Mohit Shines in lost to Saints

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January 24, 2015 – Saints vs. Bulldogs (Boxscore)

Mohit Sharma shines in a close 3 – 1 lost to the Saints.

In the first period, the Bulldogs would strike first at 5:27 on a goal from Meghan Hines, her 7th of the season assisted by Scott Allen for the 1 – 0 lead. However the Saints would have an answer 3 minutes later at 8:55 on Brandy Edwards 36th goal of the season, assisted by Don. Their offense continued at 10:01 giving them their first lead of the game 2 – 1 on a goal from Don, assisted by Brandy Edwards.

In the second period, it continued to be a tightly contested game with both teams trading chances. The Saints would score the only goal of the frame at 10:43 on Don's 6th of the season for a 3 – 1 lead, assisted by Braden Martz.

In the third period, there was no score with the Saints getting tons of great chances, but the amazing goaltending from Mohit Sharma was able to stop them and keep his team the Bulldogs in the game. With the win the Saints would stay three points clear in first place, and the Bulldogs are tied for second place with 14 points. There are only eight games remaining in the regular season with four of six teams making the playoffs.

Saints outscores Wolves

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January 17, 2015 – Saints vs. Wolves (Boxscore)

Saints win 9 – 7 in a high-scoring game versus the Wolves.

In the first period, Don opened the scoring for the Saints at 4:06 to give them a 1 – 0 lead. Saverio Romano would answer right back for the Wolves at 5:30 to tie the game at 1, on an amazing long shot. The Wolves had a few close chances but was turned aside by Saints goalie Tracey Taylor. Don would give the Saints their second lead 2 – 1 at the 10 minute mark, and added another one at 13:58 from a great pass by Brandy Edwards which stretched out the Wolves goalie Torrance Ho.

In the second period, the Wolves would cut the lead to 3 – 2 at 1:38 on a nice goal from Saverio Romano who deked out the Saints defense. The Saints once again extended the lead to 5 – 2 on goals from Don and Brandy Edwards at 4:37 and 12:59. They nearly scored another goal but goalie Torrance Ho made a couple of excellent saves.

In the third period, the Wolves would outscore the Saints 5 – 4. With Saverio Romano scoring four goals and one assist, Matt Vocino with an incredible goal, and Mitchell Stark with an assist for the Wolves. For the Saints, Brandy Edwards would score all four goals with Braden Martz providing two assists. However the comeback would fall short, as the Saints hung on for the win to stay in first place.

Mustangs end first half on a high note in a game of firsts

December 20, 2014 – Saints vs. Mustangs (Boxscore)

In the last game before the Christmas break the Mustangs took to the floor against the Saints.  

The Saints opened the scoring in the first period with a goal from Matt Cockburn – his first of the season, and in the senior league.

Mike Iacovone would answer back early in the second period to tie the game at 1 goal apiece before Brandy Edwards would take the Saints into the third period with a one goal lead.

The third period was a back and forth battle of shots where both Brad Gordon and Tracey Taylor traded saves with players on both teams trying to figure out what it would take to beat them again. The Mustangs finally figured out what that would take at the 8 minute mark of the third period where Istok Vidmar scored his first goal of the 2014-2015 season unassisted tying the game at 2. Thus giving the Mustangs their first game point of the season since November 1^st.

Saints snaps the Kings three-game winning streak

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December 13, 2014 – Saints vs. Kings (Boxscore)

The Saints win 4 – 3 snapping the Kings three-game winning streak.

In the first period, it was all Saints where Brandy Edwards scored three goals to help her team lead 3 – 0.

In the second period, the Saints would extend the lead to 4 – 0 at 7:15 on a goal from substitute player Roberto Monteiro assisted by Brandy Edwards. However starting 13 seconds later the Kings picked up their game and scored 3 straight goals to cut the lead to 4 – 3. Two of the goals were scored by Isaac, Sharmin Alam would add a goal and an assist, and David Donnelly contributed with three assists.

In the third period, the Kings had a lot of great chances to tie the game including on the power-play with Saints Brandy Edwards in the penalty box for dangerous driving at 9:50. But the Kings was turned aside by Tracey Taylor who had a solid effort in net, and also great defensive plays from the team to preserve the win.

Lake Raiders double up on Saints

December 6, 2014 – Lake Raiders vs. Saints (Boxscore)

In the second meeting of the season the Lake Raiders were looking to avenge a 6-1 loss at the hands of the Saints on November 1st.

Action started early with the Saints serving a dangerous driving minor, Brandy Edwards (unassisted) put the Saints up 1-0 with a shorthanded goal at 2:53. 31 seconds later the Lake Raiders's Jeremy Schofield (unassisted) drew even with a power play marker at 3:24. Then with the Saints being denied on an excellent chance, it was the Lake Raiders Jeremy Schofield (unassisted) who scored going stick side at 7:25, followed shortly by another at 11:57 taking a 3-1 lead into the second period.

