Week 1 - 01.10.07 Gators vs Cuzzies
Starting off their first game of the season, the Gators faced off against the Cuzzies. Both teams were missing players, and it ended up being seven Cuzzies, against twelve of the Gators. Clearly a talented team, the few Cuzzies present kept up with the face-paced game all night, and beat the Gators in the end; 10-5. The Gators started off the slow, letting up a total of four goals before scoring one of their own in the second period. Bryan Curtis (21), scored the first goal, assisted by Dave Salafia (15), and less than forty seconds later, Steve Randall (10) scored the second. The Cuzzies came back with four more goals. With less than two minutes left in the second period, the Gators' Salafia scored the team's third goal, assisted by Brian Drake (18), and Brian Pasono (17). Only ten seconds later, Pasono scored off assists from Salafia and Drake, still leaving the Gators down 8-4 heading into the third period.

There weren't as many goals scored by either side in the last period, with the Gators scoring once more before the end of the game, and the Cuzzies scoring twice. The final score of the night: 10-5, with the last seconds of the game resulting in a huge injury to offensive player Dave Salfia. Salafia was taken to the hospital for stitches over his left eye immediately after the game. The Gators tried, but were beaten in the late-night game by a younger bunch of hockey players, who did not let up. Better luck next game!

Gators 5, Cuzzies 10

Points
Dave Salafia (15) - 2 goals, 2 assists, and stitches!
Steve Randall (10)- 1 goal, 1 assist
Brian Pasono (17) - 1 goal, 1 assist
Brian Curtis (21) - 1 goal, 1 assist
Brian Drake (18) - 3 assists
Scott Magin (3) - 1 assist
Jack Hibit (9) - 1 assist
Chris Ryan (27) - 1 assist

shots (them): 17 (1st), 16 (2nd), 23 (3rd) = 56
shots (us): 5 (1st), 10 (2nd), 11 (3rd) = 26

scratched: Seth Sealfon (2), Jim Suplicki (19), John Davie (76)