“It was a pretty low-event game. The ice conditions were what they were, and we didn’t try to do anything fancy. We played simple and took our goals when they came.”
– Alex Steeves’ on the Toronto Marlies‘ 3-1 win over Bakersfield
The two points gained were all that mattered in a bizarre Wednesday night encounter in Bakersfield.
The Zamboni broke down on the ice before the game, and the puck drop was delayed for almost 15 minutes due to an emergency patch-up job in the neutral zone. The attendance was significantly lower than the 2,758 announced, and a muted crowd combined with a low-event game made for a strange atmosphere.