First loss of the season

CRAP !!!

We dropped out first of the year, 5-4 to the Bulls.  On the Blue Line we had Pierre, Andy, Ti-Gars, and a guy from the Wild who played before us.
Up front you had yours truly, Guy, JP, Gilles, Karl, PA, and Ti-Boy.  Ti-boy made an early exit after coming down hard on his bum shoulder.  John filled in for Ronnie who had a solid game, with one weird one I'm sure he'd like to have back from the corner.
I think they got on the board first to make it 1-0. We traded a few more goals and soon found ourselves up 3-2 after taking the lead for the first time.
Then we had the 'Shift'!  I pulled a boner and tried to feed Guy in the slot but was picked off and away they went 2 on 1 and scored to tie it at 3-3.  Seconds later off a a give away they scored to take the lead.  Ah, ya, next line please!
They got another to make it 5-3.  But really during the second half we carried the play and, like Lewisville tradition, we could bury one. We finally potted one to make it 5-4 with about 5 minutes to play.  We pressed and pulled John, but couldn't get the equalizer.  Guy summed it up best afterwards, they simply capitalized on their chances and we didn't.  Doh!

Ronnie with the first Doughnut of the year

Ronnie Hexshort stikes !!

Ronnie pitched the first shutout of the year.....I'm sure they'll be many more. More new faces out last night.  On the Blue Line we had Ti-Gars, Pierre, Marc S., and P.A.  Up front we had yours truly, Rene, Michel, Gilles, Karl, Ti-Boy, Dave, Guy S., and JP.  The Orange Bastards picked up some new guys as well and they had a full 3 lines.  It was a good pace, and both teams started out well.  It went back and forth and it stayed scoreless for at least a good 10 minutes.  Lead by our new favorite Spare, Michel, with a hat trick, we got on the board first to make it 1-0.  Stayed that way for a bit then we scored a couple of quick ones to get up 3-0.  The game settled in and the Orange Bastards started to make a push.  Ronnie was solid, and they hit the post/crossbar a couple of times.  Ronnie claims he got a piece of them, but we're not sure if it was before or after it rang off the iron!
We finally got the 4th to make it 4-0 and that was the back breaker.  We took over momentum and they're goalie made some saves because it could have been real ugly. We outskated them for most of the night and we moved the puck well. Rene scored a late one and I think it was Dave who scored the other and that was all she wrote, 5-0 for the good guys.
On a side note, there was no "Power" in our Power Play.  Maybe we should just decline and take the yardage next time. 

Blue Line League

Started the season with a "W"

Another season is here with some big changes.  Our Dieppe league has merged with the Blue Line League.  The Blue Bastards decided to fold...obviously they couldn't stand the pressure of facing us for another year. :)
We had our first game the other night vs. the Moose Light Caps.  We had 3 lines plus one.  Which was great for the first game of the year.  We had 4 of 5 new guys/spares out. 
The ice was horrible, it had been 20 C all day.  I was a mush-fest.  I think they got on the board first as Rene batted one out of the air in the crease into our own net.  But he quickly redeemed himself by getting our first goal to tie it up.  
We got the next couple, then it went back and forth.  Ronnie wasn't too busy but did make some solid stops when he had to.
They got within one I think at one point, but we pulled ahead again and it ended 5-3 for the good guys!