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FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette Friday May 5 2006 SEMI-FINALS GAME 2 HIRED GUNS vs DRAGONS The HIRED GUNS lead the series 1-0. Both teams have full
lineups. The DRAGONS must win to force a deciding third game and it shows as they are able to spend many seconds
in the offensive zone. The HIRED GUNS are not able to impose their deep forechecking
style with enough efficiency. This in turn, allows the DRAGONS to create good
first passes out of the defensive zone and sustain offensives thrusts with defensemen pinching in. A complete turnaround from GAME 1. Jason Leclair sees plenty
of the orange ball but prevents it from entering his own net. Régent Proulx is
very aggressive and comes out of his net big time to cut down the angles on long shots.
Both teams can sense that GAME 2 will not be easy for either side. The DRAGONS open the scoring near the 9 minute mark when Rajesh Patel receives a slot pass from John
Wong and beats Jason Leclair with a wrister just inside the left post. A very
precise shot as the velocity on it was not earth shattering. DRAGONS 1-0 at 17:30. Not even two minutes later, Kamlesh Patel is found alone in the left low slot area
by Rick Mezey. Kamlesh one-times the pass and finds the upper left corner. DRAGONS 2-0 at 15:53. This 2-0 lead for
the DRAGONS fills them with confidence. Conrad Plouffe dents this confidence
“shield” when he uses his body to protect the ball from Réal Paquette, pivots and fires a backhand, from a distance
of about 7 feet, past Régent Proulx and into the upper right corner. DRAGONS
2-1 at 13:58. The DRAGONS retaliate quickly and reestablish their 2 goal lead
when Van Thy Nguyen goes on an end-to-end rush and beats Jason Leclair with a hard slapper into the upper right corner. Bobby Orr would have been proud. DRAGONS
3-1 at 12:30. The HIRED GUNS are finally able to impose their forechecking style
and provoke a penalty when Réal Paquette is caught for high-sticking. It takes
the HIRED GUNS only 11 seconds to cash in on the “man advantage” situation when Marc Goyens fires a wicked slapshot
from the central line into the upper left corner. Régent Proulx had no chance
on this shot. DRAGONS 3-2 at 9:59. Both
teams obtain good scoring chances during the remaining 10 minutes of the first period but neither team is able to sustain
long offensive rushes. It’s one shot, maybe two, then the play goes into
the other end. Both goalies come up with big saves as the quality chances are
quite high. The tempo is very quick and both teams are careful during their line
changes not to allow a “shorthanded” situation. The first period
ends with the score still 3-2 in favor of the DRAGONS. The early parts of the second period features similar play, intense 10 to 15 second offensive thrusts,
2 or 3 big saves, then counterattacks with similar events into the other offensive zone.
The DRAGONS see Régent Proulx perform admirably as the HIRED GUNS increase the pressure. At the 19 minute mark, the HIRED GUNS tie the game when Tom Page is set up by Grant Page near the right
post. Tom makes a deke, floors Régent, and puts the ball “upstairs”. SCORE TIED at 3-3 at 7:05. Not even two
minutes later, Van Thy Nguyen completes a tic-tac-toe setup from Kamlesh Patel and Simon Kabenian and shoots a two footer
into an open net. DRAGONS 4-3 at 5:18.
The HIRED GUNS do not fold and comeback, once again, when Marc Goyens, located on the right wing wall deep in the offensive
zone, spots Tom Page and Grant Page alone near both posts !! A complete fuck-up
in the DRAGONS’ defensive coverage leaves two enemy players with Régent !! Goyens
fires a hard pass towards Tom Page who redirects the ball through Régent’s legs.
SCORE TIED at 4-4 at 2:50. The final three minutes sees few scoring chances
and time runs out. Overtime begins. A 10 minute affair featuring 3-on-3 play. The HIRED GUNS have the first big crack at finishing the game when Ian Foster finds
himself all alone on a breakaway. He goes for a shot instead of a deke and is
stopped by Régent Proulx, a rebound is given and Ian grabs it. He goes for a
second shot and it is stopped once again by Régent. Another rebound occurs. Ian is now hassled by George Kabenian. Ian
grabs the loose ball but sees only big goalie pads as Régent stacks ‘em. The
shot gets taken but is stopped by George. A third rebound occurs and this time
George Kabenian claims possession. He fires the ball towards the right wing area
where Rick Mezey is located. Rick grabs the ball and heads towards the low right
slow area. He is able to lure one defender towards him. This allows Van Thy Nguyen to find himself all alone near the left post.
Rick fires a hard pass towards the low slot which is quickly slapped upon by Van Thy.
The ball rolls in between Jason Leclair’s legs and enters the net !! There
shall be a GAME 3 !! DRAGONS win 5-4. FINAL SCORE
SHOTS ON NET HIRED GUNS = 4
HIRED
GUNS = 54 DRAGONS = 5
OT
DRAGONS =
54 FIRST PERIOD 1)
DRAGONS = R.Patel (6)
[Wong] 17:30 2)
DRAGONS = K.Patel (1)
[Mezey] 15:53 3)
HIRED GUNS = Plouffe
(5) [Foster] 13:58 4)
DRAGONS = Nguyen (6)
12:30 5)
HIRED GUNS = Goyens
(3) {pp} [Valente] 9:59 SECOND PERIOD 6)
HIRED GUNS = T.Page
(2) [G.Page] 7:05 7)
DRAGONS = Nguyen (7)
[K.Patel, S.Kabenian] 5:18 8)
HIRED GUNS = T.Page
(3) [Goyens] 2:50 OVERTIME 9) DRAGONS = Nguyen (8) [Mezey] 8:04 INDIVIDUAL STATS HIRED GUNS TOM PAGE = 2G MARC GOYENS = 1G {pp} + 1A CONRAD PLOUFFE = 1G IAN FOSTER = 1A GABE VALENTE = 1A GRANT PAGE = 1A + 4PM DANNY HOLOBOW = 2PM REGENT PROULX = 1A DRAGONS VAN THY NGUYEN = 3G KAMLESH PATEL = 1G + 1A RICK MEZEY = 2A + 2PM RAJESH PATEL = 1G JOHN WONG = 1A SIMON KABENIAN = 1A + 2PM REAL PAQUETTE = 2PM POWERPLAYS HIRED GUNS = 1/2 DRAGONS = 0/1 GOALTENDERS JASON LECLAIR (HG) = 49/54 .907 saves/shots against save pct. FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette SEMI-FINALS GAME 3 DRAGONS vs HIRED GUNS The
series is tied 1-1 with a deciding third game now in the works. Both teams have
full lineups. The
deciding third game will bring out the best and the worst. It is inevitable. When emotions run so high, some “sparks” will occur and it becomes the
referees’ job to maintain order and allow the game to remain clean and entertaining. Tired
legs will become a factor for both teams as they play a second game during the same evening with only one hour for rest. GAME
3 begins with tight defensive play as neither team wants to give up the first goal.
A definite change of pace from GAME 2. The DRAGONS draw first blood at
the 4 minute mark when Rick Mezey is rewarded with a second effort by grabbing a loose ball near the goal line and shoots
it home. DRAGONS 1-0 at These
two late goals pumps up the HIRED GUNS. The DRAGONS need to find a way to cool
down the opposition. They do at the 3 minute mark of the second period when Rick
Mezey completes his hat trick with a roofer from 5 feet away near the right post. DRAGONS
4-2 at The
DRAGONS send George Kabenian, Kamlesh Patel and Van Thy Nguyen while the HIRED GUNS send Ian Foster, Marc Goyens and Gabe
Valente. The DRAGONS get a few chances in the first minute of overtime
but are unable to seize upon rebounds after Jason Leclair made the initial saves. The
second minute of overtime is underway when the HIRED GUNS have a chance to end the game.
A DRAGONS’ offensive rush is stopped by Jason Leclair who forwards the ball, himself to Ian Foster on right wing. Ian moves up to the central line and is met by Kamlesh Patel. Régent Proulx is staying near his left post, anticipating a shot from Ian.
Ian moves a few more feet and quickly makes a pass to his left, towards a streaking Gabe Valente, unchecked. Kamlesh tries to block the pass but fails to do so. Régent
Proulx starts sliding towards the right when he sees the pass being made towards an incoming Gabe. Gabe, in full flight, one-times the pass and buries the 10 footer inside the left post. A nice setup and a super shot !! HIRED GUNS win 6-5 !! Two fantastic games that both needed overtime.
Apart from some “incidents”, a mostly “cordial” series that saw two teams giving their all
and playing inspired and entertaining hockey. Both goalies performing big time
saves. One team advances while the other ponders “what could have been”. Good luck to the HIRED GUNS in the Finals….. FINAL
SCORE
SHOTS ON NET DRAGONS
= 5
DRAGONS = 28 HIRED
GUNS = 6 OT
HIRED GUNS = 53 FIRST PERIOD 1) DRAGONS = Mezey (5) [Nguyen, S.Kabenian] 22:00 2) DRAGONS = K.Patel (2) [Nguyen, S.Kabenian] 8:17 3) DRAGONS = Mezey (6) {pp} [G.Kabenian, Nguyen] 5:45 4) HIRED GUNS = T.Page (4) 5:07 5) HIRED GUNS = Goyens (4) {pp} [Foster] 2:16 SECOND PERIOD 6) DRAGONS = Mezey (7) [G.Kabenian] 23:10 7) HIRED GUNS = Holobow (3) {pp} [G.Page] 18:10 8) DRAGONS = Paquette (1) {pp} [R.Patel, Mezey] 13:37 9) HIRED GUNS = Valente (4) [T.Page, G.Page] 10:10 10) HIRED GUNS = Plouffe (6) [Holobow] 3:06 OVERTIME 11) HIRED
GUNS = Valente (5) [Foster, Leclair] 8:40 INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS RICK MEZEY = 3G {1 pp} + 1A + 4PM VAN THY NGUYEN = 3A + 4PM SIMON KABENIAN = 2A + 2PM GEORGE KABENIAN = 2A KAMLESH PATEL = 1G REAL PAQUETTE = 1G {pp} RAJESH PATEL = 1A HIRED GUNS GRANT PAGE = 3A GABE VALENTE = 2G TOM PAGE = 1G + 1A DANNY HOLOBOW = 1G {pp} + 1A IAN FOSTER = 2A + 2PM MARC GOYENS = 1G {pp} + 4PM CONRAD PLOUFFE = 1G JASON LECLAIR = 1A POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 2/2 HIRED GUNS = 2/3 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 47/53 .887 saves/shots against
save pct. Envoyez-nous vos articles - Send in your articles! FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette SEMI-FINALS GAME 1 DRAGONS vs HIRED GUNS The HIRED GUNS won the regular season series with a 3-1 record.
As well, they held the advantage in goals scored [33-17]. Full lineups
for both teams. Régent Proulx in nets for the DRAGONS while Jason Leclair does
the same for the HIRED GUNS. The match is not even one minute old when the HIRED GUNS strike first. Henry Boyer uses his body to shield the ball and takes a backhand shot on his left side. Régent Proulx was deep in his net and the upper right corner was available.
As if by magic, the ball finds the opening and first blood is drawn. HIRED
GUNS 1-0 at 25:11. A little chippiness in the early going as George Kabenian
for the DRAGONS and Conrad Plouffe for the HIRED GUNS, get involved physically in their respective zones. A boarding penalty assessed to George on Conrad gives the HIRED GUNS a chance to double their lead when
Ian Foster completes a beautiful tic-tac-toe play from Tom Page and Marc Goyens. Ian
taps in a one footer. HIRED GUNS 2-0 at The second period is pretty much played at the same tempo.
