Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Team Unfriended Wins CAHL 4x4 Championship
TU Wins in Dramatic Shoot-Out Finish
Team Unfriended (#1) defeated the Greyhounds (#2) 4-3 in a shoot-out finish on Saturday night at the MSA to become the 2012 CAHL 4-on-4 B League Champions. Rob Lovaglio, Dean Bender, and Sean Yemen (SHG) all scored in regulation for TU. Skaters Joey Blom and Dean Bender scored in the shoot-out while Seamus "Moose" Moody only allowed one shoot-out goal to seal the deal for Big Blue.
Team Unfriended (#1) defeated the Greyhounds (#2) 4-3 in a shoot-out finish on Saturday night at the MSA to become the 2012 CAHL 4-on-4 B League Champions. Rob Lovaglio, Dean Bender, and Sean Yemen (SHG) all scored in regulation for TU. Skaters Joey Blom and Dean Bender scored in the shoot-out while Seamus "Moose" Moody only allowed one shoot-out goal to seal the deal for Big Blue.
TU Defeats Holes in Semis
Team Unfriended defeated the Ice Holes 7-4 on Thursday night to cruise on to the 2012 CAHL 4-on-4 League Championship game. Forward Rob Lovaglio had 3 assists, Joey Blom had 3 points (2G, 1A), Mary Cearley had 2 goals, and Seamus Moody saved 27 of 31 shots for a solid 0.871 SV% on the night. A highlight of the game was Tony DiOrio's tip-in off a wrister from Lovaglio that turned out to be the GWG.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Unfriended Win 8 Straight
Down 5-3 after two periods, Team Unfriended orchestrated a third period comeback to defeat the Greyhounds 7-5 on Thursday night at the MSA. Rob Lovaglio had a stellar night with 4 points (2G, 2A) and Dean Bender had 2 goals, including the GWG. This was TU's 8th straight win of the season and puts them comfortably in 1st place. Unfriended takes on the Ice Holes (Green) on Thursday, May 31st in the 4x4 Semi-Finals at the MSA.
Monday, May 21, 2012
TU Squeeze Grapes
Team Unfriended defeated Sour Grapes 3-1 on Sunday night at the MSA. Rob Lovaglio scored the team's first PPG of the season, blueliner Dalton Ford (2A) had his second multi-point game of the season, and defenseman Maggie Cearley had the GWG.
Unfriended Drill Holes
Team Unfriended defeated the Ice Holes 9-2 on Thursday, May 17th at the MSA. TU managed to shell Hole goalie Joel Voss with an unprecedented 61 shots in the contest. Blue forward Dean Bender had 4 points, including a hat-trick and Nick Karr had 3 points (2G, 1A) including the GWG.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Unfriended Muzzle Hounds
Team Unfriended won a very close and hard-fought game 6-5 versus the Greyhounds on Sunday night at the MSA. Sean Yemen had a hat-trick (including a shortie) in the contest and some last-minute theatrics by Ryan Yemen and Joey Blom put the game away for Big Blue.
The Greyhounds got on the board first at 15:18 of the first when Kim Peters came streaking down the left wing and threw a desperation shot from the goal-line that just squeaked past Blue netminder Seamus Moody on the blocker-side. Unfriended's Sean Yemen answered back at 5:47 with a quick wrister that beat White's goalie Tina Kirkaldy. Blue went up one at 3:16 when forward Rob Lovaglio fed the point and D-man Dalton Ford threw a slow, flat shot towards the goal that somehow snuck past Kirkaldy through the 5-hole. The Hounds evened the score 30 seconds later when Kenny Lohr ripped a shot that hit Moody in the chest and deflected in. Sean Yemen put TU back on top 3-2 with a SHG that blew past Kirkaldy with just 5 seconds remaining in the first. SOGs in the first period were 10-6 in favor of Team Unfriended.
