Game 2
 

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September 17th, 2021              

Game #2

9:45pm
TGH Ice Plex - Tampa 1st 2nd 3rd Final
Riverview Ice Sharks 1   1 0   1 1      4
Durant Cougars 1 1 1 1 1 1     1 1 8

Period Length

15:00 15:00 15:00  

 

Tonight the Riverview Ice Sharks took on the Durant Cougars, and this was the first game that I was able to attend. Unfortunately for me, this wasn't the best game to watch.

Things started out strong for the Ice Sharks, even after they took the first penalty of the game. Thankfully they killed of the Cougars power play, and just a little over halfway through the first period they grabbed the lead on a wrist shot from between the circles. Durant tied things up two minutes later, as the Cougars player managed to make his way around Drew before making a nice move to slip the puck in behind the Ice Sharks goalie. Riverview fought back from giving up this disappointing goal, and netted a nice goal of their own with just over a minute remaining in the period thanks to a 3-on-1 breakaway that resulted in a short tap-in goal. Riverview was able to hold on to take the 2-1 lead into the first intermission.

Things didn't go so smoothly in the second period for Riverview, as they would take three penalties in the middle frame, and would go on to give up four goals. It took Durant only 33 seconds to tie the game up at 2-2 on a nice wrist shot that cleared the shoulder of the Ice Sharks goaltender. Durant would tack on two more goals just two minutes apart, with the first coming from a nice pass with a little over eight minutes remaining and the second on a similar pass to the back side of the crease. Durant would add their fourth goal of the period with just four minutes remaining on a 2-on-2 shorthanded goal. The Ice Sharks would find themselves down by a 5-2 score heading into the final intermission.

Barely a minute into the third, the Cougars would widen their lead even further with another pass to the back side of the net that they were able to tap in for a 6-2 lead. Despite the deficit, the Riverview team wasn't going to give up. They would score a power-play goal on a rebound shot with a little over eight minutes remaining. They would narrow the gap further a little over two minutes later, with a pass through the crease that was tapped in to make it a 6-4 game. The bad news is that was the end of the Ice Sharks attack, as the Cougars would dominate play for the remainder of the contest. 90 seconds after the Riverview goal the Cougars would answer with a goal of their own to retake a 3 goal lead. Riverview would go on to take three penalties in the final 3:35, which gave the cougars an "easy" 5-on-3 goal. Thankfully that was the final goal of the game, as the Cougars would go on to seal the 8-4 victory over the Ice Sharks.

From a personal perspective, Drew didn't have the best game tonight. He got two shifts in the first period, and thanks to a reach instead of positioning himself correctly his line gave up a goal on his final shift of the period. He got two more shifts in the second period, and once again was on the ice for a goal against (though this was wasn't his fault). He didn't step on the ice in the third at all, thanks in large part to the amount of special teams play in the period - some power play time but mostly penalty kill. Here's hoping for better luck over the rest of the season!

 


Riverview Ice Sharks Varsity Game #2 - at Durant Cougars


Drew getting ready to go on the ice before the game.

Drew keeping his stick in the passing lanes.

Drew keeping an eye on the action down low.

Drew circling over to play the puck along the wall.

Drew getting his stick down to block a potential pass.

Drew going after the puck...

...and colliding with a Durant player...

...and knocking him off the puck...

...before Drew turns with possession of his own...

...before turning deep into the zone with it.



 

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