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Coyotes crowned champions
Samrong _ The Curve Contracting Coyotes are Thai-World Hockey League champions after defeating the DPelican Bar Flyers 5-1 in the playoff final on Sunday. Arthit Thamwongsin was the Coyotes hero, scoring in the first 30 seconds of the game before adding three more picturesque goals. The Thai phenom was unstoppable, using his blazing speed to burn the Flyers defence, and unleashing four perfect shots to the top of the net. The Coyotes also got a power-play marker from Nuchanart Ponglerkdee who fired in a goal from in front of the net after Arthits point shot hit the post and landed on her stick. Goaltender Jason Cotsmire was stellar as he thwarted the Flyers attack time and again. Cotsy finished with 18 saves. The Coyotes defence was impenetrable with big blue liner Michael Crowley and captain Dave Cote fearlessly blocking shots and clearing the zone. Crowley, a former Boston College star, finished with two assists. Flyers captain Michael White scored in the second period after receiving a fine feed from center Guy Black, but the Bang Na Bullies couldnt get it going offensively thereafter. Flyers goalie Warren Rodricks turned in a solid performance finishing with 16 saves. Arthit, who finished third in regular season scoring with 35 points, garnered the TWHL playoff MVP award. He also led the Coyotes past the Q-Car Racers in the semifinal with two goals and an assist. TWHL action resumes in October at Imperial World Samrong arena.
Coyotes, Flyers meet in final
Samrong – The Curve Contracting Coyotes and D’Pelican Inn Flyers advanced to the Thai-World Hockey League championship game after torrid semifinal playoff action on Saturday. The Coyotes outlasted the Q-Car Racers 7-6 in a nail-biter after surrendering a five-goal lead in the third period. The Flyers, meanwhile, beat the Wasabi@Q Leafs 3-0 led by a three-point night from captain Michael White and a perfect game from goalie Warren Rodricks.Reine Rauhala sparked the Coyotes offensively against the Racers scoring a hat-trick and adding three assists. His linemate Jouni Saarteinen added a pair of goals and an assist. Joe Doan led the Racers comeback netting his second goal of the game with 27 seconds remaining. But the Coyotes defense, led by stalwart blue liner Michael Crowley, shut the door for the win. Arthit Thamwongsin sniped a pair for the Dogs. Chaiyasit Tulwathana scored twice and captain Scott Murray and Todd Switzer added singles for the Racers. The Flyers crunched the Leafs in game one as White and his pivot Guy Black rallied offensively. Black blasted a shot five-hole short-handed by netminder Jason Cotsmire in the third period to finish of the Buds. Both of White’s goals were beauties as he utilized his deceptive speed and blazing wrist shot. Rodricks was stellar between the pipes, turning aside 18 shots for his first post-season shut-out.The Coyotes and Flyers squared off Sunday night in the TWHL final at Imperial World Samrong arena. www.leaguelineup.com/tw
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Racers and Leafs advance to semi-final play-offs
Samrong _ The Q-Car Racers and Wasabi Leafs advanced to the Thai-World Hockey League semi-finals after outgunning their opponents in high-flying play-off action on Sunday. Centre Joe Doan scored a pair of goals for the Racers as they ousted the Halliburton Oilers from the post-season with a 5-1 victory. The Leafs, meanwhile, hammered the Office Bar Bruins 10-4 in the late game led by savvy center Tawin Chartsuwan who scored and added six assists a TWHL record for most points in a play-off game. Doan scored early in game one, utilizing his blazing speed before ripping a shot through the five-hole of Oilers goalie Jason Cotsmire. The Oil replied quickly as captain Scott Lamont unleashed a blistering one-timer past netminder Warren Rodricks. Racers captain Scott Murray scored the game winner with a fine solo effort, deftly stick-handling into the slot before bulging the twine with a wrist shot. Todd Switzer and Chanchieo Supadilokluk