White's Eric Sawyer scored a PP goal early in the second period to knot the game at 3. Two minutes later, Blue's Dean Bender took a pass from Ford and fired a shot through traffic that beat Kirkaldy longside. At 7:11, Sean Yemen got his third goal of the night off a shot from blueliner Tony DiOrio. The third period ended 5-3 in favor of Unfriended. Shots were 23-12 in favor of TU.
The Hounds continued to pressure TU in their own zone and managed to generate just as many SOGs on Moody in the third (12) than they did in the first two periods combined. At 9:52, Bryan Yeago took advantage of some sloppy defensive play deep in the Blue zone and wristed a shot through traffic that snuck past Moody to close the gap. At 5:56, White's Lohr came streaking in and, despite the puck being knocked off his stick in the crease, he managed to get a second whack at it that caused the puck to bounce, roll up Moody's arm, over his shoulder, and in. The Hounds had tied the game 5-5.
As the final minute of play was winding down and OT was looming, Big Blue's grind line rushed the puck into the OZ. With pleads of "SHOOT!" coming from the TU bench, Ryan Yemen drifted left through the Hounds' slot, drew two defenders, and dished a beautiful behind-the-back, no-looky pass to a criss-crossing Joey Blom, who wristed it high past Kirkaldy on the glove-side with 54 seconds remaining. White pulled their goalie and skated 5 for the remainder, but time ran out and the game ended 6-5. TU went 0/1 on the PP, 4/5 on the PK and outshot White 32-24 in the contest.
Unfriended takes on the Ice Holes (Green) at 7:45 on Thursday, May 17th at the MSA.
The Greyhounds got on the board first at 15:18 of the first when Kim Peters came streaking down the left wing and threw a desperation shot from the goal-line that just squeaked past Blue netminder Seamus Moody on the blocker-side. Unfriended's Sean Yemen answered back at 5:47 with a quick wrister that beat White's goalie Tina Kirkaldy. Blue went up one at 3:16 when forward Rob Lovaglio fed the point and D-man Dalton Ford threw a slow, flat shot towards the goal that somehow snuck past Kirkaldy through the 5-hole. The Hounds evened the score 30 seconds later when Kenny Lohr ripped a shot that hit Moody in the chest and deflected in. Sean Yemen put TU back on top 3-2 with a SHG that blew past Kirkaldy with just 5 seconds remaining in the first. SOGs in the first period were 10-6 in favor of Team Unfriended.
White's Eric Sawyer scored a PP goal early in the second period to knot the game at 3. Two minutes later, Blue's Dean Bender took a pass from Ford and fired a shot through traffic that beat Kirkaldy longside. At 7:11, Sean Yemen got his third goal of the night off a shot from blueliner Tony DiOrio. The third period ended 5-3 in favor of Unfriended. Shots were 23-12 in favor of TU.
The Hounds continued to pressure TU in their own zone and managed to generate just as many SOGs on Moody in the third (12) than they did in the first two periods combined. At 9:52, Bryan Yeago took advantage of some sloppy defensive play deep in the Blue zone and wristed a shot through traffic that snuck past Moody to close the gap. At 5:56, White's Lohr came streaking in and, despite the puck being knocked off his stick in the crease, he managed to get a second whack at it that caused the puck to bounce, roll up Moody's arm, over his shoulder, and in. The Hounds had tied the game 5-5.
As the final minute of play was winding down and OT was looming, Big Blue's grind line rushed the puck into the OZ. With pleads of "SHOOT!" coming from the TU bench, Ryan Yemen drifted left through the Hounds' slot, drew two defenders, and dished a beautiful behind-the-back, no-looky pass to a criss-crossing Joey Blom, who wristed it high past Kirkaldy on the glove-side with 54 seconds remaining. White pulled their goalie and skated 5 for the remainder, but time ran out and the game ended 6-5. TU went 0/1 on the PP, 4/5 on the PK and outshot White 32-24 in the contest.
