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Fall 2008 Season
Skatesmen & Cats Even Up
Unflappable was the name of the game tonight (Dec. 8th) and goaltender Taylor Smallwood earned the game its name. Tonight, he proved that he’s the guy you want fighting in the trenches with you. He faced a relentless Webster puck-pummelling without fear. He was alert, keen, on his toes, ready for anything. He faced the first Skatesmen shot only 8 seconds after the game-opening puck was dropped. No problem……Taylor was on the ready. In the first period alone, he fended off 12 solid shots on goal. If Smallwood was the fearless tiger, teammate Daniel Kim was the sly fox early in the first period; while the Skatesmen were busily firing on Smallwood, Kim snuck out and behind the Webster defensemen ever so cunningly. All alone, he was in the neutral zone when Tim Appelbaum passed him the puck. With no one to interfere, Kim skated straight to the Skatesmen net and shot it up and over the shoulder of the goalie. Sneaky. In the second period, Smallwood continued to get pummeled - 18 shots in all compared to the Wildcats’ 7. However, between Smallwood’s skill at deflecting and his teammates’ skill at shooting, the Cats came out ahead 3 – 1 when the 2nd period buzzer buzzed. Jimmy Munson had wowed the crowd when in the spotlight he took supreme advantage of a penalty shot & flung the puck cleanly over the goalie’s right shoulder. Daniel Kim had scored his second goal of the evening after he came out of the penalty box and into the empty Skatesman zone. He picked up a dumped puck & shot it along the ice on one of those incredibly angled paths that goes right under the goalie’s nose and barely catches the far corner of the net. Nice. SOOOOOO the Cats were ahead 3 – 1 when the third period began, but did they ever have to FIGHT to keep the game from being a loss. Webster shot a determined 14 in the third. The Cats shot 2. Smallwood managed to fend off 12 of the barrage, but two made it in and the Wildcats were fortunate to walk away with the 3-3 tie. The Cats were short two of their forward firepower tonight (Kaufman & Everett) and it showed. Jake O’Brien assisted Kim’s 2nd goal. WCA shots: 17. Webster shots: 44.
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