Friday May 13( Semi finals)

Armos bounce back to even the series with Brewers

(1)Brewers vs Armos(5) Game 2

After having to wait a long week to get it right, the Armos rebounded in an impressive fashion with a convincing win over the Brewers. The game remained close on the large part until the Armos pulled way by the third on three straight goals. Overall, the Armos did have more control in this particular game and could have made life easier for themselves if they could have broken down C.Srtavriadis. The goaltender was a big reason why the Brewers had a shot at sweeping their series. Eventually, the Armos capitalized on some of their chances in the third period to finally put some distance. Goals came-from five different goal scorers with S.Ruggiero leading the pack on three helpers. Even though they got the win, the Armos knew not to go overboard in a third and deciding game.

First goal goes a long way for the Brewers

(3)Brewers vs Armos(1) Game 3

There was no question that the first goal in this contest was going to be huge. When teams are faced with their backs to the wall, getting that first tally usually dictates the fate of the series. Teams that score first build confidence and energy while the trailing side may start to feel they are losing control knowing that there isn’t much time left to their season. In this must win game three, M.DelGaudio have enough time to sip a cappuccino and eat an almond croissant before netting a perfect wrist shot-from the slot area. The Brewers clearly fed off that moment and played even harder making it extremely difficult for the Armos to respond. Despite enough time left over, the next goal still belonged to the Brewers, who felt confident by then that this series was theirs for the taking. The Armos played with fire falling behind in this series a week ago without some missing links. Tonight, they had their squad but couldn’t put it together for two straight games. Instead, the Brewers will be moving on where they’ll have one more challenge ahead of them for the big prize.

Never say die Sonic pushes Generals to the limit

(5)Sonic vs Generals(6) S.O Game 3

No one would have ever thought the Generals would sigh relief after playing Sonic. And why not when considering they smoked them a couple of times which suggested for an easy series sweep. That was clearly far-from being the case in game two. Sonic told themselves that they weren’t going down without a fight. The Generals did lead on the large part of this game but weren’t able to ever pull away. Every time they jumped in front, M.Pace was there to remind them that he wasn’t planning to go away. The relentless forward scored three times while collecting an assist. To his help, M.St-Laurent was a vital piece to the offense as well participating in all five goals. This contest had to go the extra distance to determine a winner. When testing your luck in a shootout, you just never know what can happen,. Maybe your net minder will steal the show or some of your players will use their skill set in order to find the back of the net. This came as a great opportunity for Sonic in order to level and force an anxious game three with the Generals. Unfortunately for Sonic, M.Gagnon wasn’t having it denying both attempts. On the flip side of the court, the Generals did not miss out on their chances scoring on two out of a possible three attempts. To think that Sonic was only a breakaway competition along with a short game three where anything can happen in order to take out the heavy favorite.

The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Marco Pace of Sonic. Even if it came in a losing cause, M.Pace inspired  his club to believe that anything is possible no matter who you play. The gritty forward was stellar bagging three goals along with an assist.

The Masters 35+ division is now down to its final two teams. While many may consider the Generals to go all the way, it will be up to the Brewers on how to approach a difficult challenge. They do have many elements that can be favorable such as a deep bench, experience and a very good goaltender in C.Stavriadis. The separation between the two sides is that the Generals have more of a scoring touch in some of their players. In order to contain that lethal offense, the Brewers will have to identify the real threats and play a well balanced game.