St. Edward 2008-09

Looks like an Eds-Ignatius District final on Saturday in Brooklyn, if Ignatius can upset Strongsville Wednesday.
 
St. Edward 7
North Olmsted 5

Congrats to North Olmsted, they had a great year. Need to get the defense/goaltending turned around if Eagles want to win 3 more games.
 
You have to figure Ignatius should be the favorite tonight versus Strongsville, but a Strongsville win would not be huge surprise considering they have knocked the Wildcats (2006) and Eagles (2007) out of the playoffs in the last few years. Ignatius won 4-2 back in December. Strongsville is 13-1 in their last 14 games.
 
EagleFan said:
You have to figure Ignatius should be the favorite tonight versus Strongsville, but a Strongsville win would not be huge surprise considering they have knocked the Wildcats (2006) and Eagles (2007) out of the playoffs in the last few years. Ignatius won 4-2 back in December. Strongsville is 13-1 in their last 14 games.
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If Iggy beats Strongsville tonight, I'll be traveling to Cleveland on Saturday to watch the game against Ed's. Are tickets available at the Brooklyn Rec. Center?

Thanks
 
Two Holy Wars tonight, with Sako and Robinson battling for a state championship tonight around the same time the puck drops in Brooklyn. A Sako win would also almost clinch a team title for the Eagles.
 
Yes it was! Luckily we ate beforehand because the concession stand closed up in the 3rd period. They left a lot of money out by closing up 2 hours early!

Great win by the Eagles, getting the goal 13 seconds into the 6th OT period. 9 periods were plenty for me. I'm too old to be up this late!

Let's bring home title #40 next week!
 
What a game! It looked like Ed's was really taking to the Cats up until the goalie was knocked down. After that it was Ignatius outplaying us until the last few minutes of the 3rd. As the overtimes wore on you could tell Ignatius couldn't match the Eagle intensity, the only thing that worried me was their goalie played on his head, had a few saves I can't believe he made. The puck was in their zone probably around 80% of the time during the overtimes, I really thought they would catch us with a breakaway and bury the puck in the net to win. Hats off to our guys for keeping the pressure on and hats off to both teams for adding a new chapter in the great rivalry, they will be talking about this one for years to come. The best thing about the whole game was watching the players mutual respect for each other after it was over.
 
10PM or so. OT periods are 8 minutes, with 15 minute breaks after the 1st, 3rd, and 5th OT's.

the refs did a good job just letting them play in OT. 0 power plays in OT periods.
 
Ah, I see. I didn't know OT periods were 8 minutes long. Did the rink do a good job with 2,000 people? How big is that place?
 
borohockey6 said:
Ah, I see. I didn't know OT periods were 8 minutes long. Did the rink do a good job with 2,000 people? How big is that place?
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Other than closing the concession stand way too early, the rink did a fine job. Parking was a little tight; only a couple of cars illegally parked got ticketed and towed away. I didn't see evidence of any poor sportsmanship or fights break out.

The kids played a whale of a game and were all totally exhausted towards the end.
 
borohockey6 said:
Were there places to sit and etc?
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Yes, seating didn't seem to be a problem. OHSAA didn't want folks standing along the glass blocking spectators' views during the playoffs, but toward the end of the overtime periods, lots of folks were standing along the walls on either end of the rink. I think they were planning to leave, but just couldn't do it untill the game was finally over. Never been to a 4-hour hockey game before. Don't think I want to see another one, either.
 
Eagles had a good year and would have been in the finals if the draw had been different. From what I understand the Eagles have been in the final four 18 times advancing to the title game 14 times. I am wondering how many of those semi-final losses could have actually been the best two teams playing on Saturday. I would say this was one of those years the best two teams in the final four played on Saturday.
 
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