PUCK'N A 4, ENFORCERS 7
Box Score | Game Recap


1st 2nd 3rd Final Shots on Goal
Enforcers 4 0 3 7 ?
Puck'n A 1 1 2 4 ?

First Period
Scoring: 1, 8:54 Enforcers, #91
         2, 5:02 Enforcers, #7 (#1)
         3, 3:58 Enforcers, #69
         4, 2:28 Enforcers, #69 (#9)
         5, 2:23 Puck'n A, Bob Cushman 12 (Scott Gehring)

Penalties: none
Second Period 
Scoring: 6, 10:56 Puck'n A, Al Lessa 6 (unassisted)

Penalties: none
Third Period 
Scoring: 7, 15:21 Enforcers, #15 (#21)
         8,  9:26 Enforcers, #22 (#69)
         9,  4:06 Puck'n A, Scott Gehring 8 (unassisted)
        10,  2:51 Enforcers, #69 (#91)
        11,  0:29 Puck'n A, Scott Gehring 9 (Al Lessa)

Penalties: 
        12:25 Enforcers, #17 2:00 Interference
         1:47 Enforcers, #1  4:00 Tripping/Unsportsmanlike conduct
Game Statistics 
Number Name             G  A  Pts PIM
------ ---------------- -  -  --- ---
   1   Bob Cushman      1  0   1   0
  13   Juan Castillo    0  0   0   0
  14   Mitch Wright     0  0   0   0
  16   Scott Gehring    2  1   3   0
  17   Mark Vis         0  0   0   0
  18   Bob Hunter       0  0   0   0
  20   Tim Tessin       0  0   0   0
  28   Al Lessa         1  1   2   0
  29   Dan Silvert      0  0   0   0
  32   David Rossi      0  0   0   0
  72   Tom Bondur       0  0   0   0
  86   Chuck Gehring    0  0   0   0
Recap

"We didn't want to ride in the stink'n carriage any way", chuckled Bob Cushman, as the Puck'n A's Cinderella run through the playoffs came to a tragic end. As Scott Gehring said just before the game ended, "We played well, lets hold our heads high and finish it out" and the team responded. Despite being down 7-3 with under two minutes to play, team captain Mitch Wright pulled the goalie hoping to draw the score a bit closer. It worked as Scott Gehring scored with just 29 seconds left to play.

The first half of the first period was a hard fought battle, but when the scoring gates opened, the pucks hit the twine in numbers. In about a six minute span, the Enforcers netted 4 goals and had the Puck'n A literally wobbling on their skates. Bob Cushman closed out the first just seconds after that flurry by putting a Scott Gehring pass behind the Enforcers' netminder to bring back the hope.

The second period became another battle. The Puck'n A defence held the Enforcers to no goals while scoring one themselves. Al Lessa slapped one in and closed the gap to 4-2. The anticipation of a comeback was clearly in the air. The Puck'n A, having defeated both the #1 and #3 seeds in the tournament were notorious for the dramatic.

Knowing full well what needed to be done, the Enforcers opened the period with an early goal (15:21) and a second six minutes later. "That first goal in the third was a back breaker.", said Mitch Wright, "If we could have gotten the first goal of the third, I think we could have taken them". The Puck'n A netted two goals in the period, but it wasn't quite enough.

But there is always next season... and it starts April 3rd.