Week 5 Recap I League

So while people continue to whine about ringers, here is what happened in week 5.

Three Stars:

1. Chris Gallagher: Komets: 3 Goals (GWG) Komets 3-2 win
2. Chris Zolle: Blue Devils: 2 Goals (GWG) Blue Devils 3-0 Win
3. Brian Conner: Mayhem: 2 Goals. Mayhem 4-1 win
Honorable Mention: Beverly Schlueter: Komets. 2 Assists. Komets 3-2 win.

Goalie of the week: Nina Bonifaz: Spiders-Plat. 21 Shots faced, 20 Saves. Spiders Plat 3-1 win.

Patriots 4 Borrachos 3 (OT)
Patriots survive a strong Borrachos squad in the extra frame to still control the fourth place playoff spot. Patriots not only faced the line of doom in Stuckeman, Stuckeman and Haley, but also faced the awesome power of mighty warrior Dan Stuckeman. Pats who only had 8 skaters on the night threw their “Holy Trinity of Defense” in Sharma, Hodges and Vaughan at the Borrachos and it proved to be enough…with insane goaltending by Jesse Gonzales, who had his best game of the year thus far, Including a save on a Jim Stuckeman breakaway with one second left in regulation. Borrachos would get one score from Jim Stuckeman while Dan Stuckeman would get the other two for the Borrachos. Patriots wouldn’t be denied as Brian Brookman, Jesse Mares, and John Piccarillo get the regulation goals. In OT, the patriots took full control of Borrachos penalty trouble and cashed in on a Sharma goal for the win. Patriots are not only excited with their win over Mayhem earlier in the season, but also with this huge win to remain the hunt.

Mayhem 4 Stickmen 1
With their loss to the Patriots still on their mind, Mayhem was determined not to lose to the winless Stickmen. Alas, their emotions were still shattered as Mayhem was the first team to surrender a goal to the Stickmen squad…on their first and only shot of the first period. Mayhem wouldn’t score 45 goals as promised by Coach Bobby Sirkis, but they get a healthy four. Brian Conner continues his tear as he maintains the league lead in points with two goals on the night. Also scoring was Ryan “Screaming like a demon from hell” Smith and Trevor “Patrick Stephane” Litchy. Notably, goalie Chris Duran notched an assist on the night. Heck, the dude only faced 7 shots all night, why shouldn’t he get involved with the offense. Mayhem will clash with the Stingers for a shot at control of first place next week. Nickerson vs Pinnard will be the matchup of the century.

Stingers 4 Spiders 3 (SO)
Stingers gain control of first place in the gold division and send the spiders team into the pit of despair. Stingers looked like the better team for most of the night as they never trailed in this one. Stingers were able to get goals from Scott Childress, Greg Carter and Jason “Avawings #1 fan” Isham. Spiders wouldn’t go away as they seemed to always be able to tie the game up as they were able to squeeze by the total eclipse on shots from Chris Gallagher, Andrew Patti, and with under a minute left in the third, from Aaron Manalo. The shootout again would go the Stingers on a John Hardin score that beat Spiders goalie Matt Sexton. Total Eclipse for the stingers was perfect in the shootout. From Josh Briscoe following the game that he did not play in, “Go ahead and crown us, no one will stop me.”

Warriors 3 Ice Holes 1
Warriors still are hanging in their for the 4th and final playoff spot in the Gold Division as they beat up on the hapless Ice Holes. Warriors had a great night from Ken “Doc” Taub who had two goals on the night. Eric Johnson also had a tally for the Warriors while the Holes only strike was from Jared Junker. Rumor has it the Warriors are dressing like pirates these days. Warriors will take on the red hot Patriots on Saturday.

Spiders Silver 3 Leftovers 1
Spiders get back on the winning side as they get the big 3-1 win over the winless leftovers. Nate Hodges had a goal and an assist while Lynn Kresta and Kurt Kresta both score. Goalie Nina Bonifaz was solid on the night 21 of 22. The scene at the crossbar following the game was “interesting”.

