Tigers chew up Beercans

Schlitz (16) vs Tigers

Monday Jan. 21

Milton Academy 9:00pm

3-1 Loss.

The Tigers seem to be having thier way with us lately. Not so good. It didn't help that the boys took the ice last night with only six (6) skaters to start the game. They ended up with a hearty nine but it sounded tough. Look. Things happen. Things come up. But if you know you can't make it...be sure to let management know... early. This public service message brought to you by Schlidaver Management and the 6 wheezing dudes that took the ice last night.

We'll have some guest blog action today to help out with the game story. This one wasn't pretty so here we go.The lines (after the 9 showed) looked like this.

Offense 1: Larry Bell, Kevin Parker, and Chris Fosdick

Offense 2: iJosh, Scott Pounds, and Chuck Slate

Defense: Marc Valenti, George Moorachian, and Stephan Wennik

Here is iJosh on the first Period: [We were] slow and tired. The Schlitz can't get out of their own way and certainly cannot even clear the puck. No whistles blow and rest is nothing more than a fantasy. The team is skating more like the Skating Dead than the team we usually know. The Tigers get on the board early to make it 1 - 0. Then later in the 1st as our Favorite Team in yellow tries to create an opportunity, it loses the puck in the neutral zone. The Tiger player shoots the puck. OEJ makes the initial save, but the puck bounces high and just over his head, where it wobbles into the net, 2 - 0 Tigers.

Here is Chris Fosdick with a nice whole game summary: "As usual we played them pretty close, although the Tigers seemed to have only their best players, and we had legs of lead at first. They scored two goals in the 1st. They seemed to be very good at intercepting passes, and generally getting in the way. They were playing better than I have seen them play in the past. They were very good positionally. The suds one bright spot was that we did continually improve over the course of the game including our legs. We held them from the 1st on, and Larry finally put one home as he flipped it out from behind the net and it ricocheted off the goaltender's pads back into the net. During the 3rd, in particular my line, and iJosh's too, had MANY great opportunities, but their goalie was pretty good, and we just couldn't put 'em in. Many post ringers, etc. We were really swarming on them, but it was too little, too late. We pulled OEJ with about 2 mins and they got a lucky empty netter on a clearing shot right at the end. So final was 3 - 1. We had two penalties I think, and don't recall who they were. Both on D, I believe.."

Feel free to "fess up" to the penalties in the comments section gentlemen.

Here is Larry on the 3rd Period: "We were all over them in the 3rd period. Chris gave me a great feed for a one-timer from the high slot with Parker in front of the net. I dinged it off the inside of the post and out. Next shift I got a rebound in front, deked the goalie down and skied a backhander over the empty net. Next shift, I tried to make a pass from behind the net that bounced off their D's skate and into the net. Last shift, got the puck to the left of the goal, tried to slide a backhand feed to Parker on the other side of the crease. The puck bounced off the goalie's skate right to their D who whipped a blind backhander down the length of the ice into our open net. We just didn't get the bounces last night..."

iJosh's thoughts on the end of the game: " As the 3rd period began, the team put it into desperation mode. Working as hard as they could to even up the score or even get on the score board. Larry barely missed two opportunities as he put one past the goalie, only to have it hit the far post and bounce back out across the crease and out. Then minutes later, he would be stuffed by the opposing goalie on a seeming goal. As his shift came to an end he would jump off and iJosh would jump on, only to have the same thing happen to him as Parker would give him a perfect pass with the left side of the net mostly empty. He would lift the puck about two feet up, but it would not be enough as the goalie kicked it out with his pads.

[In the closing minutes] OEJ rushed to the bench and I rushee onto the ice as the 6th man during a 6 on 4 power play. I kicked the puck at the blue line to keep it in and carried it a few feet before throwing a wrister at the goalie. A save is made and it deflects to Larry "TSW" Bell. Larry throws it toward the net, but it deflects off a skate between a few yellow jerseys. But the yellows are just not close enough to beat the red jersey as he bindly backhands the puck perfect and straight for the empty net goal ...3-1 Tigers.

Wow. Rough night for the Skating Beercans.

No Game Stars for sure.

Better luck next time boys.