Tuesday January 23

Venom caught stranded with no more fuel in the tank

(4)Venom vs United Armenians(5) O.T

Having only two changes versus a stack army of players usually suggests the obvious. But not in this case for Venom as they played it right considering their status, at least for most of the game. With the score 4-0 and only half a period remaining, the engine started to show signs of choking. Once G.Jerjian capitalized with the man advantage that finally put the United Armenians on board, the stage was set for the comeback. Four goals had gone in by then that included a very late tally-from the very same

G.Jerjian. Then, with time winding down in overtime, the United Armenians used their killer instinct to put an end to Venom's misery. It was N.Chiminian's second goal of the contest that put the final dagger.

Wednesday January 24

(2)United Arms vs Kentucky Blue(8)

Kentucky Blue put up seven unanswered goals en route to blow out of United Arms

It was a slow start but a strong finish as the Kentucky Blue picked up an easy win on Wednesday night. After trailing 2-1 heading into the second period, the tides turned with the Kentucky Blue riffling seven straight goals. Tallies came-from James Tutino, who led the way with a hat trick while M.Lepage and R.Estrela were right there bagging two goals each. N.Torkian and M.Boghossian scored late in the first period for the United Arms. On their first power play attempt, James Tutino snapped a 2-2 tie just past the mid way point of the contest where it was all downhill-from there on for the United Arms.

(3)Fat Roy vs Underdogs(1)

J.Mckenzie's two goals power Fat Roy past Underdogs

J.Mckenzie scored two goals in the first period, and captain C.Zafiropoulos added insurance to capture a hard fought win versus the Underdogs. The Underdogs tallied once late in the first period and were unable to cash in the rest of the night. J.Sanoudakis felt comfortable with his defense in front of him allowing only one goal on 25 shots. Mckenzie got credited the winner on the power play with the help of J.Velenosi, who finished his game with two assists. One thing's for sure is that the effort level was high for the Underdogs playing with a stacked lineup. Unfortunately, they just couldn't get enough offense going on this night.

(0)Winterhawks vs Hellfish(10)

Hellfish inflict blowout loss to Winterhawks

The flood gates opened instantaneously for the Hellfish. A minute barely went by when C.Dapoulias opened the scoring. Then, only minutes later, M.Kardum doubled the lead and the Hellfish knew that there was no turning back. The score was already 6-0 after one period and only two players had the luxury of finding the back of the net. Out of the ten goals that went in, M.Kardum struck five times, C.Dapoulias notched four markers and E.Medrano got the single. It wasn't his busiest night but R.Ranieri did manage to keep a clean sheet by earning a shutout. The Winterhawks will have to put this one behind them and figure out what to do in a week's time to adjust.

(5)Armadillos vs Fat Cats(3)

3-0 early lead bites Fat Cats in the end

After only three minutes into the game, the Fat Cats strung three quick goals and the Armadillos felt rattled not knowing what happened. Despite the unexpected start however, the Armadillos barely panicked. Like experienced teams often do, they look ahead rather than behind and it showed as the game settled down. P.Scotti  gave something to feed off by striking late in the first period to cut the lead by two. Then, the tides started to shift by the second period where the Armadillos surged with two more tallies to force an even third period. The Fat Cats hadn't scored since the early stages of the game and wanted nothing more to add only one more tally knowing that it could have been enough. Instead, the opposite happened with P.Scotti striking for a second time. His goal came with only two minutes left on the clock which summed up a frustrated set of events for the Fat Cats.

(0)RBK Knights vs Les Raymonds(5)

N.Delia's hat trick helps Les Raymonds crush RBK Knights

N.Delia led the way with three goals and an assist as Les Raymonds were all over the RBK Knights. The men in blue put forth a solid performance peppering S.Sauk with 29 shots to go along with A.Mancini's shutout. During the first, N.Delia opened the scoring as of the 6:40 mark in what turned out to be the game winning goal. T.Spano and A.DeCarolis also scored for Les Raymonds, who kicked off their season debut on a high note.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Jessie Mckenzie of Fat Roy. In the first period alone, Mckenzie did more than his fair share providing two big goals that ultimately made the difference.