Boys,

Last week we ended our 4th round of regular season play, or as Leo states our pre season.  Early tilt between Sweden and USA was a tight battle.  Sweden scores the lone goal of the opening frame.  USA score twice in the 2nd as do the Swedes as the nordic boys take a 3-2 lead into the final period.  USA tie it up at 3’s at 11:18 and then take the lead 4-3 mid way through the 3rd.  The Swedes tie up the game with 4 minutes left to play.  Swedes press and score at 1:52 as Joe Peacock bumps linemate Sharp off the puck and moves in with a goal.  Patty gives Joe a ‘what was that’ look.  Joe just looked at him and said ‘3 TIMES!!!!!’   The Americans pull their goalie and press but Swedes star Moe Connell scores in the empty net to close this one out with a 6-4 victory.  Good hockey game!  Swedes get 2 goals each from Moe Connell and Joe Peacock and singles from Rukavina and Cormier, Gordies chauffeur.  USA get goals from Rundle, Leenaars, Maguire and Russell.  USA go 2-4 on the PP and Sweden was 0-0.  Players of the game goes to USA #1 Art Senkowski with a solid game between the pipes keeping this one close all game.  Sweden POG goes to their big bad stud Moe Connell for the 6th week in a row.  Dude is on a roll.

Late game between Poland and Canada was also a good one.  Both teams playing without many key players in this one.  1-1 after the opening frame.  Both squads score once again in the 2nd but Poland score in the last 70 seconds in the 2nd taking a 3-2 lead after 2 periods.  Poland outscores Canada in the final frame 3-2 for a final victory of 6-4.  Polands backstop McCallum kept his Polocks in this one as Canada was clearly the dominant team in the 3rd.  Canada went 1-2 on the PP and Poland was 0-0.  Poland got goals from Nweisser, Tygesen, McCormick, Young and 2 big goals from temp fill in Sal Guerra.  Canada gets a hat trick from Leo Brideau and a single from Bryon Wright.  Poland Robin Flumerfelt who is on rehab for penalties ended his 225 minute penalty free streak with a holding minor in the 2nd period.  He will have to return his coin and start from the beginning again, poor guy.  Players of the Game was awarded to Canada’s #4 Billy Dawe and Poland gives it to their fill in dude Sal Guerra who posed proudly with his partner the Commish, not that there is anything wrong with that.  I think Sal secretly wants to be a Polish Italian.  mmmmmmmm  I don’t want her you can have her she’s too fat for me, she’s too fat for me hey!!!!!

Ok so round 4 done and we all have played 16 games and 1 more round of regular season games to go.  Finland has locked the number 1 seed for the playoffs.  Poland and Sweden looks like they will battle it out for 2nd and 3rd.  The USA still have a shot for 3rd, 4th and possibly the 5th seed.  Canada will play out the season with the 4th or 5th seed available for them.   Finland and Poland lead the league with 78 goals for and the Fins have the best goals against mark with 47, 13 better than 2nd best Sweden.  Poland leads the league with 52 penalty minutes and spend the most time with Brenda.  USA have the lowest penalty minutes with 28.  USA’s Dan Barrett and Rob McKean lead the league in scoring.  Swedens Patty Sharp and Polands Flumerfelt lead the league in goals scored with 15, can one of them hit the magic 20 goal mark this season???  Dan Barrett is running away with the assists lead with 22, truly unselfish player who can give Joe some lessons.  And Polands Flumerfelt has the Johnny Sparrow belt in his sights with 16 minutes in the box.

So a couple of things.  We have a playoff schedule confirmed.  It is posted under Events 2017 Playoff schedule and also under the Team stats after the reg season schedule.  Check it out as we will play all games at Port Credit arena but lose 2 Friday nights in our playoffs and will play Sunday night to make those up.  Also all times are earlier than we normally play.  Finland is already set with the #1 seed.

This week we kick off our 5th round of regular season games on Friday, February 10, 2017 our Valentines Day Joe Peacock Lovers Night Special. 9:15 pm Sweden will face off against Finland.  And at 10:30 pm USA will battle their arch rivals Canada.  Poland gets the Lovers Night off to spend with their better halves and for the Polocks that could mean making sausages all night hahaha.

See you all on the ice lads and remember keep your sticks down and your mouths closed and enjoy the game and the dressing room banter.