Opening Night!
Let's be honest, I'm probably not going to be keeping up with these recaps. I do like the new scoring app, and hopefully other scorekeepers can stay on top of it! Lets get into some Ai Recaps!
Game 1 Recap: Mixed Nutz 6, Shooting Blanks 2
Mixed Nutz put together a complete team effort on their way to a convincing 6-2 victory over Shooting Blanks.
Jake Steimer opened the scoring midway through the first period, finishing a setup from Jeff Bohler to give Mixed Nutz an early 1-0 lead. Shooting Blanks answered just over four minutes later when Robbie Schaeffer buried the equalizer, briefly tying the game at 1-1.
The tie lasted only 11 seconds. Steimer struck again, once more off a feed from Bohler, restoring the Mixed Nutz lead at 2-1 before the end of the opening period.
Mixed Nutz took control in the second period as Anthony Weitzel found the back of the net to extend the lead to 3-1.
Weitzel continued his dominant night in the third, scoring twice more to complete a hat trick. His third goal came off an assist from Steimer, pushing the advantage to 5-1. Shooting Blanks got one back thanks to Christian Wenger, but any hopes of a comeback were quickly erased when Bohler capped off the scoring with a goal of his own, sealing the 6-2 final.
Top Performers
● Anthony Weitzel (Mixed Nutz): Hat trick (3 goals)
● Jake Steimer (Mixed Nutz): 2 goals, 1 assist
● Jeff Bohler (Mixed Nutz): 1 goal, 2 assists
● Robbie Schaeffer (Shooting Blanks): 1 goal
● Christian Wenger (Shooting Blanks): 1 goal
Mixed Nutz controlled the game after regaining the lead late in the first period, with the Steimer-Bohler combination setting the tone early before Weitzel’s hat trick put the game out of reach.
Game 2 Recap: KeppStiens Island 10, Wreckers 6
KeppStiens Island came out flying and survived a furious Wreckers rally before pulling away for a 10-6 win.
Brayden Skrillex opened the scoring at 6:43 of the first period off a feed from Daymond Hiester, and Hiester added one of his own less than two minutes later to make it 2-0. Cody Rotiske then pushed the lead to 3-0, but the Wreckers answered late in the period with goals from Jake Steimer and Dylan Hayick to trim the deficit to 3-2.
The back-and-forth continued in the second. Rotiske struck again to make it 4-2, but Andrew Walter responded twice for the Wreckers to pull them within one and then tie the game at 5-5. Matt Keppley restored the KeppStiens Island lead before the period ended, giving his team a 6-5 advantage heading into the third.
In the final frame, KeppStiens Island took over. Keppley scored twice more, Skrillex added another, and Rotiske capped his big night with his third goal. Wreckers got one back from Steimer, but the KeppStiens offense kept rolling to close out the 10-6 final.
Top Performers
● Cody Rotiske (KeppStiens Island): 3 goals, 1 assist
● Matt Keppley (KeppStiens Island): 3 goals, 1 assist
● Brayden Skrillex (KeppStiens Island): 2 goals, 3 assists
● Daymond Hiester (KeppStiens Island): 2 goals, 2 assists
● Dylan Hayick (Wreckers): 2 goals, 1 assist
● Andrew Walter (Wreckers): 2 goals, 1 assist
● Jake Steimer (Wreckers): 2 goals, 1 assist
KeppStiens Island weathered the Wreckers’ second-period push and used a balanced scoring attack to secure the win.
Game 3 Recap: Diddy Party 8, Team SuperLytes 3
Diddy Party came out strong and built an early cushion before pulling away for an 8-3 win over Team SuperLytes. Nick Hyneman was in goal for Diddy Party, while Dann Steffens handled the crease for SuperLytes.
Jake Steimer opened the scoring at 1:55 of the first period off a feed from Steven Groff, and Diddy Party kept the pressure on in the second. Matt Keppley made it 2-0 with help from Devin Unger and Groff, and Daymond Hiester added another to stretch the lead to 3-0. Team SuperLytes got on the board when Jake Bolles scored at 2:07, but Groff answered before the period ended to send Diddy Party into the third up 4-1.
SuperLytes tried to rally in the final frame with a goal from Cody Rotiske and a power-play marker from Bolles, but Diddy Party responded every time. Groff scored twice more to complete a hat trick, Steimer added his second of the night, and Unger capped the scoring with the eighth goal to seal the 8-3 final.
