After a demoralizing loss that included an injury to Justice's leading scorer, Joey Amelia, the team was able to pick up the pieces with their best all-around game in a long time with a 7-2 win over the CNY Crammoths. 2L Dan Greene scored four times with with shots that were a combined 25mph, while 3L Pete Pappy and 1L David Fleischman, also known as the King of Danglestad, chipped in with a tally as well. But, the biggest goal of the night came from 1L sensation Wes Gerrie. He seemed pretty confident about snapping his scoreless draught, stating prior to the game, "I'm a golfer, but I'm here to play hockey." Gerrie's tally got the fans into a frenzy, which started the famous "Wes" chant:
(They're yelling "Wes" at the end)
Besides Wes' first goal against an actual goaltender, the game was highlighted by the great defensive play by the trio of 1L Andrew Stewart, 2L Mikey Bryant, and Pappy. All three played excellent in their own zone and moved the puck beautifully. Mikey B. also brought some physicality late in the game standing up for Danny G. after he was cheap-shotted late in the game. We're not really sure what Bryant said to the kid, but it was reported that the kid crapped his pants and announced his retirement on Twitter to his seven followers. Mikey B. was tossed from the game, becoming the first Justice player in history to do so (congrats?).
But, Mikey B. wasn't the only one who brought the hammer out tonight, as the Loch Ness Pronster also got into a scuffle with a Crammoth. The Pronster took a whack at the kid after he gave him a high hit, and then talked some crap in French and made fun of his Corsi and Fenwick numbers. This is how it went down:
Also, 3L Danny Neer played a solid game between the pipes. When he wasn't day-dreaming about dangling kids and whatever else he thinks about (I really don't want to know), he was able to make some solid stops, including a stellar two-pad stack, which you can see here:
All in all, it was a great team effort from everyone on the ice tonight. Captain Ka$h did an excellent job centering the top line, while newcomer Nate "Big Hoss" Leftko showed excellent improvement while playing Top-6 minutes tonight. Hopefully the team can pick this back up when they return from Spring Break in a few weeks.
