Wednesday April 26 (Semi finals)
(0)Dragons vs Punishers(6) Game 2
Punishers use their wheels to burn past Dragons
The Punishers simply relied on one of their greatest strengths and that is their speed. The Dragons knew this going in and despite formulating a game plan to slow things down sometimes it just can’t work. After building a 2-0 first period lead, the Punishers sailed away adding four straight markers in about eight minutes. P.Karvouriaris scored twice, M.Gagnon capitalized on the power play and N.Mackeen didn’t have to endure much pressure to collect an 11 save shutout. Now that this round is out of the way, the Punishers will hit familiar territory once more and will expect nothing less than to aim for the D Wednesday title.
(5)Armadillos vs Trappers(3) Game 2
Trappers fight back but fall short to Armadillos
J.Urquhart scored a crucial power play goal for the Armadillos. It gave the Armadillos a 4-2 third period lead early in the frame resulting as the game winner. But the effort-from the Trappers was not to be denied, as they battled back to keep this game one that would not disappoint a side that’s been out of action for a while. The Armadillos used the good tart to dictate the pace their way. P.Koutsogiannopoulos and S.Kipopoulos each had first period goals and P.Arkalis widened the margin by three right before the Trappers finally got on board. One thing the Trappers did well was to work their power play. All three goals came with their five man unit that included scoring efforts from-three different players.
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Peter Arkalis of the Armadillos. The forward was behind setting up two goals while netting one for a commanding 3-0 lead.
The Punishers will face the Armadillos for the D Wednesday championship, which will be a rematch of last season’s finals. Both teams sport spiffy records heading into the match up. This encounter promises to be more personal than predictable especially for the Punishers who want to avoid losing twice in a row to the same team.
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