Riders beat B.C. in OT!

For the second straight week, the Riders went into OT but this time they came away with a victory. James Patrick's interception sealed the win on B.C.'s OT possession. Luca Congi kicked a field goal earlier to put the Riders up by three, to make the final score 33-30 Riders! The green machine now will face Hamilton next week and then will have a 1st place showdown, on November 7th, when Calgary comes to town!

Darian Durant threw for 319 yards in a less than perfect outing but went 6 for 6 on the game tying drive, including a 29 yard TD to Johnny Quinn, late in the 4th quarter. Durant did throw two picks in the game but followed both with long touchdown drives.

Don't ever count this kid out. He's a leader, warrior, and his teammates look to him when they are down. Durant told the Leader Post that during the game tying drive he told the guys in the huddle, "look at me.........we're going to score!" Love it! This kid is a winner folks.

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The Bonnyville Pontiacs have started the year 12-4-0 and are ranked 9th in the country. They are lead by 20 year old defenseman Matthew Register, who has 21 points on 15 games. Yes, he is a d-man!

The Pontiacs are looking for more from Balgonie native Tyler Henry, six points in 15 games, after his point-per-game rookie season last winter.

Keep it going Pontiacs!

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Well i guess i better mention that my Toronto Maple Leafs are off to a franchise worst 0-7-1 start and are the only winless team in the NHL. It doesn't look like things are going to change anytime soon either. Phil Kessel is going to have to be the second coming of a young Mats Sundin, for the Leafs to have any chance at making the playoffs.

It's not a recipe for success when you take a lot of penalties and also have the worst penalty kill in the league. This isn't rocket science. You can still be big, bad and tough but just don't take stupid penalties.

One man who is loving the Leafs poor start is Boston GM Peter Chiarelli. The Leafs traded their first round picks in the next two drafts to get Phil Kessel so it looks as if the Bruins will be picking fairly high next spring. Can you imagine the backlash Brian Burke would feel if the Leafs finished dead last and missed out on a chance to get Kingston, ON native Taylor Hall! Some NHL scouts say Hall is better then last years first overall pick, John Tavares.

I'm still holding out hope that the buds can turn it around.

Let's go Leafs!

Later dudes.