Cadavers vs TigersMonday April 19
Canton 8:10pm
3-0 Win!!
The blogger was on the road as the playoffs rolled on and Team Zombie continued its run, now playing in the "losers" bracket of the Islander Division Playoffs. That meant a match with El Tigre who was also one loss from elimination, on Monday night.
The Blogger being lost somewhere in the swamps and roller
coasters of Florida, we turn to a terrific guest blog appearance by Dr. Mike Jasse. Here is the good Doctor with a nice rundown on how the night went:
Larry centering Jasse & Chris Fozdick
Goody centering Roman & AK
Hammit centering Dr. Pounds and Elliott
Valenti & George
DWH & Daley
Jim Stonewall Sullivan ‘twixt the pipes
As you can see from the lineup, a formidable and confident bunch showed up for this win or go home playoff tilt against old rivals, El Tigre.
From the drop of the puck, Larry’s line set the tone and swarmed the offensive zone with a relentless attack. Chris, Larry & Jasse buzzed about the net with countless opportunities all game. Goody’s line would continue the torrid pace, cycling and creating shots throughout the night. Hammit’s group would do much of the same; the Dead in Gold were mounting continuous attacks. Due to the offensive onslaught and stellar D, Sully was not particularly busy but when he was called on he came up HUGE. A couple of saves would have made it into Sports Center’s Top Ten compilation, but one glove save off a zinger of a wrist shot may have prolonged our season.
Despite our, dare I say, moments of dominance, it was zip zip through 2. The boys on the bench sensed our 13 bodies were starting to wear down their 11 and a concerted effort for short, sharp shifts was talked about in the 2nd intermission. Reminders of ‘this is the season’ and ‘no OT’ were part of the banter on the bench.
Our effort finally paid off after a seemingly endless scrum in front of their net resulted in the puck loosening itself from the pile and Johnny on the spot, Goody jammed it home. One nill for the old in gold.
The Tigers, who had a couple of really good players on their squad, started to play with more desperation and started taking it to us a
little bit. Our solid D held firm and when called upon, Sully bricked up the net. During a frenzied attack in our D zone, Roman went down and got clobbered in the melon by an opponent’s knee. Play was thankfully stopped and our dazed Russian compadre was asked by the ref what his name was and I’m pretty sure the slurry reply was,
“Tuesday.”
It should be noted at this point in the game there was only one infraction called (on the Tigers) and we managed to control our emotions and focus on playing clean, hard hockey. I say that because as the time started to tick away and the pressure started to mount, the guy who is out of the running for the Lady Byng trophy on game 1, Mike Hammit found himself with the puck in the slot (thanks to an aggressive fore-check by Elliott) and let go a bullet of a wrist-shot. ‘Ping’, off the post and in. This scribe has often said that Hammit has one of the better wrist-shots in the league but it’s hard to score from either the box or the post-ejection locker room. Mikey had a very solid game, was all over the ice, stayed within himself and put the game away with a beautiful shot.
Speedy AK would seal it with an ENG.
A sparse but enjoyable showing in the 4th with adult beverages provided by Chris Foz and Jasse.
3rd star-Mike Hammit
2nd Star- Sully
1st star-GWG, Goody
Goody centering Roman & AK
Hammit centering Dr. Pounds and Elliott
Valenti & George
DWH & Daley
Jim Stonewall Sullivan ‘twixt the pipes
As you can see from the lineup, a formidable and confident bunch showed up for this win or go home playoff tilt against old rivals, El Tigre.
From the drop of the puck, Larry’s line set the tone and swarmed the offensive zone with a relentless attack. Chris, Larry & Jasse buzzed about the net with countless opportunities all game. Goody’s line would continue the torrid pace, cycling and creating shots throughout the night. Hammit’s group would do much of the same; the Dead in Gold were mounting continuous attacks. Due to the offensive onslaught and stellar D, Sully was not particularly busy but when he was called on he came up HUGE. A couple of saves would have made it into Sports Center’s Top Ten compilation, but one glove save off a zinger of a wrist shot may have prolonged our season.Despite our, dare I say, moments of dominance, it was zip zip through 2. The boys on the bench sensed our 13 bodies were starting to wear down their 11 and a concerted effort for short, sharp shifts was talked about in the 2nd intermission. Reminders of ‘this is the season’ and ‘no OT’ were part of the banter on the bench.
Our effort finally paid off after a seemingly endless scrum in front of their net resulted in the puck loosening itself from the pile and Johnny on the spot, Goody jammed it home. One nill for the old in gold.
The Tigers, who had a couple of really good players on their squad, started to play with more desperation and started taking it to us a
little bit. Our solid D held firm and when called upon, Sully bricked up the net. During a frenzied attack in our D zone, Roman went down and got clobbered in the melon by an opponent’s knee. Play was thankfully stopped and our dazed Russian compadre was asked by the ref what his name was and I’m pretty sure the slurry reply was,“Tuesday.”
It should be noted at this point in the game there was only one infraction called (on the Tigers) and we managed to control our emotions and focus on playing clean, hard hockey. I say that because as the time started to tick away and the pressure started to mount, the guy who is out of the running for the Lady Byng trophy on game 1, Mike Hammit found himself with the puck in the slot (thanks to an aggressive fore-check by Elliott) and let go a bullet of a wrist-shot. ‘Ping’, off the post and in. This scribe has often said that Hammit has one of the better wrist-shots in the league but it’s hard to score from either the box or the post-ejection locker room. Mikey had a very solid game, was all over the ice, stayed within himself and put the game away with a beautiful shot.
Speedy AK would seal it with an ENG.
A sparse but enjoyable showing in the 4th with adult beverages provided by Chris Foz and Jasse.
3rd star-Mike Hammit
2nd Star- Sully
1st star-GWG, Goody
Brilliant. A nice round of applause for Dr. Jasse and all the members of Team Zombie who have staved off elimination once more. Looks like that win bought the boys another game... the next night.
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