WEEKLY UPDATE

It’s all over, congratulations to The Godfathers (A), Morning Wood (B) and Honey Badgers (C) for taking home the championships in their respective divisions.  To see their winning team photos before the are uploaded to the website check us out on Facebook and/or Instagram and don’t forget to follow us!

On this final night of the season, we had both the B and C Semifinals and Finals on display.  Out of the 6 games played, 3 were decided by 3 goals or less including one game needing sudden death overtime.  Also, 4 of the 6 games were won by the lower seed which shows the parity in each division.  Thanks to everyone that helped make this season possible.  We hope you enjoyed the league and we will see you back on the floor during the spring/summer season. 

RECAPS

C SEMI – Cyclones (4) vs Great Balls of Fire (1)

We started off the first game of the night with a banger as CYC took on GBF in the C division semis.  It took 10 minutes to get the games first goal and it was GBF taking the lead on an individual effort.  CYC responded with 5 minutes left in the period to even the game but GBF finished off the period scoring 3 straight goals to take a 4-1 lead into the second half.  CYC regrouped at the break bringing a much better period.  They scored two goals early in the second to bring it to within one.  Then with 7 minutes left they tied the game up and took the lead scoring another with 3 minutes left.  GBF pulled their goalie with a minute left and it paid off as they would score sending it to overtime.  A couple minutes into OT and Joey Zaborski was left alone in the slot and he sniped giving GBF the 6-5 victory for a dance in the finals.  Top Scorer: Jordan Mclean (2G)

GBF – Felix Boucher – 5GA/27 shots

CYC – Michael Mirdamadi – 6GA/26 shots

C SEMI - Honey Badgers (3) vs Wolfpack (2)

The other C division semi final saw a surprise outcome as WLF took on HB.  HB came to play scoring 4 straight goals to have WLF on their heels.  WLF scored with 20 seconds left in the period looking for a spark as they trailed 4-1 heading into break.  HB once again started the period strong scoring another 3 unanswered as they were now up big.  WLF managed to get another goal but followed that up giving another 4 goals to seemingly put the game out of the reach.  WLF mustered up one more goal in the dying minutes but it was far over as HB gave themselves a date in the finals with the 11-3 convincing win.  Top Scorer: Andy Bonden (2G/3A)

HB – Jude Roberge – 3GA/33 shots

WLF – Julien Duval - 11GA/34 shots

B SEMI - Scared Hitless (3) vs Wobbly Pops (2)

Our first B division semi-final was between two teams who know each other very well as SH took on WOP.  SH opened the scoring a few minutes in and WOP had a response a few minutes later scoring to make it even.  SH would finish off the period scoring 2 more as they carried a 3-1 lead heading into the second half.  WOP would find their game in the second half as they scored just over a minute in to bring the deficit to 1.  SH had an answer scoring once more to restore the two goal cushion.  WOP took advantage of a couple of shifts as they would score 3 goals in a 3 minute span to take the lead.  They would never look back after that as they tightened up the defence preserving the 1 goal lead.  SH couldn’t score in the back half of the game and WOP advanced with the 5-4 win.  Top Scorer; Matthew Harbin (3G)

WOP – Mike Adams – 4GA/30 shots

SH – Yves Belanger – 5GA/17 shots

C FINAL - Honey Badgers (3) vs Great Balls of Fire (1)

Our C division finals saw HB taking on GBF after both were able to get through the semis earlier in the night.  GBF started the scoring as they found the back of the net 4 minutes into the game.  HB woke up after that goal and poured in 4 straight goals to be up 4-1 going into the second half of the game.  They continued where they left off scoring another early in the 2nd but GBF were able to get back on the scoresheet scoring their second goal of the game.  HB got the goal back a few minutes later and controlled from there on out.  They put another in with 30 second left for good measure as this was never in doubt with HB claiming the C division trophy with a 7-2 win.  Top Scorer: Chris Marano (3G/1A)

HB – Jude Roberge – 2GA/27 shots

GBF – Felix Boucher – 7GA/23 shots

B SEMI - Morning Wood (4) vs Puck With Us (1)

The other B division semi final was a beauty as we had PWU taking on MW.  Before you could blink we had a goal as PWU scored 15 seconds in for the quick lead.  They made it a 2 goal game with 6 minutes left in the first half but MW cut the deficit to one scoring just before the period was over as they trailed to 2-1 with one more period to go.  MW continued with the momentum as they scored just over a minute into the second half as we had a new ball game with plenty of time to play.  MW followed that up with their second goal in a row as they now had the lead for the first time.  PWU scored with 12 minutes left for the equalizer as it was going to come down to the wire.  MW retook the lead scoring with 10 minutes remaining and they added another a few minutes later for the insurance.  Intensity picked up the rest of the game and play would get a little chippy.  MW hunkered down and kept the push at bay the rest of the game as they hung on for the upset win 5-3 setting up a finals against WOP.  Top Scorer: Zach Thomas (1G/2A)

MW – Mike Bourada –3GA/23 shots

PWU – Alex Paquette  –  5GA/36 shots

B FINAL - Morning Wood (4) vs Wobbly Pops (2)

Our final game of the Hintonburg winter season was the B division finals as WOP took on MW.  There was a 12 minute stretch to start the game with no goals as both teams had nervous energy.  Once the first one went in the flood gates would open kicking off with MW scoring two goals a couple minutes apart.  WOP scored with 3 minutes left in the period to bring it to within one but MW had an answer 40 seconds later.  Before you could blink WOP brought the game back to within 1 scoring 10 seconds after that.   That was how the period wrapped up with MW taking a 3-2 lead into the second period.  It didn’t look like MW just played the game before as they picked it up after break.  Both teams scored a goal 3 minutes into the half and then MW piled on 3 unanswered goals to put the game well out of reach. They would add another into an empty net with the goalie pulled and WOP surrendered with just under 2 minutes left as MW claimed another B division trophy winning 8-3.  Top scorer: Matt Code (2G/2A)

MW – Mike Bourada – 3GA/16 shots

WOP – Mike Adams – 7GA/35 shots

A FINAL - Good Canadian Kids (2) vs The Godfathers (1)

Our A division final saw GCK and GF meet up as both teams knew what was at stake and played like it.  GF took the lead a minute into the game but GCK scored the next goal shortly after to tie it.  GF regained their lead scoring their second goal but GCK finished the period strong with 2 unanswered to take a 3-2 lead into halftime.  Both teams were playing tight defensively and we didn’t get another goal for 10 minutes.   With just under 10 to go GF tied the game up and the space on the floor got even tighter after that.  With just over 2 minutes left GF would get a power play and they took advantage scoring for their first lead since the 1st period.  It looked like that would be it but GCK were resilient scoring with a minute and a half left.  Everyone was thinking OT but GF had other plans as they scored again with 40 seconds left to regain the lead once more.  They would add an empty netter right after to put the game to bed as GF won the A championship by a score of 6-4.  Top Scorer: Joe Aboumossa (3G/1A)

GF – Nick Lamb – 4GA/22 shots

GCK – Mitch Tennian – 5GA/24 shots