Commentary by Mark "Gunner" Guarnieri

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RED WINGS 3 VS VIGNASTY 1

This game was almost 13 minutes old before the scoreless tie was broken. The Red Wings took the lead on the strength of a goal from sub, Darrell Amoe. George Pacifico was awarded the lone assist on the tally. As the second period was entering its final minute, Vignasty knotted the score as sub, Bryan Murphy made good use of the hard work of Marc Lueckhoff and sub, Dave Power. The final frame was halfway completed when the Red Wings again took the lead. Kevin Mahon combined with sub, Leo Freckelton, and Tom Darling for the go-ahead goal. The Red Wings added a late empty net goal to close out the scoring and insure the victory. Mark Rodgers was the shooter aided by Kevin Mahon and Don Gardner.

STARS 4 VS HONEY BADGERS 2

The Honey Badgers grabbed the early lead when Dave Tesch collaborated with Kevin McBain and Mike Tesch. The lead would hold up for less than 2 minutes. The Stars got the tying goal from Randy Kazdan, set up by Ken Rice. In a span of 38 seconds the Stars opened a two goal lead on a pair of unassisted goals. The first was scored by Bill Tucker and the second from Randy Kazdan, which turned out to be his third game winning goal of the campaign. The Honey Badgers, 25 seconds into the third period, cut the deficit in half as Mike Tesch intercepted a clearing pass and deposited the puck into the opponent’s net. The Stars got an empty net goal from Jamie Nack after taking a pass from sub, Dan Smyth. The loss was the fourth in a row for the Honey Badgers, who have only 1 victory in their last 7 tries.

ACCIDENTS 6 VS PENGUINS 4

The Penguins only needed 56 seconds to jump into the lead when U. C. Kurta maneuvered the puck to Brian Quarters. In just over a minute of play the roof would collapse on the Penguins as they relinquished the next 6 goals to the Accidents. Starting the scoring parade was sub, Sterve Gottschalk, helped by Pat Makowski. Jason Dupart would find an open sub, Don Roser, for the go-ahead goal. Jason Dupart took his turn at goal scorer aided by sub, Mike Muszynski. Before the buzzer would sound ending thew first period Pat Makowski scored with help from Steve Yollick and Greg Wills. Steve Gottschalk would score twice in just over 6 minutes of the middle stanza completing his hat trick. Greg Wills assisted on both goals with Steve Yollick lending a hand on the first and Pat Makowski on the second. The Penguins got one back in the waning seconds of the period when Glenn Smith spotted an open Brian Quarters. The Penguins riding on the momentum added to their goal total when Brian Quarters collected a loose puck and lit the lamp with a shot. The Penguins closed to within a pair of goals with 4 minutes left to play when Dan Smolinske combined with Rick Sweet and Bob Kinney. Unfortunately, that was as close as the Penguins would get before the final horn.

COBRAS 4 VS GRINDER HOCKEY 2

With almost half the opening frame in the books the Cobras broke out of their scoring malaise. Todd Barc gave the Cobras the lead after taking a pass from Dave Kissel. This was followed by a marker from sub, Mike Tesch, aided by sub, Tim Tesch. Before the period would end the Cobras added a third goal off the stick of Dave Kissel with help from Todd Barc and Jon Mullins. Grinder Hockey was awarded a goal due to the Cobras playing with a short bench. The Cobras reestablished their three goal margin midway through the stanza when Mike Tesch and Todd Barc teamed up perfectly. The Game had advanced to the final minute of play when sub goalie, Dave Taylor lost his shutout bid. The late goal for Grinder Hockey was scored by Dave Sazchta assisted by Dan Stevens. The win broke a 7- game losing streak for the Cobras. The win wasd the second of the season for the Cobras both of them backstopped by substitute goalies. Grinder Hockey,even with the loss, stayed atop the standings.