Week of September 26 (Game 1) – Players from the Spring 2006 My Brother’s Keeper team can rest easy as once again a team will not go undefeated in the regular season of the Over-30 league. After winning their first two games of the new season, Broken Promises ran into a buzz saw in HABitual Complainers and proceeded to get spanked 9 – 0, losing their first game of the season.
For the first period, this was still a game as Dominic Defrancisco stole the ball from the defenseman at the point and scored only seventeen seconds into the game on a breakaway, giving HABitual Complainers the early lead. Three minutes later, Dominic struck again as he was set up by Tony Medeiros and John Leite. Broken Promises made a game of this in the last four minutes of the period with a sustained flurry of scoring chances, only to have goalie Jeff Deharo slam the door shut.
This game was broken wide open in the second period, as the rout was on when HABitual Complainers scored six straight unanswered goals. The trio of Jason Carrien, Dominic and Tony Medeiros accounted for all the scoring damage, as they each scored two goals during this offensive outburst over a six minute span.
In the third period, during garbage time, Jason Carrien capped off the scoring by recording his hat trick and goalie Jeff Deharo faced only twenty-one shots in recording his first shutout of the season. Rounding out the scoring for HABitual Complainers saw Tony produce 2-goals and 4-assists, Dominic fly all over the rink resulting in 4-goals and 1-assist, and Jason constantly jumping into the offensive attack that resulted in 3-goals and 1-assist.
Week of September 26 (Game 2) – After starting the season winless in their first two games, the Island of Misfit Toys seems to have turned their season around, by winning their last two games, getting back to five hundred in the standings, with a convincing 5 – 1 victory over Consigliere. Island of Misfit Toys broke this game open in the second period with some timely goals and the all-around play of the Great One, who had a statement game.
In the first period, very big Mike Surette opened the scoring for Island of Misfit Toys seven minutes in, with a goal from the point, as he was set up by Matty Iannello. Twenty seconds later, George Medeiros scored his first of two goals out front, set up by Matty and Mike O’Neil to give Island of Misfit Toys a two-goal lead. With just over a minute to play in the period, Mike Hollingsworth’s shot from the point found an opening, making this a one-goal game.
Three minutes into the second period, Island of Misfit Toys struck again, as Matty was set up by Jim Clarke and Sergio Costa, to give his team a comfortable cushion. Two minutes later, George was set up again by Matty and Mike O’Neil to score his second goal of the game, giving his team a commanding lead.
In the third period, Island of Misfit Toys ramped up their running game, producing multiple scoring opportunities that finally paid off as Matty took a great shot pass from Mike O’Neil on the left wing that froze the goalie and the defense, freeing up Matty in the high slot to score his second goal of the game. How productive was Matty in this game? He factored in on every goal scored for his team, scoring 2-goals and assisting on 3 others.
For Consigliere, their record is deceptive as they have been in all three games played, even though they remain winless. Time will tell if they can turn their season around with hard work and a consistent effort.
