Penn State hockey started their weekend off against RIT on Friday night. The puck dropped at 7 pm at Pegula Ice Arena in State College.
Yet again, the student section was full and rowdy with chants of “Jo-o-o-ordan” taunting the opposing goalie (Jordan Ruby). Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough to get the win.
The first goal came at 6:15 from Penn State’s Dylan Richard. RIT followed up with two power play goals to finish out the first period. (Adam Mitchell 8:19, Mike Colavecchia 18:13)
The lone second period goal was scored by Penn State’s David Goodwin at 15:21 as a result of RIT’s slashing penalty. This gave a much-needed spark to the team and the fans.
At 8:47 of the third, Penn State took the lead back with a goal from Curtis Loik to make it 3-2. Four minutes later, RIT’s Brad McGowan tied it up again. The rest of the period remained scoreless and the two teams went into overtime. After another scoreless five minutes, the game ended in a 3-3.
RIT won the shootout 2-0, which has no effect on the score or team standings (unfortunately for RIT who remains winless this season).
SIDENOTE: The shootout didn’t matter in this game, but for Penn State’s future Big Ten games, the shootout will be used to decide the outcome of a tie.
The next day Penn State took on Vermont at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia for the second annual College Hockey Faceoff. The game started at 5 pm in front of a crowd of 17,632.
With backup goalie Eamon McAdam in net for the Nittany Lions, Penn State fell to Vermont 5-2.
Penn State started off strong with a goal from Taylor Holstrom at 13:17. Less than 2 minutes later, Captain Tommy Olczyk scored a shorthanded goal to give the Nittany Lions a 2-0 lead. After that, though, it was all UVM. Jake Fallon cut the lead in half with a goal at 15:27.
Vermont deflated Penn State with a tying goal scored by Nick Luukka shortly after PSU killed off a 5-minute major penalty. Matt White scored Vermont’s third goal of the game at 9:45. Penn State was outshot 12-1 in the second period.
Vermont went on to score 2 more goals in the third period (Brendan Bradley, Pete Massar). UVM improved to 1-1-1 with their first win of the season after some sloppy play by the Nittany Lions. Last year, Penn State beat UVM 4-2. Now the series is all tied up, which will make for a fun game next season.
Penn State’s power play was 1 for 10 this weekend and they took a total of 17 penalties between the 2 games (this has been on ongoing issue for the Lions since the start of the season).
This wasn’t the weekend Penn State was hoping for, and now they go into their next game against Robert Morris with a 1-3-1 record. The Nittany Lions will travel to Pittsburgh to face the 0-4-1 Colonials at 7 pm on Friday.
Welcome to the first installment of Collectors’ Corner. As sports have grown in popularity, so has the desire to own a piece of sports history. Sports memorabilia and collectables can range from collecting sports cards, to getting player’s autographs, to purchasing game used equipment. In this section of The Pink Puck we’ll try and keep you updated on when and where players will be signing autographs in the New England area. If you have information on a player signing please contact us so we can let people know.
Remember when getting an autograph to always make sure you get a certificate of authenticity (COA) with it. This verifies that the autograph that you purchased is in fact real. Some venues allow you to take a picture with the athlete, so make sure you ask before trying to take one, and always remember to thank the player for signing your item. Happy collecting…
This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (Nov 1-3) at the Shriners’ Auditorium in Wilmington, MA, the Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club is holding one of their two annual sports cards and memorabilia shows. Although it is usually heavy with baseball players a few former and current Boston Bruins players will be in attendance. Hockey Hall of Fame member Ray Bourque, Norm Leveille (a promising Bruins player who had his career cut short by an aneurysm) and current Bruins players Brad Marchand, Johnny Boychuk, and Gregory Campbell are scheduled to make an appearance. For more information, including prices and times please visit
http://gbscc.com/ and click on 2013 Convention.
Nov 8th from 7-9PM current Boston Bruins players David Krejci and Reilly Smith are signing autographs at the Lantana venue in Randolph, MA. Depending on the items prices range from $49-69 for Krejci and $29-39 for Smith.
Nov 10th from 3-5PM, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, and forward Chris Kelly will be signing autographs at Lombardos in Randolph, MA. Depending on the items prices range from $80-100 for Chara, $60-80 for Rask, and $30-40 for Kelly.
On Nov 11th, in a rare appearance, Boston Bruins legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito will be signing autographs at The Arena Sports Bar and Nightclub in Nashua, NH. Depending on items, prices range from $39-79. If you’re a Bruins fan you don’t want to miss this signing.