The DRAGONS, down by 3, have no choice but to go all-out offensively and hope for a comeback. The HIRED GUNS pounce on turnovers and obtain most of their chances this way. The period is not 3 minutes old when Réal Paquette, from behind his own net, spots Rajesh Patel in the
high slot cutting towards the middle. The long pass is made and accepted. Rajesh quickly fires a wrister just inside the left post. With Jason Leclair still deep into his own net, the opening is there and Rajesh finds it. HIRED GUNS 5-3 at FINAL SCORE
SHOTS ON NET DRAGONS = 7
DRAGONS = 53 HIRED GUNS = 11
HIRED
GUNS = 60 FIRST PERIOD 1)
HIRED GUNS = Boyer (2) [Plouffe] 25:11 2)
HIRED GUNS = Foster (4) {pp} [T.Page, Goyens]
3)
HIRED GUNS = Foster (5) [Holobow] 4)
DRAGONS = Nguyen (3) [G.Kabenian, Wong] 5)
HIRED GUNS = G.Page (1) [Plouffe] 6)
HIRED GUNS = Boyer (3) [Plouffe] 7)
DRAGONS = Nguyen (4) {pp} [Mezey, Paquette]
SECOND PERIOD 8)
DRAGONS = R.Patel (3) [Paquette, Proulx]
9)
HIRED GUNS = T.Page (1) [Boyer, Holobow]
10) HIRED GUNS = Boyer (4) [Foster]
11) DRAGONS = R.Patel (4) [Wong] 12) DRAGONS = R.Patel (5) [S.Kabenian] 13) DRAGONS = Nguyen (5) [G.Kabenian, Mezey] 14) HIRED GUNS = G.Page (2) [Valente] 15) HIRED GUNS = Plouffe (4) [Foster] 16) HIRED GUNS = Foster (6) [T.Page, G.Page] 17) HIRED GUNS = Goyens (2) 18) DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (2) [Mezey] INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS RAJESH PATEL = 3G VAN THY NGUYEN = 3G {1 pp} GEORGE KABENIAN = 1G + 2A + RICK MEZEY = 3A JOHN WONG = 2A REAL PAQUETTE = 2A SIMON KABENIAN = 1A + REGENT PROULX = 1A HIRED GUNS IAN FOSTER = 3G {1 pp} + 2A HENRY BOYER = 3G + 1A + CONRAD PLOUFFE = 1G + 3A + GRANT PAGE = 2G + 1A + TOM PAGE = 1G + 2A MARC GOYENS = 1G + 1A DANNY HOLOBOW = 2A GABE VALENTE = 1A JASON LECLAIR = POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 1/6 HIRED GUNS = 2/3 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 49/60 .817 saves/shots against save pct. Commentary on the refereeing of the CHAOS vs HIRED GUNS series. GAME 2 It is quite right that there could have been more penalties called on opposing players on many
situations. The “volativity” factor could have been reduced by calling
these “doubles”. When referees do not do so, they must live with
those non-calls. Fortunately, nothing serious resulted and the flow of the game
came back to a manageable level. You will never see everything when you are a
referee. You concentrate your attention on the ball and the area surrounding
it. You don’t get a good chance of witnessing what goes on on the periphery. You cannot guess what went on. If you
don’t see it then you can’t call it. It is a referee’s job
to minimize those “situations” in the best way that he can. If he
can’t accomplish this to a level of satisfaction for the League, then it’s up to the League to give him his walking
papers. GAME 3 FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette QUARTER-FINALS GAME 2 DRAGONS vs SHOCKERS The DRAGONS lead the series 1-0. Régent Proulx
in nets for the DRAGONS. Sylvain Loyer in nets for the SHOCKERS. The SHOCKERS are short one player as Peter Horvat is absent. The match begins and the DRAGONS have a much better start than in GAME 1. Better ball control and being first on the ball allows the DRAGONS in establishing their offensive tempo. The SHOCKERS try to find a way to negate this by forcing a more aggressive forechecking
system in the DRAGONS’ zone. It is not completely successful and some quick
transitions plays occur when Van Thy Nguyen and Rick Mezey combine their skills after turnovers. The DRAGONS are able to hold onto the ball in the offensive zone which forces several SHOCKERS defenders
to chase. If the DRAGONS can maintain this, the short SHOCKERS bench will eventually
suffer. Near the 10 minute mark, the DRAGONS strike first. John Wong, posted at the central faceoff point, picks up a loose ball and spots Rick Mezey streaking ahead
to his right on the left wing. John gives him the ball. Van Thy Nguyen is moving with great speed on the right wing and a 2-on-1 breakaway is created. Rick holds onto the ball long enough to force the lone SHOCKERS defender to start gliding towards him. Rick is then able to make a pass towards Van Thy who quickly one-times it through
Loyer and into the net. DRAGONS 1-0 at The DRAGONS feel that the “hammer blow” may have been applied when Rick Mezey finishes
off a nice pass from George Kabenian for his fourth goal of the playoffs with a shot between Loyer’s legs. DRAGONS 4-1 at 24:35. The SHOCKERS respond. Within the span of FINAL SCORE
SHOTS ON NET DRAGONS = 5
DRAGONS = 28 SHOCKERS = 3
SHOCKERS = 18 FIRST PERIOD 1)
DRAGONS = Nguyen (1) [Mezey, Wong] 2)
DRAGONS = Nguyen (2) [Mezey] 3)
SHOCKERS = R.Horvat (1) [D.Casar] 4)
DRAGONS = R.Patel (2) 0:03 SECOND PERIOD 5)
DRAGONS = Mezey (4) [G.Kabenian] 24:35 6)
SHOCKERS = Hozjan (2) 7)
SHOCKERS = Hoffman (1) [J.Horvat, D.Casar] 8)
DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (1) {pp} [Mezey] 0:05 INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS RICK MEZEY = 1G + 3A VAN THY NGUYEN = 2G + GEORGE KABENIAN = 1G {pp} + 1A RAJESH PATEL = 1G JOHN WONG = 1A SIMON KABENIAN = SHOCKERS DAVE CASAR = 2A + ROB HORVAT = 1G + BOBBY HOZJAN = 1G + BEN HOFFMAN = 1G JOHN HORVAT = 1A POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 1/2 SHOCKERS = 0/2 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 15/18
saves/shots against FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette QUARTER-FINALS GAME 1 SHOCKERS vs DRAGONS SHOCKERS = [ DRAGONS = [ A look at some stats… FORWARDS SHOCKERS {D.Casar + P.Casar + R.Horvat + B.Hozjan} = 32G
+ 37A DRAGONS {G.Kabenian + R.Mezey + R.Patel + J.Wong} = 51G
+ 43A DEFENSEMEN SHOCKERS {B.Staric + B.Hoffman + P.Horvat + J.Horvat}
= 35G + 35A DRAGONS {V.Nguyen + K.Patel + R.Paquette + S.Kabenian}
= 42G + 43A GOALTENDERS SHOCKERS {S.Loyer} = 5.18 GAA + .847 SP DRAGONS {R.Proulx} = 4.94 GAA + .846 SP The DRAGONS won the Regular Season series with a 2-1 record.
As well, they outscored the SHOCKERS 19-9 in those 3 games. During the final 5 games of the Regular Season, the SHOCKERS posted a During the final 5 games of the Regular Season, the DRAGONS posted a 0-4-1 record, scoring 14 goals
and giving up 40. So, two teams who finished the season poorly, will try to find their defensive game. The Playoffs are all about excelling defensively. Everything
begins there. The stats indicate that the DRAGONS lead in all three categories. But, everyone in the League knows that if the SHOCKERS take a good lead, they do not
give it up as they stifle the opposition and limit the shots taken against Sylvain Loyer.
For the DRAGONS, this Playoff matchup against a team that has problems scoring is a good one as they need to “find
yer game” and reestablish some confidence that has disappeared in the home stretch. The game begins. Both teams feel each other one early
on. Each offensive thrust produces one or two shots maximum, as both defenses
tighten up and limit rebounds. The SHOCKERS try to find a way to open up Bob
Staric or Ben Hoffman at the point, in order for them to utilize their booming point shots.
The DRAGONS team up Van Thy Nguyen with George Kabenian and Rick Mezey in order to have those three amigos dominate
offensively. The chess game is afoot. The
first half of the period sees an even number of scoring chances for both sides. Sylvain
Loyer stops several point blank shots from Rick Mezey and Van Thy Nguyen while Régent Proulx is limiting offensive rebounds
off point shots from Bob Staric. At the 10 minute mark, Dave Casar receives a
penalty for slashing. The DRAGONS send Mezey, G.Kabenian, V.Nguyen and S.Kabenian
for the powerplay unit. 3 good scoring chances are obtained, including a 2 footer
for Van Thy but Sylvain Loyer comes up big. He is covering his angles well and
limiting available scoring space by squaring off against the shooter. The DRAGONS
fail to score. About 3 minutes later, Kamlesh Patel and Paul Casar go off both
roughing penalties in front of the SHOCKERS net. Not a minute goes by when Rick
Mezey gets called for a slashing penalty. The SHOCKERS establish ball control
and start feeding the point where Bob Staric is. Dave Casar finds a loose ball
in the left corner and relays a pass back at the left point to Bob Staric. Bob
advances a few steps and unloads a screamer that blows by Régent just inside the left post.
A powerful blast. SHOCKERS 1-0 at 10:45.
The DRAGONS are still upset with the call when the SHOCKERS strike quickly with a second goal. Paul Casar jumps on a rebound and fires a shot. The save is
made by Régent Proulx but another rebound is given. Bobby Hozjan jumps on it
and fires a shot past Régent and into the net. Good forechecking by the SHOCKERS
and disastrous defensive coverage by the DRAGONS leads to this goal. SHOCKERS
2-0 at 10:00. The DRAGONS switch lines and the “three amigos” return
to the surface of play. Not twenty seconds are elapsed when Rick Mezey, off a
beautiful feed by Van Thy Nguyen, finishes off a nice tic-tac-to play with a shot past Sylvain Loyer. SHOCKERS 2-1 at 9:40. This goal awakens the DRAGONS and they
strike less than two minutes later when Kamlesh Patel reaches a loose ball in the offensive left corner and is able to fire
a hard pass through the slot to a streaking Rick Mezey near the right post. Rick
one-times the pass through Sylvain Loyer’s legs. A nice play. SCORE TIED at 2-2 at 8:00. Four goals within the span of 2:45. The remainder of the period resembles the first half as chances get limited and both
defenses reestablish their dominance. The second period begins much like the first period ended. Tight
checking, some body contact and no ugly stickwork. Both teams exchange body blows
but the knockout punch fails to come as both goaltenders keep the ball out of the net.
The SHOCKERS take the lead at the 10 minute mark, when Dave Casar picks up a loose ball along the left wing wall, in
the central zone, goes around one defender, cuts towards the left post, goes on his backhand and flips the ball over Régent’s
right shoulder just inside the left post. A beautiful display of 1-on-1 skills
and the use of the dreaded backhand. SHOCKERS 3-2 at 16:22. With 10 minutes to go in the game, the DRAGONS don’t panic but you can feel a little bit of unease
at the bench. On the following shift, the DRAGONS tie up the score. Réal Paquette picks up the ball behind his own net for the outlet pass after a save and whistle situation. He notices Rajesh Patel breaking free of his cover and moving towards the middle area
of the gym. Somehow, the SHOCKERS were not preventing a passing possibility up
the middle and Réal fires a hard pass towards Rajesh. The ball is ahead of Rajesh
and he has to extend his stick with his right hand in order to reach the incoming pass.
Rajesh fails to stop the ball, instead, the ball hits the heel of his stick and deflects towards the middle of the
SHOCKERS net. A net that is surprisingly empty !!
Sylvain Loyer left his net and was moving to his right because he felt certain that Rajesh would never reach the pass.
When he notices the ball deflecting off Rajesh’s stick and heading towards his net, Sylvain puts on the brakes but stumbles
to the floor. He can only witness the ball bouncing into his empty net. Jubilation at the DRAGONS’ bench, consternation at the SHOCKERS’ bench. SCORE TIED at 3-3 at 15:41. With about
10 minutes to go in the game, Rick Mezey picks up his second penalty of the game when he is called for tripping. The call is contested by the DRAGONS because they felt that the SHOCKERS player took a dive to embellish
the tripping infraction. Luckily for the DRAGONS, the SHOCKERS fail to score
on the ensuing powerplay. The period winds down and timeouts start getting used
as both teams want to maintain their best players on the gym floor for as long as possible.
The final minute sees a flurry of chances for the DRAGONS as Rick Mezey and Van Thy Nguyen both get robbed on point
blank shots by Sylvain Loyer. Overtime beckons. This year, the Overtime rules stipulate a 3-on-3 situation for 10 minutes followed by a shootout
if nobody scores. The DRAGONS select two trios to play the overtime [G.Kabenian
+ Mezey + V.Nguyen] and [K.Patel + R.Patel + R.Paquette]. The SHOCKERS appear
to do the same with one line being [D.Casar + P.Casar + B.Staric] while for the most part the second line is composed of [R.Hotvat
+ B.Hozjan + B.Hoffman]. 3-on-3 means lots of open space and lots of 2-on-1 situations
when one team decides to pinch and gets caught. The first 4 minutes of overtime
witnesses both teams obtaining 2 good scoring chances but the goalies are in full denial mode.
Then, the SHOCKERS have the ball in the offensive zone but screw up on a pass.
The ball becomes contested between two SHOCKERS players and Van Thy Nguyen. Van
Thy comes out the winner and spots Rick Mezey going for the breakaway as his defender is caught deep in the DRAGONS zone. Rick goes for gold and Van Thy is not too far behind setting up a 2-on-0 breakaway. Rick goes straight for Loyer, fakes a shot, freezes the SHOCKERS’ goalie, dekes
to his left and buries a wrister into the open net. Rick completes the hat trick. A clutch goal !! DRAGONS win 4-3 and
lead the series 1-0…. FINAL SCORE
SHOTS ON NET SHOCKERS = 3
SHOCKERS = 28 DRAGONS = 4
DRAGONS = 36 FIRST PERIOD 1)
SHOCKERS = Staric (1)
{pp} [D.Casar] 10:45 2)
SHOCKERS = Hozjan (1)
[P.Casar] 10:00 3)
DRAGONS = Mezey (1)
[Nguyen] 9:40 4)
DRAGONS = Mezey (2)
[K.Patel] 8:00 SECOND PERIOD 5)
SHOCKERS = D.Casar
(1) 16:22 6)
DRAGONS = R.Patel (1)
[Paquette] 15:41 OVERTIME 7) DRAGONS = Mezey (3) 5:22 INDIVIDUAL STATS SHOCKERS DAVE CASAR = 1G + 1A + 2PM BOB STARIC = 1G {pp} BOBBY HOZJAN = 1G PAUL CASAR = 1A + 2PM JOHN HORVAT = 2PM DRAGONS RICK MEZEY= 3G + 4PM RAJESH PATEL = 1G VAN THY NGUYEN = 1A KAMLESH PATEL = 1A + 2PM REAL PAQUETTE = 1A POWERPLAYS SHOCKERS = 1/2 DRAGONS = 0/2 GOALTENDERS SYLVAIN LOYER (SHK) = 32/36
saves/shots against FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette Friday March 24 2006 DRAGONS [ 10-7-2 ] vs SPARTANS [ 13-3-2] The fourth meet this season between the teams. The SPARTANS
lead the season series 2-1 with a 18-12 edge in goals scored. The DRAGONS are
short one player as Vince Profetto is absent. The SPARTANS are short two players
as Michel Godin and Michel Faber are absent. Régent Proulx in nets for the DRAGONS. Martin Déry starting in nets for the SPARTANS. Les SPARTANS sont sur une belle lancée avec 6 victoires consécutives tandis que les DRAGONS poursuivent
une trajectoire inverse avec une fiche de 0-4-1 à leurs cinq derniers matches. Cette
partie ne représentant aucune signification au classement général, les deux équipes ouvrent la machine offensivement. De bonnes chances de marquer dans chacune des zones offensives et chaque gardien effectue
de gros arrêts. Les SPARTANS, graduellement, imposent leur supériorité et établissent
un avantage marqué. Régent Proulx voit beaucoup de tirs et effectue plusieurs
arrêts à bout portant. Le ratio de chances de marquer vis-à-vis l’adversaire
est de 3/2 en faveur des SPARTANS. Le duo dynamique de Simon Lefebvre et Dérik
Chabot bourdonne dans la zone des DRAGONS tandis que le duo de Brian Hazek et Steve Loyer utilisent leur présence physique
afin de créer leurs chances. Les DRAGONS obtiennent, quant à eux, leurs meilleurs
chances de marquer lorsque Van Thy Nguyen se retrouve en même temps que George Kabenian et Rick Mezey sur la surface de jeu. Ces trois mousquetaires représentent le coeur offensif des DRAGONS. Il y a environ 6 minutes d’écoulé dans la rencontre lorsque les SPARTANS ouvrent le pointage. Jonathan Scarfo saute sur un retour de lancer et loge la balle dans la partie supérieure
droite du filet. SPARTANS 1-0 à 19:45.
