North Bay Battalion 2022-23 Season Thread

[Knights Watcher]

Sad news out of London....

 

[Uncle]

Not sure if a tank on a jersey, with 2 Russians on a team respects the Ukraine and its many citizens of that background in Canada.

Anyone can twist anything into an insult.. It’s a great colour scheme and plays great with the army theme. I think there are bigger issues worth time elsewhere.

 

[cobra9850]

Anyone can twist anything into an insult.. It’s a great colour scheme and plays great with the army theme. I think there are bigger issues worth time elsewhere.

Sometimes reading the temperature of the room is the best way to act. Those bigger issues include a country devastated by a terrible conflict.

 

[dirty12]

Not sure if a tank on a jersey, with 2 Russians on a team respects the Ukraine and its many citizens of that background in Canada.

Really?

 

[yacky]

I dont think this the place to discuss worl affairs . We all know that there are hings going o that we cant control
Ps. LOVE THE NEW LOOK

 

[OMG67]

Not sure if a tank on a jersey, with 2 Russians on a team respects the Ukraine and its many citizens of that background in Canada.

Lighten up, Francis.

 

[cobra9850]

Hard to lighten up when you see/hear your relatives having to hunker down in bomb shelters practically every night from the Russian bombardments. The optics of Russian players wearing tanks on their jerseys is not good.

 

[dirty12]

Hard to lighten up when you see/hear your relatives having to hunker down in bomb shelters practically every night from the Russian bombardments. The optics of Russian players wearing tanks on their jerseys is not good.

Using nationalistic sentiment to target young (hockey players) on a hockey forum intentional or not, is not good.

 

[belair]

Hard to lighten up when you see/hear your relatives having to hunker down in bomb shelters practically every night from the Russian bombardments. The optics of Russian players wearing tanks on their jerseys is not good.

You are really digging to find something to argue about. I wonder what Matvei thinks about the tank on the uniforms. I'll bet he answers the question like a kid. Because he's a kid.

 

[Uncle]

Do you feel you are now the top team in the Eastern Conference?

Ya I do

 

[Samee987]

Dom stood on his head today ( thought the Colts had the better scoring chances ). Game in hand with under 4 to play and the need to pad-the-stats backfires giving up the SHG. Why not help him get the shutout? Hopefully we get some healthy D back soon. The game doesn't always have to be played at 150 mph!

 

[Knights Watcher]

Hello Battalion fans
Tonight I am reaching out to the broader hockey family and communities not as a London Knights fan, but as a concerned human being. As you know, one of our Knights players died tragically this past Saturday. His friends, family and the community are devastated.
Please consider donating to the GoFundMe page set up by his family to help with the funeral arrangements.
Thank you

Funeral Costs for Abakar Kazbekov, organized by Alina Yakus

Dear friends, family and community, We are writing to you today to let you know abo… Alina Yakus needs your support for Funeral Costs for Abakar Kazbekov

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[Knights Watcher]

Hello Battalion fans
Tonight I am reaching out to the broader hockey family and communities not as a London Knights fan, but as a concerned human being. As you know, one of our Knights players died tragically this past Saturday. His friends, family and the community are devastated.
Please consider donating to the GoFundMe page set up by his family to help with the funeral arrangements.
Thank you

Funeral Costs for Abakar Kazbekov, organized by Alina Yakus

Dear friends, family and community, We are writing to you today to let you know abo… Alina Yakus needs your support for Funeral Costs for Abakar Kazbekov

gofund.me

Hi again.
Seems the page has been taken down for some reason.
The Knights are checking into it with the family right now. Please stay tuned.

 

[Knights Watcher]

Hi again.
Seems the page has been taken down for some reason.
The Knights are checking into it with the family right now. Please stay tuned.

Campaign is back up:

Funeral Costs for Abakar Kazbekov, organized by Alina Yakus

Dear friends, family and community, We are writing to you today to let you know abou… Alina Yakus needs your support for Funeral Costs for Abakar Kazbekov

t.co

 

[dirty12]

I am waiting until the trade deadline passes to choose a Sunday game either Jan. 15 vs Flint or Feb. 12 vs Barrie. I’m really hoping Barrie loads up as I prefer divisional games, and the weather would likely be a bit milder mid-February.
The plan is ski Antoine mountain Friday and Saturday and stay the nights in Mattawa; then, go to the game in NB Sunday. My question to anyone is there a more preferable place for the better half to stay than Voyager Inn, either in Mattawa or at Antoine itself?

