Week Three: Game Recaps
Munhall was buzzing Saturday night, as the FHL provided another action packed day of hackey. The Jets lit up the Crosby's in five games, Boyle shut down the Hawks in four, and the Kings took down the Pirates in a deciding game five.
In the 2nd game of Saturday's action, Bishop Boyle stunned many critics as they tamed the two-headed monster of Chad Kanz and Gary Gerson, holding them both scoreless as they won in four games. The Hawks lone goal, and win was all in Game 1 as Ryan Marino buried the winner in a 1-0 victory for Matt Gori's Hawks. After that it was all Boyle defense as they didn't allow another score. They only needed one goal each game (all coming in overtime) to rattle off three straight wins. Gabe Gerson, Brian Grise, and Jeff Rogers, all scored game winners to propel Boyle to a 3-1 record. Things got chippy throughout the contest, but nothing compared to the confrontation between red-headed brothers Gabe and Gary Gerson. Gary took exception to the way Gabe was using the body in front of the net and nearly threw down with his younger sibling. These sort of antics allowed the Boyle boys to take Gary and Kanz off their game and ultimately get them the win. Bishop Boyle sees the Kings for the first time in their next match up, while the Hawks look for revenge against the red hot Jets.
The Kings finally got off the schnide this week, as they beat the heavily favored Pirates in five games. Adam Cristallini, Drew Hruska, and Ed Tomcik all scored to help the Kings upset the Buccos. Captain Andrew McDonald and sharpshooter Tony Bonacorso got the Pirate tallies in the losing effort. The Kings battled back from a 2-1 series deficit to grab the thrilling victory, led the whole way by veteran Bill Seaman who played one of his greatest games ever in the deciding game 5. Pirate fan favorite Joe "Package" Rogers described Seaman to be "literally all over the ice" in game 5. This loss for the Pirates is their 2nd in a row and already management is looking at all options on how to "turn the ship in the right direction". On the other end of the spectrum, the Kings were ecstatic after the win, the first of Jamie "Chink" Zelena's career as captain. The Kings look to keep the momentum going against Bishop Boyle. The Pirates will do battle the Crosby's.
For the early game the Jets and Crosby's went to battle in a very weird series. Despite nearly losing the series in five games, the Jets piled on eleven goals compared to the Crosby's two throughout the series. Captain Zak Campbell led the charge for the Jets scoring four goals as well as recording two helpers. However the win for the Jets was a total team effort as they got points from Ryan Sabo, Zack Wahal, Brian Barca, and the Fetsko's (Mark and Tom). Roy McDonald tallied both Crosby goals on the day, as he continues to be the one consistent presence for them on offense. After dropping game one to the Crosby's in a shootout (Hreha and Wierchowski with the goals), the Jets found their grove in games two and three, outscoring the Crosby's 7-0 combined. Costly turnovers and mental breakdowns on the Crosby's part led to the deserved thrashing. After regrouping to shut out the Jets in game four, the blue bombers took home the victory in game five with two big goals by Sabo in the final minutes. Despite a frustrated Crosby's locker room after the game, the team said they feel there is a lot to learn from the loss and remains positive. "We know what got us beat and we know how to fix it, once we start playing as a team and commit to our system, we'll be a tough team to compete with." Those being the words of Crosby's captain John George. The Crosby's will next square off against the Pirates, with the Jets facing off against the Hawks for the first time since the 2008 FHL Cup.
In the 2nd game of Saturday's action, Bishop Boyle stunned many critics as they tamed the two-headed monster of Chad Kanz and Gary Gerson, holding them both scoreless as they won in four games. The Hawks lone goal, and win was all in Game 1 as Ryan Marino buried the winner in a 1-0 victory for Matt Gori's Hawks. After that it was all Boyle defense as they didn't allow another score. They only needed one goal each game (all coming in overtime) to rattle off three straight wins. Gabe Gerson, Brian Grise, and Jeff Rogers, all scored game winners to propel Boyle to a 3-1 record. Things got chippy throughout the contest, but nothing compared to the confrontation between red-headed brothers Gabe and Gary Gerson. Gary took exception to the way Gabe was using the body in front of the net and nearly threw down with his younger sibling. These sort of antics allowed the Boyle boys to take Gary and Kanz off their game and ultimately get them the win. Bishop Boyle sees the Kings for the first time in their next match up, while the Hawks look for revenge against the red hot Jets.
The Kings finally got off the schnide this week, as they beat the heavily favored Pirates in five games. Adam Cristallini, Drew Hruska, and Ed Tomcik all scored to help the Kings upset the Buccos. Captain Andrew McDonald and sharpshooter Tony Bonacorso got the Pirate tallies in the losing effort. The Kings battled back from a 2-1 series deficit to grab the thrilling victory, led the whole way by veteran Bill Seaman who played one of his greatest games ever in the deciding game 5. Pirate fan favorite Joe "Package" Rogers described Seaman to be "literally all over the ice" in game 5. This loss for the Pirates is their 2nd in a row and already management is looking at all options on how to "turn the ship in the right direction". On the other end of the spectrum, the Kings were ecstatic after the win, the first of Jamie "Chink" Zelena's career as captain. The Kings look to keep the momentum going against Bishop Boyle. The Pirates will do battle the Crosby's.
