Round 3 - North Metro Playoffs

OK. It isn't truly a road trip...we played Burlington in this best-of-three-series. There are no set rules for what's a road trip and what's not, but I'm in Burlington 5 times a week. The team has built an online fanbase and they're asking for more.

A strong opening by The Dolphins in the first game, but not enough stamina this first game since Spring Break. In a classic case of the-score-does-not-reflect-the-game Burlington takes Game 1.

Round 3 v Burlington Game 1

Game 2 in Burlington:

Round 3 v Burlington Game 2

The Dolphins outplayed Burlington. We out-shot Burlington. We showed hustle and drive and teamwork. The girls just could not put the puck past the Barracuda goalie. I won't go into several very controversial calls made by the referee - suffice to say that mild-mannered Dan tried and couldn't get tossed from the bench and the game.

Lorraine was careful to criticize the referee's performance and not the ref himself.

One linesman was engaging the fans, which is always a bad sign, and worse, he was commenting to the bench staff that he didn't agree with some of the calls the referee made.

This isn't sour grapes here. I'm known to say that the ref isn't the one who puts the puck into the net, but in this game, the ref did cost a goal.

Burlington wins the game and takes the series. They'll play in the North Metro Championship Weekend. We have a weekend without games.

All photographs courtesy of John Krieger

The Dolphins advance to the OWHA Provincial tournament after Scarborough fell to North York and Leaside.