This Midget division is always competitive. The teams are evenly matched. It's been like this since Peewee. Heading into the final week, 5 of the 9 teams were vying to advance to the championship game. In the end, Teal and Yellow won their games to get here.
Mike Savoie, in net for Teal, played an outstanding game. Mike made the saves look pretty routine. While he was down, he continued using his glove, his pads, his stick to rob Century 21 several times. And the puck that rolled through the crease just in front of the goal line helped, too.
At the other end, Jeff Burton was given a workout by Teal. Teal finally broke him in the second period and held the lead until midway through the third. That's when Yellow capitalized on a power play and tied it up.
Schlonies was going end to end and scored the team's first two goals. Marrelli was laid out by an open-ice hit from Reinders. MacGillivray was first to the puck in the offensive zone.
Opratko's sharp pass found Husar. Husar deked the whole team to take it in one-on-one against Burton. Burton saved then smothered the puck.
The officials did a good job to control the game. It was a fair blend of making the calls and letting them play; even though the scoresheet shows a total of 20 penalties.
The benches were complete contrasts. On one side, the coaches were barking instructions to the players continuously. The other bench was being led by the players and the coaches were watching the game smiling. It just goes to show that coaching intensity has nothing to do with making it to The Show.
Into overtime we go. Each team pressed in the overtime period. A wacky deflection on a shot by Sabatino and suddenly it was behind Michael in the net. The Yellow team was crowned champs.
Final score 4 - 3.
It was such a well-played game and both teams had worked so hard, we would have preferred to see it end on a more spectacular shot!
More pics from that game at:
MOHA Championship Game
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