Unfriended takes on the Ice Holes (Green) at 7:45 on Thursday, May 17th at the MSA.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
TU Win Streak Continues
Team Unfriended defeated Sour Grapes 4-3 on Sunday night at the MSA. Forward Sean Yemen had 2Gs, defenseman Magmo Cearley had 2 points (1G, 1A), and speedster Rob Lovaglio had 2 points (1G, 1A, including the GWG).
Friday, May 4, 2012
Holes Shut Out
Unfriended goalie Seamus "Moose" Moody arrives at the rink approximately one hour before each game. He cranks up the tunes, stretches, works with an agility ball, and mentally prepares for each game by envisioning shooters and making saves. On Thursday night, that preparation, along with some stingy Unfriended team defense and back-checking, earned TU their first shutout of the season, with Team Unfriended defeating the Ice Holes 11-0 on Thursday night at the MSA. "Mean" Dean Bender had another multi-point night, scoring 5 goals, including the game-winner.
Bender got the scoreboard primed at 17:03 with a wicked wrister that beat Ice Hole goalie Joe Renfro high, glove-side. Joey Blom scored next off a feed from Maggie Cearley at 7:46. The first period ended 2-0 with Unfriended out-shooting their opponent 7-6.
Blue forward Sean "Antz" Yemen notched a tally at 16:51 of the second. His goal was unassisted. Bender scored his second of the night 10 minutes later with assists going to Maggie and Mary Cearley. At 3:38, Ryan Yemen wristed a shot through crease traffic that beat Renfro to put the Blue up by half a dozen. Mean Dean got the hattie three seconds later, unassisted. SOGs in the second were 21-3 in favor of Unfriended.
In the third, TU picked up where they left off. Using the points on offense and good perimeter movement, they put relentless pressure on Green and rained shots on Renfro from all lanes in the OZ. Blom scored his second goal of the night at 15:31. Bender lit the lamp at 14:47 for his fourth of the contest. Defenseman Jeremy "The Jookster" Webb got into the action when he rushed the puck to the net and beat Renfro with a pretty backhand shot that put Blue up 9-0. Webb was assisted by Maggie Cearley. Forward Nick Karr scored at the 7-minute mark and Deaner put the baby to bed with his 5th tally of the night at 5:37. TU puck control and stifling defense kept Green's shots to just 17 for the contest, while generating 41 SOGs. TU was perfect on the PK, going 3/3, but were 0/1 on the PP.
Team Unfriended take on Sour Grapes at 5:15PM on Sunday, May 6th at the MSA.
Bender got the scoreboard primed at 17:03 with a wicked wrister that beat Ice Hole goalie Joe Renfro high, glove-side. Joey Blom scored next off a feed from Maggie Cearley at 7:46. The first period ended 2-0 with Unfriended out-shooting their opponent 7-6.
Blue forward Sean "Antz" Yemen notched a tally at 16:51 of the second. His goal was unassisted. Bender scored his second of the night 10 minutes later with assists going to Maggie and Mary Cearley. At 3:38, Ryan Yemen wristed a shot through crease traffic that beat Renfro to put the Blue up by half a dozen. Mean Dean got the hattie three seconds later, unassisted. SOGs in the second were 21-3 in favor of Unfriended.
In the third, TU picked up where they left off. Using the points on offense and good perimeter movement, they put relentless pressure on Green and rained shots on Renfro from all lanes in the OZ. Blom scored his second goal of the night at 15:31. Bender lit the lamp at 14:47 for his fourth of the contest. Defenseman Jeremy "The Jookster" Webb got into the action when he rushed the puck to the net and beat Renfro with a pretty backhand shot that put Blue up 9-0. Webb was assisted by Maggie Cearley. Forward Nick Karr scored at the 7-minute mark and Deaner put the baby to bed with his 5th tally of the night at 5:37. TU puck control and stifling defense kept Green's shots to just 17 for the contest, while generating 41 SOGs. TU was perfect on the PK, going 3/3, but were 0/1 on the PP.
Team Unfriended take on Sour Grapes at 5:15PM on Sunday, May 6th at the MSA.