also tallied. The Racers will square off against the Curve Contracting Coyotes on Saturday at 8:45 p.m. at Imperial World Samrong arena. The Leafs offense exploded against the Bruins, meanwhile, with Vanchalerm Rattapong bagging a hat-trick, and acting captain David Boomer Blomqvist and Joltin Joe Lamantia netting two goals each. Leafs defenseman Brian Prestia was a force as he shut down the Bruins offense and added three assists. Suwitch Suphong and Anun Kulligin also scored. The Leafs take on the D'Pelican Inn Flyers in the other semi-final at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The championship match goes Sunday at 7:45 p.m. www.leaguelineup.com/twhl
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Flyers grab first place in TWHL regular season
Samrong – The D’Pelican Inn Flyers captured first place in the Thai-World Hockey League regular season after beating the Q-Car Racers 6-3. Captain Michael White and second-line pivot Jason White, no relation, both scored hat-tricks against the Racers to power the Flyers into top spot. The Bangna Bullies finished the season with nine wins and six losses – one point ahead of the Curve Contracting Coyotes. JWhite completed his trick after wheeling and firing the puck past goalie Greg Jones in the second frame. With the Racers pressing in the third period, MWhite silenced the comeback with two quick goals in the game’s late stages. Joe Doan sniped a pair for the third place Racers and defenseman Samrit Meeraphan also scored. Q-Car will face the Halliburton Oilers Sunday at 7:45 p.m. at Imperial World Samrong arena in the quarter-final playoffs. M White won both the scoring and goal-scoring titles. The Flyers leader netted 27 goals and added eight assists in 14 games for 35 points. Arthit Thamwongsin of the Coyotes finished three points behind with 19 goals and 13 assists in 15 games. Meanwhile, the Oilers burned the Coyotes 9-5 in the late game led by the big line of Scott Lamont, Dan Oracheski, and Rick Holdway, who combined for 15 points. Oracheski scored a hat-trick and set up a pair of goals, Holdway tallied once and added four assists, and Lamont notched a pair with three helpers, as the Oilers spoiled the Coyotes chance to grab first place in the TWHL. Big blue liner Struan Robertson and forward Arnon Rodprasert also bulged the twine for the Oil. Swedish sniper Reine Rauhala scored twice for the Dogs as did the Thai speedster Arthit. Nuchanart Ponglerkdee ripped a shot top shelf, keeping her goal-scoring streak alive. The Oil will square off against the Office Bar Bruins Sunday at 9 p.m. in the other quarter-final. The winners will meet the Flyers and second place Coyotes in the semi-finals Saturday May 27, with the championship game kicking off Sunday May 28 at 7:45 p.m. www.leaguelineup.com/twhl
May 1st
Racers snuff Oilers; Coyotes stomp Bruins
Samrong – Captain Scott Murray’s hot-hand helped his Q-Car Racers past the Halliburton Oilers 10-7 in a wild-west shoot out Sunday in Thai-World Hockey League action. Murray potted a pair of goals and added three assists as the Racers fended off the Oilers resilient attack in a frantic scoring display at Imperial World Samrong arena. In the early match-up, the Curve Contracting Coyotes dominated the Office Bar Bruins 8-3 led by speedy set-up man Arthit Thamwongsin who recorded five assists. Dogs captain Dave Cote blasted in a pair of goals, as did third-line winger Nuchanart Ponglerkdee. The Oil’s dynamic duo Dan Oracheski and Rick Holdway were dangerous around the net in game two, both finishing with four points. The Racers call-up defenseman Robert Tokcan was equally dominating, sniping four goals. In the game’s latter stages, Murray took a pass from behind the Oilers net and hammered a snap shot by goaltender Lo Ngeanchai. Oilers captain Scott Lamont later gained the Racers zone and fed a perfect pass to big blueliner Struan Robertson who stepped into a one-timer that goalie Greg Jones didn’t even see. Jones made several sparkling saves for the Racers, finishing with 25. Lo was equal sharp stopping 22 shots for the Oil.