November 12th from 5-7PM, Patrice Bergeron will be appearing at the Sports Authority in Woburn, MA. Prices range from $60-80 depending on the item you want signed.
Nov 29th at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield, MA, legendary Bruins enforcer Terry O’Reilly will be signing from 11-12:45PM. The price is $13 dollars for one autograph and $10 for each additional.
After Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild, Chicago sits at sixth place in the Western Division–quite the fall from glory.
The Blackhawks can’t seem to find a rhythm so far. They’ve been unable to hold two and three goal leads. For the last two games they’ve given up five or more goals.
“We had breakdowns, we had turnovers inside our zone, we had miscommunication and took some penalties we shouldn’t have taken. I think one thing relates to the other and it’s just a little bit sloppy sometimes,” Blackhawks Captain Jonathan Toews said. “We’ve got to tighten that up and get back to playing a solid checking game that we know how to play. Our talent and ability is going to take over when the work ethic is there. It’s a frustrating loss to lose like that at home.”
Fortunately, Monday, they have another chance against the Wild on the road. Hopefully they’ll take some lessons from the last couple losses and some recent lackluster performances.
Some things fans (and likely the teams) would like to see more of:
- Shots. Get the puck on net. There are no flair points in the NHL. Shoot, shoot, shoot. It doesn’t matter who the goalie is, with enough shots, eventually some pucks will slip by him. Patrick Sharp is trying. He’s in the top 15 of the league with 45 shots on goal this season, but he’s only managed to score once. Bryan Bickell has scored four in four games after a slow start. They haven’t all been pretty, but he’s been shooting.
- Power Play POWER. This has been problematic for the past few seasons. They managed to get by in spite of a poor Power Play showing last year. But with an inability to maintain leads this year, they need to capitalize on every advantage. Saturday’s Power Play was one for seven.
- Penalty Killing. Last in the league?! Again, last year, the Hawks could score goals down a man. The Wild Saturday scored five seconds into their Power Play. They Blackhawks have allowed two that early into the Penalty Kill. Three others came less than 36 into the PK. Now they can’t win faceoffs, they can’t get control of the puck, and they aren’t giving their goalie any help.
- Not getting bad penalties to begin with… Toews has served 12 penalty minutes this season. Marian Hossa, another successful penalty killer, has served plenty of time in the box as well. He had two penalties Satuday. And many of the team’s shorthanded minutes are the result of lazy plays–hooks, high sticks, trips. They need to play smarter and with more speed.
“They called a lot of penalties tonight. Some were lack of discipline,” Coach Joel Quenneville said Saturday. “We took some careless ones tonight that led to them being on the power play and getting some momentum back in the game.”
- Star Power. Patrick Kane has scored six goals so far this season, but is currently a -9, the lowest on the team. The team’s captain is racking penalty minutes and losing faceoffs.
- Chemistry. They need to get in the swing of things. The Hawks are missing passes, not seeing each other, and looking sloppy.All that said, this isn’t a 48-game season. There’s time to get it together.
The thing about the Blackhawks PR team is that — most of the time — they’re a frighteningly competent bunch. Blackhawks TV consistently puts out some of the best content of any team in the league. Don’t even get me started on Joey the Junior Reporter, who is an adorable little ray of precious sunshine.
But the problem with having an on-point PR team is that we, as fans, get spoiled. We take the music videos and behind-the-scenes and game photography for granted. So when photographs like the ones from Michigan Avenue Magazine‘s recent photo shoot with supposed heartthrob Patrick Kane and definite heartthrob Patrick Sharp emerge, it’s hard to know how to react. Hurt? Disappointment? Anger?
I don’t know what to feel, Internet. I can try to love these boys through bad games and stupid penalties, but you can’t possibly ask me to love them through this level of plaid.
The Patricks have a lot in common: hockey, Chicago, a deep love of antagonizing Jonathan Toews. What’s one thing they don’t have in common? Well, I’ll tell you.
Neither one of them is an academic living in the mid-70s who has come to your middle school to tell you to Just Say No to drugs. This photograph looks like a candid that one of the teachers snapped just after Sharp looped an arm around Kane’s shoulders as he said, “Now, kids. You see Kaner here? Kaner used to smoke the dope. Now he’s cleaned up his act! And things are looking up for him, aren’t they, Kaner?”
“They sure are,” says Kaner’s mouth, but his eyes say, somebody please save me.
I wish I could, Patrick Kane. I only wish that I could.
