Dublin, OH- The Arrowhawks entered Friday nights contest with the Eskimos as a 2 goal underdog (Vegas Odds) based on the fact that the Eskimos haven't lost to the Hawks since June '10. The contest began as scripted with the Mo's dominating early and often. "We couldn't get the puck out of our zone to save our lives" said team captain Mark Monahan who was making his season debut. The Hawks pretty much ran around aimlessly until Kevin Griffith and Chris Carpenter broke in 2 on 1 with :45 seconds to go in the first. Griffith moved left and drew the D-man and slipped a pass back to his right to Carpenter. Carpenter avoided the Oh S**t factor and drilled a shot high over goalie Jonathan Edwards to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead after the 1st.
The second period was the direct opposite of the 1st with the Hawks dominating the play and adding 2 more goals from Mark Monahan and Griffith, both were set up by Chris Carpenter and Nick Lanctot. I know...Carpenter? 3 points? It's not a typo...the dude played his nuts off.
It was clear that the Eskimos were done screwing around because they came out on fire to start the 3rd period. Tom Curren took the game into his own hands and scored with 10:05 left and again on the power play with 8:20 left to make it a 3-2 game. "Oh s**t, here we go again" Barry Snow bellowed from the bench. Fortunately for the Arrowhawk fan (not fans) in attendance the bleeding stopped there. Tom Morgan scored a pair of goals and Mac Lawless found the back of the net to round out the scoring and the Hawks cruised to a 6-2 victory.
Team Notes:
• Kevin Griffith (3G-5A) is the league leader in points
• Kevin Griffith & Tom Morgan (3G) are tied for 2nd in the league for goals scored
• Kevin Griffith (5A) and Nick Lanctot (3A) are 1st and 2nd respectively in assists
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