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Samrong _ Hard-nosed veteran Charlie Arnold scored with under a minute to play leading the Q-Car Racers past the Wasabi Leafs 4-3 in Thai-World Hockey League play on Sunday. The Leafs fought their way back in the third period from a 3-1 deficit, tying the game just moments before Arnold netted the game winner. In game two at Imperial World Samrong arena, the Curve Contracting Coyotes blanked the DPelican Inn Flyers 3-0 and moved into first place in the TWHL standings thanks to solid goaltending from Brian Prestia. Despite playing without star center Joe Disney Doan, the Racers sped off the line early in game one as winger Todd Switzer intercepted an errant clearing pass and scored. Joe Lamantia replied for the Leafs before Racers captain Scott Murray broke in alone and sniped home a shot. Arnolds first of the night made it 3-1. High-flying Leafs defenseman Anon Kullugin unleashed a slap shot from the point that found the twine, and Tawin Chartsuwan deflected in a blue line blast to tie it 3-3. But with seconds left to play, Switzer drove hard to the net and rifled a shot. The rebound went to Arnold who roofed it. Meanwhile, the Coyotes were too much for the Flyers to handle, as the Dogs ended the Bang Na Bullies three-game unbeaten streak. Speedster Arthit Thamwongsin picked a Flyer pocket, raced in alone and beat goalie Apichet Suthanyaphruet short side for all the offense the Coyotes would need. Nuchanart Ponglerkdee scored her second of the season for insurance, firing a backhand in from five feet out. Prestia stopped 18 shots for his first shut out of the season.
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Leafs and Coyotes tie as Racers tame Bruins
Samrong _ Curve Contracting Coyotes captain Dave Cote scored the tying goal with two minutes to play in wide-open Thai-World Hockey League action on Sunday against the Wasabi Leafs. Cote finished with a hat-trick in the 7-7 draw as the Coyotes improved to 6-5-1 and moved into a tie with the Office Bar Bruins for second place in the TWHL standings. The Q-Car Racers defeated the Bruins 6-4 in the early game at Imperial World Samrong arena. The Coyotes grabbed an early 2-0 with Swedish sniper Reine Rauhala and Cote finding the back of the net. But the Leafs stormed back with three straight goals as Downtown Dave Lombardi bagged his first of the season, batting an aerial pass from Suwitch Suphong into a wide-open cage. Acting Leafs captain David Blomqvist slammed in a wrap-around and Vanchalerm Rattapong sniped a shot five-hole through Dogs netminder Greg Jones. The game seesawed back and forth with the Leafs twice taking two-goal leads, only to see the resilient Coyotes claw their way back to tie. The hit of the evening was thrown by Buds blueliner Dean Outerson who leveled Rauhala with an open-ice body check. Joe Lamantia, Anun Kulligin, Tawin Chartsuwan, and Suwitch also scored for the Leafs, now 4-6-2. The Racers, meanwhile, hung on in the final minutes of game one to defeat the Bruins, who played again without injured captain Jamie Marriott. Veteran workhorse Scott Murray notched the game winner for the Racers, while firebrand forward Scott Whitcomb scored twice and added two assists. Tim Buffalo also netted a pair and Chaiyasit Tulwathana tallied. The Bruins got two goals from Andrew Pinky Hjelmeland, and a breakaway marker by Thai sharpshooter Chantapong Tengsakul. Bruins power forward Ryan Haynes set a TWHL record after scoring in his seventh-straight game. The Racers moved into third place at 5-5-2. The idle DPelican Inn Flyers remained tops in the league, one-point ahead of the Coyotes and Bruins.
