2 games last Friday night just hours before Santa came to visit.

The early game between Sweden and Canada.  Both teams scored single goals in the opening frame.  More of the same in the 2nd period as both squads score twice for a 3 – 3 tie after 2 periods of action.  Sweden step it up in the final frame scoring 3 goals in the first 9 minutes.  Canada gets one back with just under 3 minutes to go making it a 6-4 game.  A big Red press the rest of the way but Sweden hangs on for the win 6-4.  Canada went 1-3 on the PP and Sweden was 0-1.  Sweden goals, all singles, Rukavina, Sharp, Peacock, Kelly, Cormier and Freeman with the game winner.  Canada goal scorers were Desrosiers, Dupal, Wright and fill in Mihalic.  Players of the Game went to Canada’s infamous hairdresser David Dupal and for the Swedes Ian Chamberlain.  Going to be a merry merry Christmas at his house.

Swedes had quite the holiday celebration going on in their room after the game and most of Canada and other non Swedes showed up as well.  Cannot show any pics but all I can say is 2 TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Late game between the surging Polocks and Fins.  Our top 2 teams playing unbeaten hockey for a few months.  These guys tied the last time they met.  And as exactly the same as our opening tilt.  Both squads score once in the 1st and both scored twice in the 2nd.  3 – 3 tie after 2 periods of hockey.  The final frame belonged to the Fin’s as they scored 5 times winning this battle 8-3.  Finland went 1-1 on the PP and Poland was 0-0.  Poland goal scorers Barbosa, Nweisser and Robin Chantaj.  Finland got a hat trick, and all 3 goals in the final frame a natural, from Enzo Ianno (not sure what part of Poland he is from) and singles from Diluzio, Ferrin, May, Guerra, and Spence.  Players of the Game went to Finland’s #19 Enzo Ianno and to Poland’s #14 Robin Chantaj.

Now thats a handsome Polish Sunshine Boy!!!!

Now if any of you did not get what you wanted for Christmas it really falls on the Polish Christmas Grinch who knows if you have been good or bad so you need to talk to him because he went around and stole all the good stuff.

Thats right Eddie the Gin Dobre Grinch!!!

So we have one more set of games to end 2016 and end our 3rd round of reg season games (or as Leo keeps telling us our 20 game pre season schedule).  This Friday, December 30, 2016 at 9:15 Canada will do battle against Poland.  At 10:30 Sweden will face off against USA.  Finland get the week off.

Then the following week will kick off our Round 4 of games on Friday, January 6, 2017.  At 9:15 Canada will meet the USA.  How many goals will these 2 squads score in this one?????  And at 10:30 Finland will meet its Nordic rivals Sweden.  Poland gets this week off.  I’m only giving these games as the recap most likely will be late next week.

So Happy New Year to all of you and a friendly reminder to keep your sticks down, be a bigger man and walk away from any crap and lets keep the verbal diahria to a minimal with each other and with our referee’s please.  Smile and enjoy your self and in the BIG picture does it really matter for you to yell at someone in this league mmmm..

See you all on the ice!!!