Bomber defenseman, Adam Lapinksi made a surprise visit to the greater NJ area and laced up the skates for a game with the storied franchise. "Nice!!" was the collective response to the news in the Bomber locker room. Adam, now chasing perps in crime ridden Ocean City, Maryland says his goal is to be just like his hero, Bomber Legend , Sargent Dave Smith. He didn't really say that but I mean, its pretty much obvious. Both cops, both highly skilled defenseman, both avid Devil's fans .
After a disappointing first loss of the season to the tricky Mulligans, the Bombers quickly righted the ship with the 5-2 victory over Powertime. The excitement of the Lapinski call up kept the Bombers on their toes as the had to think quickly to recover from the many turnovers he committed. "I think he was just trying to keep us alert." said Josh Burke.
The captain had hat trick and one assist on the evening and John Zimnoch and Drew Campbell had a goal apiece. The two defensemen Zimnoch & Campbell were perhaps motivated by the presence of legendary Bomber stalwart defenseman, Mike "The Pincher" Gilbert, Sr who came to watch the evenings festivities. Campbell, who was meeting Sr. for the first time said "He should play now. Even with time off he's gotta be better than Lundeen."
State Electric Power Performers of the Game:
As chosen by his excellency "The Pincher"
First Star: Johnny Zimnoch 1g1a
Second Star: Bill Auld 3g1a
Third Star: Kyle Kappmeier
Game notes:
Rober' Auld donned his second season BSA white jersey for the game in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Bombers first game on 11/22/1993.
And finally, does this guy look like someone who chases down pedophiles or is a pedophile?
With the rare opportunity to don the Bomber Blues, the organization played a fought hard game with the pesky Predators on Monday evening. The Bombers were able to work on their penalty killing early on in the contest as Tim Tracy earned 3 consecutive penalties in the first period. The Bombers escaped that stretch allowing only one Predator power play goal. Kyle Kappmeier provided the excitement in the third period netting a goal to tie the game at 4 with just over six minutes remaining. Bill Auld, Tony D'anna and Jean Eric Hoyer provided the games other Bomber goals in regulation and with the game stalemated after 3 periods a shootout was needed to decide the winner. The Predators had came up with some crafty shooting to win a game that might very well be a first round playoff matchup.
The Bombers and the Smoke last played a game nearly a year and a half ago. That game was the controversial 4-3 loss for the Bombers in a one game take all final that was supposed to be a best of three. The Bomber v Smoke rivalry goes all the way back to 11/29/1993, another 4-3 loss for the Bombers. "These games with the Smoke have always been a bit edgy" said Bill Auld, adding "I guess some things never change." The game was a hardly fought one, but fairly cleanly played as the the Smoke built a 4-1 lead. And although most of the Smoke have mellowed with age they did add a youngster to their squad, Matt Trego, who played as if he were in 6th grade taunting the new kid on the playground. An adequately skilled player with a robust napoleanic complex and a bubble gum necklace, the Smoke youngin' dropped expletives like hot potatoes in rapid succession. Not knowing what an adult league is really all about he learned quickly at the hands of Soup Campbell who asked politely if he was still up for shooting his mouth off. 
11/22/1993. Monday evening-10:45 pm. 