 

[190 is almost 206]

I am waiting until the trade deadline passes to choose a Sunday game either Jan. 15 vs Flint or Feb. 12 vs Barrie. I’m really hoping Barrie loads up as I prefer divisional games, and the weather would likely be a bit milder mid-February.
The plan is ski Antoine mountain Friday and Saturday and stay the nights in Mattawa; then, go to the game in NB Sunday. My question to anyone is there a more preferable place for the better half to stay than Voyager Inn, either in Mattawa or at Antoine itself?

I'd look here.

Mattawa Adventure Camp | Home | Atving

We are a four-season camp located up North in the beautiful town of Mattawa Ontario. We are situated on the scenic Upper Ottawa River, with full access to Mattawa River, which is only a couple of hundred meters away. No matter what the season, there’s always something fun and interesting to do...

www.mattawaadventurecamp.com

 

[dirty12]

I'd look here.

Mattawa Adventure Camp | Home | Atving

We are a four-season camp located up North in the beautiful town of Mattawa Ontario. We are situated on the scenic Upper Ottawa River, with full access to Mattawa River, which is only a couple of hundred meters away. No matter what the season, there’s always something fun and interesting to do...

www.mattawaadventurecamp.com

Thanks for that

 

[Poster man]

GAME DAY TROOP FANS!

 

[Samee987]

Thoughts on the first half of the season? Surprises? Disappointments?

I would say Ertel has been the best player the last 10-15 games.

Petrov has been a disappointment, was expecting him to dominate.

 

[Samee987]

Sudbury meat head Toure challenges the Battalion bench only to be rocked by captain Arnsby. Was pretty quiet after that!!

Would be nice to see the D actually play defence rather than pond hockey. 7-1 lead, why are you giving up a 2-man breakaway?

 

[2023]

Sudbury meat head Toure challenges the Battalion bench only to be rocked by captain Arnsby. Was pretty quiet after that!!

Would be nice to see the D actually play defence rather than pond hockey. 7-1 lead, why are you giving up a 2-man breakaway?

Not sure a lot of teams in the O will try to challenge the north bays bench

 

[Lycanthrope]

Sudbury meat head Toure challenges the Battalion bench only to be rocked by captain Arnsby. Was pretty quiet after that!!

Would be nice to see the D actually play defence rather than pond hockey. 7-1 lead, why are you giving up a 2-man breakaway?

I wouldn’t say rocked buddy. The kid’s a pittbull yes but get your homer glasses off.

 

[SeniorJuniorFan]

Fully agree with Sam – just had a look at the replay - when the shot was taken, the entire 5 man group was at the faceoff dots or lower. Justin Ertel started his backcheck by taking a slow loop behind the net and, surprisingly, Josh Bloom just quit on the play somewhere between SBY blueline and centre. The D-Wake late high sticking penalty was simply irresponsible and the rink length rush by K. Delic for the 3rd goal, while well played by him, was unchecked and unchallenged the entire way. Yes, the Troops played a strong game and had a solid result, but why not take the game the distance and hold the opponents to 1 instead of 3 in order to support the goalie and his numbers.

On the positive side, 1st line: 3G; 2nd line: 2G; 3rd line: 1G 4th line: 1G – nice balance and spreading out the scoring. I thought the team passed and moved the puck very well. Pasquale Zito showed some neat moves and creativity with the puck, he seems to be well placed as 2C between Petro and Tarasevich (and maybe K. McDonald at some point?).

 

[Lycanthrope]

Fully agree with Sam – just had a look at the replay - when the shot was taken, the entire 5 man group was at the faceoff dots or lower. Justin Ertel started his backcheck by taking a slow loop behind the net and, surprisingly, Josh Bloom just quit on the play somewhere between SBY blueline and centre. The D-Wake late high sticking penalty was simply irresponsible and the rink length rush by K. Delic for the 3rd goal, while well played by him, was unchecked and unchallenged the entire way. Yes, the Troops played a strong game and had a solid result, but why not take the game the distance and hold the opponents to 1 instead of 3 in order to support the goalie and his numbers.

On the positive side, 1st line: 3G; 2nd line: 2G; 3rd line: 1G 4th line: 1G – nice balance and spreading out the scoring. I thought the team passed and moved the puck very well. Pasquale Zito showed some neat moves and creativity with the puck, he seems to be well placed as 2C between Petro and Tarasevich (and maybe K. McDonald at some point?).

Might have been a little tougher if Sudbury‘s goaltending wasn’t Swiss cheese through two periods.

 

[2023]

Might have been a little tougher if Sudbury‘s goaltending wasn’t Swiss cheese through two periods. Sudbury has a lot of work to do.

Sudbury has a lot of work to do

I wouldn’t say rocked buddy. The kid’s a pittbull yes but get your homer glasses off.

not sure Ture will step out of line much when certain players are on the ice