The second frame saw the Lake Raiders build on their lead early on a Jeremy Schofield solo effort at 1:14. Not to be outdone the Saints Brandy Edwards (unassisted) deaked out the Lake Raiders defense bringing them within two at 4:04. both sides continued to exchange excellent chances, however it was the Lake Raiders Jeremy Schofield (unassisted) shot off the inside of the post, despite being short handed that  gave the Lake Raiders a healthy 5-2  lead into the third period.

The final period saw the Lake Raiders penalty killers working overtime, with a total of four minor penalties but somehow managed to add another even strength tally at 9:44, while giving up a power play goal at 11:22 to end the scoring and secure the 6-3 win.

Saints edge Bulldogs in close game

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November 29, 2014 – Saints vs. Bulldogs (Boxscore)

Both teams were looking to rebound from tough losses.

In the first period, it was scoreless where both teams had tons of great chances but were unable to score. The Bulldogs goalie Mohit Sharma made a few incredible saves to keep the score at zero's.

In the second period, the Bulldogs nearly scored but was turned aside by Saints goalie Tracey Taylor. The Saints would end up breaking the tie at the nine minute mark scoring two goals 40 seconds apart to lead 2 – 0. The goals were scored by Brandy Edwards and Braden Martz.

In the third period, the Bulldogs were looking to score to get back into the game and they would get just that five minutes in, scored by Jerry Mariano assisted by Christine Pacheco. The goal would give them life where they pressured the Saints and nearly tied the game, but the Saints weathered the storm and added a late goal from Brandy Edwards to win 3 – 1.

Wolves shutout Saints with complete team effort

November 22, 2014 – Wolves vs. Saints (Boxscore)

The Wolves played a complete team game and shutout the Saints 5 – 0, avenging an opening day 7 – 2 loss to the same team.

In the first period, it was a tight battle with both teams trading chances to score. The Wolves would end up scoring first on a goal from Saverio Romano at 10:15 for the 1 – 0 lead.

In the second period, the Wolves would pick up their game and score 2 goals both by Saverio Romano for the 3 – 0 lead. They would keep the 3 goal lead with solid defensive play from Krista Bath, Matthew Costa, and Gabe.

In the third period, the Wolves would continue their offensive output with another two goals from Saverio Romano, with the help from forwards Matt Vocino, James Lawton, and newly acquired Mitchell Stark. The Saints led by Brandy Edwards had some great chances, but were unable to capitalize. The Wolves goalie Torrance Ho was sharp in net for his first shutout of the season.

Mustangs fall short in comeback

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November 15, 2014 – Saints vs. Mustangs (Boxscore)

The Saints led by Brandy Edwards took to the floor against the Mustangs on Saturday.

Brandy opened the scoring at 11 minutes of the first period and would add a second goal 1 minute later to take a 2-0 lead. 

The second period was evenly matched with Nicole Neeson having a few breakaways for the Mustangs which would just fall short of their mark.  Brandy would follow up with a few shots of her own just barely missing the net.

The third period opened up with Mustangs Mike Iacovone scoring at 1:27 of the period.  Brandy would then answer back with another goal of her own before the Mustangs added 2 more goals before falling short of a comeback to the Saints who scored 2 more times in the third. 

Kings come back falls short in Saints Win

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November 8, 2014 – Saints vs. Kings (Boxscore)

In a close game, the Kings nearly comes back in a 3 – 2 loss to the Saints.

In the first, Braden Martz would score a lone goal for the Saints to lead 1 – 0 on his first goal of the season.

In the second, Brandy would help the Saints extend the lead to 3 – 0 with two goals, assisted by Matthew Cockburn and Braden Martz.

In the third, there was no quit in the Kings where they would start a comeback at 7:49 on a goal from Sharmin Alam, who was making her season debut. They would add another to make the game 3 – 2 at 12:10 on a tip in goal from Bill Rankin, assisted by Sharmin Alam. But that would be as close that they would get on a great effort.

Goalies Leo Xu and Tracey Taylor was solid in net as always.

Bulldogs comes back to beat Saints

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October 25, 2014 – Bulldogs vs. Saints (Boxscore)

In a game where both teams were looking to go 2 – 0 to start the season, the Bulldogs would come back to win 5 – 3 over the Saints in an exciting finish.

In the first period, the Saints would get off to a fast start one minute into the game to lead 1 – 0 on a goal from Brandy Edwards assisted by Don Deschamps. Jerry Mariano would even the game at one for the Bulldogs at 13:40. But the Saints would retake the lead to go up 2 – 1 on another goal from Brandy Edwards at the end of the period.