Top Performers
● Steven Groff (Diddy Party): 3 goals, 2 assists
● Jake Steimer (Diddy Party): 2 goals, 2 assists
● Devin Unger (Diddy Party): 1 goal, 3 assists
● Daymond Hiester (Diddy Party): 1 goal, 2 assists
● Matt Keppley (Diddy Party): 1 goal, 1 assist
● Jake Bolles (Team SuperLytes): 2 goals
● Cody Rotiske (Team SuperLytes): 1 goal, 1 assist
● Bryce Witman (Team SuperLytes): 2 assists
Diddy Party controlled the game from the opening shift, and their balanced attack proved too much for Team SuperLytes to overcome.
Game 4 Recap: Lebanon Mercenaries 8, Rampage 6
Lebanon Mercenaries erased an early deficit and stormed back in the third period to defeat Rampage 8-6. Eric Gernert was in net for Lebanon, while Pat Noecker was in goal for Rampage.
Rampage struck first when Jeff Bohler scored at 7:51 of the opening period, but Lebanon answered quickly as Chase Schrift finished a Cody Rotiske feed to tie it. Rampage regained the lead on goals from Travis Weaver and Elliot Repsik, and Bohler added another assist on Weaver’s marker. Lebanon stayed within reach when Chase Schrift scored again off another Rotiske assist, but Rampage carried a 3-2 lead after one.
The second period was a back-and-forth battle. Bohler scored again, Austin Stubblebine added another, and Rampage pushed the lead to 5-2. Lebanon responded with goals from Hayden Schrift, Chase Schrift, and Rotiske, but Wild Card’s tally for Rampage made it 6-4 before Rotiske scored late in the period to pull Lebanon within one at 6-5.
Lebanon took over in the third. Rotiske tied the game at 6-6 early in the frame, Owen Noll then put the Mercenaries ahead for good, and Rotiske completed the comeback with his third goal of the night to seal the 8-6 final.
Top Performers
● Cody Rotiske (Lebanon Mercenaries): 3 goals, 4 assists
● Chase Schrift (Lebanon Mercenaries): 3 goals, 1 assist
● Owen Noll (Lebanon Mercenaries): 1 goal, 2 assists
● Jeff Bohler (Rampage): 2 goals, 1 assist
● Elliot Repsik (Rampage): 1 goal, 2 assists
● Wild Card (Rampage): 1 goal, 2 assists
● Travis Weaver (Rampage): 1 goal, 1 assist
● Pat Noecker (Rampage): 1 assist
● Hayden Schrift (Lebanon Mercenaries): 1 goal
Lebanon Mercenaries controlled the game from the opening shift of the third period, and their balanced attack proved too much for Rampage to overcome.
Game 5 Recap: Sweater Puppies 11, Spyderz 3
Sweater Puppies closed out the night with a dominant 11-3 win over Spyderz, turning a brief first-period tie into a runaway victory. After Spyderz battled back to even the score at 3-3, Sweater Puppies scored eight unanswered goals to put the game away.
Sweater Puppies came out flying in the opening period. Reece Wilson opened the scoring with help from Logan Buch, Haden People added another, and Buch scored to make it 3-0 before Spyderz found its footing. Shawn Parsons got Spyderz on the board, and Justin Glenn scored twice with assists from Andy Roberts to pull the game even at 3-3. But Sweater Puppies answered immediately, with Reece Wilson striking again before Shane Wilson and Buch each scored in the final minute of the period to give Sweater Puppies a 6-3 lead after one.
The second period belonged entirely to Sweater Puppies. Shane Wilson scored early in the frame, Buch added three more goals, and Haden People capped the scoring with his second of the night as Sweater Puppies pulled away for the 11-3 final.
Top Performers
● Logan Buch (Sweater Puppies): 4 goals, 2 assists
● Shane Wilson (Sweater Puppies): 3 goals, 2 assists
● Reece Wilson (Sweater Puppies): 2 goals, 1 assist
● Haden People (Sweater Puppies): 2 goals, 1 assist
● Travis Spitler (Sweater Puppies): 3 assists
● Tj Sinchak (Sweater Puppies): 2 assists
● Andy Roberts (Spyderz): 2 assists
● Justin Glenn (Spyderz): 2 goals
● Shawn Parsons (Spyderz): 1 goal
Sweater Puppies controlled the game after the early tie, and their balanced scoring attack proved too much for Spyderz to handle.