Upsets to start senior hockey playoffs round-robin

March 31, 2016 · 0 Comments

The Caledon Senior Hockey League stuck to tradition the first night of the playoffs, as upsets were the order of the evening.
As in past years, the regular-season kingpins did not fare well last Monday, as the regular-season champion Bolton Chiropractic Centre were held to a 1-1 tie by the third-place finishers, Yale Industrial Trucks. The big shocker came from Jiffy Lube Oilers, the cellar-dwellers of the regular season, who stunned the CSHL’s hottest team going into the playoffs, second-place Heart Lake Insurance, with a 6-5 win. In the other game at Don Sheardown Memorial Arena, Rutherford Global Logistics downed Fines Ford Lincoln 7-3.
The top team at the end of the round-robin takes home the title.
Jiffy Lube 6,
Heart Lake 5
Jiffy Lube gained revenge for an 11-3 thrashing at the hands of Heart Lake a week earlier with the playoff win.
The offence was evenly distributed, as six players produced the six goals, with Rick Agar, Mike Lo Dico and Mike McNamara notching a goal and an assist each. The other goals came from Larry Pevato, Peter Coghill and team rep Garry Hoxey. Carlo Fantin led the points parade with three assists, while Dom Spignasi had two. Team sponsor Brian Fetterly notched one assist.
Victor Marrelli scored twice for Heart Lake while Jack Gibson had a goal and two assists. Team rep Ian Kerr and Greg Frangakas each had a goal and an assist. Rod Sinclair had two helpers with Joe Guargna grabbing a single.
Rutherford 7,
Fines Ford 3
Bret Smith powered the Rutherford offence with a goal and three assists.
Maurizo Giorgio was right behind him with two goals and an assist. Steve Tarasco clicked for two goals. Joe Palumbo scored one and set up one, while Gary Hughes had the other goal. Howard Wight set up two goals with single assists going to John Pitsadiotis, Gary Stewart, Bill Frolick, Tony Calabro and David Shoalts.
Bernie Tisdale led the Fines Ford crew with two goals. James Hardman scored the other one. Single assists went to Mike Foley, John Crossley and Gary Faultless.
Bolton Chiropractic 1,
Yale 1
A goaltending duel was the feature of this game, with Todd Edey, subbing for injured Yale netminder Paul Garde, holding his Chiropractor counterpart, Darrin Groleau, to a draw.
The Chiropractors led most of the way on a goal by team rep Nick Taccogna, on an assist from Jim Horan.
But Yale tied the score with 2:26 left in the game on a goal from Greg Twinney. Bruno Fracassi and team rep Rich Petrie had the assists.