Kotka Whatever 2 TPE Article

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The Vasteras Iron Eagles have been struggling as of late, with their 24-22-6 record. While they have been good, it obviously has not been good enough, because they've fallen in the standings. Currently 5th in a 6 team VHLE league, this is disappointing to Vasteras fans. Of course, anyone can go on a run in the VHLE and gain multiple spots, and that is what happened. The VHLE has so much parity, that the second to last Iron Eagles team is only 8 points behind 1st place.

 

Let's take a look one of their recent games:

 

Vasteras Iron Eagles vs. Istanbul Red Wolves

The Iron Eagles got off to a strong start early, where Armani Calamari brought the game to a 1-0 score at 2:54. Shots were 11-10 in the 1st Period, in favour of the Red Wolves. In the 2nd Period, things blew apart a bit. 33 seconds in, Slick Dasher tied the game 1-1 with his 13th of the season for Istanbul. At 7:28, Kyle Peace would score his 27th goal to put the Iron Eagles up 2-1. At 11:30, Julia Waffles would go off for hooking, and Vasteras would capitalize. Saku Kotkakoivu scored his 20th goal on the PP to bring this game to a 3-1 score in favour of the Iron Eagles. Then, late in the period, Armani Calamari made it 4-1 heading into the 3rd. Istanbul went into the 3rd down by 3 goals, despite outshooting Vasteras 16-13. In the 3rd Period, almost at the halfway point at 9:32, Kman would score on the PP to give the Red Wolves some hope, bringing the score to 4-2. Alas, that was all she wrote for the Istanbul Red Wolves, and Kyle Peace would add another marker, making the final score 5-2 for Vasteras. Xavier Booberry came up huge for the Iron Eagles in this one, saving 44 of 46 shots.