Lesieur's First Playoff Game

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Guy Lesieur was so over-the-moon pumped up to be playing in his first ever VHLM playoff game. Guy had been traded during the season and though it was hard to leave teammates behind, it did improve his chances of going deep in his first playoff experience. Mexico City finished 32-37-3 while Las Vegas ended at 49-18-5 and were the number two seed.

 

The Aces were scheduled to open the playoffs at home against the San Diego Marlins. With butterflies in his stomach, Lesieur suited up for the game. Two thoughts raced through his mind: 1) do something positive for your team; just do something positive, and 2) don’t screw it up!

 

It didn’t take long for the first thought to come to fruition. On the Aces’ first power play, Lesieur took a crisp pass from D-man Tony Bolonee at the red line to start the charge. Lesieur took the puck himself deep into the zone, but was forced behind the net by a nagging defense. But just as Lesieur was about to dump it back to Bolonee to set up the play, he saw center George Washington break free for a moment in the slot. A quik wrister to Washington who one-timed it perfectly and the puck was in the back of the net to put the Aces up 1-0 at just 7:51.

 

That goal turned out to be the difference maker as the Marlins and Aces traded 3 goals each in both the 2^nd and 3^rd periods. Aces win 7-6! In spite of taking 2 penalties in the third, Guy’s first playoff experience was one to be cherished forever.