Thursday January 26
(6)Northstars vs Left Wings(0)
North stars out work rusty Left Wings
The big offensive night was nice. The shutout made the Northstars feel a lot better after dropping last week’s contest. M.Croteau stopped everything his way for an early season shutout, D.Castonguay buried a pair and the Northstars cruised to an easy win. The task was high for the Left Wings entering the night with some holes to their lineup. With J.Adamou playing plenty of minutes, the Northstars eventually ran down the defense and a more tired side. Despite the blow out, this contest only took one direction towards the late stages of the second period. C.Forest and E.Paquin each scored during that span for a 3-0 lead which proved to be more than enough with a period remaining.
(2)River Rats vs Icons(7)
Battle of champions, Icons take early season battle
It certainly wasn’t the way the River Rats wanted to end their night. After coming off a recent championship and taking the season opener only a week ago, the River Rats had no answers for a well balanced Icons team. Both these clubs came off C championships in the fall season which would have suggested for a great battle. However, only one team showed up, and when the dust settled, the Icons proved a big point on Thursday night. Maybe it’s just a regular season game but a clear message was sent that they mean business. C.Stamadianos and N.Gilbert grabbed the bull by the horns bagging two goals each. G.Chountalos helped set up the Icons first three goals of the game while C.Stavriadis continues to shine allowing only two markers.
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Michel Croteau of the Northstars. He didn’t have to be at his best, but the net minder decided that he didn’t want to lose his shutout denying every chance his way.
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