730pm the elite of SA's senior players walked into the Grand West arena getting ready to perform for the selection panel.
Teams were split in the morning and lines defined to venture a guess into seeing players performance in unfirmiliar territory.
The game started at a decent pace, but not at lightning speed as expected with possibly nerves overcoming all.
Goaltender, Lloyd Schlutter, playing for the RedDogs were under heavy fire as BlueSteel (btw. Teams were named by Jerry Stevens) put on the pressure early from the initial face off.
Speedster, Damian Cardosa put on the burner and beat the defence to put the puck through the goalies pads.
A well oiled line of Samaai, Birrell and Joubert gelled together made things difficult for the opposition. Apart from outstanding play Mich Joubert entertained the crowd and the players as usual but this time not with his fast tongue but rather with being a human zamboni and the pinnacle of his act for the evening was body checking head referee, Nadine Sheffield, right off her feet.
It was so comical that the players on the ice had to change because they could not control themselves anymore with laughter.
The game was played in stop-time as preparation for what is to come in the upcoming worlds in April. Tonight (Monday) the final selection game will take place at 7pm where the teams and lines will be changing in order for the coaching staff to see variations of players to determine the best possible team and ensure all players gel well together.
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