Friday December 16(Final)
Generals relentless in game 1 thumping vs United Masters
(8)Generals vs United Maters(0) Game 1
It was all about trying to keeping it close for the united Masters. For about a period things weren’t critical, but that changed when J.Brunet riffled the Generals fourth goal on the power play just shy of the mid way mark. The Generals continued to press-from that point on adding three more by the third period to cap off an easy win. M.Pinheiro found the back of the net three times, V.Lamarche was a force collecting five points, and M.Gagnon earned a shutout. When playing twice on the same night while suffering an ugly loss, you hope to grab something positive heading into game two. For the United Masters, they had nothing to show for , not even a goal to gain some confidence knowing that they can get to M.Gagnon. There only approach was to quickly put it behind them and worry on what’s ahead.
D.Lafleur sets the path for claiming championship on a hat trick
(4)United Masters vs Generals(9) Game2
You knew that the Generals were going to make strong statement by making sure to take this series in two games. Unless the United Masters had some magic formula riding only two change ups versus a powerhouse, there wasn’t much of a chance. They did however put a little more into their game by at least getting their offense going. A.Minassian owned that department getting goals in every frame to earn a hat trick. Maybe they addressed that area of their game, but weren’t able to fine tune a strong defensive effort. The Generals again were able to dissect the Untied Masters defence while able to get to a solid net minder in S.Pistone enough times. Its wasn’t a case of trying to neutralize a particular player or two for the United Masters. When a team has more than enough weapons, you have to make sure to play well as a collective unit without the ball. The United Masters actually excel in that department which is why they reached the final. The problem was that they had to try and contain a deadlier force which were simply overwhelming. In the end, the expected team prevailed which came to nobody’s surprise. On behalf of Hockeyballe.com, congratulations go out to David Lafleur and the Generals for winning the Masters 35+ division.
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to David Lafleur of the Generals. The captain can proudly say his earned a hat trick by posting goals in each frame in game that secured the Masters 35+ championship.
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