Week of December 7 (Game 1) – Blame the Girl is short-handed, missing 2 players on defense and 3 players on offense. An easy victory for the Golden Oldies right? Wrong. Blame the Girl out hustled, out worked, and outshot the Golden Oldies, making them look really old on the rink, in a blowout, winning 5 – 1. This game was not even that close as it seemed like the play was in the Golden Oldies defensive zone all game long. Dominic Defrancisco had a statement game, factoring in on every goal his team scored in this game.
Getting back to the previous successful offensive ways, Blame the Girl scored first in the first period to set the tone for this game as Carlos Machado scored out front, set up by Dominic Defrancisco and Naz.
Early in the second period, Dominic scored out front as he was set up by Mike Hollingsworth. With just over two minutes to play in the period, Carlos scored his second goal of the game, again set up by Dominic. Inquiring minds want to know where the hell this production was all season long Carlos.
In the third period, the rout was on as Dominic scored his second goal of the game, three minutes in, on a great pass from Mike Hollingsworth. On the ensuing faceoff, nine seconds later, Dominic once again factored into all of his team’s goals as he set up a fill-in player for Blame the Girl’s fifth consecutive goal. All that was left in question for this game was if goalie Bill Gardynski Jr. would keep the shutout or not. The answer to that question came with three minutes to play as Mauro Colucciello scored off the wing as he was set up by Dan Broderick. This was the worst loss of the season for the Golden Oldies as they displayed no emotion, no hustle, no desperation, basically mailing in this game.
Week of December 7 (Game 2) – In a game that had a playoff feel to it, Cuckoo’s Nest broke open a tied game in the third period, to hold on to a 4 – 3 win over White Lightning. This was a well-played even game by both teams as they get ready for their playoff push.
In the first period, White Lightning’s Derek Shaw scored an unassisted goal out front halfway through the period. With time running down in the period and Cuckoo’s Nest on a power play, Joe Shannon moved down off the left point an unloaded a bomb past the goalie to tie the game (you never, ever leave Joe Shannon that wide open), set up by Matty Iannello and Mike Fleming.
After a back and forth second period, with both teams denied on scoring chances, Cuckoo’s Nest Mike Fleming scored from the right point, as he was set up by Angelo Deluca and Rick Cassano at the six minute mark. Just under two minutes later, however, Pat Pirone powered his way down the middle to tie the game back up on a pass from Dave Curcio. The highlight of the second period though came moments later as Matty Iannello was tripped on a breakaway and was awarded a penalty shot. Goalie Jeff Deharo shut him down as we are still trying to figure out what the hell kind of move Matty made (he looked like he was dancing rather than trying to score)?
In the third period, lightning struck again (that’s White Lightning) as Pat scored once again on a similar goal set up by Dave Curcio twenty seconds in (did the refs miss a hand pass before the goal?). Only twenty-two seconds later, Nick Romano scored on a power move of his own on a slap shot off the left wing to re-tie the game, set up by Matty and Ray Nickerson. The outcome of this game was still in doubt until Matty put his team in the lead for good, scoring in the slot, set up by Ricky Cassano and Ray Nickerson.