Monday, April 30, 2012
TU Overcomes 2-goal Deficit and Wins in Shootout
Down 2-0 going into the third period, Team Unfriended orchestrated a come-from-behind SO win over the Greyhounds 3-2 on Sunday at the MSA. Seamus "Moose" Moody played a stellar game in net for the Blue (21 saves, .913 SV%) and Joey "Bar Down" Blom roofed the shootout winner.
The Greyhounds got on the board early in the first when Kenny Lohr snuck a shot past a sprawling Moody at 15:35. TU outshot the Hounds 11-6 in the first.
The second period saw tough defensive play and solid goaltending by both teams. With 40 seconds remaining in the second period, White's Bryan Yeago raced down the left-side wing and wristed a laser that went top-shelf on Moody. The Hounds outshot TU in the frame 8-6.
Despite having to kill off four penalties in the third period, Team Unfriended managed to keep much of play in the Hounds' zone and put quality shots on White's goalie Tina Kirkaldy. On a faceoff at 7:35, Dean Bender won the draw to linemate Nick Karr who wristed a quick shot through traffic that beat Kirkaldy on the shortside. Two minutes later, Rob Lovaglio took a dish from defenseman Maggie Cearley, skated end-to-end, and blasted a shot that beat Kirkaldy high on the glove-side to tie the game. Regulation time ended 2-2 with TU outshooting their opponent 13-6 in the third.
The teams skated a fruitless 3-minute OT period and went to a shootout. TU's Moose stoned the first Hound shooter. Joey Blom ripped a wicked shot that beat Kirkaldy high on the glove-side and went bar down. Moose denied the other two White attempts to seal the W for Team Unfriended.
TU takes on the Ice Holes on Thursday, May 3rd at 9PM at the MSA.
The Greyhounds got on the board early in the first when Kenny Lohr snuck a shot past a sprawling Moody at 15:35. TU outshot the Hounds 11-6 in the first.
The second period saw tough defensive play and solid goaltending by both teams. With 40 seconds remaining in the second period, White's Bryan Yeago raced down the left-side wing and wristed a laser that went top-shelf on Moody. The Hounds outshot TU in the frame 8-6.
Despite having to kill off four penalties in the third period, Team Unfriended managed to keep much of play in the Hounds' zone and put quality shots on White's goalie Tina Kirkaldy. On a faceoff at 7:35, Dean Bender won the draw to linemate Nick Karr who wristed a quick shot through traffic that beat Kirkaldy on the shortside. Two minutes later, Rob Lovaglio took a dish from defenseman Maggie Cearley, skated end-to-end, and blasted a shot that beat Kirkaldy high on the glove-side to tie the game. Regulation time ended 2-2 with TU outshooting their opponent 13-6 in the third.
The teams skated a fruitless 3-minute OT period and went to a shootout. TU's Moose stoned the first Hound shooter. Joey Blom ripped a wicked shot that beat Kirkaldy high on the glove-side and went bar down. Moose denied the other two White attempts to seal the W for Team Unfriended.
TU takes on the Ice Holes on Thursday, May 3rd at 9PM at the MSA.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Unfriended Stomp Grapes
Team Unfriended unleashed a fury of offensive pressure on Thursday evening and defeated Sour Grapes 14-5 at the MSA. All five TU defensemen had at least one tally and attributed for 6 of the 14 goals scored by Blue in the contest. Unfriended forward Dean Bender had an outstanding night with 5 points (3G, 2A).
TU rocketed onto the scoreboard at 17:08 in the first when Bender beat Grapes' goalie Bruce Williamson longside. Bender was assisted by forward Nick "The Legend" Karr and blueliner Dalton "What period is this?" Ford on the play. At 13:24, Rob Lovaglio fed D-man Tony "Skittles" DiOrio at the point, and DiOrio lobbed a 55-footer that beat Williamson. Less than one minute later, Blue defenseman Jeremy "Spidey" Webb wristed a shot from the point that sailed 5-hole on Williamson to put Unfriended up 3-0. Webb was assisted by defensive partner Maggie "Magmo" Cearley and Karr. SG forward Jason Hallacher got the Grapes on the board at 6:04. TU's Bender answered back when he skated 65 feet, through the SG slot, and beat Williamson with a backhand shot. With just 18 seconds in the period, Magmo Cearley unleashed a shot from the point that put the Blue up 5-1 in the frame. Cearley was assisted by #25, Ryan Yemen. SOGs after one period were 14-9 in TU's favor.
