Chieftains hit 14 goals in 2 games

Saturday night saw the Chieftains take the long trip to Bristol in what, for many players, was their first senior experience of a 'rink with character' as some fans described it. Things didn't start off too well and hopes of a repeat of the 16-3 demolition at the beginning of the month soon began to fade but on 12:35 James Ayling slotted home a nice goal, followed up 4minutes later by Danny Hammond who fired in a one-timer to the top corner. 6 seconds of the period remained when the Pitbulls hit back  through Richie Hargreaves. The second period was all Chelmsford though and Aaron Connolly and BT Williams netted to end the period with the Chieftains 4-1 up. Ben Clements was kept fairly quiet in the Chelmsford net, facing just 6 shots all period. The third period was a similar affair with Blaho Novak scoring, while Connolly and Ayling added to their tallies. While at the other end the Pitbulls managed 13 shots and netted twice through Hargreaves again and Phil Dibble. Ross Brears rounded out the scoring with 1 second to go to end the game Bristol Pitbulls 3, Chelmsford Chieftains 8.

 

Sunday night was always going to be a tougher game when the Cardiff Devils came up to Essex for what is always a lively clash and this game didn’t disappoint. The Chieftains raced into a 3 goal lead at the first break with a rejuvenated Jerry Pavlus scoring twice and setting up Blaho Novak for his 3^rd of the weekend. The second period was much more like Chelmsford V Cardiff games and the hits were flying in and on 27:36 the officials adjudged BT Williams to have thrown one too many big hits and sent him to the penalty box on a 2+10 penalty call for checking to the head. Ben Clements had a fairly quiet night, only facing 26 shots all game, but it wouldn’t tell the whole story without mentioning some of the remarkable saves he pulled off. He was beaten at 31:07 by Steve Fisher though with a scrappy goal.  Matt Turner and Chris Hart dropped the gloves and the Chelmsford player, Turner, got the win. Shortly after the fight it became 4-1 when Danny Hammond scored a screamer of a goal from a tight angle. Fisher then got his second to make it 4-2 at 36:47. It was all Chelmsford in the final session as they rounded out a convincing win with Novak and Darren Brown completing the scoring.

 

Tomorrow night sees the Chieftains at home when sponsors Grants SEAT will be making a special presentation on the ice during the match up against 4th placed Oxford City Stars.

More info on the Chieftains site.