Privateers Down Brooklyn 4-1

First period action seemed slow little hitting. Lots of time between the blue lines but really not that much action to speak of. 1000 Islands scored when Paul Kelly shot down the left boards and suckered in two defensemen and a goalie and passed the puck onto the stick of Brad Smulders and he found the back of the Aviators net. It was a pretty play and Brooklyn took the bait, hook, line and sinker! That was all the scoring in the first period and about all the action too. 1-0 Privateers after one

Second period found the same skating back and forth but not much action. It was slow going until Adam McAllister of the Privateers made a pass off to Ryan Pearson and he put it past the Aviators goalie. Before you could say “What the Hey” Andrew Scampoli struck for the Aviators sank the puck into the netting for Brooklyn’s first and only score of the match. 2-1, 1000 Islands Privateers at the end of two.

Third period looked like the first two periods, low tempo end to end skating but nothing to make the crowd come alive and stand up and cheer. I believe that the Brooklyn Aviators couldn’t get a drive going if the all had golf clubs in their hands. Guess what, Paul Kelly scored by a pass from Chad Bazin and it trickled past the Aviators goalie Peter Dundovich who had no idea where the puck was. That score makes it 3-1, 1000 Islands Privateers.

Adam McAllister scored an open net marker to make the match a finale score of 4-1 for the Privateers. Tomorrow they meet again and let’s hope that the Brooklyn Aviators make a better showing.

Side note: The officiating of the game was a real joke and  very poor showing for all officials of the FHL. I believe that the FHL should have some sort of committee to see that all officials are doing their job in a manner the represents the high standards of the league.

Article by Clifford F. Zeman