GAME SUMMARY: Hogs Advance in B Pool Playoffs!

FINAL SCORE (OT):
Sweat Hogs 4
Hanson Brothers 3

Some history tonight.

First ever Sweat Hogs overtime game, and 90 seconds later, first ever Sweat Hogs overtime win! Biggest win in Hogs history? Could be.

We went into this game as a considerable underdog (underhog?) with a record of 5-15, playing a Hanson Brothers team sporting a 10-9-1 record. Good enough for 9th overall, or the top team in the B Pool. (Teams 9-16 made the B pool. We came in at 16th).

The Hansons got on the board first, but the Hogs pounced right back, as Nick fed a pass to Dom who beat the Chiefs tender to tie things at 1. We traded goals again before the Hansons took the lead 3-2 at half.

The Hogs shut them out the rest of the way, tying things up halfway through the second to knot things at 3. After making a couple late saves in the late minutes, Dave kept us in the game and gave us a chance to win.

In OT, Dom capped off a great game, scoring his 3rd goal of the game from a scramble on the right side of the net to give us the win. Credit to Jeff Barton who collected 3 assists on the night, and to the rest of the team who played solid defensive hockey, and kept them off the scoresheet.

Next week we play the Punishers in the semi-finals at 6:10, and if we win that game, we meet at 9:30 for the finals. (The winner of the Maniacs and Wobbly Pops). Ahh, playoff hockey!

In other Gm Blog-type info, I guess it's about time to pull the ol' plug on the Sens Playoff theory, as losses to the Canes and Thrashers have all but mathmatically eliminated them. The Sens have become vegetables. Technically still alive, but....