Monday, November 21, 2011

Meat Battle for Last Playoff Spot

It all comes down to this. The last playoff spot is up for grabs between the Heroes and the Hot CurransIMH is coming off of a 4-game winless streak that spans back to October 23rd.  Meanwhile, the Currans meteoric rise has fizzled as their offense and defense has struggled as of late.  SawYer 5 Hole slid into 3rd place last night with a 6-4 win over the HeroesOsin Kos Squatch and the Fou Fighters sit atop the standings, both coming off hot streaks led by Tom Osinkosky and Gavin Conner, respectively.  IMH must tie or beat the Currans to secure the fourth and final slot in the playoff bracket.

IMH takes on the Currans at 6PM Sunday, November 27th at the MSA.  B League Playoffs begin December 4th.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

IMH Tie OKS

The IM Heroes let a 3-goal lead slip, but hung on to tie Osin Kos Squatch 6-6 on Sunday night at the MSA.

Meat center Kenny Lohr scored first for the Heroes with a snap shot that beat OKS goalie Bruce Williamson  early in the period.  Lohr was assisted by winger Andy Block.  Midway through the first, defenseman-turned-winger Howard Lagomarsino parked himself in great scoring position and snapped a shot from inside the slot to beat Williamson glove-side.  Lagomarsino was assisted by Rob Lovaglio and Chris ColeLohr scored again - a shortie - late in the first period to put the Heroes up 3-1 at the end of the first.  Lohr was assisted by linemate Bob DeCusati.

The second period saw great goaltending and end-to-end rushes.  The Heroes got caught for too many men, but Lagomarsino scored another shortie for the team with assists from Lovaglio and defenseman Dalton Ford. The second period ended 4-1 in favor of the Heroes.

The third period saw IMH defensive breakdowns that led to 2 goals against in the span of 5 minutes.  The Heroes did capitalize on a PP opportunity when Ford slapped a 60-foot shot that deflected up and over a defender's stick and beat Williamson above his right shoulder.  Ford was assisted by winger Chris ColeOKS battled back, rifling Meat goalie "Sig" Sigmund and going up 6-5. Rob Lovaglio would notch the game-tying goal late in the third with assists from wingers Tommy Harrison and Andy Block.

Shots in the game favored the Italian Meat Heroes, 32-29.


IMH take on the Fou Fighters Sunday, November 6th at 7:45PM.