Participants -
Players - Jordan, Patrick, Matthew C., Josh, Maciej, Dylan, Peter, Robbie, Neil, Taylor.
Goalies - Ezra, James.
Played at - Gareena, home of the leafy corners.
Offensive Player of the Game - Jordan; so yard for the honey.
Defensive Player of the Game - Patrick; Big'um stops.
Notable Absentees - Tommy, Ben, Alex.
Best Shotblock/Save - Ezra, stopping Matthew C.'s effort with an outstretched leg. He had no business making that save to be entirely honest. It left Matt shaking his ponch head in disbelief.
Best Goal - Dylan, finishing a tic-tac-toe that started with Josh and Maciej.
Best Goalkeeper - Ezra over James. I don't think anyone had ever really seen anything that good yet. Despite playing at an already high level last season, Ezra has stepped up his game to an ever higher plateau. Ridiculous.
Best Deke - Josh, inching his way around a lost lookin' Rob.
Best Pass - Josh, the first of the tic-tac-toe goal mentioned above. A flip pass that went over three sticks.
Biggest 'Robbie' - Matthew, who despite having the entire net open and having absolutely no defenders around him, suffered a brain cramp and fired it around the far post.
Biggest 'Neil' - Matt, firing a slapper over Ezra, the fence and into the street.
Best Fashion Sense - Maciej - Orange colors make spring flowers.
Worst Fashion Sense - Dylan; Dresses in the dark apparently.
The James Moment - Peter drinking (expired) milk. To quote the Anchorman, "I'm so hot....milk was a terrible choice."
Convo of the Day -
Dylan - (to Maciej) If I hear you say 'too many men on the ice' one more time...
Maciej - (to Dylan) Hey Dylan....TOO MANY MEN....ON THE ICE...ON THE ICE, ON THE ICE!
Notable Watchers - 2 guys on bench, guy drinking from can, guy walking by and Robbie not noticing him and still stickhandling, various park frequenters, guy in parked car.
Ratings (4 lowest, 10 highest) -
James - 8.5; Controlled rebounds well and dominated the crease.
Jordan - 8; Fought his way to the front.
Patrick - 9.5; Kept his team together during early barrages.
Maciej - 5; Struggled heavily in the heat.
Ezra - 10; He's about as good as they come between the pipes.
Matthew C. - 7; Salvaged awful game with a late furry.
Josh - 8; All over the place.
Neil - 9; Clinical defending when it mattered.
Taylor - 9; Breakout game for the much-maligned protege.
Dylan - 7; Faded after fantastic start.
Peter - 7; Added some much needed defensive play from the back.
Robbie - 8.5; A good FHL return for the Robster.