Over 30 Hockey League

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is Dave Giusti of Omerta. 

In the first period of a scoreless game, with the opponent playing their best game of the season and generating scoring opportunities, Dave came up big on a back-to-back sequence.

First, he split to make a left toe save on a point-blank shot, then with a wide-open net, he somehow managed to get somewhat up in position, seconds later to make an amazing save, keeping this a scoreless game.

Dave did his best to prevent the other team from scoring until his teammates started to generate their own scoring chances, only to run into another hot goalie on the other team.

Dave finally redeemed himself by not subjecting himself to winning that gaffe of the week award.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is Sean Roach of Top Secret. 

In the third period of a tie game with both teams playing stingy team defense, goalie Sean Roach made a highlight reel save keeping it this way.

With Gino Tammaro using his speed to get free on a breakaway, Sean came up big in net, dropping down to make a stacked pad save, robbing Gino.

Sean’s save kept his team in the game giving them a chance.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is George Medeiros of Omerta. 

The energizer bunny of the Over-30 league did it again.

He just keeps going and going and going, never giving up (ON EVERY SHIFT).

Late in the third period of a close one goal game with a chance to move his team up the standings, George took the ball straight ahead into a triangle of players somehow maintaining possession of the ball in the process.

The defensive players tried taking the ball away from George but were unsuccessful as George drawing both defensemen on him freed up Pedro Fontes on the left wing, and the ball somehow went from George to Pedro for the key insurance goal.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is Tony Fosco of Top Secret. 

With his team leading by a goal in a close game against the first-place team, Tony stepped up and made a play that changed the outcome of this game.

Behind the net, Tony battled the defenseman for possession of the ball.  As he kept battling coming around the net, Tony’s original stuff attempt was saved.  Not giving up and determined to get off a shot, Tony got inside position moving to the front of the net, made contact with the defenseman causing both to fall on the rink, where Tony got his own rebound shot while stretched out on the rink and powered that into the net past the goalie.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is Nick Romano of Omerta. 

In a scoreless tight checking game, Nick made a heads up read of the play developing in front of him.

Positioning himself inside the defenseman covering him at the side of the crease, Nick took a step out to receive the pass from his team mates, and with the defenseman all over him causing Nick to fall down, he chipped a sniper’s shot top corner past the surprised goalie while lying on the rink.

It was a momentum changing play by a veteran player.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is John Kelleher of Loose Cannons. 

With his reputation as a veteran player on the line, John stepped up big time in scoring a hat trick and passed his Pink Shirt Stick Bag Challenge.

John’s challenge was needing to score 7-goals.  His goal scoring streak over the past three games ranks right up there with the best in the history of this challenge.

Over his last three games, John netted a total of 6-goals and leaving no doubt.  In addition, his hat trick had a major impact on his team’s victory to remain in first place.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is Tony Fosco of Top Secret. 

With his team down a goal, the goalie pulled, and thirty seconds left in the game, Tony found himself in a foot race with an opposing player as the ball rolled towards the open net.

As both players dived for the ball, Tony’s hustle resulted in him beating the other player to the ball to knock it wide of the net, as Tony crashed hard into the post, knocking the net off.

Tony’s play in sacrificing his body for the team and preventing a goal, epitomized what an unselfish play is, and his team mates noticed the effort.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is George Medeiros of Omerta. 

With his team down three goals late in the game, George made a goal scoring highlight play that was pure hustle.

As the shot came in from the point and saved by the goalie, George hustled his way from the slot to the rebound at the side of the net.  As the defenseman took him down, George somehow managed to get his shot off and roof it past the goalie’s stacked pads.

Just another example of how George plays hard every shift and never gives up on the ball.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is Matt Farrell of Top Secret. 

With his team down by a goal halfway through the game, Matt made the highlight play of the season so far that stood out for how far Matt went with the ball while demonstrating unbelievable ball control.

Matt pushed the ball forward in the left side faceoff in his own defensive zone, stickhandled past the winger, split both defensemen, then just barely managed to beat the goalie to the ball before stickhandling around the goalie’s outstretched stick and score into the open net.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is Sean Roach of Top Secret. 

Sometimes a save is just a save.  Other times, a save is timely and changes the momentum.

With his team holding a three-goal lead late in the third period and sitting back, Sean faced a two-on-none scoring chance in close by the other team. He stopped the initial shot then somehow recovered to make a second save, taking away a sure goal into an open net.

That save had a major impact in the final outcome of this game.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is Colleen O’Connell of Gold Miners.  

Colleen has two standout plays; first, she stood her ground at the blue line to break up an opposing player from going on a breakaway.., then a few shifts later she was in the right position at the right time to prevent the ball from going into an open net.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is Dave Giusti of Omerta 

Dave had a highlight reel save of flashing out the left pad making a foot save in denying John Kelleher from scoring in the slot.

The winner of the weekly Stadler and Waldorf Play of the Week award is rookie Mike Duggan of ReUnited.

Mike's first Over-30 goal finished a tic-tac-toe passing highlight play from Matty Iannello and Ray Nickerson.

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