It was a domineering performance from Team Green as they put the stranglehold on rival Blue last night at The Doug. Coach "Toe" Blake had his team ready and they came hard, scoring early and often.
The scoring came mainly from Green's starting line which was led by Dave "Tilly" Tillotson at center with Mike "The Little Cum" Commorford and Mark "No Moe" Rudz on the wings. "The Little Cum" was the first player to reach and surpass the fifty goal and one hundred point mark this season. Blue had no answer for stopping the trio who racked up twelve goals. It looked like a "runaway train" after the first period with Green having a 5-1 lead, but Blue mounted a comeback in the second period which included a penalty shot goal by Dunc "Coach" Walsh after he was tackled by John "Bigfoot" Reagan. Reags is in contention for the Dick Butkus award. Blue clawed their way back into the contest on goals by Walsh, Carroll, Philbrick and Champagne. Green held a slim 8-6 lead at the end of period two. The third period was all Green however, led by defenseman Jim "Heathy" Heath who ripped several pucks past beleaguered netminder Kenny "Don't Ya Feel Badly" Bradley. Green moved the pucked around with ease and Jeff "Hurricane" Cain joined the scoring party. It was 15-7 Green as the final buzzer mercifully put an end to the beat down. Blue could only hope for a miracle in game 7. Green takes a commanding four games to two lead over Blue into game seven, but due to rule #1364 which sites a violation levied against team Green for unpaid back taxes, Blue has an improbable, but not impossible chance to force a game 8. NAHL league officials have decided to handicap Team Green by five goals for game 7. If Team Blue can defeat Green by at least five goals, then a game eight will be played next October to determine the NAHL champion. It's a tall order to fill, but stranger things have happened in the NAHL. "This is why this is arguably the greatest league in hockey", said Paul "Pop" Gozaweizle, the league's presiding president. Green fans are ecstatic because they get to see their beloved "Green Machine" one more time this season.
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In the final week of the CCHL it was Cimo's who was looking to make the final playoff spot. They needed either a win or a loss by the Girl Scouts to get in. Cimo's faced first place Buffalo Wild Wings who they defeated twice this season. The Wings were not denied on this night however as they defeated Cimo's 6-3. For players and fans of Cimo's, they had to wait the outcome of the Girl Scouts vs. The Calfornia Golden Seals in Oakland. The Golden Seals managed to hang on to defeat The Girl Scouts 3-2. The victory assured Cimo's the final playoff spot. B2W was led by captain Clint"the Edge" Edinger who scored the hat trick. Edinger is second in CCHL scoring with 42 goals and an assist. Chris "Green" Acres is third with 42 goals. Cimo's got goals from Tom "Badger" Carroll, Jake "The Iron" Curtain and Nate "Rain Man" Raimo. The playoff match up is favorable for Cimo's who has a knack for finding B2W's Achilles heal.
On tuesday second place Windmill and third place Cheers battled yet one more time. It was Cheers who skated away with a 10-9 victory. The victory was a mute point as both teams knew they would be facing each other in the first round match up. Cheers brought up Marcel Marceau from the Mime Circus who Cheers signed to an entry level contract. Marceau was anything but silent. He scored four goals to go along with league leading scorer Tim "The Timinator" Walsh's three and Chris "Green" Acres two. Walsh is the first 50 goal scorer in the CCHL this season. He had two assists to go along with the fifty goals. He is the first player to register multiple assists in the CCHL this season. For Windmill it was Dan "Aint" Arndt and Joel "The Arsenal" Arsenault each scoring a pair of goals.
It should be a dynamite match up at the Doug on friday night.
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