Over 30 Hockey League

 The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Steve Iacoviello of the Goombahs.

Although he is usually overshadowed by the play and impact of team mate Jason Carrien, Ike elevated his game, especially in the defensive zone, making sure that any scoring chances were minimized and controlling the play.

His heads-up defensive play in the third period with his team short-handed, was a smart play, recognizing and setting up his team mate coming out of the box for a breakaway to break open a close tie game.

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Alex Leone of Devil’s Disciples.

You can always count on Alex to go about playing solid defense in his own quiet way that usually doesn’t get noticed on the rink.

What Alex brings to the game is consistency in playing defense for his team.

What you don’t usually see is Alex making a big impact on his team’s offense.  However, when it does happen, it stands out, as Alex played a major role in his team’s latest win by setting up two of their three goals.

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Tony Bono of the Goombahs.

In a game that will likely determine who finishes in first place in the standings, Tony showed off his versatility by filling in on defense halfway through his game, with his team being short-handed on defense.

Tony typically goes quietly about his business when he plays and doesn’t factor much on the score sheet.  However, what he brings each game in his play is recognized and appreciated by his team mates and the league.

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Scott Rosato of Devil’s Disciples.

In a close one goal game that his team was leading after two periods, Scott played one of his best games this season and made timely key save after timely key save to give his short-handed team a chance.

Scott stopped 34 out of the 36 shots he faced in his game, some of them point-blank attempts.

Perhaps it was him wearing that Pink warm up shirt that motivated him; regardless you know the old saying Scott to “respect the streak” so keep wearing that Pink shirt.

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Mike Cresta of the Vulcan Grip.

Being a rookie has its challenges playing in the Over-30 league, as well as being a blue-collar player.  These players efforts can typically get overlooked.

Mike played one of his better games as he set up a goal early in his game, looked more comfortable in the offensive zone, generating 5 shots.

Mike’s second period pass from behind the net to a team mate out front through traffic was the type of pass that the stars players make in the league.

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Mike Delorey of the Goombahs.

Who knew that Mike was a goal scorer all this time.  Maybe we were wrong drafting him as a defenseman instead of as a forward.

Mike stayed hot for the second straight game, scoring 2-goals to add to his other goal scored last week.

Could the Goombahs have found a surprising depth forward on their team that can score goals and take some of the spotlight away from their top scoring first line of the Paisans?

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Colleen O’Connell of Captain’s Mutiny.

With her team playing short-handed on offense, Colleen shifted up front to help her team and played a solid game.  Playing the wing in her defensive zone, Colleen helped out the defense denying scoring chances.

Her rink awareness and positioning paid off as she set up the key game winning goal out front.

She may be the only girl playing in the league, but Colleen more than holds her own against the guys.

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Gary Wurlitzer of Captain’s Mutiny.

The rookie stepped up in his game, playing a big role in helping his team put an end to their five-game losing streak to start the winter 2022 season.

Gary’s hustle and rink awareness set up two of the three goals his team scored to secure their first win of the season.

His ability to find the open man paid off for his team and gave them a huge confidence boost.

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Joe Shannon of the Roadrunners.

Playing healthy, Joe looks like the Joe Shannon from the past, leading the way as the veteran for the defense, quarterbacking the play, and controlling his defensive zone.

Joe set up two goals in the second period to help break open a close one-goal game, and helped shut down the opponent for a shutout win.

Joe’s experience and overall play has helped the Roadrunners be very stingy on giving up goals, only allowing 11 through the first five games.

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Sergio Costa of Vulcan Grip.

Moving to center agreed with Sergio as he scored a key go ahead goal in the second period, while hustling on both ends of the rink.

Sergio’s playmaking skills were on display as he was setting up team mates throughout the game.

This could turn into a big comeback season for Sergio, as he looks like he is ready to return back to his Winter 2018 form and make a big impact on his team’s scoring.

 The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Naz of the Roadrunners.

With his team missing its top two players on offense and having to move a defenseman to forward, Naz played a lot of minutes, playing some solid shutdown defense in the process, helping his team earn their first win of the season.

Naz even got his first point of the season, by setting up a key late second period goal that broke open a close game, with a heads-up breakout pass.

The winner of the Five Guys weekly award is Dan Broderick of Justice League.

Another example of why Dan is well respected by his peers throughout the league took place last week, showcasing Dan’s experience, stamina, positioning and mental focus.

Playing with only three defensemen, halfway through the game, in a tie game, Dan’s team lost a defenseman.  As a result, Dan played a lot of minutes, was solid defensively and positionally, and never lost a step against his younger opponents.

For all those younger and quicker defensemen, if you didn’t witness this in person, you missed out on a lesson of just what makes Dan an icon of defensemen in this sport.

The Five Guys Player of the Week award winner is John Mastrocola of Justice League.

This season’s first trivia question player who scored the season’s first goal, came ready to
play, as his goal scored only a minute and a half into the game stood up for most of this
game.

With his team clinging to their one goal lead, John’s hustle and pressure resulted in a big
insurance goal with just over two minutes to play in the game.

With his cousin Tony Fosco voicing how upset he was in the off season of not pairing up
with John again, it was John who quickly put an end to all the complaining but stating
“Tony who?”