Les DRAGONS obtiennent plusieurs chances d’égaliser le pointage mais Martin Déry ne veut absolument rien savoir
devant le filet des SPARTANS. Environ à mi-chemin dans la période, les SPARTANS
doublent leur avance lorsque Brian Hazek saute sur une balle laissée seule, à la suite d’une melée devant le filet de
Régent Proulx, et la loge à l’intérieur du poteau gauche. SPARTANS 2-0
à 13:30. Encore une fois, les DRAGONS essaient de revenir dans le match
et obtiennent deux bon tirs au but de la part de Van Thy Nguyen et Réal Paquette mais Martin Déry refuse de céder. C’est un paradis offensif ce soir car les défensives manquent à l’appel. Le pointage demeure respectable, cependant, en raison de l’excellence des deux gardiens. Les DRAGONS, offensivement, joue un match acceptable, mais défensivement, c’est tout à fait lamentable. Chacune des deux équipes obtiennent d’autres chances de marquer durant les dernières
10 minutes de jeu de la première période mais ne peuvent tromper la vigilance des gardiens de but. La deuxième débute bien pour les SPARTANS lorsque Dérik Chabot saute sur un retour, à la suite d’un
tir de Victor Pajor, et loge la balle au-dessus de l’épaule gauche de Régent Proulx avec un tir des poignets très précis. SPARTANS 3-0 à 22:24. Les DRAGONS obtiennent
une chance inouie lorsque Van Thy Nguyen tire à bout portant sur un Martin Déry qui étend son gant pour gober la balle avant
qu’elle puisse pénétrer dans le filet. Tout un arrêt !! Les DRAGONS gardent l’espoir de revenir dans le match mais un but de Steve Loyer avec environ 11
minutes à faire dans la partie enlève toute possibilité d’un retour. Les
SPARTANS refusent d’amoindrir leurs efforts offensifs et continuent d’imposer leur échec-avant qui s’avère
très efficace. Les DRAGONS répondent avec plusieurs incursions en zone offensive
mais ne peuvent réussir à battre Mr.Déry. Les SPARTANS finalisent la feuille
de pointage lorsque Dérik Chabot obtient son deuxième but du match suite à une passe de Jonathan Scarfo. Un tir bas qui trompe Régent. SPARTANS 5-0 à 1:45…. FINAL SCORE
SHOTS ON NET DRAGONS = 0
DRAGONS = 38 SPARTANS = 5
SPARTANS = 57 FIRST PERIOD 1)
SPARTANS = Scarfo (11)
[Lefebvre] 19:45 2)
SPARTANS = Hazek (7)
[Loyer] 13:30 SECOND PERIOD 3)
SPARTANS = Chabot (27)
[Pajor] 22:24 4)
SPARTANS = Loyer (4)
11:15 5)
SPARTANS = Chabot (28)
[Scarfo] 1:45 INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS VAN THY NGUYEN = 2PM RAJESH PATEL = 2PM REGENT PROULX = 2PM SPARTANS DERIK CHABOT= 2G JONATHAN SCARFO = 1G + 1A STEVE LOYER = 1G + 1A + 2PM BRIAN HAZEK = 1G SIMON LEFEBVRE = 1A VICTOR PAJOR = 1A + 2PM POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 0/2 SPARTANS = 0/3 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 52/57
saves/shots against FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette DRAGONS [ The fourth meet this season between the teams. The
HIRED GUNS lead the season series 2-1. The DRAGONS are short one player as Vince
Profetto is absent. The HIRED GUNS are short one player as Marc Goyens is absent. Régent Proulx in nets for the DRAGONS. Jimmy
Garoufalis starting in nets for the HIRED GUNS until Jason Leclair can make it for the early part of the first period. The battle for second place and a meet with CHAOS in the first playoff round. The HIRED GUNS are A pathetic first period for the DRAGONS as they are totally dominated. Not as bad as the 12-2 drubbing earlier in the season but not too far away either. Pep talks occur at the DRAGONS bench as the team attempts to regain some pride. The second period begins and the HIRED GUNS plant another nail in the coffin as Ian Foster swoops in on
another loose ball situation and beats Régent for his third goal of the game. HIRED
GUNS 8-1 at 25:25. The DRAGONS improve their passing and ball control and increase
their shots on net. John Wong picks up a loose ball near the top of the right
slot and fires a low rolling shot into an empty net as Jason Leclair was totally committed off the right post after a good
incursion from Van Thy Nguyen. HIRED GUNS 8-2 at FINAL SCORE
SHOTS ON NET DRAGONS = 4
DRAGONS = 32 HIRED GUNS = 9
HIRED
GUNS = 43 FIRST PERIOD 1)
HIRED GUNS = Valente (15) [T.Page, G.Page]
2)
HIRED GUNS = Foster (14) [Plouffe, Boyer]
3)
HIRED GUNS = Boyer (11) [Plouffe, Holobow]
4)
DRAGONS = Nguyen (23) [G.Kabenian] 5)
HIRED GUNS = G.Page (15) [T.Page] 6)
HIRED GUNS = Boyer (12) [Holobow, Foster]
7)
HIRED GUNS = Foster (15) [T.Page] 8)
HIRED GUNS = T.Page (31) {pp} [Valente,
G.Page] 0:38 SECOND PERIOD 9)
HIRED GUNS = Foster (16) [T.Page, Holobow]
25:25 10) DRAGONS = Wong (5) 11) DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (21) [Nguyen] 12) HIRED GUNS = T.Page (32) [G.Page, Holobow] 13) DRAGONS = Paquette (5) [R.Patel] INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS VAN THY NGUYEN = 1G + 1A + GEORGE KABENIAN = 1G + 1A JOHN WONG = 1G REAL PAQUETTE = 1G RAJESH PATEL = 1A SIMON KABENIAN = HIRED GUNS TOM PAGE = 2G + 4A IAN FOSTER = 3G + 1A GRANT PAGE = 1G + 3A DANNY HOLOBOW = 4A HENRY BOYER = 2G + 1A + GABE VALENTE = 1G + 1A CONRAD PLOUFFE = 2A JASON LECLAIR = POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 0/2 HIRED GUNS = 1/2 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 34/43
saves/shots against JIMMY GAROUFALIS (HG) = 7/8 JASON LECLAIR (HG) = 21/24
FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette Friday March 3 2006 DRAGONS [ 10-6-1 ] vs N-D-DEN-D [ 5-8-3] The third meet this season between the teams. The DRAGONS
lead the season series 2-0. The DRAGONS are short one player as Vince Profetto
is absent. The N-D-DEN-D are short two players, Tony Ricci and Theo Michael but
still field 8 as Victor Chernoff and Leonard Luedee [the CASC Mercenary] fill in as subs.
Régent Proulx in nets for the DRAGONS. Jimmy Garoufalis in nets for N-D-DEN-D. N-D-DEN-D pair up Victor Chernoff and Manny Tavaroff on one of their forward lines. This explosive duo promises to create a lot of problems for the DRAGONS defence corps. The DRAGONS finally have 8 players on their roster, a welcome respite for some players who have been taxed
in recent weeks when the team has been playing with only 7. The game begins and
N-D-DEN-D establish territorial possession. The Chernoff-Tavaroff combo spend
a great amount of time in the offensive zone, their ball control skills allows Mike Callaghan and Greg Phendler to pick and
choose when to pinch in and create 3-on-2 situations down low. The DRAGONS continue
to have problems in their own zone and on breakout passes as the distance between the forwards and the defensemen is simply
too big. Long passes get easily picked off, thus creating turnovers in the central
zone and the DRAGONS spend way too much time chasing instead of controlling. Régent
Proulx bails out several DRAGONS players with key saves in the early going. The
first 10 minutes of the period are spent mostly in the DRAGONS’ end. Once
in a while, there are some offensive forays against N-D-DEN-D, but low quality shots allows Jimmy Garoufalis to enjoy a relatively
easy period up to that point. At the halfway mark of the period, N-D-DEN-D draw
first blood. A heavy forechecking strategy by Chernoff and Tavaroff creates a
turnover in the left corner. The ball is passed back to Nick Kohner at the left
point. He takes a shot that is stopped by Régent but a rebound is given up and
Victor Chernoff corrals the loose ball and fires another shot. Régent makes another
save but gives up a rebound again. This time, Mike Callaghan, who moved in from
his right point position, jumps on the loose ball and with a wicked backhand beats Régent into the top left corner. N-D-DEN-D 1-0 at 13:53.
About 4 minutes later, the DRAGONS continue to be jammed in their own zone when N-D-DEN-D increase their lead. Victor Chernoff picks up a loose ball at his left wing position and makes a diagonal
pass to Mike Callaghan at the right point. Callaghan takes a shot that ricochets
off my right knee and towards the left post area where Allan Ramdeen was all alone hoping for a rebound. The ball goes directly onto his stick off my knee and Allan fires a quick shot just inside the left post
before Régent can slide across and plug the hole. A fortunate bounce for Mr.Ramdeen. N-D-DEN-D 2-0 at 9:25. The DRAGONS shake themselves from their slumber and start creating offensive chances when Van Thy Nguyen
and Rick Mezey find maneuvering room and setup one-timers. But the DRAGONS still
have problems finding open areas in the offensive zone and are limited to one-shot attacks.
N-D-DEN-D is doing a good job defensively of allowing Jimmy G. to see all incoming shots. The first period ends with the same 2-0 score. Between periods,
the DRAGONS’ vocal leaders say their piece about the sad state of affairs and try to boost morale for a team that is
going through rough times. The second period begins. N-D-DEN-D find themselves unable
to pursue a strong forechecking system as the DRAGONS are doing a better job of getting first to the ball in the defensive
zone and improving their breakout passes. Better coordination in the offensive
zone produces improved scoring chances for the DRAGONS but a plethora of low shots are all stopped by Jimmy G. who covers
everything down low with ease. About 10 minutes go by when N-D-DEN-D pad their
lead. Victor Chernoff [him again], initiates a 2-on-2 with Manny Tavaroff. Victor moves up along the left wing lane and makes a side-to-side pass to Manny who
quickly one-times it. The low shot catches the inside of the left post and beats
Régent. A nice play. N-D-DEN-D 3-0 at 16:23. Things are starting to
look grim for the DRAGONS as N-D-D are playing a solid defensive game to go along with opportunistic offense. Almost a minute later, Greg Phendler receives a holding penalty.
The DRAGONS send Van Thy Nguyen, Rick Mezey, George Kabenian and myself for their powerplay unit. The DRAGONS setup in the offensive zone but no shots get taken as the defensive unit of N-D-D are doing
a good job preventing slot passes from being accomplished. The DRAGONS lose possession
and must retrieve the ball behind their net. Régent Proulx gives the ball to Van Thy Nguyen who moves up along the right wing.
He stops at the right point and surveys the scene. He has an option to
pass it to me at the left point or to take a shot towards the net. Both DRAGONS
forwards were busy trying to screen the opposing goalie. Van Thy decides to shoot
and the decision is the right one as the slapshot rises and beats Jimmy G. into the upper left corner. N-D-DEN-D 3-1 at 14:56.
A spark now ignites the DRAGONS. They come in waves as two and three shot
attacks become commonplace. N-D-DEN-D take two successive timeouts to cool things
down. N-D-DEN-D find themselves defending instead of attacking. With about 3 minutes to go, Rajesh Patel picks up a loose ball behind the net of Jimmy G. after a wayward
shot from Simon Kabenian missed the net. Rajesh, behind the net, makes a move
towards the left post from Jimmy G.’s point of view and the goaltender shifts his body towards that post. With great quickness, Rajesh stops and goes for a wraparound move for the right post now left open by Jimmy
G.’s movement. It becomes a race between a stickblade and a right foot. The stickblade wins the race and the ball barely crosses the line. A nice fake and a quick wraparound by Rajesh brings the DRAGONS to within one. N-D-DEN-D 3-2 at 3:03.
Play continues and we are soon down to the final minute, N-D-DEN-D has possession of the ball in the DRAGONS’
end but eventually lose it, with about 30 seconds to go. Régent Proulx quickly
leaves the net and Rajesh Patel jumps on. Van Thy Nguyen picks up the ball and
starts moving in along the right wing. He is able to advance upto the central
zone and unleashes a hard low slapshot. Jimmy G. makes the save but has to give
up a rebound. Rick Mezey and Rajesh Patel whack at the ball amidst N-D-DEN-D
defenders. Rick Mezey finally gets in the final whack that propels the ball thru
Jimmy G. and into the net with only 15 seconds remaining. A sigh of relief on
the DRAGONS bench while dejection on the N-D-DEN-D bench. SCORE TIED 3-3 at 0:15. The final seconds are uneventful and the DRAGONS, with this tie, assure themselves
of finishing no worst than 3rd in the final standings. FINAL SCORE
SHOTS ON NET DRAGONS = 3
DRAGONS
= 32 N-D-DEN-D = 3
N-D-DEN-D
= 27 FIRST PERIOD 1) N-D-DEN-D = Callaghan (5) [Chernoff, Kohner] 13:53 2) N-D-DEN-D = Ramdeen (5) [Callaghan, Chernoff] 9:25 SECOND PERIOD 3) N-D-DEN-D = Tavaroff (17) [Chernoff] 16:23 4) DRAGONS = Nguyen (22) {pp} [Proulx] 14:56 5) DRAGONS = R.Patel (14) [S.Kabenian] 3:03 6) DRAGONS = Mezey (11) [Nguyen] 0:15 INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS VAN THY NGUYEN = 1G {pp} + 1A RAJESH PATEL = 1G RICK MEZEY = 1G SIMON KABENIAN = 1A + 2PM REGENT PROULX = 1A GEORGE KABENIAN = 4PM JOHN WONG = 2PM KAMLESH PATEL = 2 PM N-D-DEN-D VICTOR CHERNOFF = 3A MIKE CALLAGHAN = 1G + 1A ALLAN RAMDEEN = 1G + 2PM MANNY TAVAROFF = 1G + 4PM NICK KOHNER = 1A GREG PHENDLER = 2PM PETER KNAPP = 2PM POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 1/4 N-D-DEN-D = 0/4 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 24/27
saves/shots against FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette Friday February 24 2006 DRAGONS [ 10-5-1 ] vs CHAOS [ 3-11-1] The third meet this season between the teams. The DRAGONS
lead the season series 2-0. The DRAGONS are short two players, Vince Profetto
and Rajesh Patel and field 7. The CHAOS are short only one player, Danny Gagliardi,
but still field 8. Régent Proulx in nets for the DRAGONS. Alex Semakis does the same for CHAOS. A very fast paced game early in the first period as CHAOS forwards buzz in the offensive zone. The DRAGONS are sluggish to respond, are always second to the ball which only aggravates
the situation in the defensive zone. Alex Amyot has a field day handling the
ball and using his favorite move, cutting towards the high middle slot in order to set up a pass or take a shot. He opens the scoring at the 4 minute mark on a nice wrister in the top left corner after a give and go
play between Andre Anastassopoulos and Scott Carter. CHAOS 1-0 at 22:14. The DRAGONS rally a little bit and carry the play into the CHAOS defensive zone. A penalty assessed to Nick Cantin proves costly.
The DRAGONS setup a good triangular play which sees Rick Mezey passing the ball to myself at the left point, spotting
George Kabenian alone near the right post, a hard pass is made towards him, all that is left to do is to redirect it past
a sprawled goaltender. SCORE TIED 1-1 at 20:30.
