Season+1



The inaugural season of the LDSS! I'll be using a combination of games to play this season, //Shoot-Out Hockey// and //Deck of Cards Hockey//.

__Update 1__ The first check-in. The Oaks have dominated to date, finally losing to Lucas in Game 9. Pretty impressive. The Lions have won 5 in a row, though, right behind. __ Scoring Leaders: __ 3Sanschulte (F, CCH) 6-7-13 ... 1Fairchild (F, OAK) 6-7-13 ... 3Garavini (F, OAK) 3-10-13 ... 4Laclau (F, SOU) 3-9-12. __Goaltending Leaders:__ 3Pielmeire (OAK) 9.15 G, 1.53 ... 4Huynh (LUC) 9.1 G, 1.87 ... 4Szilagyi (SOU) 8.05 G, 2.36 ... 1Cervantes (CCH) 8.18 G, 2.57. ---

__Update 2__ The close of the inaugural regular season, and the Oakridge Oaks remained the cream of the crop.

Huge wins from South, CCH, and RMC on the final night of the season to earn trips to the playoff to see if Oakridge could be challenged. Because South and CCH split their games and both took the season series from RMC's Titans, the Lions and Crusaders met in the 2v3 semi-final. The Oaks and RMC met in the other series.

__Statistical Leaders__ __Goaltending:__ PIELMIERE (oak) 667 min., 1.44 ... Huynh (luc) 677 min., 1.86 ... Szilagyi (sou) 682 min., 2.46 ... Cervantes (cch) 728 min., 2.72. __Scoring:__ GARAVINI (f, oak) 6-14, 20 ... Sanschulte (f, cch) 8-11, 19 ... Fairchild (f, oak) 8-10, 18 ... Macinauer (f, oak) 6-10, 16 ... Mekala (f, cch) 6-10, 16 ... Clouzot (f, rmc) 4-12, 16 ... Deardorff (f, oak) 2-14, 16. ---

__Playoffs__ __Semi-finals__ // South/CCH // Game 1 - South 1 @ CCH 5 ... the Crusaders led 3-0 after 20 min. and cruised. F Mekala scored twice, added an assist. F Beauvais set up three goals. F St. Cyr with a goal and two assists. Game 2 - CCH 3 @ South 2 ... it was 1-1 after the first period. The Crusaders took the lead on F Todd's goal in the first 5 min. of the third but the Lions rallied and tied it at 12:16 on F Laclau's goal. In overtime, the Crusaders eliminated South when D Chari scored (Zengelowski, Benabou) at 11:56. // RMC/Oakridge // Game 1 - RMC 4 @ Oakridge 3 ... big upset in the opener as the Titans led 3-0 until late in the second period! D Kaxiras and F Hagen scored in the first frame, F Nychka in the second. F Fairchild cut into the lead at 17:11, finally. F Cirillo restored the three-goal lead early in the third, and the Titans survived a late flurry (F Garavini, F Hardison) to edge the home side. Game 2 - Oakridge 1 @ RMC 2 ... the Titans pulled off the upset for good, eliminating the Oaks! Did it matter that star goalie Pielmiere was injured for the series? Who knows? After a scoreless first period, the Titans struck early in the second (F Hamalaian) only to have the Oaks tie it 16 min. into the second period (D Ekiert). The game-winner came on a power-play, 9:47, F Sassetti (F Clouzot) tipping it in past Oaks' reserve goalie Glenn. Oakridge tried to rally, had some chances late with the extra attacker, but no-go.

__Finals__ //RMC/CCH// __Game 1 - RMC 4 @ CCH 7__ ... wow, a shoot-out, old-fashioned goal-fest. The Crusaders erased a 2-1 deficit in the first period with six straight goals to take the opener. The late goals by the Titans were after-thoughts. F Mekala and F Sanschulte scored two each, while F Sanschulte added three assists. F Sassetti set up two of four Titan goals shared among four players. __Game 2 - CCH 1 @ RMC 5__ ... the Titans treated the home crowd to a doozy, jumping out to a 3-0 lead and scoring twice in the third period to end any hope of a Crusaders' rally. F Clouzot scored twice. F Parn had a goal and two assists. __Game 3 - RMC 1 @ CCH 5__ ... the initial LDSS season title to the Crusaders! Dominating. CCH outshot the Titans 36-16, scored two PP goals and a SH goal. The Crusader star, Sanschulte, scored twice, including the SH marker with 70 seconds left in the game to clinch it for good. CCH led 1-0 after one, 4-0 after two periods. RMC F Sassetti scored the lone goal on a PP 13 min. into the final period. ---