| Drew and his Riverview Ice Sharks teammates traveled to Lakeland
this afternoon for their first game of the season at the Lakeland
Ice Arena, as they were taking on the George Jenkins Eagles. The
funny thing for Tara & I is that this is by far the coldest rink we
have been in since Drew has been playing hockey in Florida, and the
Lakeland Ice Arena in Waterford, Michigan was among the coldest
rinks he played in back in Michigan! Brr! The first period of
today's game was all Ice Sharks, as they dominated the play for the
majority of the time, out-shooting the Eagles by a 12-3 margin. It
took a bit for the action to really heat up, but a too-many men
penalty against the Ice Sharks a little over four minutes in seemed
to jump start them. On the penalty kill they still managed to
control the play while getting some good looks on net as well.
Moments after they returned to full strength the Ice Sharks managed
to get their first goal of the game, coming off a rebound that they
were able to tip into the net. Then, barely more than a minute later
they scored their second goal, which was a near replay of the first,
as they tipped the puck into the back of the net when the Eagles
goaltender was unable to control the rebound. They managed a few
more shots over the final five minutes of action, but those were the
only two goals scored. Riverview would take the 2-0 lead into the
first intermission.
The Ice Sharks dominated the first half of the second period,
getting the first 8 shots on goal, including their lone goal of the
period just a little over two minutes in. The ice would tilt towards
the Eagles end towards the end of the period, and they would manage
to score two quick goals late in the period less than 40 seconds
apart. The first would come when a missed Riverview pass would lead
to a 2-on-1 break for the Eagles, which they managed to slip in
under the Ice Sharks goaltenders pads. The second of the two goals,
which narrowed the margin to 3-2, was tipped in over the shoulder of
the Riverview goaltender. That 3-2 score would hold until it was
time for the second intermission.
The final period was a short one, as there was a long delay due
to a piece of glass on the boards that became dislodged. Despite the
short four minute length, there was still plenty of action. The Ice
Sharks would score on the first shot, on a wrister that found its
way through a screen out front. That made it a 4-2 game. With just
70 seconds of action remaining, the Eagles took advantage of a
whiffed Riverview shot to score a short-handed breakaway goal to
close the gap to 4-3. With only 40 seconds remaining, the Ice Sharks
found the back of the net once again, this time on a shot from
between the circles. The Eagles pulled their goaltender to end the
game, and as time expired the Ice Sharks scored an empty net goal to
wrap up the scoring and securing a 6-3 victory. Go Sharks! |
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