VALENCIA PULLS OFF UPSET.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News The Valencia Vipers Jr. B hockey team pulled off what was perhaps its biggest upset in franchise history Sunday, shocking the Bay City Bombers of Lakewood in a 7-6 overtime thriller thrill·er n. One that thrills, especially a sensational or suspenseful book, story, play, or movie. thriller Noun at Ice Station Valencia. Defenseman de·fense·man n. A team member, as in hockey, who plays a defensive zone or position. Kevin Lapp (Saugus High) scored the game-winner 46 seconds into the overtime period Noun 1. overtime period - a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie on a power play. The Vipers (5-16-1) had lost the previous two games of their three-game series against Bay City by a combined 13-3. The Bombers (16-5-2,) who are in third place in the Western States Hockey League's Western Division, are by far the best team Valencia has defeated. Their previous victories have come against Peoria, Ariz., and Idaho teams that are a combined 1-37. The victory was especially improbable considering the Vipers were without Chris Gale (Highland High of Palmdale) and Anthony Kendryna (Saugus/College of the Canyons,) their two leading scorers, who were among six players (three from each team) ejected for fighting late in the final regulation period. Gale led Valencia with two goals. ``To come off the mat and score seven goals, especially since we got beat pretty soundly the first two games, that was a pretty good effort,'' Vipers coach Larry Bruyere said. ``They were obviously pretty excited.'' Dispersal draft A dispersal draft is a process in professional sports for assigning players to a new team when their current team goes out of business, consolidates with another team, or for some other reason ceases to exist. : The WSHL WSHL Western States Hockey League will have a dispersal draft for players on the recently dissolved dis·solve v. dis·solved, dis·solv·ing, dis·solves v.tr. 1. To cause to pass into solution: dissolve salt in water. 2. Tucson (Ariz.) franchise. The Tilt was taken over by the league on Wednesday. League official said the franchise was financially mismanaged. The league's general managers established the ground rules for the dispersal dis·per·sal n. The act or process of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed; distribution. Noun 1. dispersal in a Thursday conference call. Teams will be allowed to draft players in reverse order of their league standings, meaning Peoria (0-22) will get the first selection. Valencia has the league's fourth worst record. Teams are not permitted to contact players, however information on their status with the Tucson team, including how much they paid in to play for the team, will be made available to all teams. gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-7802 |
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