Grasso returns to facewash Gunstock in 6-4 win.
Game 1:
It was the first place Gold team vs the lowly last place Green team in round one action. Eric Grasso was back in the green lineup, despite protests from his teammate to keep resting up. Wildcat went up 1-0 on a first period goals by Steve Thompson, and well, just Steve. Gunstock struck back in the 2nd with goals from John Gambale, and wait, Gambale ? We'll get back to you on that one. And also Dan "Fruit Man" Ryan. But the third period belonged to Green. They scored 5 times to stun the first place Gold team and take game one convincingly 6-4. Not to be outdone by Gambale, John Ambrosino scored for Green in that 3rd period. "He's not the only C player that can score in the playoffs," noted Ambrosino. But the star of the game was Joe Surette. He buckled down on defense late in the game after going minus 3 earlier. "We've never seen him play that much defense in the same game," said Jon Morin. "It was like having a 2nd defenseman out there with us," said Dan Lundergan. Next week all the last place Green team needs is a tie to advance to the finals. "Don't count us out just yet," said Gunstock defenseman Al Peterson. "We have Mike Raimo, and he plays in the finals every season." |