In the second period, the Bulldogs would tie the game early in the period on Jerry's second goal assisted by David Donnelly. David Donnelly would give his team their first lead of the game at 3 – 2 on his first goal of the season, assisted by Meghan Hines in a dominating period.

In the third period, it was truly exciting where the Saints would tie the game at three's on Brandy Edwards hat trick goal at 6:24. It was looking like the game would end up being a tie with two minutes remaining. However David Donnelly would score 2 goals 12 seconds apart for the hat trick to lead his team to victory.

It was Greg Contaxis and David Donnelly's first game of the season.

Saints dismantles defending champs Wolves

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October 18, 2014 – Saints vs. Wolves (Boxscore)

In a game between a Saints team who just missed the playoffs last year and the defending champions Wolves, the Saints started the season strong with a 7 – 2 victory.

In the first period, the Wolves started the pressure early on the Saints but was turned aside by goalie Tracey Taylor. The Saints would eventually get on the board first with Brandy Edwards first goal of the season. She would extend the lead to 2 – 0 four minutes later at 10:17. The Wolves would finally get on the board one minute later to cut the lead in half on Saverio Romano's first goal of the season.

In the second period, the Wolves continued to have tons of chances but were unable to capitalize. Brandy Edwards would score the only goal of the for the Saints, assisted by Don Deschamps at 14:44 to take a 3 – 1 lead going into the third.

In the third, the Saints would dominate outscoring the Wolves 4 – 1 with Brandy Edwards fourth and fifth goals of the game. Don Deschamps would add his first two goals of the season with one assist, and one assist from Rayyan Rashid.

The Wolves Dwayne Hunter made his TPWHL debut.

Mustangs spoils Saints playoffs

March 22, 2014 – Mustangs versus Saints (boxscore)

With the Bulldogs losing in an earlier game, the Saints only needed a win and two points to make the TPWHL playoffs. Unfortunately the Mustangs who were already eliminated from the playoffs played spoiler in a 1 – 1 tie.

In the first, the Saints got off to a good start with a goal from Don for the 1 – 0 lead, assisted by Braden.

In the second, Nicole tied the game for the Mustangs which would be all the scoring in the game. Both goalies Tracy and Brad played great in a defensive game.

The Saints did tie the Bulldogs in the standings with 16 points for the final playoff spot, but the tiebreaker was head to head matchup where the Bulldogs won the regular season series 3 games to one over the Saints. In the end it was a close and exciting playoff race and the Mustangs only finished two points behind with 14 points. Congrats to all the teams!

Lake Raiders complete comeback against Saints.

Saturday March 8th. 2014 12:30pm -1:30pm. With both teams fighting for third place in the standings, competition was intense. Action started quite early as the Saints Don Deschamps (unassisted) scored at the 4:00 mark. Soon after the Saints built on their lead with a Brandy Edwards solo effort at 7:08 closing out the 1st period.

The second frame began with the Lake Raiders getting on the board with a Jeremy Schofield marker at 1:23. Brandy Edwards (unassisted) put the Saints up 3-1 at 8:03. 45 seconds later Jeremy Schofield tucks one under the crossbar to pull the Lake Raiders within one. With the Lake Raiders serving a dangerous driving call, Brandy Edwards connects of a face-off win to Don Deschamps who beats goaltender Neil Mercer with the one timer taking a 4-2 lead into the third.

As we've see time and time in the game of hockey, a 2 goal lead can be deadly as the Lake Raiders poured it on in the third with four unanswered goals. 4:50 saw Jeremy Schofield (unassissted) net his 3rd for the hat trick. Erin Vassilakos (Jeremy Schofield) banged in her 18th goal on the season tieing things up 4-4. the Lake Raiders kept up the pressure taking the lead on a Jeremy Schofield solo line drive at 12:23, 12:57 saw the Lake Raiders complete the come back on a Jeremy Schofield shorthanded goal for the 6-4 victory.

Wolves shutout Saints

February 22, 2014 – Wolves vs Saints (boxscore)

The wolves shutout the Saints 4–0 with solid goaltending and defense.

It was a scoreless first period.

Early in the second period, Saverio and sharmin scored two minutes apart to give the wolves a 2–0 lead. Brandy nearly got the Saints on the board with a shot that went off the crossbar.

In the third period, Saverio added two more for the wolves, one of them assisted by Matt. Don once again nearly scored for the Saints on the breakaway, but was turned aside by solid goaltending from Torrance.

Mustangs hang on for huge win over the Saints

February 15, 2014 – Mustangs vs Saints (boxscore)

In a huge game for both teams, the Mustangs win 4–3 over the Saints.

