Monday March 12
(9)P-Ball vs Team Haiti(2)
Team Haiti short bench playing with fire
It's a result that came to be expected when two teams in opposite directions went at it on Monday night. With only two changes and yet to collect a point so far this season, it was a given that the P-Ball would get the better of their opponent. But as difficult a challenge it was, Team Haiti kept battling and made sure that the P-Ball would work for their goals. D.Lagare and P.Genereux chipped in with a pair each and M.Riel helped set up half of his team's goals. Despite their limited body count, Team Haiti did score twice in the second period courtesy of T.Dornival and C.Simeon. This game concluded the regular season for P-Ball, who won the division with a 10-2 record.
(8)Black Knights vs Team Haiti(2)
Black Knights take advantage and steam roll by Team Haiti
It was safe to say that the Black Knights would surely cruise throughout the contest. To make matters worse, Team Haiti had to play a second game of a double header night with not much of a change-from their previous encounter with the P-Ball. Their short bench caught up to them by the second period with the Black Knights adding three more markers for a safe 5-0 lead. Team Haiti did have a chance early on to level the game on the power play but surrendered a goal instead. M.Stinziani scored late in the first period with a shorthanded marker and the Black Knights would never look back. That was Stinziani's first of three with his hat trick coming with the man advantage. D.Duhamel and J.Velenosi were in on the offense as well with both players collecting four points each.
With the regular season coming to an end, it's that time of year again where four teams will be battling for the ultimate prize. The P-Ball will definitely be the team to beat moving forward. There first round matchup is against Team Haiti, who will need too many things to go right in order to have a chance. The other semi final match up features a pair of familiar clubs. Red Lite will look to knock out the Black Knights in their series as the slight favourites.
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Mike Stinziani of the Black Knights. The highly skilled forward scored three goals in every situation. His first came shorthanded, his second was even strength while his third came with the man advantage.
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