"Pop Tom, I NEVER miss an opportunity to pose for your silly pictures."
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Missed Opportunity
The Pearl River Pirates dropped the second game of their weekend road trip into Westchester to the Bronxville Black Hawks (5-1) at the Westchester Skating Academy in Elmsford NY. The Pirates were coming off a 2-1 victory over the Rye Rangers on Saturday. Bad luck plagued the Pirates against the league leading squad from Bronxville. A first period score by CJ Greco was negated when the referee determined that the net had come free of its moorings before the puck crossed the line. Shortly thereafter the Hawks scored on an odd man rush. A tightly contested second period saw the squads leave the ice with the Pirates still down one to nothing. Netminder Joe Livornese thwarted drives by Griffin Welch, Ryan McLinsky and Dillon Krok to keep the Pirates at bay. Our Bucs kept knocking on the door but to no avail as Livornese was as good with his feet in scrambles as he proved to be with his gloved hand. Early in the third period Krok was dumped and shaken up behind the offensive net by defender Sohr. The injury delay seemed to take the wind out of the sails of the Pirates, who until that time, had played the Hawks on an even footing. When play resumed the Black Hawks sored three goals within four minutes to put the game away. Luke Myers' end to end rush resulted in a 15 foot wrister that eluded the goalie with barely two minutes left to play. It ended the shutout and occurred with Sammy Coughlin pulled from the Pirate net, but was answered quickly by a Hawk empty netter to complete the scoring. The hooting fan absent these past three weeks was heard to comment to the startled ref leaving the ice, "You missed a game too, I see. These Pirates deserved a better fate, given their effort on the ice," mumbled the bearded old timer to no one in particular.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Pirate Power Prevails
"Well Pop Tom now you've got something to smile about on your upcoming trip to Florida," boomed Dillon Krok through a broad smile. The Pearl River Pirates had just completed a stunning 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Colonials to capture the championship of the Hackensack Ice House Tournament. Only three hours earlier the Pirates had dropped a 5-2 decision to those same Colonials to end their preliminary rounds with 2 wins - 1 loss record. Capturing second place over the Hudson Valley Polar bears based on goal differential in the tournament enabled Coach Kern's crew to have another crack at the squad from Morristown N.J. who swept through their opposition, 3 wins - o losses. The Pirates may have caught a break in the final game when the Colonials elected to go with Klehm in the nets rather than Sabella who looked sharp in their victory over the Pirates earlier in the day. Twelve seconds into the game CJ Greco rifled a 25 foot blast behind a startled Klehm to lead the charge. Within the next minute Dylan McCavitt added a second goal to bolster the lead to 2-0. The gritty Colonials were not to be outdone and scored two of their own before the period had entered its fifth minute. Dillon Krok answered in turn later in the period to reestablish a Pirate lead of 3-2 with a 20 foot wrister from the mid-slot area. An equally hard fought second period ended with the score tied at 3-3. Each team had received several 5 on 4 and 5 on 3 advantages as the referees called this game exceptionally close. Shortly after staving off a 5-3 disadvantage, and while on their own man advantage, 'Krok Rocked' again, netting his second power play goal of the day, blasting a shot high, and glove side through the net minder. As Nana Lucy offered her grandson Dillon a roll of Life Savers in the reception area the hooting fan reminded one and all who could here him, "Dillon, as a kid my favorite candy wasn't Life Savers but their competitor - 'Am I the team's LUCKY CHARMs or what?!"
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