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Oilers big guns crush Bruins
Samrong _ The Halliburton Oilers big guns lit up the scoreboard on Sunday, crushing the Office Bar Bruins 9-4 in Thai-World Hockey League action. The red-hot D’Pelican Inn Flyers, meanwhile, soared past the Wasabi@Q Leafs 5-2 and into first place in the early game at Imperial World Samrong arena. Oil captain Scott Lamont and veteran defenseman Struan Robertson sparked their club past the depleted Bruins lineup, both recording four-point nights. Newly acquired forward Rick Holdway opened the scoring on an end-to-end rush, beating netminder Lo Ngeanchai cleanly through the pads. Holdway, a Michigan product playing his second TWHL game, bulged the twine again with a quick shot and later assisted. Call-up Kevin Hall banged home a rebound and big winger Ryan Haynes scored in his sixth-straight game for the Bs to keep the game close in the first period. But lightning-quick forward Pasit Jirachai blasted in two goals early in the second frame for the Oil. Hard-nosed winger Dan Oracheski also rifled in a shot from the slot, and Tim Buffalo unleashed a howitzer off the cross-bar and in for the Oilers, who moved into a three-way tie with the idle Curve Contracting Coyotes and Q-Car Racers. Chantapong Tengsakul notched his 10th goal of the season, and Visawin Chobimves scored and assisted for the Bruins, now in second place at 6-4-1. The Flyers played three periods of solid hockey to defeat the Leafs in game one, spurred by the natural hat-trick from captain Michael White. Goaltender Scott Crosbie was a force between the pipes, stymieing the Buds attack time and again. Crafty center Guy Black opened the scoring for the Flyers, blazing in alone on goalkeeper Prawat Kaewjeen and snapping a shot through the five-hole. M White went to work to make it 4-0 before shifty Leafs pivot Tawin Chartsuwan faked a forehand shot and roofed a backhand past Crosbie on a breakaway. Swedish sniper David “Boomer” Blomqvist also fired in a backhand for the Leafs before Johnny “Il Duce” Casella scored, his seventh point in two games for the surging Flyers. Reliable rearguard Jason White notched a pair of assists for the Bang Na Bullies, now 7-5 on the season.
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2006 SINGAPORE TOURNAMENT
Singapore down Bangkok
The Brewerkz Brewers defeated the Bangkok Flying Farangs 4-2 to win the 2006 Singapore Ice Hockey Tournament on Saturday. Singapore's goalie Russ Ramos stymied the Farangs shooters time and again as Bangkok's power-play faltered, scoring just once in eight chances at the packed Fuji Ice Palace arena. The defending champion Farangs took the early lead on the power-play with French-Canadian center Dave Cote hammering a slap shot past Ramos. The Brewers were short-handed after Farangs goalie Jason Cotsmire was leveled with a cheap shot during a scrum. But the Farangs couldn't get their power-play going again despite Singapore's endless parade to the penalty box. The Brewers tied the game late in the first period and never looked back. Finnish sniper Jarko Salo sealed Bangkok's fate with a perfect 30-foot wrist shot that bulged the twine in the dying minutes. The Farangs advanced to the final against Singapore after a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory over their Thai-World Hockey League compatriots, the Bangkok Flying Farangs II. Grinder Scott Whitcomb scored three minutes into OT against the Farangs II after digging the puck out of the corner, hustling around the net, and spinning and firing a shot that just trickled in. Farangs II netminder Warren Rodricks was spectacular throughout the tournament, garnering the best goaltender award. Singapore's 12-team, three-day international tourney included Finland's Nokia Ice Devils, the Germany Geronimos, and Abu Dhabi Scorpions, among Asia's usual suspects.
