Team Dynamo Tied For Last; Sits at 0 - 1

Mount Saint Charles, RI - Team Dynamo took to the ice for the first time in the 2013 RIMSEHL season on Thursday evening. Prior to the puck drop, there was a ceremonial banner raising commemorating the 2012 Championship and rings were doled out. This was the peak of the night for Team Dynamo, though, as they fell to a vastly revamped Woonsocket Rockets team in the season opener, 9-6. 

Dynamo jumped out to an early lead when Shane Farrell picked an unsuspecting Rockets defenseman's pocket and tucked it past the netminder in tight. The ebb and flow of intensity followed between the two rivals, who have met in the championship game in each of the last three seasons. Mid way through the second period, and the game knotted at 4 apiece, Halverson was whistled for a controversial tripping penalty. In truly Spartan fashion, Maturi, S. Farrell, Curley and Loiselle masterfully killed off the entire one minute penalty. Dynamo then pursued, and the Rockets withdrew; the Rockets pursued, and Dynamo withdrew, and so they danced. 

It wasn't long, however, until Woonsocket was able to press a little harder and a little tighter, rattling off 4 unanswered goals. Team Dynamo showed tremendous perseverance down the stretch, answering with 2 goals of their own within the final two minutes of regulation. Senerchia found his way to the bench, and Dynamo gasped for it's last breath of air but came up short, surrendering the final nail in the coffin by way of an empty netter. 

It wasn't your typical chippy match up between the two perennial powerhouses, mostly due to the Rockets' perceived focus on skill with this year's roster rather than grit, but fans were treated to a down to the wire nail-biter nonetheless. Team Dynamo admittedly left something to desire in their first game as defending champions, although there was no official comment from the team after the game. 

Goal scorers included Shane Farrell, Dave Farrell, John Halverson, Dan Maturi, Craig Houle, and Yuszczak, Curley and Loiselle recorded solid games on the blue line. 

Team Dynamo returns to action with back to back Wednesday and Thursday night match ups this coming week. The official roster has not yet been released by team personnel, but it is expected that spark plug defenseman Erik Noack will return to action after being cleared by the training staff on Friday.