Sunday, November 14, 2010

Day 3, 1st Place Playoff Game: China Syndrome vs Schrock rOn!

A year ago, Schrock rOn! raised the trophy against Goannas in the 1st place game. Who would win the cup this year?? Both teams looked ready to go as the puck was dropped on the ice.

Did I say both teams looked ready? Scorekeeper was still filling out the scoresheets when she had to drop the pen to add Schrock rOn's penalty on the board. Just 16 seconds in and already a slashing call. Schrock rOn! (who by now had 7 penalties in the tournament so were pretty good at the kill) managed another successful kill. However, two minutes into the first, China Syndrome's Kieran made a nice pass up the ice to smiley Corrie Hulten who hustled to get the pass and took a nice wrister on Regina Sullivan. In the meantime, Kieran has trailed Corrie and whacked the rebound in for China Syndrome's first goal. China Syndrome kept goalie Regina Sullivan busy as they put the pressure on in the first period. 1-0, China Syndrome.

The second period also started with a band as Ken Schrock added to his (fantasy) points with another goal. This play once again was started by Corrie Hulten (1st assist by Jordan). Ben Tillson took his frustration out by roughing up China Syndrome and was put in the box at 9:07 in the period. Bad Ben. Schrock rOn! generated some offense on the kill but was unable to score short-handed like they did yesterday afternoon. 2-0, China Syndrome.

As the third period started, it was obvious Schrock rOn! had changed their lines to try to kick-start some offense. With only a 2 goal differential, it was anybody's game. The next goal would really change the tone of the game. As the minutes ticked by in the 3rd, it seemed more and more likely that Schrock rOn! would not repeat this year. At just under 4 minutes to go, Jordan scored a goal and assisted by none other than Corrie Hulten and Ken Schrock.

At three minutes, there was a stoppage in play. Schrock rOn! called a timeout and at the next faceoff, pulled Regina from net, and put out a 6th man. The game got even more exciting as Schrock rOn! dominated and controlled the puck. So many chances to score, but none went past the goal line. Time and time again, it seemed like the puck would find the net, but no suck luck. With under 20 seconds left, China Syndrome took control of the puck and Todd Parkin found the empty net. Final Score: 4-0, China Syndrome.

And with that, China Syndrome won the coveted Shuley Cup. Not only that, Marco Solia became the first goalie in the history of the Shuley Cup to post a shutout. Congratulations to both teams for an amazing effort. Also wanted to add, at one point, the scorekeeper looked into the stands and was pleased to see that it was full of cheering fans.Thank you fans for hanging out and cheering on your friends!

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