At 16:45 in the second, Ford one-timed a nice feed out of the corner from Bender that sailed along the ice and landed just inside the far side post of Williamson's net. Sour Grapes answered back less than a minute later with a goal by Will Van der Linde and again at 14:45 with a goal from Ray Sellers. TU's Joey Blom got on the board next with a powerful shot that hit Williamson and trickled in at 13:17. Things quieted down a little until the 7-minute mark when Blue's Sean Yemen wristed a quick shot that beat Williamson up high. Yemen was assisted by DiOrio. Big Blue's Lovaglio closed out the scoring in the frame with a patient shot that beat Williamson 5-hole, putting Unfriended up 9-3. Blom got the helper on the goal. Shots in the second period were 11-5 in favor of TU.
Team Unfriended continued to put offensive pressure on the Grapes in their zone. Using good perimeter movement and low-cycling, TU exhausted the SG's defense and took advantage of defensive lapses to get quality scoring chances. Bender lit the lamp for the hat-trick at 14:36 in the third, with the helper coming from Magmo Cearley. At 9:52, Lovaglio took a dish from DiOrio, curled around the back of the Grapes' net and lifted a shot over a sprawling Williamson to put Blue up 11-3. TU's Karr scored less than two minutes later with a pretty feed from Bender. At 6:01, Ford batted down an errant, 6-foot-high clear attempt at the blueline, skated in, and wristed a shot that beat Williamson 3-hole. Sour Grapes would muster two more goals from McIninch and Slaughter in the waning minutes before the horn sounded to end the game 14-5. SOGs were 32-22 in favor of Unfriended. TU went 1/1 on the PK.
Team Unfriended take on the Greyhounds on Sunday, April 29th at 4PM at the MSA.
TU rocketed onto the scoreboard at 17:08 in the first when Bender beat Grapes' goalie Bruce Williamson longside. Bender was assisted by forward Nick "The Legend" Karr and blueliner Dalton "What period is this?" Ford on the play. At 13:24, Rob Lovaglio fed D-man Tony "Skittles" DiOrio at the point, and DiOrio lobbed a 55-footer that beat Williamson. Less than one minute later, Blue defenseman Jeremy "Spidey" Webb wristed a shot from the point that sailed 5-hole on Williamson to put Unfriended up 3-0. Webb was assisted by defensive partner Maggie "Magmo" Cearley and Karr. SG forward Jason Hallacher got the Grapes on the board at 6:04. TU's Bender answered back when he skated 65 feet, through the SG slot, and beat Williamson with a backhand shot. With just 18 seconds in the period, Magmo Cearley unleashed a shot from the point that put the Blue up 5-1 in the frame. Cearley was assisted by #25, Ryan Yemen. SOGs after one period were 14-9 in TU's favor.
At 16:45 in the second, Ford one-timed a nice feed out of the corner from Bender that sailed along the ice and landed just inside the far side post of Williamson's net. Sour Grapes answered back less than a minute later with a goal by Will Van der Linde and again at 14:45 with a goal from Ray Sellers. TU's Joey Blom got on the board next with a powerful shot that hit Williamson and trickled in at 13:17. Things quieted down a little until the 7-minute mark when Blue's Sean Yemen wristed a quick shot that beat Williamson up high. Yemen was assisted by DiOrio. Big Blue's Lovaglio closed out the scoring in the frame with a patient shot that beat Williamson 5-hole, putting Unfriended up 9-3. Blom got the helper on the goal. Shots in the second period were 11-5 in favor of TU.