CHAOS roars back with two quick goals within the span of 3 minutes. Constant
forechecking and poor clearing plays provokes prime scoring chances for CHAOS. George
Tsoukalas and Nick Ntapolias find some net on quick wristers. CHAOS 3-1 at 12:26. The DRAGONS take advantage of a second penalty assessed to Nick Cantin when the same
triangular play with Mezey, Paquette and G.Kabenian results in another goal for George.
CHAOS 3-2 at 10:27. The DRAGONS are unable though to follow through with
more offensive pressure as CHAOS reestablishes dominance. Alex Amyot scores a
beauty after moving into the high slot with a precise snapper into the top right corner.
CHAOS 4-2 at 8:12. Not even a minute after that, George Tsoukalas scores
his second goal of the match on a setup from Cantin and Ntapolias, a powerful slapper that handcuffed Régent Proulx. CHAOS 5-2 at 7:18. The DRAGONS are having
problems generating offense at 4 on 4 while CHAOS has no such difficulty. It
gives CHAOS territorial advantage and the DRAGONS are barely holding on. The
first period ends with CHAOS leading by three goals. The second period sees chippy play in the early going as stickwork incidents creep into the game. During a penalty assessed to John Wong for tripping, CHAOS increases their lead when
Andre Anastassopoulos scores on a loose ball situation in front of Régent’s net.
CHAOS 6-2 at 21:58. In the next 3 minutes, the DRAGONS make a game out
of it when George Kabenian completes his hat trick with the help of Kamlesh Patel and John Wong and Rick Mezey pops the bottle
on a great wrister into the upper left corner with the help of George Kabenian. CHAOS
6-4 at 18:03. The DRAGONS are unable to stop the resurgence of CHAOS when they
intensify their forechecking and score 4 goals within the span of 5 minutes. Nick
Ntapolias is sent all alone and dekes Régent Proulx with an out-in move. Nick
Cantin scores on the powerplay with a blast from the left point. Nick Cantin
does an encore with a similar goal. Nick Ntapolias, while shorthanded, goes through
2 defenders and beats Régent just inside the left post stickside. CHAOS 10-4
at 11:01. The DRAGONS respond with their third powerplay goal when I receive
a pass from Rick Mezey, I move in closer from the left point, I finally take a low shot that creates a long rebound that is
picked up by Van Thy Nguyen at the right point. He blasts it home. CHAOS 10-5
at 9:20. The DRAGONS powerplay was in fine form going 3/3 but even-strength play
was a struggle. CHAOS scores the last goal of the game when Chris Doutre blows
one past Régent at 7:32. CHAOS scored 8 goals at even-strength and fully deserved
the victory. The DRAGONS have some soul-searching to do with their final 3 games
of the regular season…. FINAL SCORE
SHOTS ON NET DRAGONS = 5
DRAGONS = 26 CHAOS = 11 CHAOS
= 42 FIRST PERIOD 1) CHAOS = Amyot (21) [ Anastassopoulos, Carter ] 22:14 2) DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (18) {pp} [Paquette, Mezey] 20:30 3) CHAOS = Tsoukalas (8) [Ntapolias, Cantin] 15:57 4) CHAOS = Ntapolias (9) [Amyot] 12:26 5) DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (19) {pp} [Paquette, Mezey] 10:27 6) CHAOS = Amyot (22) 8:12 7) CHAOS = Tsoukalas (9) 7:18 SECOND PERIOD 8) CHAOS = Anastassopoulos (9) {pp} 21:58 9) DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (20) [K.Patel, Wong] 21:38 10) DRAGONS
= Mezey (10) [G.Kabenian] 18:03 11) CHAOS
= Ntapolias (10) 16:00 12) CHAOS
= Cantin (5) {pp} [Amyot] 13:22 13) CHAOS
= Cantin (6) [Tsoukalas] 12:36 14) CHAOS
= Ntapolias (11) {sh} 11:01 15) DRAGONS
= Nguyen (21) {pp} [Paquette] 9:20 16) CHAOS
= Doutre (4) [Anastassopoulos] 7:32 INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS GEORGE KABENIAN = 3G {pp x2} + 1A RICK MEZEY = 1G + 2A + 4PM REAL PAQUETTE = 3A VAN THY NGUYEN = 1G {pp} + 2PM KAMLESH PATEL = 1A + 2PM JOHN WONG = 1A + 2PM SIMON KABENIAN = 2PM CHAOS NICK NTAPOLIAS = 3G {sh x1} + 2A ALEX AMYOT = 2G + 2A GEORGE TSOUKALAS = 2G + 1A NICK CANTIN = 2G {pp x1} + 1A + 6PM ANDRE ANASTASSOPOULOS = 1G + 2A CHRIS DOUTRE =1G + 2PM SCOTT CARTER = 1A + 4PM POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 3/3 CHAOS = 2/3 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 31/42
saves/shots against FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette DRAGONS [ The third meet this season between the teams. The season
series is tied at 1-1. A full lineup for the HIRED GUNS with Jason Leclair in
nets. The DRAGONS are short two players, Van Thy Nguyen and Vince Profetto. Their two offensive generators. It is
no secret that these two players carry the load and allow the surrounding players to play within their limits. With the absence of these two, only Rick Mezey can now carry the load which will require for the other
6 players on the DRAGONS’ roster to help out as best as they can. It did
not happen. Destroyed, annihilated, massacred, pulverized. Pick one
and this will aptly describe the thrashing the DRAGONS suffered at the hands of the HIRED GUNS. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. 26 seconds into
the game, Gabe Valente picks up a loose ball near the central redline and fires a high snap shot over Régent’s left
shoulder into the upper right corner. A sign of things to come. This goal seemed to shock the DRAGONS into a total catatonic state.
Mental mistakes, poor passing, poor clearings, numerous turnovers occurred at an incredible pace. It was as if the DRAGONS were far far away mentally. It
looked like the CANADA-ITALY game in women’s hockey where one team was fully and completely superior to the other. In oriental philosophy, what the DRAGONS pulled here was a “loss of face”. I won’t go into the details of all the other 13 goals because it would not give
proper justice to this awful game, from a DRAGONS’ standpoint. The HIRED
GUNS did their job and poured it on. No pity was given and none was asked. This was a full asskicking and the DRAGONS were fully deserving for this pathetic
display. This game will either send the DRAGONS into a tailspin or it will provoke
a proper slap to the face and bring the team into a better focus. The duo of
Conrad Plouffe and Ian Foster played an awesome game as they were all over the DRAGONS.
Constant forechecking provoked way too many turnovers and Conrad Plouffe
was able to score 4 goals off these turnovers. By the midway point of the first
period, the score was 6-0 for the HIRED GUNS and the match was already a done deal as the DRAGONS did not belong on the same
gym floor as the HIRED GUNS. Five of those 6 goals were off very bad turnovers. Pitiful and pathetic. A real stinker. It will be up to the DRAGONS to recover from this bashing and find a new focus….
FINAL SCORE DRAGONS = 2 HIRED GUNS = 12 FIRST PERIOD 1)
HIRED GUNS =
Valente (12) [ G.Page, T.Page ] 25:34 2)
HIRED GUNS =
Valente (13) [Leclair] 20:25 3)
HIRED GUNS =
Boyer (8) [Plouffe] 18:44 4)
HIRED GUNS =
G.Page (12) [Valente] 17:13 5)
HIRED GUNS =
Plouffe (15) [Holobow] 15:45 6)
HIRED GUNS =
Plouffe (16) 14:30 7)
HIRED GUNS =
Goyens (18) 8:10 SECOND PERIOD 8)
HIRED GUNS =
Plouffe (17) [Foster, Goyens] 25:41 9)
DRAGONS = Mezey
(8) [S.Kabenian, Proulx] 18:00 10) HIRED GUNS = G.Page (13) [T.Page] 15:35 11) HIRED GUNS = T.Page (25) [Goyens] 14:12 12) DRAGONS = Mezey (9) [Wong] 12:20 13) HIRED GUNS = Foster (9) 10:42 14) HIRED GUNS = Plouffe (18) [Boyer] 9:37 INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS RICK MEZEY = 2G + 2PM SIMON KABENIAN = 1A JOHN WONG = 1A REGENT PROULX = 1A HIRED GUNS CONRAD PLOUFFE = 4G + 1A GABE VALENTE = 2G + 1A GRANT PAGE = 2G + 1A TOM PAGE = 1G + 2A MARC GOYENS = 1G + 2A IAN FOSTER =1G + 1A HENRY BOYER = 1G + 1A DANNY HOLOBOW = 1A JASON LECLAIR = 1A POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 0/0 HIRED GUNS = 0/1 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 28/40
saves/shots against N-D-Den-D se paye la traite; Chaos a manqué de temps; Spartans prennent la première
place... par Régent Proulx, le 18 février 2006. N-D-Den-D 6 vs Shockers 1 Les gardiens: Sylvain Loyer a reçu 33 tirs contre 25 sur Jimmy Garoufalis du N-D. Les meilleurs: Shockers: Dave Casar avec 1 but. N-D: Mike Callaghan avec 4 passes,
mention à Greg Phendler avec 2 buts. Sharpshooters 6 vs Chaos 5 Les gardiens: Éric Mallette a reçu 28 tirs contre 37 sur Leonard Luedee des SS. Les meilleurs: Chaos: André Anastassopoulos avec 1 but et 2 passes. SS: Stéphane
Gobeil avec 5 buts, mention au "vieux Warrior" René Nilo avec 4 passes. FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette Friday February 10 2006 DRAGONS [ 10-3-1 ] vs SPARTANS [ 9-3-2] Un aperçu possible de la Grande Finale. C’est
la troisième rencontre entre les deux equips. Chacune ayant remporté un match. La première rencontre remportée 4-3 par les DRAGONS tandis que les SPARTANS ont remporté le match suivant 8-3. Pour
les DRAGONS, un régulier manque à l’appel, Rick Mezey. Les SPARTANS, quant
à eux, présentent un alignement complet et Martin Déry sort de ses filets pour jouer comme défenseur. Les DRAGONS présentent une fiche de 3-2 dans leurs 5 derniers matchs tandis que les SPARTANS affichent
un dossier de 4-1 à leurs 5 derniers matchs. Rapidité d’exécution et vitesse
sont les deux grands atouts des SPARTANS. Sylvain Loyer est le gardien des SPARTANS
{encore lui ?? J} tandis que Régent Proulx est le gardien pour les DRAGONS. La partie débute et les SPARTANS commencent à imposer leur rythme.
Une série de passes à vive allure entre les avants et Martin Déry provoque plusieurs maux de tête aux DRAGONS. Les DRAGONS savaient que l’élément vitesse des SPARTANS serait un problème mais
ce début de rencontre envoit un message très clair que la partie serait jouée à un niveau très élevé. La majorité des deux premières minutes sont jouées dans la zone des DRAGONS. Le duo Chabot –Lefebvre provoque une bonne quantité de chances offensives et leurs replis défensifs
rapides ne permettent pas aux DRAGONS de créer des jeux. Michel Godin prend possession
de la balle laissée seule à la pointe droite et effectue une passe vers Dérik Chabot au cercle de mise en jeu droit. Celui-ci revient un peu sur ses pas et dégaine un tir rapide qui ne quitte pas le
plancher. La balle roule jusqu’à Régent Proulx qui ne réussit pas à fermer
les jambes et qui voit la balle se faufiler entre celles-ci pour pénétrer dans le filet.
SPARTANS 1-0 à 24:35. Les DRAGONS continuent d’avoir des ennuis
avec leur offensive car les décisions de tir ou de passe ne se font pas assez rapidement.
La fraction de seconde nécessaire pour effectuer un bon jeu se fait rare pour les DRAGONS car les SPARTANS sont constamment
sur le porteur de la balle. Un ajustement rapide devient une priorité pour les
DRAGONS sinon la partie risque d’être très longue. Le duo G.Kabenian –
R.Patel ramène les pendules à l’heure lorsque les DRAGONS égalisent le pointage.
Une bonne pression dans la zone offensive par les DRAGONS donne plusieurs tirs au filet. Un déblaiement des SPARTANS se fait intercepter par Van Thy Nguyen à la pointe droite. Celui-ci refile rapidement la balle à George Kabenian qui prend un tir haut et précis pour battre Sylvain
Loyer. MATCH EGAL 1-1 à 21:53. Les
prochaines minutes toutefois demeurent à l’avantage des SPARTANS qui bourdonnent autour du filet de Régent Proulx. Les DRAGONS n’arrivent pas avec assez de succès à empêcher le jeu de passes
rapides dans la zone payante. Heureusement que Régent Proulx effectue plusieurs
arrêts clés pour garder la partie à 1-1. Nous sommes maintenant rendus à mi-chemin
dans la période lorsque John Wong reçoit un punition majeure pour un bâton élevé. Il
a effectué un tir et la continuation de son élan crée un contact avec le visage d’un joueur adverse. Une saignée se développe et John reçoit une pénalité de 4 minutes qui doit être servie au complet. Les SPARTANS envoient le duo Chabot – Lefebvre à l’avant. Après seulement quelques secondes en avantage numérique, Simon Lefebvre se retrouve seul à la droite de
Régent. Il effectue une feinte vers le centre mais revient vers le poteau gauche. Régent, se retrouvant compromis au centre, tombe sur le plancher et roule sur son
dos pour couvrir le bas du filet. Simon Lefebvre prend un tir qui atteint Régent
sur le derrière de son casque et la balle s’arrête près du poteau gauche. Un
arrêt à la Hasek !! Après un dégagement des DRAGONS suite à cet arrêt, Sylvain
Loyer effectue une passe vers Martin Déry. Il s’avance et prend un tir
qui dévie sur un joueur adverse et bifurque vers la droite. Dérik Chabot se retrouve
sur la trajectoire de la balle et prend un tir rapide vers le filet. Régent Proulx
ne peut que constater, encore une fois, la balle qui passe entre ses jambes car il était en train de se replacer vers sa gauche. SPARTANS 2-1 à 11:38. Les DRAGONS réussissent
à écouler le reste de la punition sans accorder d’autres buts. Avec environ
5 minutes à faire dans la période, les SPARTANS augmentent leur avance. Martin
Déry prend possession de la balle sur le flanc droit et effectue une passe à Victor Pajor, son partenaire de défense à sa
gauche. Victor accepte la balle et s’avance jusqu’au centre. Sans avertissement, il prend un tir sec des poignets qui reste au ras du plancher
et pénètre le filet près du poteau gauche. SPARTANS 3-1 à 4:55. Curieusement, c’est à partir de ce but que les DRAGONS ont commencé à mieux jouer. De meilleurs decisions avec la balle et sans la balle font surface et l’intensité augmente d’un
cran. Il s’agit maintenant de voir si ceci pourra provoquer de meilleurs
chances de marquer. Fin de la première période. Les SPARTANS débutent la deuxième en force. Encore
une fois, le duo Chabot – Lefebvre bourdonne et crée plusieurs chances de marquer.
