MARQUETTE, Mich– On Wednesday, April 26, 2 teams battled it out at the Berry Events Center for the chance to earn the 2017 Intramural Hockey Championship title. The competitors were the “Snow Squalls” vs “Shootin’ Blanks.”
Both teams were eager to show what they had as the game began early. The Squall’s secured an early lead with 2 points in the first period. But ‘Shootin’ Blanks’ was not going to give up that easily as they came into the 2nd period and put up a goal in the first 30 seconds. The ‘Blanks’ managed to tie things up with 2 minutes left in the period and pushed into the lead during the 3rd period making the score 3-2. The ‘Squalls’ weren’t going to let the title go that easily as they tied up the game 3-3 almost immediately after the ‘Blanks’ had their lead. The ‘Blanks’ took their lead back with 4 more goals in the 3rd period.
I spoke to captain of ‘Shootin’ Blanks’,Adam Szabo, after the game. Szabo tells me that most of the team met when they were young. “We’ve been playing hockey with and against each other for almost our whole lives.” Szabo names Ryan Schmeltzer as the team’s MVP for tonight’s game because of his 3rd period hat trick.
That’s a wrap up for this season’s intramural hockey. Tune in next fall for more Game of the Week articles! Stay wild, Cats!
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