[quote:1bxsbwb9]Kings vs Beasts: Kyle’s pick: 5-3 to the Beasts, Watson to get a double for Kings, King, Newton and Sedgwick to net for the Beasties.[/quote:1bxsbwb9]

Ooh! The Kings hoodoo continues for the Beasties, with Garrett there as the puck drops, and Damien Watson strolling casually around the rink five minutes in, the game turns from 3-1 to the Beasts, to 8-5 to the Kings boys, who’ll be gloating all the way back to class. Wilson and Watson pick up three each, and Mitchell and de Graaf also net for their school. Stefan King gets a hat trick for the Beasts and they finish an unhappy season with both hands firmly grasping the wooden spoon.

[quote:1bxsbwb9]Bulls vs SK8: Kyle’s pick: 3-2 to Bulls, Blackett to save the game for his team with a couple of big late saves, Rane Phipps-Black to break the deadlock late in the game.[/quote:1bxsbwb9]

SK8 play the first part of this game sans-goalie, and despite some good work from Kings goalie Devin Williams doubling up, Bulls put them away, with Blackett looking solid in net. Bulls spread their goals around four players, father and son Larry and Geordie Wheeler net for SK8. Bulls finish on a high, SK8’s up and down season continues.

[quote:1bxsbwb9]Bullfrogs vs John McGlashan: Kyle’s pick: Bullfrogs 4-3. Smith and Bulling to score, Bulling to continue his tradition of ending up in the box once in every game. Small scuffle to break out early on in the match – silly silly boys, it’s just a game! Weir and Cleugh to net for JMs.[/quote:1bxsbwb9]

The Bullfrogs strange end to the season continues, with another disallowed goal (seriously Blake, don’t walk into any dark alleys), and a late goal with 10 seconds on the clock, but the timeout calls ignored. Great work in goal from Tony Pasco, who was a rock for 44 minutes, stopping a heap of shots. JMs unlucky not to get a couple more at the other end, with a couple of shots pinging off the metalwork. Wier and Kliegl net for JMs, Smith for Bullfrogs. Bulling misses out on his goal of a penalty in every game, giving it to Matthews instead (that was so not hooking, holding maybe, but it’s not my fault that he was clamping down on my stick with his arm!). Final score, 2-1 to Johnnies, who finish up on 3rd spot. Another season that _almost_ was for the ‘frogs.

[quote:1bxsbwb9]Ducks vs Sharks: Kyle’s pick: Ducks to take it, 5-2. Matt Reay to get a couple, Hellyer to also net, as will Knyvett. Aitken to miss out, well because he was rude to me. Christos to get a double. Game will unfortunately be gone by the third period.[/quote:1bxsbwb9]

A pretty good game – Simon Christos breaks the facade and gets a double on Toby Schuck, but no one else in the Sharks able to look like scoring. Aitken gets three, and Reay another for the Ducks. Both teams looked really good, skating hard, changing fast, nice game to watch. Well done to the Ducks for an undefeated season, and a deserving title. Game was indeed gone by early in the 3rd, when the score was 4-1.

[quote:1bxsbwb9]Off Ice: People get registration forms for next DIHL. No one able to make sense of split grades at all. Many questions. Referees to feel burning shame from mistakes of the week before. Burning I tell you! Bullfrogs sulk during final.[/quote:1bxsbwb9]

Ohmigod! Kyle’s giving me paper. But Andre just gave me paper. What do you mean you’re giving me paper for something that’s happening in September already? How many teams? Average grade what?

Cheers for Autumn 2006, see you all in Spring, if not before.

Kyle Matthews
0 goals, 0 assists. Man that’s bad.