Friday November 4

Warriors ride big third period in close contested battle with Brewers

(1)Brewers vs Warriors(3)

Entering the third period tied only 1-1, the two sides understood the importance of that next tally. The question was who was going to get there first. T.Langiano not only evened the score late in the second frame but was able to break the tie by the mid way point of the third period. The Warriors didn’t sit back despite going ahead. It took only two minutes after for B.Pereira to provide a two goal margin. The Brewers still had six minutes to get themselves back in this game. The desperation showed by then as they put on the pressure peppering C.Araujo on a bunch of shots only to keep getting denied. It goes without saying that your goaltender often decides close encounters. Both teams got what they hoped for from-their last line of defense. C.Stavriadis gave the Brewers a shot, and would have perhaps gotten the win if his club could have scored to grab a lead. Instead, it was the Warriors that found a way to break the barrier as the game was starting to wind down. This came as a good result for a team that played its first of two in a double header night.

Generals use end of second period to break game wide open vs Chiefs

(8)Generals vs Chiefs(4)

What’s a team to do when they have only two changes going up against a powerhouse? In reality , not much, but you do your best to make it very difficult for the opposition to try and score. The Chiefs applied that simple game plan by organizing themselves in their own end. The formula was simple, keep a player in front of you, trap the lanes and cause turnovers for a counter attack. And to their credit, it was going fine for a large part. However, there is only so much containing you can do. At one point, the Generals dissected the Chiefs game plan late in the second period where they broke open the game on three very fast goals. A huge five goal deficit with only one period remaining will often be discouraging for any team. But the Chiefs decided to stick with it, and continued to try as they wanted nothing less than a very embarrassing final score. They actually got most of their offense going posting three goals. F.Dominianni helped bury a pair on two blistering shots. As for the Generals, J.Farrese riffled a hat trick, J.Brunet cashed in twice while J.Hovington and V.Lamarache shared four points each.

Warriors cap productive six point night

(2)United Masters vs Warriors(5)

Playing two games on the same night is often gruelling, but the Warriors lived up to their team name by capturing two consecutive wins. It looked like the Warriors were the eager ones between the two sides. They just went about playing their brand of hockey and eventually got rewarded by the second period where they did a job on the United Masters on three unanswered goals. Newly added M.Alfieri ignited the offense scoring twice during that short span. N.Pacheco also had a hand in it collecting three points. The United Masters aren’t doing themselves any favours lately by flooring a short bench. There is only so much you can handle when rotating three subs. Unless your playing in front, its very difficult to play-from behind as the game goes on. D.Charbonneau did manage to pull his side within two after notching his second, but that was all the offense the United Masters were able to generate. The Warriors would simply use the clock to their advantage in the third period by controlling a good portion of the play while able to add a late insurance marker to cap off a very productive night.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Christopher Araujo of the Warriors. Having to play two games in three hours as a goaltender is quite a mission. That being said, the impressive part is how you perform during that time. There is no doubt C.Araujo was stellar throughout six entire periods having given up only three goals.