Gulls beat Kings (2) 6-4 on Saturday. Great game to watch. Officials called a ton of offsides penalties, killing several odd-man breaks by JK2 and a couple by the Gulls, yet let numerous obvious tripping penalties go uncalled. The details from my piss-poor recollection: Gulls jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first. 2nd Period was crazy... JK tied it up with 2 quick goals to start the period, then Gulls roar back with 3 straight. One more goal by each team left it a 6-3 gulls lead. 3rd period was all Gulls controlling the play and melting the clock. JK were able to pot one in, but that's all they could muster.
The JK defend well, and they pass the puck really well in their own end and in transition. They also set up well in the offensive zone, and feed the slot and wings a lot for shots. Our goalie did really well, with some sweet glove saves, and some crazy scrambles (would help if our kids would throw the puck to the corner instead of trying to throw it right up the middle of the slot to a waiting shooter from the other team, but whatever. When the gulls began to pull away, JK seemed to pass less, and some of their better players started trying to dodge through 2-3 gulls instead of moving the puck to open teammates on offense. It mostly just led to them losing possession. Again, really good game by both teams and was a fun game to watch.
Gulls beat Ice Dogs 7-1 on Sunday. Was scared it might be a trap game after the big win on Saturday, but the kids took care of business.
Gulls now alone at the top of the standings at 9-1-1. We'll see how long that lasts!