The month of March opened up nicely for a TNT team that was ready to put February in the rear view mirror. With a quick start, TNT jumped out to a 5-1 lead by the end of first period. With only 8 skaters (2 of which were subs), TNT took some time off in the second period only to see the Benders tie the game at 5-5. The comeback effort was easily removed when seasoned veteran Jim Fish added several highlight reel goals. Fish’s solid play up front included outstanding play by a supporting cast that included Ben Fehr, Ryan Latreille and two-way stud Matt Broadus who also added a pair goals. With the momentum on their side, TNT was able to pull away slowly in the third period and came away with a 9-7 win. In a battle for third place, TNT’s next game is 3/14 at 7:55pm against North Stars. Roland is on beer duty.

TNT played well but came up short against MTSU Sunday night in an evenly matched game. The lead changed hands several times with TNT taking a 5-4 lead into the final period, falling behind 6-5, tying it up 6-6 and then giving up the winning goal while trying to kill a questionable penalty late in the game. MTSU sealed the win with an empty netter for an 8-6 final. TNT protested the game as it started late due to a fight in the Thunder-Joes game, this lead to a shortened 3rd period of 10 minutes running time. This unbiased reporter is certain that TNT would have prevailed with a full 3rd period, as their superior conditioning really started to show as the game winded down…Ryan Latreille’s hattie lead the scoring, with Wheelz Fehr adding 2 and Long getting one. Next game is 3/14 at 10:40 against Benders.

On an Olympic Sunday night, TNT took on rival Thunder as Canada took on Team USA in simultaneous grudge matches. Surprisingly, the US-Canada game was shown on CNBC while the TNT game got no air play at all…Canada and TNT both fell behind but their star-studded lineups made dramatic 3rd period comebacks, only to come up short after pulling goalies Brodeur and Weber, respectively. After trailing 7-3 in the 3rd period, TNT skated to a 7-6 loss with goals by Pistol Pete, Brandon Latreille, B. Long, Tommy Kunath, and 2 for Ryan Latreille. TNT slipped into a 3rd place tie with Northstars. Next game 2/23/10 against Team MTSU at 7:40. Benny is on beer duty.