The Ice Dogs are still unbeaten by scoring a 5-1 victory over the Stars in the early game. The game seemed closer than a typical 5-1 game, but Josh Tamminga made some huge saves when he needed to and earns this week's Player of the Week. It wasn't until the last minute of the game that the Stars were able to put one by him.

The middle game between the Hawks & Flyers was a close one with the Hawks squeaking out a 4-3 victory. Kyle Huizinga led the way for the Hawks by scoring two goals.

The late game between the Omegas & the Cattle Barons was a wild one with both teams trading goals. The final outcome was the Cattle Barons winning the game by the score of 7-4. Lance Ross scored a hat-trick for the Omegas, but it wasn't enough to beat the upstart Cattle Barons. Chris Tenhage & Eric Bakker of the Cattle Barons each scored their first goal in our league. Billy Sipkens scored twice and Jeff Vanderdeen had three points in the game.

The middle game between the Ice Dogs & Cattle Barons got a little rough and numerous penalties were handed out. This is just a reminder that if somebody reaches 30 minutes in penalties, he will be suspended for one game. We already have a few players that are getting close to this only two games into the season.

Brett DeBoer was handed a "10 minute" misconduct in this game. This was Brett's first "10 minute" misconduct this season, so he is okay to play in the next game.

Note:
The reason I always write "10 minute" misconducts in italics ("....") is because this is actually just the title of the type of misconduct.
In actuality, "10 minute" misconducts & "game" misconducts are both officially counted as 13 minutes in running time. They are to be served for 13 minutes as well.

Everyone seemed to get their legs back by Week 2 because we ended up with three high scoring games.

In the early game, the Hawks responded from a loss in last week's game with a big 8-4 win over the Omegas.
The Omegas held a 3-2 lead going in to the second period, but the Hawks took the game over by scoring four goals in the second period. With a 6-4 lead going in to the third, the Hawks added two more to seal the deal. Dave VanOostveen led the way for the Hawks with a five point performance and earned the Player of the Game honours.
This was the first loss suffered by the Omegas since January 27 last season.

The Ice Dogs are the only remaining unbeaten team after week 2 with a 8-2 win over the Cattle Barons in the middle game. After a pretty even first period, the Ice Dogs exploded to a 5-2 lead by the end of the second period and added three more in the third. Joe & Jordan DeBoer will share the Player of the Game honours with each of them scoring a hat-trick and adding an assist. Wayne Gretz...er...DeBoer gets honourable mention for scoring twice in his first game back in our league since January 3, 2003. This was the first time that he scored a goal in our league since October 25, 2002. Believe me.... I checked.

The Stars remain the only team without a win so far this season with a 7-5 loss to the Flyers in the late game. The game seemed pretty even for the most part, and the Flyers found themselves leading 3-2 going in to the third period. That's when things got a little exciting. With the Flyers scoring three quick goals early in the third and holding a 6-2 lead, the Stars looked like they were out of it. The Stars then started the rally by scoring three goals of their own to come within one goal. The Flyers put a stop to it with Joel VanVeller's hat-trick goal with two minutes to go in the third. This goal proved to be the insurance goal for the Flyers. Joel & Kev Karelsen will share the Player of the Game honours with each of them scoring a hat-trick in the game.

Contrary to what you might think, I am human.
I just realized that I have made an error in the schedule that was handed out (paper copy) on Friday night. The games played in the fifth week of our season will not be played on Nov.25. It should say Nov.2.
Sorry for the confusion.

Terry

There was a few "last minute" additions that were approved before the games last Friday. None of these players were on the ice this past Friday, but they have been approved to play in this week's games. They are:
Wayne DeBoer - IceDogs
Curtis Tamming, Logan Kohut, Gerrit Vandyl, Dave Giffen, & Tim Allen - Omegas

At this point, any additions to your roster will not be allowed to play until the games on November 2.
Do not wait until November 2 to let me know if you will have any additions for that deadline. Please let me know as soon as possible so that I can do some investigating if need be.