Friday April 22 (Finals)
(2)Park Avenue Legends vs Hawks(3) Game 1
Third period goals lead Hawks over Legends
The Hawks continued to play the style that made them very successful in the post season so far. They played defense. They got balanced scoring, a relentless effort from all their players and the goaltending that was expected form their pillar between the pipes S.Pare. For over half the game, no side had the answer to solving both goaltenders. Pedram Assadi blocked everything his way for over two periods until a power play goal by N.Domingos put the Hawks on the board. That was just the first of three straight goals that shifted the momentum in their favor. Once the Hawks led, the Park Avenue Legends did put some pressure but struggled to penetrate a very tight defense.
(6)Hawks vs Park Avenue Legends(3) Game 2
Hawks out work Park Avenue Legends, take 35 + division
The Hawks ended their post season against the Park Avenue Legends in a remarkable 6-3 rout to take the series in two games. This time, the Hawks made it a point to grab the early lead and dictate the pace the way they wanted. P.Roy cleaned up the mess on the power play to put the Hawks in front 1-0.D.Galloro then doubled the lead in the same period and A.Moscato used a blistering slap shot to widen the gap by the mid way point of the game. But it wasn’t as safe and secure as it seemed for the Hawks, who allowed two straight tallies by N.Kokovidis and M.Goineau before the end of the second period. With only one period remaining, the Hawks didn’t want to let this one slip away. Like they have been doing since the beginning of the playoffs, the men in white kept working hard and pushing the pace to the very last whistle to get to the finish line. Once again, S.Pare was a factor as the cat denied many orange balls his way giving plenty of confidence to all of his teammates. Prior to the season, the Hawks seemed like they couldn’t win anymore dropping their last four of five games right after starting with a 5-0 record. That sequence struck some doubt in the minds of some for a while up until they put a full out effort against the Brewers in round one. That single 3-1 win was a huge turning point and a major confidence booster that led to four hard consecutive wins. On behalf of hockeyballe.com, congrats go out to the Hawks for their solid effort in capturing the 35 + division.
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Quincy Joseph. The solid d-man gave no rope to any of his opponents throughout the whole playoffs and especially on this night to merit the honor.
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