The Toronto Bandits posted their first win of the season in a raucous affair that saw the Bandits in early penalty trouble. Despite a two man advantage in the first period, the brilliant Bandit defense and stellar goaltending staved off the Brigade onslaught to keep the score at 0-0 going into the second period. Richie "not so Rich", notched his first goal of the season off a brilliant pass from the slot from Alex "the Great". R. Lambert then scored a beautiful goal on the backhand from passes by Posluns and Santana Santelli. The Bandits then took a solid three goal advantage into the third period when Bandits rookie "portable locker room" O'Donoghue scored his first ever goal in the TNHL. The Brigade quickly got one back in the third to make it close until the Bandits scored twice more to close out the event with a 5-1 win. Other goals by the Bandits included tallies by Tatoo Tony and an unknown scorer. The game ended early when the f-ups at True North could no longer work the clock and the officials, as a result, decided to scrap the game with about two minutes left on the clock.
The Bandits took the win in stride and vowed to get even better. Coach Jimmy the Greek pointed the finger at a few of his players for sub-performances. Jimmy has vowed to be more vocal this year, and promised that no one was immune from his wrath and that the Country Club atmosphere in the clubhouse would end this year. Jimmy was especially displeased with defenseman Fortin for not shooting the puck enough. As a result of the stricter coaching style this year, the clubhouse wil be devoid of any massages, other than the ones Graudins hands out in to anyone scoring a point. Coach Jimmy has promised to keep the beer flowing though as his little foot cooler was seen in the dressing room cooling a few Belgian brews before the game.
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