Monday, October 8, 2012

Blue Dogs Take a Commanding Lead in Richelieu Series


By R. Inkrat, Illustrated Hockey News
 
FALMOUTH, MAINE, OCTOBER 8, 2012 - Blue Dog ace Gerry Nadeau scored the first goal of the game and the Morning Hockey Club Blue Dogs never looked back, winning a hard fought contest 8-5 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in games in the celebrated Cardinal Richelieu Cup playoffs here today. 

          The mood in the Dog locker room was celebratory indeed on this Columbus Day holiday.  "No team in Morning Hockey history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit," observed Blue defender William "Wild Bill" Arnold.  Of course, this was merely stating the obvious, as no MHC club has ever rallied from ANY deficit to win the cherished chalice.  The Gold Honey Badgers (f/k/a Weasels), who are the defending Richelieu champions, were resolved to turn the Titanic around, however, and pointed out that they were again short some of their key scoring snipers who were unable to make the match.

          The game was scoreless for nearly 10 minutes before Nadeau broke the ice to give the Dogs a 1-0 lead they never relinquished.  They led by as much as 7-2 before the Badgers clawed their way back to within three.  But the hounds held and the Badger comeback ran out of time as the final horn sounded.

          Badger forward Eric Lagios had the goal of the game taking an outlet pass the length of the rink to tuck the puck past stellar Blue netminder Walt "The Wall" Leland.  Gold got solid goaltending at the other end from Jim Secunde, who continues to play brilliantly despite financial problems caused by the $1 billion fine he is still working off for last year's sordid episode when he was pictured smirking at the famed flagon sitting in the ashes of his fire pit. 

Lagios tears in to score highlight goal

Play resumes next Monday with the Honey Badgers, backs to the wall, facing elimination, with only one chance left, seeing their series slip away, etc., etc.

 

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