In the first, Mike opened the scoring for the Mustangs assisted by wei. Wei extended the lead to two assisted by Mike. Mike added a late goal assisted by Nicole to give the Mustangs a 3–0 lead in an important game.

In the second, it was much closer with Nicole scoring the lone goal for the Mustangs.

In the third, it was a different story for the Saints where they scored three goals. Two from Brandy and one from Don with one assist from Matthew, but the comeback fell short in the end. With the win the Mustangs pull within three points of the Saints for the final playoff spot.

Kings edge Saints to stay on top

February 8th, 2014 – Saints vs Kings (boxscore)

In a close game the Kings edge the Saints 3-2 to stay on top of the standings.

In the first period, the Kings Kirk opened the scoring however the Saints answered to tie the game on a goal from Don.

In the second period, it was much of the same with Kirk scoring his second goal of the game to give the Kings the 2-1 lead. Once again, Don's great shot tied the game for the Saints.

In the third period, the Kings scored late in the period on a goal from Issac that won the game. On the goal Jordan made a great pass. Both goalies Tracey and Leo played a great game.

Next games on Saturday, February 15:

Kings vs Wolves at 12:30PM
Saints vs Mustangs at 2:30PM

Saints Down Depleted Lake Raiders

Saturday Feb. 1st  2014 12:30pm -1:30pm. With their top goal scorer serving a 1 game suspension the Lake Raiders had a tough challenge against the solid saints. In first period action it was Lake Raiders who stuck first on a sweet pass from Goaltender Neil Mercer on to the stick of Erin Vassilakos, who buried her 14th of the season at 4:31. The second period saw the Saints Don Deschamps tie things up on a Brandy Edwards feed at 1:36, followed shortly by his second of the game on a solo effort at 4:08 for the 2-1 lead. The Saints added another with Braden Martz (Brandy Edwards) crashing the net scoring his fifth at 7:15 taking a 3-1 lead to the third. The final frame saw Brandy Edwards score the periods lone goal on a solo effort at 10:15 for the 4-1 win.

Despite the loss the Lake Raiders played hard and should be proud of their effort...

The incredible battle of the “Bulldogs” and the “Saints”

Saturday, January 25, 2014

It was a great game, with lots of efforts put forward by The Saints and The Bulldogs. During the first period the bulldogs scored the first goal. A smooth pass by Lorne to Jerry gave the bulldogs a 1-0 lead. Brandy from the saints scores a beautiful goal near the 7 minute mark to tie the game up 1-1. The first period ends 2 to 1 for the saints as Brandy scores a nice one with 25 seconds left. At the beginning of the second period Eli makes a nice save then Lorne clears it down to the other end. As Meghan plays a great defensive role for her team staying near the center line, making beautiful passes and clearing the ball. Bryan who plays defence on the saints scores a beautiful goal assisted brandy making it 3-1. Jerry scores a great goal at the 2 minute mark of the second period to make it a 3-2 game going in to the third period. To start of the third period Lorne scores a goal around a busy net with many players attempting to clear it to tie it up 3-3. Tracey on the saints has made some good saves during the game and has cleared some shots. Don on the saints scores a wild shot with 5:40 seconds left in the third to make it 4-3. At the 1:17 mark of the third period the saints play short-handed and Lorne scores the final goal from Jerry to tie the game 4-4! Great Job by both teams!

Wolves and Saints stays tied in the standings

January 18, 2014 – Wolves vs Saints (Boxscore)

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In a back and forth affair the Wolves and Saints played to a 5-5 tie, in the first game of 2014.

In the first period, Saverio opened the scoring for the Wolves, assisted by Sharmin Alam. Braden answered for the Saints to tie the game at one on a strange play where he deflected Saverio's clearing attempt in front of the net.

In the second period Saverio opened with two goals to give the Wolves a 3-1 lead. However, Brandy and Don answered for the Saints with two late goals.

In the third period the Saints took their first lead of the game at 4-3. Saverio answered with two more goals for the Wolves to take a 5-4 lead. Don once again tied it for the Saints to finish off a wild game.

Honorable Mention: The goalies Torrance Ho and Tracey Taylor.

Saints Rally to tie Wolves

November 23, 2013 – Wolves vs Saints (Boxscore)

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In a wild game the Saints comes back from three goals down in the 3rd to tie the Wolves 3-3.

In the first period, the Wolves got off to a fast start to lead 2-0 with two goals from saverio was assists from Darrin and newly acquired Matt vocino, who made a great debut. In the second Darrin gave the Wolves a 3-0 lead.

In the third, Braden led the Saints inspiring come back with two goals that he tipped in. And Bryan Scored with 20 seconds left in the game for the tie.

Hon. mention: Matthew Cockburn provided great spirit in the game. Gabe made some great plays clearing the ball.