Zombies and Suds grind it out!

Schlitz vs Cadavers
Sunday April 17
HinghamC 9:10pm


Cadavers 2
Schlitz 0


The playoff daveurs gathered in Hingham last night for the last Schlidaveur of the winter 11 season, maybe the last Daveur for a while, and played a close tough game to decide who would advance in the playoffs. One team would go home the other would live again in the losing bracket of the Maple Leafs Division playoffs as both teams lost their first games and the winner here would play again Wednesday night.
It was a tough Sunday night draw so there was a substitution for the Cadavers as Teddy Locke would fill in (admirably) for a handfull of missing Zombies. We had just enough to make an even 10 a side but gametime rosters showed only 9 for each squad.

Heres the rosters for both clubs.
Schlitz
Jon Cole in Net
DWH, Bauer, Parker on D
Baker, Daley Goody, Jasse, Gregson and Elliot on offense.

Cadavers
Jacob Marks in Net
George, Jeff and Reynolds on D
Ted Locke, Joe Gordon, Dr. Pounds; Larry, iJosh and Mitch on offense

The game would have a nice pace and both teams would get chances early. It was clear from the start that this game would be tight and the goaltenders on either end went a long way to making the game as close as it was. Newcomer Jacob Marks, a pickup from Joe Gordon, played very well for the Zombies. He made some very nice stops over the course of the night, two in particular on Steve Baker that were highlight reel. We look forward to seeing more of Jacob in the months to come.
Jon Cole, the keeper for the Suds, and the guy manning our nets all season long had a very strong night as well. Jon kept everything locked down with Teddy, Larry and Joe buzzing around the net regularly. Jon’s really done a great job all season and the organization would like to thank him for the solid play he’s turned in all year.
Both guys were strong as both teams traded jabs and chances up and down the ice for the first two periods.
For the Suds, Mike Daley was doing his usual covering the whole ice and creating chances with his legs and giving the Red D fits. DWH and Bauer would continue to be solid on the Gold blue line. Predictibly the only mark on the scoresheet was Baker, who boiled over once in the first (trip) and then again once in the second(hook). Both times giving the Zebra an earful.
Nice guy Mike Gilbert was the lone official on the night and did a really great job covering the ice by him self. We appreciate his work on the night too.
The Red would seem to have a slight edge in shots and there’s no question Teddy covered a lot of ground for them, able to keep posession at times when the Zombies needed it.
Mitch would send a roofed shot over the top of the net in the late second-early third that had Jon beat but it wasn’t to be. The whole rink let out an “Oh!” when it sailed over.
iJosh gets a major shoutout here for gutting out the night on a queezy stomach. A true gamer, iJosh was mixing it up all night working with Larry and Mitch to good effect in the offensive zone.

The third period would start 0-0 and the grind would continue. Gold would take another penalty when Dan Gregson would send Mark Reynolds sprawling against the goal in the Red end. The two had been wrastlin’ for some time and Dan just shoved him. The Red got some good chances on the penalty but there were still no tallys on the board as the game would go under 10 minutes.
Teddy Locke would put his mark firmly on the game when he would pick up a lose puck at the top of the defensive zone. Ted hit the fuel reserves and took off up the ice, weaving through red and gold shirts. He finished coming across the goal mouth and plunking the puck in the back of the net for the 1-0 lead.
Only 4 minutes later Joe Gordon would take a nice feed from Dr. Pounds an put the Zombies up 2-0 at 3:25 remaining.
The Gold would press hard, and the Red did some scrambling but Jacob Marks would stand strong and smother anything that came his way and the shutout would be preserved.
Game over 2-0 Red… and it took less than 3 minutes for Bauer to cry RINGER! in the pakring lot. Eric gets no grief though, he had fairly observed 4th period rules and waited until the first beers had been opened to lodge his formal protest.

The 4th period would do the Schlidaveur tradition proud, with Dr. Jasse’s camp grill, we had burgers and dogs, and plenty of chips. Special thanks to Chris “blinky” Fosdick who also brought some hot dogs for the festivities. Nice to see Chris who has been recovering from his 3rd Retnial re-attachement surgery. Management wishes him well… but still thinks it would be cool to have a guy with an eypatch on the team…
Thanks to everyone who brought beer, Elliot and Larry, DWH, Dr. Jasse and anyone else who brought stuff. The Hingham lot was host to another solid post game celebration.

Game Stars
3rd Star: Joe Gordon. Joe was a standout forward for Red, and he landed the goalie (see below). Joe’s late goal from Scott Pounds put the icing on the win.

2nd Star: Jacob Shutout Marks. Only his second game with the franchise Jacob did a great job all night keeping his team in it and got a well deserved zero on the scoreboard. Thanks for playing.

1st Star: Sub exraordinaire Teddy Locke. Ted coverd a lot of ground all night and his coast to coast rush provided the game winner in the 3rd period. Thanks for bolstering the Red lineup Ted, and then stealing the show. Great work, nice goal.

Honorable Mention 1: Jon Cole was solid all night for the Gold. He made great stops and frustrated the Zombies for a long time.
Honorable Mention 2: iJosh for gutting it out (litterally) and being a true teammate. Thanks for making it bro.
Honorable Metion 3: Trusty scorekeeper Bob Kilcup who has all the figures and notes you could ask for. Thanks for showing up and doing your job.


Ok the only downer of the night was that there were several ‘davuers who’s pockets were a little lighter than when they showed up. To quote Dr. Pounds “I didn’t realize Hingham was also such a wretched hive of scum and villany”. Indeed. Just a reminder guys… really… NEVER bring in your cash. The lockerroms are not secure.


SO.
The Cadvers advance and will play in the same rink Wendsday night at 9:20pm.
Contact management with your availablilty.