Lance Ross, of the Omegas, was handed a "10 minute" misconduct in the late game against the Cattle Barons. This is the first "10 minute" misconduct that Lance has received this season, so he is okay to play again in the next game.

The Stars remain the only undefeated team, with a 6-2 win over the IceDogs in the early game.
The Stars got off to a good start, and held a 3-1 lead after the first period. They continued on that roll in the second period and cruised on to victory. Once again, Dave Noorloos was stellar in net for the Stars. He will share the Player of the Game honours with Chris Helps, who had a four point game for the Stars.

The Hawks got back to their winning ways by beating the Flyers 7-5 in the middle game.
Once again, the Hawks got off to a good start - scoring four goals in the first six minutes of the game. The Flyers mounted a comeback in the second period, and the teams went into the third tied 4-4.
It remained close the whole way through the third, until Dave Vanoostveen scored his third goal of the game to give the Hawks a two goal lead with 1:23 to go in the period. Dave is the Player of the Game. He had a four point game. Kyle Huizinga assisted on three of the Hawks' goals. Kev Karelsen also had a three point game for the Flyers.

For the second week in a row, the Cattle Barons had to settle for a tie. This time, it was a 4-4 tie with the Omegas.
The Omegas went into the second period holding a 2-0 lead. The Cattle Barons scored two of their own in the second to tie it up 2-2 going into the third. The teams traded goals in the third, but could not solve anything in overtime.
Chris Losier, of the Cattle Barons, scored his first goal in our league.
Zach VanReenen had three assists for the Omegas, but we'll have to give Steve Pastoor the Player of the Game in this one. He came up with some big saves late in the game when the Omegas were pouring it on. In his first game in our league, Steve Metcalfe, also played a good game in for the Omegas.

Matt Kreeft of the Flyers received three minor penalties and was ejected from his game against the Cattle Barons. This is the first time that this has occurred for Matt this season, so he is okay to play again this Friday.

We're only two weeks into the season, but its already starting to look like "parity" will be the word used a lot throughout this season. All six teams already have at least one point.

The early game saw the Flyers & Cattle Barons play to a 5-5 tie.
The Flyers got off to an early lead and held a 2-1 lead after the first period. The Cattle Barons came storming back in the second period, thanks to a hat-trick by Darren DeGroot. After two periods, the Cattle Barons held a 4-3 lead.
The Cattle Barons struck first in the third period, and extended their lead to 5-3. Two minutes later, the Flyers had scored twice to tie it up at 5-5.
Both teams traded chances in the remaining minutes of the third and through overtime, but both goalies stood their ground.
As mentioned earlier, Darren DeGroot scored three goals for the Cattle Barons, and is the Player of the Game. O.J. Deelstra also had three points for the Cattle Barons. Ryan Cross did likewise for the Flyers.

The IceDogs earned their first win of the season by handing the Omegas their first regular season loss since Valentine's Day.
The IceDogs went up 2-0 in the first period and it proved to be the difference. Both teams traded goals in the second and third periods, but the IceDogs won it 5-3.
Al Vanderveen & Joe Deboer each had three points in the IceDogs' win and they will share the Player of the Game honours.

The late game saw the Stars become the only team to start the season 2 an 0. They beat the Hawks 7-5.
The first period was a wild one. The teams traded goals & penalties throughout the period and when the dust settled the Hawks held a 5-3 lead.
The second period had as many penalties, but the Stars scored the only goal of the period, bringing the score to 5-4 in favour of the Hawks.
In the third period, the Stars completed the comeback by scoring three more goals.
Dave Vanoostveen had a three point game for the Hawks. Jeff Sit had three points for the Stars. Greg Wierenga also had three points for the Stars in his first game back in our league after taking the last few seasons off. Chris Helps is the Player of the Game. He had a four point game to lead the way for the Stars.

I know that I'm getting to this late, but there's a lot to take care of at the beginning of the season.

Well, the first games are in the books, and here's a little recap of them:

As a tradition, I like to make the first game of the season a re-match of the two finalist teams from the previous season. In this case, the Omegas showed why they are the defending champions by defeating the Flyers 9-3.
The Flyers actually got on the scoreboard first when Darryl Poort scored the first goal of the season. However, the thrill was short lived for the Flyers, as they found themselves down 4-1 after the first period. The Omegas continued to roll on and held a 8-2 lead after two periods.
Dave Archer of the Omegas scored his first goal in our league in his first game. Lance Ross scored twice for the Omegas, but we'll let Ian VanReenen & Freddie VanReenen share the Player of the Game honours. They each had a three point game.

The middle game between the Hawks & the IceDogs went down to the wire, but the Hawks hung on with a 6-5 victory.
Veteran, Doug Boelens, got the Hawks off to an early lead and added another goal later in the first. It was a close game all the way through with both teams swapping goals. The Hawks looked like they may take it comfortably when they scored halfway through the third to give themselves a 6-4 lead. In the last minute, the IceDogs had a powerplay & poured on the pressure with the goalie pulled as well. Jordan Deboer scored his third goal of the game to bring the IceDogs to within one. It turned out to be too late because the Hawks held on from there.
Calvin Pelleboer of the Hawks & Joe Deboer of the IceDogs both had a three point game. Kyle Huizinga & Jordan Deboer will share the Player of the Game in this one. They each had four points in the game.

The late game saw the Stars beat the Cattle Barons 5-3.
This was another close game, thanks to some great goaltending on both teams. Steve Pastoor of the Cattle Barons & Dave Noorloos of the Stars were the reason the score didn't get out of hand. Both of them made outstanding saves and will share the Player of the Game.
Adrian Fonville of the Cattle Barons scored his first goal in our league in his first game. Jeff Sit had three points for the Stars, while Chris Helps had four points.