With nearly every Gator in attendance, the team showed their skill against the Screamin' Beavers last week, winning 4-3 at the end of the night. Shooting remained even until the last period of the game, and the Beavers put up a surprisingly good fight for the win.

As in the majority of their games this season thus far, the Gators began goal scoring. Dave Salafia (15) put the first and only goal in the net all first period. At the start of the second period, the Beavers got one by goalie Jerry Suplicki (35), and started off on the penalties soon after.

The third period saw the most action, however. Again, the Beavers scored on Suplicki (35), but were soon met with Gator offense just under one minute later, as Dave Salafia scored his second of three goals, assisted by Brian Pasono (17), and Mark Kretschmann (7). The Beavers slipped their last goal in shortly after, and the Gators lost two players to penalties immediately following the shot. Now down 3-2, and playing 3 vs. 5 with two men in the box, the unthinkable happened. A familiar tan blur streaked across the ice with a pass from Kretschmann (7), and Salafia (15) all at once had his hat-trick, and the cheers of his fellow Gators. Tied with two minutes left in the game, Seth Sealfon (2) and Varecka (18) headed up the ice with help from Alé Mendozza (4) and Steve Randall (10), and put in the game-winning goal… together. :)

Penalties of the night included (but are not limited to… because I drank a ton that night and got all worked up at the game…) Sealfon (2), Mendoza, Varecka (18), and Pasono (17). Suplicki (35) had (about) 41 saves for the night, and, according to Mr. S, Brian had "one too many dipsy doodles." Great come-back, guys!

Three Stars of the Week
Dave Salafia		Seth Sealfon		Dave Varecka