Le duo Hazek – Faber n’obtient pas autant de chances et se fait remplacer après une minute. Encore une fois, la chance sourit à Chabot lorsqu’un tir de la pointe effectué par Martin Déry, se
fait dévié directement sur la lame du bâton de Dérik Chabot posté sur le flanc droit.
Encore une fois, il dégaine rapidement et surprend Régent entre les jambes pour la troisième fois. Régent était en mouvement de droite vers la gauche lorsqu’il aperçoit l’arrivée de la balle. SPARTANS 4-1 à 23:45. Les DRAGONS répliquent 2 minutes plus tard lorsque George Kabenian prend possession d’un retour de
lancer effectué par Simon Kabenian et loge la balle au-dessus d’un Sylvain Loyer étendu sur le plancher. SPARTANS 4-2 à 21:30. Deux minutes plus tard, Brian Hazek
prend une punition majeure pour avoir donné un coup de bâton à l’endroit de Vince Profetto et obtient 4 minutes. Les DRAGONS réussissent à compter vers la fin de cet avantage numérique de 4 minutes
lorsque Vince Profetto, posté à la pointe gauche, remet la balle à Van Thy Nguyen posté à la pointe droite. Van Thy avance un peu vers l’avant et aperçoit Rajesh Patel seul près du poteau gauche. La passe est effectuée et Rajesh prend un tir des poignets sec et précis dans la partie supérieure gauche
du filet. SPARTANS 4-3 à 15:26. La
partie prend maintenant l’allure d’un match en séries. Chaque équipe
s’échange des chances de marquer et les gardiens font de leur mieux. L’intensité
augmente sans toutefois provoquer des incidents, un match serré sans accrochages ou d’échanges verbaux salées. Une situation qui est le bienvenu dans cette ligue. Dérik Chabot permet aux SPARTANS de reprendre une avance de 2 buts lorsqu’il enfile son quatrième
du match. Un beau jeu de tic-tac-to entre Martin Déry, Victor Pajor et Dérik
Chabot permet à ce dernier de marquer dans la partie supérieure droite du filet. SPARTANS
5-3 à 8:42. Van Thy Nguyen remet les DRAGONS dans le match lorsqu’il effectue
une autre de ses envolées sur le flanc droit et prend un lancer-frappé qui déjoue Sylvain Loyer du côté du bâton d’une
distance d’environ 15 pieds. SPARTANS 5-4 à 7:16. Nous sommes maintenant rendus dans les deux dernières minutes du match.
Les SPARTANS conservent possession de la balle dans le territoire des DRAGONS.
Ces derniers n’arrivent pas à soutirer cette balle et se lancer à l’attaque. Victor Pajor prend possession de la balle à la pointe gauche et effectue une passe vers Dérik Chabot. Celui-ci aperçoit Simon Lefebvre posté près du poteau gauche. La passe est effectué et Simon prend le temps de déjouer Régent avec une belle feinte. SPARTANS 6-4 à 1:44. Avec 57 secondes à faire dans le match,
Jonathan Scarfo des SPARTANS prend une punition pour avoir fait trébucher. Vince
Profetto prend possession de la balle derrière le filet de Régent Proulx et effectue une passe vers sa droite pour Van Thy
Nguyen. Van Thy s’avance et aperçoit Sylvain Loyer se coller rapidement
sur son poteau gauche. Toute la partie supérieure droite du filet devient disponible. Van Thy prend un tir mi lancer-frappé mi tir des poignets et loge la balle dans cette
ouverture. SPARTANS 6-5 à 0:50. La
mise au jeu est effectué et les SPARTANS ont le contrôle de la balle. Ils gaspillent
environ une vingtaine de secondes avant de perdre possession. Les DRAGONS récupèrent
la balle et Régent Proulx sort de son filet. George Kabenian contrôle le jeu
mais ne réussit pas à effectuer une passe vers le devant du filet. Il decide
donc de revenir sur ses pas mais il se fait enlever la balle par Simon Lefebvre qui refile celle-ci à Michel Godin qui compte
dans un filet désert. SPARTANS 7-5 à 0:10. FINAL SCORE DRAGONS = 5 SPARTANS = 7 FIRST PERIOD 1) SPARTANS = Chabot (20) [ Godin ] 24:35 2) DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (16) [Nguyen] 21:53 3) SPARTANS = Chabot (21) {pp} [Déry, Loyer] 11:38 4) SPARTANS = Pajor (7) [Déry] 4:55 SECOND PERIOD 5) SPARTANS = Chabot (22) [Déry] 23:45 6) DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (17) [S.Kabenian] 21:30 7) DRAGONS = R.Patel (13) {pp} [Nguyen, Profetto] 15:26 8) SPARTANS = Chabot (23) [Déry, Pajor] 8:42 9) DRAGONS = Nguyen (19) 7:16 10) SPARTANS
= Lefebvre (23) [Chabot, Pajor] 1:44 11) DRAGONS
= Nguyen (20) {pp} [Profetto] 0:50 12) SPARTANS
= Godin (14) {en} [Lefebvre] 0:10 INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS VAN THY NGUYEN = 2G {1 pp}+ 2A GEORGE KABENIAN = 2G + 2PM VINCE PROFETTO = 2A + 2PM RAJESH PATEL = 1G {pp} SIMON KABENIAN = 1A JOHN WONG = 4PM SPARTANS DERIK CHABOT = 4G {1 pp}+ 1A MARTIN DERY = 4A VICTOR PAJOR = 1G + 2A MICHEL GODIN = 1G {en} + 1A SIMON LEFEBVRE = 1G + 1A + 2PM SYLVAIN LOYER =1A BRIAN HAZEK = 4PM JONATHAN SCARFO = 2PM STEVE LOYER = 2PM POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 2/5 SPARTANS = 1/4 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 28/34
saves/shots against SYLVAIN LOYER (SP) = 26/31 FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette Friday February 3 2006 DRAGONS [ 9-3-1 ] vs SHARPSHOOTERS [ 3-9-1] The third meet between the teams this season. The
first encounter ending in a 4-4 tie while the DRAGONS winning the second match 6-3.
For the SHARPSHOOTERS, a full lineup. For the DRAGONS, 3 regulars were
missing, John Wong, Rick Mezey and Vince Profetto. One sub found his way into
the lineup, Ghislain Plouffe for the third time this season. The SHARPSHOOTERS
are 2-3 in their last 5 games while the DRAGONS post a 3-2 record in their last 5. Billy
Ponting has started playing again and has joined the SHARPSHOOTERS. His ball
handling skills will prove beneficial to the team. The SHARPSHOOTERS have skill upfront with three good forwards in Gobeil,
Ricciardi and now Ponting. As long as the SHARPSHOOTERS keep the ball in the offensive zone, they can hold their own against
any team in the league, the problems begin when they are forced back into their defensive zone. For the DRAGONS, with 3 regulars out of the lineup, some players will have, once again, to step up and
produce. Sylvain Loyer in nets for the SHARPSHOOTERS while Régent Proulx is in
nets for the DRAGONS. The game begins and a marked difference can be felt from last week’s game between
the DRAGONS and the SHOCKERS. An absence of tight checking allows more room to
maneuver and the ability to achieve some playmaking. Both sides profit from their
quality forwards to create good scoring chances down low. The good saves from
both goalies keep the score 0-0. Both defenses get hurried as passes are made
very quickly from stick to stick but the goaltenders hold their ground. Only
two defensemen, one from each team, go on the offensive on a regular basis, Van Thy Nguyen for the DRAGONS and John Cowan
for the SHARPSHOOTERS. The DRAGONS have a good reason not to send the other two
since they have only 3 D for this game. The SHARPSHOOTERS enjoy plenty of good
offensive chances when the forward duo of Stephan Gobeil and Tony Ricciardi combine with their intense forechecking. Tony, in particular, knows only one speed when it comes to forechecking which can
be quite aggravating to some opponents as sticks and body parts come in contact. As
long as Tony does not get called for penalties, he disrupts play quite often. Rajesh
Patel, for the DRAGONS, is coming back from a long absence and has not lost his “dekes” as he performs several
maneuvers down low and behind the opposing net. Not a physical player by any
means, Rajesh counts on his stickhandling abilities to get by opposing players and create scoring opportunities for himself
and his teammates. It becomes quite apparent that this game, even though shots
are coming at a good pace, will be a low scoring one as both goaltenders refuse to give in.
Blocked shots come aplenty, especially by Angelo D’Agostino for the SHARPSHOOTERS and the D corps of the DRAGONS. Régent Proulx can be heard quite a few times during the game thanking his D corps.
Time flies by and we are already at the 20 minute mark when things get interesting.
The DRAGONS start with the ball in their own zone and move up. Van Thy
Nguyen makes another one of his patented rushes on the right wing. He keeps control
of the ball even though he gets whacked by a stick and advances a few more meters. He
notices three options presenting themselves to him. The first one is to make
a drop pass to George Kabenian waiting some 5 feet behind him and to his left. George
was in prime position for a one-timer. The second one and a little more harder,
is to make a hard side-to-side pass to Rajesh Patel, located on the left side of the low slot area some 5 feet from the goalie. This pass would have to go through a pair of legs and a stick. The third option is to shoot. Van Thy chooses the second option
and is able to make a good hard pass which is accepted by Rajesh. Sylvain Loyer
slides from his right post position and moves to his right towards the left post when Rajesh makes a beautiful outside-inside
deke, flooring Sylvain Loyer and roofing the ball upstairs. Bravo !! DRAGONS 1-0. Three minutes later, the SHARPSHOOTERS even the
score on a nice piece of ballhandling skill. Angelo D’Agostino picks up
a loose ball in his own zone and spots Stephan Gobeil in the right wing corner. He
sends him the ball which is accepted. Simon Kabenian is covering Gobeil. Stephan makes a little move towards the back wall but stops, spins around to his right
and circles back to a shooting position some 15 feet from Régent’s net. Simon
was a step behind and could not prevent the shot. Régent was caught a little
too deep in his own net and the upper left corner was made available. Gobeil’s
shot is directed towards that location and finds the hole. Nice move and nice
goal !!! SCORE TIED 1-1. We are
down to the final seconds of the period when the DRAGONS pull off a nice passing play.
Once again, Van Thy Nguyen is the initiator when he moves up the ball on the right wing. Crossing the “central redline” he spots Rajesh Patel on the left wing near the official timer’s
bench. The pass is made and Rajesh moves in a few feet and spots George Kabenian
moving fast towards the right post and not towards the goalie. Rajesh makes a
seeing-eye pass through the low slot, away from the stick of Sylvain Loyer and just in front of George. George reaches out and backhands the ball along the floor into an open net as Sylvain Loyer was floored
in his attempt to intercept the pass. Bella !!
DRAGONS 2-1. Ten seconds later, the period ends. The second period sees more of the same type of play.
Both teams exchange shots on a 1-to-1 ratio but neither side is able to score.
The DRAGONS switch to 4 defensemen at the beginning of the period in order to allow the 3 regular D’s to save
some energy. This lasts for around the first 5 minutes of the period. A relatively clean game with no tussles or hassles. A few
stickwork incidents though but nothing warranting an elevation of tension. All
the makings of a “playoff” like atmosphere as the next goal, if there is one, can prove the clincher for the DRAGONS
or the much needed equalizer for the SHARPSHOOTERS. Timeouts get called in the
second period as both teams try to stem the apparent flow of offensive chances by the opposing side. Minutes go by and we are now down to the last minute. The
SHARPSHOOTERS have pulled their goalie. An offensive maneuver by the SHARPSHOOTERS
on the left wing is stopped by a DRAGONS forward and I am able to corral the loose ball.
I see Kamlesh Patel ahead of me with an incoming SHARPSHOOTERS player coming to intercept him so I take the shot instead
towards the empty net. A SHARPSHOOTERS defender was located in front of the net
but he did not need to do anything as the shot sails wide and to the left. The
SHARPSHOOTERS claim the loose ball and move up. Passes are made from point to
point and a shot gets taken. It is blocked but the ball comes back to John Cowan
on the left wing who spots Stephan Gobeil hiding adjacent to the right post waiting for a tap in. Cowan makes a terrific hard diagonal pass that is not stopped and Gobeil taps it in for an easy goal. SCORE TIED AT 2-2. Fifty seconds remaining
in the game. The faceoff occurs and the DRAGONS have possession, about 20 seconds
go by until the DRAGONS send the ball towards the far left corner, suddenly, Sylvain Loyer leaves his crease and jumps on
the ball in order to stop it and provoke a change of possession. The problem
though is that he is way too far out of his own net. The head referee, Tom Page,
must give Loyer a 2 minute penalty for Delay of Game. Twenty-one seconds to go. The DRAGONS start out from behind the net and I give a pass to Van Thy Nguyen at the
right point. Ghislain Plouffe is doing his best to block Sylvain Loyer’s
view by placing himself in front of the goalie. George Kabenian is in the high
slot awaiting a possible pass from Van Thy. Van Thy moves in a little more on
the right wing and fires a shot. It gets blocked and George is able to fight
for possession and dish it back to me waiting at the left point. I take a good
hard wrist shot, calf high, and see it go through legs and stick, past Ghislain and into the net near the left post. Sylvain Loyer never saw the shot as he never made a move for it. A great screening job by Ghislain Plouffe who was borderline on a crease infraction but nothing was called. The clock read 8 seconds remaining. DRAGONS
3-2. FINAL SCORE DRAGONS = 3 SHARPSHOOTERS = 2 FIRST PERIOD 1) DRAGONS = R.Patel (12) [ Nguyen ] 20:47 2) SHARPSHOOTERS = Gobeil (25) [D’Agostino] 23:27 3) DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (15) [Nguyen, R.Patel] 25:50 SECOND PERIOD 4) SHARPSHOOTERS = Gobeil [Cowan] (26) 25:10 5) DRAGONS = Paquette (4) {pp} 25:52 INDIVIDUAL STATS DRAGONS RAJESH PATEL = 1G + 1A VAN THY NGUYEN = 2A GEORGE KABENIAN = 1G REAL PAQUETTE = 1G {pp} + 2PM SHARPSHOOTERS STEPHAN GOBEIL = 2G JOHN COWAN = 1A + 2PM SYLVAIN LOYER = 2PM POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 1/2 SHARPSHOOTERS = 0/1 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 27/29
saves/shots against SYLVAIN LOYER (SS) = 27/30 FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette Friday January 27 2006 SHOCKERS [ 5-6-1 ] vs DRAGONS [ 9-2-1] The third meet between the teams this season. The DRAGONS
having won the first two encounters by scores of 9-5 and 8-1. For the SHOCKERS,
only 1 regular out of the lineup, Rob Horvat. One sub was found to replace him
and it turned out to be Leonard Luedee. For the DRAGONS, 3 regulars were missing,
Rajesh Patel, Rick Mezey and Vince Profetto. One sub found his way into the lineup,
Ghislain Plouffe for the second time this season. The SHOCKERS are riding a 3
game winning streak while the DRAGONS have a modest 2 game winning streak on the table.
