Monday April 11

M.Calabrice and M.Alfieri lead surging ETNA against Hungry Hippos

M.Alfieri and M.Calabrice continue to be one of the most productive tandems in this division, and tonight they performed at an even higher level. The two players flexed their muscles collecting eight points each. The Hungry Hippos weren’t able to slow them down paying the price early in both games where they gave up a ton of goals. ETNA didn’t waste any time asserting themselves right away, and because of it, they spent plenty of time in the offensive zone that resulted in the offensive onslaught. With limited scoring chances, the Hungry Hippos scored twice only in the first game thanks to A.Pedrian and A.Addante. M.Himo wasn’t overly busy but did the job stopping 16 of 18 shots for the two wins.

(2)Hungry Hippos vs ETNA(6)

(7)ETNA vs Hungry Hippos(0)

Diabetoz Angels adjust in second game but still fall short to Lyft Off

The Diabetoz Angels were able to erase a bad first game versus the Lyft Off, but still fell short in the end. Its never fun dropping a 6-1 decision to start your night. The Lyft Off ran up the score in the second frame to take an easy three points to the standings . Six different players took turns finding the back of the net while Y.Cangal was solid allowing only one goal on 12 shots. The second encounter saw the Diabetoz Angels respond with a much better effort. This time, they kept it close and got a strong performance by J.Fisch, who scored an incredible shorthanded goal to even the score at four goals apiece. The problem was that there was still close to three minutes of power play time left over for the Lyft Off. Eventually, F.Aerts regained the lead on a beautiful passing play to put his club back in front. Apart-from F.Aerts scoring twice, the Lyft Off again got contributions-from pretty much everyone throughout their line up.

(1)Diabetoz Angels vs Lyft Off(6)

(6)Lyft Off vs Diabetoz Angels(4)

Assadi Classics searching for answers after poor performance vs Country Club

The Assadi Classics didn’t look like a team that was ready to play on Monday night. As much as the Country Club deserve full marks for taking both their encounters, the Assadi Classics  should have done way better than what they showed for, especially with the line up they had. No one really played a good game. The Country Club went at them hard, looked more intense and definitely more determined. After scoring three goals in just over a minute to capture a 3-1 victory, the Country Club carried their solid play in the ensuing game where they outgunned the Assadi Classics 5-2.S.Pilot scored three times for his hat trick while M.Dalpe and J.Boudreau combined for seven points. The Assadi Classics normally put up a decent amount of goals, but couldn’t seem to get that right either. Maybe that was because M.Dupuis was simply that good stopping 33 of 36 shots.

(1)Assadi Classics vs Country Club(3)

(5)Country Club vs Assadi Classics(2)

Degenerates adjust after unable to contain J.Mandracchia

There is no question that when J.Mandracchia gets on a role, he really gets on a role. Good players are able to make plays out of nothing making it sometimes nearly impossible to contain them. The Dragons gave their opponent a lesson in the first game primarily because J.Mandracchia was unstoppable. The forward scored all four goals to help lead his club to a 4-1 win. Knowing his threat for how lethal he is, the Degenerates knew they had to make some adjustments in order to get it right. The defense became more aware, the forwards made sure to tighten the screws a little harder, and the Degenerates had a better start which enabled them to dictate the terms. M.Kardum struck very early to set the tone while A.Lanni came up big twice on key goals to keep the Degenerates in front. Tonight’s battle was a good test for the two teams which only made sense that they split their mini series.

(1)Degenerates vs Dragons(4)

(2)Dragons vs Degenerates(5)

United Arms put up better challenge in second game only to fall short to Bonjours High

The United Arms understood that in order to have a chance against the Bonjours High, the games needed to remain close. Unfortunately, they couldn’t  keep up long enough in the opening encounter after giving up four goals by the time the period ended. From-there, both sides traded one goal each which led to the inevitability that the Bonjours High was capturing the first encounter. The United Arms took a different approach into their second match which made things a little more difficult for the Bonjours High. C.Kakivelis used a late first period power play goal in order to break the ice. For a very long stretch, this game remained only 1-0 which gave plenty of hope for the United Arms, who just needed one good shot on net to even the score. After attempting 15 shots to try and get on board, A.Kakivelis was there to bail out his club preserving a clean score sheet. The Bonjours High used a late tally by M.Levasseur in order to secure their second win. The Bonjours High may have felt that the game could have been a little more lopsided if it wasn’t for R.Kenadjian taking care of his cage. The goaltender was stellar, and would have been the reason why the United Arms could have stolen a game if he got a little more offense in the second encounter.

(5)Bonjours High vs United Arms(1)

(0)United Arms vs Bonjours High(2)

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Mathieu Dupuis of the Country Club. Its not easy getting exceptional goaltending when going up against the Assadi Classics. In both the Country Clubs wins, M.Dupuis was sharp allowing only a total of three goals in four periods.