After writing "I must not target and cheap shot smaller players and subsequently brag about it on my blog" 500 times on the chalkboard after school, I am back.
After coming off their first loss of the season, The Tents came back fully loaded with every active roster player suiting up looking to get back into the win column. 7 Forwards and 5 Defensemen proved to be crucial against a highly skilled and speedy Gulls team. In three games this season, The Tents and Gulls have played each game down to the wire. With scores of 6-5, 6-6 and 7-6, this game was shaping up to be a shootout between two talented squads.
From the jump, the pace was fast, the emotions were high, and the Goaltending was stellar. The Tents peppered goaltender and fellow father Brady Kain but Kain was up to the task. Thwarting everything in the early going. Tents goaltender Derric Souza coupled with some seriously active sticks from the Tents D Corps made it tough for the Gulls to generate offense.
Andrew Fulford, days after promising a stellar effort and receiving stock incentives from Timex, delivered on that claim with a greasy grimey goal that would make Peter Chiarelli and Mark Recchi proud. Tents up 1-0.
The Gulls broke through in the second period to tie it up. Im not sure who scored because I was on the bench focusing on not dying. However, if I was a betting man, I would bet that the goal scorers last name was either, Irving, Decoste, Poor or Hamor.
After a brutal cheap shot by yours truly that has no place in our league, the inTENTsity picked up.
Michael Russo scored the eventual GWG on a gritty shift with Norm and (insert third forward here). Russo would later add an ENG to seal the game. A Gulls player was seen leaving the ice and heading to the locker room before the final horn sounded. I'm assuming he needed to use the men's room.
The Gulls and Tents always play a tightly contested game. Would be an interesting playoff match up for sure.
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In the second game of the evening, The Mugs and Masons squared off in a critical game for the Masons. With the Masons pushing for their first playoff berth in franchise history, the score was close for most of the game. The Mugs relinquished multiple two goal leads to the Masons. However a late game surge sealed the victory for the Mugs.
Brett Cahill had a snipe from the point. A thing of beauty from a thing of beauty.
No idea what the score was in the Kings-Elks game but league scorekeepers Sean and Connor "Chonch" Doane said things got very interesting in the penalty bench area.
The lack of hot water was a nice touch, JD. Thanks for allowing us to take a walk down memory lane.
Your friend and brother,
Brian
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