Sid VanReenen of the Omegas & Corey Moesker of the Stars each received three minor penalties in the middle game. Both players were ejected for recieving the three minors. This is the first time that this has occurred for both players this season, so they are both okay to play in their next game.

Parity, parity, parity!

The Cattle Barons earned their first win of the season, beating the Hawks 7-6 in the early game.
It was a close, back & forth, game the whole way through. The Hawks led 3-2 after the first period, but the Cattle Barons scored four goals in the second period. They took a 6-5 lead into the third period. After each team scored one more goal in the third, the Cattle Barons held on for the win.
Calvin Pelleboer had a three point game for the Hawks. Jeff VanderDeen did likewise for the Cattle Barons, but we'll give the Player of the Game to Andrew Noorloos. The defenseman scored twice to lead the Cattle Barons to victory.

In the middle game, the Omegas handed the Stars their first regulation loss since November 29th of last season. The Omegas took a 2-0 lead after the first period and never looked back. The game ended in a 4-1 Omegas victory.
Steve Metcalfe put in a solid effort in only his second game in net for the Omegas. We'll let Tim Allen & Fred VanReenen Jr. share the Player of the Game honours. Each of them had a three point game for the Omegas.

The late game saw the Flyers earn their first victory of the season by beating the IceDogs 7-3.
The first period was fairly even. The Flyers held a 3-2 lead going into the second. After that, it was all Flyers. They held a 6-3 lead after two, and cruised to victory.
Ryan Cross & Kev Karelsen each had six points and they will share the Player of the Game in this one.

Lance Ross, of the Omegas, was handed a "10 minute" misconduct in the late game against the Cattle Barons. This is the first "10 minute" misconduct that Lance has received this season, so he is okay to play again in the next game.

The Stars remain the only undefeated team, with a 6-2 win over the IceDogs in the early game.
The Stars got off to a good start, and held a 3-1 lead after the first period. They continued on that roll in the second period and cruised on to victory. Once again, Dave Noorloos was stellar in net for the Stars. He will share the Player of the Game honours with Chris Helps, who had a four point game for the Stars.

The Hawks got back to their winning ways by beating the Flyers 7-5 in the middle game.
Once again, the Hawks got off to a good start - scoring four goals in the first six minutes of the game. The Flyers mounted a comeback in the second period, and the teams went into the third tied 4-4.
It remained close the whole way through the third, until Dave Vanoostveen scored his third goal of the game to give the Hawks a two goal lead with 1:23 to go in the period. Dave is the Player of the Game. He had a four point game. Kyle Huizinga assisted on three of the Hawks' goals. Kev Karelsen also had a three point game for the Flyers.

For the second week in a row, the Cattle Barons had to settle for a tie. This time, it was a 4-4 tie with the Omegas.
The Omegas went into the second period holding a 2-0 lead. The Cattle Barons scored two of their own in the second to tie it up 2-2 going into the third. The teams traded goals in the third, but could not solve anything in overtime.
Chris Losier, of the Cattle Barons, scored his first goal in our league.
Zach VanReenen had three assists for the Omegas, but we'll have to give Steve Pastoor the Player of the Game in this one. He came up with some big saves late in the game when the Omegas were pouring it on. In his first game in our league, Steve Metcalfe, also played a good game in for the Omegas.

Matt Kreeft of the Flyers received three minor penalties and was ejected from his game against the Cattle Barons. This is the first time that this has occurred for Matt this season, so he is okay to play again this Friday.