Week of February 7 (Game 1) – If you look at the schedule results for the first 6 weeks, the game between FOURget About-it and Who Needs Superstars played out as expected. FOURget About-it has been consistently following a pattern of win 2-games, and then lose 2-games, while Who Needs Superstars has been playing five hundred hockey, winning a game then following that with a loss. So, it came as no surprise that FOURget About-it, riding a one game winning streak, won this game by the score of 4 – 0.
Both teams had an equal amount of shots in this game, but it was FOURget About-it who made the most of their scoring opportunities by burying their chances, while Who Needs Superstars generated the one and done variety of shots usually from long distance or from angles towards the side. In the first period, Jim Barber (yes he actually scored) buried a shot from the right wing off a feed from Mark Stickney and Carlos Machado to give FOURget About-it all the scoring they would need in this game.
In the second period, it turned into the John Desmond individual show who scored twice, at the beginning minute of the period as well as at the end of the period, set up by Carlos and Jim respectfully.
In the third period, Tony Mastrocola followed the yellow brick road late, scoring an unassisted goal, to finish all the scoring in this game. Rumor has it that Tony was seen mocking his brother John after his goal just for good measure.
Week of February 7(Game 2) – In a game that was well played and fast-paced by both teams, That’s a Plus overcame a late goal scored by Goodfellas after pulling their goalie to win their second straight game by the score of 4 – 3 in overtime. After starting off the season 0 – 3, That’s a Plus seems to have turned their season around. For Goodfellas, they continue to struggle with having players missing each week, especially their defenseman.
In the first period, Dominic Defrancisco opened the scoring by converting a pass from John Leite halfway into the period. For the period, That’s a Plus outshot Goodfellas by a 2 -to-1 margin.
In the second period, two minutes in, the combination of Angelo Deluca and Tony Bono took advantage of a defensive turnover to set up Rick Cassano in the high slot who buried his chance tying this game up. With just over a minute to play, Dominic struck again, this time set up by John and Shawn Wyatt down the right wing giving his team the lead again.
In a wild third period, Goodfellas got back into this game as Mike Collins scored out front as the defense overplayed and John Kelleher gathered in the point shot rebound from Mario Deluca to once again tie this game. With just under four minutes on a 5-on-3 power play advantage, Dominic struck again for his natural hat trick, set up by Tony Medeiros and John. However, with just over a minute to play after pulling their goalie, John Kelleher re-tied the game off a scramble out front set up by Joe Mancinelli.
In overtime, it was Goodfellas on a power play and Angelo’s in tight shot rang off the post less than a minute in. With just under two minutes to play, That’s a Plus went on the power play and a heads up pass deep in his defensive zone by Dan Broderick along the left wing boards freed up Bill Abcunas on a breakaway who froze the goalie, deked to his forehand making the goalie butterfly down, then near the goal line flipped the shot over the goalie into the top far corner for the game winner (the highlight goal of the year) while the spectators behind the net went wild!
