Robbie Thomas
Motor City Rockers NYE Slugfest
Game three of my three nights of hockey!
Fights, fights, fights! The NYE Rockers vs. Prowlers game did not disappoint—lots of game misconducts and pissed-off refs. The Rockers finished the first period 3-1. The third goal was disrupted by a Prowlers player, but it didn’t work out for the team. In the second period, the 6th goal by the Rockers was followed by a fight between Lambdin & Fetterly. Declan Conway got four goals, and a personal favorite, Juliano, got a goal. Milan got a goal and an assist. Fetterly got his Gordie Howe hat trick for the Prowlers with two goals, an assist, and a fight.
In the second period, a Prowlers player was sent to the box, and he threw a water bottle into the crowd. Babin got into a confrontation with a Prowlers player at the end of the 2nd. On to the 3rd period! Another Prowler player got sent to the box and threw his towel onto the ice several times. That player and the off-ice official were arguing a bit, and I felt bad for that off-ice official. Soon after, a guy in the crowd yelled at Prowler players in the penalty box. Security came by to take the guy out, with the two Prowler players waving goodbye to him.
Lambdin and Johnson fought midway through the third period, and Lambin got the boot. In the final three seconds, Babin got into a fight with Charland. Made the ending of the game interesting. The final score was 8-4 in favor of the Rockers. A little bit of everything in this game! If they have it again next NYE, I’m going!!
One of the minuses is not seeing Elias Thompson get into a fight. That would’ve been very exciting. However, Babin and Lambdin took care of that part of the entertainment value. Also, I later heard that there was an argument between Rockers and Prowlers fans at the 3.5 mark of the game. I didn’t see that for myself. Although I didn’t like the main ref in this game, Paul Jene, part of me felt bad for him dealing with this drama fest.
According to Yoast SEO, this blog post is poorly written and has too much of a passive voice. With that being said, I suck at sports journalism. Perhaps I’ll have ChatGPT write the next NYE Rockers game article next time.
Happy New Year, bitches! Here are a few photos of the game. I need a to get a better phone with a better camera, my camera kinda sucks.
