SCB-leader claimed penalty
DiDomenico sends teammates away – and scores
SCB Canadian Tyler Ennis is ready for his penalty after Tömmernes’ emergency brake. Then Chris DiDomenico drives to him – and after a brief exchange of words, Ennis leaves the ice. Does he voluntarily let his teammate run the show?
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In the 24th minute, SCB Canadian Tyler Ennis (right) was prevented from completing by Geneva defender Henrik Tömmernes with an emergency brake – Bern received a penalty.
Nicole VandenbrouckIce hockey reporter
Tyler Ennis is on the ice near the faceoff point and appears to be getting ready for his penalty. It’s the 24th minute of the crisp duel between Bern and leader Servette, it’s still 0-0. The SCB striker was able to go out on his own beforehand and was illegally prevented from completing the game by Geneva defender Henrik Tömmernes.
Suddenly SCB leader Chris DiDomenico drove to his teammate. After a brief exchange of words, Ennis leaves the ice and leaves the field, the show and the responsibility to his strike partner. Voluntarily? “Honestly, I didn’t know there was no longer a rule that said the fouled player had to take the penalty himself,” Ennis said after the game. “DiDomenico asked me if I wanted to shoot.” Didn’t he want to? «Chris is the top scorer, he knows what he’s doing. And I have a lot of faith in him.”
All or nothing
Ennis’s response is diplomatic. Anyone who knows alpha animal DiDomenico can well imagine that the Canadian took this penalty as a matter of course. The self-confident 33-year-old loves these situations. All or nothing. The top scorer does not disappoint his teammates and puts the SCB 1:0 in front with the converted penalty. So that no false suspicions arise, Bern’s coach Toni Söderholm emphasizes in the match analysis that he sent DiDomenico onto the ice.
The start of the Bernese in this duel is brilliant. But they give up the game. The Genevans manage to turn the tide after two goals behind. “The opponent has improved and we have run out of mental strength,” said Söderholm. The Finn reiterated that you couldn’t have a tougher week: The game against Geneva is SCB’s fourth game in six days. But he immediately exposed the fact as an excuse, “because we had the opportunity to win this game”.
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