Refs screw Sail Boats in 7-4 Canoes win.
Rick Breed thought he had tied the game
with about 7 minutes left, but the puck was allegedly pulled out of
the net by Phatt Deskin, and the apparent goalswas not counted.
The Canoes scored twice more, including a sweet open net goal by Jack Gavin for a 7-4 final.
"For once it wasn't my team getting screwed by the refs," said Paul Albano. "They usually screw me out of several goals a game."
Jack Gavin opened the scoring with the only goal of the first period.
In the 2nd the Sail Boats scored 4 times to the Canoes 2 to grab a 4-3 lead heading into the third.
To this point Canoes goalie Mike Benassi was red hot. Yeah he gave up 4 in the 2nd, but he was making some real nice saves. In the final period he only allowed one, and the refs didn't see it, so it didn't count.
After two periods of watching Jimmy D. produce, Phatt Deskin got his ass in gear.
"I can't let Jimmy get all the glory," said Phatt.
He scored two goals in 4 minutes to steal the lead back for the teal Canoes.
Then with about 7 minutes to play, there was a scramble in front of Benassi. The puck squirted to Rick Breed who took a slap shot. He got all of it from the top of the crease. The puck went into a crowd of players and according to some, it crossed the line, barely, but neither ref could actually see if it did indeed completely go across.
"I don't think it would have made the back of the net," said Deskin of the Breed shot. "Looking back now hours later, I'm not sure if it really did cross the line. Next time hit it like a man."
The gold Sail Boats protested, but there wasn't much you can do when the puck is pulled out in a scramble.
"I've been telling them for years to get video replay," said ref Beefcake. "But they all rather spend the money on muffins and monkey bread."
To make matters worse, just over a minute later fill in Derek Osbahr notched his 4th point of the game to give the Canoes a two goal lead.
Jack Gavin capped off the scoring with less than five seconds left in the game with an open net goal beating an unknown Sailboat to the puck. Jack slowed down as much as he could without losing so much momentum that he would fall over. Mike Uretskys attempt to score from his own end ended up stopping just inside the crease when Gavin, not wanting Mike not to get any points, unselfishly tapped in the puck to get Uretsky the much earned assist.
Gavin felt that he had to "pump" up MU's tires a little as he was a minus 6 going into that last shift.. Apparently there was not action in the other game as news of Gavin's goal made it around the rink faster than Coach Bill Osbahr replaced Tony Maffeo with Osbahr Jr.
"He flew right by me," said Cormican of Gavin. "I had no idea he had that type of speed."
"I can honestly say, when I saw Uretsky's shot die in the crease, I was expecting Rick Bobrycki or Rick Armand to come flying over from the other rink to tap it in," said Jim Wilkinson.
Hockeytown A; 11-May-2012 06:00 AM; 2012 Regular; Friday
Canoes (Friday) 7 Sail Boats (Friday) 4
First Period
1. Canoes, Gavin, Jack (Albano, Paul / Smith, Joe) 13:00
Penalties - Nichols, Todd - Sail Boats (Tripping-Minor) 08:00
Second Period
2. Sail Boats, Cormican, Mike (Nichols, Todd) 04:27
3. Sail Boats, Ragucci, John (Unassisted) 08:16
4. Sail Boats, DeFillipis, Mark (Cormican, Mike) 11:05
5. Canoes, Osbahr, Derek (Gavin, Jack) 15:49
6. Sail Boats, Nichols, Todd (Cormican, Mike) 17:38
7. Canoes, Wilkinson, Jim (Smith, Joe) 18:49
Penalties - Bench - Canoes (Too Many Men-Bench Minor) 12:49
Third Period
8. Canoes, Deskin, Pat (Gavin, Jack / Osbahr, Derek) 03:16
9. Canoes, Deskin, Pat (Osbahr, Derek) 07:05 (gw)
10. Canoes, Osbahr, Derek (DiGregorio, Jim / Uretsky, Mike) 13:38
11. Canoes, Gavin, Jack (Uretsky, Mike / Albano, Paul) 18:55 (en)
Penalties - None.