Team Unfriended continued to put offensive pressure on the Grapes in their zone. Using good perimeter movement and low-cycling, TU exhausted the SG's defense and took advantage of defensive lapses to get quality scoring chances. Bender lit the lamp for the hat-trick at 14:36 in the third, with the helper coming from Magmo Cearley. At 9:52, Lovaglio took a dish from DiOrio, curled around the back of the Grapes' net and lifted a shot over a sprawling Williamson to put Blue up 11-3. TU's Karr scored less than two minutes later with a pretty feed from Bender. At 6:01, Ford batted down an errant, 6-foot-high clear attempt at the blueline, skated in, and wristed a shot that beat Williamson 3-hole. Sour Grapes would muster two more goals from McIninch and Slaughter in the waning minutes before the horn sounded to end the game 14-5. SOGs were 32-22 in favor of Unfriended. TU went 1/1 on the PK.
Team Unfriended take on the Greyhounds on Sunday, April 29th at 4PM at the MSA.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Unfriended Drop Opener
Despite solid goaltending by sub Will Bryant (29 saves, .906 SV%), Team Unfriended dropped their season opener to the Ice Holes (Green) 3-2 on Thursday at the MSA.
It was a tight contest in the first period with no goals for either side. According to the scoresheet, TU only managed 3 SOGs on Hole goalie Joel Voss, while Blue goalie Bryant faced 10.
Unfriended forward Rob Lovaglio lit the lamp at 11:22 in the second with a SHG on Voss. Green answered back at 6:32 when a defensive breakdown left Tommy Harrison open in front of the net and he punched a shot past Bryant. Less than a minute later, Ice Hole Judah Malone ripped a wicked wrister that went 1-hole on Bryant at 5:53. The second period ended 2-1 in favor of the Holes and SOGs 21-16 in favor of the Blue.
TU tied the contest at 11:29 in the third when Blue forward Sean Yemen slid the puck past Voss. Yemen was assisted by Mary Cearley and defenseman Jeremy Webb. With 3:37 remaining in the contest and on the PP, IH's Lawrence Dirks took the puck off his own player in the TU slot and wristed a shot past Bryant to put the Holes up 3-2. TU pulled the goalie for the extra attacker for the final 90 seconds. With only a few ticks remaining, Maggie "Magmo" Cearley had a beautiful save in net to prevent the Holes from going up by 2. The game ended 3-2. TU went 3/4 on the PK. TU was outshot 32 to 29 in the contest.
Team Unfriended takes on Sour Grapes at 6:30PM on Thursday, April 26th at the MSA.
It was a tight contest in the first period with no goals for either side. According to the scoresheet, TU only managed 3 SOGs on Hole goalie Joel Voss, while Blue goalie Bryant faced 10.
Unfriended forward Rob Lovaglio lit the lamp at 11:22 in the second with a SHG on Voss. Green answered back at 6:32 when a defensive breakdown left Tommy Harrison open in front of the net and he punched a shot past Bryant. Less than a minute later, Ice Hole Judah Malone ripped a wicked wrister that went 1-hole on Bryant at 5:53. The second period ended 2-1 in favor of the Holes and SOGs 21-16 in favor of the Blue.
TU tied the contest at 11:29 in the third when Blue forward Sean Yemen slid the puck past Voss. Yemen was assisted by Mary Cearley and defenseman Jeremy Webb. With 3:37 remaining in the contest and on the PP, IH's Lawrence Dirks took the puck off his own player in the TU slot and wristed a shot past Bryant to put the Holes up 3-2. TU pulled the goalie for the extra attacker for the final 90 seconds. With only a few ticks remaining, Maggie "Magmo" Cearley had a beautiful save in net to prevent the Holes from going up by 2. The game ended 3-2. TU went 3/4 on the PK. TU was outshot 32 to 29 in the contest.
Team Unfriended takes on Sour Grapes at 6:30PM on Thursday, April 26th at the MSA.
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