We have another good old fashioned Hockey-Life series on our hands. It seems that no matter what the teams are, they always battle it out down the stretch.
This time around is no different. After a Game 1 blowout that saw team Green top the Throwbacks 8-3, things have evened up a little bit. Trying to avoid an early sweep the Throwbacks stormed out of the gate in Game 2 taking a 5-2 lead late into the game. If not for some last minute heroics from Ryan Wigle, the series would have gone to Game 3 tied at one a piece. Wiggs netted two late goals, one of which was the game tying goal. The Throwbacks would have to settle for a draw after out playing Team Green for most of the afternoon.
Game 3 started off with a rush from the Throwbacks that almost saw them score off the first drive. Adam Klimowicz kicked the puck up to his stick off the faceoff and walked into the zone releasing a wrist shot on net. Cris Cervoni jumped on the rebound and the two swatted away with Green jerseys draped all over them. Jordie managed to shut the door and keep the score at 0-0.
The game play was much like that of Game 2. The Throwbacks controlled possession early by keeping Team Green hemmed in their own zone. Jordie made some big saves when called upon, the prettiest had to be when Throwback D man B.Micks found himself all alone at the side of the cage with nothing but twine starring back at him. Jordie dove across the net and deflected the puck over the net with his paddle. A real beaut of a save, that left Micks cussing more than usual.
When the Green team did break out, they were being swarmed by a tight team defense from the Throwbacks. Lunnen was making all the perimeter shots look like a walk in the park, but he also made some great saves one on one with Wigle. The biggest save came late in the game when Vince MacDougall was awarded a penalty shot, Lunnen stuck out the pad and made a crucial save as Team Green was really starting to pour it on.
Following a common trend in this series The Throwbacks were starting to look a little gassed. Team Green capitalized on this as they attempted to mount another comeback. Shawn Herman had 2 assists in the game bringing his season total to a second best 38. Robbie Devries leads the league in assists at 39. Darcy Thomsen played his first game back since suffering a concussion, he had 1 goal and 3 assists putting him in first among spares with 41 points.
All this wasn't enough... Adam Klimowicz registered a Hat-trick while Chris Alpaugh had a Goal and Assist. Cervoni, Micks, Carter and Carducci all chipped in with goals, leading the Throwbacks to an 8 - 6 Victory tying the series at 1-1.
The Points race is looking to be a tight one as we finish off the season:
R.Wigle - 62
R.Devries - 62
C.Alpaugh - 60
A.Klimowicz - 57
C.Cervoni - 56
Let's see if we can finish this off on Saturday.
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