Halifax Floor Hockey League
On Tuesday night, the high-powered ADC Lynx squared off against the hard-luck Keane Fire. The Fire started the game on the right foot, scoring the first three goals of the game. The Lynx roared back and managed to knot the score at six entering the second period.
However, the Lynx owned the second period, hammering the Fire 10-1 in that period alone. The Lynx scored 9 unanswered goals in the period, with 5 of them scored by sophomore forward Craig Mercer. From there the Lynx cruised to a 17-10 victory. Mercer, the game's first star, led all scorers with 7 goals and 2 assists, while league scoring leader Blaise MacPhee added 4 goals and 2 assists.
The Fire's brightest light was Jason Royal, who matched a career high by scoring 5 goals in a losing cause.
Thursday's early game between the Lite-Sabres and the Keane Chill was a rematch of last season's consolation game. The vastly improved Lite-Sabres started the game by firing 28 first-period shots on rookie goalie Jason MacGillvary. Jamie Houghton, Peter Rowe, and Neil Melanson tallied 2 goals apiece for the Sabres in the first, to open up a 7-3 lead at the first break.
The Chill showed signs of life in the second period, frustrating the seemingly complacent Sabres, scoring a late goal to close the gap to 8-5 after two periods of play.
The close second period seemed to reawaken the Sabres, as they scored seven more third period goals, winning the game 15-6. The Sabres, who outshot the Chill 64-29, were led by Rowe's 6 goals and 1 assist. Chad Griffin also added a goal and 5 assists for the victors.
Tony Joyce scored a hat-trick for the Chill, tying teammate Greg Foran as the Chill's leading goal scorer this season.
The LAN Hackers squared off against a desperate Sunnydale Slayers squad in the week's final game. The Hackers were missing captain, goalie and drillmaster extrodinaire John Dulong, and were forced to start first time goalie Virag Pandya in goal. Pandya held his own in a game that was marked by relatively few scoring opportunities.
At the halfway mark, the Slayers were leading 6-2 and appeared to be on their way to a victory.
However, Hacker forward Glen MacCullough had other ideas.
MacCullough ignited his team, scoring three consecutive second period goals, including a diving one-handed effort from his knees. After Hacker defenseman Spiro Bokolas booted a goal into his own net, the Hackers closed the second period in dominating fashion, scoring the final 4 goals and tying the game at 7.
The Slayers clamped down on defense in the third period. Goalie Paul Chui stopped all 6 third period shots that he faced, and Rob Romaine scored the winner as the Slayer eked out a 9-7 victory over the Hackers. The victory was the first time that the Slayers beat the Hackers in 2 years and only the 2nd time in 14 career games.