UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

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Bruins first period onslaught too much for new & improved Avs.

Last year's Cinderella team in the UVHL was the Bruins going from worst to first in the regular season and losing in the Whalen Cup Final in OT to Tuck. The Bruins started right where they left off giving the new and improved Avalanche (last years woeful Blackhawks) a rude awakening by scoring all 4 of their goals in a 6:31 span late in the first period. Nordiques goaltender and co-commish John Turner was filling in for Ivan Tomek in the Avs net after a violent & tragic cat attack that found the good orthopedic surgeon on the injured list due to a scratched cornea missing his UVHL debut, and the offending feline part of the buffet at the local chinese restaruant. Bruins co-captain Rob Pelletier hobbled a bit skating on his broken right little toe, but deserves some props for making a guest appearance on opening night. Perhaps JT was still cramping from the 6:40 game, perhaps the Avs just weren't ready to play a team that has been mostly intact for 2+ seasons. Whichever it was, the Avs settled down and shut down the Bruins in the second and third and won both of the latter frames of the contest. They also looked good in their new silver jerseys, bearing no resemblance to last years Hawks with a fresh new start. UVHL newcomers Jami James and Sean Hochreiter, along with returnees Ed Sheehan and Chris Johnson, the improved Kevin Calder, and absent for game #1 captain Sean McCabe form the core of an improved Avalanche squad looking to do some damage this season. However, it was the Bruins that struck first, and to nobody's surprise it was last season's leading scorer Ryan Sinclair who scored the Bruins first goal at 7:47 of the first from defenseman Erik Pearse. Sinclair scored again hopping on a rebound just over a minute later at 6:45 with assists going to newcomer Bruin defenseman Alec Jessiman off his point shot and Don Powers' intial deflection. Four minutes of scoreless hockey followed and then the Bruins struck quickly again for two more goals (do you see a pattern here, Avs? does it really matter who is in net?), this time a beauty over JT's shoulder by a blazing Matt Marrazzo streaking down the left wing fed by a sweet Dave DeSchamp pass at 2:39, and then a PPG to complete the Hat Trick for Sinclair at 1:18 from Jay Smith and Pearse, picking up his second assist of the night all while the Avs Sean Hochreiter was in the box for tripping with the only penalty of the game. The Bruins finished their first period of UVHL hochey this season with a comfortable 4-0 lead. After the Avs lines had been given time to get sorted out and the players started to get used to the fact that they were in a hockey game again after many months, things settled down, and the Avs looked more comfortable with each other. Yeah, the Bruins could have let off a bit with a 4 goal lead, but the Avs started playing better team defense and began to create some offense, primarily from their defensemen. Scoring the Avs first ever goal was defenseman Kevin Calder who pinched in from the point stomping on a rebound in the slot and blasting it under a sprawling Ryan Sinclair who attempted to block the shot (Sinc - what the hell were you thinking trying to block a shot with a 4-0 lead in the frickin' UVHL? This ain't the Stanley Cup playoffs!) but the puck found itself past Hadley (who was of course screened, or was it deflected this time?) and into the back of the net at 6:03 of the second period, with the assist going to fellow defenseman Jami James on the initial shot. Calder wasn't done yet this game getting an assist on the 6:06 third period Avs goal by newcomer John Brown. The Avs and JT earned some respect keeping it together and winning the last two periods against a strong and competitive Bruins squad, but it was too little

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
GMB	00:00	Goal	Sinclair, Ryan(1)	Assist(s): Pearse, Erik(1)
GMB	00:00	Goal	Sinclair, Ryan(1)	Assist(s): Jessiman, Alec(1) Powers, Don(1)
GMB	00:00	Goal	Marrazzo, Matt(1)	Assist(s): DeSchamp, David(1)
GMB	00:00	Goal	Sinclair, Ryan(1)	Assist(s): Smith, Jay(1) Pearse, Erik(1)
BRE	00:00	Goal	Calder, Kevin(1)	Assist(s): James, Jami(1)
BRE	00:00	Goal	Brown, Johnathan(1)	Assist(s): Calder, Kevin(1)
BRE	00:00	Penalty	Hochreiter, Sean(1)	2 minutes for Tripping

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