Hawks drop season opener 3-2

The new and improved Arrowhawks were anything but that as the Eskimos skated to a 3-2 victory in front of packed house at the Easton Chiller. To clarify, the house was packed because of meltdown...but those who did watch were treated to an odious performance by the men in red. The first period saw many missed passes and botched scoring attempts, to be expected after several weeks off of the ice. Steven Gemma opened the scoring for the Eskimos on a unassisted tally, at the 8:28 mark, beating Hawks goalie Jason Jensen to take a 1-0 lead. The Hawks then mounted a rare offensive attack and Bryce Griffith, fresh off of his stint on Celebrity Rehab for his chap stick addiction, evened the game at 1 with Mark Monahan and Tom Morgan adding the helpers.

As the 2nd period began the Hawks were starting to gain the momentum needed to become the leagues first 3-peat champs when Captain Mark Monahan took a Ted Bulwinkle feed and gave the Hawks the lead 2-1 with 10:31 left in the 2nd. It was clear that the Eskimos were not ready to concede the game as the Kobs' brothers scored back to back goals to seal the deal for the Eskimos. Jonathan Edwards, Eric Ott and Jeff Martin all played well for the 'Mos but Defenseman Tom Curran was the difference on both ends of the ice.

The Hawks will have to lick their wounds and rebound this week against the Mamas. "We were rusty tonight and maybe a little complacent" said Captain Mark Monahan. "We played like Sh*t" said a much less eloquent Tom Morgan, "we better get our as*es in gear if we're going to make a run at it" Morgan continued. Indeed...