Friday February 25
Brewers overcome slow start with dominant performance over Sonic
(7)Brewers vs Sonic(2)
There was no doubt Sonic had a great start to their night, especially in the first six minutes when M.St-Laurent and M.Pace each scored for an immediate 2-0 lead. Despite falling behind the eight ball that early, the Brewers settled things down and patiently waited for their chances to arrive. With the help of three power play opportunities, B.Burns, M.DeLGaudio and G.Montoro all buried their chances to shift the momentum. The Brewers clearly out worked Sonic taking the play to them which generated into high end scoring chances. M.DelGaudio scored twice while many others contributed for a balance team effort. Sonic sat back and were stuck playing on their heels unable to get anything going. F.Pace knows he needs to get more out of his players, but understands at the same time this was a long drought for many of them, who still need time to get back into it. The focus will be to try and improve for the next game by working out some little details. As for the Brewers, not a bad start for a team that struggled last season who failed to make the playoffs. A.Lanni looks like he has put the pieces together for a team that’s aiming higher this season.
P.Delli Colli standing tall in net for the Chiefs
(4)Generals vs Chiefs(6)
Even before the ball dropped, the focus was on the goaltending. The Generals have some lethal weapons throughout their line up which forces your goaler to stand tall in order to have a chance. The Chiefs had that luxury on Friday night with P.Delli Colli protecting the cage. The Chiefs played well in front of him and Delli Colli reciprocated with an incredible performance. He may have let in four goals, but a normal nights performance would have seen many more go in, especially when you have to face bullets coming-from J.Brunet and O.Valiquette. The net minder was sharp, and focused challenging some dangerous shots that saw the leather react quicker than the balls velocity. While goaltending was major factor, the Chiefs do impress the other way as well. D.Galloro scored a pair of beauties when he faked out S.Sauk with the same brilliant back hand finish. Both teams seem to have the elements to make a serious push when the right time comes. The Generals will fine tune their line up and will perhaps be the team to beat right now even if the Chiefs did a remarkable thing by handing them an early season loss.
The SalumiVino player of the night goes to Paolo Delli Colli of the Chiefs. No doubt Delli Colli stepped up. At crucial points during the game, the net minder made the timely saves making one look more spectacular than the other to help provide a nice opening win for the Chiefs.
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