Wednesday April 4 (Round 1 playoffs)
(4)Venom vs Fat Roy(2) F2 division
Power play goals doom Fat Roy
Special teams doomed Fat Roy on Wednesday night. Three out of the four Venom goals all came with the man advantage. Things had looked good for Fat Roy early on carrying a 2-1 lead after fifteen minutes of play. However, everything came apart by the second. J.Courteau's power play goal 3:45 minutes in tied the game at two and J.Quesnel followed suit eight minutes later to give Venom a 3-2 lead. Still, the time was there for an equaliser but Fat Roy saw their offense hit a wall unable to score for two straight periods. R.Ranieri shook off the first period by rebounding with two flawless frames to earn a big win in net for Venom.
(5)United Arms vs Winterhawks(3) F3 division
Special team's rips Winterhawks apart
The Winterhawks wished they could have played the game five versus five. Because whether or not they were on the power play or on the penalty kill, nothing worked for their special teams. The United Arms by contrast had the opposite effect. Not only did they strike twice with the man advantage, they managed to do the same in a shorthanded situation with two deflating goals. Remarkably, H.Jerjian was able to string back to back tallies in the disadvantage in only a five minute span to put his club in the driver's seat. That sequence put the United Arms up 4-2 heading into the third period where they never looked back. H.Jerjian capped off a brilliant performance with his third of the night. Even though it came in a losing cause, S.Laramee was considered one of the best players on the court by bagging all three goals for the Winterhawks.
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Hovig Jerjian of the United Arms. Unable to be contained, the forward was lethal sparking two shorts handed goals while adding one more for his hat trick.
With round one out of the way, the four teams of the F2 & F3 division will be in action for a best of three semi final round. The breakdown is as follows:
F2 division
(1)Armadillos vs Venom(4) Venom have just one win in their last five games while the Armadillos have yet to drop one in the same amount of time. If momentum and good habits mean anything, look for the Armadillos to prevail in this series.
(2)United Armenians vs Fat Cats(3) One things for is that the United Armenians will play your typical playoff type game. They will roll three solid lines and will be relentless when playing without the ball. It will be up to the Fat Cats to measure up if they plan on moving forward.
F3 division
(1)Hellfish vs United Arms(4) So far the only downfall for the Hellfish was dropping their last regular season game. If they bounce back-from that hic up, the United Arms will need everyone to pull their weight while hoping for H.Jerjian to keep riding a hot hand.
(2)Kentucky Blue vs Les Raymonds(3) With three out of the top four scoring leaders belonging to the Kentucky Blue, Les Raymonds will need to apply a shutdown game plan in order to have a chance.
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