Brewzers (6-6-0) 4
Stickmen (6-3-1) 3
Mike "More" Moore is back. And, he barely survives. After a period of punching eachother in the face Joe Tomme opens the scoring in the second with a Stick lead. Brian Hamstra's line produces the first Brewzer goal- a juicy rebound buried by Steven Collyard, Hamstra ends the period himself making a tentative Brewzer lead. Tomme powers one through Moore to tie the game again but Hamstra finds Jenkins' ample five hole and the Brewzer lead in short order. Jesse Henderson picks up the Stick mantle next sending the game to overtime, things looked dark for the Brewzers when Collyard was sent to the box for tripping, but Mike Moore flexes his goalie muscles on the ensuing kill and Hamstra drives home the winner before the penalty expires. How sweet it is!
Snipers (4-5-1) 9
Silverwings (2-7-0) 2
The Snipers? 9? Is this right? The wiry Kevin Cook supplies the spark for this wildfire and before the third minute of the second period he would own every goal in the game- a hat trick. More Sniper firepower would come from Steven Collyard and Terry Redmon with a pair. Bryan Brookman ends the six goal streak with the first Silverwing goal and Sergio Castillo gets the train out of the station with their second. They quickly lose steam and the Sniper control the third with a goal from Sean Beeman and more from Collyard and Cook.
The anti-keg (or is it the "True Keg"?)
Warriors (6-5-0) 3
LSI (7-3-0) 5
Sadly this game was never as close as the score might indicate, the Imports ran the table start to eventless finish. Tony Digiovanni makes the Warriors pay for sloppy puckhandling with an unassisted LSI goal. Robert Burns executes for the two goal lead. In the second the Warriors hold back the import offense and secure the only goal on a Mike Kuntz forecheck that pays off. Matt Dever tries to nip things in the bud with an LSI goal but Derek Tillemans does his best to erase his momentum and breathe some life into the Warrior bench. The Warriors respond with complete renal failure allowing goals to Ryan Kelley and Gabe Rivera. Kuntz pads his stats in the Warriors' death throes. LSI take the trophy back home, North of the border.
MAJOR I
Shockers (7-5-0) 3
Spiders (6-5-1) 6
The Shockers continue to crater in the last few weeks of their schedule, they step off the ledge at the drop of the puck. Bill Wessell gives the initial Spider push but things are kept in check with a Scott McMacken goal for the Shockers. The Shockers create a mirage of a lead at the beginning of the second when Wil Dobson manages to put in a puck with a man advantage. The Spiders roar back with goals from Mike Ginnard and another from Wessell, when Ginnard scored his second the Shockers lost all hope. The Shockers had two more power play opportunities but they sit helpless as the Spiders add goals from Andrew Patti and Carina Manalo. In the end the Shockers supply a half-arsed effort with their third goal coming from McMacken.
Blue Devils I (3-8-1) 1
Patriots (6-5-1) 9
Two major factors in this game: Pats forward Aaron Smith, and BDI goalie Casey Jenkins. In the first six minutes of the first period Smith already had a hat trick and Les York got one for himself mixed in there. Somehow Phil Pratt sneaks one into the Pat's net for the only BDI goal of the game. The Patriots finish the opening frame with a goal from David Purkiss and one from Pete Fulgham, scored no doubt from the right. . . Smith claims his fourth in the opening of the second and center Butch Hutchinson follows with the eighth Pat goal. Fulgham gets his second before the second intermission. The third was in run time, so the Devils ran to the locker room. Jenkins has a difficult night in the BDI net facing only twenty-nine shots, allowing NINE goals- it reminds me of some games with the Puck Hoggs. It is incredible that this once historic grudge match-up passes without a penalty, in a blow-out no less. How far we've come!
The Keg Match:
Smashed Pumpkins (9-1-0) 6
Soul Patch (7-3-0) 5
The Patches make their return to the Keg game, reminding many of the Buffalo Bills. . . A tight first period cracks open with a shot from Chis Gallagher and soon the Pumpkins were up by two with a Robert Burns shorty. That penalty turns into a wash when the Patches finally score their first goal of the game, courtesy of Rich Weller. The Pumpkins feel the Halloween spirit and Cody Woodward makes the most of the Pumpkin power play. The Patches lash back in the third with a goal from Sergio Castillo and tie the game before the second minute with John Shannon's stick. Woodward breaks the tie briefly and Weller levels the field again. Gabe Rivera fights through the Patch defense that had frustrated him all night to deliver the Pumpkin lead, Burns adds a power play goal. Brad Aho brings the Patches within one goal of their prize with a minute and a half to play but Gallagher demands his tenth ring and the team collapses to the goal mouth leaving not an inch exposed, the Patches fall short yet again.