The main offensive weapon on the SHOCKERS are their defensemen. Bob Staric
possesses a wicked slap shot. The SHOCKERS keep it pretty simple on offense,
give the ball to the point, shoot from the point and crash the net for rebounds. For
the DRAGONS, with 3 offensive regulars out of the lineup, some players will have to step up and produce. The match begins and right from the get-go, the SHOCKERS show their colors by executing a very close
man-to-man defense. The SHOCKERS simply do not allow any forward from the opposing
team to have room to maneuver, either for a pass or for taking a shot. The DRAGONS
find themselves being unable to establish a tempo in the early goings. With the
tight checking, the DRAGONS’ D try to force the issue by making long passes from behind their own net. These get picked off 2 times out of 3. Even if the pass gets through, there is always one SHOCKERS defender who finds himself within a 2 foot
radius of the DRAGONS forward. The question being asked is for how long can the
SHOCKERS maintain this “in-your-face” checking. There simply was
no room at all. This proved to be a nuisance to Van Thy Nguyen and George Kabenian,
two players on the DRAGONS who love to move up with the ball and create plays. Here,
they were stifled in the execution of those plays by a very tight checking SHOCKERS team.
There would always be a leg, a stick, a body part or anything else, that would get in the way of a shot or a pass. Frustrating the hell out of the DRAGONS who are used to an open game with plenty of
“play fabrication”. Sylvain Loyer, the SHOCKERS’ goalie, had
a field day in this first period as few shots came through to him. The DRAGONS
were not helping themselves by going for low percentage plays due to the tight checking.
Starting the match with only 6 players, time spent on the floor becomes a factor as normal 45 to 60 second shifts become
90 to 120 seconds for at least one forward and one defenseman. Sometimes, even
longer than that. You can get away with this if you score early and build up
a good lead. If you are tied or trailing in the later stages of the game, tired
legs fail to follow what the mind is ordering to do and comebacks get snuffed. The
SHOCKERS started with 6 and ended up with 8 by the midway part of the first period.
The DRAGONS started with 6 and ended up with 7 by the same time period. Offensive
chances were few and far between for both sides in the first 8 minutes as either side could not sustain any pressure in the
offensive zone. The SHOCKERS finally break the 0-0 score when, at the 8:35 mark,
Ben Hoffman corrals a pass from Bobby Hozjan in his own zone and fires off a slapshot that stays on the floor heading for
the left post. Régent Proulx, goalie for the DRAGONS, must have been screened
by me as he reacted too late when he noticed the direction of the slapshot. Covering
the right post, a small opening was offered near the left post. Once Ben Hoffman
completed his shot and that I was unable to block it, I turn around to see the ball bank off the left post and into the net. I could see by Régent’s reaction that he spotted the arrival of the ball only
too late. A double no-no, the inability to block the shot and screening your
goaltender at the same time. SHOCKERS 1-0.
The all important first goal. With few offensive chances so far into the
match, this goal becomes huge. The SHOCKERS keep jamming up opposing forwards
near their net while point shots don’t get through. Several DRAGONS players
were muttering at the bench. About 3 minutes after the first goal, the SHOCKERS
double their lead. A very bad giveaway by Van Thy Nguyen. Stationed behind his own net, Van Thy spots a DRAGONS forward moving up on the left wing, a SHOCKERS forward
is in the offensive slot, trying to prevent a pass. Van Thy tries to make the
pass through the slot, it fails, the ball gets intercepted by Dave Casar. He
moves in on Régent and the goalie makes a super save but gives up a rebound. The
rebound comes directly onto Dave Casar’s stick and this time he does not miss as he roofs it top left corner. SHOCKERS 2-0. Half a period to go and this 2-0 lead seems
huge with all the difficulties encountered by the tenacious checking offered by the SHOCKERS.
The DRAGONS obtain a few more shots on net but are unable to collect rebounds as the SHOCKERS are doing a good job
of clearing the front of their net. By this time, Bob Staric and Leonard Luedee
had joined the SHOCKERS while Ghislain Plouffe had just done the same for the DRAGONS.
The extra player is greeted by the DRAGONS as it will allow some players to get a fuller rest on the bench. Ghislain obtains two good back-to-back shifts as he is constantly moving and creating plays, unfortunately,
nothing to show for it as the SHOCKERS continue their tight defensive play. The
remaining of the first period sees more of the same. The second period starts off well for the DRAGONS as Dave Casar gets called for an Interference
penalty. The DRAGONS bring out George Kabenian, Van Thy Nguyen, Kamlesh Patel
and myself. The DRAGONS establish a good ball control sequence and are able to
better infiltrate the offensive slot. Van Thy obtains a right point shot from
a pass directed by George Kabenian and hits the right post near the crossbar. The
ball finds itself behind the SHOCKERS net and is scooped up by George Kabenian, he moves behind the net towards the left corner
and gives the ball to Kamlesh Patel near the “faceoff” circle. Kamlesh
makes a shifty little pass to myself in the high slot area. I take a quick wrister
and the ball hits the crossbar. Damn, two posts within 30 seconds. The SHOCKERS are able to kill off the penalty and retain their 2-0 lead.
But the powerplay has brought dividends as the DRAGONS are now better able to infiltrate the “slot” area. Sylvain Loyer is getting tested more and more often.
This increase in offense finally pays off when Kamlesh Patel scoops up a loose ball from a blocked shot and fires a
quick snapshot just inside the right post. For a few seconds, all players on
the floor were not sure if it was a goal or a save as no indication from either referee was visible. Finally, Billy Ponting points to the back of the net and confirms the goal.
SHOCKERS 2-1. The DRAGONS get their hopes up. Unfortunately for the DRAGONS, these hopes suffer a setback when Bob Staric, on a pass from Paul Casar,
unleashes a wicked slapper from long range. Régent Proulx goes down to block
the incoming missile but it would appear that he changed his mind at the last second.
This uncertainty proves fatal as the ball finds it’s way through Régent and into the net. SHOCKERS 3-1. With 14 minutes to go in the match, the DRAGONS
find themselves behind by two again. The SHOCKERS now fully concentrate on their
defensive game as the DRAGONS attempt a comeback. Minutes go by and the comeback
is nowhere to be seen. Until, with about 5 minutes to go, George Kabenian brings
the DRAGONS to within one. Kamlesh Patel controls the play and sets up at the
left point, he spots Van Thy Nguyen at the right point and sends the ball his way. Van
Thy accepts the pass and fires off a slapshot which gets saved by Sylvain Loyer. But a rebound is given out, for one of the
few times in the game, it is not a SHOCKERS player that scoops it up but rather George Kabenian. George then proceeds to put the ball into the net over a sprawled Sylvain Loyer. SHOCKERS 3-2. With about 2 minutes to go in the game, a goalie
timeout is asked for by Régent, the DRAGONS regroup to discuss strategy. Crashing
the net was the order of the day. The DRAGONS start with the ball behind their
net but find themselves unable to move forward as the SHOCKERS immediately forecheck the ball carrier, on two occasions I
even find myself losing the ball in my own end which leads to an empty net opportunity.
The SHOCKERS fail to score but the clock is now down to around 20 seconds. The
DRAGONS reclaim possession and forward a pass to Van Thy near the central “faceoff” area. He fires off a slapshot which gets saved by Sylvain Loyer and the ball is redirected in the left corner
where the final seconds tick off the clock as 2 players battle for possession. A well earned victory for the SHOCKERS….. FINAL SCORE SHOCKERS = 3 DRAGONS = 2 FIRST PERIOD 1) SHOCKERS = Hoffman (4) [ Hozjan ] 17:25 2) SHOCKERS = D.Casar (5) 14:35 SECOND PERIOD 3) DRAGONS = K.Patel (8) 17:20 4) SHOCKERS = Staric (12) [ P.Casar ] 14:57 5) DRAGONS = G.Kabenian (14) [ Nguyen, K.Patel ] 4:49 INDIVIDUAL STATS SHOCKERS BEN HOFFMAN = 1G DAVE CASAR = 1G + 4PM BOB STARIC = 1G BOBBY HOZJAN = 1A PAUL CASAR = 1A LEONARD LUEDEE = 2PM DRAGONS KAMLESH PATEL = 1G + 1A GEORGE KABENIAN = 1G + 2PM VAN THY NGUYEN = 1A SIMON KABENIAN = 2PM POWERPLAYS SHOCKERS = 0/2 DRAGONS = 0/2 GOALTENDERS SYLVAIN LOYER (SHK) = 29/31
saves/shots against FRIDAY LEAGUE POST by Réal Paquette Friday January 20 2006 N-D-DEN-D [ 4-5-2 ] vs DRAGONS [ 8-2-1] The second meet between the teams this season. The DRAGONS
having won the first encounter by a score of 3-2. For NDD, several regulars out
of the lineup for various reasons, the players missing were Mike Callaghan, Tony Ricci, Peter Knapp and Sylvain Léonard. 3 subs were found to replace the absentees.
They were Victor Chernoff, Billy Ponting and Leonard Luedee. For the DRAGONS,
2 regulars were missing, Rajesh Patel and Rick Mezey. One sub found his way into
the lineup, Tony Ricciardi from the SHARPSHOOTERS. After starting the season
3-0-1, NDD has fallen drastically in the standings, going 1-5-1 in their last 7 games.
The DRAGONS have a 3-2-0 record in their last 5. The duo to watch
from a DRAGONS’ perspective would be the offensive duo of Victor Chernoff and Manny Tavaroff. These two players possess good ball handling skills and quick shot releases, a bane for any defenseman. For the DRAGONS, the return of Vince Profetto is very welcomed as this adds another
complete player on the roster. The game begins and play is somewhat limited to the neutral zone as neither side is able to mount any
type of offensive rushes. Times in the offensive zones are quite limited as both
defenses pick up and clear rebounds. The DRAGONS though seem to be in a daze
as defensive coverages are lacking and it would appear that it’s only a matter of time before something bad happens. The bad thing happens at the 1:24 mark of the opening period when a shot fired by
Billy Ponting from NDD’s own end, is redirected by Theo Michael as he does a spin-o-rama move. The ball never leaves the floor and rolls in between the legs of Régent Proulx who never picked up the
ball coming towards him. (Note de Régent: À la demande générale,
enfin, à la demande de Theo Michael...je n'ai jamais vu la balle venir! balle facile que j'aurais dû arrêter
en étant alerte, non pas endormi! Nice Goal Theo, that's the last easy one for you! ) By all accounts,
a fluke goal. But, they still count on the scoresheet. NDD 1-0. This
goal activates more offensive pressure from NDD as they see the DRAGONS wallowing in their own zone, unable to make breakout
passes as the distances between forwards and defensemen are too long. Too many
interceptions getting made by the NDD forwards results in turnovers and good scoring opportunities. The saving grace for the DRAGONS is that the NDD forwards are unable to finish off their chances. Complete dominance for NDD in these opening minutes.
This control bears fruit 5 minutes later when Manny Tavaroff receives a short pass from Leonard Luedee and fires a
quick snapshot from a distance of about 15 feet over the glovehand of Régent Proulx.
Another display of Manny’s quick release shot. NDD 2-0. The DRAGONS don’t panic, the offense on this team is such that being down by two is not going to
provoke a panic, but there’s definitely some concerns as to the poor start. The
DRAGONS talk it up on the bench and over the next 2 minutes, two good back-to-back shifts pick up team spirits. The following minute sees the DRAGONS climbing back into the game.
Up till then, Tony Cotroneo, the goaltender for NDD, was making every save by coming out far from his crease in order
to cut down the angles. The DRAGONS kept shooting on him and were unable to find
holes. The DRAGONS pick up a loose ball in their own zone and Vince Profetto
moves up on the left side. He spots me at the right point and sends me a pass. Using a NDD defender as a screen, I let go a good solid wrist shot that beats Tony
Cotroneo into the upper right corner. NDD 2-1.
The DRAGONS seem to awake from their slumber as they now carry the play into the NDD end and establish good ball control. Shots are coming at a rapid pace but Tony Cotroneo is making all the right saves. Play returns in the DRAGONS’s end when the offensive duo of Chernoff and Tavaroff
return on the surface of play. Every shift from this pair produces NDD’s
best offensive chances. After a couple of saves by Régent, the ball is picked
up by Simon Kabenian and he gets tripped by Billy Ponting. The penalty call is
made and the DRAGONS go on the powerplay. The DRAGONS send Ricciardi-Wong-Profetto
and myself onto the floor. The DRAGONS establish control of the ball and advance
towards the NDD end. Vince and myself we play give and go until Vince makes a
move towards the right post and spots Tony Ricciardi alone near the left post. Vince
makes the pass and Tony fires at once into an empty net. Powerplay goal. SCORE TIED 2-2. The DRAGONS keep the
pressure on and are rewarded about 2 minutes later. There is a scramble in front
of Tony Cotroneo’s net, the ball is loose in front of the goalie and no whistle has been blown by either referee, Van
Thy Nguyen bullies his way to the area, picks up the loose ball and fires it into the empty net. NDD protest that a whistle should have been blown but head referee Tom Page indicates that he saw that
the ball was loose and thus no whistle. DRAGONS 3-2. The flow of the game was now definitely going the DRAGONS’ way as the offensive machine was kicking
into high gear. For every NDD shot taken, the DRAGONS were getting two on Cotroneo’s
net. NDD kept having chances as well, but only when the Chernoff-Tavaroff duo
was out there. Vince Profetto obtains his third point of the period when
he receives a pass at the left point from Tony Ricciardi. The shot gets taken
but Vince does not get “full wood” on it. The ball stays on the floor
and somehow makes it’s way just inside the left post. A lucky goal. But those also count. DRAGONS 4-2. The final 4 minutes tick by with Billy Ponting getting a few good chances but sees
Régent Proulx denying him on those chances. The period ends. During the break, the DRAGONS convene and discuss the goaltending style of Cotroneo, it is agreed that
since he is coming way out of his net to cut down the angles, it would be very appropriate to have forwards not so close to
the net for shots coming in from the point and for passing plays down low to see some passes being directed backwards and
to the side instead of forward, this way, this could catch the goalie out of position and in a very defenseless situation. The strategy session pays dividends in the early goings of the second period. Kamlesh Patel outduels Theo Michael behind the NDD net for a good 15 seconds and comes out with possession
of the ball. A short pass is directed towards Tony Ricciardi who spots Van Thy
Nguyen in the high slot but a little bit to the left side, Tony makes a great pass and Van Thy one-times it past a Tony Cotroneo
who could not correctly reposition himself in time. DRAGONS 5-2. Not even 50 seconds after that goal, the DRAGONS strike again on a beautiful tic-tac-toe goal by Kamlesh
Patel. Van Thy Nguyen prepares the play by moving up on the left side, he spots
a streaking George Kabenian on the right wing, George advances towards the right post and notices Kamlesh moving into the
high slot unchecked. George deftly makes a backward diagonal pass onto Kamlesh’s
stick who then proceeds to shoot into an empty net as Cotroneo was fully committed on George.
