Game 3

Drew and his FireCats teammates would need some help tonight in order to end the scheduled part of the tournament in first place in their division, but a win tonight would go a long way towards helping themselves out. They would be taking on the Westmoreland Eagles in the third and final game before the "playoffs" get underway.

Things started out tight for both teams, as neither had much luck converting on their scoring opportunities. The two teams went up and down the rink before Novi finally broke through, scoring what would turn out to be the lone goal of the period. They would head in to the second period up by a score of 1-0.

The second period definitely went the way of the FireCats, as they applied continuous pressure on the Eagles defense, managing to tack on to their lead with a four-goal outburst. The goals opened up a big lead, and seemed to deflate the Eagles players a bit.

The third period resembled the first in that the pace of play slowed quite a bit. After struggling through the first two periods, it was the Eagles who got on the scoreboard first in the third, ending the FireCats hopes of a shutout. Frustrated at giving up a goal, the Novi team fought back to at least answer that goal, reopening their 5 goal margin. That would be it for the scoring, and the FireCats would earn their second victory, this one by a 6-1 score.

After a bit of a wait, the FireCats found themselves in third place overall, and they would be facing off against the second place Cheektowaga Warriors at 8:30am tomorrow morning. Go FireCats!

Novi FireCats - Rock N' Roll Cup Game 3 - at Westmoreland Eagles 2 A Gold
	Drew and his Novi FireCats teammates gathered together at the net before the opening faceoff.
	Drew coming on to the ice during a line change.
	Drew knocking the puck away from an Eagles player.
	Drew steering the Eagle player behind the net.
	Drew keeping the puck in his offensive zone.
	Drew challenging an Eagles player for the puck.
	Drew and his FireCats teammates listening to the coaches during an intermission.
	A look at Drew keeping his eye on the puck.
	Drew going after the puck while trying to keep it in his offensive end of the rink.
	Drew patrolling the front of his goal.
	Drew lining up a shot...
	...and firing away...
	...as the puck heads towards the net.
	Drew playing the puck in his defensive zone.
	Drew chasing down the puck...
	...and gathering it in...
	...before turning back up ice.
	The final score of this evening's contest was 6-1 in favor of the FireCats.
	Drew going through the post-game handshake line.

Novi FireCats - Rock N' Roll Cup Game 3 - at Westmoreland Eagles 2 A Gold

Drew and his Novi FireCats teammates gathered together at the net before the opening faceoff.

Drew coming on to the ice during a line change.

Drew knocking the puck away from an Eagles player.

Drew steering the Eagle player behind the net.

Drew keeping the puck in his offensive zone.

Drew challenging an Eagles player for the puck.

Drew and his FireCats teammates listening to the coaches during an intermission.

A look at Drew keeping his eye on the puck.

Drew going after the puck while trying to keep it in his offensive end of the rink.

Drew patrolling the front of his goal.

Drew lining up a shot...

...and firing away...

...as the puck heads towards the net.

Drew playing the puck in his defensive zone.

Drew chasing down the puck...

...and gathering it in...

...before turning back up ice.

The final score of this evening's contest was 6-1 in favor of the FireCats.

Drew going through the post-game handshake line.