Stickmen Look To Even Up On Coquitlam And Victoria

The Stickmen suffered their first loss of the year against the Coquitlam Adanacs who will visit North Surrey Rec Center this Thursday night to take on the Stickmen.

The Adanacs will bring their speed and agility which memorized the Stickmen defense last time and loaded 12 goals on the scoreboard while holding Surrey to just 4.

If the Stickmen want to pull a win out of this game they will need to shut down top point getters Jordan Weir and Sean Robertson who both were credited for six point nights the last time these teams met.

The Stickmen power play featuring Starchuck, Eitel, Harwood, Dibblee and Hernandez has improved dramatically over the last few games and will sure to make a big impact this time around.

This Sunday Surrey continues their home game stretch with a special presentation of the Stickmen Junior 'A' team playing in White Rock at the Centenial Arena where they will host the Victoria Shamrocks.

The last time these teams met the first half of the game was very close with the Shamrocks eventually pulling out to a 10-5 victory.

Since then however the Stickmen have won another game and the team has picked things up thanks to their big victory over Nanaimo. This is sure to be an entertaining game as the Shamrocks bring in their power offense of Pires, Morwick, Conway and Henry who are all double digits in points.

Six Games In And Stickmen Equal Last Year's Output

A new coaching staff, a big off season trade and some fresh, young talent has helped the Stickmen come out of the gates quick with two wins in their first six games.

After 16 players graduated from the league winning 2005 team the Stickmen went through a re-building year last season where they won only two games.

Now the defense, anchored by Cruickshank is starting to come together with the help of new faces like Munn and Bell. The power play has clicked with veteran Eitel, acquisition Starchuk and star rookie Dibblee racking up 9 power play goals in the last two games.

This is a new team with a new attitude and the excitement is building. Catch the Stickmen in action this week as they make a run for the playoffs.

Player Profiles

Player: Mitch Dibblee
Position: Transition
Shoots: Left
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 178 lbs
Born: 1988
Home Town: Richmond

Minor: Coquitlam, Poco, Richmond
Intermediate 'A': Burnaby

One of the many new fresh faces to the Stickmen Junior team this year was free agent acquisition Mitch Dibblee.

Mitch was one of the top performers for the Burnaby Intermediate 'A' team last year where he racked up 35 points and is continuing the trend here in Junior 'A'. Through his hard work and dedication Mitch has earned himself lots of floor time as well as a spot on the power play line.

When Mitch isn't playing lacrosse he's helping out teaching at the Mill Hardcore lacrosse program where he himself is a former student.