| Drew and his Riverview Ice Sharks teammates took on the Plant 
			Panthers Black team in tonight's game. Things did not get off to a 
			great start for the Ice Sharks, despite getting the games first shot 
			on goal. The Plant Panthers squad scored on their first shot on net, 
			grabbing an early lead just 49 seconds in. Thankfully that would be 
			it for scoring in the first period, as the Ice Sharks goalie was 
			able to stop the rest of the 13 shots he faced. The Ice Sharks only 
			managed 5 more shots after the games first. The second period was 
			more even in terms of shots on goal, but it was the Plant Panthers 
			side that dominated the scoreboard. The Panthers scored four goals 
			on their first six shots of the period, all in a matter of the first 
			two minutes and 17 seconds of the period. Despite falling behind by 
			a 5-0 score, the Ice Sharks players didn't give up. They would 
			outshoot the Panthers 7-3 over the remainder of the second, but they 
			just couldn't manage to find the back of the net on any of them. The 
			two teams would head into the final intermission with the same 5-0 
			score that lasted most of the period. 
			It took a little longer than it did in the first two periods, but 
			the Plant team once again scored to open the period, once again on 
			their first shot. This goal came just over four minutes into the 
			period, making it a 6-0 game. Thanks to a delayed penalty call, the 
			Ice Sharks were able to pull their goalie and send an extra skater 
			onto the ice. The Riverview team was finally able to "break the ice" 
			and score their first goal of the game, thanks to a nice pass to the 
			front of the crease that the Ice Sharks forward was able to shoot up 
			and under the glove of the Plant goaltender. Finally a taste of 
			success for the good guys, making it a 6-1 game with just under 
			seven minutes to play. The Ice Sharks had some more looks at the 
			net, but they weren't able to score. The Panthers took control of 
			the play for majority of the rest of the game, scoring once more to 
			make it a 7-1 contest. That would end up being the final score, 
			handing the Ice Sharks yet another setback.   |