GAHANNA, OH - The Hawks brought the big guns tonight. It was clear early that if the Bombers were going to make the contest a fair tilt it would require keeping the puck away from the Hawks skill players. Problem was, there were many players to keep the puck from.
For the first time in several sessions Bryan Griffith was on the ice to complete the top line of Griffith, Griffith and Griffith. His presence was felt by his brothers as they skated with more energy than they had in two previous sessions. It was like reuniting the Beatles for a battle of the bands at the local club -- no contest. The top line blitzed the Bombers defensive core time and time again, leading to many early (and late) scoring chances.
"We knew early we had our 'A' game tonight," said Jason Torsok. "We were not going to be beat unless their goalie stood on his head all night." he added.
All lines were on tonight for the Hawks. It was close through the first 10 minutes of play but the flood gates opened after Chris Carpenter burried a one-time deflection from a perfect Mac Lawless feed into a wide open net. The goal wound up being the game winner on a night full of Arrowhawk tilted ice.
We'll break down all the goal scorers later. Just know that the Hawks were a man among boys on this night. Goaltender Jason Jensen wasn't tested often but when he was, he was fabulous.
