Monday February 14

F.Proulx and M.Dalpe pace Country Club in season opening wins over Diabetoz Angels

F.Proulx and N.Dalpe each scored twice, and the Country Club  commenced their new campaign with a pair of victories over the Diabetoz Angels. It looked like they came together quickly with the first period being an example of how prepared they looked sparking a pair of goals. The Diabetoz Angels finally shook some rust off when P.Rizkalla notched a pair that sparked some life despite dropping the opening contest 4-2. They did manage a better start in the second game winning the opening frame thanks to J.Zervakos lone tally. Despite the slow start, the Country Club had a heavy response in their final stretch. M.Dalpe snapped a 1-1 tie while adding some insurance moments later to put his club in the drivers seat. The lead was sufficient  enough for M.Dupuis, who stood firm between the pipes.

(2)Diabetoz Angels vs Country Club(4)

(4)Country Club vs Diabetoz Angels(1)

Lead by example, M.Stoico’s 5 points helps pave way for ETNA’s double wins over Lyft Off

The Lyft Off were hoping to finish off a solid final frame after dropping their earlier contest with ETNA only to see it translate into a consecutive loss. Things appeared to be fine for the Lyft Off carrying a slight 3-2 lead until it all shifted in the favour for ETNA. Once their leader M.Stoico levelled the game, the message was sent that this contest would be heading in the ETNA’s direction. The captain was just getting warmed up adding two more helpers that saw F.Perron benefit twice. Both games were extremely close, and could have easily gone either way. Since the Lyft Off isn’t familiar with their opponent, they never had the chance to identify the ETNA’s strengths. Tonight’s wins came with some key players making the difference. Led by their captain M.Stoico’s five point night along with H.Marras four goals, the Lyft Off couldn’t formulate the right game plan in time to contain the threats. 

(2)Lyft Off vs ETNA(3)

(5)ETNA vs Lyft Off(3)

High Powered Dragons overwhelm Snipers

The Dragons will enter this season as a top contender simply because of their offensive capabilities. Expect them to be a high scoring team that will be heavily relying on players such as J.Mandracchia, B.Daniele,G.DeMarinis and J.Scalia just to name a few. There is no doubt that they will put up some serious numbers, and unless you contain them, expect to be on the losing end. The Snipers had a bad start to their night dropping a convincing 5-2 decision, but competed much harder in the ensuing match after a strong start that saw them ahead 3-1 at one point. And if there is a team that can protect a lead, the Snipers are that team. However , not in tonight’s case as they were unable to slow down the onslaught by the Dragons. The Dragons showed no fear rattling goal after goal that saw five go in without any sort of response-from their opponent. After combining for a total of seven points in the opening game, J.Mandracchia, B.Daniele and G.DeMarinis were far-from being done as all three players duplicated their efforts in the second match adding an identical total of seven more points. While the Dragons looked like they didn’t miss a beat, the Snipers will need a couple of games to get back into it. All they really need is a natural goal scorer to transform their team into a potential contender.

(2)Snipers vs Dragons(5)

(6)Dragons vs Snipers(3)

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Matteo Stoico of ETNA. What more can a team ask for when they have a solid d-man controlling both sides of the court. M.Stoico created plenty of offense collecting five points while dominating his own territory breaking up many plays.