I like this photograph. The lighting is good; the suits aren’t offensive; Patrick Sharp is present. I like that Sharp seems to be giggling about the fact that they’re arm wrestling at all, presumably because Sharp has demanded that Kane go get him a beer from the fridge and Kane has said, “No, you get me a beer,” and now they’re settling it like men.
On the other hand, Kane seems to be giggling over the fact that Sharp apparently thinks he can win this battle. He doesn’t even want a beer, he just wants to be able to gloat.
I’ve tried to come up with a scenario to explain these pants, Internet, and I can’t. I just can’t. I mean, at least it isn’t Crosby in Crocs, but at least Crocs (arguably) have practical application in the life of a hockey player. What are you getting out of these pants, Patrick Kane? Why are they so aggressively creased? Why do they cut off above the ankle? You claim to be 5’11”. It’s not hard to find men’s pants in your size.
I’m also saddened by the way Sharp’s turtleneck seems to swallow his whole neck. He looks like the camera has caught him trying to disappear into his Old Dude Dinner Jacket. Don’t hide your light under a bushel, Patrick Sharp. You have so much light to give.
I like to think that this photograph was taken in 1974, just after Patrick Kane was admitted to Some Liberal Arts College to study Poetry and the Place of Man in the Universe. Patrick Sharp is his academic mentor, who sees a deeply poetic soul lurking behind Kane’s jocular exterior.
“You play hockey?” asks Professor Sharp, shaking his head with great sadness. “That game will give you nothing. Poetry will set you free.”
“Okay, Professor S,” agrees student Kane. “Sure. Yeah. Poetry. Into it. Suuuuper into it. Do you know which bars around here don’t card? I’m asking for a friend.”
Ahh, here’s Chicago’s Most Beautiful that we all know and love. I’ll tell you what, Patrick Sharp may not have scored in the last 6 games, but by God, can the man rock a baby-blue sweater.
The New York Islanders have acquired left winger, Thomas Vanek from the Buffalo Sabres. The trade, which was announced around 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 27th, will have Islanders Matt Moulson heading up to Buffalo. In addition to Moulson, the Islanders also gave the Sabres their first round 2014 NHL draft pick as well as their second round pick in the 2015 draft.
Vanek and Moulson, both first round picks in the 2003 draft, have very similar stats from the past three seasons, in fact, Moulson’s stats are just a bit better. If the Islanders had done a one for one trade, acquiring Vanek and sending Moulson up to the Sabres, there would be no issue with the trade. However, throwing in two high draft picks was in my opinion, unnecessary. The two players are just about equal, so I see no reason why the Islanders needed to not only trade a player that is very well liked by fans, and has great on-ice chemistry with his line mates, but also give up draft picks in the next two drafts.
Islander fans have had mixed reviews about the trade. Some are extremely excited to welcome Thomas Vanek to Long Island, while others are like me and don’t see how this trade made sense for the team. I am curious to see how Vanek, who makes his NYI debut on Tuesday night at home against the New York Rangers, does for the team.
Their stats in terms of goals, assists, and +/- rating for the last three seasons are as follows:
Moulson
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Goals
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Assists
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+/-
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Total Points
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2011-2012
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36
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33
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-1
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69
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2012-2013
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15
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29
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– 3
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44
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2012-2013
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6
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3
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3
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9
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Vanek
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Goals
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Assists
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+/-
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Total Points
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2011-2012
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26
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35
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.6
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61
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2012-2013
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20
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21
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-1
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41
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2012-2013
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4
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5
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-5
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9
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** The Sabres have played 13 games so far this season; the Islanders have only played 11
What You’ll Need:
Nail Polish remover: for removing excess red polish
Red Nail Polish: for the blood
White Nail Polish: for the base
Cotton Pad: for removing excess red polish
Straw: for the blood splatter
Lotion: Not neccessary, but putting lotion around your cuticles allows for easier removal of polish that ends up on your fingers.
Some sort of mat: This can get messy so it’s smart to put a towel, tray, or old placemate down that you don’t mind getting messy.
Start off my painting your nails with the white base….I used Avon’s Speed Dry white pearl.
Let dry and then take the straw, dipping it in the red…..again I used Avon’s red lacquer.
I do not have a picture of this part, but lift the straw above your thumb (or whatever finger you desire to start with) and blow into the top of the straw. It will come out and splatter onto your finger. You may get one or two nails out of each fill up.
Tra-la blood splatter nail art. All that’s left to do is clean up around your cuticles.
While everyone else in the world it seems thinks that FALL = PUMPKIN FLAVORS IN EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING, in my family when the calendar flips to the cooler weather it means a) we can finally turn the oven on!!!! and b) that means cookies. Peanut butter cookies. This is a family recipe that is probably the easiest thing in the world to do and bake. Hockey fans will love to have these at their game day parties.
Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- half a jar of peanut butter
- 1 cup of sugar (or less depending on how much sugar you can have/like)
Directions:
- combine all the ingredients until everything is mixed well
- use a ice cream scoop (so that everything will be even) to make the cookies
- flatten with your fork, making criss-crosses
- cook for 8-10 minutes at 375°F
- Cool on the baking sheets for a minute and then transfer to rack to cool completely
I like this recipe better then other ones I’ve seen on the internet for a lot of reasons — the biggest being that unlike making homemade chocolate chip cookies or others, you don’t have to touch the batter (and if you do, it’s smooth enough that it doesn’t stick to your fingers). As someone with Aspergers, one thing that makes me cranky is touching items that are sticky or gross or wet feeling (there is actually a pretty full list of things that I hate regarding touch, but those are the big ticket items). Plus, a lot of the other online recipes put wayyyyyy too much stuff into the cookies, like butter, salt, baking powder, etc. or that you need to make the dough and then refrigerate it for an hour. Uhh, why???
This is quick, easy and as “healthy” as eating an entire tray of cookies in one sitting can be.
Coming into last night’s game, the Springfield Falcons were one of only three teams in the AHL yet to lose in regulation. The Worcester Sharks, on the other hand, were seeming to struggle to get momentum going to start their season. In the first of 6 meetings of the season, the Falcons won 4-3 in a fight filled battle.
The Sharks found themselves into the penalty box first, less than a minute into the game. But, they held off the Falcons and got back to even strength. When the Sharks went on their first power play, they did not waste much time converting. Just 38 seconds into the power play, defenseman Sena Acolatse took a rocket of a shot from the point. There was a lot of traffic in front of the net and Daniil Tarasov managed to beat Mike McKenna. The assists went to Bracken Kearns and Acolatse.
After the first game between the teams of the season, it was not a surprise that the second game was physical as well. Sharks goalie Harri Sateri seemed to be giving up rebounds, but the team played well in front of him. At the same time, the Falcons seemed to be missing a lot of shots wide. The teams went to the first intermission with the Sharks leading 1-0.
When the teams came out for the second period, the Falcons showed why they had been so successful to start the season. Jake Hansen broke away on a Sharks power play and skated down. He took a shot that seemed to trickle past Sateri for the short handed goal. The goal was unassisted and was Hansen’s third goal in two games against the Sharks.
At 6:48, tensions reached a boiling point for the first time in the game. Curt Gogol of the Sharks and Dalton Smith of the Falcons squared off. Gogol had the clear edge despite not being as much of a fighter as Smith. He landed more of the punches and managed to get Smith down first.
Less than a minute after the fight, a penalty shot was awarded to the Falcons. Once again it was a short handed chance for Hansen who was pulled down short of the net. The shot wrung off the post and bounced out, much to the disappointment of Falcons fans. After that chance, the Sharks took control of the game again. Once again, Tarasov showed his skill. He was at the side of the net and easily managed to beat McKenna from the corner.
But Tarasov was not done. He had a breakaway and easily went five-hole for the hat trick. It was the first hat trick by a Worcester Shark in 264 games. The last was a hat trick scored by Dan DaSilva on February 14, 2010 in Manchester. Just over a minute later, Dalton Smith stepped in to stand up for his team again. This time he took on Matt Pelech of the Sharks. The two only exchanged a few punches before Pelech went down.
When the teams came back out for the third, it was still a physical game. It was also an uncharacteristic game for Springfield. The Falcons were getting outshot and outplayed. The Sharks were desperate for the two points. The real test came when the Falcons got 26 seconds of 5 on 3 hockey. The Sharks did not even let the Falcons set up during their two man advantage. Then the Falcons were not able to get set up cleanly when it was just the man advantage either.
That seemed to be the icing on the cake for a game that ended with the Sharks winning 3-1. It was the first career professional hat trick for Daniil Tarasov. It was his fifth goal in 4 games so far this season. Tarasov leads the team in points and his second on the team in points.
The teams both had Sunday off and will be back at it this coming weekend. They will face each other four more times this season, but they will have to wait awhile. The next meeting is January 31st in Worcester.
The Manchester Monarchs came into last night’s game having taken a point in each of their games, with a record of 5-0-1-2. They are also already no stranger to extra time so far this season. But, last night they suffered their first loss in regulation so far this season and it came at the hands of the St. John’s IceCaps.