Blue Devils 3 Snipers 0
In a rematch of the Silver Keg from last season, the Blue Devils get their revenge as they obliterate the snipers. The Evil Empire got two goals from Chris Zolle and one from a mysterious number 11. The great Mark Cameron had two assists on the night. Dancing Hippo Ray Workman said, “It must be a sin to play and look this good”. Apparently Arm Hair is something that is coveted on the Blue Devils…

Komets 3 Puckers 2
Komets get probably the biggest win in their franchise history and a currently hold the second place behind Diablo Azul. This one started out with the Puckers atop on a Ryan Rintala goal, however it was quickly erased by a Chris Gallagher goal for Los Komets. Puckers would then gain another advantage on a Steve Niekomp goal, again erased by Gallagher on a Beverly Schuler helper. Komets would then get the winner on Gallagher’s third of the night from Nate Hodges and Schuler for the winner. If Gallagher keeps scoring goals, the Komets may have a Keg in their future.

Fugaweez 4 Shockers 1
Fugaweez keep the Shockers winless in a complete domination. A 2-0 Fugs lead was built on goals from Mike Garcia and Damon Lacey before the shockers scored on a Bryan Voskiul goal. Fugaweez would then ice the game with a couple more goals from Mark Gragg and Patrick “Captain Picard” Steward. Before Steward scored he was heard yelling “engage” from blue line.

Further more we broke down the league as a whole to see just how teams sit if we were to erase the divisions….

1.Stingers: Are officially a 2-1 favorite to win the keg this season. The perfect balance of offense, defense, ringers and goaltending. Just what you need to win a championship.

2.Mayhem: Only reason they are ahead of the Spiders is because they haven’t played them. Coach Bobby Sirkis has this team running like a machine, while Brian Conner is the by far the MVP of the League.

3.Spiders: Great Goaltending by Matt Sexton has gotten this team to where they are right now. Offensively they can score when needed, but they haven’t blown a team out this season. Keg dreams are based on what Chris Gallagher does

4.Patriots: Tough losses to the Spiders and Stingers have proved frustrating for the patriots. On Paper, this team should beat any team in the league. Jeff Vaughan is on this team. Enough said.


5.Warriors: The warriors are the pefect cross between a Gold and Silver division team (as are the borrachos) This team can sneak into the upper playoffs if it plays its cards right.

6.Borrachos: Tough losses late in games have cost the borrachos. Compared to last season, this team is miles better though. As stated above, this team is a perfect mix between a silver and gold team. This team should be feared a lot more than it is.

7.Blue Devils: Could hang with about half the gold teams, but at the same time would be decimated if they were to play Mayhem, the Pats or the Stingers. They are defensivly sound and have great scoring options in Zolle and Cameron. They just need a lucky bounce in the Keg game.

8.Ice Holes: Good News: Lowest GAA in the Gold Division. Bad news: Lowest Goals for average in the Gold Division. Reminds us of a certain hockey team from Dallas.

9.Komets: Two Words: Chris Gallagher. Komets have for the most part had great chemistry, but adding Gallagher, Hodges and Atkins brought a new level of skill the Komets can use to win a keg.

10.Puckers: The 5-0 loss to start the season was an abberition. This team can win out the rest of its games, and this team can win the Keg. Luechenhoff should always be feared and Ryan Rintala is having a heck of a season.

11.Stickmen: It has been a rough road for the stickmen following their winning of the keg a couple seasons ago, but they are making steps to being right back in the hunt next season. David Blubaugh at Goalie has kept this team from giving up 90 goals this season as compared to 15.

12.Platinum Spiders: A very small team for the most part in number. But this team has talent where needed. A couple more players and this team can go place. Nina Bonifaz is the most underrated goalie in the league.

13.Brewzers: Not the best start the Bewzers were hoping for, but with Jamil Jabri still at the helm, anything is possible. When you have Jennifer Leonard on your team, you never get a dull moment

14.Fugaweez: The civil war on this team last season really hurt the team. However what is left has rebuilt this squad into a decent little hockey team.

15.Snipers: The loss to the Blue Devils really hurt them. Not to mention that without Jeff Vaughan, this team has a hard time winning games. We will give props to Greg Martinez, someone needs to get this guy in the Gold Division.

16.Shockers: If you want a team that goes out every night, gives it their all, then hits the bar, here you go. The best group of guys to drink with hands down. Boy do they know how to party.

17.Leftovers: They’re trying as best they can. We’ll give them that much. Leftovers need a good healthy dose of ringers. That will solve their problems. But you boys look better by the week.

reminder.....coordinators meeting this thursday, 8pm euless crossbar. Food and Drink is rumored to be provided.