Individual News
9th of March 2010
Basingstoke Bison 2-4 Slough Jets
Unlucky 13 ends Bison home winning streak
UNLUCKY 13 it proved to be for the Basingstoke Bison as they lost to the visiting Slough Jets 4-2, but it was not without controversy.
The final visitors goal scored by Adam Greener looked to most in the building, me included to have come straight off the post and out with eight minutes remaining.
However, the goal judge put his light on for the goal and that was enough for referee Blaine Evans to award it, even if he had not been up with the play.
That proved to be the final nail in the Bison coffin as their home winning streak ended on 12 consecutive wins on Saturday night.
It had started brightly enough for the home side as man-of-the-match Tom Long re-directed a Chris Wiggins shot past Gregg Rockman.
The home side then ran into penalty trouble as Nicky Chinn was quickly joined in the sin bin by Steve Moria.
The Jets scored on both powerplays as Slava Koulikov and Slough man-of-the-match Peter Poljacek scored.
The only goal of the middle session came from Joe Greener as the Jets were better team for the first two periods.
The final period saw Blaz Emersic hit the crossbar and then Bison's Ollie Bronnimann did likewise, before the Herd tied the game at 49:17 from Ondrej Lauko with his 50th league goal of the season.
At that point they looked like they would tie the game, but instead Adam Greener dealt a killer blow with eight minutes remaining.
See Monday's Gazette for a full report
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Bracknell Bees 4-6 Basingstoke Bison
Lauko's four goal blitz stings Bees
ONDREJ Lauko scored another four goal blitz as the Basingstoke Bison won at the Bracknell Bees on Sunday night 6-4.
It completed a clean sweep of victories over their local rivals in what was a close contest until the final period.
The Herd opened the scoring thanks to Andy Hemmings, only for Callum Best and Ashley Calvert to give the Bees a 2-1 lead at the first buzzer.
Within a minute of the re-start, Slovak sniper Lauko grabbed his first of the night, only for Michal Pinc to score to make it 3-2.
Bison's Shaun Thompson squared the game again, before the second buzzer as he put away a Mindy Kieras rebound.
The final period saw Lauko score a straight hat-trick, the last goal being shorthanded to chalk up his third four goal tally of the season and move the scoreline to 6-3.
Soon after, Adam Bicknell pulled a goal back for Bracknell, who then had their netminder Carl Ambler dismissed after talking out of turn to referee Nigel Boniface.
That left Adam Marashi to take over in goal and he was pulled for the extra skater in the final minute of the game, but the home side were unable to find a way past former Bees goalie Tom Annetts as the Bison recorded the win.
See Thursday's Gazette for a full report and also a preview of this weekend's games against top two sides Slough and Milton Keynes.
Unlucky 13 ends Bison home winning streak
UNLUCKY 13 it proved to be for the Basingstoke Bison as they lost to the visiting Slough Jets 4-2, but it was not without controversy.
The final visitors goal scored by Adam Greener looked to most in the building, me included to have come straight off the post and out with eight minutes remaining.
However, the goal judge put his light on for the goal and that was enough for referee Blaine Evans to award it, even if he had not been up with the play.
That proved to be the final nail in the Bison coffin as their home winning streak ended on 12 consecutive wins on Saturday night.
It had started brightly enough for the home side as man-of-the-match Tom Long re-directed a Chris Wiggins shot past Gregg Rockman.
The home side then ran into penalty trouble as Nicky Chinn was quickly joined in the sin bin by Steve Moria.
The Jets scored on both powerplays as Slava Koulikov and Slough man-of-the-match Peter Poljacek scored.
The only goal of the middle session came from Joe Greener as the Jets were better team for the first two periods.
The final period saw Blaz Emersic hit the crossbar and then Bison's Ollie Bronnimann did likewise, before the Herd tied the game at 49:17 from Ondrej Lauko with his 50th league goal of the season.
At that point they looked like they would tie the game, but instead Adam Greener dealt a killer blow with eight minutes remaining.
See Monday's Gazette for a full report
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Bracknell Bees 4-6 Basingstoke Bison
Lauko's four goal blitz stings Bees
ONDREJ Lauko scored another four goal blitz as the Basingstoke Bison won at the Bracknell Bees on Sunday night 6-4.
It completed a clean sweep of victories over their local rivals in what was a close contest until the final period.
The Herd opened the scoring thanks to Andy Hemmings, only for Callum Best and Ashley Calvert to give the Bees a 2-1 lead at the first buzzer.
Within a minute of the re-start, Slovak sniper Lauko grabbed his first of the night, only for Michal Pinc to score to make it 3-2.
Bison's Shaun Thompson squared the game again, before the second buzzer as he put away a Mindy Kieras rebound.
The final period saw Lauko score a straight hat-trick, the last goal being shorthanded to chalk up his third four goal tally of the season and move the scoreline to 6-3.
Soon after, Adam Bicknell pulled a goal back for Bracknell, who then had their netminder Carl Ambler dismissed after talking out of turn to referee Nigel Boniface.
That left Adam Marashi to take over in goal and he was pulled for the extra skater in the final minute of the game, but the home side were unable to find a way past former Bees goalie Tom Annetts as the Bison recorded the win.
See Thursday's Gazette for a full report and also a preview of this weekend's games against top two sides Slough and Milton Keynes.