Weekend Round-Up

A 3-2 semi-final loss to Guildford closes our season after a very emotional weekend in Coventry.   The match itself was a great game and one that typified our season. We played some of the best hockey of the year in the second period but failing to capitalize on our chances meant we went into the third with only a slender 2-1 lead.  This was eaten up in the first three minutes of the third as Guildford equalized.  The remainder of the period was played pretty even with both teams playing hard and creating a few chances. However, with three minutes to go Guildford pounced on a unlucky rebound and slotted home the winner.  With netminder pulled for more than a minute we created some great chances but just came up short. 

Well it has been a long time coming - finally we have delivered on a four point weekend and more importantly delivered back to back (three in a row if including Guildford away) performances.  Our consistency has been a major issue this season and this weekend we were able to string together 6 committed periods of hockey that allowed us to take maximum points from a good Bracknell side.  

I can probably say that Saturday night's performance against Peterborough was one of the most disappointing that I have been a part of in the last 10 or so years. It was incredibly frustrating that we came out so flat against a team that used to bring out our best. I know the rivalry probably is not what it used to be but to come out and be that flat against any team let alone Peterborough is unacceptable. We lacked the required energy to break our opponents down and rarely threatened. Defensively we were about as poor as I have seen us all year conceding several odd man rushes rarely winning any 50/50 battles or foot races. We were second best for most of the night. The fact that we were given an opportunity to win the game when Janne converted his penalty shot with 6 minutes to go and failed to do so added to our and the fans frustrations. We got what we deserved.