Flyers blast Oilers 8-3
Samrong – Veteran savvy led the D’Pelican Inn Flyers to an 8-3 win over the Halliburton Oilers in Thai-World Hockey League play on Sunday. The Flying Frenchman Guy Black scored twice and added three assists, and stalwart rearguard John Casella netted a pair and pitched in two helpers for the Flyers at Imperial World Samrong arena. Oilers netminder Scott Crosbie saw more rubber than a Thai plantation, stopping a season-high 38 shots on goal. The Oil got on the board first with captain Scott Lamont firing the puck by Flyers stopper Jason Cotsmire after taking a nice feed from winger Dylan Oracheski. Black replied with a beauty a minute later, corralling an airborne pass at center ice before deking Crosbie on a breakaway. The Oilers made it 2-1 after burly winger Derek Van Pelt roofed a shot from in close for his first of the season. But the Flyers turned on the jets thereafter. Blueliner Rob Kennedy slammed in a rebound with 30 seconds left in the first period, Casella scored with a quick wrist shot early in the second, and captain Michael White beat Crosbie cleanly on another breakaway. Black and Casella bagged their second goals in the third, and Big Bjorn Turmann fired home a shot after being left alone in front of the net. Cotsmire was sharp between the pipes for the Flyers blocking 28 shots. The Minnesota kid Paul Davidson returned to the lineup and banged in a rebound goal. Dan Oracheski also scored the Oil, who fell to 4-7. The Flyers moved into sole possession of second place in the TWHL standings at 6-5, one point behind the Office Bar Bruins. www.leaguelineup.com/twhlICE HOCKEY THAI WORLD HOCKEY LEAGUE
Flyers top Q-Car Racers as Wasabi Leafs hammer Bruins
Samrong _ The Pelican Inn Flyers snapped a five-game losing streak by defeating the Q-Car Racers 2-1 in nail-biting Thai-World Hockey League action on Sunday. The surging Wasabi Leafs, meanwhile, took down the first place Office Bar Bruins 8-5 at Imperial World Samrong arena, thanks to a pair of hat-tricks from Tawin Chartsuwan and Brent Northbay. It was a goaltenders duel in game one with the Flyers Scott Crosbie and Racers Warren Rodricks dominating between the pipes. The Flyers peppered Rodricks with 27 shots while Crosbie faced 24. Both goalies made huge saves throughout the contest. Newly acquired Flyers forward Jason White opened the scoring on a breakaway, faking a forehand shot before neatly depositing a backhand. Dangerous defenseman Michael Nakvachara made it 2-0 with a laser to the top corner. Joltin Joe Doan snapped Crosbies shut-out bid in the late stages, taking a nice pass from blueliner Kevin Hall before blowing past a Flyers defender and zinging a shot five-hole. But the Flyers now 5-5 on the season closed the door thereafter to end their losing skid. The Racers fell to 4-4-2. The Flyers, Racers and Curve Contracting Coyotes are tied for second place with 10 points apiece. Bruins blueliner Andrew Hjelmeland III opened the scoring in game two, skating the puck end-to-end before blasting in a shot low past Leafs goalie Apichet Suthanyaphruet. The dominating defenseman also finished with a hat-trick. Tawin broke in alone on B's goaltender Lo Ngeanchai and fired a wrist shot just inside the post. Both teams traded goals throughout the match before the journeyman Northbay went to work, scoring the winner and adding an insurance marker. Vanchalerm Rattapong also scored for the Leafs, and Chantapong Tengsakul tallied for the Bs. Hard-charging forward Ryan Haynes stretched his goal-scoring streak to five games, and wily vet Charlie Arnold notched two assists for the Bruins. The Buds improved to 4-5-1 and moved out of the TWHLs cellar. The Bruins fell to 6-3-1, but remained the league leaders.
Leafs draw Racers; Coyotes bite Bruins
Samrong -- The Wasabi@Q Leafs scored with a minute left to play to earn a 5-5 draw with the Q-Car Racers on Sunday in fast-paced Thai-World Hockey League play. Tenacious Leafs winger Joe Lamantia took a pass from David "Boomer" Blomqvist and picked the top corner, highlighting an impressive comeback after trailing 5-1. In the late game, meanwhile, the first-place Office Bar Bruins fell to the surging Curve Contracting Coyotes 5-2.Lamantia's late-game heroics were overshadowed by the performance of Leafs center Vanchalerm "Top" Rattapong, who used his speed and patented wrist shot to ignite his team with a natural hat-trick.The struggling Racers jumped out of the gates early with winger Todd Switzer deflecting a Kevin Hall point blast and then ripping a slap shot top shelf by Leafs goalie Lo Ngeanchai.
