The only drama rivalling the Coldplay kiss cam scandal is that of the SDFHL three-way race for the playoffs battle between Tyler Winstead “It’s Not Grey In A Three Way”, William Teglias “Schmidty’s Salty Blue Balls ” and Nick Meglichs “Live From 4S, It’s Sunday White!”. All 3 teams have been hit hard by the summer attendance curse but going into Sundays games they all still have a legitimate shot at that coveted last spot!!! Who will make the cut, and who will take the 6 week holiday is anyone’s guess……
First game of the day featured a surging Brown(4-3) vs a leafy Green(3-3-1). A win for Captain Bathgates Brown would gain them ground on Red while Captain Bao Nguyens Green only needed 1 point to clinch their playoff birth. Despite the lopsided shots on goal, it was an understaffed Brown to strike first with Josh Wirt beating Matt Henderson late in the first period. But that was it for Brown. Thats when the man with the perfect smile took over, Nick Vacchio scoring first at 8:40 in the 2nd assisted by young Canuck Brennen Abel and power forward Sadie Hellstrom. Vacchio would then get his 2nd of the game only a few minutes later unassisted at 3:18 that ended up being the game winner and playoff clincher for Green.
The 5pm game featured Pink who are currently in the three-way tie at the top of the standings and Red a mere 1 point behind. Red have been helped by the resurgence of Jon Zygelman as well as offensive juggernaut Owen Perks and point per game high schooler Trevor Vick. Papi Tim Vick (despite his very limited skill and hockey sense) is having a career season in assists! Captain Boddy has been leading by example though sitting at the top of the scoring race with a massive 17 points. A bit of controversy before this game even began after a clerical error resulted in Red not having a goalie. A last minute fill in by our POTW Chris Tran would change the dynamic of the game. After a scoreless first period, Pink started the scoring early in the 2nd with Jason Lee scoring his 2nd of the year from Erin Plone and Parsa. Young Canuck Owen Perks would respond a few minutes later followed by an unassisted goal from Trevor Vick. The teams would trade goals until the 3rd when POTW nominee Owen Perks got his 2nd of the night that would move Red ahead for good. Perks finished off the hat trick with a few seconds remaining to lift Red over Pink in a game that had enormous playoff seeding implications.
Game three is where things really start to matter. Rob Lavignes Baby Blue vs Nick Meglich’s White. Baby Blue are deep in the hunt for the top spot and top playoff seed while White are battling to make the cut. Bryan Ossa going down to injury as well as Rob Lavinge’s “Undisclosed lower body injury” are cause of some concern for Captain Lavigne however Baby Blue are fortunately still one of the speediest teams in the league. This game started off with very stingy defence on both sides. The only real highlight of the first two periods was TK Mason taking her first Penalty of the year with only 41 seconds left in the 2nd period. It would be Captain Lavignve though at 3:19 in the 3rd who would seal the fate of a very forgettable season by Captain Nick Meglichs White. The win keeping Baby Blue in that race for the first spot and top seed in a very competitive race. White now have a an incredibly important game against their arch rival Dark Blue in the battle for the Wooden Spoon with both teams wanting to avoid that last place finish.
And then we have the 7pm game of Grey vs Purple. This is where the drama really begins, this is the CEO and the Head of HR Coldplay moment. With the huge win last week Rookie Captain Mason Holocombs Purple moved themselves out of the cellar but not out of danger. Grey with 4 points are still in total control of their playoff future and with both teams missing key players its anyones game to win or lose. In perhaps the most lopsided game of the entire season unassisted goals by former Blackburn Stinger Jordan Pynn and Josh Tran lifted Grey past an absolutely exhausted Purple who were missing their entire first line including last weeks POTW Shawna Hamon. The win was enromous because it clinched the playoff sport for Grey relegating both White and Dark Blue to the basement and the golf course. Because both White and Dark Blue lost it also clinched for Purple. It was yet another win for this weeks POTW Chris Tran, but in this one he didnt really have to do much because he didn’t face his first shot until the end of the 2nd period.
Rookie Captain William Teglias “Schmidty’s Salty Blue Balls” may not lead the league in points, however they definately lead the league in absenses with a combined 19 missed games this season. Silas “The Silencer” Perks has faced a league high average of 31 shots against him in his 5 games and has still managed to finish 3rd in his Save % this season which is insane. With a Grey victory Dark Blue required wins in both this weeks game as well as next weeks game to even have a chance for playoff glory. The game remained scoreless through almost the entire first period until Neon got a quick one, only to have Jon Salt score 4 seconds later to make it 1-1 after 1. Enter rookie sensation Darin Cerasuolo. The youngster would score 3 unanswered goals on the silencer moving Neon up 4-1, Justin “The Albatross” Hepler added a goal of his own and two more assists to add to Neons total. Tony Thinh Scored a nice goal on a pass from Jon Salt in the dying minutes, but it was too little too late as Neon won in convincing style 7-2 heading into a game against arch rival Pink which will could determine the top seed heading into the playoffs.
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