The event took flight with doors opening at 6pm, junior and senior players making their way to their designated areas. The junior players were directed straight to their locker rooms to get kitted up for the curtain raiser to commence at 6:30.
In the meantime the senior players reported to their team managers and prepared for game warm up. A moderate crowd filled the arena as the players were called out onto the ice at 730pm for the opening face-off.
The two newly branded teams, Penguins and Storm, faced off as follows: STORM = Jack Nebe, Christian Schiess, Timo Giersch, Ivan Tchekashkine, Brendon Stevens and Mich Joubert. PENGUINS = Lucian Lorenzo, Deen Magmoed, Christopher Reeves, Grant Yates, Luke Carelse and Marc Giot.
The game got underway at a decent pace that saw both teams keeping simulated changes and shifts as short as 30 seconds ensuring a high tempo throughout the game.
Storm put 2 goals away in the first period with one of them being a controversial call as 2 Storm players were camped in the blue paint. Although Penguins were down they kept pushing and pulled back a goal.
Christian Schiess pulled out a massive hit on Marc Giot taking him to the ice and an attempt of a late hit by Giersch saw him connecting with the Penguins visor, crushing it and Giot's face connecting with the ice.
Penguins defenceman, Chris Reeves, goes down after another nasty bit defending a rush up the ice and leaves the game after the 2nd period with a broken right hand.
The game got more and more heated and Penguins pulled back another 2 goals, now trailing by 1. A fumble at the Storm goalnet saw the puck being hacked into the net by Kyle van Rooyen but soon after waved off by referees as Storm players protested their way out of a draw and back to a win.
Grant Yates taking his frustration out on any Storm players that got in his way as they were getting a little too close for comfort in the zone. Being backed up by Jade Johnson as Stevens refuses to "go".
With the win just seconds away, Storm try for 1 more but come up short. Their next game will take place on Monday 13 June at 7:30pm.
Due to school holidays commencing on June 24th, the 3rd game will take place the following Monday, 20th June.
http://www.wpicehockey.co.za/theplayoffs.htm for more information
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