Sunday night we played our week 2 playoff round robin games.  The early tilt between the well rested record breaking Fins vs the newly rejuvenated 5th seed Canada playing off their big big Poland crush game in week 1.  Swedens Gord Ide filling in for the absent Rsipoli for the Fins looking to pay them back for Rispoli’s big game for Sweden the previous week.  Finland scores 2 unanswered goals in the 1st.  Finland stepped on the gas in the 2nd period out scoring the Canucks 4-1 with a solid 6-1 lead after 2.  Finland continued to show the league they are for real and out scored the Canucks 2-1 in the final frame for a dominating 8-2 win their first in the playoffs and now on a 6 game win streak.  David Thompson and Bryon Wright score for Canada.  Finland got 2 goals from Joel May and Marcelo Diluzio and singles from Joe Cosentino, John Annan, Brian Spence and the game winner from Kevin Nicholson.  Finland went 1-1 on the PP and Canada was 0-1.  Players of the Game went to Canada’s Leo Brideau.

Handsome devil!!!!!!

And for the Fin’s a return favour from fill in backstop Gordie Ide.

Is that equipment legal size????  Oh Gordie is just big!!!

The late game was an absolute beauty.  Both Poland and USA desperately needing some points after opening week losses and not being the only team to not play Championship night.  Both squads score single markers in the opening frame.  The 2nd period was taken over by the goalies as McCallum and Senkowski (wanna be Polock) were outstanding.  Much more of the same thing in the final frame as neither team could solve either goalie and this one ended as a tie. 1-1.  For our league to finish 1-1 is pretty special.  Alan Robb scored for Poland and Dan Barrett for the Americans.  Both squads went 0-2 on the PP.  Players of the game went to Polands Scottie McCallum.

And for the Americans Mr. Art Senkowski.

So 3 teams with 2 points and 2 teams with 1 point.  Looks like we will go right down to the final week of round robin games.

This week we are back on for Friday, March 31, 2017.  BUT note earlier times.  At 7:15 pm Finland will face off with USA.  And at 8:30 pm Sweden will do battle with Poland.  Canada gets the week off.

Updated applications were sent out last week via email to each of you and/or you can print it off our web site as well.  Please fill out and hand in to Gary Julius, any Exec or your team reps, with your $50 deposit to secure your spot for next season.  All Apps and money goes to Sal Guerra on Finland.

See you all on the ice boys!!!!