Wednesday August 22(F division Semi finals)

(0)Kentucky Blue vs Hellfish(2) Game 1

B.Verducci earns shutout as Hellfish blank Kentucky Blue

B.Verducci put in a faultless display as his club blanked the Kentucky Blue on Wednesday night, allowing the Hellfish to grab an important 1-0 series lead. Verducci was rock solid shutting out a team that have the weapons to put the ball behind the net. By striking first early on, the Hellfish were able to dictate the terms. Both their goals came in the opening nine minutes courtesy of C.Dapoulias and D.Ugaldez. Even though time wasn't an issue-from that point on, the Kentucky Blue had no solutions on how to get on board. They managed 25 shots getting no sort of luck or any bounce their way. The good news for them is that they have another shot at it with the chance to force a third and deciding match. Its one thing for the Kentucky Blue to get shutout one game, but for it to happen twice, the order will be a tall for the Hellfish. A good start is always important in playoff hockey and the Hellfish will look to repeat a similar performance next time they meet.

(4)Winter Soldiers vs Horsemen (3) S.O Game 1

Winter Soldiers out last Horsemen after nine shootout attempts

At a 3-3 standstill, goaltenders A.Bitsakis and M.Vinciguerra saved a combine 17 attempts ending what was possibly the longest shootout ever. N.Katsilakis finally put an end to the breakaway marathon ensuring his club a 1-0 series lead. And while the extra time provided some theatre, the actual game can be argued was just as exciting. The Horsemen will look back at a missed opportunity to be in front in this series. After all, they overcame a couple of deficits before taking a 3-2 lead that nearly lasted the duration of the game. Unfortunately, by visiting the penalty box late in the game, the Winter Soldiers saved their night. J.McKenzie had already notched both his clubs goals before setting up M.Prahalis for the equaliser. This contest had many similarities between the two sides. The Horsemen also scored twice with the man advantage and saw T.Mader score two out of their three goals. In the end, it's always better to be up one rather than down, but that doesn't guarantee anything for the Winter Soldiers if the Horsemen play the same way in game two.

D Wednesday regular season

(1)HBHA Seniors 37+ vs Fat Cats(4)

G.DeMarinis and J.Scalia double dip in rout of HBHA

The Fat Cats relied on their own identity to get the job done versus the HBHA Masters 37+. They played well defensively, G.Sangiovanni allowed only one goal on 29 shots, and two of their snipers each scored twice to occupy the offense. As a matter of fact, they nearly kept a clean score sheet for almost the entire game. After going dry for well over two periods, J.Pantelis was finally able to get the Masters on board and spoil what Sangiovanni was thinking in the back of his mind. There overall performance against a solid experienced hockey team couldn't have come at a better time. This is a type of win that will only fuel the Fat Cats moving forward with only one game remaining before the real season begins.

(7)Punishers vs United Armenians (5)

Despite late rally, United Armenians breakdown short of buzzer

All that incredible work to fight back against the Punishers won't be appearing on a statistical basis for the United Armenians. This might be the right time during the regular season that a team may have to endure such a defeat. Even though the loss is hard to swallow, the United Armenians will only take positives-from their battle with the front runners of the division. They mounted a hard fought comeback with third period goals-from Y.Derohannessian and J-A Belcher to tie the game fairly late. Then, with only 15 seconds before reaching overtime, S.Athanasotoulos avoided the extra time to regain the lead for the Punishers. Two out of their seven goals came on the power play. The Punishers had a chance to avoid a complicated situation if they could have scored rather than give up a goal on their third man advantage. Instead, J-A Belcher evened the score with a man less and the United Armenians gave themselves a chance to steal the game.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Ben Verducci of the Hellfish. With every game so being important at this stage of the season, the Hellfish net minder did not disappoint stopping all 25 shots to earn a huge shutout.