I will be at this game. A full review will be available tomorrow.
For now I look at the rivalry. Two teams who dislike one another. Both loaded with talent. They met in the semi finals in last seasons playoffs with Akwesasne moving on to win the championship. Both teams have only gotten better since. It's been a back and forth struggle with these two evenly matched teams with the last game going into an 11 round shootout which former Montreal Canadien Pierre Dagenais ended on a high note for the Warriors as they won it 5-4.
Even the fans have had a heated rivalry as the hour and a half drive has led to shouting matches and a general dislike for one another. The Warriors bring a fan bus to Alexandria Bay(Home of the Privateers) which is always a wild experience. The Privateers have a handful of fans who make the drive to Akwesasne as well. The atmosphere always seems like it could boil over the fun and friendly stage of a normal hockey game into a full on brawl so it's quite the experience for die hard hockey fans who love the feeling of being a part of the game, the team and with the size of it... the league.
Players to watch
Pierre Dagenais
The always dangerous former Montreal Canadien has 28 goals 20 assists in 17 games for Akwesasne and netted the game winning shootout goal last time these teams met.
Adam McAllister
21 points in 18 games. He had two goals and one assist in the last game against Akwesasne this kid just seems to have the Warriors number and it will be interesting to see if there is an answer for him tonight.
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