Maybe it was the typical post-tournament let down that was delayed by a week. Still the Storm came up with a sub par effort last night against the Scarborough Sharks. Certainly the Shark were more hungry for the win as they outhustled the Storm for a well deserved 3-1.
The first period started off well with Amanda beating the Shark goalie firing the puck into a top corner in the second shift of the game. However, there were few scoring opportunities for the Storm the rest of the way. The Shark successfully killed off several penalties in the period including a 5 on 3 situation for 34 seconds. In the second period the Shark began to gain momentum by winning many of the battles for the puck in the corners and boards. A strong period by Bianca preserved the narrow 1 goal lead.
In the 3rd period the Storm passing game disintegrated which lead to numerous icing calls and faceoffs in their end of the rink. The Shark continued to battle for the puck and crash the net. The pressure put on by Scarborough's forecheckers led to several Storm penalties. Scarborough took advantage of the powerplays to score two goals. A late third goal ended any chance of comeback.
Let's hope the Storm team at Clarington re-appears before Saturday's game against North Halton.