The game got off to a quick start on both sides. It was Manchester that would capitalize first. Tyler Toffoli skated into the zone, managed to evade a couple IceCaps players before passing across the front of the net to Linden Vey. Vey put it home for his second of the season at 4:09 of the first with assists to Toffoli and Derek Forbort. But the IceCaps were not willing to let that lead last. Down at the other end, Eric O’Dell dug the puck out of the corner and passed it off to Carl Klingberg. Klingberg beat Monarchs goalie Martin Jones just 39 seconds after Manchester’s goal to tie the game with assists to O’Dell and Kael Mouillierat.
Throughout the first, the IceCaps continued to control the puck. It was also a physical period with both teams getting some good hits in. It was about halfway through the first that the Monarchs found themselves in a tight spot. They were faced with 12 seconds of a 5 on 3 for the IceCaps. The IceCaps wasted no time in setting up on their two-man advantage. They were not able to capitalize before the first Monarch was out of the box, but capitalized 2 seconds after he got out. With a lot of traffic in front of the net, Andrew Gordon managed to beat Jones. O’Dell once again had an assist with the other going to Will O’Neill.
To start the second, the IceCaps had a 2-1 lead on the board and were leading 14-8 in shots. Manchester started the period on a power play left over from the first but could not get a good chance. The high paced, physical game continued into the second. At 9:20, the IceCaps increased their lead to 2. There was a scramble in front of the net and J.C. Lipon passed to a wide open Jason Jaffray. He put the puck into the unprotected right corner of the net. Lipon and Gordon had the assists.
Manchester kept up more in the second in terms of shots, taking 9 while St. John’s took 10. But, many of those shots were into the pads or chest of IceCaps goalie Eddie Pasquale. They were trying to play a game of catch-up most of the night. Martin Jones worked hard to keep the Monarchs in the game.
“We need to finish our hits and take more shots,” Nick Deslauriers said. “We can’t got outshot like that in our barn. We need to shoot more and hopefully get some lucky bounces.”
Tensions finally boiled over just past the halfway mark in the third as they had been threatening to do all night. Monarchs rookie Scott Sabourin and IceCaps Blair Riley, who is new to the team, ended up being squared off. Sabourin had the initial advantage and was able to get in the first couple shots. But Riley is not new to fighting in the AHL and was able to come back with two quick punches that landed and sent Sabourin to the ice.
“I thought we had a tough time finding our legs. Our compete level was nowhere near where it’s been until the last ten minutes of the game. Then, we turned it up and played with some desperation,” Head Coach Mark Morris said. “It wasn’t enough. We came out relatively strong but I thought we had some guys that weren’t pulling their weight.”
The Monarchs really turned it on and started playing like they had been so far this season in the back half of the third period. They started controlling the puck more and making more chances. At 15:43, defenseman turned wing Nick Deslauriers crashed the net and managed to sneak the puck by Pasquale to pull Manchester within one. The assists went to Brandon Kozun and Jordon Weal.
“I needed that one, it wasn’t my best game. Weal took a good shot and I was just able to put it in,” Deslauriers said. “I don’t concentrate on being a goal scorer but if I can grab the ugly goal right in front of the net, I will. I’m not afraid to put my nose in there.”
Although the Monarchs pulled Jones for the extra attacker, they were not able to tie up the game. Twice, it seemed like a puck shot by one of the IceCaps might trickle into the net, but the final score remained 3-2 in favor of the IceCaps.
“If you’re going to play a team back-to-back in less than 24 hours, you need to have everyone going. Some guys were less than we had hoped for,” Morris said. “It boils down to our mental preparation (facing them again). You have to come ready to play. You have to be able to compete at the level we’ve become accustomed to. This is a young bunch but it’s the first time I felt like we don’t compete as high as I had hoped.”
Despite the loss, there were some bright spots. Martin Jones, who will get the start again this afternoon as the teams have a rematch at 3 pm, played well as he has so far this season. Nick Deslauriers also extended his point streak to 5 with the goal. Although he has played his career so far as a defenseman, he recently made the switch up to winger. It was a position he tried in preseason as well and had a game with 4 goals.
“My teammates around me have been great and I think I got lucky the last few games,” Deslauriers said. “It’s more of a freedom to play up front, I can skate a little bit more. I still have to learn a lot, especially in my zone with helping down low on the wings. I’m just trying to bring what I can to the team.”
Manchester will look to make some corrections to their game before facing St. John’s again this afternoon. They will then be off until next Friday when they have a home and home against the Providence Bruins, another division rival.
Photo credit: Manchester Monarchs
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