Bellissimo. DRAGONS 6-2. NDD
attempts to make a comeback when, once again, the Chernoff-Tavaroff duo create havoc in the offensive zone. Unfortunately for them, they are unable to finish off their chances as either a stick, a leg or Régent’s
equipment gets in the way. At around the 18:00 mark of the second period, the
DRAGONS have possession deep in the NDD end when George Kabenian fights for possession behind the NDD net. He wins the duel and emerges with the ball, he spots Simon Kabenian unchecked in the low slot. Simon receives the pass and flips the ball over a sprawled Cotroneo.
Simon Kabenian makes NDD pay for their omission in covering him. DRAGONS
7-2. With a 5 goal lead, the DRAGONS start to lay off and are content in limiting
their offensive chances instead of keeping the “foot on the gas”. NDD
finally find something to celebrate when Manny Tavaroff picks up a loose ball only a few feet to the right of Régent Proulx
, who is now down and out, and fires the ball along the floor which rolls unimpeded by my attempt to stop it with my stick,
into a gaping net. DRAGONS 7-3. With
still 11 or so minutes to go in the game, the DRAGONS did not want to allow NDD to regain some hope. So, 30 seconds after the 3rd NDD goal, Kamlesh Patel receives a good pass from John Wong in
the high slot and buries a good wrist shot into the upper left corner. DRAGONS
8-3. Just what the doctor ordered. The
remaining 10 minutes provide few offensive opportunities as the DRAGONS play kill the clock while NDD is unable to mount a
comeback… FINAL SCORE N-D-DEN-D = 3 DRAGONS = 8 FIRST PERIOD 1) N-D-D = Michael (2) [ Ponting ] 24:36 2) N-D-D = Tavaroff (10) [ Luedee ] 19:24 3) DRAGONS = Paquette (3) [ Profetto ] 16:50 4) DRAGONS = Ricciardi (12) {pp} [ Paquette, Profetto ] 13:15 5) DRAGONS = Nguyen (17) 10:53 6) DRAGONS = Profetto (5) [ Ricciardi ] 4:37 SECOND PERIOD 7) DRAGONS = Nguyen (18) [ Ricciardi, Patel ] 22:24 8) DRAGONS = Patel (6) [ Nguyen, G.Kabenian ] 21:30 9) DRAGONS = S.Kabenian (6) [ G.Kabenian ] 17:44 10) N-D-D = Tavaroff (11) 11:46 11) DRAGONS = Patel (7) [ Wong ] 11:10 POWERPLAYS N-D-DEN-D = 0/2 ‘DRAGONS = 1/2 INDIVIDUAL STATS N-D-DEN-D MANNY TAVAROFF = 2G + 2PM THEO MICHAEL = 1G LEONARD LUEDEE = 1A BILLY PONTING = 1A + 2PM DRAGONS VAN THY NGUYEN = 2G + 1A + 2PM KAMLESH PATEL = 2G + 1A VINCE PROFETTO = 1G + 2A TONY RICCIARDI = 1G {pp} + 2A REAL PAQUETTE = 1G + 1A GEORGE KABENIAN = 2A SIMON KABENIAN = 1G + 2PM JOHN WONG = 1A GOALTENDERS TONY COTRONEO (NDD) = 37/45
saves/shots against REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 27/30
FRIDAY POST-GAME REPORT by Réal Paquette FRIDAY DECEMBER 9th HIRED GUNS [ 5-2-1] 7 vs DRAGONS [7-1-1] 4 Second meeting of the season. The first match
between these two teams was won by the DRAGONS 7-5 . The HIRED GUNS dressing
7 regulars + Alex Amyot as a sub while for the DRAGONS 8 of their 9 regulars were dressed, the only absent being Vince Profetto. The best offense in the league (HG) vs the second best defense in the league (DRG). The game plan for the DRAGONS would be to try and establish a lead and make sure to
shutdown any comeback attempt from the HIRED GUNS. You don’t want to play
catch-up with the HIRED GUNS since they thrive on turnovers with their quick transition game. The game begins and it becomes quite clear that the forward line of Conrad Plouffe and Alex
Amyot, for the HIRED GUNS, would play all out offense. Conrad Plouffe loves to
forecheck and disrupt opposing defenses while Alex Amyot does not need much room to get his very precise shot off. Add to that the cannon shot of Marc Goyens from the blueline
and it would be a long game for DRAGONS’ defenders if rebounds were not cleared.
The DRAGONS countered with their No.1 line offensive line of George Kabenian and Rick Mezey with Van Thy Nguyen on
the D paired up with Simon Kabenian. The HIRED GUNS obtain the first chances
to score but fail to put anything by Régent Proulx as he is able to make several pad saves and smother rebounds. The DRAGONS retaliate and open the scoring at the 1:30 mark of the opening period when Rick Mezey grabs
a rebound given up by Jason Leclair off a Van Thy Nguyen pointshot. Rick makes
a little deke to allow him more room to shoot and buries it inside the left post. DRAGONS 1-0. The HIRED GUNS resume their
strong forecheck and produce some turnovers. Myself, I created a few with poor
passing in my own zone which lead to several in-close chances that Régent was able to stop.
Thankfully !! At the 8 minute mark, the HIRED GUNS tie the score when poor defensive coverage by the DRAGONS
allows Danny Holobow to take a shot from the point, the save is made but a rebound returns the ball to the slot, through two
DRAGONS’ defenders onto the stick of Alex Amyot who fires a wicked snapshot high, glove side, in the upper right corner. SCORE TIED 1-1. The DRAGONS find their defensive game after this goal and both teams now find themselves with limited
offensive zone pressure as the passing lanes now find themselves clogged up with legs, sticks, body parts, you name it. The second offensive line for the HIRED GUNS, Tom Page and Grant Page buzz around
the Régent’s net but are unable to complete setups. Ian Foster, playing
defense for this game, is relatively quiet so far. No sweeping offensive rushes
to speak of while Marc Goyens is doing his usual stunts, quick spin-o-ramas and cannon shots from long range. The main offensive chances for the DRAGONS are from in-close as Rick Mezey, George Kabenian and Van Thy
Nguyen are able to create chances with the ball control play. The forward line
of Rajesh Patel and John Wong get some chances but they are few and far between. This
is pretty much what goes on for the rest of the first period. The second period sees a flurry of activity as both teams try to establish territorial superiority. The HIRED GUNS take the lead at the 2:30 mark of the second period when Alex Amyot,
for his second goal of the game, completes a nice tic-tac-toe play set up by Tom Page and Gabe Valente. Situated off the left post, Alex receives a side-to-side pass from Tom, who was near the right post. The pass goes through one defensemen and ends up on Alex’s stick. Régent was unable to move across in time and Amyot was able to pick the upper left corner with a solid
wrist shot. HIRED GUNS 2-1. The lead is shortlived when the DRAGONS respond within 30 seconds.
Rick Mezey corrals a loose ball in the left corner, moves behind the net, comes back out towards the left corner and
spots an incoming Van Thy Nguyen in the high slot. The pass is made and directly
onto Van Thy’s stick. He winds up and slaps the ball past Jason Leclair
into the top left corner. SCORE TIED 2-2. This goal reinvigorates the DRAGONS and they start to press the HIRED GUNS’
defense with sustained pressure, especially when the offensive line of Plouffe and Amyot are on the floor. The HIRED GUNS’ second line of Page and Page are doing their job offensively as they are getting
most of the chances with occasional blasts from Marc Goyens. The DRAGONS grab the lead at the 15 minute mark. Régent
Proulx makes a save and redirects the rebound onto the stick of Van Thy Nguyen. Van
Thy moves up on the right side, stickhandles through 2 HIRED GUNS’ defenders and spots Rick Mezey, alone near the left
post. Rick receives the pass and fires quickly a low shot just inside the
left post as Jason Leclair was trying to block the short side with his right pad. No
can do. The ball enters the net. DRAGONS 3-2. Only 50 more seconds have
elapsed when the DRAGONS strike again. Kamlesh Patel grabs a loose ball
in the neutral zone and moves up on the right side. He spots Rick Mezey deep
on the left wing. The pass is made through one defender and reaches Rick who
quickly makes a crossing pass through the slot to a waiting George Kabenian near the right post. George doesn’t waste any time and fires the ball into a large opening as Jason Leclair was once again
unable to move from post-to-post with enough speed. DRAGONS 4-2. The DRAGONS were now in a position to fulfill their
gameplan, a 2 goal lead with 10 minutes left in the game. The HIRED GUNS dug
deep within themselves and started their comeback when Tom Page, with 8 minutes to go, completes another nice tic-tac-toe
passing play from Ian Foster and Alex Amyot. Tom, at his usual spot, near the
right post, was left unattended for a few seconds but it proved enough for him when he received the pass from Ian. A short 2 footer into an empty net. DRAGONS 4-3. This only propels the HIRED GUNS as they are now dominating
play while the DRAGONS can only react to what is going on. Not a good thing if
you’re on the DRAGONS. You always want to initiate play and force the other
time into reacting to what you are doing. It was not the case now. With 3:30
to go, Alex Amyot completes the hat trick with a powerplay goal when a goalmouth scramble results in a loose ball near the
right post. Marc Goyens starts the play with a long booming shot that hits Régent
in the chest, a rebound is given and is sent to the left, Tom Page corrals the ball and is able to make a pass, over my stick,
towards the right post area where Alex Amyot was waiting. Régent is unable to
cover the opening near the right post and Amyot scores. SCORE TIED 4-4. Momentum is now fully with the HIRED GUNS. 45 seconds later, Marc Goyens grabs a clearing play deep in his own zone, moves up several feet, winds
up and fires a shot, past me who was trying to block it. Alex Amyot got credited
with the goal, his fourth, so I presume that he must have tipped it because when I turned my head around to see what happened
all I could see where HIRED GUNS players celebrating. I certainly did not help
Régent when I was unable to block the shot and must have screened him. A double
no-no for a defenseman. HIRED GUNS 5-4. Two minutes to go now. The DRAGONS
call timeout and regroup. A minute goes by with no clear offensive chances for
the DRAGONS as the HIRED GUNS were doing a good job of preventing Rick Mezey or Van Thy Nguyen of setting up chances. With a minute to go in the game, the DRAGONS pull Régent and add Kamlesh Patel as
the fifth attacker. Rick Mezey grabs a loose ball in the deep right corner and
starts coming back towards the right point when he tries to make a pass to Kamlesh who is near the central faceoff area. Rick gets hit by stick which throws his aim off and the pass sails by a frantic retreating
Kamlesh into the empty net. Since Jason Leclair was the last HIRED GUNS player
to have touched the ball, he receives credit for the goal. HIRED GUNS 6-4. The DRAGONS keep the net empty on the ensuing faceoff,
they acquire possession of the ball and move in towards the HIRED GUNS’ net, a shot gets taken, a rebound occurs. The HIRED GUNS recover that rebound and fire the ball towards the empty net, Ian Foster
makes sure it enters when he taps in an easy 2 footer. HIRED GUNS 7-4. 5 goals in the last 10 minutes. A superb comeback for the HIRED GUNS…. STATS HIRED GUNS Alex Amyot = 4G [1G on pp]+ 1A Tom Page = 1G + 2A Ian Foster = 1G [en] + 1A + 2PM Gabe Valente = 2A Marc Goyens = 2A Jason Leclair = 1G [en] Danny Holobow = 1A Conrad Plouffe = 4PM Grant Page = 2PM DRAGONS Rick Mezey = 2G + 2A + 2PM Van Thy Nguyen = 1G + 2A George Kabenian = 1G Régent Proulx = 1A Kamlesh Patel = 1A + 2PM Rajesh Patel = 2PM POWERPLAYS HIRED GUNS = 1/3 DRAGONS = 0/4 GOALTENDERS JASON LECLAIR (HG) = 24/28 saves/shots
against REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 24/29 Sharpshooters 11 vs N-D-Den-D 2 Indiscipline et absence....quand tu n'as pas Mike Callaghan, Peter Knapp, Tony Scalia en offensive, ça fait très
mal. Et quand tu attrapes des punitions qui auraient pu être évitées, Bref, les SS en ont profité largement, comptant
pas moins de 4 buts en supériorité numérique ainsi que 2 buts en DÉSAVANTAGE NUMÉRIQUE!! Billy Ponting a joué, en remplacement
de Manny Tavaroff absent...ça ne paraissait pas qu'il est ennuyé par une blessure au dos...4 buts! Je devais garder
le filet pour N-D-Den-D...mais Theo a changé ses plans à la dernière minute et a amené Jimmy Garoufalis et il voulait que
je joue en offensive...mais j'avais déjà joué. Mais avec ce que j'ai vu, je n'aurais pas fait la différence...ni devant
le filet, ni comme joueur. J'étais déjà passablement fatigué. Jimmy Garoufalis a fait ce qu'il a pu dans les
circonstance, il ne peut se reprocher grand chose. C'est une partie qui va faire du bien aux SS, eux qui connaissent
une saison décevante, malgré qu'ils ont quand même une bonne équipe. Gobeil (7 points), Pierson (6 points), Ponting
(4 buts), Cowan (4 points) et Ricciardi (5 points) ont gonflé leur stats, surtout lors des avantages numériques. Les gardiens: Jimmy Garoufalis a reçu 48 tirs contre 19 sur Leonard Luedee des SS. Les meilleurs: N-D: Tony Ricci et Greg Phendler avec 1 but. SS: Stéphan Gobeil avec 3 buts et 4 passes, mention
à Derek Pierson avec 4 buts et 2 passes.
