Monday April 9

J.Chartier, P.Boucher delivers when it counts

The Jokers, despite bouncing back to even the series just fell short in their most important game of the season. Both sides put themselves in a glorious position to advance to the next round. With twelve minutes only to decide things, the Rebels would catch the Jokers off guard thanks to an early tally-from J.Chartier. From there, the Jokers would press while the Rebels were holding on to dear life. The frustration level kept accumulating for the Jokers with the Rebels playing it tight coupled with P.Boucher denying every shot his way. The night started good for the Rebels taking a 5-3 result in the opening game up until the Jokers took over by the second to even the score courtesy of a pair of goals by A.Dayan and G.Botis. In the end, the Rebels did what they needed to do and got it done with an overall team effort not needing to rely on any particular player.

(5)Rebels vs Jokers(3) Game 1

(4)Jokers vs Rebels(2) Game 2

(1)Rebels vs Jokers(0) Game 3

1 Timer overcome hic up to advance

It wasn't the way they hoped things went, but the 1 Timer were able to overcome an opening game scare. They led 2-0 on goals by M.Carpentier and T.Daigneault and had only 51 seconds to kill off in order to grab a 1-0 series lead. Instead, they just complicated matters by allowing two very late goals setting the stage for a shootout. Luckily enough for them, F.Koch handled the situation just fine as he's done many times before. The net minder knew how important and crucial he would be in order to restore confidence back to his club, especially after collapsing late in the game. And because of that, he stood tall in front of the Walking Tall stopping all three shooters while getting the help of M.Carpentier, who was the only player to find the back of the net. That win made sure that the 1 Timer weren't going to take things for granted in game two. After trading a first period goal, the men in orange upped the ante by the second striking four consecutive times. T.Daigneault and K.Gagne each scored twice with Gagne collecting two helpers while J.Guye-Perrault was behind making four goals happen with perfect feeds. Once again, F.Koch made the difference limiting the Walking Tall to only one goal on 14 shots.

(2)Walking Tall vs 1 Timer(3) S.O  Game 1

(5)1 Timer vs Walking Tall(1) Game 2

These results conclude the opening round in division 2 of the 4vs4 Monday division. With both winners advancing, the semi final match ups are as follows:

(1)Underdogs vs 1 Timer(4) At this point, the standings won't matter for the 1 Timer. They finished their regular season fairly strong while eliminating a good opponent. The Underdogs will need to play to full capacity in order to cool off the steam of their opponent.

(2)Degenerates vs Rebels(3) Last time these teams met, the Rebels gave the Degenerates a real hockey lesson. One of the key components in order for the Degenerates to go through will be their intensity level. Sometimes they show up to play while on other occasions they appear to me spectators on the court.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Maxime Carpentier of the 1 Timer. By scoring twice while adding the lone shootout marker, the 1 Timer forward was a big reason why his club will be playing next week.