3 Goal First Leads to Big Win over Panthers

1/26/2013 - Falcons vs Panthers (Boxscore)

Lorne Donnelly Scored his 1st ever TPWHL Goal, while Saverio Romano (#4) added 4 Goals 1 assist in the 5-3 Victory.

Saverio Romano (#4) opened the scoring for the Falcons at 9:54 of the first period, Lorne Donnelly doubled the score at 13:40 with a rocket of a shot, and Saverio Romano made it 3-0 at 14:22.

Jordan Lavoie (#21) replied for the Panthers with 2 Goals, and Sandy McGrath (#57) had 1 Goal 1 assist. Goalie Brad Gordan (#7) kept his team in the game.

Jordan Lavoie (#21) scored the lone goal of the second period at the 11:20 mark to pull within 2, down 3-1.

The Panthers made it a one goal game, 57 seconds into the third and continued to put a lot of pressure on the Falcons net. But the Falcons added 2 Goals to seal it.

Both Teams are tied with 11 points (5-7-1) for the 4th & final playoff spot. It will be an exciting race to the finish with 7 games remaining!

Saints Shutout Falcons

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1/19/2013 - Falcons vs Saints (Boxscore)

Falcons had trouble generating any offence against a strong defence in a 4-0 lost to the Saints. 

Falcons still played a great defensive game.

Saints were led by Michael Iacovone (#31) with 2 goals 1 assist, Jerry Mariano (#76) with 1 goal 2 assists, and Erin Vassilakos (#2) with 1 goal 1 assist. Goalie Eli Shupak (#1) got his second shutout of the season. He had a great game.

Saints scored one goal in the first and added another in the second to lead 2-0 going into the third. They put it away with 2 goals in the final period.

Saints now lead the season series 2 games to 1.

Falcons finally Wins against a tough Titans team

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1/12/2013 - Falcons vs Titans (Boxscore)

The offence was provided with a hattrick from Saverio Romano (#4) and 2 assists from Meghan Hines (#29) in a 3-1 victory over the defending champion Titans.

It was a strong forecheck from all the forwards including Bill Rankin (#60) and newcomer Lorne who nearly scored in his official debut. And it was a great defensive effort from Sam Palmeire (#1) and Steven Davis (#23). Goalie Torrance Ho (#30) had his strongest game this season in the win.

Saverio Romano opened the scoring at 11:25 of the first, assisted by Meghan Hines. The lead was doubled late in the period by Saverio Romano's second goal of the game at 14:57.

He completed the hattrick at 7:59 into the second period with a sweet backhand goal, which sealed the win for the Falcons on this night.

Jeremy Schofield (#6) replied with the Titans lone goal at 13:56 of the second period, with the assist coming from Defenceman Matthew Vocino (#87). It was a great goal from Jeremy Schofield. Goalie Neil Mercer (#67) was solid in net for the Titans.

Hockey Keeps Me Going

As I mentioned in my first blog, participating in sports is what helps me deal with muscular dystrophy. The sport that I love to play is Power wheelchair Hockey, which I have been participating in for 11 years. In the beginning I was not interested but since then I look forward to playing every Saturday. It's more than about hockey, it's about people with disabilities (or diffabilities as I call it) coming together with the passion to compete and have fun. It's also a great way to make new friends and learn to work as a team towards a goal.

The league I play for is the Toronto Power Wheelchair Hockey League (TPWHL), we play at Sunnyview Public School at 450 Blythwood Road (Bayview & Eglinton) from 12:30pm to 3:30pm on Saturdays. It's open to girls and boys, ages 18 and up. My team is the Falcons, and I will be providing Game Summaries of my team's games.

Challenged By My Brother

My brother has always pushed me to be better, even though I have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy(DMD) a condition which involves muscle weakness. DMD has not slowed me down, participating in sports has helped.

My Dream job is to become a professional sports personnel, either working with the Toronto Blue Jays or with teams under MLSE. Or maybe Sports broadcasting with TSN or Sportsnet. I don't know how I'll get there, but the reason for starting my blog is to document that journey. 

Goals of the blog:
- Promote Power wheelchair Hockey & other disabled sports.
- Express myself more.
- Improve writing skills.
- Stop being lazy!

My goal is to post something once a week, whoever is reading this I want you to hold me accountable.