FRIDAY POST-GAME REPORT by Réal Paquette MONDAY DECEMBER 5th DRAGONS [ 6-1-1] 8 vs SHOCKERS [2-4-1] 1 Second meeting of the season. The first match
between these two teams was won by the DRAGONS 9-5 . The SHOCKERS dressing only
6 regulars [Bob Staric MIA] while for the DRAGONS 8 of their 9 regulars were dressed, the only absent being Vince Profetto. Witnessing a short bench on the SHOCKERS’ side and with the absence of Bob Staric,
the DRAGONS had an easy gameplan to follow. Control the ball, make the SHOCKERS
run and chase, force them to get tired and take full advantage of tired legs to create excellent scoring opportunities. The SHOCKERS run into early trouble when they take a penalty at the 2:30 mark of the opening
period. The DRAGONS set up and enjoy good ball control but few shots on net. About one minute into the penalty, Peter Horvat of the SHOCKERS comes off the bench
to replace a forward and is able to take away the ball from me from behind. I
never saw the change and was thus surprised. Peter Horvat then moves in for the
breakaway from the central redline. Régent Proulx goes for the pokecheck
but fails in his attempt. Finding himself sprawled on the floor, he can only
witness Peter Horvat move around him and fire the ball into an empty net. Shorthanded
goal. SHOCKERS 1-0. The DRAGONS are unable to do anything with their remaining
powerplay time. The DRAGONS seem unable to generate anything 4 on 4 as several
passing attempts go astray. The SHOCKERS are applying good pressure on the ball
carriers. At the 7 minute mark, Rajesh
Patel, receives a directed pass from Régent Proulx and fires a low shot from a distance of about 20 feet while moving forward
catching Sylvain Loyer off guard. The ball finds the inside of the right post
and enters the net. A nice sneaky shot that pays off for Ragesh. SCORE TIED 1-1. This goal wakes up the DRAGONS as Rick Mezey and Van Thy Nguyen start to control the
game with their excellent ball handling skills and pinpoint passing. Two key
ingredients to any team’s success. The goals fail to come but territorial
advantage is definitely on the side of the DRAGONS as 3 shifts out of 4 are spent in the zone of the SHOCKERS. The SHOCKERS, unable to rely on Bob Staric’s booming shots, attempt to try plays down low but these
have a low success rate as the DRAGONS are able to nullify the passing lanes and force the SHOCKERS into low percentage shots. At the 18 minute mark, Van Thy Nguyen makes an offensive foray into the SHOCKERS’
zone and fires a hard slapshot from the right point. Sylvain Loyer makes the
save but gives up a rebound. “Johnny on the spot” Rajesh Patel scores
his second goal of the game when he is able to grab the rebound and fire the ball into the net. DRAGONS 2-1. About one minute after that, the DRAGONS continue their
offensive pressure when Régent Proulx corrals a long attempted pass by the SHOCKERS, uses the left wall and fires off a pass
to Rick Mezey. Rick moves in on net, fakes a shot, goes behind the net, comes
out on the other side, moves about 5 feet towards the right slot and fires off a nice wrist shot into the upper right corner. DRAGONS 3-1.
On the ensuing faceoff, the DRAGONS grab control of the ball and apply more pressure in the offensive zone. A shot from the point is taken by Kamlesh Patel, the save is made but a rebound is
given. Rick Mezey grabs the loose ball and tries to make a pass, across the slot
to George Kabenian. The ball hits several sticks, a few feet and finally ends
up on George’s stick. Annoyed by a SHOCKERS’ defender, George is
only able to get a weak shot off towards an empty net as Sylvain Loyer was down and out near the right post. Sylvain Loyer lunges at the ball with his goalie stick but fails to stop the rolling ball as it enters
the net. DRAGONS 4-1. About a minute after that goal, John Wong is sent on a breakaway, he moves forward a few feet
but gets caught by a backchecking SHOCKERS’ defenseman, he is still able though to get a shot off. Sylvain Loyer makes the save but gives up another big juicy rebound in the slot. Rajesh Patel picks up the loose ball and fires into an empty net as Sylvain Loyer found himself out of
the play after the save. A hat trick for Rajesh Patel as he is able to find himself
at the right place at the right time. DRAGONS
5-1. The SHOCKERS try
to shake things up by sending a third man into the offensive zone on several shifts and obtain several chances from in close. Régent Proulx is able though to deny those chances. The first period ends. The DRAGONS intend to keep the pressure up and are in no way interested in giving the SHOCKERS
any hope of coming back into this game. To make the point very clear, Rick Mezey
and Van Thy Nguyen provide a superb display of ball control and are able to set up several good scoring chances for teammates. The great advantage of having excellent ball handlers who can pass is that it allows
the other 3 players on the floor to find open spots to receive a pass and take high percentage shots. At the 3 minute mark of the second period, Rick Mezey is situated near the left corner when he spots Van
Thy Nguyen moving in towards the slot, hard pass + hard shot = goal. Sylvain
Loyer had no chance on this one. DRAGONS
6-1. Not even a minute goes by when the DRAGONS continue with their offensive
pressure and Rick Mezey finds himself with the ball, some 15 feet on the left side, instead of passing, he fires off a good
hard wrist shot that may have surprised Sylvain Loyer. He was, most likely,
expecting a pass from Rick. The ball burrows it’s way underneath the left
armpit and into the net. DRAGONS 7-1. The SHOCKERS try to create some offense but shots are few and far between. One good shift though results in a penalty shot awarded to Ben Hoffman. Ragesh Patel was found guilty of throwing his stick into the path of the SHOCKERS’ defenseman in
an attempt to stop him from advancing towards the net. The ball is placed at
the central redline and Ben Hoffman picks it up and moves forward. A left-handed
shot, he puts the ball on his forehand side as he is advancing towards Régent Proulx.
Régent comes out a little, but not too much as he quickly notices that Ben is not going to shoot. He suddenly transfers the ball from forehand to backhand and moves to his right. He takes the backhand shot as Régent is doing the splits. The
shot is not high enough, hits the top of the left pad and stops. Good save Reggie
!! As in the first period, the majority of play is spent in the SHOCKERS’
zone, which was fine with the DRAGONS’ high command as it gave a chance to work on offensive moves. Rick Mezey is sent on a breakaway when he is able to grab a loose ball some 15 feet from the net in the
slot area. He lifts the ball with his stick and taps it. As he is advancing, he taps the ball again while it is in mid-air.
This time the ball takes a higher elevation and goes over the left shoulder of Sylvain Loyer went down on his knees. The ball enters the net and the celebration of the goal begins. But, referee Billy Ponting disallows the goal and assesses a penalty for highsticking to Rick Mezey, stating
that the second tap was done above the waist. It seemed allright to me
but, the referee is the referee. Too bad Rick, it was a nice move !! The DRAGONS kill off the penalty while giving up 2 good scoring chances to the SHOCKERS. The final goal of the game is scored when the Rick & Van Thy show produces another winner. Same type of goal again, hard pass from the left corner into the slot, hard one-timer from 10 feet away,
up into the left corner as Sylvain Loyer was unable to block it. DRAGONS 8-1. The final 8 minutes go by without much fanfare… STATS DRAGONS Rick Mezey = 2G + 2A + 4PM Rajesh Patel = 3G Van Thy Nguyen = 2G + 1A Régent Proulx = 2A George Kabenian = 1G + 2PM John Wong = 1A Kamlesh Patel = 2PM SHOCKERS Peter Horvat = 1G [sh] Rob Horvat = 4PM POWERPLAYS DRAGONS = 0/2 SHOCKERS = 0/4 GOALTENDERS REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 19/20 saves/shots
against SYLVAIN LOYER (SHK) = 25/33 Hired Guns 9 vs Sharpshooters 4 Les Guns ont pris les devants 6-2 après une demie. John Cowan, gardien des SS c'est fait bombarder royalement.
Les Guns ont vraiment repris leur air d'aller offensivement, surtout depuis le retour de Ian Foster. Malgré son absence,
les Guns ont presque dominé toute la partie. Sauf pendant les quelques incursions des SS, surtout ceux de Stéphan Gobeil
qui a compté de superbe buts, ainsi que celui de Tony Ricciardi. Goyens et Tom Page ont été le duo prolifique des Guns.
Page est parfois difficile à lire. Il y a des parties où il va faire la même feinte pour marquer, ou bien soudainement,
il va tirer entre les jambières. It's mister "guess what i'm gonna do, goalie". Pis le tabarn** de Goyens pis
ses tirs pois qui courbe et qui arrive assez vite merci...Pis que dire de Conrad Plouffe qui est un vrai mur de briques, pas
tassable de devant le filet, presque impossible à lui enlever la balle qu'il protège bien. Bref, la semaine prochaine,
j'me prépare...héhé Les gardiens: Jason Leclair a reçu 31 tirs contre 45 sur John Cowan des Sharpshooters. Les meilleurs: Guns: Marc Goyens avec 2 buts et 4 passes, mention à Tom Page avec 3 buts. SS: Stéphan Gobeil
avec 3 buts.
FRIDAY POST-GAME REPORT by REAL PAQUETTE SHARPSHOOTERS 3 vs DRAGONS 6 Second meeting of the season. The first match
between these two teams ended in a 4-4 tie. The SHARPSHOOTERS dressing all their
regular 8 players for this game while for the DRAGONS 8 of their 9 regulars were dressed, the only absent being Rick Mezey. The game begins very well for the DRAGONS as the first shift of the match produces a goal. John Wong intercepts an attempted pass deep in the SHARPSHOOTERS’ defensive zone and relays a quick
feed to Kamlesh Patel located in the slot. A low shot just inside the right post
beats Leonard Luedee who could not react in time. 1-0 DRAGONS. For the opening 5 minutes of play, the DRAGONS enjoy very good ball control and set up several close range
chances which Leonard stops, some of them quite unintentionally as the ball hits Leonard before he can react to the play. But in goaliespeak, it’s being in the right place at the right time J. The SHARPSHOOTERS do exert some pressure in the DRAGONS’ defensive zone but it is never sustained
as the DRAGONS are able to break-up several set-up attempts and go back on the offensive.
Around the 8 minute mark though, a successful penetration on the right side results on a shot on net by the SHARPSHOOTERS,
Régent Proulx makes the save but gives up a rebound which goes by a DRAGONS’ defensemen and gets scooped up by Manny
Tavaroff of the SHARPSHOOTERS. Manny gets off a quick low shot inside the
right post and ties up the score at 1-1. The SHARPSHOOTERS cannot take advantage
of this goal as they start a string of penalties being called against them, a high-sticking penalty provides the DRAGONS with
a chance to regain the lead. When the DRAGONS can put Vince Profetto and Van
Thy Nguyen at the point during a powerplay, the DRAGONS can put to good use their ball control skills and their point shot
skills. The DRAGONS make the SHARPSHOOTERS pay for their high-sticking penalty
when a beautiful diagonal pass from the left point from Vince Profetto to a waiting George Kabenian near the right post results
in a very easy goal. 2-1 DRAGONS. About
2 minutes after this goal, George Kabenian strikes again on a nice set-up from Vince and Van Thy with a high wrist shot in
the upper left corner from within 10 feet. A disorganized SHARPSHOOTERS defense
allowed George to infiltrate the zone and receive a great pass with no one to impede him.
3-1 DRAGONS. The DRAGONS kill off two penalties against them in the following
6 minutes and return on the powerplay with about 3 minutes to go in the period. This
powerplay becomes a 4 on 2 man advantage when a second tripping call is made on the SHARPSHOOTERS with about 1 minute to go
to the first penalty. George Kabenian completes the hat trick when he receives
a pass from Vince Profetto and fires another wrist shot by Leonard Luedee just inside the left post. 4-1 DRAGONS. The first period ends. The SHARPSHOOTERS getting called for 7 penalties in this opening period while the DRAGONS got called for
3. The SHARPSHOOTERS finally wake up from their 1st period slumber and start pressuring
the DRAGONS’ defense with renewed intensity, especially from 2 players, Tony Ricciardi and John Cowan. The shot clock on Régent starts climbing. With only
2 minutes gone into the period, the persistent hounding of the DRAGONS’ defense finally pays off for the SHARPSHOOTERS
when Stephan Gobeil picks up a loose rebound to the left of Régent Proulx and fires the ball into an empty net. 4-2 DRAGONS. The
SHARPSHOOTERS see Tony Pasquale take his 3rd high sticking penalty only seconds after their 2nd goal. The DRAGONS make it count when Vince Profetto unloads a slapshot from the left point
which beats Leonard low on the stick side. 5-2 DRAGONS. About 7 minutes after this goal, the DRAGONS take a too-many-men penalty and the SHARPSHOOTERS now have
a good chance of reducing the lead and the make the last 10 minutes of the game a problem for the DRAGONS. Fortunately for the DRAGONS, only a few quality chances are created with the best one cleared away by Yours
Truly when a rebound given up by Régent Proulx ends up directly in the slot only 5 feet from the net with Manny Tavaroff and
John Cowan lurking nearby. Things quiet down for the next 5 minutes as neither
side is able to exert much offensive pressure on the other team. Running out
the clock is the DRAGONS’ is the current style of play while the SHARPSHOOTERS are unable to obtain rebounds from long
shots on Régent Proulx as the DRAGONS defense is doing a good job of scooping up those rebounds. The DRAGONS take a definitive stranglehold on the game when with about 5:30 to go in the game, George Kabenian
scores his 4th goal of the game on a nice tic-tac-toe set-up from Van Thy and myself. 6-2 DRAGONS. The SHARPSHOOTERS are the last to get on the
scoreboard when a miscommunication play between Régent Proulx and Simon Kabenian results in a loose ball in front of the DRAGONS’
net, it gets scooped up by Stephan Gobeil, he takes a shot, it is saved by Régent
but Tony Ricciardi storms in on the rebound and fires the ball to the back of the net.
6-3 DRAGONS. Nothing much happens in the last 4 minutes and the game ends… STATS SHARPSHOOTERS Stephan Gobeil = 1G + 1A Manny Tavaroff = 1G Tony Ricciardi = 1G John Cowan = 1A DRAGONS George Kabenian = 4G + 1A Vince Profetto = 1G + 3A Van Thy Nguyen = 2A Kamlesh Patel = 1G John Wong = 1A Réal Paquette = 1A POWERPLAYS SHARPSHOOTERS = 0 for 6 DRAGONS = 3 for 10 GOALTENDERS LEONARD LUEDEE (SS) = 32/38 saves/shots
against REGENT PROULX (DRG) = 27/30 N-D-Den-D 2 vs Spartans 2 Tout un match lors de cette soirée. Les gardiens étaient prêts et dures à battre. Pour l'une des rares
fois, Tony Ricci ne s'est pas inscrit sur la feuille de pointage. Une soirée où l'attaque était incapable de la mettre
dedans, parlez en à Simon Lefebvre! Combien de chance il a eu! Il a été stoppé par Cotroneo ou il manquait le filet,
dont un but désert!! Cette fois ci, N-D-Den-D a évité le banc des punitions et de ce fait, ils ont mieux joué collectivement,
mais ont parfois été chanceux car sur certains jeux, les arbitres ont soit laissé passer ou n'ont pas vu l'infraction.
J'ai apprécié voir le match, et j'ai hâte de prendre ma revanche sur les Spartans qui m'ont infligé ma 1ère défaite la semaine
passée. Avec notre équipe au complet, je sais que ça va être différent... Les gardiens: Tony Cotroneo et Martin Déry ont reçu chacun 34 tirs. Les meilleurs: ND: Jean-Marc Guillet et Victor Chernoff avec 1 but. Spartans: Simon Lefebvre avec 1 but et
1 passe. Mentions aux 2 gardiens pour leur prestation!
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