Monday November 22

Orient cruise past overmatched Mighty Cucs

The Orient cruised for a pair of wins and barely broke a sweat doing so versus the Mighty Cucs. The Orient did not dominate the opening period, but played well enough to finish with a slight 2-1 lead. It was-from that point on that the separation was apparent between two teams-from different divisions. After riding four straight goals en route to a 6-1 decision, the Orient did much of the same in the next encounter. They simply kept it in gear getting plenty of offense throughout their line-up. J.Mavuanga  and H.Jassar each scored twice in the first game, M.Monteschio along with M.Morin did the same in the second match, and N.Comptois wasn’t every busy allowing only two goals. There was no doubt the Orient were the better team and that a cruise control performance was enough to post a dominant score line.

(6)Orient vs Mighty Cucs(1)

(1)Mighty Cucs vs Orient(8)

Assadi Classics ride strong starts to down RCGT Knights

They may have dropped their opening game to the Assadi Classics, but it wasn’t like they didn’t compete hard enough for it to go either way. However, the same cant be said for the follow up game where the RCGT Knights had the wrong approach that resulted in giving up a ton of scoring chances. The Assadi Classics wasted no time popping three  just past the three minute mark of the opening frame to put an immediate strangle hold in the game. He may have come off a quiet performance for his standards, but M.Mavroudis was in full force in the ensuing match causing plenty of havoc netting three markers and a helper for D.Desmarais’s winner. Clearly, those first three minutes deflated the moral of the RCGT Knights, who knew they were in deep trouble despite the amount of time left over.

(5)Assadi Classics vs RCGT Knights(3)

(3)RCGT Knights vs Assadi Classics(6)

Hungry Hippos put up solid challenge but fall short to Dragons

It can be argued that the Hungry Hippos fought hard in both games, but ultimately fell short to the hands of the Dragons. G.Demarinis and J.Mandracchia did the lone scoring, and S.Morante must have been thinking shutout until B.Travisano spoiled it late in the game. The second encounter saw both sides open it up more with the Dragons still leading the charge offensively. For over a period, this contest appeared to be up for grabs, that was until G.DeMarinis and M.Crapis scored in quick succession for a commanding 5-2 lead. Looking back, the Hungry Hippos knew they played well enough, but at the same time realised what they did wrong. And even though they went empty handed, they’ll still have a chance of finishing strong in  later battle versus the Degenerates.

(2)Dragons vs Hungry Hippos(1)

(3)Hungry Hippos vs Dragons(6)

Stellar goaltending by G.Pilon leads to a pair of wins for Golden Knights

Sometimes its nice to rely on your goaltender, especially if your identity is mostly offense. The Golden Knights understood this going up against the HBHA Seniors on Monday night. With the first goal so important, S.Filipe was able to provide it followed with an eventual power play marker by S.Lachapelle. That slight margin simply held because of their net minder. G.Pilon was impressive in his shutout, making huge saves along with some highlight worthy ones. The second game came to be expected for another close contest. Again, the Golden Knights struck first early on thanks to the very same S.Filipe, and managed to maintain their lead for nearly the entire time. The HBHA Seniors were forced to pull E.Parent for the extra attacker in hopes for an equaliser. Only one minute was left on the clock when P.Musto finally solved Pilon. With that tally, the Golden Knights needed a shootout to prevail on their lone goal by J.Fortin. It came to no surprise that G.Pilon denied all three attempts for how brilliant he stood between the pipes.

(2)Golden Knights vs HBHA Seniors(0)

(1)HBHA Seniors vs Golden Knights(2) S.O

Early leads put Degenerates in control versus tired Hungry Hippos

Entering tonight’s games versus the Hungry Hippos, the Degenerates had the luxury of going up against a more tired bunch that just finished playing an hour ago. Many stepped it up-from the get go which forced the Hungry Hippos to play catch up. In both games, the Degenerates struck first and never once trailed which enabled them to dictate the terms. On the large part, they focused on neutralising M.Stoico, who is always a constant threat no matter who he plays. The forwards made sure to keep up with Stoico by simply staying in front of him to limit the damage. While their defensive strategy worked on the most part, the Degenerates didn’t have many issues scoring. Out of their ten total goals, S.Marricco and M.Kardum each scored three while many others contributed as well.

(4)Degenerates vs Hungry Hippos (2)

(3)Hungry Hippos vs Degenerates(6)

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Guillaume Pilon of the Golden Knights. What more can any team ask-from their net minder. In two games versus a solid opponent, Pilon was an absolute force allowing only one goal.