UPPER VALLEY HOCKEY LEAGUE

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In the first semifinal game of the night we have the #1 seed Blues hosting the #4 seed Tuck. Tuck comes into tonight off a 3-1 win over the Whalers in the play in game to advance to the semifinals. These two teams have met three times this year and the Blues have taken two out of three games. All but one game was decide by a goal, this game will be fast and hard fought to move on to the Whalen Cup Championship. the edge goes to the Blues who will win this game by the score of 2-1.

In the first semifinal game we had the top seed Labatt Blues hosting the #4 seed Tuck. Tuck advance into this game after a 3-1 over the Whalers in Sunday's play in game. The Blues have been the best team all year but Tuck has really picked up their play over the last three games and shown that they can play with anyone in the league. This game started out with Tucking grabbing the lead at 11:22 on a goal from Nick Hunnewell. The teams would exchange power play chances but neither team could score, however it was the Blues Tim McAuliffe who would tie the game at 1-1 with 1:01 left in the first period. The period would end with the score tied at 1-1 with both teams getting plenty of chances in the first.

In the second the Tuck would outshoot the Blues and it would finally payoff on a power play goal from Jimmy Herter with 23 seconds left in the period. Tuck would head into the third with a 2-1 lead.

In the third Tuck would keep the foot on the gas pedal and go up 3-1 on a goal from Chris Jones with 10:30 left to play in the period. After going up 3-1 Tuck would take a penalty but the Blues were not able to score on the PP chance. The Blues would then get in penalty trouble and Tuck's Jeremy Deutsch would make them pay as he would put Tuck up 4-1 with 8:50 left in the period. The Blues didn't stop playing as they pushed back but it was Tuck's Lindsay Holdcroft that help Tuck cruise to a 4-1 win and advance to the Whalen Cup finals!

 

Team:	Time:	Type:	Player:	Details:
1st PERIOD
TCK	11:22	Goal	Hunnewell, Nick(5)	Assist(s): Piana, Mark(5)
LAB	09:01	Penalty	Belden, Justin(6)	2 minutes for Hooking
TCK	06:06	Penalty	Gregg, Dan(5)	2 minutes for Hooking
LAB	04:26	Penalty	Billings, Trevor(12)	2 minutes for Tripping
LAB	01:01	Goal	McAuliffe, Tim(6)	Assist(s): Moran, Terence(11) White, Tyler (9)
2nd PERIOD
LAB	01:23	Penalty	Moran, Terence(6)	2 minutes for Hooking
TCK	00:23	Goal	Herter, Jimmy(1)	Assist(s): Apps, Gillian(5) Boches, Michael(4)
3rd PERIOD
TCK	10:30	Goal	Jones, Chris(3)	Assist(s): Mahoney, Chris(1)
TCK	10:24	Penalty	Jones, Chris(5)	2 minutes for Hooking
LAB	08:56	Penalty	White, Tyler (3)	2 minutes for Hooking
TCK	08:50	Goal	(PP)Deutsch, Jeremy(7)	Assist(s): none
LAB	05:14	Penalty	Billings, Trevor(13)	2 minutes for Hooking
LAB	05:14	Penalty	Billings, Trevor(13)	2 minutes for Roughing
TCK	04:42	Penalty	Piana, Mark(2)	2 minutes for Hooking

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