Wednesday November 10

Never say die Panthers fall in overtime to United Arms

(8)United Arms vs Panthers(7) O.T

Despite battling back to tie the game on three straight occasions, the Panthers came out empty handed in what was a wild encounter with the United Arms. Only 40 seconds had gone by for A.Papazian to put his club in the drivers seat 2-0. Still, too early to gauge- from that point on where this match was going, both teams kept exchanging numerous chances keeping the goaltenders extremely busy between the pipes. Eventually, the Panthers would level but kept finding themselves behind only to keep battling back and even the score three consecutive times. J.Mason was the catalyst behind the comeback for the Panthers bagging four straight markers for his club. The last tying goal came in the dying moments with the Panthers forced to pull out their net minder for the extra attacker. Only 4 seconds was left on the clock when J.Mason buried his fourth to send it to overtime. Then, A.Belcher flipped the ball through the middle of the court which led to a rush chance where G.Jerjian tapped in the winner catching D.Bourque off guard. The Panthers had a tough start to the night, but they were able to turn the ship around and put themselves back in the game. Unfortunately, a bad bounce ultimately decided a game that could have gone either way.

Altius stifled by a well oiled Left wings machine

(5)Left Wings vs Altius(0)

Outworked, outscored and out-goaltended, the Altius will be wondering what went wrong on Wednesday night versus the Left Wings. Tonight, the Left Wings feasted on a very good team winning every frame while owning both sides of the court. After grabbing a 2-0 first period lead, the Left Wings did what good teams do best, and that’s to lock it down. D.Mattar was stubborn in net denying every single shot for a 30 save shutout. The win came with scoring efforts-from five different players that included an early winner by L.Bavellas. For the Altius, they might as well take this cold, hard slap in the face , then get back to work and regain their confidence into a team once reckoned with. Some nights teams will face a little rut, and perhaps this isn’t anything more than that for the Altius. On the flip side, the Left Wings continue to improve and impress as the season keeps moving forward. Its always nice having a top notched quarter back such as J.Admou, who clearly dictates the play for his club.

Brew Crew smother Fatal Demons

(2)Fatal Demons vs Brew Crew(4)

The game stats indicate that the limited amount of quality chances by the Fatal Demons didn’t give them much of a chance on Wednesday night. The Brew Crew broke a scoreless first period tie thanks to A.Belanger, and the Fatal Demons needed to figure out a way to get back into it. It wasn’t like they didn’t have some chances here and there, but not nearly enough to pose an overall threat. For the large part, they trailed by a pair but managed twice to pull within one. Every time they had the ball or turned to make a play, a Brew Crew was there winking while breathing down their throats. Overall, just a frustrating game for a team unable to connect enough times. A.Belanger was productive collecting three points that included two goals for the Brew Crew while C.Muccino kept it cool in net making the necessary saves.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Danny Mattar of the Left Wings. If your going to limit a team like the Altius to zero goals, its because your goaltender was brilliant.