Week 4 Playoff Recap
OK so after week 4 this past Friday night 3 teams have now locked their positions for Championship Night.
Early game between the #1 seed Sweden and #3 seed Poland was a must win game for both squads.
First Period
1. Sweden, Tygessen 3 (unassisted) 12:09
2. Sweden, Brideau 2 (Wright, Russell) 11:05
3. Poland, Rukavina 2 (Krajewski) 4:47
4. Sweden, Martins 2 (Tygessen, Cosentino) 4:13
5. Poland, Thomas 1 (unassisted) 3:38
6. Sweden, Brideau 3 (Martins, Tygessen) 1:08
Penalties – none
Second Period
7. Poland, Thomas 2 (Waters) 13:25
8. Poland, Falcone 1 (Kelly, Ide) 10:00
9. Sweden, B. Freeman 1 (Wright) 5:34
Penalties – SWE Cosentino, POL Thomas 6:05
Third Period
10. Sweden, Tygessen 4 (Maritns, Chantaj) 12:55
11. Sweden, Tygessen 5 (Martins, Brideau) 4:27
Penalties – none
Sweden 7. Poland 4
Power Play – SWE 0-0 POL 0-0
Goalies – SWE Rispoli WIN 1-1-1. POL Ide LOSS 0-3-0
Players of the Game went to Swedens #6 Leo Brideau and for Poland #4 Tony Thomas
Late game between the #5 surging seed USA and #4 seed Finland.
First Period
1. USA, Chantaj 1 (Flumerfelt, Nicholson) 11:58 Power Play
2. USA, Chantaj 2 (Barbosa, Kostick) 9:25
3. USA, Barbosa 2 (Maguire) 6:03
4. USA, Barbosa 3 (Maguire) 2:51
5. USA, McKean 2 (Maguire, Cummings) 2:09
6. USA, McKean 3 (Kostick, Flumerfelt) 0:11
Penalties – FIN Rinaldo 13:18
Second Period
no scoring
Penalties – FIN McDougall 10:24. USA Cummings 8:55. USA Barbosa 2:05
Third Period
7. USA, Flumerfelt 3 (unassisted) 13:25
8. FIN, Connell 1 (Barrett, Rinaldo) 11:41
Penalties – USA Young 10:31
USA 7. Finland 1
Power Plays USA 1-2 Finland 0-3
Goalies Finland McCallum LOSS 1-1-1. USA Senkowski fill in WIN 2-1-0
Players of the Game went to Finlands Back of Pucks
And for the yanks Paul Barbosa
So with one more night of playoff round robin games this Friday, April 12, 2019 we have only one more final seeding to be determined.
We know Canada is in for the Gold game, Finland has locked a spot in the infamous Kiss your Sister Bronze game and the Polocks are eliminated from Championship Night.
If the USA tie or win versus Poland on Friday night they will face off for Gold against Canada and Sweden will go for Bronze. If Sweden beats Canada on the last night and Poland beats the USA then Sweden will go for Gold and USA will go for Bronze. All other scenarios will put #5 seed USA in the Gold game and Sweden in the Bronze.
Friday, April 12 early game at 8:15 pm will feature the #1 seed Sweden in a must win game vs the #2 seed Canada. At 9:30 pm Poland can play spoiler as they face off with the USA squad. Finland get the week off.
Championship Night will go Sunday, April 14 with the Kiss Your Sister Bronze game at 8:00 pm and the Gold medal game will go at 9:15 pm. Get your tickets early should be a sold out crowd for our 32nd season. Poland players please bring your shirts and socks as we will collect after your game this Friday.
Also a friendly reminder for all members to get their 2019-2020 applications and $50 deposits in before our final night to secure your spot for next season. Let the league know if you will NOT be returning next season as soon as you can so we can plan accordingly.
See you all on the ice!!!!