The Racers big blueliner Hall then tallied his own as he hammered a shot through traffic. Fiery captain Scott Murray notched a pair of goals, including an excellent deke on a penalty shot, before Vanchalerm and Lamantia went to work. Leafs rearguard Jason White finished with two points, including a goal on an end-to-end rush as he rifled a laser past Racers netminder Greg Jones, who made 19 saves. Lo blocked 21 shots.
The Leafs improved to 3-5-1 on the season, while the Racers clung to second place in the TWHL standings at 4-3-2.The Bruins couldn't contain the Coyotes potent office in game two, after opening the scoring on a fine rush by defenseman Andrew "Pinky" Hjelmeland III. Five different players reached the scoresheet for the Dogs, including Swedish star Reine Ruahala, Finnish sniper Jouni Saarteinen, and Thai phenom Arthit Thamwongsin. Nuchanart Ponglerkdee netted a beauty for her first of the season after taking a feed from Saarteinen in full stride and quickly unloading a shot by Bs goalie Brian Prestia. Dangerous blueliner Yingyos Prongkhompoj also scored for the Coyotes, one-timing a perfect pass from Ruahala.
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Samrong _ The Wasabi@Q Leafs go-to guys scored when needed on Sunday, leading their team to a decisive 5-3 win over the Halliburton Oilers in Thai-World Hockey League action.
Captain Kevin Dougherty and winger Joe "Brownie" Lamantia scored a pair of goals, and slippery Swede David Blomqvist added a single and an assist, as the Leafs moved into a fifth-place tie with the Curve Contracting Coyotes, both with 3-5 records. In the early game, meanwhile, the Office Bar Bruins pummelled the hapless D'Pelican Inn Flyers 6-3 to solidify their grip on first place in the TWHL. Bs captain Jamie Marriott and Thai sniper Visawin Chobimves each netted a pair. After Lamantia opened the scoring for the Leafs, Dougherty gained the blueline and hammered a low slapshot past Oilers goalie Lo Ngeanchai. Captain Scott Lamont and Arnon Rodprasert replied to tie the game 2-2, but the Leafs, desperate for a win, turned it on in the third with Lamantia, Dougherty, and Boomer Blomqvist hitting the back of the twine. Lamont added his second of the night in the third for the Oilers, now 4-5. Leafs netminder Pongkeat Pivekumt was solid stopping 26 shots, while Lo blocked 18. Meanwhile, the big bad Bruins dominated the faltering Flyers who dropped their fifth-straight game at Imperial Samrong arena. Marriott opened the scoring, dancing around the Flyers defense and sniping a low shot through goalie Jason Cotsmire. Visawin then unleashed a hard wrister from 30-feet out that deflected off a defenseman and into the far corner. Bruins blueliner Andrew Hjelmeland III also scored, and gritty winger Ryan Haynes added a single. The Flyers cagey vet Walter Konrad kept his scoring streak alive, and winger Pongkeat Pivekumt blasted in a slapshot from outside the blueline. Captain Michael White scored a highlight-reel goal, powering past Bruin defenders on an off-wing rush before cutting in on net and tucking a forehand five-hole.
Cotsmire left the game late in the second period with a groin injury. Warren Rodricks recorded his sixth straight win between the pipes
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Wins for Oilers and Coyotes
Halliburton Oilers captain Scott Lamont scored with time winding down to defeat the Q-Car Racers 5-4 in Thai-World Hockey League action on Sunday. The Curve Contracting Coyotes won their third straight, meanwhile, walloping the DPelican Inn Flyers 8-6 in the early game at Imperial World Samrong arena.
Oilers goalie Warren Rodricks put in another dominating effort between the pipes for his fifth straight win, shutting down the Racers potent offense on a number of dangerous scoring chances.
