From start to finish the Icehole's played a good game on both ends of the ice. They held the Young Guns in check most of the night and Mark had a strong night between the pipes. On the offensive side, the Iceholes finished their plays and put three past the Young Guns goalie for a well deserved 3 to 1 victory.
The Icehole's were hoping to even up the season series between the Iron Heads and the Icehole's. However with a 3 -1 victory, the Iron Heads secured a 3 to 1 series win. It was a closely contested game between the two teams, but in the end the Iron Heads were able to finish their scoring chances, while the Icehole's who had their chances, but just couldn't convert their chances into goals.
This was a game that should have ended up in the win column, but there were too many missed scoring opportunities, and a couple of costly defensive blunders. Late in the third period with a one goal lead the Iceholes had a collective brain fart that allowed Durham Radio to get two quick goals in a 30 second span.
This was a win that got away from the Icehole's. It was tied 3 - 3 after one and the same after 2 periods. The third started off well, but the Iron Heads scored two unanswered goals. The Icehole's just didn't bring their "A" game on the defensive end of the game this week, however on the positive side the offence was clicking for the most part. One more game against the Iron Heads, which takes place in two weeks needs to be circled as a must win for the Icehole's, as it will tie up the season searies between these two teams.
This was one of those games that when you look back on, was one that you know you should have won. The Icehole's just didn't play well enough to win against a much more physical team in the Pigs, and yes they do play like pigs, they are a very dirty team. The Icehole's showed good composure in coming back from a 2 goal and a 1 goal deficit, only to come up a goal short at the final whistle. In the final few seconds of the game with the goalie pulled, but with a penalty (too many men) the Icehole's had three good scoring chances, but unfortunately were denied the tying goal. Make the final 4 o 3 for the Pigs.
