Thursday September 24 (Semi finals)

Assadi Consulting Inc make it two shootout wins in a row to advance

The Assadi Consulting Inc were two for two but the hard way in order to edge out a resilient Fatal Demons squad. After securing game one thanks to J.Mandracchia’s lone shootout marker, the Assadi Consulting Inc staged a desperate comeback where they pressed their luck once more in the breakaways. Three times they were down, and three times they managed to overcome their deficits. The Fatal Demons looked to even the series after surging on three unanswered goals only to see it slip away. And despite grabbing two more leads, six seconds was all that was left when J.Courteau buried his second in order to force the extra time. E.Chidak was far-from having an easy night as the net minder was bombarded with shots throughout the entire two games. Despite how effective he was however for the Fatal Demons, the shootouts just didn’t go his way. It doesn’t help either when a team has the luxury of sending some highly skilled talent such as D.Desmarais and J.Mandracchia. Both players came through on brilliant plays using their incredible skill set to beat Chidak while P.Assadi excelled stopping a total of five straight shootout attempts. Clearly, it wasn’t an easy night for either team as both sides came ready to play in a series that could have gone either way.

(2)Fatal Demons vs Assadi Consulting Inc(3) S.O Game 1

(7)Assadi Consulting Inc vs Fatal Demons(5) S.O Game 2

Buckshots banish Horsemen to move on

The Buckshots resembled a refreshed team eager to play unlike the Horsemen that looked game weary. As soon as M.Destounis broke the ice, the Buckshots never looked back in this series. They secured there spot to the final on a pair of fairly easy wins. The Horsemen knew they had to keep them at bay but couldn’t contain the Buckshots forward depth chart. There offense is littered with natural snipers making it very difficult for any opponent to contain. Unless C.Stavriadis stole the show, there chances remained slim. There is only so much one player can do. Unfortunately for the Horsemen, it just wasn’t there night. K.Kavan and Y.Derohannessian scored three goals each, S.Morante had no issues dealing with the pressure in net, and the Buckshots were simply overpowering on this particular night.

(5)Buckshots vs Horsemen(2) Game 1

(2)Horsemen vs Buckshots(6) Game 2

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Pedram Assadi of the Assadi Consulting Inc. The goaltender picked the perfect time this season in order to flash during two shootout games.

The Thursday 4vs4 division is now down to its last two teams. There are many similarities between the Buckshots and the Assadi Consulting Inc. Both teams can score, create offense-from the back end and challenge one another between the pipes. Expect a high scoring series with lots of high risk plays. One things for sure, it wont be fun for either goaltender.