The weekend as it was, seen through the eyes of one of our Junior Members. Enjoy the read.
A weekend of mixed fortunes saw the Steelers pick up two
points and gaining their first win against an opponent in their
conference.
The weekend was always going to be a tough one for the
Steelers, having fallen short to both the Devils and the Giants in the 2016/17
season. The Devils were on a poor run of form, an example of this was a loss to
the new boys, Guildford Flames, in Cardiff. I’m highlighting this game because
the Giants faced Guildford on Friday night and came out of the game 6-4
winners, which already shows that they were looking a very strong outfit
because it seems the Flames are clearly making their mark on the league.
However this is a game of hockey, and anything can happen. The Steelers went
and beat the Flames 7-1 earlier in the season away from home. Form means
nothing this season. Already you can tell that everyone is capable of beating
everyone else, and it will be a really tight league this season. My guess is
there will be around 4 points separating first and fourth come the end of the
season, which will hopefully make for higher energy hockey with more fights,
hits and definitely good special teams.
The first game against the Devils was actually a nice
surprise. Having only won one home game against the Devils last season, the
Steelers were certainly doing better already this season. They have already
earned three points from four against the Devils, who don’t look half the team
they were last season. The game started brightly for the Steelers, who scored
short handed thanks to good work from Armstrong around the boards, and a little
bit of help from Bowns, as Colton Fretter placed the puck into an empty net. In
that first period the Steelers were relentless as they followed it up with a powerplay goal, Matt Marquardt with a tip from Fretter's shot that beat Bowns. The Devils seemed shell
shocked, as in the second period the Steelers extended their lead. Andreas
Jämtin backhanded one past Bowns from a really tough angle and to end forty minutes play with a 3-0 advantage. Then it became 4-0 in the third, Matt Marquardt
batted down the puck in mid air, and it beat Bowns who probably wasn’t having the best
of nights. Anyway that was the first game done; a good two points from the
Steelers who made the Devils look hopeless.
It’s a shame it wasn’t the same story on Sunday. The
Steelers were not the same team that played Saturday. However, they raced again
into a two goal lead in the first period, but at the end of the second it was
made 2-1, and then halfway through the third it was 2-2, then 2-3. This is
where things got a little tasty, a Giants defender put a nasty hit in on
Fretter against the boards, where he couldn’t protect himself, and from where I
was sat at the back of block 213, it was a clear as day penalty. But the
referee had seemingly lost control at this point and was stood 5 yards away
from the hit, yet no call. So then Fretter decided to skate as fast as he could for
twenty yards, and check the defender in the back through pure retaliation. However what I would like to know is why no Steelers player stuck up for him,
which is subsequently why he went after the same player. But anyway the
Steelers made it 3-3 but couldn’t hold out. The Giants then went on and won the game 4-3 in a
very weird third period but once again it seems both teams were messed about with by
the officials.
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