ICE HAWKS STEAL THE GAME!

Maybe we should change our team name to the "Ice Thieves" because we definitely stole one tonight. The "Opie Gone Bads" got off to a 1 goal lead in the first period and almost went up 2 - 0 but thanks to Mr. Walters quick puck extraction from the net and slyly stuffing it under our sprawled out goalie the referees didn't count it. PHEW!!

In the second period 26 Joe "Boom Boom" Balboa took a Walter's rebound off the back boards and casually banged it in for our first goal. Later in the period 9 Arakaki , who by the way stayed out of the box this game, took another puck from behind the net and deftly pulled it to his backhand and flipped it in.

In the third period, "Boom Boom" struck again as he slipped one past the goalie as he skated left to right across the mouth of the goal. Later in the period 22 Arsenault staked us to a 2 goal lead after taking a great lead pass from 16 M. Lachtanski and beating one defense man and ripping a wrist shot and getting nothing but net. Okay it wasn't exactly ripped,...in fact it looked more frisbee thrown by a guy with a prosthesis for an arm but it did prove to be the game winner as we failed to realize the concept of protecting a lead late in the game and gave up another goal. We got another gift when a quick whistle prevented the game tying goal from counting with 12 seconds left in the game. I am just trying to figure out who on our is having the affair with the young female referee or who does she have a huge gambling debt with. I know it isn't Demarquez because he spent 6 minutes in the Bad Boy Box..........Dale......?....Is it you, you little devil you?

Overall, a good effort on our part for getting the 4-3 victory, by hook and by crook, but we probably better gear up for our next game with them because they are going to stew over this one and come out gunning for us next time. Oh, and by the way, congratulations are in order to James for his 4 assists in the game.