined, however, to skate out onto the ice hand in hand to acknowledge the crowd. "I'm not that kind of guy," Secunde said afterwards.
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