Exciting week of games with the first game being between Aware and the Novotel Spitfires and the second being between Hertz and TRUE. Dom and Zack discuss what the winning teams did well, and what they would like to see the losing teams work on. They also talked about the up and coming games on October 28, 2018, and what all the teams need to do to come out on top.
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We had a great Week 1! Things started off with our opening ceremony which was emceed by DJ PK.
In our first game we had a face-off between last seasons championship game, Hertz and Aware. Things were pretty evenly matched, ending the first period 0-0. Hertz scored 2 goals in the second period, with Aware cutting Hertz’s lead in half when they scored with 4 minutes left in the second. In the third period, Aware just opened things up, scoring 4 unanswered goals in the third to give them a 5-2 win over Hertz.
The Rolling Stone Pizza Player of the Game went to the hot young player out of Pattaya, Aaro Vuorma for scoring 2 goals late in the game.
In our second game, we had the Novotel Spitfires going head to head with TRUE. Both teams scored two goals in the first period, with the Spitfires scoring 2 more in the second period. TRUE tried to make a comeback and scored one early in the third period, but the Spitfires sealed the deal by scoring their fifth goal of the night with just under 4 minutes left in the game.
The Rolling Stone Pizza Player of the Game went to Corry Day for putting up a hat trick and adding and assist.
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In our second game of the night between the Novotel Spitfires vs TRUE, Corry Day won the Rolling Stone Pizza Player of the Game hands down by notching a hat trick and adding an assist to finish things up.
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On October 11, 2018, we had the opening ceremony for the third season of the Siam Hockey League, which was emceed by DJ PK!
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Dom and Zack talk about some of the team changes that happened during the draft and what they think will happen in the first weeks games.
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On October 6th, with that the 3rd annual draft part, which was held at The Sport Corner.
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This year’s best defense was a tough decision. Our first candidate this year were Patrik Lundback of Aware, who had an incredible season this year with leading his team to a new SHL record of an eleven game win streak. Our second candidate was new comer, Juhani Ijas of Expedia. Ijas had a great season this year, and he was a force to be reckoned with when he was on the point. Our third candidate was the captain of the Sukhumvit Spitfires, Brad Wilson, who not only had a great year, but in one game, he played goaltender when his netminder was late coming to the game.
The winner this year went to Patrick Lundback for his strength on defense all season, accruing 18 points (6 goals and 12 assists) in 16 games with five minutes in penalties.
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On Saturday, May 12, 2018, we had our Awards Ceremony, which was held at The Sport Corner Bar.
The first awards were the 3rd Category Awards with each winner in this category getting a free pizza from Rolling Stone Pizza. The categories were as follows:
Air Miles Award
Best Non-Goalie Performance
Best Defensive Forward
Best Defensive Defenseman
Grinder of the Year
SHL Wife of the Year
Best Thai Referee
Best Non-Thai Referee
Best Thai Player
Best Canadian Player
Best American Player
Best Finish Player
Best Swedish Player
Best Other European Player
Most Reliable Sub
Biggest Impact Sub
Extraordinary Gentleman
Biggest SHL Fan
Off Ice Contribution
Playoff Scoring
Most Active Facebook User
Eager Beaver Award
Groundbreaker Award
Next, we had a raffle drawing for five (5) people who won pizzas from Rolling Stone Pizza.
After this we had the KoneCranes Team MVP Awards. Following is each team with their candidates:
Expedia – John Schachnovsky #18, Mike Wilson #20, Juhani Ijas #27
Hertz – Justin St. Denis #71, Carly Hill #16, Andy Brine #44
Sukhumvit Spitfires – Harrison Oztemel #12, Dream Ungkulpattanasuk #50, Brad Wilson #71
Aware – Corry Day #24, Devin Michael #39, Yean Thanakroekkiat #56
Third, we had the Individual Awards:
The RevRunnr Best Defenseman Trophy
The Pro Shop Best Goalie Trophy
The Alex Manton Dedication to Thai Hockey Trophy
The SHL Top Goal Scorer Trophy
The Peter Goverde Memorial Sportsmanship Trophy
The HAUS No 3 Rookie of the Year Trophy
The KCG Most Points Trophy
The Sport Corner Playoff MVP Trophy
The Johnny Oduya League MVP Trophy
Fourth, we had the presentation of the SHL Championship Cup to Team Hertz!
Lastly we talked about an up and coming charity game benefitting the Thai Red Cross with Team Johnny Oduya and Team Marcus Kruger.
That’s all for this season! We’ll see you next season!
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On March 04, 2018, we had our second round of the semi-finals. In the first game, we had Hertz going against the Sukhumvit Spitfires. Harrison Oztemel of the Sukhumvit Spitfires started this one off in the first period by scoring two goals. Hertz answered back in the second period by scoring three goals, the first two by Hertz captain, Justin St. Denis and the the third goal a fluky short handed goal by Andy Brine. Richie Jiaravana tied things up in the third period, but Bill Bredesen and Kim Lidberg scored empty netters at the end of the game to finish this one off 6-3 as well as send Hertz to the final game.
In our second game of the night at 8:30, we had Aware vs Expedia. Expedia started this one off 45 seconds into the first period with a short handed goal by Juhani Ijas. In the second period, Aware answered back with three goals, one by Ryan Yaden, Patrik Lundback and Corry Day. Less than a minute into the third period saw Expedia bring it within in one with a goal by Patrick Forstner. With less then ten minutes left in the game, Yean Thanakroekkiat scored one for Aware to increase their lead to two. With a minute ad a half left in the game, Expedia pull their goalie in the hopes of scoring two quick goals, but the bounces just didn’t go their way, and Aware’s Thanakrokkiat scored his second of the night with an empty netter to give Aware a win 5-2 and to send Aware into the finals with Hertz.
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