The FHL Gazette

Maybe we're just not a first period team. Another slow start to this one with a scoreless first but Sale keeps it clean until we get our act together and pile it on in the second. The top line stays hot with Gorski, Easton and Ordo all putting together multi-point efforts and Robson gets in on the fun with his first of the year, but the real story was between the pipes. Big game from Sale as he notches his first clean sheet of the year on the most shots he's seen since his time as a Fiesta. 

On to next week with a Monday matchup against the Mustangs.

Big thanks to Dan Contreraz, sr. coming in for the sub, those hands are nasty.

This one hurt. What started out as a close 0-0 game after 1 ended up not so good for the Escorts.  

Part of that is on me, I came in to the game after a late night sunday night. I didn't know hangovers were contagious though, as I appeared to share it with the whole team.  

We had our chances. Lots of rebounds but Sale shut the door on all of them.  

It's not time to pull the fire alarm yet, but it might be time to mix up the lines. In the meantime, we have to go put some more dents in the garage door and get ready for the defending champs next week.

Thanks again to Ruben for subbing.

Travis Parent Bobblehead Night was a hit at the Lincoln Park Civic Center! The first 8 fans got their bobbleheads signed by TP himself. His post-game presser pulled the Model Ts' attention away from hitting the ice and preparing for the Diesels, and we fell behind early 2-0. We battled back to tie it 2-2, but ran out of gas to finish off the comeback.

Rookie goaltender Stein was excellent all night and kept rebounds under control. With both teams skating hard, it felt like a playoff game. Chris Robillard, Rosen, and Caldwell are true workhorses for the Diesels.

I think we're all itching to get back on the ice next week. The Model Ts are showing plenty of heart and effort, and they're playing to the whistle for all 3 periods. We're still shaking off the offseason rust, but the vibes in the locker room are high right now.

Up next: Sticks & Pucks from 3:30 to 4:50 pm, then Model Ts vs. SuperChiefs at 5 pm.

We've had a tough start to the season, losing the first 2 games by 1 goal.  We came out against the Marauders HOT, with Riley scoring on the first shot of the game.  We built a healthy lead with 2 goals from Rocco and another from Riley late in the 2nd to take a 5-2 lead into the 3rd period.  

Unfortunately, we let off the gas and the Marauders took full advantage.  Clawing their way back into it and eventually tying it up midway through the 3rd period.  A late game PP resulted in plenty of opportunities to re-grab the lead but Cannon was able to shut the door.

Game ends in a tie and helps us secure our first point of the season.  We definitely are showing flashes of excellent play but need to be more consistent with our play throughout the whole game.

Thanks to Willie G for subbing in, and happy returns to Upplegger and Bob finally making it back into the lineup.

Mustangs 3rd game, we wanted to make sure we tried out all possible eventualities (W,L,T) to see which one we liked the most. Overwhelming opinion was in favor of winning but at least now we know. Single shift sub earl gretzinger starts the scoring for us as bryans debut game has him rushing in from the lincoln park roller rink. Chet scores his standard two 3rd period goals but it was not enough this week. Good game in net on both ends. Thanks earl for suiting up for the shift and making it count.

Tough break for the cobras squad. I feel like we played a good game. Just couldn't capitalize on our opportunities. 

Up 2-1 with a minute left in the first. We experienced a 15 minute delay to fix 2 craters in the ice, that was not ideal. (There were 2 dinner plate sized holes of straight up concrete for reference). It seemed to have tilted the ice in favor of the Tbolts! 

Back at it next week!

Thanks to rookie Earl Gretzinger for filling in tonight!