Goal - Sail Boats: Minsk, Ben; Canoes: Benassi, Mike
Power plays - Sail Boats: 0-for-1; Canoes: 0-for-1
Officials: Dave and Adam
The Canoes scored twice more, including a sweet open net goal by Jack Gavin for a 7-4 final.
"For once it wasn't my team getting screwed by the refs," said Paul Albano. "They usually screw me out of several goals a game."
Jack Gavin opened the scoring with the only goal of the first period.
In the 2nd the Sail Boats scored 4 times to the Canoes 2 to grab a 4-3 lead heading into the third.
To this point Canoes goalie Mike Benassi was red hot. Yeah he gave up 4 in the 2nd, but he was making some real nice saves. In the final period he only allowed one, and the refs didn't see it, so it didn't count.
After two periods of watching Jimmy D. produce, Phatt Deskin got his ass in gear.
"I can't let Jimmy get all the glory," said Phatt.
He scored two goals in 4 minutes to steal the lead back for the teal Canoes.
Then with about 7 minutes to play, there was a scramble in front of Benassi. The puck squirted to Rick Breed who took a slap shot. He got all of it from the top of the crease. The puck went into a crowd of players and according to some, it crossed the line, barely, but neither ref could actually see if it did indeed completely go across.
"I don't think it would have made the back of the net," said Deskin of the Breed shot. "Looking back now hours later, I'm not sure if it really did cross the line. Next time hit it like a man."
The gold Sail Boats protested, but there wasn't much you can do when the puck is pulled out in a scramble.
"I've been telling them for years to get video replay," said ref Beefcake. "But they all rather spend the money on muffins and monkey bread."
To make matters worse, just over a minute later fill in Derek Osbahr notched his 4th point of the game to give the Canoes a two goal lead.
Jack Gavin capped off the scoring with less than five seconds left in the game with an open net goal beating an unknown Sailboat to the puck. Jack slowed down as much as he could without losing so much momentum that he would fall over. Mike Uretskys attempt to score from his own end ended up stopping just inside the crease when Gavin, not wanting Mike not to get any points, unselfishly tapped in the puck to get Uretsky the much earned assist.
Gavin felt that he had to "pump" up MU's tires a little as he was a minus 6 going into that last shift.. Apparently there was not action in the other game as news of Gavin's goal made it around the rink faster than Coach Bill Osbahr replaced Tony Maffeo with Osbahr Jr.
"He flew right by me," said Cormican of Gavin. "I had no idea he had that type of speed."
"I can honestly say, when I saw Uretsky's shot die in the crease, I was expecting Rick Bobrycki or Rick Armand to come flying over from the other rink to tap it in," said Jim Wilkinson.
Hockeytown A; 11-May-2012 06:00 AM; 2012 Regular; Friday
Canoes (Friday) 7 Sail Boats (Friday) 4
First Period
1. Canoes, Gavin, Jack (Albano, Paul / Smith, Joe) 13:00
Penalties - Nichols, Todd - Sail Boats (Tripping-Minor) 08:00
Second Period
2. Sail Boats, Cormican, Mike (Nichols, Todd) 04:27
3. Sail Boats, Ragucci, John (Unassisted) 08:16
4. Sail Boats, DeFillipis, Mark (Cormican, Mike) 11:05
5. Canoes, Osbahr, Derek (Gavin, Jack) 15:49
6. Sail Boats, Nichols, Todd (Cormican, Mike) 17:38
7. Canoes, Wilkinson, Jim (Smith, Joe) 18:49
Penalties - Bench - Canoes (Too Many Men-Bench Minor) 12:49
Third Period
8. Canoes, Deskin, Pat (Gavin, Jack / Osbahr, Derek) 03:16
9. Canoes, Deskin, Pat (Osbahr, Derek) 07:05 (gw)
10. Canoes, Osbahr, Derek (DiGregorio, Jim / Uretsky, Mike) 13:38
11. Canoes, Gavin, Jack (Uretsky, Mike / Albano, Paul) 18:55 (en)
Penalties - None.
Goal - Sail Boats: Minsk, Ben; Canoes: Benassi, Mike
Power plays - Sail Boats: 0-for-1; Canoes: 0-for-1
Officials: Dave and Adam