The Cup 2011

It was a snowy night.  Roads were slick.  Making for a tense battle scene between a burgeoning dynasty and a couple of hungry 2nd place guys for the past two years.

There was the pre-game face to face tale of the tape between these two rivals.

Where it almost came down to a fist fight.  But the match would be settled on the electronic simulated ice.

And it would go to the team who wanted it more this year.

The Goodwill Clothing Online Hackers or the Euro Connection Titans.

It was tough to say how it would finish.  Because neither team was really any good.  So it was pretty even.

It was a backup system this year.  Going to the XBox NHL 06 instead of the more newer version we used last year.  Who would this benefit?  Both teams were unfamiliar with the game.  So it was a toss up.  But the team that gelled together and found their stride sooner would come out on top.

It was the EC Titans cruising to victory in Game 1 of the best of 7 series.  Dominating face offs and hits, and more importantly - goals.

A tight 2nd game with both teams struggling to score, but with the score tied 1-1 late in the 3rd frame a go ahead garbage goal sealed a critical game 2 for Goodwill Hackers.  Game 3 was decided by the Titans.  Another tight game turned the tide for the Hackers as they took game 4 1-0.

Game 6 was a must win for the Titans.

But the Goodwill Clothing Online Hackers were just too much.  Scoring quickly to go up 2-0 in the first frame.  The EC Titans needed to score to get back into the game, but it was 4-1 in the second, and the 3rd period was a tight game with no scoring and that was all she wrote for the Titans.  


Starting strong in the series but sputtering out to lose the last 3 games.  They just could not match the speed and determination of the Hackers.
  
I blame it on my cold.  If I was 100%, I think the outcome would be different.
Meh...it's hard to say.  We still probably would have lost.  The better team won.

2011 Cup Champions

Derrick and Hong

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Dinner was fun.  We need to get together more often.  Next time we will have our couch to complet this room and make it more comfy.

You guys should come over again this summer, this time with the wives.  Before things get more busy for all of us.  Except Derrick. I'm not planning on any renos, but we will be planning and saving for another reno.  This time the kitchen and bath.

All I can say is that Tresa is happy that trophy is out of our house.
We'll get it back next year.
If we all get PS3, how will that affect how we play this game?