I-league is for FUN

I-league minor

Chiefs (1-0-0) 7
Mutineers (0-1-0) 1

The Chiefs were on a roll at the end of last session and they make short work of the Privateer's farm team. The first period starts and ends with a goal from Bill Broad sandwiching a goal from, wait a minute. . . is this right? I guess, Stone Cold Jimmy Welch gets a goal, WOW! In the second, the Chiefs get two more goals, both from former goalie Ben Stillwagon. In the third the Chiefs perceive no reason for discipline, they put them selves on the penalty and score anyway. It's Ryan Brett first then Lee Morgan makes the seventh Chief goal celebrating by breaking an abacus over his knee. Mike Kirkland of the Mutineers catches Josh Ayala sleeping and scores the lone Mutineer goal on their tenth shot of the contest. Is this the greatest I-league minor team ever assembled?

Grave Diggers (1-0-0) 5
Puckers (0-1-0) 1

After a long opening to the first period, Tim Rivers puts the Diggers up, but before the period can conclude, Kyle Boltz finds Brian Cudaback from behind the net setting up the tying goal for the Puckers. It takes almost the entire second period for the lead to change, and Bob Barr (two time silver shovel winner) shows-off his sniping skills with the top shelf goal. After Rivers scores his second goal he puts his team on the kill with an interference call, the Diggers quickly score a shorty from Bruce Davis, and he puts away one more before the game ends. Casey Jenkins tries to put his team on his back throwing six shots on net in the third, but despite the screens of Tom Edwards (ahem!) he shows himself to be more of a set-up man than a striker. GO DIGGERS!

Shockers (1-0-0) 3
Ice Holes (0-0-1) 2

What to make of this, former I-league runners-up return to league and lose first game in the minors? The Shockers gather for their first game, meeting their goalie only ten minutes before the puck dropped, but weather a typical Ice Hole first period even collecting the only goal from Shocker forward Matt Russell. Late in the second, the Shocker's Justin Driscoll adds to their lead, but the Holes keep it close with Todd Gavin's power play goal. The Icehole game plan was in force when Brittany Peyton closes regulation with the tying score. Nothing resolved in over time, the shoot-out is concluded with just the three pairs of shooters- the only scorer: Shocker Patrick Luscri. Three shocker goals, two in the pink and one in the stink.

Silverwings (0-0-1) 2
Warriors (1-0-0) 3

The Warriors count themselves amongst the prodigal teams, and I welcome them back to the fold, HERE-HERE! In the first the C-train leaves the station delivering the only goal before the intermission, putting the Wings on the board. The second was back and forth with Danny Grimes tying the game, followed by a Wing goal from Chris Arendall, and back to even with the help of Dallas Lehr (Dallas and Danny later show their bond is no deeper than their laundry). The third is scoreless. Over time is futile. Super Girl, Mel Knourek, takes the first shot of the shoot-out, but fumbles the puck. Dallas scores easily for the Warriors. Troy Ramsey can't convert. Scott "Mindo" Dolbee ends the affair with another Warrior shoot-out goal.

I-league MAJOR

Blue Devils (2-1-0) 3
Snipers (0-1-0) 1

The Devils have penalty trouble in the first period, but refuse to panic and instead score a short handed goal when Charlie Heine shows he has more moves than Ex-lax, ZING! Matt Weinrich doubles the Devil offense in the second, but Jeff Alenik cuts the lead in half with a Sniper goal. Before the second period is half over David Ogle retakes the lead claiming thirty-three percent of the scoring. The third concludes with a drop of 100% in goals, and a steady decline of 50% per period means that only one penalty was called in the last period. Walker in the Sniper net stops just over ninety percent of his shots, Blubaugh has a sp of .929 for the game. This game report is half-assed.

Whalers (1-1-0) 4
Brewzers (1-2-0) 2

The Brewzers roar into the game with a goal from Alex Eysermanns, but the story of the game is the eighteen minutes worth of penalties that the Brew crew piles-up, the Whalers finish the first with the tying goal on Brad Watson's power play shot. In the middle frame the struggle to stay out of the box but manage to gain the lead when Steven Collyard puts one on the board. The carry-over power play opportunity results in a Whaler goal in the third for Thomas Aarons, and Paul Thurston puts the Whalers in front for the first time in the game half way through the period. The Brewzers try to regain their focus, with only two minutes worth of penalties but are left with the last ditch option of pulling their goalie. . . Brian Hamstra scores the empty net goal, driving the stake into their earthling hearts.

Spiders (2-0-0) 7
LSI (1-1-0) 5

The Spiders take the ice without a goalie, I don't understand, I was in the building, Joelle has my phone number. . . Oh-well, I probably would have just screwed it up. Pete Clark scores the first Spider goal, followed by Linda Mason ending her scoring drought (empty net), two goals before the third minute ends. Roger Gray breaks the tie late in the first putting the Spiders back in front, but the period is a stalemate for the goal of Catherine Levesque (empty net). In the second LSI take the empty net lead with a goal from Gabe Rivera. Mike Ginnard ties the game, but Cory Cooper regains the empty net lead before the period ends. Rivera opens the third with another goal, this one on the power play, beating late arriving goalie Josh Ayala (the only shot he saw), but the Spiders quickly tie it up again with a couple of quick shots from Andrew Patti and Bill Wessel, with nearly nine minute left in the period and the security of goalie behind the team, it was only a matter of time. . . The Spiders get goals from Patti and Wessel again, a dramatic game for sure.

Stickmen (0-3-0) 1
Komets (1-1-1) 5

It was early Sunday morning when the Komets and Stickmen finally took the ice, it looked as if the Komets had taken care to schedule their afternoon naps. Wil Dobson rattles home the first goal of the game, on the first shift. Scottie Baldree puts the Komets up by two, and Dobson makes the most of his second shift with another goal. The remaining ten minutes pass painfully and uneventfully. In the third I was awakened by the Stick's offense, Jesse "Lunch Box" Henderson carries it in right off the face-off. The Komets awaken themselves answering with a goal from Dustin Nation. The period slips away, Wil Dobson biting his nails on the bench, but the only goal left in the game falls to Komet defenseman, Ryan Smith. Rookie netminder, A. J. Di Benedetto, has his first win, exceeding the performance of David Blubaugh with a save percentage of .933, I told you to watch out for Jesse.

Patriots (3-0-0) 6
Ice Bats (1-1-0) 2

In a rematch of last session's first round, the Pats follow the same game plan of eliminating Petty and Trantham form the Bat offense. The plan works almost immediately, quick tempered Petty responds to the draping Patriots with a body check that sends him to the penalty box, Kendall Bernard collects the Power play goal, Frank "Casper" Casperson sees his penalty end in another Pat goal, this one from Mac Miller, and the Patriots conclude the period with an even strength goal from the elder statesman, Roy Haenselmann. Mac Miller scores another power play goal in the second, and Scott "Mindo" Dolbee capitalizes on his quick hands on the forecheck to spoil the shut-out. At the beginning of the third, David Trantham takes advantage of the still spinning Ellis with a snap shot from the point, leaving only a two goal differential, and a potent Ice Bat offense chomping at the bit. Petty feels the frustration of the Patriot microscope and blows-up, resulting in his leaving the game. The Bats collapse without the charisma of their leading scorer, two more Patriot goals fall (Travis Lehr, Jeff Eagle), Dallas Lehr and Danny Grimes commit slashes on each other, Caspersen leaves the game, the Pats win the game, and Eric Petty delivers a dissertation to me on Zen Buddhism.

Sources say, the Ice Bats have put out a bounty for yours truly. . .

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No results at this time, is this game really playing on Monday?