Monday March 14

ETNA unable to adjust without their quarterback missing-from action

ETNA was known not to long ago for shutting games down, supporting the offense, but that wasn’t the case at all tonight versus the Country Club. No doubt the absence of their captain M.Stoico is apparent. Rather than looking like a well oiled machine, ETNA will need to adjust on how to approach every game-from now on in order to challenge with some formidable opponents. The Country Club are well balanced and have perhaps arguably the most lethal player of the division playing defense. C.Gingras may be known for his ability to put up some nice numbers, but is overlooked sometimes on how well and effective he is without the ball. By reading and breaking up plays, the offense is created, and his teammates are there to fill in the gaps. Four different players scored in the opening contest while C-A Bessette was clutch in the ensuing match sparking two goals for the slight 3-2 decision. ETNA never had the chance to play in front which  forced them to create chances that were fairly limited, expect for M.Calabrice and M.Alfieri combining for four points.

(4)Country Club vs ETNA(1)

(2)ETNA vs Country Club(3)

Hungry Hippos fall short in tight knit battle with United Arms

The United Arms goaltender and defence aided in both wins allowing only three goals on 30 shots. The Hungry Hippos had a chance to at least prolong the first game in a shootout when R.Ployan evened the score on the power play. A quick response did ensue a couple of minutes later by the United Arms thanks to one of their natural goal scorers H.Jerjian to avoid the extra time by just over two minutes. Despite the loss, the Hungry Hippos felt confident going into their second encounter with the United Arms. Only a minute and change had gone by when N-A Merrachi opened the scoring for the Hungry Hippos. Unfortunately, the game was quickly levelled by S.Balouzian which eventually made that next goal so crucial. The United Arms were the ones to spring ahead just before the first period ended courtesy of A.Tachejian. Unable to answer back, it was J-A Aumais’s power play marker that put the United Arms in the drivers seat with just over four minutes left in the game.

(1)Hungry Hippos vs United Arms(2)

(3)United Arms vs Hungry Hippos(2)

Degenerates feast in double rout of Diabetoz Angels

With ball possession come goals, and the Degenerates had plenty of both versus the Diabetoz Angels on Monday night. It didn’t help that the Diabetoz Angels were short staff. And because of their lack of depth, the Degenerates went about their business scoring in bundles. Both games ended by the seven goal spread with S.Marricco leading the way in the goals department riffling a total of six goals. Many players contributed offensively, and F.Koch was nearly perfect allowing only one goal by G.Romeo. After a slow start to their season, the Degenerates are starting to look in fine form by collecting their sixth straight win so far.

(0)Diabetoz Angels vs Degenerates(7)

(8)Degenerates vs Diabetoz Angels(1)

Lyft Off relieved to finally crack their winless streak

The Lyft Off put an end to a miserable sequence with a nice comeback victory over the Dragons in their second encounter. They knew it was only a question of time before the bounces would land their way. The first game didn’t go so well for the Lyft Off as the Dragons relied on P.Musto and J.Mandracchia to do all of their scoring as both players notched hat tricks. With the way the second game was going, the Lyft Off may have felt their odds diminish when they gave up a shorthanded goal that put the Dragons up 3-1 toward the end of the first period. Still, they remained confident and believed in themselves that something special would eventually transpire. The turn of events did finally happen in a short period of time. J-D Lefranc started it off by scoring very late in the opening frame. Then, in the span of two minutes, Y.Moskal and J.Mancini each scored and the Lyft Off finally took off en route to a well deserved win. There is no question that this result will come as a massive confident booster for a team that felt they deserved better. Sometimes, it just takes that one win before things start to roll into play.

(6)Dragons vs Lyft Off(3)

(4)Lyft Off vs Dragons(3)

Bonjour High team speed causing fits for the Altius defence

 Weather you get dominated  or beaten by a net minder its never pleasant losing hockey games. The Altius dropped both their games versus the Bonjour High on two completely different storylines. The first game wasn’t even a contest as the Bonjour High did pretty much what they wanted resulting in a 7-0 thumping. The second game however was no where close to the first one with C.Ekomonakis making a huge difference between the pipes for the Bonjour High. The Altius peppered him on 25 shots while generating some high end chances only to continuously get snake bitten. P.Arkalis was the only player to strike oil in the four total periods. If there is one team in this division that has team speed, Bonjour High is that team. With so many moving parts, teams will find it difficult to keep up with them as they constantly wear you down. Adding to all that, its always nice to have a player that can tear up a defense. M.Levasseur-Caron was a handful causing plenty of fits to the Altius defence and more importantly their net minder. After collecting five points in the opening game, M.Levasseur scored two incredible goals to help supply a 2-0 lead which proved to be just enough in the end.

(0)Altius vs Bonjour High(7)

(4)Bonjour High vs Altius(1)

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to M.Levasseur-Caron of the Bonjour High. His speed along with his scoring ability led his club to a pair of wins against a very solid opponent. The forward finished his night with an impressive seven points.