We've come along way baby!

Last night was the biggest game since the creation of the Frisco Blackhawks last winter. This "spring session" is our official 1 year anniversary. What a way to celebrate it.

At 8:30pm the puck dropped against Team Beer, with a win we would lock up our first attempt at winning the championship and the Lochran's Cup! The game started off with a strong defensive battle. The first period yielded only 8 total shots. Our defense was incredibly strong the entire night giving up only 2 shots in the first period and 13 overall.

Getting the scoring underway was our "trouble maker", LOL, Michael Tuer. Michael who plays defense took the puck from end to end and scored our first goal of the night at 4:40 of the first period, it was unassisted! That was about it for scoring in the first period. In the second period our Captain Bryce made a great move on a breakaway sliding across the front of the net and making a turn around shot from a tough angle beating the goalie and defenseman. The excitement escalted when only 16 seconds later the Beer pulled within a goal when a rebound from Russ landed on the stick of Thomas Matragrano to tighten the contest giving us a slim one goal lead. A big mistake would be to think the Blackhawks are going to just try and "hold on" to a lead. Just over a minute later Scott Lynch would complete the scoring for the night by taking an assist from Kevin Guthrie and rip one over the left shoulder of Ronnie Beckwith, the Beer's goalie.

The defensive mindset again took over in the 3rd period, that is not to say it was not filled with tension. At 2:13 of the period Russ crashed the net.... and me, well I don't think Billy liked that very much so he figured it would be a good time to draw his first roughing penalty of the season by applying a little wood to our old friend Russ.

Add a roughing, slashing and tripping penalty to the Beer and that just about wrapped up any chance of closing the gap on a 2 goal lead. Again, a great night!

So next week we look forward to playing the "anti-Christ" of the I-League - THE FURY! Squaring up against the Fury has always been a fun and sometimes heated matchup. I don't think many Blackhawks have forgotten the game winning shootout goal by one Mr. Lumberg...I'm not sure it was the goal is what sticks in our crawl as much as the taunting as he skated back to his bench! 2 game left.....both against the Fury...ain't this a barrel of monkeys!

Go Blackhawks!