Preet Marwaha joins Zack in the studio this week. They talk about the two upsets of the week, with KCG beating Lexicon Lumberjacks and how SiamMandalay got their first week of the season.

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Lexicon continue to find ways to win, coming out on top of SiamMandalay with a 5-2 win.

The late game Sunday saw Aware take on KCG in what proved to be another offensive battle. Aware, dealing with a slew of injuries and other absences, picked up a few veteran substitutes, but unfortunately they could not overcome KCG’s stars Nick Lampson and Jan Isaksson. Isaksson opened the scoring early in the 1st period on a great drive to the net, followed immediately with a goal from captain Jesse Starosta off a slick feed from Lampson. KCG would add two more goals before the end of the frame, with Aware grabbing a much needed marker from Patrick Forstner. 

Lampson got things going for KCG early in the 2nd period, but Aware mounted a comeback with goals from Kelly Shim and Devin Michael to make it 5-3 at the midway point. Despite their push, a costly penalty and subsequent Lampson powerplay goal sucked Aware’s momentum up. Starosta would add another powerplay goal and Brandon Vick sealed the game with a sweet bar-down snipe off a turnover. Aware captain Harrison Oztemel scored late in the 3rd to finalize the score at 8-4 KCG.

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KCG dominated in their game against SiamMandalay by winning 9-1. The Get Fresh Player of the Game went to Jan Isaksson for his three goals and one assist.

In the late game, the 1-1 Aware squad took on the undefeated Lexicon Lumberjacks. Both teams came out strong, with Aware’s Mike White scoring first on a nice set up from Devin Michael followed by a quick goal from Oleg Kabakov. But wouldn’t be denied, turning up the heat and getting a slick goal from Roger Promthong before the end of the 1st period. Aware took the momentum into the second period, but Lexicon’s fast-footed defensemen Ken Kindborn and Denis Omelka had other plans.

Omelka and Aware’s Patrick Forstner each scored quick goals to start the middle frame and move the score to 3-2 Aware, but it was Kindborn’s tying goal just moments later that broke the dam for Lexicon. 3 unanswered goals between Omelka and Lexicon captain Justin St. Denis tilted the ice too far out of Aware’s reach, who struggled with penalties as the game progressed. Omelka would add two more goals for a whopping 5 points on the night, while Aware’s Kelly Shim potted two late goals to end the game 9-5 for Lexicon.

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Omelka also won the Easy Health Defensive Player of the Month for October and Lance Parker won the Easy Health Player of the Month for his outstanding play for the month of October.

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