BEAR HOCKEY 3 KNIGHTS 2 IN OVERTIME MAPHL Quarterfinal 02.18.20

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Feb 19, 2020
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BEAR HOCKEY 3 KNIGHTS 2 IN OVERTIME

The 2020 MAPHL tournament is filled with anomalies- the differences between the #1 seed and the #8 were small—i.e. #8 O’Connell beat #1 SJCHS 7-4 and #3 Bears tied #1 Cadets 3-3. In the 1^st round of MAPHL #4 DeMatha lost to #5 MSJ. This is the tightest rankings for MAPHL over the past 10 years.

Landon met Bishop J O’Connell on January 29 at the Caps’ MedStar Iceplex. It was a back and forth battle with the Knights tying the score, 4-4, at 0:12.3.

At home on 02/18 the Knights were pushing the puck and not until 6:17, they had an advantage in shots.

The Bears took a 2-0 lead on two successive pucks in the back of the nets. Both of these goals were scored in the 1^st period—Will Lawrence on a powerplay scored @ 6:15. His tally was assisted by Oscar Smink and Tommy Kenary.

The next goal was by Matt Brille, unassisted @ 4:16. Another PP advantage, but the junior started his rush from deep within his D zone and deked his way through the Knights.

END OF 1^ST STANZA BEARS 2 KNIGHTS 0

L Shots On Goals 15; L SAVES (MAX WEINSTEIN) 6

The middle period started with two successive penalties against the Bears—at 10:33 and then at 9:43. The visitors had a +2 advantage for 1:12 and were able to hit the Bears’ net 0:23 into the 5 on 3 advantage. The slapshot from the point had two helpers recorded. The Landon D successfully frustrated the remainder of the BJO’C advantage.

15:01 to 30:00 BEARS 2 KNIGHTS 1

LSoGs 15 L Saves 10

The last period started with the home team on a PP, but a Knight forward broke out of his D zone and flew down the ice to equalize the score at 14:00.

Sabermetrics, not really, pointed out that the Bears’ 3^rd period saw substantially fewer shots than the 1^st and 2^nd trimesters. That statistical diminution of energy did not occur in this MAPHL semifinal. Coach Erickson used 4 lines of forwards and 3 D pairs throughout the game. That rotation kept the Bears fresh in the remaining time through O/T.

END OF REGULAR TIME BEARS 2 KNIGHTS 2

This is where the superior Bear energy brought the desired outcome. Over this 5:00 Landon put 6 SoGs while the Knights only registered a single shot.

@ 0:22.8 a Den of Bears crashed the Knights’ net and assists were awarded to Tommy and Will PLUS THE GWG TO JACOB HOOKMAN-VASSA!!!

QUARTERFINAL WINNER 3 KnIGHTS 2

L SoGs [total] 40 L Saves [total] 24

MAPHL SEMIFINAL 2/19 v. GP Laurel Ice Gardens 4pm.