Week 3 - 10.04.06 Gators vs The Antiques
Although the game started off in The Gators' favor, The Antiques ended up coming out the winners in this Wednesday's game. Both sides struggled to keep control of the puck the entire first period, resulting in only one goal scored all period: The Gators first and only of the night. With little over one minute in the first period, defenseman Frank Warner (5) got hold of the puck, and passed to John Scully (32) who made his way up the ice, finding Brian "Jerk of the Week" Pasono (17) wide open for a nice shot on net.

Little happened until about 3 minutes into the second period, when The Antiques made their first goal, an accidental ricocheted puck off of our own Jim Suplicki's (19) stick. Defense struggling to keep up with The Antiques, another goal made it past goal Jerry Suplicki (35) in the second period, leaving The Gators down 2-1.

The third period proved to seal the deal for The Antiques. With both teams skating hard and traveling back and forth from net to net, it was hard to count, but The Antiques managed fourteen shots on Suplicki (35) while The Gators had a mere three opportunities to make up the points. The Antiques were able to get one more shot in past Suplicki (35) before The Gators decided to pull their goalie and play with six men on the ice. With only 59 seconds left in the last period, Chris Ryan (27) and Frank Warner (5) rushed to get back and defend the net, but couldn't keep out the last shot of the night. The Antiques closed the game with a 4-1 lead, handing The Gators their first loss of the season.

Obviously missing that night was Dave Salafia (15), known for his speed and ability to open up ice for more passing and shooting opportunities. Based on all three games thus far, it seems that The Gators' lines are not as strong going into the third period. Hopefully, the boys take this observation as a cue to get a great a lead as possible in the first two periods, and hold tight on defense as much as they can for the remainder of the game. Excellent defending (again) by Warner, Ryan, and Suplicki (19), and some tremendous saves by Suplicki (35). Also on a positive note: there were only four falls of the night: three of which from John Davie (76), and one by Steve Randall (10). The loss this week allowed the men an excuse to drink a little extra for Seth Sealfon's (2) birthday afterward, making for a long night of pictures and quotes all around. Better luck next week, guys!

Gators 1, Antiques 4

Three Stars of the Week
Jim Suplicki an excellent 2-way game	Jerry Suplicki 28 saves and kept us in	Frank Warner a solid game on D