Racers blueliner Samrit Meeraphan started the scoring after gaining the blue line and ripping a shot past Rodricks. Chaiyasit Tulwathana and Joe Doan also scored, and hard-charging winger Todd Switzer hammered a slapshot into the top corner. The Oilers launched a comeback with speedy Pasit Jirachai scoring twice. The TWHLs premier defenseman Struan Robertson tied the game 4-4 early in the third, rifling a 40-footer past Racers netminder Prawat Kaewjeen. The Oils go-to-guy Lamont then blasted in the winner, his second of the night, after taking a perfect pass from stalwart defenseman Brian Prestia. The Oilers moved into a third-place tie with the Flyers at 4-4. The Racers remained in second at 4-3-1 behind the Office Bar Bruins. Prestia and Pitchai Nitayarampong both had two assists for the Oil. Rodricks blocked 25 shots, while Prawat stopped 24. The early game was an ugly, no-holds barred affair with both teams defense taking the night off. Coyotes captain Dave Cote sparked his club again, scoring once and adding four assists. Making his TWHL debut, Brent Northbay blasted in four goals and assisted for the Dogs, speedy rearguard Nirat Thammasi notched a pair, and Finnish set-up man Jouni Saarteinen recorded four assists. Arthit Thamwongsin also scored. Flyers captain Michael White and center Guy Black showed some chemistry. White sniped a pair and added three helpers, while Black scored twice and assisted. Wily winger Walter Konrad kept his scoring streak alive, picking up the trash off a White rebound. Defenseman Michael Nakvachara rounded out the Flyers scoring, rifling a laser past Coyotes stopper Apichet Suthanyaphruet, who finished with 16 saves for the win. Goalie Greg Jones blocked 17 in defeat.
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Coyotes bite Leafs as Bruins bash Racers
Samrong _ The Office Bar Bruins bounded into first place in the Thai-World Hockey League spearheaded by hard-working center Charlie Arnolds natural hat-trick. The Bruins hammered the Q-Car Racers 7-3 Sunday at Imperial World Samrong arena. The Curve Contracting Coyotes, meanwhile, won their second straight by crunching the Wasabi@Q Leafs 6-2, as Swedish star Reine Rauhala netted three goals and added two assists. The Bruins grinders dominated the Racers at both ends of the ice, with the curmudgeonly Arnold unleashing his heavy shot to score three in row. Strapping winger Ryan Haynes bulged the twine and notched three assists, and Thai sniper Chantapong Tengsakul tallied a pair. Big Bruins blueliner Andrew Pinky Hjelmeland quarterbacked the offense with a four-point night and took care of business in the defensive zone. He scored a beauty on a breakaway, stuffing a backhand five-hole past goalie Jason Cotsmire. The Racers speedster Joe Doan scored twice, set up by wing-man Todd Switzer, and punishing rearguard Colin Macleod blasted in a point shot. Goalie Warren Rodericks was solid in net for the Bs making 28 saves. Cotsmire stopped 22 in defeat. The Bruins record improved to 5-1-1, tops in the TWHL, while the Racers fell to 4-2-1. The resurgent Coyotes pounded the Leafs in the early game and moved into a last-place tie with the Buds at 2-5. Captain Dave Cote continued his torrid scoring pace, teaming up with Rauhala and lightning-quick winger Arthit Thamwongsin, who scored and added three assists. Cote rifled home a one-timer past besieged netminder Brian Prestia for the game winner. The Leafs appeared to have jumped back into the game in the third period, but a controversial call annulled a goal by captain Kevin Dougherty. Defenseman Yingyos Prongkhompoj ripped in a shot from the blueline to round out the Dogs scoring. Prestia, who made his TWHL goaltending debut, was sharp in a 29-save effort, many of the spectacular variety. His adversary Apichet Suthanyaphruet blocked 13 shots for the win. www.leaguelineup.com/twhl
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